Parent Newsletter

Monday 2nd March 2020.

PTFA Will this be the last Valentines Disco? Our thanks to the school staff members who organised the Valentines Disco. Sixty-two tickets were sold in the infant school and one hundred and fifty-three to the Junior School. The children has a lot of fun, having their faces painted and having tattoos put on their hands whilst also enjoying the music and having a dance. This would not be possible without the efforts of a few adults made up mostly of staff, and two parents. It is a real shame that this could be the last such event for your child if we do not get more parents supporting. The Parents, Teacher and Friends Association is just that – Parents ????? Teachers and Friends??? All we are asking is for representatives from each of the groups to give up a little of their time to support and arrange these events. If these fun events are to continue we really do need more parents involved. Ideally it should be run by the parents as their way of showing support to their child’s school. The aim is to bring school communities together for social events as well as raising money for the school to support projects which will benefit all of our children. All we are asking is for more parents to come along and help at the various events by running stalls, offering refreshments and helping with the preparation before the events. We are not asking for parents to attend lots of meetings and to be present at every event. What we need is parents and friends to be signed up, who are able to offer a little time at one or other of the events and give a little

time to support with the pre-event arrangements. So come on parents sign up at the office and let Mrs. Savva know what you can offer and when, we need your support otherwise your children will lose out and there will be no school PTFA from September 2020!

PTFA Parents Teachers Friends Association (Romanian translation)

Asociatia Parinti, Profesori si Prieteni

Va fi aceasta ultima discoteca de ziua indragostitilor (Discoteca Valentines)?

Ii multumim personalului scolii care a organizat Discoteca Valentines. Saizeci si doua de bilete au fost vandute

in cadrul scolii pentru infanti si o suta cinzeci si trei de bilete in cadrul scolii pentru juniori. Copii s-au distrat,

au avut fetele pictate si tatuaje pe maini si, de asemenea, s-au bucurat de muzica si de dans. Aceasta nu ar fi

fost posibil fara efortul a catorva adulti, marea majoritate reprezentant-o personalul scolii si 2 parinti. Cu

parere de rau, acesta va fi ultimul eveniment de acest gen, daca nu vom avea ajutorul mai multor parinti.

Parintii, Profesorii si Asociatia Prietenilor, doar atat : PARINTI???? PROFESORI???? Si PRIETENI???? Tot ce va

rugam este sa avem reprezentanti din fiecare grup, care sa dea putin din timpul lor liber ca sa ne ajute sa

organizam acetse evenimente.

Daca doriti ca aceste evenimente distractive sa continue avem nevoie de implicarea mai multor parinti. Ideal

ar fi ca aceste evenimente sa fie organizate si sustinute de catre parinti, aratandu-si dorinta de a sprijini scoala

copilului lor. Scopul este de a aduce comunitatile care vin la scoala impreuna pentru diferite avenimente

sociale si de a strnge bani pentru scoala in idea de a sprijini proiecte care pot fi benefice tuturor copiilor

(proiecte scolare).

Tot ce va rugam este ca mai multi parinti sa se implice si sa ne ajute in organizarea a diferite evenimente:

vanzarea a mai multor produse/servicii la standuri, cum ar fi: pictatul pe fata, tatuaje pe maini/fata,

confectionare de animale din baloane, vanzarea/oferirea de sucuri sau apa, prajituri si ajutorul necesar in

pregatirea evenimentului/lor. Nu le cerem parintilor sa vina la numeroase sedinte si sa fie prezenti la toate

evenimentele. Avem nevoie ca parintii sa vina sa se inscrie pe o lista la receptia scolii si sa isi arate dorinta de a

participa in timpul lor liber la organizarea acestor evenimente. Asa ca, dragi parinti va rugam frumos sa

va inscrieti la receptie, la d-na Savva, precizand ce puteti oferi (ce fel de servicii) sau ce fel de

ajutor si cand sunteti disponibili. Avem nevoie de ajutorul dumneavoastra, altfel copii nu vor

mai avea parte de astfel de evenimente si nu va mai exista PTFA din Septembrie 2020!

EU settlement status for EU and EEA Nationals resident in Harrow. Harrow Council is determined to ensure that every European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) including Litchenstein, Norway and Denmark, or Swiss nationals living in Harrow are aware of their right to EU pre-settled or settled status (EUSS). And that every EU, EEA national is aware that Harrow Council partner’s Harrow Law Centre and Citizens Advice Harrow offer free assistance with the EUSS application. Safeguarding EU, EEA national’s right to stay in Harrow by signposting to EUSS is their primary objective. What is settlement status? If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss national, you and your family will be able to apply to get either settled or pre-settled status to remain living in the UK after Brexit via: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/applying-for-settled-status Those who have been resident in the UK for five years can apply for settled status. And those who have been resident in the UK for less than five years will be granted pre settled status. Post Brexit, there will be no change to your current rights under EU law until the end of the planned implementation period on 31 December 2020. Settled status will mean you can continue living in the UK after 31 December 2020. Who can apply? Information on who is required to apply for pre-settled or settled status can be found on the Government website. Translations of the settled status for EU citizens can their families guidance in European languages. A parent and a child must each apply for EUSS. Deadlines to apply Your will have until 30 June 2021 to apply for either settled or pre-settled status. In the event of the UK leaving the EU with No Deal, the deadline to apply for either settled or pre-settled status is 31 December 2020. Staffing updates.

Unfortunately Mrs. Panesar continues to be unwell and not deemed fit for work. Mrs Hirtopanu will continue now as the class teacher for Fairy class until Mrs. Panesar’s return. Our thanks and appreciation to Mrs. Hirtopanu for providing the stability the children need. She is working closely with the EYFS team. Reminder to register and download the Parent App as soon as possible REMEMBER it is important that you register and down load the Parent App asap as from this summer we will not be sending out paper copies of the end of year reports for your child. The only way for you to access it is via the Parent App. It is therefore in your best interest to register now. You should have received a notification on 11.12.19 on norely@sim.co.uk to register, if you need help setting up the parent App or registering, then please visit the school office where the staff in the office will endeavour to do their best to support you. Please remember if you do not register on Parent App you will not get access to your child’s report at the end of the school year!!!

Seminar lessons and parent workshops during the spring term 2020.

Date Workshop Classes Time

SPRING TERM

04.03.20 Reception maths workshop -Focus on Calculations

Unicorn Class 9 - 10 a.m.

05.03.20 Reception maths workshop -Focus on Calculations

Dragon Class 9 - 10 a.m.

06.03.20 Reception maths workshop -Focus on Calculations

Fairy Class 9 – 10 a.m.

06.03.20 Part 2 of 2 sessions.

Bespoke parents session covering topics such as: Developing a routine at home Praising and rewarding your child to promote good behaviour Developing stress free meal times and avoiding fussy eating Helping your child make healthy meal time choices.

All parents 9.00 -10.30 a.m.

11.03.20 Nursery parents C&L Workshops a.m.

Nursery parents 10.30 – 11.30 a.m.

11.03.20 Nursery parents C&L Workshops p.m.

Nursery parents 2.15 – 3.15 p.m.

Spring term 2020 Class Assemblies. Next term each year group will present a class assembly. Parents/guardians will be invited to attend their child’s year group assembly, the assemblies will be at 2.45 p.m. and not in the mornings. The autumn term dates are as follows:

Year Group Date

Reception – Fairy 6th March 2020

Year 1 – Astronaut 13th March 2020

All reception classes 20th March 2020 (9 a.m.)

Year 2 - Lemur 20th March 2020

Year 2 - Tiger 27th March 2020

Reception - Dragon 2nd April 2020

Attendance. This half term a number of parents will receive updates on their child’s attendance, particularly if it is falling below the threshold of 95 – 90%. Where attendance has not improved since our last communication – meeting are being arranged with the Harrow Council School Attendance liaison officer to which parents will be expected to attend. Regular school attendance is a legal parental duty in British law and schools also have a safeguarding duty to monitor and challenge issues with school attendance. Therefore I would like to remind parents that school attendance continues to be a strong focus for the school. It is an expectation that parents/carers should be doing all they can to ensure that necessary learning is not missed due to avoidable school absence. A healthy life style and good hygiene can go some way to supporting this! Please be reminded of the timings of the school day: It is important to ensure that children attend school regularly and equally importantly on time – NOT LATE!!!! Nursery a.m. session: 8.45 – 11.45 a.m. Nursery p.m. session: 12.45 – 3.45 p.m. Reception gates open at 8.40 a.m. and lock for 8.50 a.m. The school day ends at 3.15 p.m. Door open at 8.40 a.m. so parents have time to walk around to drop off any older children. The register is taken promptly at 8.50 a.m. arrival after that time will be coded as late. Year 1 & 2: 8.50 – 3.20 p.m. Attendance highlights from the autumn term. During the month of February, the following classes have received certificates for the best class attendance each week and then for the overall month: Sunshine Class.

Week Class % attendance

03 – 07 Feb Sunshine Morning nursery

100%

10 – 14 Feb Sunshine Morning nursery

98.5%

24 – 27 Feb Tiger 98.9%

February Sunshine Morning nursery

98.1%

Please note the school term dates when any visits abroad and holidays should be booked!

School term dates. SPRING TERM 2020 Last day Of Term - Friday 3rd April SUMMER TERM 2020 First Day of Term - Monday 20th April VE Day Bank Holiday - Friday 8th May Half Term - Monday 25th - Friday 29th May Last day Of Term - Friday 17th July INSET dates below. Friday 17th January 2020 Friday 28th February 2020 Monday 20th July 2020

A reminder that each school term ends at 2.15 p.m. Friday 3rd April & Friday 17th July 2020. These are also Non-uniform days and the children donate £1 to the school for the privilege of coming to school in their own clothes. All the money raised is used to subsidise school events and support school projects. This this year we are trying to raise money to subsidise the mental health and well-being support offered by the Harrow Counselling Partnership. School Travel Plan As an accredited GOLD travel plan school we continue to promote WOW – Walk on Wednesday encouraging every child/family to walk or park away from the school and walk to school at least every Wednesday. Congratulations to Jaguar Class who achieved the most WOW badges for the month of February 2020. Complaints from residents continue – with parents obstructing their drive ways so that they cannot get in or out. We have written to the local ward counsellors and requested that the roads around the school become pedestrianised for 30 minutes before the start and at the end of the school day so that no vehicles will be allowed to enter or leave during those times. We wait to hear from the Council! We have had two incidences where parents/children have been hit by a moving vehicle outside the school, we want to ensure this does not occur again. Our children have a right to be safe!

Harrow Schools Counselling Partnership

Children’s Mental Health Week 2020 A huge thank you to those of you who were able to join us for Children’s Mental Health Week 2020. During the week the children were encouraged to think about who they can talk to when their worries feel too big. A coffee morning was also held to remind parents about how they can look after their own mental health and how they can promote good mental health in their children. Sammantha Knight is our Counselling Services Manager and she is here to support your child(ren), you and our staff. She can be contacted on 07901 000606 or by email sknight69.307@lgflmail.net

The school is in the final year of a three year funded provision from the John Lyons Trust which has allowed us to employ the services of Harrow Schools Counselling Partnership to help us look after your child’s emotional health and wellbeing. The aim of the service is to provide therapeutic support and advice to children, parents and staff across the school.

The Space. Part of the provision is to offer a lunchtime drop-in service, called The Space, to all of the children in the school. They can come along and talk about anything that might be troubling them either on their own or with a friend. Today’s children have many concerns about friendship, peer pressure, social media, body image, SATs and transition to high school. The Space offers them a place to talk about their concerns and receive support. Please let the school know if, for some reason, you do not want your child to attend The Space. Parent’s Drop-In In addition, there will also be a confidential drop-in service for Parents. If you have any concerns about your child, need some strategies to help them at home or you need a space for yourself. The drop-in will be available on Wednesday mornings between 9.00-10.00 am. Remember our Counselling Services Manager is Sammantha Knight who is here to help you. Samantha will also be holding a parents monthly Conversation Café which was positively received by the parents who attended the last session. The next one is on Wednesday 12th February at 9 a.m. so come along for a coffee and a chat! If you would like to know more or to arrange an appointment feel free to contact Samantha by email at sknight69.307@lgflmail.org or by phone on 07901-000606. REMINDER of our COMPULSARY SCHOOL UNIFORM & PE UNIFORM. A number of children during the autumn term continued to come to school not conforming to the schools uniform policy – wearing trainers or shoes with the Nike symbol or white soles and jumpers that are not grey without the school logo! Some children have been wearing jogger bottoms instead of trousers or skirts. Grey joggers are part of the nursery uniform or to be worn on Wednesdays in Years 1 and 2 as part of the PE uniform only. Please be reminded that the school takes a hard line regarding compliance with the school uniform. It is parents’ responsibility to ensure that their child is wearing the school uniform as stipulated in the school prospectus and website. On Wednesday’s we require all children in Year 1 and 2 to wear the schools PE uniform which

comprises of Grey joggers (Option of black shorts in the summer) a grey top, white t-shirt (with the school logo on it) and black trainers/plimsolls and not their own sportswear. This uniform can also be worn for PE lessons too, in line with their class timetables on days other than Wednesday. All Uniform orders can be made via parent mail and collected from the school shop. It has been noted since the start of the school term that a number of children are not wearing the appropriate school uniform and compulsory black shoes. The Junior School and feeder High Schools all expect children to come

dressed in the correct uniform so it is important to develop a discipline from the start of your child’s schooling. We thank you in advance for your support and compliance. Girls may wear Black or Grey Trousers too. White socks or grey tights Boys’ black or grey socks.

Summer dress From April - July

2020 Library Volunteers required. Have you got a little time in the day that you could spare to support us in managing our school library? We are looking for volunteers to come in for an hour or two a week or a couple of hours over the week to help maintain and support the running of our school library. The school will cover the cost of all volunteers DBS checks and provide some training on how to manage the school electronic library system. If you are interested please let the school office staff know or email your details in to Office@kpins.harrow.sch.uk and state 2020 Library Volunteer.

After School Club.

The School shares the After School Club with the juniors which provides parents with child care from 3.30 – 5.45 p.m. Monday to Friday. It is run by Kenmore Park Schools and offers parents/carers greater flexibility. It is held in a classroom on the ground floor & in the school canteen. The provision offers parents casual child care provided your child is registered as a casual user. This means that you can phone on the day and ask for your child to attend the after school club and pay when you collect. There are a number of options too. You can select from the full session at £7.50 (3.30 – 5.45 p.m.) or a short stay at £5 (3.30 – 4.15 p.m.). As and when is also available: full session £9.00 and short stay £6.00.

We now also escort children to the After School Club if parents are late collecting their child at the end of the school day. Parents will be charged at the short stay or full day rate depending upon how late they are collecting their child beyond the end of the school day.

Therefore, it is in your best interest to collect your child on time at the end of the school day or register to be a casual user in the after school club.

Details can be obtained from the Junior School office.

Children with life threatening allergies. Please remember that there are numerous children around the school who have life threatening allergies and a common one is nuts. We would really appreciate it if you could avoid consuming nuts near your child’s school bags etc. at home, to avoid any such food items accidently making their way into the school. We really appreciate your support with this!