Chater Infant School 1 “We Love Reading Stories About Dinosaurs and Owls.”
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Chater Infant School 1 “We love reading stories about dinosaurs and owls.” RECEPTION PUPIL 2 Chater Infant School Our school aims to help all children to: • Value and respect each other as individuals • Achieve the highest possible standards in all aspects of school life • Develop an understanding and enjoyment for life long learning • Reach their full potential in each area of the curriculum • Develop moral awareness, and understanding and respect for racial, religious "You find and cultural diversity out exciting • Take responsibility for their own actions and learning things every • Work and play cooperatively with others single day." • Become active and responsible YEAR 1 PUPIL members of society. Chater Infant School 3 “Teachers and LSAs are excellent in every way. ” PARENT 4 Chater Infant School Chater Infant School - Our Vision: An exceptionally high performing professional and learning culture creating excellent achievement for all. 'Remembered for all the right reasons' What do you remember about school? Good, bad or unmemorable? These questions shape our school and everything we do here: Light bulb moments because we learn, Sparkling eyes because we are inspired, Furrowed foreheads because we are challenged, Laughs of delight because we have fun and feel safe. This is why our school stands proud in our community: Children want to come to school; Parents want to send their children to our school; And staff choose to work at our school. We believe school should be remembered - for all the right reasons. School Agreement: We respect each other’s rights at our school. We have the right to go to school - so I am in the line at 5 to 9 and I look after property. We have the right to be safe - so I am gentle, kind and helpful. We have the right to be safe - so I am honest and tell the truth. We all have the right to be healthy - so I try my best in P.E. and eat healthy food. We have the right to learn - so I always work hard and do not disturb others who are learning too. We have the right to enjoy lots of different activities - so I always have a go. We have the right to be ourselves - so I say kind things to others. We have the right to be listened to - so I do my best listening. We all have the right to play and relax - so I take turns and share. Chater Infant School 5 Our Promise We are passionate about learning at Chater Infant School and actively seek to involve parents and carers in their children’s learning. We plan and fully utilise rich, relevant and exciting learning oportunities. We deliver an exciting and varied curriculum. 6 Chater Infant School The Building Chater The new Chater Infant School The classrooms are all equipped opened in 1989, replacing the with new technologies and Infant old Chater Schools buildings, our computer suite is an which accommodated pupils excellent resource for teaching timetable up to the age of 11. the Computing Curriculum. Chater Infant School is Each class is equipped with School Hours an ethnically rich school an interactive whiteboard Year 1 & 2 and a range of Computing which caters for infant and Morning session: nursery aged children. The Curriculum resources. 8.55am - 12.15pm classrooms offer stimulating, Children have access to iPads well presented teaching and and programmable equipment. Lunch Break: 12.15pm - 1.15pm learning environments. Outside, the school has an There is a nursery unit within attractive outdoor learning Afternoon session: the main building. area and a beautifully 1.15pm - 3.10pm The school has a very well designed garden. We have resourced library and well an outdoor play area for the Reception replenished reading schemes children in the Nursery and Classes to support reading both at Reception classes. Morning session: home and school. Watford Borough Council has 8.55am - 11.45pm The school has wireless funded a separate play area Lunch Break: with climbing apparatus and internet throughout the 11.45am - 12.45pm building. swings which our children use during the school day. This is Afternoon session: open to the public after school. 12.45pm - 3.10pm The Nursery AM: 8.50am – 11.50am “I like going to PM: 12.30pm - 3.30pm the adventure playground and playing on the slide." RECEPTION PUPIL Chater Infant School 7 “You learn things that you don't know yet.” YEAR 1 PUPIL 8 Chater Infant School The Curriculum Growth Mind Set (GMS) At Chater Infant School we are We offer a curriculum which We believe that children committed to ensuring that is balanced, broadly based learn best when they have each child receives Quality and which: a Growth Mind Set (GMS) as First Teaching which ensures opposed to a fixed mind set. effective learning in all lessons. • Promotes the spiritual, We teach GMS values in We believe that all children moral, cultural, mental PSHE lessons as well as should enjoy learning and and physical development across the curriculum. that each child must be of pupils at the school By doing so, we encourage encouraged to be a life-long and in society our children to: learner and have an equal • Prepares pupils at the • Be independent learners opportunity to achieve their school for the opportunities, maximum learning potential. responsibilities and • Persevere This is a challenging experiences of later life goal and as a school we are • Be resilient constantly reviewing and • Comprises all learning developing our practice as and other experiences • Embrace challenges we strive to achieve it. that Chater Infant School • Learn from their mistakes plans for its pupils. At Chater we are committed These include opportunities • Take risks with their to ensuring that: for real-life experiences, learning such as; cooking, • Be curious, inquisitive • Every child feels valued fundraising, observing and to ask questions and included, taking into animals and plants grow account their individuality and change over-time, • Work hard and put in • We deliver a meaningful experiencing live the effort and relevant curriculum performances and learning • Work in a group that offers rich and varied through scientific investigations. opportunities to inspire • Ref lect and improve on all children British Values their learning. • We promote an ethos Our teachers are skilled with in which children become At Chater Infant School the delivering GMS values across creative, innovative curriculum actively promotes the curriculum and provide and confident the fundamental British Values as outlined by both these learning opportunities • We develop enquiring Ofsted and the Department throughout the school. minds with a capacity to for Education. The British think rationally, creatively Values have been broken and critically, thereby down and matched across enabling children to make the curriculum (particularly informed choices in PSED/PSHE lessons). In some instances, the • We develop children’s sense British Values overlap and of responsibility, helping work very well alongside them become good citizens the values that we hold as in a multi-cultural society a school including Rights • We promote understanding Respecting, Arts Mark and of their own and other’s International School spiritual, moral, social and Award values. cultural development. Chater Infant School 9 “It is fun at Chater. Lots of friendly people!” YEAR 2 PUPIL 10 Chater Infant School Learning and the Year 1 and Year 2 P.E. Curriculum Work is based on the National We are committed to healthy Teachers plan their work Curriculum. Teachers ensure living and exercise and this together to ensure that the that all children have equal is ref lected in our curriculum children receive a broad, opportunities to enjoy all areas and extra curricular activities. balanced and progressive of the curriculum, regardless curriculum of the highest of their race, gender, disability, Home Learning quality. or social background. All children are expected Nursery & Reception Personal, Social and to read to an adult at home Health Education on a regular basis. Home When children are in the learning activities are set each Nursery and Reception classes, The well-being of each child week in all year groups. they are taught from the is very important and this is Termly topic plans are Early Years Foundation Stage considered in all aspects of on display in each year group Curriculum. This is organised school life. Planning, support and on the school website, into seven areas of learning: and engagement with parents so parents are aware of their and carers reinforces our child’s learning and can • Personal, social & support learning at home. emotional development commitment to ensure each and every child thrives at • Communication & Chater Infant School. Language • Physical development We fully utilise any • Literacy opportunities to improve each child’s physical and • Mathematics mental well being. • Understanding the World “We learn different • Expressive Arts & Design. languages so we can communicate with people around the world.” YEAR 2 PUPIL Chater Infant School 11 “You can practise your dances with your friends!” YEAR 2 PUPIL 12 Chater Infant School School Awards International School The ‘international’ activities We have a responsibility Award (British Council) are interwoven into our topics to ensure that our pupils learn so there is a clear purpose for how to respect and value learning in a range of subjects. themselves to create a safe and happy school community. Alongside the activities, the The UNICEF articles award gives our children underpin everything that we the opportunity to develop learn about across the school. global links with other It supports our children to schools around the world. develop the right skills to Our links with an prepare them to become international school may be responsible young citizens. in the form of completing joint projects, class emails, sending As we are a multi-cultural Arts Mark Award card, pictures and writing (The Arts Council) and diverse school community, letters to learn more about we feel that it is important each other.