Dear Parent / Carers,
Parents Evenings for Children who do not have a Special Educational Need is Now Open!
The online system for booking a parents’ evening meeting is now open. These meetings are taking place on Monday 14th November and Wednesday 16th November. You can book a meeting using the following link.
These meetings for children without a special need will last 10 minutes. The finishing time for the final meeting each evening will vary slightly between classes depending on the number of children in the class who need an appointment.
These will be the only times made available for these meetings. If you do not book a meeting or attend your meeting then we will not be able to offer you a time at a later date. This is because all teachers have a certain number of directed hours during a school year which cover the various duties a teacher is required to fulfil. These hours are fully accounted for within the structure which is agreed between the teachers, their union and the school. There is therefore no additional time outside of these meetings during which teachers can be directed to attend additional meetings so please make sure you book an appointment and attend on time.
We will send out details for parents whose children have a special need next week.
Update on Actions as a Result of Feedback from Class Rep Meeting Summer 2022
Attached to this email is an update on the actions we said we would take as a result of the feedback we received from our first Parent Rep meeting in Summer 2022. Update on Parent Feedback from Class Rep Meeting Summer 2022
Class Rep Meeting Wednesday 9th November
I am hoping to meet as many of our class reps on Wednesday 9th November at 9am in the school canteen. If you have any questions which you would like them to ask me please let them know.
Fireworks Disco Reminders
Looking forward to seeing some of you tomorrow and fingers crossed the rain holds off!
NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. online programme
I am pleased to tell you that this term we will be participating in the NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. online programme. This consists of an online assembly and supporting classroom based activities. Speak out. Stay safe. is a safeguarding programme available to all primary schools in the UK and Channel Islands. It aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse in a child friendly way. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a trusted adult or Childline.
In the online assembly, the Speak out. Stay safe. messages are delivered in a fun and interactive way with the help of their mascot Buddy as well as special guest appearances from Ant and Dec.
We have studied the content of the materials and are extremely confident that they are appropriate for primary-school-aged children. By the end of the programme, we’re convinced children will feel empowered – knowing how they can speak out and stay safe.
If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme you can find information on the NSPCC website www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout or I would be happy to discuss any questions that you may have.
Additional resources
Adapted assembly for home use
The NSPCC has also developed an adapted version of their assembly for parents/carers to use at home with their children. This can be found here: www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/safety. With the help of celebrities, the film focuses on how a child can get support if they have any worries or concerns.
To complement the assembly, there are some resources that can be used to enable further discussion whilst doing activities with your children. These are hosted on the NSPCC website www.nspcc.org.uk/activities.
Online safety hub
You may also like to visit the NSPCC Online Safety Hub where you will find advice and information on a range of different online safety topics including gaming, social media, sharing nudes, parental controls and more.
You will also find online safety information for families of children with additional needs and disabilities. We have worked with Ambitious about Autism and parents and carers who have children with additional needs and disabilities to create activities to help talk about online safety which you can find at www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-safety-families-children-with-send.
Childline Under 12’s Website
Childline also have a website with age appropriate advice for primary school children on topics such as bullying. It also has games and other interactive tools. Your child can visit it at www.childline.org.uk/kids.
If you’d like to know more about the NSPCC’s work, or take a look at the wide range of information and advice which is available for parents and carers, please visit their website www.nspcc.org.uk/parents.
Talking PANTS with your children
Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep your child safe from sexual abuse. From P through to S, each letter of PANTS provides a simple but valuable rule that can help keep your child safe. You can find out more and download the free resources at www.nspcc.org.uk/pants.
Penguin and Ladybird have partnered with the NSPCC to create a brand new Pantosaurus book aimed at children ages 4 – 8. You can find copies of the new book on sale, either in Matalan’s selected stores and online, selected SPAR stores or at https://shop.nspcc.org.uk/. All profits from the sale of this book will support the NSPCC.
Support the NSPCC
You may be interested in the NSPCC’s new selection of BUDDY goodies available from the NSPCC shop at https://shop.nspcc.org.uk/collections/buddy which make perfect gifts for children – and all profits go to help keep children safe.
Weekly Attendance
Congratulations to Gwen John in the Infants and Turner in the Juniors for registering the highest attendance for the week ending 21st October!
| Infant Class | Attendance | Lates | Junior Class | Attendance | Lates |
| Gainsborough | 85.93% | 1 | Cameron | 91.79% | 3 |
| Gwen John | 92.09% | 3 | Hockney | 95.56% | 4 |
| Ofili | 97.54% | 4 | Kapoor | 92.61% | 2 |
| Riley | 97.78% | 2 | Whiteread | 96.82% | 7 |
| Hepworth | 96.90% | 0 | Thompson | 95.33% | 3 |
| Moore | 97.24% | 3 | Turner | 97.41% | 1 |
| Himid | 88.93% | 1 | |||
| Shonibare | 92.31% | 3 |
I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Kind Regards
Jonathan Smith
Headteacher
We had a visit from B.A.S.E. (Body and Soul Education) on Thursday to talk to children in years 1 to 6 about emotional self-regulation in assembly. This was followed by a workshop for Year 4 classes. The children were very engaged in thinking about how......