Handbook for Parents
Our Parent Handbook contains lots of useful information about our school. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at office@stpeterstpaul.e-sussex.sch.uk.
How Parents Can Get Involved
We believe that when parents and school are working together, learning for the child is at its best. With that in mind we work to ensure that parents, carers and the wider family members feel involved in all aspects of school life. We do this in the following ways:
Reception Parents
STAY AND PLAY SESSIONS
- Our Reception classes hold fortnightly stay and play sessions called ‘Family Friday’. All family members are invited to attend.
SHARING OBSERVATIONS
- Using the Tapestry program, observations of the children’s learning are regularly sent to parents via email. The parents can reply and share the children’s learning from home as well as comment on their learning in class.
Keeping Parents Informed
WORKSHOPS AND PARENT SESSIONS
In school we run parent workshops in the following year groups:
- Reception – Themed 'Stay and Play' sessions fortnightly.
- Year One - Transition meeting to share the curriculum and expectations for Year one.
- Year One – 'Learn Together' workshops on reading, phonics, vocabulary, maths, science and other aspects of the curriculum.
- Year Two – Workshops for reading and vocabulary take place in terms 1 and 3.
- Year Three – Transition meeting to share the lower Key Stage Two Curriculum and expectations.
- Years Three and Four - Workshops for how to support your child with reading, spelling and times tables take place in terms 2 and 3.
- Years Five and Six – Workshops for supporting your child's learning with reading, spelling and maths in terms 2 and 3.
Throughout the year we may also run parent learning sessions. These will be advertised and offered to parents as they arise.
CURRICULUM LETTERS AND MAPS
- These are sent out at the start of each term so that parents know the creative themes their children are engaged in and the learning planned to take place so that they can support this at home.
PARENT CONSULTATION MEETINGS
- These are held in October and March. In July families receive their children’s school report and an opportunity to give their feedback.
- Parent Voice Questionnaires are handed out bi-annually to provide the opportunity for parents to give their feedback.
Home Learning
- Children are set regular home learning in class so that parents can work with teachers to develop the children’s depth of knowledge and skill in reading, spelling and times tables.
- Three times a year the children are set a project linked to their creative theme.