avell Primary and Nursery School

‘With a heart in the community, ahead in education…’

Head

Simon Wakeman

head@cavell.norfolk.sch.uk

Assistant Head Teachers

David Hopkins | Sarah Adams

Assistanthead@cavell.norfolk.sch.uk

School Support Manager

Mel Egleton

office@cavell.norfolk.sch.uk

Chair of Governors Dave Hawkyard

hawky@care4free.net

Duckett Close | Norwich | NR1 2LR | t 01603 621927 | f 01603 627029 www.cavell.norfolk.sch.uk

8th September 2010

Dear Parents,

Welcome Back … to a new year at Cavell Primary School and a special welcome to our new children and parents who are starting at Cavell this year. I hope that you

enjoy your time here.

I would also like to welcome our new staff who are joining us this year. Mrs

Burchell, who will be teaching Year 6 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Mrs Bird (who just got married this summer – congratulations), who’ll be teaching one

of the Year 4/5 classes alongside Mr Edwards; Mrs Bradbury will be teaching in Year 3; Miss Cattermole will be a Teaching Assistant in Year 2. I have listed below

the new class structure that I sent out last term to remind you of the changes of class teachers this year.

Year Group/

Class Names Teacher/s

Mrs Burchell (Mon- Wed)

6 BH Mr Hopkins(Thu-Fri)

Assistant Headteacher

4/5B

4/5E

4/5L

Mrs Bird

Mr Edwards

Miss Lawn

3B Mrs Bradbury

2D Mr Dean

Mrs Smith (W/T/F)

1SA Mrs Adams (M/T)

Assistant Headteacher

Mrs Kelly (M/T/W) R

Mrs Frary (T/F)

Mrs Frary (M/T/W) N

Mrs Talbot (Wpm/T/F)

We’ve been busy …

Most of our planned work has been completed over the summer holidays; the ICT Suite and library have been re-organised, the hall and corridors completely

redecorated, the mural on the outside wall of the Nursery and Year R classes has been painted and we have purchased 60 new laptops for all children to use. Over

the course of the year we plan to open up the ICT Suite for you to use, along with

the library which we hope will enable you to enjoy books with your children.

Registration

We have changed our paper registers to electronic registers at school to help us keep a very careful track of lateness. You really helped us last year to

improve our overall attendance to become one of the most improved schools in the county – we would now like to do the same for persistent

lateness!

We have purchased Radio Controlled Clocks throughout the school, which means that every clock tells exactly, (to the second) the same time. Outside doors

will open at 8.40 and will be locked again at 8.50. If you should arrive after that time you will need to report to the school office, who will take your child through

to the classroom and will be marked late in the register (this can be extremely

disruptive for both the office staff, class teachers and other children, also causing an unsettling start for the late child). So I would ask you to ensure that your

child arrives promptly. To help safeguard your children it is important that they are dropped off at the

outside door and not taken through the school. We cannot keep children secure at this vulnerable time of the day, if we have parents walking through the building.

I would ask for your support in this matter.

Things to read and sign please… As you can tell from this pack there are lots of letters to read and sign. I have

decided to send these all out at once so that we can get things signed off as quickly as possible.

Mission Statement – we have revamped our Aims of Cavell and have now called it a Mission Statement which I have enclosed

Home School Agreement – I would ask you to support this agreement which

sets out the things which WE will ALL do to ensure that your child gets the best from their time at school.

Safe Use of Internet – please sign and complete General Parental Permission Letter – this is designed to save us having to

send out individual letters for local visits and walks around Cavell e.g church, shops etc

Macmillan Afternoon Tea Once again we will be holding a Macmillan Coffee Morning (except ours will be in the afternoon and it will be with

tea and coffee and plenty of cakes!!) on Friday 24th September from 2.30 onwards in the school hall.

Please come a bit earlier than usual to pick up your child and have a relaxing cup

of tea and a nice piece of cake and at the same time support this very worthwhile charity. Donations of cakes will be gratefully accepted (fruit cake’s my favourite, if

that helps !!!) The children, through our School Council will be helping to organise the event.

Dinner Ordering

A gentle reminder about school dinners… Please could you make sure that you fill in the weekly order form and hand it into class on Monday morning. The kitchen

team need to know this information in advance to help with their ordering and storage – you might also know that they provide meals for Tuckswood Primary as

well – so it’s a very busy place! We also want to cut down on the time it takes for morning registration, so we only want to have a dinner register on a Monday.

Thank you for your support in this matter.

School Uniform

I would like to remind you of the need for your child to wear FULL

school uniform. Please be reminded that TRAINERS are NOT allowed. We have bought new sets of plimsolls, in a range of sizes, for

any child to change into, who is not wearing school shoes. This will

start from next Monday. Welcome Meeting

Our annual Welcome Meetings will start from next Monday (13th September). A note will go up on your child’s classroom door and they will bring home an invite.

This is a chance to come in, from about 3.00, and meet your child’s class teacher and teaching assistant and to find out what your child will be learning.

Final Word ….

As you will have seen from the new letterhead, I have two Assistant Headteachers,

Mrs Adams and Mr Hopkins, who both teach two days a week in their respective classes. That means they are able to work with me for three days each on

improving the school further. They should be your first point of contact if you have any concerns regarding your child. However,If you wish to see me

then please contact the office who will be able to book an appointment.

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Bank Holiday Monday 2 May School Closed 30 June for Norfolk Show

avell Primary School and Nursery

Mission Statement “To be recognised as a happy, high-performing school, making maximum

use of all its resources to develop the talents and aspirations of all pupils,

fostering self-reliance, confidence and discipline in order to equip them for

the future.”

HOW Governing Body Teaching Staff Parents & Pupils

to be

recognised as

a happy,

high-

performing

school

• monitor performance and take

any necessary action to improve it

• treat every individual as important

• keep parents informed of standards and performance

• seek feedback and react to it

• making learning fun • monitor performance

and take any necessary action to improve it

• treat every individual as important

• keep parents informed

• have respect for the needs and feelings of others/all cultures

• follow the School Charter

making

maximum

use of all its

resources

• ensure compliance with

law/regulations • foster links to wider community

and other schools • support the staff • offer a broad, balanced

curriculum • keep to Home/School

Agreement • enlist outside help when

required • foster good relations e.g. local

community, Children’s Centre and cluster schools

• offer a broad, balanced curriculum

• wide range of out of school activities

• foster good relations e.g. local community, Children’s Centre and Cluster of Schools

• keep to Home/School Agreement

• attend school, • be punctual,

• look after it • support out-of-school

activities • support local community • keep to Home/School

Agreement

to develop

the talents

and

aspirations of

all pupils,

fostering

self-reliance,

confidence

and discipline

in order to

equip them

for their

future

• encourage achievement of personal best

• implement Every Child Matters • invest in staff training & proven

technology

• appoint quality teachers, assistants & ancillary staff

• encourage achievement

of personal best • be willing to use

innovative

teaching/technology • foster high aspirations • maintain/support

School Council • implement ‘Every Child

Matters’

• be willing to try new things • ask and answer questions • request help when needed • try our best • complete homework

avell Primary School and Nursery

Charter

Cavell Primary School and Nursery is a happy place

to play, learn and work together, because we will

always:

o be kind and helpful

o remember to say ‘sorry’ , ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

o share and take turns

o look after our school

o talk through issues and listen to each other carefully

o be happy to ask and answer questions

o try out new things

o ask for help when we need it

o have fun

o do our best

o celebrate our differences and our achievements

We believe that every single person is important.

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