King’s College, Soto
Transition from KS1 to KS2
2016 / 2017
Welcome to Key Stage 2 and Junior School!!
This meeting is to give a little information
about the transition from Infant school to
Junior School. A very important part of you
child’s education.
Not all the information will be in this
presentation. The aim is to give you the
essential information, so that you can help
your child make a smoother change as
possible from Year 2 to Year 3.
It is also a chance to meet the Year 3 team
and also to welcome our new parents to the
school.
Transition Summer 2016
12th May – Mrs Parkinson and Mr King
to visit Chamartin to meet transfer
children.
22nd May - Year 2 from Chamartin to
visit Soto to have a picnic and playtime
activities
Transition Summer 2016
30th May – Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2
Transition meeting for parents
31st May - Year 2 from Chamartin to join
Year 2 from Soto to have Year 3 transition
day with new teachers
5th June - Year 2 from Chamartin to join
Year 2 from Soto in a House Colour Sports
Day.
Year 2 Visit – Wednesday May
31st
10:30 to 15:10
9.40-10.30
Wednesday
10.50-11.40
11.40-12.30
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Programme:
Tour of the school
Meet the current Year 3s
Meet all the Spanish teachers
Art activity
All about Me activities
Lunch and playtimes
13.40-14.25
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15.30-16.20
14.2515.10
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Smooth Transitions
• All the necessary information is
passed onto the child´s new
Class Teacher from their current
teacher.
• We spend a lot of time arranging
the new classes for next year.
The first days in August
and September
• Parents meeting Thursday
31st August 10am -12pm
and 2pm -4pm
• The first school day is Friday
1st September
Key Stage 2
• We hope to provide a brief outline of what your
child will be doing and what will be expected of
him / her when they move into Key Stage 2.
• You will find that in many areas, there is
straight forward continuation from what has
been happening in the Infant School,
especially in the curriculum areas, although
there may be some minor changes.
• We hope this information will be of some help
to you and that the change over from the KS1
to KS2 will be as smooth as possible.
Key Stage 2
• We continue to follow the English National
Curriculum.
• There are 4 classes in Year 3, all working
along parallel lines with curriculum planning,
programming etc.
• Class Teachers – most of subjects, including
Mathematics
(Spanish, Music, PE)
• Meetings / Reports – End of each term
KS2
• 9.25: Junior children wait in the
playground when they arrive at school in
the mornings. If raining, or very cold –
go straight to class from about 9.10am.
• Junior children should not enter the
building by themselves until the class
teacher comes to bring them into school.
• We ask parents not to accompany
Junior children into the building or hold
long meetings with teachers at the start
of the day.
The School Day
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Lunchtime
Morning lessons finish at 12.30.
Children go to the playground until called into
lunch – Year 3 go to lunch first after activity
line.
Junior children use the self-service system.
After lunch children go back to play until
13.40, when they go back into class.
‘Optional’ classes will take place during lunch
time or play times – October.
If your child has any new food
allergies/disorders, remember to let the
teachers know in writing in September. This
information is also passed to us from their
current teacher.
Going Home
• 4.20 – Junior children will make a
bus -route line in play ground and
wait to be sent to the bus.
• Children being collected should wait
under the porch to be collected NOT
in or near the car park.
• If you wish children can wait in the
Movement Room with a monitor.
• Forms to be given out in September.
The Curriculum
• Core’ subjects – English, Mathematics, Science.
• Foundation subjects - Art and design;
Computing; Humanities (Geography and
History); Music, PSHE and P.E. including
swimming.
• Junior library – books may be borrowed every
other week.
Uniform
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We must always pay attention to correct uniform.
Children start the school year wearing the summer uniform,
which consists of a polo shirt, grey shorts or skirt.
Boys will need to wear a school tie in winter.
All children must wear a navy blue outdoor coat as well
as hats, gloves, scarves etc.
Sports uniform - Junior children come to school dressed in their P.E.
clothes on the day that they have PE. On the day the children have
swimming they come to school in their school uniform and not their sports
uniform. Children should not wear jewellery only a watch if necessary.
If girls wear earrings, they should be very discrete ones. We ask girls who
wear hair bands or hair ribbons, that they only wear navy blue or dark
green ones.
Boys are expected to wear their hair short and tidy.
Painting- shirts (babi) – these are only needed for Art lessons.
It is very important to make sure that all items of uniform are correctly
labelled with the child’s name and class.
Consultation Times
• Appointment times with teachers.
• These can be made through
email or a note through your
child.
• Year 3 teachers will always be
happy to discuss any issues
regarding the children.
Homework
• Detailed outline of homework will be
given in September.
• Amount of homework - 3 x ½ hour
sessions per week maximum + (10 – 15
minutes)
reading time.
• More details will be given in a Parent
Booklet – September.
Absences from School
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It is important, and it is a legal
requirement, that the school
keeps a regular check on any
absences. Parents MUST
contact school on the first day of
the absence.
Toys and personal
possessions
Children should not bring any toys
to school unless specifically
requested to do so by the teacher.
Helpful Resources
• It is always very helpful for the children
to be able to have access to the
following resources at home:
• Internet access (preferably in lounge or
office where you can work with your
child. Not on their own)
• A complete pencil case – pencils,
coloured pencils, ruler & rubber, pencil
sharpener etc.
Year 3 Teachers
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Ms Heather Jones
Ms Heather Parfitt
Mr James King
Ms Nicola Burke
Other useful information
• Not large school bags, and
preferably without wheels.
• Swimming- weekly class, all
children have to wear the school
swimming costume.
Over the holidays
• We ask the children to send a post
card to their new teachers during
their summer holiday. This will be
used for a display and writing task
during the first week in September
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Thank you!