Transcript Welcome to Stoneydown Park Primary School

Welcome to
Stoneydown Park
Primary School
Agenda
• How has the school been Preparing for expansion to 3form?
• What other improvements & changes have we been
working on?
• What are we planning for next year?
• The nitty gritty – School day arrangements
- Breakfast & Tea-Time Clubs
- SLT
• Office update
• Free school meals
• School uniform
• Launch!
Ismet & guests at the office over the road!
How has the school been preparing for
expansion to 3-form?
• Consultation meetings
• Core group
• 2 building projects
Not forgetting this site!
In addition to works already
done:
• Garden continues to be
developed
Funding secured to
improve:
• Playground
• Windows
What other improvements and changes have we
been working on?
Curriculum eg:
•More clubs
•Daily Supported Maths – Y1
•Continued enrichment
•Preparing for new NC / SEND / assessment
What are we planning for next year?
Includes:
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Spanish in KS2
Graduate artists in residence
Music centre of excellence
New Reception outdoor space to provide more
opportunities to work together
• Training for other schools
In addition to introducing all the government-led
changes! And more space = more scope for different
activities.
School Day
Nursery: 08.45 – 11.45
12.15 – 15.15
Infants: 09.00 – 15.30
Juniors: 08.50am – 15.20
Lunch-time (both sites):
12.15 – 13.15
Breakfast and Tea-time Clubs
SLT
Road
Office Update
• This year, we have had a significant number of changes in the
school and we are still implementing changes in order to be ready
for next year.
• Some of the things the office staff have been working on include:
– Project managing the expansion programme to ensure the
school is properly represented including dealing with
“snagging” at the current site.
– Ensuring H&S standards are adhered to by contractors.
– Obtaining extra finance for parts of the project that couldn’t
be funded at first to ensure the best possible resources for our
pupils.
– Researching and placing orders for resources at the new site.
All of these things have had a significant impact on the running
of the office.
Accessing the Office
• There will be two school offices from
September 2014 – the current one here and
a new office on the Infant site.
• Enquiries for Years R, 1 and 2 should go to
Warner Rd, all others should go to Pretoria
Avenue.
• The school phone number will remain the
same – Just press the right option for
whichever site you require.
Office Update
The office structure is also changing!
Nilesh Pandya
(School Business
Manager)
Infant site
Mark Collier/Jay
Singh Rathour
(Site Services Officer)
Graduate Finance
Assistant
(Currently
advertised)
Administrator
(Currently advertised)
Junior & Nursery
Site
Lucy Burpitt (Office
Manager)
Welfare Officer
(Currently advertised)
Ismet Mehmet
(Administration
Officer)
Mark Collier/Jay Singh
Rathour
(Site
Services Officer)
Welfare Apprentice
(Currently advertised)
Communication with Parents
• Thank you for responding to our survey.
• We acknowledge that communication on certain
things could be improved.
• We have made some positive changes recently
e.g. emails and texts & appointing new staff.
• Next year, we hope to make even further
progress e.g. improvements to the website and
school calendar.
Free School Meals
•Next year, all KS1 children are eligible for a
Free School Meal under new proposals
launched last year.
•However, if you were or may be eligible for
Free School Meals under the old criteria, we
still need you to submit an application form.
•The school can claim £1,300, for 6 years, per
child that is eligible for Free School Meals
(Pupil Premium)
Free School Meals
•Next year, all KS1 children are eligible for a
Free School Meal under new proposals
launched last year.
•However, if you were or may be eligible for
Free School Meals under the old criteria, we
still need you to submit an application form.
•The school can claim £1,300, for 6 years, per
child that is eligible for Free School Meals
(Pupil Premium)
Free School Meals
•The school will receive the additional funding for any
child who is eligible ie if you or your partner receive one
of the following:
Income Support
Income-based Job Seeker's Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
The Guarantee Credit element of State Pension Credit
Support from the National Asylum Support Service (NASS)
Support from the Local Authority Social Services Asylum
Team (SSAT)
– Child Tax Credit, provided that you are not entitled to
Working Tax Credit (but see below), and your annual
income (as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and
Customs) is £16,190 or less.
– Working Tax Credit for four weeks after your employment
finishes
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Free School Meals
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are asking all parents, but especially
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 parents, to take an
application form home today and return it to the
school so that we can maximise the resources
available to our pupils.
•As a thank you, we will be offering a free school
uniform pack (sweatshirt, polo shirt and bookbag)
to three children who have had an application form
returned for them. Please bring your application
forms into the office by July 11th to be eligible.
•Parents will be requested to submit meal patterns
at the start of the year and children are expected
to stick to these.
School Uniform
Why are we having a new uniform?
-A smart and practical new look.
-Follows the school logo of green and blue.
-Fits with school Vision
-Right time to make a change
-Children didn’t like the grey
What is the New Uniform?
Plain Emerald Green Polo Shirts
Navy Sweatshirt/ Cardigan with Logo
Grey trousers and skirts
Yellow/ Navy summer dresses
PE kit- White T-shirt and black shorts
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Where can we purchase uniform?
Plain Emerald Green polo shirts (cotton mix) will be available at school from a local supplier
at a cost of £3.75-£4.00 per polo shirt
You will also be able to purchase Emerald Green polo shirts from other suppliers:
1)http://direct.asda.com (2 for £2.50)- 100% Cotton
2)http://www.clothingattesco.com/
3) http://www.poloshirts.co.uk
4) http://www.schooluniform247.co.uk
5) http://www.amazon.co.uk
Navy Blue Cardigans/Sweatshirts/Book Bags etc with the school logo will be available online
with Tesco UniformEasy
Sew on badges for Navy jumpers and cardigans not bought from
tesco will be available in due course.
You will be able to pay cash for polo shirts bought through school until the end of term. In
September you will be required to pay using the cashless system ParentPay.
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What to do if your child still fits the old uniform?
Don’t panic! We don’t expect everyone to buy the new uniform straight way. We do
ask parents that when they are able to or when your child grows out of their old
uniform, it is replaced with the new uniform. We would like everyone (excluding Yr 6)
in the new uniform by January 2015.
Do year 6 have to buy new uniform?
We don’t expect parents to buy the new uniform unless you wish to do so.
What will the school do with old uniform?
We are able to recycle all old uniform including sweatshirts with logos to School Aid (a
charity) who will donate this to a school in Tanzania or Malawi.
What about the similarity to St. Patricks?
Although the schools both use blue and green as part of their school identity we
believe that we remain distinctive in our look.
Green Polo Shirts Vs White Shirts
St Patrick’s Head Teacher has no concerns about Stoneydown’s use of colours.
We would like to avoid a ‘them and us’ culture
New School Launch
We are delighted to be able to invite you to the
launch of the New School Site on
Friday 5th September - Time: 4pm-6pm
We hope you and your child will be able to join
us on this special day.
Refreshments/ Music/ Special Guests/ Games
AND MORE will be available on the day
It will be a wonderful event for all!
Thank you !
• Questions at the end of the session
• Please do not hesitate to contact Lucy or
Nilesh in the school office should you require
any more information.