Thank you to the many of you who have recently attended our year group parent events. We hope that you enjoyed seeing how well your children have settled into their new year groups and had a chance to meet the teaching teams.
Online Safety Workshops
We are absolutely delighted to be working with Lee Haywood, an online safety expert, once again this year. Lee has a wealth of up to date knowledge and expertise that he will be able to share in sessions with our junior children as well as with parents through workshops.
The COSMIC team have sent further information regarding these workshops: Thursday 10th October Lee will work with year 6 children
Friday 11th October Lee will work with year 4 children
Friday 11th October at 2pm will be the first workshop for parents Friday 11th October at 3.20pm will be the second workshop for parents Tuesday 15th October Lee will work with year 3 and year 5 children
The workshop will provide valuable insights into keeping your children safe online so please do complete the slip attached to the letter from COSMIC and join us on Friday afternoon. Mr Jones will be available to look after any Warren Park children during the 3.20 – 4.20pm session so that parents can attend.
Parent Focus Group
The next Parent Focus Group will take place on Friday 11th October at 1.15 – 2pm. Miss Tester and Mr Jones, from our COSMIC team, will be joining us to share information about their curriculum. There is also an opportunity to ask questions and to suggest topics for future meetings that you would like to find out more about. Please note the amended time to enable parents to attend the online safety workshop as well as our Focus Group. We look forward to seeing you over a tea or coffee.
Warren Park Parents, Friends and Teachers Association (PFTA)
We hope that you have seen the posters from our wonderful PFTA. They are holding their first AGM on Tuesday 15th October at 2pm in school. They will be voting for a Chair Person, Treasurer and Secretary so that they can begin to plan some fantastic events for our children and community. Please do come along even if you don’t want to be part of the committee as the group are keen to hear your ideas and if you are able to help out in any way at all. This is a great opportunity to meet new people and make a difference to your child’s school experience.
Home / School Communication
Following the letter on Friday from our Governing Body, I would like to reiterate the importance of positive home / school communication. We are so lucky at Warren Park to have such a talented and committed staff team who are dedicated to ensuring that your children have the best school experience. If you ever have questions or concerns please do raise these with your
child’s class teacher, Year Leader, Mrs Lofting or myself and we will do our very best to help you and your child. While Facebook can be a helpful platform for sharing information, it is not a good way of resolving any concerns you may have for your children, especially if the school has not been informed about your worries. The partnership between home and school is a very important one which supports your child to get the most from their education whether this is through academic learning, friendships or being part of a community. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have a question or query.
Academic Pupil Achievement
Later this term, pupil performance data will be published by the Department for Education. We are really proud of our children’s outcomes by the end of their 7 year journey with us. We remain well above the national average in all of the key areas of reading, writing, maths as well as with the phonics check in Year 1 and the multiplication check in Year 4. The details of these results will be available on our website shortly.
Attendance
We would like to say a really big thank you for supporting us with attendance. This year has seen a significant improvement on the same time last year. This has enabled your children to settle in really well, reconnect with their friends and be successful in their learning. Please do make contact if you have any worries about your child’s attendance or punctuality.
Parents’ Evenings
Wednesday 6th and Wednesday 13th November will be our first Parents’ Evenings. This will be an opportunity to reflect on how your child is settling into their new year group, share their progress so far this year and discuss any areas that home and school can support them with during the rest of this academic year. Further information to follow.
Reception School Places 2025
We are currently showing round any parents who would like to visit our school with a view to children starting in September 2025. Applications need to be completed by January 15th 2025. As has been reported in the media, this cohort is a low birth year nationally and so we will have places available for children wishing to join Warren Park.
Inset days 2024 / 25
Just a reminder that Friday 29th November 2024, Monday 21st July and Tuesday 22nd July 2025 are inset days and school will be closed for the children.
We look forward to seeing you at one of the forthcoming events.
With very best wishes,