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Homeroom Information

James Smith

7D

Class website (link has been sent to you)

james.smith@ecolint.ch

Homeroom information

  • Life in year 7
  • Role of homeroom tutor
  • Parents’ role
  • Leysin Trip

Life is different to year 6

Life is different to year 6

  • I see them for 11 periods
  • Many different teachers
  • Lockers
  • Heavy bags
  • Homework
  • Shorter/variable lunchtimes

Role of homeroom tutor?

Role of homeroom tutor?

Communication…

  • First point of contact over concerns

  • Communication with your child’s teachers

  • School Home liaison

Role of homeroom tutor?

Guides..

  • Group co-operation
  • Helps organisational skills
  • Teaches study skills
  • Tolerance and appreciation
  • Helps your child make positive decisions
  • Helps build your child’s self-esteem
  • Friendships

Role of homeroom tutor?

  • If your child is lost, confused or in need of any help.
  • If your child has difficulties with students or staff.
  • If your child needs someone to talk to on campus.

Homeroom Time

Homeroom Time

  • Notices, dates and deadlines
  • Organising lockers and bags
  • Assemblies
  • How to be an effective learner
  • P4C - Philosophy for Children (website)
  • Once a week – Current Event work & presentation
  • Sharing passions, skills, ambitions, ideas for future careers with their homeroom
  • Setting personal goals
  • Researching and presenting on topics such as the environment and human rights
  • What could ‘move’ and ‘block’ me from achieving my goals?
  • ‘Free voice’
  • Classcraft

Class Website and Classcraft

Class Website and Classcraft

https://sites.google.com/ecolint.ch/mrsmith/home?authuser=0

What you can do to help?

What you can do to help?

  • Read your child’s agenda.
  • Read the middle school Weekly Email/letter.
  • Refer to any subject websites regularly.
  • Create checklists to help your child stay organised.
  • Encourage doing homework soon after getting home, and reading before going to sleep.
  • Keep track of your child’s reading. Make sure they are changing books regularly and reading books that challenge them.
  • Make sure that your child gets enough sleep!
  • Monitor social media/Whatsapp groups.

Communication

Communication

  • Let me know if anything happens at home that might impact on your child’s behaviour or school work.
  • PROBLEMS? Contact me or subject teacher early, before any problems get worse.
  • I won’t have time to meet individually this evening, but feel free to email me with any info or to arrange a time to meet.

Understanding The Numbers

Understanding The Numbers

Leysin Trip

Leysin Trip

  • Monday 30th September to Friday 4th October
  • Report to homeroom with luggage on Monday morning.
  • Return at 14:00 on Friday.
  • Technology-free week. No phones, i-pods, etc
  • Itinerary includes: Hike, team building, rock-climbing, ropes course, Chateau de Chillon and evening activities.
  • Packing list.

Hike -

a day out walking

Hike - a day out walking

Forest Activities – half a day

Forest Activities – half a day

Free time

Climbing

Half a day

The Salt Mines at Bex -

The Salt Mines at Bex

Half a day

Accrobranche – half a day

Accrobranche – half a day

The End

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