PARENT LEAFLET

We want to share your child’s learning

journey with you. It is a precious time

and we truly want to make these ‘the

best days of their lives’.

Striving for excellence together.

Your help is appreciated and

valued.

What we ask is that you:

Hear your child read even when they

become confident readers.

Comprehension skills and understanding

can always be expanded and developed.

Ensure that your child hands homework

in on time.

Support your child with recalling

important things like phonics and

spellings, timetables and key

mathematical facts and vocabulary.

Be on time– school starts at 5 to 9

Do your best to support your child with

attendance. Make it the best it can be.

Attend parents evening. Share any

concerns with your child’s class teacher.

Be an active participant in the school

community. There are many ways to get

involved and your child will be pleased

that you are joining in.

Support us with our high expectations in

presentation; in work, with uniform and

sports’ kit.

Remember we are here to support your

child in the very best ways possible. We

are also keen to support your journey as a

parent too.

Working in partnership with parents

means that together we can achieve the

best outcomes for pupils.

Research shows that where support at

home is strong children do better in

school.

Love learning, enjoy life

and care for one another

LOVE - LIGHT - ALL

Communication We aim to make communication with parents the very

best it can be. We continually review the methods we

use and act upon new ideas.

Communication is at its best when partnership with

parents is strong and there is a good understanding

between teachers and parents.

We currently use Hot Gossip as a means of

communicating what’s happening on a weekly basis

and spend time each week trying to ensure that it

covers most of the important things. It is essential that

as a parent you read it and make a note of key events

and dates. It will be sent by email unless a specific

hard copy is requested.

The website is also used as a communication tool and

newsletters, key dates and homework are posted each

week.

An events diary is sent out at the start of the year and

although some of the dates may alter slightly it gives

an indication of the planned events for the year.

Staff are available most days for a quick chat but if a

more detailed discussion is needed we ask that you

make an appointment at a convenient time for yourself

and the teacher.

Parents’ Evenings and Reports In the Autumn and Spring Term we offer an

evening for parents to discuss their child with the

class teacher. It is a 10 minute appointment and

time is spent talking about learning and progress.

They are key dates in the year and it is essential

that every parent attends.

At the end of the summer term a comprehensive

report is written and sent home to parents. It

provides key information about each child. An

evening is set aside for invited parents so that any

issues can be addressed together.

Parents’ Forum

A time to meet is set aside each half term to

discuss a range of topics. The meetings are held

in school at 3-4pm on a Thursday. We ask for

class representatives at the start of each year but

all parents are welcome to attend. Look out for

information on Hot Gossip.

Our commitment

We will maintain consistency with our expectations; those for

behaviour, homework, attendance and presentation.

Planners

We provide a planner for each child. They are used slightly

differently in each class which reflects the different ages and

stages of the pupils. In Yellow and Green Class it is used to

record reading at home and as a home communication diary

and parents generally fill it in. As the children get older they are

able to take responsibility for recording their own reading but

checks from home are necessary to ensure that children are

completing books and enjoying the texts. Notes about spelling

and homework are also added.

Rewards and merits

Each child will be provided with a passport and will work

towards gaining merits. Bronze, silver and gold badges will be

awarded on the way to the STAR award which is given on

completion of the passport. We encourage parents to share in

their child’s success.

Contact Us

Castlemorton CE Primary

Church Road

Castlemorton

Malvern

Worcestershire

WR13 6BG

Email:

ofice@castlemorton.worcs.sch.uk