Update 30.06.2023
Dear parent / carer,
Please note the following:
- ‘Move up day’ is next Wednesday 5th July. Year 6 will be going directly to the comprehensive school (or wherever they are going in September) and the rest of the pupils will meet their teacher for September and spend the morning with them.
- You, as parents, will then get the opportunity to ‘meet the teacher’ at 2:30p.m on the following days:
Current Year 5 going into Year 6 (Mr Williams and Miss Miles): Mon 17th July at 2:30p.m.
Current Year 4 going into Year 5 (Miss White and Mrs Buchanan / Miss Talemi): Thur 6th July at 2:30p.m.
Current Year 3 going into Year 4 ( Miss McGiveron and Mrs Payne / Mrs Davis): Tue 18th Jul at 2:30p.m.
Current Year 2 going into Year 3 (Mr Freebury and Mrs Jones): Thur 13th July at 2:30p.m.
Current Year 1 going into Year 2 (Miss DiNunzio and Miss Powell): Mon 10th July at 2:30p.m.
Current Rec going into Year 1 (Mrs Davies-Williams and Miss Deakin): Tue 11th July at 2:30p.m
These sessions are simply an opportunity for the teachers to explain to you the routines in the year group, the work covered etc and for you to ask any questions that you may have. Please don’t feel obliged to attend.
New Reception and Nursey parents have your own arrangements for both move up day and meet the teacher – this information should already be with you (let us know if you need a reminder!)
- Open day is Wed 12th July at 1:45. This is an opportunity for you to come to school and spend some time with you child(ren) going though their books with them and seeing what they have done. It is also an opportunity to speak to the teacher informally. If, however, you need a more in-depth meeting then we will need to organise this separately as we run more formal parents evenings earlier in the year with a view to leaving time to sort any issues. Nursery will run as normal and there will be no open invitation to parents.
- Universal free school meals will be rolled out across the whole school next year – every child will have access to a free lunch from Rec to Y6. For those already signed up (in current Rec, Year 1 and 2) you need do nothing. For those in the current Year 3, 4 and 5, you need to sign up using the following link:
For those with children going into Reception (or for anyone that would now like to sign up to infant free meals that hasn’t already done so) use this link:
- Mobile phones. A reminder that the following was circulated recently:
In the past we have allowed children in the older year groups to bring phones in if they needed them before or after school, for example if they were walking home on their own or needing to meet someone. This amounted to 1 or 2 phones across the whole school and was manageable. However, what has happened in the last few months is that we are having a huge number of phones coming into school and this had led us to question whether the children actually need them or whether they simply want them straight away at 3:15. We are also worried that we are looking after the phones during the day and some of them are quite valuable (most are certainly better than my phone!). As such, should your child need their phone with them after school, could you please email me with the reason why and with the following acknowledgement; ‘I understand that the school cannot take responsibility for my child’s phone and will not be liable for the loss of it, or any damage to it.’ Apologies about this extra level of bureaucracy, but I do think it is necessary.
We’ve had a few issues recently with Year 5 pupils and mobile phones, so please follow up on this if this applies to you.
- Date card for 2023 2024 – attached (or in ‘Parents and guardians’ section of webpage)
Upcoming dates:
July
5th ‘Move up’ day
7th School reports sent out
11th Paulton’s Park Year 6
12th Open Afternoon 1.45p.m.
19th Y6 Leavers’ production
20th Year 6 Pizza Party
21st Break up for Summer
All the best.
SB.