Getting ready for 2014

Hi everyone,

This morning our learners buddied up with the learners from our new hubs and spend time with their groups for next year.  They had a great time and our current year 1 learners enjoyed meeting the soon to be year 3 students.

Next year the year 1 (and new year 0) students will be in hub 5 and 6.  Initially these hubs will operate together as one (with five teachers) so in a very similar manner to how we've run the hub this year.  As we currently operate, guardian groups will function mostly in an admin sense, and learning needs will be met by any of the teachers in the space, as these needs change.

Our current year 1s (soon to be year 2s) have been split between two hubs (hub 1 and 2) and will join the other older students in these spaces.  We spent a great deal of time organising the new hub groups and ensured that each learner will have at least one good friend (and of course the opportunity to make many more!)

One of the great advantages of operating as we do, is the fact that the learners moving through to year 2 only have to be split into two groups (and the soon-to-be year 1s are able to stay together entirely).  We haven't been able to keep everyone together for obvious reasons but this will be a great chance for all of our learners to form new friendships whilst building on existing ones.

The furniture for each hub will move across with the learners, so those younger students going to hubs 5 and 6 will use the furniture currently in hub 1 and the year 2/3 learners will use the furniture currently used in hub 2 (plus some brand new gear!)  Our younger learners are excited to move into the new hubs and the year 2 learners will benefit from being spread into two spaces with lots of room to move.  The hub names are only named as they are for logistical purposes - the numbers bear no relevance to the learning that will happen in the hubs.

As with this year, your learner will have been placed in a hub with a letter eg. 5a, 2c etc.  These letters relate to the guardian group that your child has been placed in (again, largely administrative).  The letters themselves again have no relevance to the level of learning.

Hopefully this answers some of the questions that might be popping up for you.

Should you wish to ask anything, please swing by to see us, leave a comment on this post, or post on the parent forum.

Here's to a fabulous few school days left in 2013!

Thanks very much,
LH1 teachers