Parent Zone
This part of the website is where we put links for parents and carers to access the most recent guidance and information.
Information Evening Presentations
YEAR 7
YEAR 8
YEAR 9
YEAR 10
YEAR 11
After School Club Timetable
| Sport and Health | Monday | Tuesday (Prep) | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Before School (7:45am - 8:15am) |
Basketball For Breakfast – Skills ALL Years, Sports Hall |
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| Lunch - Yr. 7 & 10 (11.55am – 12:35pm) | Year 10 Basketball Sports Hall |
Badminton Sports Hall |
Futsal Sports Hall |
Year 7 Basketball Boys & Girls Sports Hall |
Badminton Sports Hall |
| Lunch - Yr. 8,9 & 11(12:45pm – 1:25) | Year 8 & 9 Basketball Sports Hall |
Badminton Sports Hall |
Futsal Sports Hall |
Year 11 Basketball Sports Hall |
Badminton Sports Hall |
| After school |
Sport Science – Prep Health & Social – Prep |
KS4 Basketball Academy - Boys & Girls Sports Hall |
KS3 Basketball Academy - Boys & Girls Sports Hall |
Dance & Gymnastics Academy – All Years Sports Hall |
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Badminton - All Years Sports Hall |
Boys Rugby - Yr. 9 Playing Fields |
Girls Football -All Years Astro |
Girls Cricket with Gloucester Cricket Foundation – All Years Sports Hall/ Astro |
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Boys Rugby - Yr. 7&8 Playing Fields |
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Girls Netball - Yr.7 Outside Courts |
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Lunch (Yr. 7 & 10) (11.55am – 12:35pm) |
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Year 7 Lunchtime Art club, G4 |
Year 10 Open studio 3-4pm, G4 |
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Lunch (Yr. 8,9,11) (12:45pm – 1:25) |
Year 11 Open studio, G5 |
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KS3 Lunchtime Drawing class G4 |
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Science - After School |
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Science Club 3-4pm , F15 |
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English - After School |
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UKLA/Carnegie Award Shadowing Club 3-4.00pm, Library |
Dungeons and Dragons 3:10-4.00pm, G28 |
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Creative Writing Club 3-4.00pm, G29
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Performing Arts – After School |
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Whole school Production- Annie 3- 4PM Assembly hall Yr7,8,9 and 10 |
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MFL |
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French Homework Club 3-4pm, F11 |
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Understanding School Reports
Progress Reporting for KS3 Students (Years 7-9): A Parent’s Guide
What will I see on my son/daughter’s report?
For each subject, you will see a grey and a black bar. The grey bars show the attainment band that a student has been assigned for each subject, based on their performance in their SATS tests at primary school. The further this bar is to the right, the higher their SATS scores were. When a student starts their GCSE courses in Year 10, this information will be used to form their target grades.
The black bars show a student’s progress in each subject, based on teachers’ observations and students’ performance in assessments.
- If the black bar is in line with the middle or upper end of the grey bar, then we are pleased with your son/daughter’s progress in that subject. They are making good or excellent progress.
- If the black bar is in line with the lower end of the grey bar or below, then we have concerns about your son/daughter’s progress in that subject. They are coasting, or making unsatisfactory progress.
| Excellent |  |
You are progressing at an excellent rate in this subject. Well done, you are doing really well - keep this up! |
| Good |  |
You have progressed well since your last report. You are doing well - keep working hard! |
| Coasting |  |
You have made some progress in this subject since the last report but you are at risk of falling behind where you could be. You need to work hard to keep up. |
| Unsatisfactory |  |
There has been a drop in your progress and you have fallen considerably behind where you could be in this subject. You urgently need to catch up. |
What does the ‘Attitude to Learning’ grade mean?
For each subject, your son/daughter will be given an ‘Attitude to Learning’ grade: excellent, good, coasting or unsatisfactory. An excellent attitude to learning involves consistently working with a high level of effort in class and for homework, being very well organised and equipped for learning, participating fully in classroom discussions, having a consistently high level of motivation and often going above and beyond expectations to ensure exceptional standards of learning.
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You always participate well in class and complete all work to exceptional standards. Keep this up! |
| Good |
You participate well in class and complete your work to a generally good standard. Keep working hard! |
| Coasting |
You sometimes participate well in class and meet some but not all expectations for you. You should put more consistently good effort into this subject. |
| Unsatisfactory |
You do not participate well enough in class and do not complete your work to a high standard. You need to make a considerable change to your effort in this subject. |
School Closure Guidelines
Orchard School shall make every effort to remain open even when numbers of pupils and staff present are less than normal. We only close the school for extreme circumstances and do our best to notify parents and carers as soon as possible.
In the event that we need to close the school, parents and carers can use the following resources to find out information:
- Our school website - a prominent information banner will be displayed on the home page of this website.
- Tune in to Radio Bristol 94.9fm, 104.6fm and Heart Radio 96.3fm
- Bristol City Council website - Bristol city council have a schools closure page which you can refer to for up to date information.
Assume school is open unless one or more of the resources above confirms we are closed.
Parent Courses
BCC and South Glos Parent Carer Forum Training Courses
Bristol Parent Carers in conjunction with South Glos Parent Carer Forums are running courses for Parents and Carers who are on the waiting list for autism assessment.
All of the courses are free to attend but do need to be booked in advance via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bristol-n-somerset-and-s-glos-parent-carer-forums-41027867683
Further information can be obtained by emailing info@bristolparentcarers.org.uk
Bristol City Council - Careers Development
Southern Brooks - Making small changes to improve wellbeing
One You - https://oneyou.southglos.gov.uk/stress-less/emotional-wellbeing-support/
- Book using this link: http://oneyou.eventbrite.com/
Support for Parents
Bristol Safeguarding Support for Bristol Residents
Samaritans Booklet for Parents and Carers
Samaritans Booklet for Students
- Bristol City Council offer resources to support parents. A list of helpful organisations and how to contact them for support can be found on their Support for Parents page.
- NSPCC offers a range of advice and information for parents on their Support for Parents page
- North Bristol Advice Centre are Debt and Welfare Benefit specialists. A poster with more information can be found here: NBAC Services April 2021
Websites to Guide Children and Parents for Support Outside of School Hours
- Parents Protect Warning Signs of Harmful Behaviour
- OTR Bristol and South Glos
- Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
- Kooth - Online mental wellbing community
PARENT TIPS AND WELLBEING GALLERY
Parent Tips and Wellbeing
Schools Support Groups
sss dads and male carers group jan 2022.pdf
sss parent and carer groups jan 2022.pdf
sss webinars for parents and carers jan 2022.pdf
