Upper Juniors

Claremont Fan Court School prepares children to become independent, creative and thinking life-long learners. This teaching, begun in the Lower Juniors, continues in the Upper Juniors.

Teaching and learning in the classroom is a combination of essential traditional methods and applications, together with exciting programmes, resources and opportunities available only through technology. We provide a clearly defined framework which gives necessary structure and support to the children's learning. The technology then allows greater independence and extension of opportunity leading to the development of the skills needed for the 21st Century.

 

As a transition year the Year 3 classrooms have interactive whiteboards and the children use laptops in the classroom. In Year 4 parents buy a laptop from the school's designated supplier which they continue to use through Year 5 and Year 6. Collaboration is natural in a laptop classroom leading to effective learning from each other. We encourage children to set criteria and evaluate their own and others' work. This kind of critical thinking and sharing of opinions is an essential tool for life.

 

Facilities:

- Housed in one of the historic buildings - the Stable Complex.
- Recently refurbished to a high standard.
- Year 6 each have a classroom and share a large resource room which includes wirless and wired network access for their laptops and an additional central meeting/work area.
- Year 4 and Year 5 classrooms - completely refurnished to facilitate the effective use of laptops.

 

- Year 3 in an adjacent building creating an effective transition environment for the youngest children coming into the Upper Juniors.
- Hall used for assemblies, drama and events.
- Large art room for Art and Design Technology.
- A Library and a Speech and Drama room.
- Facilities, shared with the Senior School, include the Sports Hall and Gymnasium, the Music School, Science laboratories and Technology rooms.
- Extensive hard and grassed play areas with a variety of wooden and metal play apparatus, a sandpit and house on stilts and a garden area.
- Games pitches, netball courts, athletics track, long jump pit, high jump
- Walled Garden pond.

 

 

The school day is 8.30 am to 3.30 pm with the opportunity to stay for prep until 4.00 pm and also a wide range of extra-curricular activities both during and after school.

Year 3 to Year 6, 2 parallel classes for each year level, each class having 20 – 22 children.

All teachers, specialist teachers and the classroom assistant are fully qualified.

Each class teacher has a laptop. There is a whiteboard, linked projector and sound system in each classroom. This significantly enhances the delivery of teaching. The whole Upper Junior department is linked to the school network.

Upper Junior children’s work can be viewed here.