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Rickley Park
Newsletter
October 2018
Aspiring to outstanding and beyond...
In this issue:
Uniform exchange
Dates for your diary
Term dates
Staff team info
Resolving issues
School Rules
School uniform
Class names
Homework
Fundraising
Class learning
Pupil premium
Trim Trail
Hall hire info
Accelerated reader
Cracking the code of learning together
Welcome to our first full newsletter of the year! September has
been a very busy month indeed as we have been experimenting
with our new style curriculum. Thank you very much to those
parents who came along to the meeting at the beginning of
September. I do hope the children are coming home and telling
you all about the amazing things they are learning—they certainly
look like they are having great fun whilst learning too!
Thank you also to all of those who donated cakes for the coffee
morning last week as without you, the event would sadly have
had to be cancelled. This team and community spirit is what
makes me so proud to be the Headteacher of Rickley Park
Primary School—to see us all working together is exactly how it
should be!
Uniform Exchange
A parent governor has set up a Facebook
page for you all to exchange School Uniform
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2221889697886327/
Or alternatively search for Rickley Uniform Exchange
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Key Dates for your diary 2018-19
9th October Y6 Caldecotte Meeting
26th October End of half term
6th Nov Parents evening
8th Nov Parents evening
11th Dec KS1 nativity
12th Dec KS1 nativity
18th Dec KS2 Carol Concert
1st Feb Reports to Parents
26th Feb Parents evening
28th Feb Parents evening
13th May Y6 Sats week
14th June Sports Day
12th July Reports to parents
18th July Y6 Prom
Polite Reminder
No holidays will be authorised in term time.
Please do not expect an exception to this policy
rule. Every day at school counts.
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Polite Reminder
No holidays will be authorised in term time.
Please do not expect an exception to this policy
rule. Every day at school counts.
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Headteacher: Allison Collis
Assistant Headteacher (Behaviour and Welfare): Donna Taylor-Smith
Assistant Headteacher (Teaching and Learning): Tim Bowers
Safeguarding Lead: Donna Taylor-Smith
Safeguarding deputies: Gabbi Rossi, Nicole Miller and Allison Collis
School Business Manager: Gill Ashley
Finance Officer: Amy Mackenzie
Admissions and pupil data Officer: Emma Berry
Receptionist: Helen Walters
Site Manager: Sue Rae
Key Stage leaders:
Upper KS2: Emily Bull
Lower KS2: Jenny Shaw
KS1: Audrey Moore
EYFS: Nicole Miller
SEN lead: Kat Rand
Looked After Children Lead: Emily Bull
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Teachers
Y6 Emily Bull Jo Chandler Fiona Simon
Y5 Angela Chilton Louise Smith Adam Davey
Y4 Harriett Varney Kathryn Williams
Y3 Jenny Shaw Hannah Walton
Y2 Audrey Moore Tim Bowers
Y1 Pam Ridley Donna Taylor Smith Kat Rand
EYFS: Nicole Miller Hannah Paterson
Nursery: Caron Amerongen
PE team: Gav Clark, Lee Grice, Mel Brammer
HLTA’s
Trish Hughes (KS1)
Natalie Rutherford (All phases)
Lisa Pye (All phases)
Sarah Downs (KS2)
KS2 Learning Mentor: Gabbi Rossi
Y6 Mentor: Teresa Tarrier
KS1 learning mentor: Katie Parry
Teaching assistants:
Nursery: Vibha Patel, Vikky Catalanotto. Virginia Bodega, Alison Gilbert
Reception: Kyle Page, Kathryne Jones, Clare Sanders
KS1: Attiya Sheikh, Fatima Khalil, Lucy Forbes, Mandy Dennis,
KS2: Helen Thompson, Chris Govier, Jo Rayner, Brenda Turp, Maxine Couzens,
Shelley Smith, Latoya Archer, Anita Gopaul, Julie Knight, Hassie Islania
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From time to time you may have an issue that you need to
talk to someone about. All members of staff are more than
happy to listen and help resolve your concern and therefore
we are politely asking that before you ask to speak to the
Headteacher, you talk to the people below in the following
order:
1. Your child’s class teacher or teaching assistant
2. The Key Stage learning mentor
3. The Key Stage leader
4. Assistant Heads
5. Headteacher
If you request an appointment with the Headteacher
without talking to any of the other staff available first, your
request may not be granted.
If, on the rare occasion you feel you have not been listened
to, you will find all details regarding our complaints policy on
our website: Rickleypark.milton-keynes.sch.uk.
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We have decided to simplify our school
rules to make them more memorable and
easy to follow.
We now have 3 simple words that we
expect all children to be.
Respectful
Responsible
Safe
We will be working with the children over
the coming weeks to look at how we can
be these three words.
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We are sorry to say that some of the more recent logo
prints from our suppliers have not been to the quality of
standards that we initially approved. As a result, we
encourage you to resolve this issue with the suppliers in
the first instance as it is a manufacturing issue and not
the fault of the school. A local Bletchley supplier has now
been instructed to sell Rickley Park clothing, so all items
are now available from Kedaph Schoolwear Ltd.
Did you know we now have new class names!
Reception Classes: Hedgehogs and Rabbits
Year 1: Foxes and Badgers
Year 2: Otters and Squirrels
Year 3: Herons and Kingfishers
Year 4: Kestrels and Owls
Year 5: Dolphins and Seals
Year 6: Orcas, Turtles and Stingrays
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The subject of homework inspires strong opinions. Teachers, parents and children
themselves all have a view on the matter and those views are often diametrically
opposed. In conjunction with your views, the team here looked at research into
the impact of homework and discovered that homework is seemingly most
effective when it involves practice or rehearsal of subject matter already taught.
As a result, we have reviewed our homework policy and as of September,
homework expectations will be as follows;
The single most important thing you can do with your child for homework is read;
with them and to them. Optional additional homework and challenges will be set
by each year group in an exciting café style menu. More details to follow.
Year Group Fostering a love of
reading
Consolidating basic English and
Arithmetic skills
Apply and embed English and Maths skills across the wider curriculum
Reception
Reading 5 minutes with an adult x 5 times
a week
Phonics Family Learning
Project
Years 1 & 2
Reading 10 minutes with an adult x 5 times
a week
Spellings and Mental Arithmetic
Optional termly homework menu
Years 3 & 4
Reading 15 minutes with an adult x 5 times
a week
Spellings and Mental Arithmetic
Optional termly homework menu
Years 5 & 6
Reading 20 minutes with an adult x 5 times
a week
Spellings and Mental Arithmetic
Optional termly homework menu
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LAC Coffee Mornings
Are you a parent of a Looked After, Fostered, or
Special guardianship child?
If so, then please come along to our coffee
morning group, the first one of which is being
held on Thursday 4th October.
Come and chat and gain support from others
who understand your challenges.
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Year 2 have been on a scavenge hunt around school to find all the different colours of autumn.
We have been looking at the weather forecast and were horrified when we found out about the high winds.
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It is amazing to see so many children joining in with our
morning wake and shakes—and parents too! Please do
remind any children being left unattended for the event that
there are only two options; join in or stand and watch
(obviously we prefer the first option!). A few children have
been taking the opportunity to race and chase, play football
and even play fight, which really is not acceptable. Sadly none
of these can be an option due to limited supervision at that
time. Persistent poor choices will mean that children will be
told they can no longer attend. Many thanks for your
cooperation with this matter.
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By now, you should have received a parentmail email with
guidance on how to sign up for online payments.
If you have not received yours, please contact the office who
can print you off a spare letter.
The system is now live for Y6 Caldecotte payments, but will
be up and running fully by the first week back after half
term.
Contact details
We urgently need your up to date details and an email
address and mobile phone number.
Please let us know if you have changed your telephone
number as it is essential that we have an up to date
contact number in the event of an emergency.
Many thanks
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In the next few weeks, your child will bring home one of
these forms. Where possible, please encourage family and
friends to buy a square which will raise valuable funds for
the school. Many thanks.
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Thanks for
all the
Donations
and to those
who could
join us!
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Hall Hire
We are now able to start letting out our
wonderful hall for weekly classes or groups. If
you would like to find out more about our value
for money facilities, including; disabled
access and toilets, great sound and lighting
and a large car park, please get in touch by
contacting Gill Ashley on 01908 372979 or
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Dolphins starting place value work
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Settling into school and
finding their way around!
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Otter class learning about
the seasons, our natural
environment—and Otters!
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Settling in around school.
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Learning the number bonds dance!
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We have been finding out about rainforests in our
topic. We have found out about the layers of the
rainforest and created our own collages.
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The children are all loving the new Trim Trail! Thank
you so much to FORP and all the fundraising you
have done as parents to make this possible!
Year 1 and 2 use it at morning playtime
Year 3 and 4 at their morning playtime
Year 5 and 6 at lunchtime
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Extra Curricular Clubs
Extra Curricular Clubs will start the week
beginning the 12th November and more
details will be available very shortly.
All clubs will need to be booked online and a
small fee paid (approx £6 per half term) to
cover costs. School run sports clubs will
remain free of charge. Look out for more
information coming out next week.
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Earth 769
Air 761
Fire 793
Water 735
A lot of our older children talk at
school about websites they view
and chatrooms they go on at
home...but do you know who they
are talking to?
Your children are still children and
they are using media meant for
adults. Please consider where
your children sit when they go
online, please check their phones
regularly. They need you to be a
parent to save them from harm.
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Year 5 had an amazing morning at the safety centre.
They left knowing so much about how to stay safe. We
will be following up this work in our PSHE lessons over
the coming few weeks.