New Year 7 Parents Students Tutors Friday 13

New Year 7 Parents, Students, Tutors Friday 13 th July & Monday 16 th July 2012 Mr Ashworth

Programme § § § Welcome! Presentation by Mr Ashworth In tutor rooms § Uniform display § Welcome Pack

Welcome Pack § § § § Working Together Leaflet Friends of Priory Information Clark’s Shoes Flier Counselling Service Information Eat, Learn, Live… example menus Admission Form Partnership Agreement (2 copies) Fair Trading Process Disability Forms (Parents, Students) Cognitive Assessment Tests Information Setting Procedure for Mathematics Term Dates Priory Focus Welcome Booklet Year 7 Curriculum Document

Presentation § § § § Pastoral Structure Uniform Behaviour – Sanctions & Rewards The First Day The School Day Break & Lunch Times The Year 7 Curriculum Homework

Pastoral Structure § § § 4 Houses – Air, Earth, Fire, Water Two Year 7 tutor groups per House Each house overseen by an Assistant Head House Air Earth Fire Water Tutor Group Tutor 7 RN Miss Nicolas Teijo 7 LS Miss Soan 7 DB Dr Barham 7 PH Mr Horsted 7 CB Miss Boon 7 SD Mr Dallaway 7 KXC Ms Carbis 7 SMD Ms Dimoglou Assistant Head Mr Guilford Miss Howells Mr Mc. Caughan Mr Trudgian

Pastoral Structure § Assistant Head responsible for House § Form tutor responsible for tutor group § House Assistant § Pastoral Office

School Uniform Compulsory Items – All Students: § Navy blue blazer with school badge on pocket § Black leather or leather-like formal school shoes Compulsory Items – Boys: § Blue and silver grey striped tie § Plain white tailored shirt § Mid-grey school trousers § Plain black, grey or white socks Compulsory Items – Girls: § Plain white tailored shirt § Mid-grey school trousers OR knee length mid-grey school skirt, school style NOT fashion type § Plain black, grey or white socks OR plain black, grey or skin-coloured tights Optional Items – For All: § V-neck school jumper OR mid grey V-neck school sleeveless jumper OR midgrey V-neck school cardigan

Behaviour for Learning

Behaviour § Rewards – – Verbal/written praise House Points Bronze/Silver/Gold/Platinum Awards Postcards § Sanctions – – Verbal rebuke Detention Internal Exclusion Fixed Term Exclusion

The First Day - Wednesday 5 th September § § § § § Arrive at 8. 30 Assemble in The Quad Welcome Assembly at 8. 35 With tutor/helpers for most of the day Induction activities Break 10. 40 -11. 00 Lunch 12. 35 -1. 10 Music demonstration 2. 15 -3. 10 Rest of school in on Thursday 6 th September Year 7 leave 5 mins early (until Friday 14 th September)

The School Day § § § 8. 35 – 9. 35 9. 40 – 10. 40 – 11. 00 – 12. 00 – 13. 40 § 1. 40 – 2. 10 § 2. 15 – 3. 15 Period 1 Period 2 Break Period 3 Period 4 & Lunch 1 st Sitting 12. 00 – 12. 35 2 nd Sitting 12. 35 – 1. 10 (Year 7 have 2 nd Sitting) 3 rd Sitting 1. 05 – 1. 40 Tutor Session Period 5

Break & Lunch Times § Break – Healthy snacks available in Servery area – Servery is for Year 7 only § Lunch – All students stay on site – Packed lunch or buy food in Dining Hall – Eat only in Dining Hall or outside (purchased items inside only) § Tip: bring in a bottle of water and refill at break/lunch § All food bought in the Dining Hall / Servery is via Cashless Electronic Payment System

The Year 7 Curriculum Art 1 hour per week Classics ½ an hour per week Dance 1 hour per week Design Technology 2 hours per week Drama 1 hour per week English 3 hours per week Geography 1 hour per week History 1 hour per week ICT 1 hour per week Life Skills ½ an hour per week Mathematics 3 hours per week Modern Foreign Languages 3 hours per week Music 1 hour per week P. E. 2 hours per week Religious Studies 1 hours per week Science 3 hours per week

Banding § § § § 232+ students in Year 7 Bands A, B, C, D A and B combine / C and D combine for Mathematics All other subjects taught in classes within band Loose setting in English, Languages and Science E band – taught separately from A, B, C, D This will change in Year 8…

Year 7 Curriculum Diagram A En Sc La Ar, Cl, Da, Dr, Gg, Hi, LS, Mu, RS DT, IT PE Ma B En C En Sc Sc Ma D E En Sc Ar, Da, Dr, En, Hu, La, LS, Ma, Mu, Sc

Homework § § § § All subjects (except P. E. ) set homework First few weeks – just English, Maths & Science Homework is relevant Homework encourages independent learning Homework is recorded in Student Planner All homework tasks set will be on Moodle Approximately 30 mins – 1 hour per night Tasks are not usually set to be completed for the following day

Equipment § § § § pen or biro (blue or black ink) HB pencil small selection of coloured pencils pencil sharpener eraser glue stick (e. g. Pritt Stick) 30 cm ruler § watch § padlock § subject-specific items § a good strong (but not enormous) bag

Tutor Rooms § The Short Tour § Informal Chat § Administration – Admission Form – Partnership Agreement § Circle Time… for students!

Finally… § Contacts – – – – julian. ashworth@priory. e-sussex. sch. uk Tutor Assistant Head House Assistant Pastoral Office Inclusion Team Info § Use the Student Planner