Yr 7 Meet The Tutor Evening
with PTFA refreshments
Chantry & Rhodes - Hall
Dane & Waytemore - Gym
Meads & Twyford - Library
This evening
SLT introduction
Tutor presentation
PTFA refreshments; an informal
opportunity to chat to some
staff, other parents and PTFA
Community
Encourage your son to participate
Help him find an interest
Model that yourself (PTFA & PSA)
Bushcraft 2020
BUSHCRAFT 15th June – 19th June 2020- A fun and exciting 5 days in the forest, camping, playing games, learning
about wildlife and trees, building fires and students cooking and more- Breakfast, lunch and dinner all provided (Plus healthy snacks in between)- Great for making new friends and pushing themselves to do something new- Develops their character and skills
Parent Information
Parents’ Evening 4.30-7.30pm,
Wednesday 4th December 2019
Written report: 9th July 2020
Early closures
Finish at 1pm on 26th September and
13th November for Open Evenings
Finish at 12.30pm at end of each full
term
Support
Help him…but don’t do it all for him
Encourage independence
Build resilience
Questions rather than answers
English
Please encourage your son
to continue to read for at
least 15 minutes every day
Discuss his reading with
him – encourage him to
choose challenging reads
Expectations
Punctuality
Uniform
Manners
Eye-contact
Clear speech
Trust us!We are an outstanding school
We are skilled professionals with lots
of experience in managing boys
Policies
We aim to be clear
Will review the behaviour policy
during the year
Help us to help your son
Social MediaPlease ‘police’ your son’s use of
the internet, and help prevent any
issues being brought into school,
that may affect learning.
Be a good role model.
Whom do I contact?
Subject specific: Contact the
subject teacher
General issue: Contact the tutor
Serious issue: Contact Mrs Marlow
or Dr Fisher
[email protected] FAO:
Requests for absence
Write to Mr Lord (Deputy Head –
Pastoral)
Unlikely to authorise absence
requests
Introducing our new parental engagement platform called RS ConnectEd
This new platform is app based enabling you to access it from your smartphone or tablet.
• The app can be downloaded straight away to view information about the school including key dates and the latest school news.
• You will be asked to enter your mobile number to authenticate your device (this will have to be the mobile number you have given the school so the system can check your details with our records).
• You will then be sent an individual security code via text message to authenticate your device. (This can take up to 24 hours to check with our records)
• Only people with parental responsibility marked on our system will be able to view information about the student.
• You will then be able to view individual information about your son, including attendance and achievement data, as well as school reports when they are published, and manage payments for lunches and trips.
• Problems: [email protected]
Tutor time
10 minutes everyday from 8.30-8.40am
30 minutes everyday from 3.00-3.30pm
Tutor time is directed and constructive
Homework is not completed during tutor time
Day Activity
Monday PSHE
Tuesday Head of Year Assembly
Wednesday Tutor Activity e.g. literacy
Thursday SLT Assembly for Year 7 and 8
Friday Silent reading (physical book)
What opportunities are
available in form time?
Leadership roles
Form is an extension of the House System
Friendship/ community
Developing wellbeing including PSHE
Literacy and reading
As a tutor and staff team we will:
Recognise and celebrate successes
Respond quickly to your concerns
Contact parents if we have concerns
Issue reports and disciplinary measures
Provide strategies for students to make progress
Have a zero tolerance approach to bullying
Mentoring
Tutors will aim to support ALL students
throughout the year
One-to-one meetings
Targets will be discussed
If your son has been in a one-to-one meeting
with his tutor, this is not something to be
concerned about
Organisation
Must have a fully stocked pencil case plus a reading
book every day
Must also bring any subject materials e.g. PE kit, DT
apron on the correct days
Tutors carry out random equipment checks
Detentions will ensue for lack of correct equipment
Extra-curricular
Students are expected to be involved in at
least two extra-curricular clubs per week
Before school, at lunchtime, after school
opportunities
Not just sport!
Parental Support
Check ShowMyHomework regularly
Check homework is completed to a high
standard and proofread
Look through exercise books
Provide a quiet environment for home study
Encourage participation of at least 2 extra-
curricular clubs per week
Support your son in preparing for the day ahead
Parental Support
Does your son know about the following?
Lockers
Use of Vericool
Importance of letters
Addressing staff on emails
Coming into School
If students need to be dropped off/collected from the
school site – Mitre Gardens or Thorley Park Road are good
places for dropping off.
During the school day, reception will not take forgotten
items for students, such as PE kit. The only exceptions to
this are mouthguards or medication.
Health matters!
Ensure he gets a good night’s sleep
A Cardiff University study suggested:
One in three 12 to 15-year-olds wake in the
night at least once a week just to use social
media
A healthy breakfast and provision for school
dinner or healthy packed lunch
Talk through concerns with someone you
trust; good mental health supports successful
learning and development
Absence procedure:
Any student absence must be reported by 8.30am on each
morning of absence, using our dedicated school ‘MYEd’
phone App
The Absence Hotline can be found under the Messaging
Section of the App
If unable to access the app, please call 01279 869555
Please give a brief, detailed description of the reason of
absence, reasons such as ill, poorly or unwell will be
unauthorised
Appointments:
Please avoid making medical/ dental appointments during
school hours where possible
In advance: write a letter to your son’s form tutor
explaining the date/ time/ reason for appointment
Your son must have the letter signed by his form tutor and
present it to the teacher if leaving during a lesson
Your son must sign out via the main reception and show
the receptionist the signed letter
Please collect your son from inside the main school
reception – he cannot leave alone
THE HOUSE SYSTEMStudents are placed in one of six houses, all related
to the history and location of Bishop’ Stortford:
Chantry, Dane, Meads,
Rhodes, Twyford and Waytemore
The main house events are: Rugby, Football, Music
festival, Sports day, Quiz, Drama and Debating with
many other events besides
Your son should be participating in some of these
events, they are not reliant on skill and are there to
encourage students to push themselves
THE HOUSE SYSTEM
INTER HOUSE RUGBY SATURDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER
Heads of House:
Chantry – Mr Hobbs
Dane – Mr Mullen
Meads – Mr Hale
Rhodes – Mr Comiskey
Twyford – Mr Blake
Waytemore – Mr Neesam
KEY DATES
Y7 Rugby Morning at Jobbers (SG10 6FB)
8:00-9:45am, Sat 7th September 2019
Prospective Parents’ Evening –
26th September 2019
PTFA Coffee morning – 9.30am Friday 20th
September 2019 at Thirst Café (09:30 – 11:30)
Y7 Parents’ Evening – 4th December 2019
Y7 Exams – 18th - 22nd May 2020
Y7 Reports published – 9th July 2020
PTFA refreshments in
the Hall & Servery