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Your Child in Year 9
‘I’ve been making a list of the things they don’t teach you at school. They don’t teach you to love somebody. They don’t teach you how to be famous. They don’t teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don’t teach you how to walk away from someone you don’t love any longer. They don’t teach you how to know what’s going on in someone else’s mind. They don’t teach you what to say to someone who’s dying. They don’t teach you anything worth knowing’
Neil Gaiman, The Sandman The Kindly Ones, Vol. 9
Dear Lord,
Bless me with a happy and successful year,
remove my worries, insecurities and fears.
Amen
Aims of the Evening
• Expectations in Year 9– Uniform– Behaviour– Routine– Home-work– Dove Merits
• Time Frame• PSHE&C• What can you do to support?
Edulink
Year 9 Tutors
• 9 Blue – Mr Canales
• 9 Green – Mr Murphy
• 9 Red – Miss O’Connor
• 9 Red – Mrs Feeley
Equipment Expectations
Fully equipped pencil case to include:
- Blue or Black writing pen
- Pencil
- Ruler, rubber and pencil sharpener
- Glue stick
- Green Pen for Self Assessment
- Red Pen for Peer Assessment
- Calculator
Expectations - Uniform• The School Blazer must be worn in the corridors and areas inside the school building. Teaching staff may
allow students to remove blazers in the classroom.• Shirts must always be tucked in. Shirts must have a collar button• Ties must be worn at all times and be a clip on• Leggings are not to be worn in any circumstances• Tights must be black or transparent without visible detail• Skirts should be the ‘official’ Trinity skirts purchased through Stichtech Ltd . Short skirts and skin tight
skirts are not appropriate.• Jeans or western style trousers (jean imitations) of any description are not allowed as part of uniform.
Skinny trousers are not allowed• Jumpers must be a v-neck and either black or grey.• Shoes must be black in leather or leather style. Trainer or pump styles are not permitted.• Mini socks with frill detail are not to be worn. Socks must be black• Hooded tops are banned from school. This includes hooded tops with and without zips. Should they be
worn, these will be confiscated by members of staff• Students can only have one ear piercing and this must be a stud.• Necklaces should not be visible• Belts should be black with no branding or emblems• Make up should be discreet and not applied in school.• In certain circumstances, students, if inappropriately dressed, will be placed in internal exclusion• The definition of what is discreet, tasteful, appropriate and acceptable rests ultimately with the Head of
School.
Stages of Praise and Appropriate Rewards
Dove Merits
• Awarded for demonstrating Gospel Values
• 50 – Bronze
• 100 – Silver
• 150 - Gold
Cold Calling
• This year as part of the Teaching and Learning programme, we have adopted a questioning technique called ‘Cold Calling.’
• This technique is based on the Educational Psychologist Barak Rosenshine’s ‘Principles of Instruction.’
• It ensures that all students are included in teacher-student dialogue. No student is able to dominate and no student will be overlooked.
• Staff will ask questions and then select students to answer based on their knowledge of the class.
• Staff will no longer ask for volunteers to answer questions, a ‘No hands up policy.’
• If a student does not know the answer to a question, the question will pass to another student for the correct answer. Staff will then return to the original student, providing them with another opportunity to answer.
• This technique is used in a range of schools and is based on both cognitive science, and the common classroom practices of teachers whose students show the highest gains.
Home-work and Independent Learning
Essential for success
• 1-2hrs per night
• Students need a quiet
place to work
- Away from
distractions
- See subject teachers
for specific guidance
Time Frame
• Assessment weeks– Three calendared assessment ‘weeks’ (7th to 18th of October/9th to 21st of March/29th of
June to 10th of July)
• Options process
– Introduction in January
– Booklet and Forms issued after February Half Term
• Priority parents Evening/Options Evening
– Wednesday 4th March
• Deadline for Options Forms of 9th March
• Work Experience
– January 2021 (Year 10)
PSHE&C
• 6 days over the year ‘off time table’.
• Students cover:
– Mandatory topics (National Initiatives).
– Specified topics (personal to Trinity students in year 9)
October 2019 Nov 2019 Jan 2020 March 2020 May 2020 July 2020
Key Themes for each PSHE Learning Day
• CSE•Mental Health•Sexting/Healthy Relationships•Healthy, Active Lifestyles•British Values (Democracy)•Assessment and Reflection
• Self Reflection•Dealing with Conflict•Relationships•Drug Awareness•British Values•Assessment and Reflection
• Options• SRE (the Catholic Church)• Road Safety• Skills for Life•Refugees/Asylum•Assessment and Reflection
• British Values (Tolerance)•Substance Abuse•British Values•SRE 2•Mental Health (depression)•Assessment and Reflection
• CVs•Kudos•Making the most of me•Making the most of my time•Assessment and Reflection
• Letters of Application•Knife Crime •Healthy Lifestyles•Personal Reflection•Assessment and Reflection
Key Themes Year 9 PSHE 2019-20:CareersRiskMental HealthPersonal IdentitiesRelationshipsHealthy Lifestyles
Statutory and National Initiatives:On-line BullyingReporting AbuseHealthy Relationships and SRE (Sex and Relationship Education)CSE (Child Sexual Exploitation) British ValuesDiversityPreventFGM
What can you do?
• You know your child best………
• Clear messages
• Specific praise (effort particularly)
• Share struggles
• Develop routines
• Ensure uniform is correct
What can you do?
• Encourage mistakes and signpost them as learning experiences
• Encourage practice of things that they find difficult
• Listen and speak with kindness
• Encourage your child to talk (feelings, practice presentations)
What can you do?
• Monitor social media and screen time• Support time for exercise• Check Edulink• Help your child to face up/deal with problems• Engage in (but not do!) Home-work• Praise and encourage pride, effort and
commitment• Encourage (or enforce!) reading
