Parent / Community Partnerships

We are well on our way to our first half term of the year.
It has been a busy time!

We've acted positively on creating even more opportunities for parents and carers to have greater information about school and their children's learning. (Communication – Parent Survey 2016)

CALENDAR

• Whole year calendar of events – paper copy to each family – September – Mrs Rowlands/Mrs Cador
• Website calendar

MEETINGS / INFORMATION SHARING

• Pastoral Meetings in each Base / year group – information sharing about the learning and expectations for the year ahead – teachers
• Phonics session for parents of YR/Y1 pupils – Miss Pitcford
• Reading Workshop
• 1:1 parent appointments as necessary
• Headteacher's newsletter
• Newsfeeds on website

INVITES TO SCHOOL

• Parent Lunch – Base 3 and Base 4 opportunity to look at books / tour school
• Community Coffee Stop
• Welcome Back FOWS event
• Harvest Service at St Margaret's
• FOWS AGM – 19 October 4pm

COMMUNITY EVENTS

• Welcome Back FOWS event
• Harvest Service at St Margaret's Church
• Rev Alison leading assembly – 16 October
• Don't bin it, tin it – collection for art project

#OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN

• Bikeabiliy Y4/5
• Robinwood Residential Y5/6
• Ruby the dog – read with Ruby
• Sporting competitions
• Brass Tuition Y3/4 10 weeks
• Specialist gymnsatic coaching – Base 1 and 2 weekly
• Film Night Social – FOWS – 19 October
• Base 3 – Computing Workshop – led by Mrs Sanders (BLS) – 13 October
• Gymnastics and Tennis Clubs led by external specialist providers
• Holiday Clubs (free) x 3 days – October Half term
• Support in school from volunteer helpers

WHAT'S IN STORE FOR NEXT HALF TERM?

MEETINGS / INFORMATION SHARING

• Maths Workshop – 20 November
• 1:1 parent appointments as necessary
• Headteacher's newsletter
• Newsfeeds on website
• Parent's evening

INVITES TO SCHOOL

• Parent Lunch – Base 2 (8 Nov) and Base 1 (22 November) – opportunity to look at books / tour school
• Community Coffee Stop – 21 Nov, 19 Dec
• Remembrance Service – 13 November starts 11am

COMMUNITY EVENTS

• Christmas Fair – FOWS – 8 December
• Nativity – KS1(11,12, 13 Dec)
• Carol Service led by KS2 at St Margaret's Church – 19 December 6 pm

OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN

• Ruby the dog – read with Ruby
• Mr Cliffe (Headteacher BLS) and Mr Forshaw – leading music with Base 4 – 2 November
• Professor Fulford – archaeologist – whole school assembly and work with Base 3
• Blists Hill Visit for Base 1 and Base 2 – (21 Nov)
• RNLI – Base 1and 2 – History of RNLI – 13 November
• Supporting Children In Need and collaborating with BLS pupils – 17 November
• Meet an MP – Laura Smith visiting school for Parliament Week – 24 November
• Hope Journey – Base 2 – Broomhall and Sound Chapel – 29 November
• Participation in Christmas plays and carol service
• Sporting competitions
• Creating gifts to sell at Christmas Fair; running a stall
• Support in school from volunteer helpers