St Mary Magdalene

Open Afternoon

Autumn Term 2018

This presentation has lots of information about

St Mary Magdalene C of E School Woolwich Campus

We hope it helps to inform you about what is happening in school

Koinonia Federation

St Mary Magdalene All-Through School is part of the

Koinonia Federation; a hard federation formed in partnership with Christ Church

School.

Koinonia Federation VisionTo be a federation of happy and positive schools where everyone learns together. Staff lead learning in an environment of

mutual respect, where everyone makes a contribution. We strive for excellence,

driven by our passion to provide the very best education for all pupils. The working climate, supported by a strong Christian ethos, ensures every individual is valued.

This term we are focussing on the The Ten Commandments

To help us keep our Golden Rules, we have been learning about why it is so important to have

rules

Our memory verse this half term has been:

Love the Lord your God and keep his requirements, his decrees, his laws and his commands always

Deuteronomy 11:1

End of Key Stage Results

We are really proud of how hard the children worked.

Our test results are what the government uses to monitor how well

we are doing as a school. All the results have been published on our website

Wonderful EYFS & Phonics Results

Reception - Good level of development

85%

Year 1 Phonics 84%

KS1 Results (Yr2)

Working at the expected standard

Working at Greater Depth

Reading 73% 28%

Writing 70% 24%

Maths 76% 25%

Working at the Expected standard

Working at the higher standard

Reading 74% 28%

Writing 76% 21%

Maths 74% 22%

EGPS 86% 45%

KS2 Results (Yr6)

Dates for your diary• IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD: Friday 12th October –

9am – 10am• INTERNATIONAL WEEK: Monday 15th – Friday 18th October –

more details to follow• INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL PHOTOS: Friday 2nd November • HALF TERM: Monday 23rd - Friday 27th October. We close for

this on Friday 21st October at 3.15pm• CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS: Wednesday 20th December- Tuesday 2nd

January 2018. We break up at 2.00pm on Tuesday 19th December• INSET DAYS: Friday 19th October and Monday 29th October and

Tuesday 2nd January. The pupils’ first day back to school after the holiday is 8:50am on Tuesday 30th October 2018

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Children should only be wearing studded earrings.

In order to avoid accidents children should not be wearing hooped earrings of any kind

Maths at HOME

How can you help your

child learn at home?

In school we teach…

•Number•Geometry (formerly shape and space)•Statistic (formerly data handling) •Measurement

•Year 6 – all the above plus:•Ratio and Proportion•Algebra

•Number•Geometry (formerly shape and space)•Statistic (formerly data handling) •Measurement

•Year 6 – all the above plus:•Ratio and Proportion•Algebra

MEASUREMENTWhat do children need to know?

How tall are family members? •Chart/wall markings•Compare, work out the difference, predict who will have grown the most… Next time check – who was right?Investigations with food packets/tins etc•How heavy is… Which weighs more? •How much do you think 2 tins of soup will weigh? (for key stage 2 children – use the actual weights on the tins). •One tin weighs 400g, how much would 7 tins weigh?

MEASUREMENTWhat can you do to help?

• It’s never too early or too late to teach your child time! Please help us with this.•Money – coin recognition, adding and subtracting, word problems, working out change. Get them to pay when you go shopping and encourage them to give the correct amount. •How much will they have if they save their pocket money for 4 weeks, two months, one year Children can always learn about money – whatever their age!

MEASUREMENTWhat can you do to help?

•Properties of shapes•2-D and 3-D shapes•Position and direction•Angles

GeometryWhat do children need to know?

•Bathroom – shapes for the bath, what shapes can we see? What shape is this shampoo bottle? Is it 2D or 3D? Bathroom tiles – what pattern are they? •Kitchen – what packaging can you see that has right angles? •Outside – where can you see symmetry: on the ground, on plants; where can you see parallel lines

GeometryWhat can you do to help?

• Interpreting and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables

StatisticsWhat do children need to know?

This means timetables, graphs and charts – easy at home!•TV timetable – make one, buy one, look online

•Transport timetable – bus, train, etc.

•If we need to get to the party at 6pm and it takes us 30 minutes on the bus, what bus will get us there on time?

•Look at weather charts – which day of the week will be hottest/coldest

•Using football/sports statistics can make learning more fun

StatisticsWhat can you do to help?

•Addition and subtraction•Multiplication and division (by year 6 children should know up to 12 times table)•Fractions•Number and place value•Reading Roman Numerals

NumberWhat do children need to know?

• Its never too early or too late to teach your child time! Please help us with this.•Money – coin recognition, adding and subtracting, word problems, working out change. Children can always learn about money – whatever their age!•Look at odd and even numbers on front doors•Find items that are in multiples of 2, 4, 5, 10 etc and practice counting

NumberWhat can you do to help?

Phonics at HOMEHow can you help your

child learn at home?

The five basic skills for reading and writing are:

1. Learning the letter sounds2. Learning letter formation3. Blending 4. Identifying sounds in words5. Spelling the tricky words

In Early Years and Key Stage 1we teach phonics

• s, a, t, i, p, n •c k, e, h, r, m, d•g, o, u, l, f, b •ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or • z, w, ng, v, oo, oo •y, x, ch, sh, th, th •qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar

This is the order that phonics are taught in

•http://jollylearning.co.uk/gallery•http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-4-games.html•http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ParentsMenu.htm•http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/phonics/play/popup.shtml

Useful websites to help you support your child at home with their phonics

How can you help yourchild learn at home?

Reading at HOME

•Whatever the age of your child/ren please listen to them read at home!•Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 should be reading to an adult and hearing an adult read everyday•Key Stage 2 children should be reading at home every night. An adult should hear them read at least 3 times a week. • If you need any help with this – please ask us!

Reading at home

ALL RECEPTION, YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2 CHILDREN ARE ENTITLED TO FREE SCHOOL MEALS!

•PLEASE ASK FOR MORE DETAILS AT THE SCHOOL OFFICE OR SPEAK TO Miss Skemaite or Mrs Turner

Attendance•How can you

help your• child maintain

an excellent attendance

record?

Ways for parents to encourageattendance:

1. Establish GOOD ATTENDANCE HABITS - little ones look to you as a role model, show them it�s important.

2. Start now - little ones are easier to influence3. Regularly check your child's absence with your own record.4. Talk regularly with your child about school and how they

feel about it. They are more likely to want to attend and learn if they feel supported and anxieties listened to.

Every school day counts

365 Days in a Year 190 School Days in Total Absence

100% attendance 190 days 0

95% attendance 180 days 2 weeks

90% attendance 171 days 4 weeks

85% attendance 161 days 6 weeks

80% attendance 152 days More than half a term

75% attendance 143 days 9 + weeks

Although being absent cannot always be helped as we all become ill from time to time, please take a look at the table below to show you exactly what your child could be missing.

Every Minute Counts • As well as being absent, lateness also has an impact on

your child’s development; please look at the table below.• Lateness = lost learning• (Figures below are calculated over a school year)

5 minutes late each day 3 days lost

10 minutes late each day 6.5 days lost

15 minutes late each day 10 days lost

20 minutes late each day 13 days lost

30 minutes late each day 19 days lost

Ways to encourage good attendance

Phone us as soon as possible to tell us why your child is absent, and when you expect them to return. Putting the school number in your phone can save you time.Only grant days at home for genuine illness. (you will know! Weakness now = problems laterArrange for a friend to take your child to school if a sibling is sick… it�s not fair to prevent a well child from learning.Avoid taking holidays in school time.

Ways to encourage good attendance

Know routines of the school day to avoid issues, e.g. have they got their PE kit? Help your child get everything ready the night before e.g. uniform, reading bookEstablish a good bedtime routine, so your child can sleep well, get enough sleep and make mornings less of a struggle!PRAISE AND REWARD GOOD ATTENDANCE: even small successes, e.g. getting ready quickly, even if resisting going to school.

Other tips to help secure good attendance

If there is a problem with your child’s attendance, talkcalmly to your child and listen to the explanation. There is always an explanation. It may not impress you, but it is important enough to them to be putting them off school.Pursuing the reason for not wanting to attendance is important.Talk to us -we maybe able to help and support you and your child. You are not alone, we can work together to find solutions so that little problems don’t become BIG ones.Allow plenty of time to travel to school.

Other tips to help secure good attendance

Set an alarm clock – rushing is unsettlingBe particularly watchful and supportive in the run up to tests and be aware of friendship groups.Find out if there is a school breakfast club to go to.Help your child catch up with missed work, missed day doesn‘t mean missed work.Remember PRAISE for good attendance.

Holidays

Greenwich Education Authority advises schools that it is not acceptable to take holidays in term time and that they should not be authorised. We understand that there may be an occasion when this is unavoidable but, this should be the exception, rather than the rule. Taking your child out of school in term time will have a detrimental impact on their education. A Penalty Notice Fine can be issued to parents who take their children out of school for holidays during term time.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of the Senior Leadership Team.