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Remembrance
at
Wingate
2 minutes at
11 am on the 11th
Wingate
or Witchgate?
The Juniors celebrated Halloween in colourful style,
with a truly imaginative and decorative display of costumes and
make-up !
Children, and their parents, had obviously made a huge effort to
excel previous years expectations and results !! Most children in
the Juniors successfully participated and when it came to judging the
best outfits it proved very difficult to choose the winning
recipients, who were to receive various 'spooky' and 'scary' book
prizes !!Congratulations to all those who took part and the Juniors managed to
raise a substantial amount of charitable money, which will be donated
to K9
at a later date.
Carol Hill
Head of Wingate Juniors.
It’s SATs time again
Pupils in Years 2 and 6 have
achieved excellent results in their Wingate SATs. Once again the
figures
for pupils in Year 6 were higher than those sitting the SATs
at schools in the UK and better than the targets set by the UK
Government. All Year 2 pupils achieved at least Level 2 (the
expected level) in reading, comprehension, writing, spelling and
maths. National figures are not published for Year 2 pupils in the
UK as these test are no longer compulsory.
For pupils about to make the move to secondary education the results are very good news. A sound achievement at the end of primary is a good basis for success at secondary level.
Mrs Carol Hill (Head of Wingate Juniors) pointed out that success came for a multitude of reasons. Top of the list was excellent teaching across all four of the Junior years. She commented that “The lessons are well planned and parents are involved wherever appropriate and helpful. We have good resources and the children work hard to do their best”.
Miss Lynne Pearson (Head of Nursery and Infants) was equally complementary about her staff and the efforts of the Year 2 pupils. She pointed out that at Wingate the whole life of the school helped pupils to do their best. The many concerts and shows that the infant children took part in contributed positively to the results achieved.
The UK Government has set a target of 85% of pupils to achieve Level 4 in English and Maths at the end of Year 6 (Key Stage 2). As you can see below, these targets have been more than met at Wingate
2008 Wingate Key Stage 2 SATS results
English L4 97% (81% in England) L5 45% (29% in England)
Maths L4 90% (78% in England) L5 38% (31% in England)
Science L4 97% (88% in England) L5 65% (44% in England)
Head of Department: Mrs Carol Hill.
For many years Mrs Hill has been in
charge of the Juniors and has, during her time at
Wingate, seen the Department expand enormously and thrive
both academically and socially.
She is also form
teacher to Year 5.
The Department consists of a one-form entry for Years 3-5 and a two-form entry for Year 6. At present there are about 100 children in the Juniors. Each class has a mixture of nationalities and abilities within it - the maximum number of pupils per class is 24. The Department also has the use of three classroom assistants.
Key Stage 2 SATs exams are taken at the end of Year 6.
Dramatic/musical productions are performed for Christmas each year, and usually take the form of a typically English pantomime.
More details on our curriculum click here.
Homework Policy:
The Junior Department believe firmly in the daily setting of regular homework, in order to supplement or reinforce work done in class.
Spanish
“Diccionario de la lengua española”, is the dictionary recommended for use in
school and at home. Please try to ensure your child has one.
English
Please ensure that your child
has a flexi-grip pen, pencil, rubber, ruler, sharpener, coloured pencils an
English dictionary for use in school and at home. (Oxford School Dictionary or
Collins – the school book club sells these). Years 5 and 6 need a compass,
protractor and simple calculator for Maths. To protect the maths textbooks when
they are taken home all juniors should have a plastic wallet.
House Captains
| House | Captain | Vice Captain |
| Gemini | Alan Hernandez | Max Lee |
| Columbia | Danny Bowtell | Ryan Kelly |
| Challenger | Sharan Mirpuri | Emma Rowe |
| Apollo | Vinay Loungani | Jacob Ashley |
Examinations
In line with the proposals of the National Curriculum there are no examinations
in History and Geography for years 3, 4 and year 5. Year 6 will have tests in
English, Maths, Science Spanish, History and Geography. The class teachers will
set these tests in January, but in June, National Curriculum tests will be given
in English and Maths for years 3 and 4; English, Maths and Science for year 5.
The official Standard Assessment Tests for year 6 will be taken in Maths,
English and Science as shown on the school calendar.
The junior staff are encouraging children to drink water or fruit juices in school. We would welcome parental support in this matter. Bottled cold water is available in the drinks machine.
Tuckshop
Juniors are not allowed to go to the tuck shop at breaktimes and therefore need
to bring a snack for break. We would ask you not to send your child to school
with a euro note of any amount. Two euros is more than sufficient for a snack
and water.
Junior Play
Help needed in the making of costumes. Any hats
with feathers will be given a good home. The theme this year is Cavaliers and
Roundheads. Please see Mrs. Hill.
P.E. Kit and
Uniform
Should be clearly labelled with your child’s name. Full ankle socks should be
worn by all juniors. It would be helpful if parents regularly checked if their
child has brought home his/her uniform and not someone else’s! Jumpers with
names in went missing last year. P.E. trainers must be white or dark blue and
white and are the only footwear suitable for P.E.
Note - should your child be unable to participate in PE/Games for health reasons, please send a note of explanation to the class teacher also please ensure your child has P.E. kit on day stated. Your child may come in P.E. kit on Wednesday.
Jewellery
For safety reasons,
girls will not be allowed to wear earrings in P.E. We advise that earrings are
taken out and left at home on Wednesdays.
Junior Activities
The following items are
needed for Junior activities: i) old costume jewellery ii) plastic plant pots –
any size (large or small).
Copyright © 2005 [Wingate School]. All rights reserved. Revised: November 21, 2008