Welcome to our Year 6 Families June 2019
Agenda • A few introductions • How to succeed • The basics • Key dates • Our student models! • Our Curriculum • Some parent administration • What happens next?
Introductions Name Role Jo Halliday Headteacher Charlotte Badarello Deputy Headteacher Tutor Team x5 Danielle Burdett Headteacher’s PA Andrea Hayes Pastoral Mentor Linda Stevens SENCo / Safeguarding Sandra Eaton Office Manager Tina Challis Attendance Officer
Introductions Name Role Name Role English Jo Pudan AHT T&L Pete Taplin Maths Jackie Wilkins AHT PDBW Sam Cartland Science Jo Porter Head Sixth Form Anne Richards MFL Lesley Parker Head of ASDU Jaime Scott History Claire Robinson Rewards Chris Lambert Geography Roxy Quinn HoH Piper Dave Holbrook EP Julie Webber HoH Scott Gary Upton Computing Piran Fletcher HoH Hunt Sophie Howard Art & Technology Andrew Wilson HoH Benyon Jon Neil PE Tony Blinco Drama Jon Neil Business David Holbrook Music Gary Upton Psychology Jacki Calvert
Jo Halliday Headteacher
How to succeed at Theale Green School “Transforming Lives Through Learning”
Getting the basics right (where to find the right information). • Parent booklet • New website • Weekly bulletin communication • Uniform / mobile phones • SMHW / Parent Pay / SIMS / FSM / Biometrics • Phone reception or email your child’s Tutor
Important Dates Event Date • 4 th July • Transition Day • 4 th September • First Day of Year 7 • 20 th September • Team building Day • 26 th September • Open Evening • 6 th November • Theatre Trip • 28 th November • Parents’ evening
Welcome Year 7 models!
Charlotte Badarello Deputy Headteacher
The Curriculum…… …….and what to expect • A few words on the following: • Tutor Groups • Teaching Groups • Mathematics • D&T • Food and IT / Computing • Careers • Catch Up • Literacy • PSHE
Show My Homework What is Show My Homework? Show My Homework is an online homework calendar showing homework information, deadlines and attachments for students. All homework set by our teachers will be displayed online using Show My Homework. The benefits of the system for students are: • See all of your homework at the click of a button • A personalised experience to help you stay organised • All homework details are accessible 24/7, long after the school bell rings • Smartphone app available from Apple App Store and Google Play Store • Automatic due date reminders when using the mobile app • Translation into 50+ languages.
Parent Pay ParentPay is an online payment system for schools. It allows parents to pay quickly and securely for school meals, trips and activities, uniforms, music lessons and fees. Look out for a letter containing activation details, which will be sent early September Once you are up and running you can: View your balance , top up online with debit or credit card, set up a standing order or faster payment* or pay by cash through PayPoint Get alerted by text or email if your balance gets low or when you have something new you can pay for like a school trip or out of school clubs, lessons or other activities. Request daily spend limits, your school can set a sensible daily limit so your child can only spend what you’re aware of – especially useful in a secondary school canteen. Payments are received safely by the school, meaning you do not have to send your child to school with cash again, money doesn’t get lost and is spent on its intended purpose
Pupil Premium and Free School Meals Free School Meals (FSM) are provided to children whose parents/guardians are in receipt of: • Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods) • Income Support • Income Based Job Seekers Allowance* • Income related Employment Support Allowance • support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (from the National Asylum Support Service) • the guarantee element of State Pension Credit • Child Tax Credit, provided you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income of no more than £16,190 • Working tax credit run on-paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit • *Children who receive Income Based Job Seekers Allowance in their own right are also eligible to receive free school lunches. To apply for free school meals at West Berkshire schools and maintained nurseries: Apply online https://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=28013 – or by telephone 01635 503622 - just have your National Insurance number ready. For any other questions you can contact via email: freeschoolmeals@westberks.gov.uk
Parent Lite SIMS Parent Lite App The SIMS Parent app can be used to enable parents/carers with parental control to update all their contact details and give parental consent for photos, trips etc. We will send you an invitation in September for you to register. Please ensure we have your email address, we are virtually paperless and endeavour to send all communications via email using SIMS Intouch.
To conclude….. • Friends of Theale • Art Exhibition • Another special announcement
What happens next? Group Tutor Place Meet the Tutor 7-1 Mrs Jomaa Gym Gym 7-2 Mr Holbrook Gym Gym 7-3 Miss Porter Outside Sports Hall School Hall 7-4 Mrs Barbasiewicz Outside Sports Hall School Hall 7-5 Mrs Webber Outside Reception School Hall If you would like to stay and get to know others, please do, or……meet your tutor, chat to staff and students, Friends of Theale, look at information or go to the Art Exhibition.
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