Helping my Child
How you can help your Child at School
We do realise that many parents are very supportive of their children and are keen to help in many ways. Sometimes, help in practical ways is also needed and this is where we would like to appeal to you.
Arriving on Time.
ü Please make a special effort
to arrive on time with your child.
ü Children, themselves, get upset
at arriving late and missing
Assembly or missing part of the
first lesson.
ü It is also a disruption for the rest of the class and the teacher, who may have to interrupt the flow of his/her lesson for a few minutes, while your child settles down and sorts him/herself out for the day ahead.
Prepared and Ready!
Every day your child will need to bring a book bag
containing :
ü His/her reading book and diary
ü Library book
ü Spelling book (Y 2-4) as required.
ü Snack money,
Money can be sent on Mondays for
your child to buy dinners from the
school meals service, or your child
can bring their own packed lunch every day.
Swimming Lessons.
Once a week your child will have a swimming lesson. (Or every fortnight for Reception children). Please make sure that your child comes to school with
ü A named swimming costume
ü Towel
ü Hat (Y2 upwards)
on his/her swimming day.
Children are often quite upset when they arrive at
school and realise they have not got their kit. It is an inconvenience for you to have to return home to fetch it and it is also disruptive to the office staff when their working day is interrupted by parents bringing in swimming kit late (or lunch boxes and book bags!)
PE Lessons.
ü For PE, children are required to have shorts, a T-shirt and plimsolls.
ü PE kit may be brought in at
the beginning of each half term
and left on the child’s peg.
ü Jewellery must not be worn
ü If your child requires an asthma
inhaler it should be on their person at all times.
The inhaler should be named and, if possible, a spare could be left in the classroom.
We do realise that everyone forgets something from time to time but if we can all make an effort over some of these very practical every day tasks then maybe we will have happier, calmer children and less stressed grown-ups (staff and parents alike!)