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NEWSLETTEROld Park Primary School Newsletter February 2019

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Old Park Primary School Website

Our website can be found at www.oldparkprimary.com If you click on the News & Events page you will find an up to date annual calendar. This calendar contains the term dates, training days and other events. Occasionally dates change due to circumstances beyond our control. Please check the calendar regularly.

School Office Hours

The school office opens at 8.15am and closes at 4.30pm Monday - Thursday and 4.00pm on a Friday. If you would like to report your child’s absence from school outside of these hours, you can do so by sending a text message to the school on 0121 285 1063 or via the school gateway, letting us know your child’s name, class and reason for absence If you have ordered snack or a lunch for your child and they are absent, please inform us and we will cancel this for you.

Our new school office email address is school.office@oldparkprimary.com

Arriving LateThe school bell rings at 8.50am, parents have 5 minutes to ensure their child is in class before the gate is closed. Any child arriving late must be signed in at the school office by an adult over 16 years of age. Please ensure that you sign your child in late and this is recorded otherwise your child will appear absent on their class register and this is a major fire safety risk.

Our January attendance was great, well done everyone - especially Sharks

Medical Appointments/Early CollectionIf your child has a medical appointment during school time, proof of the appointment is needed. This can be a letter, appointment card or by showing us an appointment text. If the appointment is during school hours please ensure you come to the main office to sign them out, your child will then be brought up to the office and handed to you.

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Friday 1st Year 1 trip to Warwick Castle

Tuesday 5th RB Family Learning Forest School 9am - 11am

Wednesday 6th RT Family Learning Forest School 9am - 11amParents Evening Year 3 - 6 - 1pm - 6pm

Thursday 7th World Book Day - Dress as a book character

Friday 15th RT Underwater Writing & Arts & Crafts activities 9.00am - 11.00am1JB Class Assembly 2.45pm

Thursday 21st Lots of socks - Non-uniform 50p

Friday 22nd RB Underwater Writing & Arts & Crafts activities 9.00 - 11.00am1W Class assembly 2.45pm

Friday 29th RT Easter Arts & Crafts activities 9.00am - 11.00am

March 2019

February 2019

Friday 8th 2T Class assembly 2.45pm

Wednesday 13th Parents evening EYFS to Year 2 from 1 - 6pm

Thursday 14th 1JB Forest School AMNursery AM Family Learning session 10.20am - 11.30amNursery PM Family Learning session 2.10pm - 3.15pm

Friday 15th 3R Class Assembly 2.45pm School closes for February Half-Term Break at 3:20pmPatch Day Nursery Training Day - closed to all children

Monday 25th School re-opens for pupils at 8:50am

Wednesday 27th Yr6 Parent workshop 2.00pm - 3.15pm

Thursday 28th 4S Parents Consultation 1.00pm - 6.00pm

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Communicating with Parents

Thank you to those of you who took the time to respond to our communication survey.

As a result of your responses we are pleased to confirm that we have agreed the following procedures.

Text Messages

The difficulty when sending text messages is that we are restricted by the number of characters we use, therefore, messages can often seem curt. In future, unless the message can be very brief we will now only send a text that will prompt you to check your e-mail for further detail.

Notice Periods

Where possible we will provide you with a minimum of one months notice for clubs and in school events and a minimum of 2 months notice for school visits. One reminder will be sent out for trips and most other events a couple of days prior. Parents that have forgotten to given consent or not been up to date with payments will be contacted separately.

If there is a change, e.g if a club or event is cancelled on the same day then a call and a text message will be sent.

Annual Calendar

As I am sure you are aware we have a live annual calendar on the school website. On occasion dates do have to change. We will contact relevant parents regarding changes via e-mail or text (dependent on detail required) with as much notice as possible. This message will inform you of the event change and direct you to the annual live calendar.

We are aware that many families across school have siblings, where possible we will try to avoid event clashes.

Facebook & Twitter

Social media is a tool that we use in celebration of events, achievements and to prompt educational thoughts. If it is used to inform you of events then this is in addition to direct messages.

If you have any further comments relating to the way we communicate with you then please do not hesitate to e-mail the school office.

school.office@oldparkprimary.com

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Important Message - Parking

Can we remind parents/carers once again to ensure that they are parking and driving considerately at drop off and pick up. I know the very last thing we want is a serious injury for the sake of saving a few seconds.

We are pleased to see that the council have responded to the requests of residents and parents and placed bollards at the junction of Old Park Rd

and Goldby Drive.

Playground

Please can we remind parents that children should be supervised in the playground before and after school. Due to the numbers of people, old and young can we ask you you ensure that you keep your children with you until the the doors open and ensure that they are not playing ball

games. To avoid injury to themselves or others children not be running around the playground if it is unsafe to do so.

We would like to say welcome and thank you to the new parents that have recently joined ParentPay.

We hope your child/children are enjoying the hot and cold meals provided by Mellors.

NEW DINNER MENU

From 25th February there will be a new menu available. Please remember to pre-order your child’s meals on ParentPay and credit your child’s account (if needed) within 2 hours

otherwise the meals selected will disappear and your child will show as having no pre-order.Please see school website for new menus.

SNACKS

Can we also remind parents that when ordering snack this needs to be paid for at the time of order. If parents have accrued a debt this needs to be paid on the dinner section of

ParentPay. Please do not order items unless you have paid for them, this order will only be processed if you have paid for the items ordered.

Thank you

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Young Voices

Friday 25th January saw the return of Young Voices in Birmingham - something our children look forward to each year.

After months of rehearsals, the day had arrived and the chance for our choir members to join thousands of other children from all over the UK, in singing their hearts out to a sell out audience.

They did not disappoint! An electric atmosphere and a night enjoyed by all.

We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who

wore a Christmas Jumper on the 20th December and

donated 50p.We raised £189.35

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SNOWLINE

In the event of severe weather and a school closure we will use the following methods to inform you:

Schools text messaging service—if you are signed up to our schoolcomms you will receive a text message informing you of the school closure (please make sure your contact details are up to date).

School Gateway App – this can be downloaded onto your mobile

phone (search for “school gateway app”), then follow the on screen instructions.

Website - www.oldparkprimary.com

Facebook—www.facebook.com/oldparkprimary

Twitter—twitter.com/oldpark

Google+ - Search for Old Park Primary

Radio Stations—Free Radio, Smooth Radio, Capital, Radio WM and

Heart FM. Please do not ring the school as staff will require to use the telephones to inform the methods above. Thank you for your continued support.

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ClassJanuary Star

Pupil Reason

Nursery AM Maya For trying hard in everything that is asked of her and for almost writing her name.

Nursery PM Bodhi For trying really hard in everything that is asked of him, especially with his letters and numbers.

RB Marley For improved attitude and behaviour so far this term.

RT Aisha For working really hard in literacy and independently writing words and sentences.

1JB Aisha For working hard and being polite and helpful child everyday.

1W San For working hard and always trying his best in English.

2W Libby For fantastic reading at home! Well done and keep up the good work!

2T Dominic For always working hard in class.

3C Daniel For always working hard and being helpful.

3R Sofia For going the extra mile to support other students and Mr Ruston.

4H Faye For being supportive of her peers and trying hard with all work.

4S Subhaan For trying so hard in all aspects of his work and being a good role model to others.

4W Riley For improved attitude and showing perseverance.

5W Chase For being extremely focused in class and proactive with his learning.

5P Anya For trying to improve her handwriting.

6F Maddison For her excellent attitude and conscientious approach to work.

6M Jayden For showing a super attitude and enjoyment at school!

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Spotlight on . . .

Full Name: Nicola JohnsonYear Group/ Job title: Nursery Teacher and PE CoordinatorFavourite subject: PE of course!My favourite teacher at school: Mr Ziadel - my PE teacherProud Moments: Meeting the Queen after getting my Queen’s Scout and Queen’s Guide AwardsPets: An old dog called Ziggy and a puppy called MelodyHobbies: Scouting and Guiding and having fun outdoorsFavourite Film: Superman (the old ones)Favourite Music: Everything...the cheesier the better!

Favourite TV Programme: Holby City

Favourite Book:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Full Name: Manjit Stanton Year Group/ Job title: Year 2 Learning Support AssistantFavourite subject: MathsMy favourite teacher at school: Mr Hallam Proud Moments: Becoming a mom of two boysPets: A dog called BusterHobbies: Watching moviesFavourite Film: The BFG

Favourite TV Programme: David Attenborough documentaries

Favourite Book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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House Attendance - January 2019

The winners for January 2019 are: Sharks

House points will also be awarded to the House with the best attendance

Dragons 97%

Eagles 97.2%

Lions 97.4%

Sharks 98%

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