Penycae Infant School

Saturday 16 December 2006

Welcome to Penycae Infants

School

Croeso i Ysgol Babanod Penycae

Dear Parents,
We have great pleasure in welcoming you and your child to our infants school. We look forward to this next step in establishing a warm and friendly partnership and hope that your child will have a happy time at our school.

Members Of Staff

Mrs Lynda Thomas - Headteacher
Mrs Pauline Prydderch - Acting Head
Mrs Susan Powell - Teacher/ In charge of early years
Mrs Mary Jones - Early Years
Mrs Barbara Pilson - Teacher/ Key Stage 1
Mrs Esther Evans - Teacher/ Key Stage1
Mrs C D'Allestro - Teacher/ Key Stage 1
Mrs Jan Morris - N.N.E.B
Mrs Angela Morgan - ASW
Mrs Judith Harrill - ASW
Miss Fallon Morgrave - ASW
Mrs Tracy Owen - ASW
Mrs Jane Phillips - Secretary
Mrs Wendy Lee - Cook
Mrs Morfydd Evans - Assistant Cook
Miss Julie Carter - Midday Supervisor
Mrs Barbara Morris - Midday Supervisor
Mrs Jean Courtman - Caretaker
Mrs Tracy Jones - Cleaner

School Notices!

Welcome to Penycae Infants School/Ysgol Babanod Penycae!
These are some school notices:
Early Years Christmas Party is on Monday 18th December 2006
Key Stage 1 Christmas party is on Tuesday 19th December
Santa Claus will be visiting both parties!!!
We will be breaking up for a holiday on 22nd December 2006
We wish you all a very merry Christmas!
And a happy new year!

Penycae Infant School,
Copperus Hill,
Penycae,
Wrexham

Telephone: 01978 841175
Headteacher: Mrs Lynda Thomas
Acting Headteacher: Mrs Pauline Prydderch

At Penycae Infant School we aim:

To Provide an educational environment in which all pupils can achieve their highest possible level
To develop personality, cultivate social skills and prepare pupils for lifelong learning
To provide the highest standard of care for everyone and expect an appropriate standard of behaviour
To Provide through the curriculum and other activities for the spiritual and moral development of all pupils
To value all members of the school community equally and to provide equality of opportunity for all, irrespective of social background, ethnicity, gender or ability

Mission Statement/Working Together

Mission Statement

At Ysgol Babanod Penycae we aim to establish a happy, stable and caring environment, based on sound relationships between pupils, parents, teachers and all other members of the school community, and environment where everyone is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential.

Working Together

Every effort is made to ensure your children are happy and confident in school. Parents are welcome to visit at any reasonable time.

We have an informal approach to parental involvement in school life, which we hope will encourage everyone to participate as and when they feel able.

Events are held throughout the year, which provide opportunities for children, parents and teachers to meet socially, for Fund Raising and other activities.

Letters are sent home at regular intervals giving you up to date information about school activities.

If you are able to help with organising school events, making and repairing workbooks or helping within classes or have skills to offer such as carpentry, cooking and sewing, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Information evenings are held to inform parents of the work of the school.

If you or your child has any worries, please do not hesitate to share them with the staff. We will also be happy to arrange an appointment if you wish to discuss anything in detail.

The PTA holds regular meetings, to arrange fund raising and social events. Everyone is welcome at these meetings.

The School Curriculum

The aims and objectives of the school listed earlier will be achieved throught the curriculum to the children at scool. The nursery and reception pupils will follow a curriculum, which is pre-National Curriculum knowledge and skills. This is detailed in the 'desirable Outcomes for Children's learning before Cumpulsory School Age'. The 1996 Education act states that the school is obliged to teach the following core and foundation subjects. The three core subjects of the National Curriculum are English, Maths and Science and the foundation subjects. Technology, History, Geography, Art, Music, PE and Welsh as a second language, are taught through using structured schemes or through topic work. Welsh is taught as an individual subject but is also incorparated into various topics through songs, stories, games and associated new vocabulary. Emphasis is on the spoken word but the children are also provided with oppurtunities for reading, writing, listening, viewing and participatingin St Davids day celebrations and taking part in the Jamboree at Plas Madoc. Educational vivits and visitors are arranged to provide first hand experience for current topics. Both Religious and Moral Education are taught through daily assemblies, class teaching and situations which arise during the school day. The school schemes of work for R.E and plans for Collective Worship are based on the Country Syllabus. Parents wishing their children to be withdrawn from Religious Education should imform the headteacher in writing. The schools Policy Documents and Schemes of work can be seen in school by arrangement with the headteacher. Any queries or complaints concerning the curriculum should be reported to the class teacher.

School Security - Health and Safety Arrangements

All doors into the school are locked at 9 a.m. and entry to the school is gained through the main door (please ensure that your child is on time because answering the bell is disruptive to teaching and there is not always someone available to open the main door) The main gate will be locked during playtime and only unlocked when the children remain indoors. All teaching staff go outside to the rear yard entrance, or the nursery entrance after school to ensure the safe hanfling over of pupils to parents/guardians. The premises are fully alarmed to protect furniture, equipment and resources out of school hours. Pedestrian and vehicle access gates are kept locked out of school hours to prevent trespass. The outside of the school has lights fitted for evening use. The Health, Safety and Welfare regulations provided by the LEA are followed together with national guidance and legal requirements. The school has its own safety prodecedures that enhance as neccessary the regulations to suit the specific circumstances of our school. The Governing Body has appointed a Health and Safety governor to work in partnership with the Headteacher. The school keeps an accurate record of all accidents on the school premises. Risk assessments of the premises condition are carried out. This is then followed up by appropriate maintenance. In the interest of security, all visitors are requested to use the main visitors entrance and report to an adult on entering the school.

Ten Ways You Can Help Your Child To Do Well

Make sure they get to school on time - a child who is late might miss something important or feel left out.
Make sure they have enough sleep - a child who is yawning is exhausted.
Make sure they have a sensible breakfast - a hungry child cannot learn.
Make sure your child wears a school uniform - we like all our pupils to look smart and feel the same.
Teach your child to use good manners. 'Please', 'thank you' and 'excuse me' can take a child a long way.
Teach your child to listen! In a society rich with computers, televisions, hi-fi systems etc. We frequently notice that our chidren struggle to sit quiet and listen!
Encourage your child to tell a member of staff if anything happens in school (e.g. name calling, pushing, etc). We only sort out disagreements if we are aware of them!
Teach your child to share, take turns and not want to control all the games - a child that can display such skills will easily make friends.
Encourage your child to always try their best. We work hard to ensure we can provide the best education possible. A child who understands that teachers need supportive, hard working pupils will do well.
Please be involved with your child's education, in what ever way you can. All children enjoy praise and interest.

Saturday 16 December 2006

School Notices!

At Penycae Infant School we aim:

Mission Statement/Working Together

Penycae Infant School

Santa

The School Curriculum

Merry Christmas!

Accidents in School

School Security - Health and Safety Arrangements

Ten Ways You Can Help Your Child To Do Well

Penycae Behaviour Ladder

Parking

Health

Sickness in School

Medicines in School