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Year 6 Reading

“When the Sky Falls”, a free book given to all our Year 6 transition students, as read by a selection of our teaching staff.

Year 6 Reading

“When the Sky Falls”, a free book given to all our Year 6 transition students, as read by a selection of our teaching staff.

Year 6 Reading

“When the Sky Falls”, a free book given to all our Year 6 transition students, as read by a selection of our teaching staff.

We encourage all parents of our new Y7 students to ensure they have read their gifted, award-winning novel: ‘When the Sky Falls’ over the summer term. We will be welcoming the author, Phil Earle, into school in the new year, and the text is a key part of the Y7 English curriculum. We recommend 10 minutes of reading per day.

When the Sky Falls

  • Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2022

  • A reading age of 11+

    A reading age of 11+ so the content is interesting and will challenge;

  • Inspired by a true story

  • The gift of a good, high quality read…

    Provided alongside by a booklet of activities to support your understanding and keep track of the plot.

Audio Chapters

As read by our teachers.

Chapters
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      Chapters 1 to 6

      Chapters 7 to 12

      Chapters 13 to 18

      Chapters 19 to 24

      Chapters 25 to 30

      Chapters 31 to 36

      Chapters 37 to 42

      Chapters 43 to 46

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      If a student damages their Pouch or is caught on their phone, we will confiscate the phone and issue a sanction which is likely to be a suspension.

      Note: Damage consists of any signs that the physical integrity of the pouch has been compromised, whether intentional or unintentional, as determined by the school or Yondr staff.

      Damaged pouches will be charged to parents at a cost of £20.

      They will be searched and wanded with a handheld scanner by a member of SLT. If they are found to have their phone on their person they will be expected to place it in their pouch. Refusal will be met with suspension.

      If a student forgets their Pouch, their phone will be confiscated.

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      • Confiscated phones will be taken to reception where the phone will be secured in the school safe.
      • Parents will be alerted to the phone confiscation via the school office.

      Parents will have the option to collect the phone at the end of the day. If parents do not collect the phone, the phone will remain in school until the end of the week or until the student has their pouch.

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      The unlocking process is quick and takes under a second per student. 

      As a privilege, Year 11 will be able to unlock their phones as they go off site at lunchtime; however, they will be expected to put their phones back into their pouches when they return to school for period 5.

      Yes. There is an adapted version of the pouch which uses a Velcro fastener instead of a magnetic lock. This means the student still follows the policy, but the adapted pouch gives them easy access to their phone when required. If the student abuses this, they will face a sanction. We are already aware of these students.

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