Monthly Newsletter March 24th Issue no.7

Welldon Park Primary School High achievement takes place in the framework of high expectations

Dear Parent/Carer,

This has been a very short term and as ever there has been a lot going on at school. Parent Progress Meetings I would like to thank everyone involved in the Progress meetings with parents. I hope you found the information useful and understood what your child’s next steps are. The Years 1, 2 and Year 6 are preparing for their end of year tests and all the staff involved are working very hard to ensure good outcomes for all the children. Thanks to all the parents who attended the meetings. I met with a number of parents who on the whole were very positive about the school and how we are tackling the challenges we face. If you do have an on going concern about your child, please do not hesitate to contact the school and make an appointment to see me. Collection of children. I would like to remind all parents that they must give written consent to the child’s class teacher at the beginning of the school day if children are to go home with adults other than their parents. Could we also remind parents that once the children have been dismissed, they should remain with their parents and leave the school site. Recently we have noticed a large number of children playing on the outdoor play equipment on the Kingsley site after school . For health and safety reasons we are sure that you will understand we please ask that this does not continue to happen. School Expansion Building work on the Kinglsey site will begin in the Summner term. The project will include creating new classrooms for the Early Years and Year 2, new offices for the admin team and new SEN Learning spaces. All Health and Saftey Risk assessments have been carried out and details of the work schedule will be shared with parents in April. Monday 9th May English reading Tuesday 10th May Spelling Grammar and Punctuation. (SPAG) Wednesday 11th May Maths Paper 1 and 2 &2 Thursday 12th May Maths Paper 3 KS1 SATS Monday 16th May Reading Tuesday 17th May Spelling Grammar and Punctuation. (SPAG) Wednesday 18th May Maths Paper 1 Thursday 19th May Maths Paper 2 Year 1 Phonics Screening - Week beginning 13th June If your child is in year 1, 2 or 6, please ensure that they are in school throughout the tests.

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End of Year Assessment The DFE end of year summative assessments for Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 6 will take place in May. This is a very important time for the children and their teachers have been working very hard to ensure the children are fully prepared for the assessments and tests. KS2 SATS Monday 9th May English reading Tuesday 10th May Spelling Grammar and Punctuation. (SPAG) Wednesday 11th May Maths Paper 1 and 2 &2 Thursday 12th May Maths Paper 3 KS1 SATS Monday 16th May Reading Tuesday 17th May Spelling Grammar and Punctuation. (SPAG) Wednesday 18th May Maths Paper 1 Thursday 19th May Maths Paper 2 Year 1 Phonics Screening - Week beginning 13th June EYFS EYFS profile submitted to the Local Authority. If your child is in Years 1, 2 or 6, please continue to ensure that your child is in school every day and that they are in school throughout the tests. May I take this opportunity of wishing every one a peaceful Easter Holiday and I look forward to our continued partnership in the Summer term. Jennifer Coleman

PARENT WORKSHOPS Re: School Policies

We will be holding a series of Parent Workshops

during April 2016 to enable Parents and Carers to

share and discuss their views and opinions relating

to the following School Policies:

E Safety, Relationships and Sex Education, Child

Protection, Welfare and Safeguarding.

The workshops will be held on the following

dates/times:

E Safety and Relationships and Sex Education

Policies

Thursday 14th April: 9.15-10.15am and 5.00-

6.00pm

Child Protection and Welfare Policies

Thursday 21st April 2016: 9.15-10.15am and 5.00-

6.00pm

Safeguarding Policy

Thursday 28th April 2016: 9.15-10.15 and 5.00-

6.00pm

All Parents are welcome to attend.

LATE COLLECTION OF PUPIL(S) AT THE END OF SCHOOL DAY

To enable staff to attend training, meetings and carry out essential marking and preparation for lessons at the end of the school day, it is essential that Parents ensure their children are collected on time. With effect from Monday 22nd February 2016, we are imposing a late collection fee for children who are not collected from school on time. In accordance with the School’s Late Collection Policy, the late collection procedure will be as follows:

School finishes for pupils at 3.20pm on the KS2 site (Wyvenhoe) and 3.30pm on the KS1site (Kingsley).

After School Activity Clubs finish at the stated times on respective Club notification letters and pupils should be collected promptly at the end of the activity.

On the first occasion when a child is not collected on time, your child will be sent to the Breakfast and After School Club (BASC), where they will remain.

Upon collection you will be given a letter informing you of the late collection.

For every subsequent time when a child is not collected on time, a fee of £10.00 per child will be charged.

There will also be a charge if parents phone the school to say they are running late but children are still not collected by 3.35 pm/KS2 and 3.45pm/KS1.

If no contact has been made with either parents or the emergency contact person within 30 minute

of the time at which the child was due to be collected the school will contact Social Services.

Parents who wish to use the Breakfast and After School Club (BASC) because of work commitments, need to contact the school office, regarding registering for this service. The BASC runs from 7.45am to the start of the school day and 3.30pm to 6.00pm every school day and is charged for separately.

Curriculum events for the Summer Term

EYFS Paradise Wildlife Park – Date TBC

Yr 3 trip to natural History Museum

5B Macbeth by Verdi singing with the Pavilion Opera

Education Trust – more details to follow

5M Macbeth workshop with Shakespear Primay Theatre

Yr 6 Museum of London

Yr 4 Trip to the British museum

Yr 1 visit to the Tower of London

100% attendees Trip to Mystery Theme Park (170 pupils across the school)

15th June Choir singing at the song festival

Yr 4 Hampton court Palace

Yr 1 and Yr2 Trip to Adventure Island Southend Seaside

From Yr 1 to Yr 6 Trip to Gullivers summer picnic

Harrow Music Fair with Instrument Zoo

Monday 25th

April 2016

On 25th April from 4-7pm we are holding another Music Fair at the Elliott Hall, Harrow Arts Centre. If you would to know

about the opportunities for instrumental lessons, choir singing, or playing in a group come and join us.

The Fair will include music teachers to talk to, live music from young musicians and performing groups, information

about music exams, displays and the chance for ‘hands on’ experience on musical instruments.

FREE ENTRY, COME ALONG AT ANY TIME, WE’D LIKE TO MEET YOU Parking available at Harrow Arts Centre or at Morrisons next door.

This March we celebrated as Superheroes!

Anyone can be a Superhero...

The children had the opportunity to dress as their favourite Superhero or book character turned superhero. There were some fantastic characters to spot, well done! Each child was also given a £1.00 World Book Day token to spend on a book of their choice to keep for themselves. Parents please be aware tokens expire on Sunday, 27th of March so get spending! Children also kindly donated £1.00 to their class teacher which will be spent on books for their class to read. Thank you. It’s not too late to donate!A group of our Year 6 children accompanied by our Librarian Mrs McGrath visited the infant site in the afternoon and read stories to the children. A big well done Year 6’s, the infants really enjoyed your visit!

KS2 were very lucky to have visitors, a Hillingdon Librarian who read Roald Dahl, Thank you. Pupils from Harrow

Boys also paid KS2 a visit in the afternoon, reading stories to different classes. They proved to be so popular, perhaps

they will come again! Also, a very big thank you to Mr Thompson for bringing classical poetry to life, the children

really enjoyed the magic!! We also enjoyed Drop and Read. When the bell rang, everyone dropped what they were

doing and read their book!

Well done to everyone for making Welldon Park Primary Schools first World Book Day such fun!

On Tuesday 12th April 2016 the Key Stage 1 children will be introduced to a new lunch-time Family Service from ISS Catering. The

aim of this new lunchtime Family Service is to improve the lunchtime experience for our children. This means that the children will no

longer have to stand in long queues for their food, which the children dont like, it should also be calmer and quieter for them. When

the children come in for their lunch, the tables will already be laid with cutlery, water jugs and cups and snacks such as bread and

chopped vegetables and children can go straight to their table. The food will be brought to the table by the lunchtime supervisors and

served at the table. The table will also include children who bring a packed lunch to school. Please see example of another school

experiencing the family service by ISS catering. A new summer menu starts on week one when the children return.

SAFETY MATTERS

Parents and carers are reminded that the carparks and

entrance for the carparks at the school should not be used as

an area for a car to reverse or complete other maneovers.

These areas are heavily congested by our children and

families at different times of the day when they are entering

and leaving the sites as pedestrians and we all have a

responsibility to ensure we are doing our upmost to avoid an

accident.

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Please remember to lable with your child’s name all school

uniform. In the unlikely event that your child takes home

an item of clothing that does not belong to them, please

return the item to school where the labelling can assist us

to ensure that the clothing is returned to the owner. Thank

you for your cooperation in this matter.

When collecting your child or visiting the school during the

day please use the main entrances at Kingsley and

Wyvenhoe site.

E.EL’Siwidy

SCHOOL CONTACT DETAILS

A reminder that the contact details for Welldon Park Primary are as follows: Address: Kingsley Road

South Harrow Middlesex HA2 8LT

Telephone: 020 8864 9378

Option 1 for KS1 Site Option 2 for KS2 Site Option 3 for the Absence line (When using the Absence line, please leave details of your child’s name,class and reason for their absence). Fax: 020 8423 7515 Email: office@welldonparkprimary.harrow.sch.uk Website: www.welldonparkprimary.harrow.sch.uk