Year 7Parents Information Evening

Thursday 22nd October

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106Pupils(88%)

SummerProjects

Positive Start• Really pleased with how they have

settled▪ Only 1 coastguard search required

Two Induction Days Beneficial65 pupils with 100% AttendanceAutumn Term 1 Assembly• 130+ Certificates to be awarded

Pastoral Team Identified Pupils of Concern• Peer Mentors assigned

Tutors have been excellent• Positive start to the day

Start of the Day

FOCUS at Testwood

FOCUS – Our language to ensure classrooms are about learning

F Face the speaker.O Organised and ready to learn.C Communicate appropriately.U Understand the task? Ask

questions.S Sit up, listen and engage.

Strikes!

Strike 1 – First warning, make it a ‘win-win’ situation.

Strike 2 – Final warning.Strike 3 – Farewell.

Parental Survival Guide

Home Learning

Why is homework so important?

• Home learning is an important part of your child’s education .

• Up to 6 months valuable learning time can be lost by not completing homework.

• Homework helps to reinforce classroom learning .

8 ways to help support your child with their home

learning.

Encouraging the use of their planner/exercise book to write notes on homework set and to

prepare their work ready for the next

lesson.

1

Ensure your child has a quiet space to complete homework. Perhaps you could choose this space together. Perhaps:

 A central location this may be the dining room

or the kitchen table.

Having their own study area, usually at a desk in the bedroom.

Or, if this is not possible encourage the use of Testwoods homework clubs as an alternative.

2

Check homework is of a good standard:

• Neatly presented• Clearly titled

• Completed as well as they can

• Includes their name

3

Support the use of a memory stick so there is a link between schoolwork and

homework.

Remember to remind your child to save work frequently when using a computer and memory stick to avoid work being

lost or deleted. 4

Have all the necessary equipment to hand for completing homework:

 • Pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener

and ruler• Coloured pencils, scissors and a glue

stick• Lined and plain A4 paper

• A calculator• A Dictionary

5

It is a good idea to discuss with your children the nature of the

homework, to make sure that they understand what they are

supposed to do, and then to guide them as they do the first one or

two items.

6

Review homework tasks to check for neatness and accuracy.

If presentation is not as neat as they can do it is acceptable to ask them to

rewrite the work.

If you find mistakes, you may want to say “I found three mistakes” or show them without giving them the correct

answer.

7

Build in incentives.

Try to encourage your son/daughter to reward

themselves as they complete tasks.

This encourages your child to become an independent learner.

8

What can I do if I need help?

Teachers are always pleased to talk to parents who wish to discuss homework— put a note in the planner, email the

member of staff or telephone the school if you are at all concerned.

Reports

Information onProgressAttitude to learningBehaviour points Achievement points

Progress

Attitude to learning

Behaviour and achievement points

How often

Report three times One with comments Plus a parents evening

Can always contact tutor, teacher, Mr Jenkins or Mrs Kennedy.

Experience

Accelerated Reader – Library, Miss Housham

My Maths – ICT1, Mrs MorleyVERSO, SAM Learning – ICT2, Mr Ball

Survey after third session.