Welcome to our Year 6 Families

June 2019

Agenda

• A few introductions

• How to succeed

• The basics

• Key dates

• Our student models!

• Our Curriculum

• Some parent administration

• What happens next?

Introductions

Name Role

Jo Halliday Headteacher

Charlotte Badarello Deputy Headteacher

Tutor Team x5

Danielle Burdett Headteacher’s PA

Andrea Hayes Pastoral Mentor

Linda Stevens SENCo / Safeguarding

Sandra Eaton Office Manager

Tina Challis Attendance Officer

Introductions

Name Role

English Jo Pudan

Maths Jackie Wilkins

Science Jo Porter

MFL Lesley Parker

History Claire Robinson

Geography Roxy Quinn

EP Julie Webber

Computing Piran Fletcher

Art & Technology Andrew Wilson

PE Tony Blinco

Drama Jon Neil

Music Gary Upton

Name Role

AHT T&L Pete Taplin

AHT PDBW Sam Cartland

Head Sixth Form Anne Richards

Head of ASDU Jaime Scott

Rewards Chris Lambert

HoH Piper Dave Holbrook

HoH Scott Gary Upton

HoH Hunt Sophie Howard

HoH Benyon Jon Neil

Business David Holbrook

Psychology Jacki Calvert

Jo Halliday

Headteacher

How to succeed at Theale Green School

“Transforming Lives Through Learning”

Getting the basics right (where to find the right information).

• Parent booklet

• New website

• Weekly bulletin communication

• Uniform / mobile phones

• SMHW / Parent Pay / SIMS / FSM / Biometrics

• Phone reception or email your child’s Tutor

Important Dates

Event Date

• 4th July

• 4th September

• 20th September

• 26th September

• 6th November

• 28th November

• Transition Day

• First Day of Year 7

• Team building Day

• Open Evening

• Theatre Trip

• Parents’ evening

Welcome Year 7 models!

Charlotte Badarello

Deputy Headteacher

The Curriculum………….and what to expect

• A few words on the following:

• Tutor Groups

• Teaching Groups

• Mathematics

• D&T

• Food and IT / Computing

• Careers

• Catch Up

• Literacy

• PSHE

Show My Homework

What is Show My Homework?

Show My Homework is an online homework calendar showing

homework information, deadlines and attachments for students. All

homework set by our teachers will be displayed online using Show

My Homework.

The benefits of the system for students are:

• See all of your homework at the click of a button

• A personalised experience to help you stay organised

• All homework details are accessible 24/7, long after the school

bell rings

• Smartphone app available from Apple App Store and Google Play

Store

• Automatic due date reminders when using the mobile app

• Translation into 50+ languages.

Parent Pay

ParentPay is an online payment system for schools. It allows parents to pay quickly and securely for school meals, trips and activities, uniforms, music lessons and fees.

Look out for a letter containing activation details, which will be sent early September

Once you are up and running you can:

View your balance, top up online with debit or credit card, set up a standing order or faster payment* or pay by cash through PayPoint

Get alerted by text or email if your balance gets low or when you have something new you can pay for like a school trip or out of school clubs, lessons or other activities.

Request daily spend limits, your school can set a sensible daily limit so your child can only spend what you’re aware of – especially useful in a secondary school canteen.

Payments are received safely by the school, meaning you do not have to send your child to school with cash again, money doesn’t get lost and is spent on its intended purpose

Pupil Premium and Free School Meals Free School Meals (FSM) are provided to children whose parents/guardians are in receipt of:

• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)

• Income Support

• Income Based Job Seekers Allowance*

• Income related Employment Support Allowance

• support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (from the National Asylum Support Service)

• the guarantee element of State Pension Credit

• Child Tax Credit, provided you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income of no more than £16,190

• Working tax credit run on-paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

• *Children who receive Income Based Job Seekers Allowance in their own right are also eligible to receive free school lunches.

To apply for free school meals at West Berkshire schools and maintained nurseries:

Apply online https://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=28013 – or by telephone 01635 503622 - just have your National Insurance number ready. For any other questions you can contact via email: freeschoolmeals@westberks.gov.uk

Parent LiteSIMS Parent Lite App

The SIMS Parent app can be used to enable parents/carers with parental control to update all their contact details and give parental consent for photos, trips etc. We will send you an invitation in September for you to register.

Please ensure we have your email address, we are virtually paperless and endeavour to send all communications via email using SIMS Intouch.

To conclude…..

• Friends of Theale

• Art Exhibition

• Another special announcement

What happens next?

Group Tutor Place Meet the Tutor7-1 Mrs Jomaa Gym Gym

7-2 Mr Holbrook Gym Gym

7-3 Miss Porter Outside Sports Hall School Hall

7-4 Mrs Barbasiewicz Outside Sports Hall School Hall

7-5 Mrs Webber Outside Reception School Hall

If you would like to stay and get to know others, please do, or……meet your tutor, chat to staff and students, Friends of

Theale, look at information or go to the Art Exhibition.