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Northbrook Primary Academy Parents’ Information Afternoon

Reception

NPA Values

Meet the Reception Team

Mrs Goldfarb Class Teacher Miss Hall Teaching Assistant and PPA Cover Miss Quinn Teaching Assistant

Key Staff:

Mrs Adams Executive Headteacher Mr Cunniffe Headteacher Mr Dowd Assistant Headteacher EYFS/KS1 Lead Mrs Morris Assistant Headteacher KS2 Lea & SENDCo Mrs Cole Inclusion Coordinator

Early Years Foundation Stage

EYFS is all about how children learn, as well as what they learn. Children are encouraged to be active and independent learners, building upon children’s individual interests. Children are given opportunities to learn about the world through play, engage in memorable and exciting opportunities and are able to personalise their learning to suit their own interests.

The role of the adult is to ‘scaffold’ learning, supporting them to achieve something that they may not be able to do independently.

Prime areas

• Communication and language

• Physical development

• Personal, social and emotional development

Specific areas

• Literacy

Mathematics • Understanding the world • Expressive arts and design

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Overview for the Year

Our Autumn 1 Curriculum

Our Autumn 1 Curriculum

Characteristics of Learning

• Playing, Learning and Exploring – children investigate and experience things, and ‘have a go’.

• Active Learning – children concentrate and keep on trying if they encounter difficulties, and enjoy achievements

• Creating and Thinking Critically – children have and develop their own ideas, make links between ideas, and develop strategies for doing things

Handwriting

PSHE

In our school, we follow the 1 decision scheme to teach our PSHE. Through PSHE, we see the children develop and grow – building positive relationships with their peers. Our school values are discussed often, with this half term focusing on happiness.

Students are guided through our Early Years resources by our colourful Rainbow Drop characters. Throughout these resources, the Rainbow Drops will go on many adventures and learn a lot about the wider world that they live in.

PE & Swimming

Day Class

Monday Reception, Year 1 & Year 2

Tuesday Year 1, Year 5 Swimming & Year 6.

Wednesday Reception, Year 3 & Year 4

PE kit (only to be worn on PE Days): • Plain black joggers/tracksuit

Black shorts

School Purple t-shirt

Thursday Year 3, Year 4 & Year 6

Friday Year 2 & Year 5

School Purple hoodie

Pumps or trainers

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Reading & Homework

One of our key priorities is developing reading. We strongly believe reading underpins our childrens’ successes across the curriculum.

Requirement of all children to read at least three times per week. Each child will be issued with a reading record for parents to record their child’s reading each week. This will be checked in school. Homework is set half-termly and includes a variety of tasks. We ask the children to complete at least 6 activities over the course of the half-term and hand in through Seesaw or by bringing into school. Each piece will be worth 1-10 house points.

Key Assessments

At the end of their time in Reception, children will be assessed against the Early Learning Goals.

Seesaw

At Northbrook Primary Academy, we use Seesaw to communicate with parents and children. Your child’s teacher can send you:

• Photographs,

• Videos

• Notes

• links to websites

• Upload documents

• Important messages or reminders

There are two different ways to access Seesaw both as a parent and as a child, either using a laptop/desktop computer, or through a phone or tablet by downloading the app. Seesaw can be accessed by parents or by children, and each option looks different.

Reporting

Parents’ Evening Thursday 5th October 2023 – focus on the children’s engagement.

Parents’ Evening Thursday 21st March 2024

Full Reports to Parents Week Beginning 15th July 2024

Academic Judgement

Engagement Judgement Class teacher Comments

A window into the Northbrook world…and one that we will be working hard to improve further. Our website gives access to the school calendar, school letters our twitter feed as well as much more...

For those parents that use social media it is also a good idea to follow and like us on Facebook and Twitter (now X)

www.northbrookpa.org

School Website -

Parent App/Parent Pay

Parent App Connect : This is the app that we use for interacting with you as parents. When we send information home electronically it will come through this app as either a notification or an email. As such it is important you have your notifications turned on so you don’t miss any important information. This could be anything from a reminder about PE days to information about school trips.

Parent Pay: As we are a cashless school all payments are made using Parent Pay. Signing up is simple. You are given a username and password and you go to www.ParentPay.com and enter them to log in. Then you sign up with your information and change your password so it is secure. Once you are signed up the office can start adding you to items to be paid for. This can be anything from bacon or sausage sandwiches all the way up to residential trips.

Free School Meal Entitlement

Your children can qualify for a free school meal if you receive:

• Income Support

• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

• The guaranteed element of Pension Credit

• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)

• Working Tax Credit run-on

• Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

To apply, you should contact the South Are Education Office. You will be required to provide your:

Name, Date of birth, National Insurance Number. In addition, the school can get extra funding called pupil premium if you register.

FON – Friends of Northbrook

At the ‘Friends of Northbrook’ we have a team of dedicated helpers made up of parents, carers, grandparents, family friends, siblings, teachers and people from the local community, who help organise social events for the children such as film evenings and discos.

We also do lots of fundraising for the school such as holding various events through out the year along with Christmas and Summer fairs. We are a welcoming bunch of people that work hard to ensure children at our school benefit. If you have a little bit of spare time and would like to join our team then please either come along to one of the meetings or contact the Chairperson Mr Sharkey (l.sharkey@northbrookpa.org). Thank you!

Extra-Curricular Clubs 2023-24: Autumn 1

(Sept-Oct)

Day Year Activity/time Staff Lead

Monday Year 5 & 6 Years 2 & 3 Girls' only football (3:15 – 4:15) Recorder Club (Lunchtime) Miss Vanroose-Peer Mrs Morris

Tuesday Year 3 & 4 Cheerleading (3:15 – 4:15) Mrs Goldfarb

Wednesday Year 1 &2 Years 4/5 & 6 Lego club (Lunchtime) Northbrook Young Voices Choir (3:15 – 4:15)

Thursday Year 1 & 2 Year 3 & 4

Art Club – colouring and drawing (Lunchtime) Dodgeball (3:15 – 4:15)

Mrs Wilson Mrs Spence

Mr Dowd Miss Vanroose-Peer

Friday Year 5 & 6 Basketball (3:15 - 4:15) Mr Cunniffe

All afterschool clubs start at the end of school and finish at 4.15pm. Children must return a letter signed by parents to attend the club and wear appropriate PE clothing such as their PE kit.