Year 6 Parents Guide
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Transcript of Year 6 Parents Guide
Student and Parent
Information
The Students’ Guide
Welcome to Torquay Academy
where everyone has the chance to
aspire and achieve and to be the
best they can be.
I like the design of
the school and the
classroom.
I like the different
sports facilities and
PE lessons.
I get to express
my creative
talents.
I enjoy that I get
rewarded when
I work hard.
I like how I can
use the
knowledge I learn
outside of school. I like the
canteen food.
It is important that you come to school so you can learn. If you can’t go to
school and you don’t tell the school that you aren’t coming in you will get a
call home.
It is also important not to be late into school because there will be sanctions
(consequences) such as you will get a detention and a letter home. Also the
minutes will be added onto your report and sent home.
At the end of breaks and lunches there will be two bells: the first bell is a 5
minute warning bell telling you to get back to your class; the second bell is the
start of the lesson.
8.20 - 8.30 Staff briefing 8.30 - 9.20 Lesson 1
9.20 -10.15 Lesson 2 10.15 -10.35 Break
10.35 -11.25 Lesson 3 11.25 -12.20 Lesson 4
12.20 -13.00 Lunch
13.00 -13.15 Tutor time 13.15 -14.05 Lesson 5
14.05 -15.00 Lesson 6
I have never been late
and I have received a
certificate.
Jonty, Year 7
Fixed term
exclusion
Extra
Work
Parking
Verbal Reprimand
Cooling Off
Completion of
Tasks
Withdrawal of Teachers approval
On Report
Call to Parents Letter to
parents
Meeting with
parent
Detention during break/ lunchtime
Detention
after school
Mentoring
Permanent
Exclusion
Internal
exclusion
On a
contract
Praise
points
Calls
Home
Attendance
Certificates
Letters
Home
Commendation
Certificates
Special Certificates of
achievement
Low Level
Sanctions
Rewards
Medium Level
Sanctions
High Level
Sanctions
Rewards
Students will be rewarded in several different ways depending on what they have
achieved. The Academy rewards fairly and on many occasions offers a reasonable gift
due to their outstanding achievement.
Detentions
The Academy has a statutory power to put students in detention after school
hours and parents must support this.
Low level disruption detentions - if a student receives a third warning in class they
will have to complete a 10 minute detention at either break or lunch.
Academy Detentions - these are one of the most serious Academy sanctions and
are 1 hour long supervised by a member of the Senior Leadership Team. They may
be given for persistent breaches of Level 2 behaviour and for persistent failure to
complete a department detention.
2TEN
Torquay Academy’s learning behaviour centre is called 2TEN. This system is used
in conjunction and alongside all the other behaviour systems currently in the
school.
The reason we have this centre is so that we are able to work with the students
who are not following the Academy Code of Conduct or could be at risk of fixed
term exclusion. Whilst the students are in the centre, teachers and TAs will work
with each student to evaluate and modify their behaviour in order for them to go
back to their usual timetable.
The students will work in isolation from their peers and have a different schedule
to the rest of the Academy. They will be expected to work within the classroom
rules of 2TEN and the Academy Code of Conduct.
Communication with the Academy
If parents are concerned about anything they can contact the Academy by:
calling 01803 329351
e-mailing [email protected]
writing a letter to their child’s form tutor
Mentoring Day
Mentoring Day is when you and your child come into school during the day to talk
to your child’s tutor about his or her targets and progress. You can also talk to
your tutor about problems and concerns, if any. Your appointment should last
between 15 and 20 minutes.
Reports
Throughout the year you will receive information about your child’s progress in
the form of Progress Cards or a Full Report.
During your time at Torquay Academy, there will be the opportunity to go on a
variety of trips. A few of these trips include: Living Coasts, Dartmoor and Buckfast
Abbey, France and many more, organised by different departments, such as PE,
Science and Opening Minds.
What can you do there?
The library is the place
to go to access books
and DVDs. You can take
out 1 or 2 books and 1
or 2 DVDs. There are
fiction and non-fiction
books available to all
students at the Academy. The DVDs are available to
the appropriate age group so always check the age rating first.When can you use it?
The library can be used before school, at break time, at lunchtime, after school and if
you do globetrotting then you will go down with your class during lessons. There are
also some clubs during and after school. It is also available to use for revision.
How can you borrow books and DVDS?
You borrow books and DVDs by selecting the one(s) that you want. Then you take
them to the desk where Mrs Barratt will scan them. When you have read or watched
your items, return them to the desk. However you don’t have forever to keep them as
you will have to return them on a certain date.
The monitors have a range of responsibilities in the classroom and on school trips,
such as checking uniform and equipment. You could be selected as a monitor by
your class tutor, if you are responsible and sensible.
To become a Year 7 Prefect you have to apply and be selected, you also have to be
committed towards your jobs and be helpful to fellow students. You will have
responsibilities such as helping out on Mentoring Day and Induction Day.
Learning Partners work with the teachers and try to improve lessons by looking at
the students’ points of view. It is a great way to tell your teacher whether their
teaching is easy or hard to understand. Then once you have given feedback she
or he will take it on board and improve further how they do things.
You may be selected by your peers to be a tutor representative. You would have
the chance to attend meetings and discuss how to improve the school from a
student’s eyes. You will also get an opportunity to give forward your class’ ideas
and suggestions.
Attendance is an extremely important factor to a pupil’s education. Torquay Academy has a great system for lateness and sickness. There are many awards for outstanding attendance in Year 7, these include certificates and trips out.
SICKNESS: If your child is feeling ill you have to inform the school. You have to phone the school up, first you must tell the friendly voice down the phone your child’s name, Year and form tutor. Afterwards you have to explain why your child isn’t going to attend school.
100% ATTENDANCE:
One thing that Torquay Academy does believe in is rewarding students with 100%
attendance! Many students get certificates for 99% or more attendance, but the students
who have never taken a day off school go on great trips. This year a set of students went to
visit the Lighthouse in Paignton, where they took part in fun activities.
APPOINTMENTS:
If your child needs to go for an appointment they will require an orange form. This will
allow them to leave lessons and go down to the reception, where you will pick them up
from. Their form tutor has to sign the form to confirm that they have permission to leave
the lesson.
LATENESS:
If your child is late for school it will be on the record, once in a blue moon is understandable
but if it becomes a regular thing Torquay Academy will have to take appropriate action. After
8.30am members of staff will be waiting by the front and back gates. They will write down the
names, Years and the tutor group of the students that are late. They will also record the
number of minutes they are late by, this then will be recorded onto the system.
From:Torquay Academy
To: Mr and Mrs..........
RE: School
If your child has not
turned up to school a
message will be sent to
your phone stating that
your child is not in
school. So do not worry!
Your tutor is someone you turn to if you have an issue or any questions. They will
contact home and give you messages. They are the person in school to make sure
you are happy and help you overall. The tutor will also teach you.
Tutorial is a time of the day when a class talks to the tutor or has a discussion.
During tutor time activities include:
Our news – where you share what you have done over the week
World news – where you discuss the news around the world
Quizzes – Quizzes include general knowledge and things we learnt in class
Progress – where our progress in subjects is reviewed
In Year 7 students stay in one room so that they do not have to move around the
school. Year 7s only move for Science, PE, Food Technology and Art.
A student’s opinion: I think that this is good for year 7 students because they may
get lost while travelling around the school.
In Torquay Academy subjects (that are not in Opening Minds) are:
Maths, English, Science, PE and French.
Maths English
Science P.E
French
Maths Algebra Mass Bidmass Fractions
Calculations Length Metric Systems
Average Percentages Area
PE Dance Tennis Athletics Badminton
Trampolining Basketball Gym Gymnastics
Rocket ball Dance mats Hand ball
English Spellings Plan your writing
Starting Endings Punctuation Reading
VCOP Gothic horror Connectives Speech
French Numbers Basic vocabulary Songs
Bonjour>hello Au Revoiur>goodbye Subjects j’adore
World Places Colours Months Days Numbers Time
Science Cook Space Human Body Fire
Experiments Emergencies Static Electricity
Habitats Currents Circuits Melting Power
In Year 7 at Torquay Academy we study the Opening Minds curriculum. The
Opening Minds curriculum includes 6 mini projects. Opening Minds is about
developing fluencies so that we are able to become better learners in the rest of
the school. It helps us to become good citizens, confident individuals and ready
for the future.
FLUENCIES:
Solution Fluency – Problem Solving Information Fluency – Thinking and Analysis Skills
Creative Fluency – Creativity and Imagination (creative arts, design & storytelling)
PROBLEM?
What is the
problem?
You need to
know what
you are doing
before you
start!
PUZZLE
What could
be the
possible
answers/
solutions
to the
problem?
PLAN OF ACTION?
What’s the
problem?
How is it going to be
solved?
Who’s going to do
it?
How long will it
take?
PRODUCE
Put your plan
into action.
Show your
results in a
variety of
ways.
EVALUATE
How successful
were you?
Did you make
changes?
What risks did you
take?
What
improvements
would you make?
ASK!
Ask good
questions in
order to get
good answers.
ACQUIRE
Collect
Information.
Access a
variety of
information
from
different
sources.
ARRANGE
Sort the
information.
Good and bad.
Fact or fiction.
Understand bias
Your views.
Present work.
ASSOCIATE
Link the
information to
the problem.
CONCLUSION
What are your
feelings/
opinions on the
subject.
Are you
questions
answered?
ISSUE
What is the
topic?
What skills?
What do we
need to
create?
INSPIRATION
Research and
collect
inspiration from
sensory sources,
e.g. images,
paintings, film,
music, smell and
touch.
IDEAS
Plan – Build
on your
ideas.
Take risks.
Experiment.
Enjoy.
INSPIRED
Be creative
Do it! Try it!
Make it!
Adapt it!
Make it your
own
REFLECTING
Have we been
creative?
Have we learnt
a new artistic
skill?
Have we been
inspired?
Did we enjoy it?
Collaboration Fluency – Team Work and Communication
Media Fluency – Input of the multimedia world
Media Fluency – Output of the multimedia world.
COME
TOGETHER
Who is in
your team?
Assign jobs
& respons-
ibilities.
Strengths &
weaknesses
of the team
CONTRACT
How will
your team
work
together?
How will
you solve
problems?
CREATE
How do you
see the end
project?
What are
the
challenges?
What is
your goal?
COME UP
WITH
Design a
workable
plan to
achieve
the goal.
COMPLETE
Let’s Do It!
Complete
the task.
Stick to your
contract.
Keep to your
respons-
bilities.
EVALUATE
How well did
your team
work.
Are you
pleased with
the end
result?
What
improvement
would you
make?
SEARCH
Find a variety
of digital and
non-digital
resources.
SEPARATE
Separate the
media from the
message
Be clear about
the message
SELECT
Select the best sources
Verify its authenticity
Is it valid?
Is it up-to-date?
Is it useful?
Analyse
Is the message and the
media used right for
the intended purpose
and audience.
SELECT
The media
which suits
your content
and message
What is the
desired
outcome?
SORT
What is useful?
Who is your Target
audience?
Medium used, e.g.
poster,
presentation, film,
images etc?
SOLVE
Consider the
audience, your
abilities and any
criteria given to you
Choose the best
sources to support
your point of view.
Decide on the media
you are going to use.
PRODUCE
Use a variety of
resources to produce
a fabulous multimedia
message.
New Uniform Boy The following items must be bought from Riviera
Schooldays: Grey blazer embroidered with Academy logo School maroon tie worn traditionally and full
length
The following items can be bought from other outlets but must conform to Academy requirements: Plain collared white shirt (top button fastened,
shirt tucked in) Plain black trousers of traditional design Plain black school shoes of traditional design -
no canvas/training style shoes or boots
The uniform at Torquay Academy is on a very strict regime and no other clothes
will be accepted. We accept some jewellery including watches, one ring and one
pair of stud earrings. No other facial or body piercings.
If you do not follow these rules you will be put in the non -uniform
room and your parents will be sent a letter home
New Uniform Girl The following items must be bought from Riviera
Schooldays: Grey blazer embroidered with Academy logo School maroon tie worn traditionally and full
length Pleated black skirt
The following items can be bought from other outlets
but must conform to Academy requirements: Plain collared white shirt (top button fastened,
shirt tucked in) Plain black trousers of classic design – no jeans or
leggings Plain black tights or plain black ankle or knee
length socks Low heeled plain black shoes of traditional design
No canvas/training style shoes or boots
Every day you are expected to bring in equipment. You equipment should contain
what is shown in the pencil case above. You may also want to bring in colouring
pens and pencils. If you don’t bring your equipment then you will get a 10 minute
detention. If you are continuously not bringing in your equipment then there will
be a phone call home.
Lockers
The school will provide you with a locker and you can store your phone and PE kit
and other accessories in it. These lockers are only to be accessed before school,
break times, lunch times and after school.
Rubber
Pencil
Pen
Ruler
Sharpener
Mr Godfrey is the Head of
Opening Minds and plans all
our lessons
Mrs Gibbs teaches Opening
Minds and helps the
students to do their best
Miss Nash teaches
Geography and
globetrotting. She also
makes sure no one is eating
on the corridors
Mrs Faulkner is in charge of
special education
Miss Battye is the Principal.
She makes sure teachers do a
great job and students have a
good time at school
The Senior Leadership Team
make sure everything is
under control and learning is
taking place
Mrs Gisburn is the Learning
Mentor for Year 7. Her job is to
make sure everyone is
learning, behaving and safe
In PE you will have indoor and outdoor lessons. The school policy for PE kit is that every student, regardless of any reason to be excused from the practical element of a lesson, should bring their PE kit. A note should be produced if you need to be excused from the practical part of the lesson. You will be encouraged to take another role such as coach, referee, choreographer, if this is the case. All your kit should be marked with your name clearly visible in permanent ink.
The PE kit is:
Indoor Lessons: Outdoor Lessons:
Grey polo shirt with logo Grey polo shirt with logo Black shorts Black shorts Black socks Black socks
Non-marking trainers Football boots Non-marking trainers Black tracksuit bottoms (optional)
A towel should be brought for use after PE and games
N.B. Grey polo shirts are NOT to be worn as day to day uniform
SPORTS ACADEMY
Aims of Sports Academy:
To provide students with high quality training and coaching
To increase students personal fitness and skill level
The Sports Academy is designed to provide an opportunity for gifted and talented students in a variety of sports, to focus not only on their chosen sport but also their academic studies.
Sports Academy students will follow a full academic study programme but in
addition will receive sport coaching that is above and beyond the normal college
position. The additional coaching is received in many forms such as; specific
coaching for their chosen sport, nutritional advice, sports psychology, injury
prevention and rehabilitation.
All Sports Academy students will sign a “code of conduct” at the start of the
academic year that will act as an agreement between the student and the college.
This is to reinforce their commitment to the colleges’ values, health and safety
standards and their reputation at Torquay Academy.
Torquay Academy wants every sports person to attain academic and sporting
success. Students will be expected to represent the Academy sports teams, carry
out leadership duties and act as a role model for other students.
Students will be identified by members of staff or through our primary school
links as potential academy students. Parents will have the opportunity to request
their son/daughter is assessed by the PE Department to ascertain their suability.
Students will need to demonstrate that they are self-motivated and committed to
their sport and studies, be strong club or school performers, or have achieved
representative honours.
Students will attend a minimum of 3 hours academy activities per week, this will
include;
One Hour: Specialist coaching per week during the school day
One Hour: Sport specific academic study that will support both their academic
and sporting progress
One Hour: Extracurricular specialist coaching per week.
Presently there are students in the Academy that excel at:
Football
BMX Racing
Athletics
Cricket
Karate
Day Lunch Time
Sports Hall Astro Dance Studio
Monday Yr 7 & 8 Badminton/ Table
Tennis
Football
Dance
Tuesday Basketball
All Years Shooting
Wednesday
Dance/ Gymnastics – All Years
Football
Thursday Yr 9, 10 & 11
Badminton/ Table Tennis
Football
Friday
Football
Day After School
Sports Hall Astro Dance Studio Muga
Monday Trampolining Boys’ 7 & 8 Football
Year 9, 10 & 11 Rugby
All years Girls’ Netball
Tuesday
Wednesday 9, 10 ,11 Basketball
All years Girls’ Football
Year 7 & 8 Boys’ Rugby
Thursday Year 7 & 8 Basketball All years Hockey
Yr 9 & 10 Football Training
Dance All Years
Friday
Music lessons at TCC
Your child could take music lessons. They are £1 for 20 minutes. Your child will pay
at the finance office then they will get a yellow slip, they must bring this with them
so the music teacher will know that they have paid.
They can also rent out an instrument for an additional £1 for one week. They can
pay for this with the money for the lesson at the finance office. They will also get a
blue slip for the rented out instrument.
Y7 & 8 have their own outside playground with games tables and table tennis tables.
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Library – The Library is open before and after school as well as breaks and lunch times. It’s a
really good place as you can do school work, play games, read books and use computers.
You can also use the Sports Hall and 3G Astroturf to do activities and play with friends.
You can bring a packed lunch to school if you do not want a meal from the Dining Hall.
You need to eat this in the Informal Dining area of the school or outside on the picnic tables
(If the weather is nice)
Your Notes
Your Notes
Miss G M Battye BA Hons
Principal
Torquay Academy Cricketfield Road
Torquay Devon
TQ2 7NU
(01803) 329351