Parent Governor Elections Message from the Head Message from the ...
Mulgrave Primary School
20th May 2015
NEWSLETTER www.mulgraveprimaryschoolandchildrenscentre.co.uk
Parent Governor Elections
Don’t forget to place your vote for the Parent Governor elections. The ballot box will be closing at 12:00 midday on Wednesday 3rd June 2015. Please make sure that you fill in your details on the outer envelope so that we can ensure you are eligible to vote. All parents/legal guardians are entitled to one vote, regardless of how many children you have at the school.
Message from the Main School Office Although we endeavor to drop off any items you bring in late for your child i.e. book bags, PE kits and Food Dude boxes, we cannot guarantee we will get the item to your child on time. Please avoid sending items in late to the office so as to avoid any disappointed children. Thank you. Office Team
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@mulgraveprimary
Message from the Head We were very pleased to achieve the Green Flag Eco-school award. This is the national Eco-school top award which recognises schools which embed environmental sustainability into the curriculum and how the school runs. It also recognises how we educate the children to value their community and to be active in improving it through tolerance for others, litterpicking and using energy wisely to save money and not cause unnecessary pollution. There are not many schools in the country getting this award these days and it is a mark of how we at Mulgrave provide our children with a well-rounded education. For more details of the Eco-school organisation please see www.eco-schools.org A big thanks to all parents and families who contributed so generously to the Nepal earthquake disaster fund. We raised £264.73 We donated it to Save The Children so that we knew it would be used directly to help families in need. The members of our Nepalese community have asked me to pass on their sincere thanks to everyone who contributed. This is another great example of how people at Mulgrave pull together when things are tough. I have been very impressed at how well Year 6 children and staff have held up during the SATs week. As we all know, nobody can perform well in a test if they are too stressed and so I was pleased to see everyone calmly getting on with things. Whatever the test results, I can’t complain about a lack of commitment from everyone. I would like to thank everyone for their individual effort and teamwork during this challenging week and for the hard work leading up to it. In recent weeks all classes have been planting and growing vegetables. If there are any parents or other family members who would like to help with this, please contact the school. I hope you have a nice break with your children and look forward to seeing them back for the final part of the summer term.
Dr David Dixon 1
Mulgrave Primary School
20th May 2015
School Council Beanbags Children have requested bean bags for their book corner in class, just like the ones in the studio. Unfortunately, these do cost about £40 each, so it is very hard for the school to purchase them for every class. Dr Dixon did wonder if there were any parents or relatives that have sewing skills and felt they could volunteer to make some for the school. Parents There has been a request from the parents for a suggestion box so they can put forward ideas and suggestions to the school through the School Council. The labelled box is situated in the Foyer and will be emptied on a Monday morning each week, ready for the School Council on Monday lunchtime. Mrs Gorman & School Council
Parental Engagement Survey We would like to thank all of those parents who took their time in responding to a survey on parental engagement that went out at the end of February. The majority of the parents responded by offering to support the school in different ways such as accompanying children on school trips, supporting children during school time as well as afterschool clubs and activities. The parents have also provided us with great suggestions on how to make Mulgrave Primary School a better place for parental engagement. We are looking forward to putting these suggestions in place! Following are some of the parents suggestions which we would like to share with you:
Proper Parent - Governor meetings Showcasing different cultures Prayer room facilities More parents getting involved/participating Parenting groups Woman Empowering Children's reading times (e.g. encouraging parents to stay and read with their children) Listen to the parents more Helping disadvantaged children more Mini Museum (children bringing artefacts from their home countries or holidays) Planning Community Empowerment Parent meeting groups (Cultural get together) Students demonstrating some school work Fundraising activities More meetings between teachers and carers More information about curricular content on website Have a meeting with all class parents and teachers together Invite parents to observe some classes Invite parents to performances children are involved in Parents and office staff to engage more More outings and trips More sports - tennis, table tennis Childcare for toddlers and young children
2
Mulgrave Primary School
20th May 2015
YEAR 3 3 Dolphin and 3 Penguin have had a very interesting half term which has included Science Investigation Day, Shape Investigation Fortnight and an Army Morning. Thank you to all the parents who have supported our work on the Iron Man, here is a picture with just some of the amazing creative projects we've had brought in. The children have really enjoyed the story and we've had some great fun writing our own newspaper reports. We also had a great time at the National Maritime Museum where the children took part in an adventure to solve mysteries within the museum's hidden collections as well as take part in a mapping activity looking at locating different artefacts on a walkable world map. We very much enjoyed our visit from the army to discuss healthy breakfasts and take part in an army workout session. We ended up having class race and 3 Dolphin won. Next term we are taking part in a £5 challenge for enterprise week as well as starting a brilliant English project looking at creating our own films and writing about them. Ms Golding and Mr Calnan
New Fruit and Vegetable Stall Every Tuesday 2pm - 4pm KS2 Playground All welcome!
Please speak to Jayne Taylor, Nicki Clark or Vicky Buzoku if you are interested in attending this 7 week course.
Message From The Deputy Head Dear Parents The summer term is halfway through and soon we will be looking forward to July and children will be thinking about the new year groups they will be joining. This is a really important time as teaching staff will be nurturing and challenging them to achieve and exceed their goals. As always, you are vital to this. Please support us in ensuring your child succeeds. If you would like to find out ways we and you can support your child further, please meet with your class teacher and where necessary, arrange an appointment with the Senior Leaders. Finally, if you can think of ways to help improve our school, please let us know either in person or dropping a suggestion in the parent suggestion box. Ms Choudhury 3
Mulgrave Primary School
20th May 2015
DIARY DATES
May Half Term
June and July Inset Dates
Summer Holidays
September Inset Dates
Finish- Friday 22nd May 2015 Return- Monday 1st June 2015 Monday 29th June 2015- School and Nursery closed. Monday 20th July 2015- School and Nursery closed Finish- Friday 17th July 2015 at 1:30pm Return- Thursday 3rd September 2015 Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September – School and Nursery closed.
October Half Term
Finish- Friday 23rd October 2015 Return- Monday 2nd November 2015
Christmas Holiday
Finish- Friday 18th December 2015 at 1:30pm Return date to be confirmed.
WORD SEARCH SUNSHINE CLOUDS DRIZZLE FOG SNOW MIST HAIL THUNDER WIND LIGHTNING FROST STORM 4
20th May 2015
NEWSLETTER www.mulgraveprimaryschoolandchildrenscentre.co.uk
Parent Governor Elections
Don’t forget to place your vote for the Parent Governor elections. The ballot box will be closing at 12:00 midday on Wednesday 3rd June 2015. Please make sure that you fill in your details on the outer envelope so that we can ensure you are eligible to vote. All parents/legal guardians are entitled to one vote, regardless of how many children you have at the school.
Message from the Main School Office Although we endeavor to drop off any items you bring in late for your child i.e. book bags, PE kits and Food Dude boxes, we cannot guarantee we will get the item to your child on time. Please avoid sending items in late to the office so as to avoid any disappointed children. Thank you. Office Team
|
@mulgraveprimary
Message from the Head We were very pleased to achieve the Green Flag Eco-school award. This is the national Eco-school top award which recognises schools which embed environmental sustainability into the curriculum and how the school runs. It also recognises how we educate the children to value their community and to be active in improving it through tolerance for others, litterpicking and using energy wisely to save money and not cause unnecessary pollution. There are not many schools in the country getting this award these days and it is a mark of how we at Mulgrave provide our children with a well-rounded education. For more details of the Eco-school organisation please see www.eco-schools.org A big thanks to all parents and families who contributed so generously to the Nepal earthquake disaster fund. We raised £264.73 We donated it to Save The Children so that we knew it would be used directly to help families in need. The members of our Nepalese community have asked me to pass on their sincere thanks to everyone who contributed. This is another great example of how people at Mulgrave pull together when things are tough. I have been very impressed at how well Year 6 children and staff have held up during the SATs week. As we all know, nobody can perform well in a test if they are too stressed and so I was pleased to see everyone calmly getting on with things. Whatever the test results, I can’t complain about a lack of commitment from everyone. I would like to thank everyone for their individual effort and teamwork during this challenging week and for the hard work leading up to it. In recent weeks all classes have been planting and growing vegetables. If there are any parents or other family members who would like to help with this, please contact the school. I hope you have a nice break with your children and look forward to seeing them back for the final part of the summer term.
Dr David Dixon 1
Mulgrave Primary School
20th May 2015
School Council Beanbags Children have requested bean bags for their book corner in class, just like the ones in the studio. Unfortunately, these do cost about £40 each, so it is very hard for the school to purchase them for every class. Dr Dixon did wonder if there were any parents or relatives that have sewing skills and felt they could volunteer to make some for the school. Parents There has been a request from the parents for a suggestion box so they can put forward ideas and suggestions to the school through the School Council. The labelled box is situated in the Foyer and will be emptied on a Monday morning each week, ready for the School Council on Monday lunchtime. Mrs Gorman & School Council
Parental Engagement Survey We would like to thank all of those parents who took their time in responding to a survey on parental engagement that went out at the end of February. The majority of the parents responded by offering to support the school in different ways such as accompanying children on school trips, supporting children during school time as well as afterschool clubs and activities. The parents have also provided us with great suggestions on how to make Mulgrave Primary School a better place for parental engagement. We are looking forward to putting these suggestions in place! Following are some of the parents suggestions which we would like to share with you:
Proper Parent - Governor meetings Showcasing different cultures Prayer room facilities More parents getting involved/participating Parenting groups Woman Empowering Children's reading times (e.g. encouraging parents to stay and read with their children) Listen to the parents more Helping disadvantaged children more Mini Museum (children bringing artefacts from their home countries or holidays) Planning Community Empowerment Parent meeting groups (Cultural get together) Students demonstrating some school work Fundraising activities More meetings between teachers and carers More information about curricular content on website Have a meeting with all class parents and teachers together Invite parents to observe some classes Invite parents to performances children are involved in Parents and office staff to engage more More outings and trips More sports - tennis, table tennis Childcare for toddlers and young children
2
Mulgrave Primary School
20th May 2015
YEAR 3 3 Dolphin and 3 Penguin have had a very interesting half term which has included Science Investigation Day, Shape Investigation Fortnight and an Army Morning. Thank you to all the parents who have supported our work on the Iron Man, here is a picture with just some of the amazing creative projects we've had brought in. The children have really enjoyed the story and we've had some great fun writing our own newspaper reports. We also had a great time at the National Maritime Museum where the children took part in an adventure to solve mysteries within the museum's hidden collections as well as take part in a mapping activity looking at locating different artefacts on a walkable world map. We very much enjoyed our visit from the army to discuss healthy breakfasts and take part in an army workout session. We ended up having class race and 3 Dolphin won. Next term we are taking part in a £5 challenge for enterprise week as well as starting a brilliant English project looking at creating our own films and writing about them. Ms Golding and Mr Calnan
New Fruit and Vegetable Stall Every Tuesday 2pm - 4pm KS2 Playground All welcome!
Please speak to Jayne Taylor, Nicki Clark or Vicky Buzoku if you are interested in attending this 7 week course.
Message From The Deputy Head Dear Parents The summer term is halfway through and soon we will be looking forward to July and children will be thinking about the new year groups they will be joining. This is a really important time as teaching staff will be nurturing and challenging them to achieve and exceed their goals. As always, you are vital to this. Please support us in ensuring your child succeeds. If you would like to find out ways we and you can support your child further, please meet with your class teacher and where necessary, arrange an appointment with the Senior Leaders. Finally, if you can think of ways to help improve our school, please let us know either in person or dropping a suggestion in the parent suggestion box. Ms Choudhury 3
Mulgrave Primary School
20th May 2015
DIARY DATES
May Half Term
June and July Inset Dates
Summer Holidays
September Inset Dates
Finish- Friday 22nd May 2015 Return- Monday 1st June 2015 Monday 29th June 2015- School and Nursery closed. Monday 20th July 2015- School and Nursery closed Finish- Friday 17th July 2015 at 1:30pm Return- Thursday 3rd September 2015 Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September – School and Nursery closed.
October Half Term
Finish- Friday 23rd October 2015 Return- Monday 2nd November 2015
Christmas Holiday
Finish- Friday 18th December 2015 at 1:30pm Return date to be confirmed.
WORD SEARCH SUNSHINE CLOUDS DRIZZLE FOG SNOW MIST HAIL THUNDER WIND LIGHTNING FROST STORM 4
