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Meet the Teacher

Wednesday 4th September

Purpose of this afternoon

• Meet the class teacher
• Understand the key information about

being in Year 1

• Ensure that you feel informed about the

year ahead

• Answer key questions you might have

Franklin’s Pillars

Franklin’s Pillars

• High expectations
• Excellent teaching
• Exemplary behaviour
• Depth for breadth
• Knowing every child
• Always learning

Dropping off and collecting your child

Dropoff (KS1)

• Children can be dropped off at either the Kempe Road or

the Harvist Road entrance

• These gates open at 08:30 and close at 08:50
• Lunchbox trolleys are located by the entrance to Harvist

Road

• Children enter the building through the tunnel by Harvist

Road

• Co-teachers are on the doors and in cloakrooms from 08:30

until 08:50 to support the children at the start of the day

• Entrance via the school office after 08:50

Pickup (KS1)

• Gates open at 15:10
• Children can be collected between 15:10 and 15:30 from

their classrooms

• Lunchbox trollies are located between Year 1 and 2

classrooms

• At 15:30, children will be taken to the office for late

collection

Sport at Franklin

PE Day (Year 1)

• Our PE day is on a Monday
• Children should come into school on

this day in their PE Kit

PE Kit

• Summer & Indoor
• White polo shirt with Ark Franklin logo Black shorts
• Winter & Outdoor
• Purple sweatshirt and white polo shirt with Ark

Franklin logo, plus plain grey jogging bottoms

• For PE appropriate footwear is essential:

trainers (velcro fastening for EYFS and KS1) should be worn.

Swimming?

• Swimming is currently taught in Year 3 and

Year 4 at Moberley Leisure Centre

Sports in PE (Year 1)

• Autumn 1: Multi-sports
• Autumn 2: Throwing and Catching
• Spring 1: Dance
• Spring 2: Gymnastics
• Summer 1: Football
• Summer 2: Athletics

Franklin’s Uniform

Uniform

• Our uniform identifies us as a

community and reinforces our culture of high expectations and academic achievement. All pupils are expected to dress in full school uniform as this is a very important part of our ethos and culture.

Our Uniform

• Ark Franklin sweater or cardigan
• White shirt – short or long-sleeved depending on the

weather

• School tie
• Grey skirt, trousers, shorts or pinafore
• In the summer term there is also the option to wear our

purple and white gingham dress with logo, or our purple polo shirt with logo

• Grey, purple or white tights or socks
• Ark Franklin blazer for pupils in Years 5 & 6

Shoes at Franklin

Out and about – School Trips

Educational Visits (Year 1)

• Autumn Term: Toy Visitor
• Spring 1: Queens Park
• Spring 2: Local Church
• Summer Term: Science Museum

Homework

Homework

• Children will receive weekly spellings

homework on a Thursday

• They are also expected to read daily for

20min a night

• You should note in your child’s reading

record that you have heard them read that evening

• Additional homework will be set by class

teachers according to identified needs.

School Library

School Library

• Children visit the school library each week

and can borrow one book at a time from here

• Please ensure that this book is taken care
• f – we have to ask for you to pay for the

book should it get damaged

Library Day

• Our class visits the library each week on a

______ .

• Please ensure that your child brings their

library book with them to school with them on this day

Franklin’s Values

Our school values

• Achievement
• Respect
• Integrity
• Support
• Effort

Achievement

We strive for excellence in everything we do

Respect

We are polite and show tolerance towards others

Integrity

We look to ourselves and make good choices

Support

We help other people and work together to achieve more

Effort

We do our best and never give up

Behaviour and Celebration

Behaviour

• All of our behaviour is

formed and phrased around our values – whether it is positive or negative

• Praise and rewards are

linked to our core ARISE values and motivate pupils to make the right choice: building on our culture of achievement and success.

Celebration

• Good choice cubes –

great choices outside the classroom

• Dojos – great choices in

the classroom

• Weekly Dojo winner –

showcasing the ARISE values

• Headteacher’s award –

going above and beyond

Dates for the Diary

Key Dates (Autumn 1)

• Monday 30th September: PSHE Day (Interpersonal

Education)

• Friday 4th October: INSET Day
• Tuesday 8th & Wednesday 9th October: Meet the Teacher
• Wednesday 16th October: Individual Photos
• Friday 18th October: RE Day (Hinduism)

Key Dates (Autumn 2)

• Monday 28th October: INSET Day
• Wednesday 30th October: Halloween disco
• Thursday 12th December: Winter Fayre
• Tuesday 17th December: Nursery, Reception and UKS2

Christmas Performances

• Wednesday 18th December: Years 1 – 4 Christmas

Performances

• Thursday 19th December: RE Day (Christianity)
• Thursday 19th December: End of Term (14:00)

Communication

Communication

• We believe that links between home and school are key, as

it is by working in partnership that our children’s education will be more successful.

• Class teachers are available for brief communication at the

end of the day at pickup – please organise a meeting for a longer conversation

• If you would like to see your child’s class teacher in person,

then you can do so by contacting the office or the class teacher directly to arrange a mutually agreeable appointment time.

• We would ask that you limit emails to between the hours of

7.00am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.

Should you have general questions or concerns, please contact the school

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Communication Structure

Class teacher Phase Leader Deputy Headteacher Headteacher

Requesting Absence

Absence form requests are available from the office – teachers don’t have these

Leaving school early

• E.g. for an appointment
• Please ensure that you inform

the office and the class teacher so we can send them down to you

A bit of light reading to take away with you

End of Year Expectation Leaflet

What are we aiming for your child to achieve by the end of this academic year?

Autumn Term Overview

This details what the children will be learning about in each subject in the Autumn Term.

Reading Lists

• Suggested texts for your child’s year group
• All are available in the school’s library

Check out the website

• Contains a vast amount of

content

• More information about

what we learn in each subject

• School menu available
• Slideshow also available on

the year group page (under curriculum)

Follow us on twitter

• @Ark_Franklin
• Regular updates and insights into what is going
• n at Franklin
• Drop us a follow!

PTA

• Our mission as the Ark

Franklin PTA is to connect the school and parent community.

• This year your committee is:
• Alexia Korgaonkar
• Mallika Chaudhuri
• Tala Meessmann
• Richard Tompkins
• The best way to get in touch is by

email: p.franklin@arkfranklinprimary.or g

Thank you for your time! Any questions?