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Old Park Primary School Newsletter November 2019

As you are aware, the school office is open from 8.15am-4.30pm (Monday-Thursday) and 8.15-4.00pm (Fridays). If you telephone the school before 8.15am and after 4.30pm, you will hear the following message and options:-

The school office is now closed, please leave a message or call back during our open hours or alternatively email school.office@oldparkprimary.com

Press 1 for the Patch Day Nursery and After School Club

Press 2 to report your child’s absence (voicemail)

Press 3 to leave a message (voicemail)

You can also still message via the School Gateway

Reporting your child absent

May I remind parents that it is your responsibility to notify the school if your child will not be attending school.

A text message to the school using our dedicated telephone number 0121-285-1063 or via the school gateway app. Please include your child’s

name, class and reason for their absence.

If your child also attends the Patch out of school club, can you also make contact with them to notify them of your child’s absence.

If you have pre-booked a school dinner or mid morning snack, can you log onto ParentPay & delete their bookings for the duration of their absence

please.

If your child attends a school led club, please inform us so we can notify the club leader of their absence.

REMINDER

Can we please remind families that they are not

to use mobile phones within school, for any

purpose.

Governor - Update Welcome

Following the parent governor election and ballot, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Angela Hind who will serve as your parent governor for a 4 year term of office.

Thank you for taking the time to return your ballot papers, it was an excellent response.

Goodbye

We are sad to say goodbye to Mr Oliver Knight who left us at the end of October. We wish him well for the future and would like to say a big thank you for the last 6 years.

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November 2019

Website

Our website can be found at www.oldparkprimary.com. If you click on the news & Events page, you can access the ‘live’ annual

calendar of term dates, training dates and school events. Occasionally dates change due to circumstances beyond our

control. Please check the calendar regularly.

December 2019

Wednesday 4th Reception Nativity - 9.15am & 11am (tickets will be allocated 2 per family).

Thursday 5th 3E Swimming PM

Friday 6th Reception - Year 6 Flu ImmunisationsY1 Christmas Assembly 9.15am (tickets will be allocated 2 per family)

Monday 9th Y2 Christmas Assembly 2.30pm (tickets will be allocated 2 per family)

Thursday 12th Y3 Christmas Assembly 9.15am (tickets will be allocated 2 per family)Y4 Christmas Assembly 2.30pm (tickets will be allocated 2 per family)

Tuesday 17th Y5 Christmas Assembly 9.15am (tickets will be allocated 2 per family)Y6 Christmas Assembly 2.30pm (tickets will be allocated 2 per family)

Wednesday 18th Christmas Dinner Day - book your child’s dinner through ParentPay (up to 3 weeks before)

Thursday 19th Old Parks Got Talent - Pupils only

Friday 20th Christmas Jumper Day and Cinema afternoonEnd of term

Thursday 14th 3E Swimming PMClic Sargent Fundraiser (parents can attend at 3.30pm) non-uniform

Thursday 21st 3E Swimming PM

Thursday 28th 3E Swimming PMNursery Sing Along - 10.30am and 2.15pm (3 tickets per family)

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We would like to say a big thank you to everyone that purchased from the Book Fayre. We have raised £357.12. Our next book fayre will be in February.

Christmas Lunch - Wednesday 18th December 2019

If you wish your child to have a Christmas dinner this year then please make sure you are registered on ParentPay otherwise you will be

unable to pre-book a lunch. You can book 3 weeks prior to the meal. If you need log-in details then contact the School Office.

Christmas Plays/Sing-a-longs

There will be only 2 tickets per family for the performances from Reception to Year 6, these will be issued closer to the performances.

Nursery parents will receive 3 tickets per family and these will be issued shortly.

Would you like to help our Friends of the School Association?

If you can offer time to help with fundraising and enrichment events, please email school.office@oldparkprimary.com as we do have some spaces available. If you could let us know your availability to support with such events, FOSA will then be able to contact you.

FOSA would also value ideas you have for fundraising and events in school. Again, please email school.office@oldparkprimary.com with any suggestions you have.

FOSA will be holding a Christmas Stall at the performances this year and will have a suggestions box available there too. We would also like to think of re-naming our FOSA family for the New Year and your ideas will be asked for during this time.

Thank you for your continued support.

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Snowline

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

School 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 mobilephone (search for “school gateway app”), then follow the onscreen instructions.

Website - www.oldparkprimary.com

Facebook—www.facebook.com/oldparkprimary

Twitter—twitter.com/oldpark

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

Please do not ring the school as staff will require to use the telephones to inform the methods above.

Parent text - can we ask that when you are sending messages to school that you put your child’s class on them. Thank you.

A Note From The Digital Leaders:We know that lots of children in our school use different apps and games to talk to their friends online. We wanted to share some top tips with you that will help you to keep your child safe.

● Check the age ratings of apps - many apps require you to be 13 or even 16 to use them.● Talk to your child regularly about who they are messaging and what they are talking about and

sharing.● Limit online friends to people that you know in real life.● Have some daily family time without any technology.● If your child should receive a message that they don't like, block the user and report them to the

service.

Above all, make sure that your child knows that they can talk to you about whatever they may do or discover online.

Our school website has lots more practical help on how to check the suitability of apps, set up filtering and report problems. Visit this page to find out more: http://www.oldparkprimary.com/parents/online-safety/

Thank You

The Digital Leaders

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ClassOctober Star

Pupil Reason

Nursery AM Sienna For making lots of good progress and trying her best all of the time.

Nursery PM Jasmine For trying really hard all of the time and being a good role model to others.

RB Jaiden For excellent effort in his writing.

RT Louie B For trying really hard with his writing at school and practising at home.

1B Archie For persevering with his handwriting.

1JB Faith For making huge progress with her writing and presentation of her work

2S Mahira For trying exceptionally hard with her reading.

2T Evelyn For putting a great deal of effort into her work.

3E Shiloh For excellent improvements in his presentation.

3R Amelia and Lola For settling really well into my class.

4H Anjali For always being kind and considerate to those around her.

4W Danyaal For always having a positive attitude towards school and learning.

5C Joe B For sharing some expectational facts on the Romans, which he had researched himself.

5P Joshua For trying hard in all subjects.

5W Umaymah For an excellent attitude to learning, both inside of the classroom and at home.

6F Inchara For a consistently outstanding attitude towards everything she does.

6M Cassie For working really hard and is showing a real love of learning.

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Spotlight on . . .

Full Name: Nilem KumarYear Group/ Job title: Year 1 Learning Support AssistantFavourite subject: MathsMy favourite teacher at school: Mrs WalkerProud Moments: Having my two boysPets: Just a large fish tank full of tropical fishHobbies: Spending time with my family and going on holidaysFavourite Film: Home AloneFavourite Music: All types of musicFavourite TV Programme: The ApprenticeFavourite Book: Matilda by Roald Dahl

Full Name: Jennie WyerYear Group/ Job title: Year 5 Class Teacher and Science Co-OrdinatorFavourite subject: EnglishMy favourite teacher at school: Mr ParkerProud Moments: Having my childrenPets: None at the moment, but we would love to have a dog!Hobbies: Spending quality time with my children, socialising with my friends and loved onesFavourite Film: ArmageddonFavourite Music: PinkFavourite TV Programme: Grey’s Anatomy Favourite Book: I Let You Go by Clare Macintosh

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House Attendance - September 2019

The winners for October 2019 are: Eagles

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

Dragons 96%

Eagles 98.2%

Lions 96.8%

Sharks 94.7%

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THE PATCH NEWS

Baby Places (6 months to 2 Years)

As you may know The Patch Day Nursery now takes babies from 6 months to 2 years. Our little acorn provision now as places available. If you would like to view the nursery or would like further information please email:

hello@thepatchnursery.com or telephone 0121 526 2669 and we can arrange a viewing for you.