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Year 9 Information Evening

Tuesday 11th September 2018

Parent’s Information Evening

Welcome

New Head of Year 9 – An introduction

Mrs Navarro English teacher & Head of Year 9 Email: tnavarro@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk

• 1. My time here at Farmor’s
• 2. Plans for the year ahead
• 3. Outline key dates
• 4. Parental support and communication

Our Year 9 plan

 Maintain their excellent effort levels and

motivation

 Pursue greater academic progress.  Work together to support students

through their options choices.

 Establish effective routines in preparation

for the step up to GCSEs.

GCSE Options & Parents Evenings

 The Year 9 options process begins week

beginning 21st November and runs through to 15th of February.

 Students’ careers fair in November.  Y9 Options Assembly- 10 Dec (Monday)  Guided PSHCE sessions with tutors.  Y9 Parents options briefing -11 Dec

(Tuesday)

 Parents/Options Evening on 7th February  Options form live - 08 Feb (Friday)  Options form deadline - 15 Feb (Friday)

Key dates

 Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze) – Parents information evening –

Thursday 20th September at 6pm in school hall.

 Friday 5th October- INSET Day school closed to students  Friday 19th October - Term finishes for whole school at 3.35pm  Activities day 19th October  20th October to 28th October (inclusive) - October Half Term  French Trip: 18th – 22nd October  Battlefields Trip 1: 22nd – 23rd of November  Battlefields Trip 2: 31st – 1st of February  London Art Galleries: 22nd January  Activities days: 3rd – 4th June  Local area Geography – 5th June  Reward Trip (HOY) – 7th June  Drama Trip (TBC)  Sri Lanka Sports Tour – 17th July – 27th July

Medical forms to be returned asap. Trips went live last week. See latest parental bulletin.

Parental support & communication

Working together to improve

 Encourage 100% Attendance Uniform – see school

website

 Help with organisation – SMH & planners  Need a log on? Email:

showmyhomework@farmors.gloucs.sch.uk

 Alternatively, if you go to the login screen, select the

forgot password option and put in your email address it will send a link to pick a password of your choice.

 Support with homework – an hour a night.  Behaviour: reinforce school rules and praise  Communication – academic & pastoral support.

Please make use of parental bulletin. Update contact details if change in family circumstances.

Year 9 tutors – who to talk to?

 8HWS has become 9CHL with Ms

Christine Lowson (New Science teacher)

 8TJ continues as 9TJ with Mrs T.

Jayakanthan & A. Thorogood

 8TN continues as 9TN with T. Newman

and Debbie Dundas (New Drama teacher)

 8CAB continues as 9CAB with C. Bass  8LK continues as 9LK with L. King

Challenges ahead… aged14+

 Pushing the boundaries: Uniform (trainers, skirt length, ear

piercing, make-up)

 Health – Good night’s sleep – ideally 8 to 10 hours sleep

recommended.

 Social media and online gaming:  Put yourself in control

Make use of the parental controls on your home broadband and any internet-enabled devices, including your child’s mobile phone.

 Agree boundaries

Have a family agreement and model the behaviour you desire.

 Keep talking!  Internet Matters is a free online resource for every parent in the

UK.

 http://www.waddesdonschool.com/wp-

content/uploads/2018/04/Online-Safety-flyer.pdf

The academic year

May

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

Oc t De c Feb Apr Jul Sep Internal Report (Meeting 1) Report (Meeting 2) Report (Meeting 3) Formal Assessments w/b 11th Mar Options Briefing Options Evening + English, Maths and Science teacher consultations 7th Feb Options Forms

Year 9

Academic timeline

• Internal tests
• Teachers’ judgements
• Parental contact

Why test?

What have students actually learned? What are the next steps?

Low- stakes How do we test? Low-prep

May

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

Oc t De c Feb Apr Jul Sep Internal Report (Meeting 1) Report (Meeting 2) Report (Meeting 3) Formal Assessments w/b 11th Mar Options Briefing Options Evening + English, Maths and Science teacher consultations 7th Feb Options Forms

Year 9

Academic timeline

• Internal tests
• Teachers’ judgements
• Progress
• Effort
• Parental contact

May

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

Oc t De c Feb Apr Jul Sep Internal Report (Meeting 1) Report (Meeting 2) Report (Meeting 3) Formal Assessments w/b 11th Mar Options Briefing Options Evening + English, Maths and Science teacher consultations 7th Feb Options Forms

Year 9

Academic timeline

• Internal tests
• Teachers’ judgements
• Parental contact
• Intervention meetings

If we have concerns over EFFORT or PROGRESS. Parental invitation to meet with the Tutor at three points during the year to work together on strategies to resolve issues.

What are the intervention meetings?

T est scores x 2 T eacher Judgement x 2

• Making ‘expected progress’?
• Effort

Parents’ Evening (all) Intervention meetings (some)

What information and contact will you have?

May

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

Oc t De c Feb Apr Jul Sep Internal Report (Meeting 1) Report (Meeting 2) Report (Meeting 3) Formal Assessments w/b 11th Mar Options Briefing Options Evening + English, Maths and Science teacher consultations 7th Feb Options Forms

Year 9

Academic timeline

• Internal tests
• Teachers’ judgements
• Parental contact

Changes to reporting system

 Report 1 – Monday 5th November  Report 2 – Monday 4th of March  Report 3 – Monday 10th of June  Year 9 Parents’ Options evening - 7th

February 2019