welcome to year 7 2015-16. we take uniform very seriously please do not be persuaded to buy...
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Welcome toYear 7 2015-16
UNIFORMWe take uniform very seriously
Please do not be persuaded to buy “trendy” versions of trousers
For girls black socks or tights – no leggings please
Shoes must be plain black with black soles
Minimal makeup, jewellery and no unnatural coloured hair
Full uniform list in the welcome booklet
ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY
Our message to our students:• Be here every day• On time to school and lessons• Do your best• And you will achieve
BEHAVIOUR AND ACHIEVEMENT
BEHAVIOUR AND ACHIEVEMENT
EQUIPMENTStudents are expected to bring all the
equipment they need for school
For example:• PE/Swimming kit• Cooking ingredients• Pens, pencils, rulers, rubbers, • coloured pencils etc.• a bag big enough to put it all in
This will require extra organisation until they are used to it!
HOMEWORK• Homework will be set once a week in core
subjects and once a fortnight in other subjects
• Students will write this in their journals. It is set on SIMS so parents can see what is set and when it is due through the parent gateway
• Students are expected to complete homework to the deadline – you also will be able to track this on the Parent gateway
• Students will receive behaviour points and detentions for missed homework
PARENT GATEWAYPlease ensure you have a log on
to the parent Gateway. This enables you to see:
• Homework• Attendance• Behaviour & Achievement• Progress checks
PARENT GATEWAY
PHS CURRICULUMOrganisation and Delivery- What Students will be taught and when!
Overview• 5 lessons per day approx. 1hr each.• Key Stage 3 – Years 7-8;• Students in 2 bands (a and b).• Taught in these bands, generally in 4
groups for each subject per band, so 8 teaching groups per year.
• Key stage 4 – Years 9,10,11;• Students organised into sets and option
groups.
Timetable50 lessons over a two week cycle (week 1 and week 2).
• Lesson 1: 8.35 - 9.35• Lesson 2: 9.35 - 10.35• Break: 10.35 - 10.50• Tutor time 10.50 - 11.10• DEAR 11.10 – 11.25• Lesson 3 11.25 – 12.20• Lesson 4 12.20 – 13.15• Lunch 13.15 – 13.50• Lesson 5 13.50 – 14.50
Key stage 3• Follow the National curriculum.• English (7), Maths (7), Science (6), PE (5).• Modern languages – Year 7 – French/German or French/Spanish (5)Year 8 - French/German or French/Spanish or one language (5)
• Technology (4) - carousel of subjects. • Computing (2), • Geography (3), History (3), Life Skills (2).• Art (2), Drama (2), Music (2).
Key stage 4 – Years 9 - 11• English (7) 2 GCSEs• Maths (7)• Science (9) – 2 or 3 GCSEs• PE (4)• Life skills (5) – Citizenship GCSE• 3 option subjects (6 each) these are chosen after
Easter in year 8.• Twilight courses – Additional options available in
Drama / Latin / Music
Setting• Year 7 classes are set (based on key stage 2 levels)
for English, Maths, Science and computing. • Students are set fairly broadly for year 7 with two
upper sets in each band.• Setting is reviewed after each progress check (half
termly).• Other information is used to inform choices: CATs /
Reading Ages / SEN information• Setting in year 8 and beyond is by subject and more
finely tuned.
Other subjects• Students are taught in mixed ability groupings
for other subjects.• In year 7 students will be in the same classes
for Art, Drama, Geography, History, Life skills, Music, Modern Languages and PE.
• Technology will organise the students differently in smaller groups (H&S!).
WHO YOUR CHILD CAN SEE IF THERE ARE ANY
PROBLEMS
1)Tutor – your child’s tutor will be the first person they go to or you contact if they have any issues. This may be related to academic progress or
pastoral issues.
2)Year Group Leader (Rebecca Dyche) – they will be working closely with all tutors to ensure that your child is happy in school and making good
progress. They may intervene with behaviour or if there are any concerns regarding your child.
3)Head of Key Stage 3 (Amy Doonan) – they will be responsible for overseeing both Year 7 and 8 tracking academic progress and assisting
with pastoral issues
4)Assistant Head (Penny Denman) – Year group leaders and head of key stage will report on overall behaviour and achievement, academic progress and pastoral issues affecting your child’s time at school
5)Head teacher (Paula Sargent) – if any issues have gone through the pastoral system and haven’t been resolved, the Head teacher may then
be involved
DEAR(DROP EVERYTHING AND READ)READING FOR ALL
Inclusive, pleasurable &measurable
Student ‘A’reads 1 minute each day
= 180 minutes ina school year
= 8,000 words
Student ‘B’reads 5 minutes each day
= 900 minutes ina school year
= 282,000 words
Student ‘C’reads 15-20 minutes each day
= 3600 minutes ina school year
= 1,800,000 words
• DEAR (Drop Everything And Read): 15 minutes of timetabled reading for all staff and students every day;
• Book Talk: every Friday; • AR (Accelerated Reader): quizzing, tracking,
confidence, motivation and competition; • 3 STAR reading tests per year;• All library books colour coded.
Reading Interventions at Patcham High School
DEAR(DROP EVERYTHING AND READ)
DEAR(DROP EVERYTHING AND READ)
• 40+ word millionaires
• 7000+ books read
• 390,000,000 words read
World’s Largest Reading Lesson:
When: 20th July
Where: School Playing Fields
Which schools: Patcham High, Patcham Junior and Infants, Carden and Westdene Primary schools
SENHow is information shared:• All pupils on the SEN register have an ILP
which identifies needs and strategies. These are shared with all staff
• Additional information such as specialist reports are kept on SIMs
SENExamples of interventions we provide: • Small literacy groups• Speech and language groups• Social skills groups• Links to specialists• Mentoring• Social support groups
SENKeeping you informed:• SEN Parent days – these take place
every term and you will be invited to make appointments
• Specific sessions on areas such as literacy, ASC and speech and language
• Parent Forum
SENExamples of interventions we provide: • Small literacy groups• Speech and language groups• Social skills groups• Links to specialists• Mentoring• Social support groups
