Welcome back! I do hope that you all had an enjoyable and restful half term break. It has been lovely to see the children return to school happy and enthusiastic.
Let’s begin with something positive …………..
PTA Sponsored Silence Event We had a great response to this event and have already raised £1300 for the children for playtimes and the library. Money is still coming in, which is absolutely fantastic! The name of the child who has raised the highest amount will be announced in next week’s newsletter, once all the forms and money are in. So, if you still have this at home, please send it to the school by Tuesday 2nd March.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents, who gave up their time to help run and support the activities.
Uniform Well done all for ensuring that the majority of children attend school in full school uniform. There are just a few children whose parents need to support the school policy. This includes ensuring that head scarves are plain white.
New Books I am pleased to report that we have recently acquired new exercise books for the school for literacy and numeracy with the school logo on the front cover. They will be on display in the school hall tonight at parents evening. Please remember to pop along to the hall to view the maths activities and come and say hello to the new senior team.
Sainsbury’s Vouchers I would invite all parents to support us in collecting the vouchers, which bring much needed PE and cookery equipment for the school. A collection box has been set up in the school lobby.
Parent Volunteers I am aware that many parents, who are CRB checked, have asked for the opportunity to provide voluntary support for the school.
As head teacher I am very keen to take up this fantastic resource, but must point out that this does not mean that you would get a job at the school. In order to appoint staff for school correct employment and equal opportunity procedures and safeguarding practices have to be implemented. We are currently in the process of checking all relevant requests and ensuring that the necessary police e checks are in place. Suitable volunteers will then be contacted for an induction session before they begin regular support sessions, so that the school can manage and make effective use of the support offered for the benefit of all children.
Parents Please Help As you will have noticed; it gets very busy at the end of the school day, when the teachers are trying to dismiss the children. In order to ensure that we hand the children over to the relevant adults, we need to be able to exit safely. Therefore, I would ask all parents to stand well back from the door ways, so that the class line can be brought out safely and quickly.
Wet Mornings Please note, to avoid children getting wet waiting in the playground before school when it is raining heavily, they will be allowed in from 8.45a.m.
Attendance/Punctuality As head teacher, I have serious concerns about the attendance percentages for the school. Currently this stands at 89%, which is well below the national average of 95%. If the school was inspected by OFSTED, under the new criteria, the school would be judged as inadequate for attendance. As parents, you obviously control what time your child arrives at the school. I can only convey a clear message to all parents and do my job by working with you towards improvement.
So come on, you know who you are! Get up early, get an earlier bus and get your child to school on time please! Not just for OFSTED, but for your child, so that s/he starts the day with his/ her peers and makes good progress by being present for all sessions.
If you know your child will be absent, please phone the school to let us know the reason. The school office will contact any parents who have not notified us in advance.
Book Week March 1st- 5th Once again Miss Charalambous, the literacy coordinator, has organised a week of fun activities to promote the enjoyment of reading. In addition, a Book fair will be set up in the small hall after school each day. Please do come along and have a browse. Remember, the school receives a good commission for all books sold.
Parent Survey This is still open on the school website. I would be very grateful for parents’ honest opinion on the wide variety of questions posed, so that we can work towards improvement in our provision to meet parental need.
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