Welcome to our Year 7 Parental support evening Parents consultation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to our Year 7 Parental support evening

Parents’ consultation evening

• 1. Our school – current picture
• 2. Welcome from Head of Year 7
• 3. Residential to Mount Cook
• 4. Carousel of support sessions
• 5. Opportunity to meet with Head of Year 7 / Acting Headteacher

YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING JOURNEY

Threshold Measures Progress 8 = 0.00 / +0.01

Standards agenda – consistency is key

• Highest of Expectations
• Non-negotiables
• Behaviour
• Uniform
• Learning environment

Dream To look, feel and behave like the best school in the CMAT, in Burton, in the country so that our pupils get a better deal at Robert Sutton than they would at any other school Values Academic excellence, spiritual development and social awareness through Christ Beliefs

• Pupils come first
• Unreasonable ambition – anything is possible
• Grow talent: recruit, identify, develop, empower
• Attention to detail
• Equity of opportunity
• Do what is right, not just what is easy
• Everybody contributes to our success

Greatest imaginable challenge To be in the top 5% of all schools for progress Focus 2019 - 2020

• Embed The Sutton Way - Engage with research to make every lesson count and

promote classroom excellence

• Assessment systems and practices to inform high quality learning and progress
• High performance leadership at all levels
• Embed the importance of reading and literacy across the curriculum
• Key group focus – PP and HPA

Character

• Professional
• Passionate
• Solution focussed
• Collaborative
• Resilient
• Innovative and creative
• Demonstrates integrity

The Sutton Way

How has transition been?

In a word

‘Brilliant’

Mount Cook

8th July – 10th July 2020 Purpose-built facility (Opened July 2016) www.mountcook.org

Where is it?

• Middleton-by-

Wirksworth

• Purpose-built facility

(Opened July 2016)

• Uses near by

attractions;

• Black Rock
• Carsington water

Accommodation

• Modern bedrooms sleep four

guests, with bunk beds, complimentary bedding and en- suite bathrooms in every room.

• There are also wheel-chair

accessible rooms available, which sleep just two guests.

Activities

Behaviour and Rewards at Blessed Robert Sutton

Bring the correct equipment & Wear the correct uniform: Skirts (knee length) Trousers (full length) Jewellery (one stud in each ear) No nail varnish Correct shoes Black/dark grey socks No gum or fizzy drinks Mobile phones switched off and kept in bags at all times

Rewards

Focus for 2019-20

Praise postcards

• Awarded by class

teachers, support staff and form tutors

• Recognition for spiritual,

social or academic excellence

• Given to students directly
• Share with parents!

Chip ip Friday

• Awarded by Year Leaders
• 5 tokens per year group per

week

• Exchanged for food up to

the value of £1.20 on Friday (does not have to be chips)

Hot Chocolate Friday

• Awarded by Year Leaders

and Form Tutors

• Hot chocolate with Year

Leader in form time on Friday

• 2 members of each year

group per week

Positive Phone Calls Home

• Recognition of following

the Sutton Way

• All staff involved

Acting-Headteacher Award

• Awarded by subject areas
• Meeting with Acting HT
• n a Friday Period 5
• Letter sent home
• Work photographed for

the Wall of Excellence

A shout out in in the Newsletter

Bring the correct equipment & Wear the correct uniform: Skirts (knee length) Trousers (full length) Jewellery (one stud in each ear) No nail varnish Correct shoes Black/dark grey socks No gum or fizzy drinks Mobile phones switched off and kept in bags at all times

BRS Behaviour Ladder

All departments have support trees which show where students who are

Break and lunchtime routines

• All food to be eaten in designated areas. Dining room, hall and
• utside eating area
• No chewing gum, fizzy drinks, energy drinks or mobile phones
• Pupils in designated areas only. Astro for football only, bus park, yard.

Not in front of school

• Pupils not allowed in buildings except for toilet and lunch time clubs
• Reception out of bounds except for emergencies
• Room A102 Year 7-8 lunchtime club for homework, reading, relaxing.

Run by Prefects.

Year 7 Support Evening Understanding your child’s Reports

When will you receive reports?

Year 7

Attendance

100% = Great Attendance

No Unauthorised Absences No Sessions Late Behaviour Points Achievement Points Reading Age

Year/Month

Attendance

Attending school on a regular basis is the key to your child doing well at school and will set him/her up with good routines for later life and the working world In order for your child’s attendance to be deemed to be very good it must be at least 96%

Behaviour & Engagement Effort Homework Response to Feedback Progress Art & Design Computer Science Design & Technology English French Geography History Mathematics PE RE Science

Understanding your child’s Attitude to Learning Grades

Target Grades

Based on a students Keystage 2 results these are the targets your child is aiming for at GCSE This will be a number 9-1 Grade 4 = Standard Pass (the Old C) Grade 5 = Strong Pass

Progress

The Progress Column on your report uses the same grading as Attitude to Learning (A-D) A = Working beyond Expectation B = Working at Expectation C = Working below Expectation (some cause for concern) D = Working well below Expectation (serious cause for concern)

Any Concerns?

Email Form Tutor or ring reception

Parent Portal

Any Questions? Any Suggestions?

How to Support your child’s learning

First and Foremost: taking a positive interest and encouraging. Looking at their work, asking

• ne or two questions, praising what is good,

making suggestions if you feel there are

• bvious weaknesses: all these we would

greatly welcome.

How to support your child’s Learning

Involving them in any discussions you may be having on topical issues in the media and just chatting to them about their personal interests are equally helpful.

How to support your child’s Learning

How to support your child’s Learning

Helping them to organise themselves for each day, particularly to have the appropriate equipment, clothing, books and topping up the lunch account.

Helping with their work if they ask for

• assistance. A few hints or guidelines will be

invaluable, but please do not do the work for them.

How to support your child’s Learning

Checking and signing the pupil planner.

How to support your child’s Learning

Parent Portal

Making sure they have enough sleep.

Some specific examples of ways in which parents have given support to their children are by:

Encouraging and enabling them to join and use public libraries Helping them with research projects and or questionnaires Finding magazines, books or other resources which are relevant to particular projects Helping them to practise a skill (like a speech or reading or drawing or using simple equipment) Helping them to learn facts or prepare for a test Helping them understand words, phrases or sentences they find difficult Using the school website and FireFly for support.

Literacy and Reading

The importance of f literacy

Lacking vital literacy skills holds a

person back at every stage of their life. As a child they won't be able to succeed at school, as a young adult they will be locked out of the job market, and as a parent they won't be able to support their own child's learning.

Pupils need to read regularly to…

• Develop their vocabulary
• Develop their understanding of grammatical structures
• Become better writers
• Become better communicators
• Increase their knowledge and understanding of the world
• Understand questions on exam/assessment papers
• Improve their performance in tests
• Prepare for life after school

What do we do at BRS to give all of our year 7 pupils the opportunity to develop their reading and literacy skills?

• We test Pupils’ reading levels three times a year using a computer system

called STAR Reading. This allows us to accurately track their reading ability

• We have daily reading sessions into the school day – DEAR (Drop Everything

and Read)

• We use a reading system called Accelerated Reader to track progress

Why use Accelerated Reader?

DEAR

• For Pupils’ literacy to progress they need to be

reading for 30 minutes everyday.

• On the days they don't read in form, they will

complete DEAR in lessons.

• Form tutors and teachers are told when this is.
• Pupils should make sure when they are reading they

are tracking what they have read in their planner.

Quizzing

• When pupils have finished their book, they will

take a quiz

• The quiz shows how well they have understood

the book – they should be aiming for 85% or more, but 60% is a pass

• It will tell pupils how many words they have

read and add these up over the year

• We have competitions and awards based on

reading in achievement assemblies

What books will they be reading?

Pupils have been told….

• The secret is to chose a book that interests you
• The books in the library are roughly sorted into genres to give pupils a

starting point

• Pupils must choose a book that is in your reading range
• ZPD – colour stickers
• Should have their book in school at all times
• They should try and read at home as well

The most important things…

• It doesn’t matter how good or poor their reading

skills are, AR is for everyone and it will help everyone get better

• We have seen this with the results in Year 7 and 8
• They need to put the effort in to get the benefit
• If they chose books wisely, reading is something

they should enjoy doing

How can parents help?

• Continue to encourage your child to read at home – a range of texts, not just

fiction texts

• Talk to your child about what they are reading – talking about it increases

their understanding and awareness

• Ask your child to tell you about the quizzes they are taking
• When you check their planner, please check they are writing in their trackers
• Visit the library or a book shop together to see what’s available
• Use www.arbookfind.uk to help you child select suitable reading material

www.arbookfind.uk

Any questions?

Literacy and Reading

www.mymaths.co.uk login: robertsutton password: factor

Maths Revision Sites

• https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle
• username: SurnameFirstname@robertsutton
• password: maths1
• eg. WoodSarah@robertsutton
• eg. Smith-JonesEllie@robertsutton
• Short clips with interactive worksheets for all key topics

MathsWatch

PiXL Maths App

Things to know: Your son/daughter is one of our 1.2 million account holders. Just under 1/5 of all students who sat their Maths GCSE (2018) in England, Wales or Northern Ireland had used the Maths App to prepare for their exam. With regular use it has been shown to raise attainment within a year by at least 1 grade.

THERAPY TESTING DIAGNOSIS

PiXL Maths App

What does the app do? Uses online questions to assess your son’s/daughter’s knowledge across more than 200 skills to raise awareness of their strengths and areas to develop. Provides video and PowerPoint support to enable learners to target areas of weakness. Reproduces the same question but with different numbers so that learner’s can apply their knowledge.

PiXL Maths App

More than 200 skills. That is quite a lot! Where should my son/daughter start? Sometimes it is hard to know what to do with a blank canvas. Therefore we have structured graded challenges under “set tasks” to help students start along a particular path.

PiXL Maths App

How does my son/daughter know how they are doing? Their success line Question selection menu is RAG’d Class engagement scoreboard Their teacher also sees an overview and will shape written reports, conversations and their teaching to continuously target their needs.

PiXL Maths App

So how can I help? Encourage your son/daughter to use the app on top of any other

• homework. They can use the

search facility under “Take a test” to help target a specific skills or the “Daily challenge”. If you are teaching your son/daughter a particular skill, try and use the techniques shown in the videos/PowerPoints.

PiXL TT App

Things to know: Basic arithmetic has been identified as a cause for concern in numerous examiner’s reports over the years from published report following GCSE exams. With regular use it has been shown to build confidence.

PiXL TT App

What does the app do? Allow learners to freely practice their tables at their own pace or against the clock with the aim of reducing the time taken to recite their tables within 5 seconds per question. Promote engagement through games. Track confidence levels through awarding trophies. Highlights the results to their teacher.

PiXL TT App

How do they access it? Your son/daughter have been given Maths App login

• details. They can use this to access the TT App also.

How should I encourage them to use it? If the games aren’t encouraging enough already, we would recommend setting up a routine so it becomes expected: 1) Short bursts over breakfast, 2) Spare 5mins before they go out and play/meet friends, etc.

This evening