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

office@tbshs.org 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: Support_IT@tbshs.org

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