Glebe Junior School

1. Glebe Junior School Developing successful lives Welcome November 2013

2. Glebe Junior School Developing successful lives We value respect, honesty and fulfilment

3. Welcome pack • Available today • Covering Letter • Brochure • Guide to School Trends for uniform • Recent weekly newsletter www.glebe.derbyshire.sch.uk

4. Communication • Home to school diary, contains dates and information • Weekly Newsletter, includes future dates • Texting to keep you informed • Annual Curriculum Booklet for each year group in September. • All letters are to be found on our website www.glebe.derbyshire.sch.uk

5. Ofsted comments about our pupils • “Pupils say behaviour is good and feel safe. • “Pupils are polite and courteous to each other and adults.” • “Pupils enjoy their lessons” • “Pupils’ attitudes to learning are positive.” • “They are very supportive of each other and work well together in groups.” • “They are keen to share their ideas and respond well to teachers’ requests.” • “Pupils say they enjoy reading, read regularly and like the books in the library.”

6. Ofsted identified strengths • “The curriculum is broad and balanced, and enriched with visitors.” • “Teaching assistants make a positive contribution to learning. They give teaching input to groups … and this is of high quality” • The positive environment ensures good relations, discrimination is not tolerated and that equality of opportunity is promoted” • “Pupils are positive about the rewards system” • “Routines that encourage good behaviour are well established” • “Pupils enjoy a range of trips and clubs after school” • “pupils sing enthusiastically”

7. Provision • Focused teaching of reading and phonics • 1 hr English and maths each day with additional adult support • Exciting Writing; independent extended activity • ICT; computers, cameras, videos, Education City • PE; high quality and wide ranging provision, including a variety of outdoor games, inclusive for all, • Enriched curriculum- covers History, Geography, Art, DT, RE, with links to trips and visitors • Specialist teachers; supporting learning in ICT, PE and French, Focussed support • Phonics, Positive Play, Circle Time, Physical Literacy, After School TLC, Forest Schools, after school tuition, booster groups, Reading Club

8. Curricular Enrichment • Curriculum linked day trips • Eden Camp, Gainsborough Hall, Eyam, • Visitors • The Viking Man, Theatre Group, Historian • Special days • Literacy Day, Numeracy Day, Greek feast • Range of residential opportunities • Y3 Sleepover, Y4 Lea Green, Y6 PGL • Traditional sports day • Derbyshire Sports Champion School

9. Personal Development Opportunities Developmental residentials • Y3 - sleepover (supported by FROGS) • Y4 - 1 night residential, local • Y5 – no residential, day visit • Y6 – 3 night residential at PGL Performances for all • Y3 Christmas Nativity • Y4 spring term • Y5 curriculum linked - November • Y6 end of year performance

10. Extra Curricular Activities - SSCO Lunchtime • Netball, Girls’ Football, Boys’ Football, Athletics, Cross-country, ECO club, Reading Club, Table Tennis • Our Young Leaders support our Playworkers on the courts and in our orange zone with organised activities, all children attend on a rota. • Ball games encouraged on courts in winter, fields in summer • Skipping ropes and other equipment available on playground After school • Choir, Gymnastics, Tag Rugby, Craft, Basketball, Art, Dance, Teams, Pottery • Football, Basketball, Athletics, Tennis …

11. Active School Council • Two members elected by pupils from each class, three from Y6 classes, • They elect own chair and secretary each term, • They choose, purchase and present awards in Star of the Week assembly • Meet fortnightly with teachers and a governor, • Each class brings suggestions, • Decide on charity events, involved in appointments, discuss whole school issues, bring items to staff attention, • End of each half term hold non-uniform days to raise funds, sometimes for own budget and sometimes for a charity of their choice, • This year bought Star of the Week wristbands, wet play games, outdoor lunchtime games and markings for playground.

12. Rewarding Children 1PP Prize Points • Awarded for good behaviour or good work • In particular; for high scores on reading quizzes, spelling or tables tests, staying on green all day. Star of the week • Child chosen by teacher from each class, name in newsletter, parents invited in to assembly, presented by governor, receive certificate, trophy for week a wristband and a priority dinner pass. End of year awards, Presentation Evening • Celebrate teams and their successes, and 4 or 5 children from each year group are nominated for different categories. Presented by guest speaker.

13. Parent Involvement • Parent teacher discussions in October, February and available in July • Receive an attainment and attendance report in December and end of year report in July. • Parents information sessions such as Phonics meeting • Parents invited to John Franklins Numeracy Day and our Literacy Day, • Book Fair twice a year • Annual Survey / Questionnaire • Events organised by our PTA – Frogs • Suggestions Box • Meet, phone, • Email, (please enter ‘parental request’ in subject) • Parents welcome to join Frogs or Governors!

14. Friends of Glebe - Frogs • Disco for children – 3 times a year, • Barbecue for Y6s as leavers, • Y3 sleepover, • Christmas Fayre, • Bingo night, fashion show, pamper evening… • Glebe Gala, • Meet every 4-6 weeks to discuss next event, • More volunteers please!

15. Governors • Essential for smooth running of the school • Work with staff, parents and pupils to continually improve the quality of education for our children. • 3 committees, Teaching and Learning, Resource Management and School Development. • Oversee strategic direction, make staffing decisions including appointments, formalise policies, review and set budgets, review and monitor work of the Senior Leadership Team, approve and monitor school improvement plan. • Parent, Local Authority, Community, Staff • Governors meet 3 or 4 times a term in committees and as a full Governing Body • Volunteers needed!

16. Frederick Gent Family of Schools • We work across the local community with other schools in Pinxton and South Normanton, • We try and link our inset days, • We try and avoid date clashes, • Shared resources, eg ICT support, • Creating joint paperwork, eg shared policies, home to school agreements, attendance policies • Joint letter to council about issues around traffic, snow and clearing streets, safeguarding etc. • Family of Schools Sports Co-ordinator – Mr Watson

17. Glebe Leadership– Assistant Heads Mrs J Marvin Mrs R Whelpton Mr S Watson Mrs L Sole

18. Office Staff Mrs A Pilling Mrs J Baker Mrs A Elliott Miss L Liston

19. Y3 classes Squirrels Hedgehogs Rabbits Foxes

20. Transition • Offer day from DCC is 16th April 2014 • Glebe staff will be visiting both infants schools with increased frequency this year. • Meeting next May for parents, including school uniform details, paperwork etc. • Glebe staff will be teaching groups in Y3 from May on. • All children will have a Glebe writing book. • In June children from Brigg and Green visit for an afternoon with own school for a sports activity. • A second visit with own school as a class based activity. • In July all Y3 children visit and are in new classes for the day.

21. Thank you for visiting • Any questions • Please walk around school • For anyone not able to attend today, there will be an additional meeting on 20th November at 4pm. www.glebe.derbyshire.sch.uk

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