NEWSLETTER
September 2009
Please find time to read this newsletter – it contains dates for future reference, items about school activities, reminders of school policy and invitations to events.
Staffing news:
We welcome Mrs Walsh who will be teaching Music to every class and Mrs Gaskell who will be teaching French.
We would also like to congratulate Mrs Garside on the birth of her daughter last week and send her all our best wishes
As always at the start of a new school year there are one or two reminders of policy that help our school to run smoothly
Building work:
The fence has now been extended at the front of school to include our Reception playground, making school secure for all our pupils. Also the covered verandah has been erected between Year 1 and reception classrooms providing a wonderful outdoor learning environment for children
Uniform:
It was so nice to stand at the front of the hall last Friday and see all the children in their uniforms – they looked so smart! Thank you for supporting our drive to have everyone in uniform at the start of the new school year. Sweatshirts (£7.00), polo shirts (£6.50) and fleeces (£12.00) are all available to buy from the school office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday if you still need to purchase any items.
Children also need to have a PE Kit in school every week. For children in the Infants this means a plain T-shirt, dark shorts and pumps or trainers. For children in the juniors this is a plain T-shirt in their house colours and dark shorts, pumps or trainers. (Oak – Red; Fir – Blue; Willow – Green; Ash – Yellow) In addition children may need a sweatshirt or tracksuit for outdoor games in winter. Football shirts are not to be worn for PE lessons in school time.
Jewellery must not be worn in school except for a watch and stud earrings if children have pierced ears. These must be taken out during PE lessons for safety reasons.
Mobile Phones/Nintendos/MP3 Players
Children must not bring these items to school with them – they are expensive and can be easily damaged or stolen. If your child needs to bring a phone to contact you at home time, they must bring them to the office at the start of the school day for safe keeping until 3.15.
School starts at 9.00.
Children in Reception classes and Years 1 and 2 wait in the front playgrounds, where their teachers will come out and blow the whistle as a signal to line up and enter school a class at a time.
Pupils in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 must go to the playgrounds at the back of school and wait for the teacher on duty to come and blow the whistle as a signal to line up. The children will then be brought into school a class at a time. Staff who are on duty will be on the playgrounds from 8.50.
On wet days the doors to school will be opened at 8.50 and staff will be on the corridors and in class rooms from that time, so children can come into school by themselves and hang their coats in the cloakrooms and make their own way to class on those days.
If for any reason your child is late for school they must report to the school office in order to get their mark in the register. It is really important that children are on time for the start of the school day as lessons often begin as soon as the register is taken and important information can be missed if children are late arriving.
If your child is ill, please contact school as soon as possible on the first day of absence to let us know if they are going to be in, either by phone after 8.00a.m. or by letter brought by brother or sister.
Healthy School Status:
As we
explained last year, Park View
is close to achieving Healthy School Status. As a
result of this, children must bring a healthy snack for break times i.e. fruit,
bread sticks, dried fruit, healthy snack bars etc. Crisps, sweets and chocolate
bars are not allowed at playtimes (this does not include lunch time and packed
lunches). The children have been very supportive of this initiative and we are
looking forward to your continued support this year.
Could I also take this opportunity to remind you that the children should only bring water in their water bottles to drink during the school day – these can be topped up at any time from our water fountains in school.
As we have a number of children who are severely allergic to peanuts can I remind you that we do not
allow children to bring nuts (either whole nuts or peanut
butter
etc)
as part of their packed lunches or playtime snack.
Dinner Money/School Meals/Packed Lunches:
Please can children bring their dinner money in an envelope with their name and class written clearly on the front. Dinner money is collected on Monday mornings and meals need to be paid for in advance. The cost of a meal from 1st September is £1.80 per day/£9.00 per week. If you are paying by cheque, please could you write your child’s name and class on the back of the cheque. Thank you.
If your child wishes to change from school meals to packed lunches or vice versa, we require a week’s notice.
Information for Parents:
Curriculum newsletters for the term will be sent home shortly – please keep an eye out for them. You should have also received an information sheet detailing calculation strategies, and Maths targets will be sent home next week.
A new Home/School Agreement has been drawn up and we will be sending this home and asking parents to sign copies, keeping one and returning the other to school. Please could you also return the emergency contact form to class teachers as soon as possible if you haven’t already done so.
We will also be updating information on behaviour issues and security in school shortly.
Dates for your diary:
PTA Meeting:
The next PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday 22nd September at 8.00p.m. in the staffroom. Everybody is welcome to attend and we look forward to seeing you then
Harvest:
We will be holding our Harvest Festival on Thursday 1st October. Letters will be sent home shortly.
Governor’s Meeting:
The Governing Body will hold their termly meeting on Thursday 1st October at 7.00p.m
Parents Evening:
This term’s parents evening will be held on Tuesday 20th October. Letters detailing appointment times will be sent home closer to the time.