How Can You Help?
One of the questions that we are frequently asked in school is “How can I help my child with their learning?”
As a result of this, we want to let you know about a fantastic government website just for parents. The website includes lots of vital information for parents and carers including articles on behaviour and discipline, education and learning. The website includes some very informative publications which are available to be downloaded. These include:
A guide for supporting reading for parents of primary school children
*Getting the most from school reports
*How is your child doing at school?
*Making the most of time with your child
*Making the most of formal meetings with teachers
*Making the most of parents evenings
*Free early years education and the Foundation Stage
*Help your child to discover
The link for the website is on the newsletter links and on our school website.
We hope you find it useful and fun!
Please Help Our Neighbours
I am sorry yet again to report that I have received and continue to receive letters of complaint from local residents and parents collecting their child by foot, about inconsiderate parking.
Local residents report drives being blocked, grass verges being churned up and verbal
abuse from some of our parents.
Parents who have walked to school have also expressed concern about the inconsiderate parking and attitudes of some of our parents whilst waiting for children to leave school.
I am currently in discussion with the Highways Agency about Monteney Crescent and how possible solutions could reduce the parking and therefore problems we have on a very regular basis.
I do hope that with better weather people may decide to walk to school so, at least in the short term, we have a reduction in parking problems.
Congratulations To all our Family Learners
Earlier this term we were delighted to hear that a significant number of our family learners had either received recognition and certificates for their work in school or been awarded with Family Learning Awards at a recent Town Hall celebration.
Congratulations to Andrea Lamb, Michelle Hyatt and Sharon Kewish for their achievements.
Please look out for more family learning opportunities coming your way after the Easter break, including family learning in our new resource—the ex building supervisors house.
Developments on Site
Following ongoing discussions with the local authority and with all your comments regarding the possible use of the ex-building supervisors house on site, I am delighted to report that very soon you should see some major developments taking place there to benefit the whole school community.
The Local Authority have finally given us the go ahead to develop, in the first instance, the house to accommodate our family learning; develop meeting spaces, one
to one consultation rooms and the possibility of a base for all our parents activities until at least September. Some of our family learners have already volunteered their services to get the house up and running.
If you would be available, after Easter, and would be happy to come along and help “transform” the building into a space fit for a variety of uses, please pass your name to the office. We would love to hear from any painters or keen DIY’ers who would be happy to give a few hours of their time.
I look forward to the house being opened soon after Easter and us all benefiting from the dedicated learning space it will provide.
Easter Activities
As we are about to start a 2 week break from school I would like to remind all parents about accessing the Monteney Primary School website. If you use the address above you will find a lot of information and links to other websites with ideas about how to keep your child interested over the coming weeks
This Friday 30th March we break up for our Easter Holiday. School re-opens for all pupils on Tuesday 17th April as Monday 16th is an INSET Day for all staff in school.
Dinner money will be £6.40 for those 4 days.
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