Welcome to Fleetville Junior

School

Timings of the school day

8:45am Arrive and meet teachers (first day line up with teacher)

8:55am Registration

10:15am-10.30am Morning break (buddies first week)

12:15pm-1.15pm Lunch time (buddies)

2.30pm-2.40pm Afternoon break (buddies)

3.30pm Home time (You might like to agree a place to meet. If you are delayed your child will wait at the office).

Getting to school

We encourage walking and cycling when possible.

Drivers, please use Morrisons car park.

School Dinners

• Pupil choice menu system

• 3 options:– Vegetarian cooked

meal (green)– Cooked meal (red)– Packed lunch

(yellow)

MENU ON WEBSITE

Packed Lunches

• Packed lunch—named box• Boxes need to be placed

in the class tub• No fizzy drinks or sweets• Snacks – fruit or vegetable

Lunchtimes

• Rota each week for order of eating

• Packed lunches and school dinner children can eat together

• There are lots of lunchtime activities to take part in

School Uniform

PE Kit•Plain white or blue t-shirt•Blue shorts•Trainers or plimsolls •Tracksuit trousers for the colder

weather

Please make sure all clothes are named!

Access through the School website or directly at:

www.simplyschoolwear.co.uk

Other Optional Equipment

• Pencil case• Art shirt• Water bottle

Please can these all be named!

Medicines

If your child needs prescribed medicine you will need to complete a form which is downloadable from the website.

Inhalers / allergies: it is essential that we know.

Homework• Weekly homework. Two books are

provided for this• Reading – will be given a book and

reading diary• Times tables

Link and Learn: learning journal

S ocial &

E motional

A spects of

L earning

Building Learning Powers

Learning To Learn

Resiliencebeing ready, willing and able to lock on to learning

Resourcefulnessbeing ready, willing and able to learn in different ways

Reflectivenessbeing ready, willing and able to become more strategic

about learning

ReciprocityBeing ready, willing and able to learn alone and with others

Parental involvement

• Parent Reading Assistants• Classroom helpers• Librarians• Going on trips• Design Technology assistants• Any specific skills• PTA• Homework

Frequently asked questions

• What’s the best way to support my child’s learning?

• What methods do you use to teach maths?

• How often should I hear my child read and what should I write in the Reading Diary?

Useful websites for parents helping children

• http://www.leics.gov.uk/helping_your_child_with_maths-2.pdf

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/parents/primary_support/

• http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/HelpingYourChildToLearn/DG_4016596

Orange Class – 3M, Mrs McDonald, middle classroom

Red Class – 3F, Ms Feather, end classroom

Yellow Class – 3P, Ms Page, first classroom

www.fleetvillejm.herts.sch.uk