Newsletter 3 25th September 2015

Dear Parent/ Carer,

First of all, some PTA news. As always we are planning to fully support the PTA events in the coming year and I continue to work closely with Kay, our PTA Chair to ensure that events run smoothly and there is a good level of teacher and staff participation. The funds raised are very much needed and so we appreciate all support, offers of help and participation from parents and the wider community. The first big event will be the Fashion Show on Tuesday 20th October 2015. The PTA are in need of donations for the raffle so kindly ask that if you have anything, to bring them into the school office, where they will be picked up or any questions to contact Kay Millson at PTA robinhoodprimarypta@gmail.com or via the PTA Facebook page.

Individual School Photographs will be taken on Wednesday 30^th September. The photographer will be available in the hall from 8:00a.m. to take photographs with younger siblings who do not attend our Nursery or school. All siblings in school will have their photographs taken together as well as individually.

Our Harvest celebration will be taking place this year on Friday 16^th October. It will take a different form to previous years. This year we will be holding a Harvest Hunt before school from 8:15 am. Please put this in your diaries and we will provide the details in a separate letter- it promises to be fun!

Following on from last week’s newsletter, please note that KS1 phase assembly will take place at 2:30 pm on Friday 16^th October.

We would like to make you aware that on a Friday afternoon the lost property box will be put inside the school office reception area for parents to come and look through on a weekly basis.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Dale

Newsletter 2 2015-2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

It’s been a great first full week for our pupils and it has been a pleasure to go in and out of classrooms seeing the fantastic teaching and learning that has been going on.

Miss Pyatt will this year be studying for her Post Graduate Certificate of Special Educational Needs and taking on the role of SENCo alongside Mrs Cookson. I am sure that she will be a great support to Mrs Cookson and the families we work with.

Some great news - our school has been shortlisted as one of the Finalists for this year’s ASA Aquatics Awards 2015 for the ASA School Swimming Charter: Primary School of the Year Award. A ceremony will be held in Leamington Spa in November to hear if we are winners but in the meantime I would like to thanks Mrs Moore who has been a key driver in improving our swimming provision, also Mr Knight and Mr Grenfell for the expertise and support that has impacted on the quality of swimming lessons for our pupils.

Thanks to those who attended Welcome Meetings this week. Please be assured that further information regarding new assessment systems will be shared in the coming weeks.

Dates for your diary:

The Big Draw community drop-in: Tuesday 13^th October 3p.m.

Parent Consultation Week: week beginning 19^th October (details to follow)

Year 3/ 4 assembly: 23^rd October 2:30 pm

Reception assembly: 6^th November 2:30 pm

Nursery (1) assembly: 11^th November 11a.m. 

Nursery (2) assembly: 13^th November 2:30p.m.

Year 5/ 6 assembly: 20^th November 2:30

KS1 and Harvest celebration to be confirmed next week.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Dale

Newsletter 1 2015-2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

WELCOME BACK! It was brilliant to see so many of you outside school on Wednesday and I have to say, the children have come back with nothing but enthusiasm and an eagerness to be the best they can! They have all settled exceptionally well into their new classes.

We welcome a number of new staff this week; Miss Johnston in Year 1, Mr Hallows in Year 5/ 6, apprentices Miss Moon and Mr Lamb in Year 3/ 4 and teaching assistant, Mrs Crossland in Nursery.

Teaching staff started the week off with two very busy and valuable training days which incorporated training on the use and development of Google apps for education, assessment without levels and the Big Maths scheme. It was extremely good use of our time and these agendas will undoubtedly impact on the quality of our classroom provision this year.

I started the week with an assembly which explained to the children about Queen Elizabeth becoming the longest reigning monarch in British history; I was impressed to see how many children already knew this!

Our Reception children have been settling in well this week, coming in for half of each day; we look forward to the first full week for all children from Reception upwards, next week. We also look forward to settling in the Nursery children over the course of the week.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Dale