Welcome to the first weekly comms of the 25/26 academic year at St Anne’s Infants. A message such as this (hopefully not quite as long) will go out each week to parents, usually on a Friday. This is to keep the number of individual communications that go out to families to a minimum. Please can we ask all parents to read carefully, and take action where necessary.

Message from Mrs Sutherland

It has been wonderful to welcome the children to school this week. At St Anne's, we do something quite unique in that we spend the first two weeks of term focussing on Building Relationships. It gives the children a soft start into school and gives the teachers precious time to get to know the children and develop their understanding of the school rules and values through fun games and activities. Curriculum learning will begin on Monday 15^th September. 

Whole school

MCAS has suffered several server outages this week due to the sheer volume of schools and families using it, therefore if you notice problems with your parent app, it will likely pass and will not require any further action from you.

 

With the weather being extremely changeable, please ensure that you are sending your child in with a waterproof coat.

All clothes/coats/bags/water bottles should have a name written or stuck in/on them to avoid being lost.

Can parents/carers please review your personal information on MCAS (data collection form – changes will not show until approved by the school), which also includes allergy and medical info. Can we also ask parents to visit the ‘parental consents’ section on your MCAS app to ensure that they are up to date. 

Please note that in the event of us not receiving any consent information, we will assume that it has been granted until we hear otherwise. If you have previously granted a consent but wish to revoke it, then you will need to contact the school office to do so. An explanation of the various consents is below.

Local trips/educational visits: This gives standing permission for all educational visits and the school needs your consent to take children on trips (sometimes just to the post box at the end of the street, sometimes a little further afield). We are not required to send out permission slips for trips, so this method acts as ongoing consent.

School and class photos: These are the traditional school photos taken by Tulip Photography and available to buy by parents for themselves and relatives.

School website: Your child’s face may appear in update and progress photos of events and learning on the school website. If this consent is not granted, then the school will use obscure the image of your child’s face in any photos used.

School Facebook page: The Facebook page is private and for parents/carers and school staff only, so content on here is not publicly available. If this consent is not granted, then the school will use something to obscure the image of your child’s face.

School displays: Some of the in-school displays have pictures of children and the learning and projects they have been up to. These will only be seen by people within the school.

School publications: This includes advertising banners for school places etc.

Media (eg TV, radio, newspaper): The use of images including your child in the media. This is unlikely to be needed for any reason, but even if granted, the school would contact families before any events such as this

Learning journeys and school books: Showcasing some of the children’s work within classrooms – only seen by staff, the children and parents.

Please find attached our Home-School agreement. This is issued at the start of every year and parent / carers are asked to ensure they are familiar with it. Unless otherwise notified, it is assumed that parent / carers agree to adhere to it. 

 

The school gates close at 8.50am and all Reception - Year 2 children are expected to be in school by this time. If you arrive after this time, please bring your child to the school office to sign them in. Similarly, if you arrive to collect your child after the school gates have closed, you will need to come to the office to collect them and sign them out. 

 

Large keyrings, jewellery (other than stud earrings), large hair accessories and toys are not permitted in school; please remove any oversized keyrings from bags and ensure your child keeps toys, and decorative jewellery and headwear at home to avoid upset caused by loss and breakages. If your child benefits from a transitional object to support separation, please talk to their class teacher to agree what this will be. 

 

Pastoral update from Mrs Owen

New parenting groups are starting this term across the city. There is a booklet detailing each group at the bottom of the page on our website here. For further information or help with signing up please see Mrs Owen in the school office.

Every Thursday morning, I will also be selling pre-loved school uniform in the playground for £1 per item (cash only). Lost property will also be available to look through at this time.

 

Key Dates for Term 1 – live updates at: St Anne's Infant School - Upcoming Events

Friday 19 September - Nursery open event 4.30pm

Tuesday 23 September - SEND coffee morning 9 - 10.30am

Friday 26 September - Friends of St Anne's AGM timings TBC 

Friday 3 October - Phonics workshop for Reception parents 9 - 9.45am 

Thursday 9 October - Harvest Festival

Monday 13 October - Black History week 

Monday 20 October and Thursday 23 October - Parents evenings

Tuesday 21 October - Children's nasal flu vaccines 

Friday 24 October - Last day of term 

 

Enrichment Clubs – Year 1 & 2

Information was sent out about all clubs this week. To sign up, please open the poster for your relevant club and follow the instructions.

If your child is eligible for Pupil Premium funding and you would like them to access a funded place in an after-school club this academic year, please speak to Mrs Sutherland by Tuesday 9^th September or email help@stannesinfants.co.uk .

 

Nursery – All invites to MCAS (My Child at School, our parent communication app/website) will have been sent before the end of Monday 8^th September (to those families that have completed the relevant registration forms).

 

Reception – Reception teachers will be chasing those families yet to complete relevant forms next week.

 

Year 1:

Could Year 1 parents please bring in a photo of their children's family and one of them as a baby? We will photocopy them if they are originals or they could also email them to us at class email addresses.

Year 1 PE days are Tuesday and Friday (as mentioned in your year group pages on the website) here: St Anne's Infant School - Useful information

 

Year 2:

Year 2 PE days are Monday and Thursday, as mentioned here: St Anne's Infant School - Useful information

 

For further information on any of the above, please email school@stannesinfants.co.uk .

 

I hope everyone has the best weekend - Saturday is going to be dry and sunny (or so I'm told!).

Kind regards

Mr Fozzard

School Business Manager