welcome moat farm junior school. we are a 4-form entry school, with approximately 30 pupils in each...

Welcome

Moat Farm Junior School

Moat Farm Junior School

• We are a 4-form entry school, with approximately 30 pupils in each class, totalling 480 pupils.

• We are very well staffed, with each class having a member of support staff working within the classroom for the majority of the time.

• In our most recent Ofsted inspection (June 2013), it was commented that pupils make good progress, teaching is consistently good, pupils study a wide and varied range of subjects and behaviour is good.

Our Staff

• Head Teacher: Ms Stone

• Deputy Head Teacher: Mrs Shaw

• Assistant Head Teacher for Year 3: Miss Cross

• Class Teachers for Year 3: Mr Deane, Miss Cross , Mrs Rowley, Miss Wilson

What is the best thing about Moat Farm Juniors ?

Parents are a child’s first and foremost educators

We think learning should be fun !

We want your children to have a wide range of extra curricular activities

Reading – It’s very important !

Home Learning

Arriving at school

• School starts at 8:55am every day, but we open the school door at 8:45am to make the start of the day run smoothly .

• We have a breakfast club which is open from 7:30am daily. Please fill in the form in your pack if you would like a place. Mrs. Orme our Breakfast Club manager, will be available to speak to at the end of the meeting, if you would like more details.

Break time

• It starts at 10.35am and lasts for 15 minutes• Children can bring a healthy snack to eat

during that time

Lunch time

• Lunchtime begins at 12:30pm and lasts for 45 minutes.

• Please fill in the meal option form indicating whether you’d like your child to have sandwiches or dinners.

• Two week’s notice is needed if you choose to change your child’s option.

End of school day

• School finishes at 3:15pm.• Please collect your child from their corridor

door. • The school runs an afterschool club on our site

from 3:15pm until 6pm. There is details of this in the pack. Mrs Orme is our manager and is available to speak to you.

Lessons at Moat Farm Junior School

• Children will have daily English and Maths lessons. • There will be at least 2 hours of PE each week.• Year 3 children will attend swimming lessons at Langley

Swimming Baths. • Spanish lessons will be taught by specialist teachers. • All other subjects will be linked to half termly topics. Year

3’s topics this year will be: Autumn one: Henry’s World Autumn two: Let there be light

Spring one: Awesome Egyptians Spring two: The Great OutdoorsSummer: OK, UK

School Uniform

Children should wear:• A burgundy jumper or cardigan• A white shirt or polo shirt• Grey trousers or skirt