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Behaviour
How you are in school and whether you follow the rules. Behaviour can be good like listening well or bad like talking when the teacher is talking.
Canteen or dining hall
A place where you can go to eat your lunch or get a snack at break.
Community
All the people in your school are part of a group or community which are there to help each other.
Computing or information technology (IT) room
A place that has lots of computers.
Consequence
A consequence is what happens if you don’t follow the school rules.
Curriculum
What you will be taught in each lesson.
Detention
When you may have to do extra work in your lunch hour or after school if you don’t follow the rules.
Dictionary
A book in alphabetical order that contains a list of words and their meanings.
Exam
When you do some work on your own to check you understand it.
Exercise book
A book that you can write and draw in.
Extra-curricular activities or after school club
Optional things that you can do before school, at lunch-time and after school such as football practice or book club.
Finance Office
A place you go to sort money for example, to pay for trips or sort problems with dinner money.
Form tutor
A teacher that you see every day for registration.
Gym or sports hall
A place where you can play sports inside.
Head of year
A member of staff who looks after all the young people in one year group.
Homework
Work that you have to do at home.
Learning mentor
A person in school that might give you some extra help in class and outside of class.
Lesson
A time when teachers talk to you and tell you about a particular subject.
Library
A room that has lots of books. It is usually quiet. It might have some computers too.
Margin
The space that you leave at the side of the page when you write.
Medical room
A place where you can go if you are feeling unwell or need to see the school nurse.
Menu
A list of food you can look at to pick your dinner. You might pay by using your thumb or a card.
Merit
A reward for good work or good behaviour.
Period
A time when teachers talk to you and tell you about a particular subject.
Planner
A book that is like a diary with the days of the week and months of the year.
Revision
When you go back through your books to make sure you can remember what you have learnt.
Science lab
A place where you may go to have a science lesson. Worktops usually have gas taps on them.
Student or pupil
Someone who goes to school to learn.
Student services or student admin
A place where you go if you have a problem, can’t find your room or need help with something.
Textbook
A book that you look at to give you information about your lessons.
Timetable
A piece of paper that tells you what day your lessons are. It will also tell you what time the lesson starts, which room it’s in and which teacher will take the lesson.
Underline
To draw a line under some writing, usually the title of your work.
Uniform
Clothes that everybody has to wear to school for example white shirt and tie or school jumper, blazer and black trousers. It can include what you have to wear for PE.
Vending machine
A machine where you can buy things such as drinks or snacks.
Verbal warning
When a teacher tells you that you have broken a rule in school so you know not to do it again.
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Disclaimer
Please note: this is a generic information sheet relating to care at Sheffield Children’s NHS FT. These details may not reflect treatment at other hospitals. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professionals’ instructions. If this resource relates to medicines, please read it alongside the medicine manufacturer’s patient information leaflet. If this information has been translated into another language from English, efforts have been made to maintain accuracy, but there may still be some translation errors. If you are unsure about any of the guidance in this resource or have specific questions about how it relates to your child, always ask your healthcare professional for further advice.
Resource number: SL6
Resource Type: Article
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