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New Year 7

Welcome meeting

for parents

2nd

July

2019

Mr. T. MillarHeadteacher

Welcome

Year 7 Team

Miss R. GiacopazziHead of Year 7

Mrs H. van TeutemAssistant Headteacher

Ready to Learn

Mutual Respect

Attendance and punctuality

•98 - 100% = Excellent

Attendance

•Phone us as soon as possible

with the reason for absence

•We expect students to turn up

to school and lessons on time.

FAQ

• Earrings

one pair of small, plain silver or gold stud earrings for pierced

ears (one earring in each lower ear lobe)

• Schoolbag

Plain black to fit A4 sized books/folders

• Skirt

“A” line Black Watch tartan skirt with inverted pleats knee

length or below

• Shoes

Black, sensible, low-heeled, traditional, shoes or low ankle

boots only, (with black laces if appropriate). No trainers,

canvas shoes, open-toes, flip flops, sling-backs or casual

style footwear

• Coats

Black plain, fabric coat with long sleeves. No hoodies or

sweatshirt style jackets with hoods. (Large logos, denim,

leather, suede, PVC and fur coats/jackets are not allowed)

PE Uniform• Available via the school website

• Bullers Wood PE kit is purchased via Direct to Parent:

• Online: http://www.swidtp.co.uk/Phone: 01928 752610

• To order online, simple visit the website and register a new account. New customers are asked to follow the online instructions to link their account to Bullers Wood School.

• Items may be delivered to your home or to Bullers Wood School.

• Students must also ensure they have a pair of Sports trainers (NOT vans/converse/pumps) for PE lessons –these can be purchased at any local sports shop. Shin pads and gum shields are also compulsory for Hockey/Rugby and shin pads for Football.

• PE Bags can be any colour.

The KS3

Curriculum

Homework

Behaviour for Learning

“Good schools encourage good behaviour through a mixture of high expectations, clear policy and an ethos which fosters discipline and mutual respect between students, and between staff and students. Good behaviour is a necessary condition for effective teaching to take place." (DfE 2014)

Rewards• Praise

• Stamp/sticker

• House Points (25 Bronze, 50 Chrome, 75 Silver, 100 Gold and 150 Platinum)

• Note in Contact Book

• Certificates

• Phone call, email or post card home – all HoD please review…

• Work displayed

• Praise letters

• Privileges

• Prizes e.g. pens, pencils, mugs, etc.

• Competitions

• Outings

• Student leaders

• Student of the week, month, term, subject.

• Awards Events

• Meeting with the DHT/HT

Detentions

School Detentions can be before school, during the school day or at the end of the school day.

Students can be kept for up to one hour at the end of the school day without prior agreement of parents, although where possible parents are contacted in advance .

Late Detention 30 mins completed on the same day

Mobile devices…

Valuables

Bullers Wood School will not accept responsibility for lost or stolen items. Please do ensure that valuable items are left at home.

During PE lessons students will be given the opportunity to hand valuables such as phones and watches in for safe keeping in a locked office, it is the students responsibility to hand them in.

E Safety and Social media• Snap Chat, Instagram are aged 13+

• Please check your daughter’s phone regularly, you pay the bill you want to keep her safe

• Insist that her mobile phone/ipad is charging in the kitchen and not in her bedroom. Buy a cheap alarm clock if necessary so this is not a reason to have your phone on throughout the night.

• Attend the e safety parents information evening at BW. It is vital to keep ahead of an ever changing on line world.

Friendship issues versus bullying

Tutor Groups

Angelou: jcarlyle@bwsgirls.org

Blackman: cshapcott@bwsgirls.org

Grey-Thompson: rbealing@bwsgirls.org

Lovelace: ecurling@bwsgirls.org

Parks: jwoodhams@bwsgirls.org

Seacole: apetersen@bwsgirls.org

Shilling: tbassett@bwsgirls.org

Watson: fjohnson@bwsgirls.org

CommunicationSupport for the Year team Form tutors, Miss Giacopazzi and Mrs

van Teutem

Contact books

CommunicationEmail: year7@bwsgirls.org

Special Educational Needs Coordinator: Miss Bennett

Friends of Bullers Wood

Email friends@bwsgirls.org

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Transition from Primary to Secondary

New

friendship

groups

Teacher

Per subject

More

homework

Meeting

deadlines

Size of

school

New

routines

Independent

travel to

school

Finding

way to

lessons

New

subjects

Greater

organisational

skills New rules

Being the

youngest

Evidence: Transitional stages in education

IoE- successful transition -expand friendships, high self esteem, greater levels of interest in work & adapt to new routines.

Year 7 Parent Workshops

3rd Oct 20196.30-8.15pm

What’s next?- Some key datesUniform sale: Tuesday 9th July

4:30-7:00pm in the main hall

Summer school: Monday 19th to Friday 23rd August

Term begins: Wednesday 4th September

Year 7 Parents’ Information Evening: Thursday 3rd

October

Half term: 21st October- 1st November (note 2 weeks)

Year 7 Parents’ Evening: Thursday 5th December