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Santa will be visiting both Christmas parties so be good! 7 days until Christmas!
We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! We break up on the 22nd December!
This is the official Penycae Infant School web/blog. Penycae Infants School, Copperus Hill, Penycae, Wrexham Headteacher: Mrs Thomas Acting Head: Mrs Prydderch
Santa
Santa will be visiting both Christmas parties so be good! 7 days until Christmas!
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Parents wishing their children to be withdrawn from Religious Education should imform the headteacher in writing.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.
Merry Christmas!
We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year! We break up on the 22nd December!
Accidents in School
Despite out utmost care, accidents do sometimes occur. All staff have had emergency aid traning and their are first aid facilities in the school. The school designated first aid representives are Mrs J Morris, Mrs E Evans and Mrs J Jones. In the event of a serious accident, the head teacher deserved the right on medical advice to take whatever action neccessary. This may mean that the pupil is taken to hospital. Again, we always attempt to contact the parent/ guardian.
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.
Penycae Behaviour Ladder
- Headteacher phones parents and explains pupil's behaviour
- Teacher speaks to pupil again - Pupil goes to Headteacher
- Teacher speaks to pupil again - Pupil loses a break time
- Teacher speaks to pupil again - Pupil has 10 minutes time out
- Teacher speaks to pupil 3 times - Pupil loses point
Parking
Please do not park or wait on the yellow zigzag lines outside the school. This is essential for the safety of all our children!
No smoking allowed on school premises.
No dogs are allowed in the school grounds!
Health
Wrexham Borough council has a comprehensive school health system. The aim of this is to promote the health of your child in the widest sense and to identify any health problems that may develop.
Sickness in School
If your child is taken ill in school, we will always attempt to contact the parent or guardian. If this is not possible and if required, we will seek medical advice or in an emergency will send for an ambulance.
Medicines in School
For safety reasons medicine should not be brought into school.
In exceptional cases, parents should contact the headteacher in order to discuss the situation.
Parents will be asked to give their consent for medicines such as inhalers to be administered.
A full policy on the administration of medicines is available in school.