Dragons’ Apprentice Car Wash

The Dragons’ Apprentice Challenge is underway again for 2018/19. This year we have another two teams competing: Prestigious Dragons and Ice Dragons. This year the children are raising money for Herts Vision Loss.

 

 

So far the Ice Dragons have volunteered their time to pack bags at Tesco and raised over £100 and today both teams worked together to host a car wash for staff. The children raised over £50 thanks to their determination and the generous support from the teachers.  Well done to all the children for getting the job done despite being wet and cold. Special thanks to Mrs Clements for her help with the children today. I hope your hands are warm now too! Thanks also to the parents who helped to organise car wash materials for the day.

Look out for the Prestigious Dragons’ Bake Off Competition which is the final fundraising event for the competition. Information to follow.

 

 

Parent survey results

A big thank you to all families who took the time to complete our parental survey at the Learning consultation meetings in October. We had a massive response with 179 families completing the survey. The parents’ voice is important to us as we look to further strengthen our partnership with families and improve how we work together for the happiness and success of all our pupils.

The headline results are below. We will look at these results in more detail in a series of communications over the rest of the term.

1. To what extent do you feel involved in school life at Wormley Primary? (circle one)

          Not at all  (5)            Sometimes (40)                Most of the time  (78)            Fully (53)

         74% of families feel involved in school life fully or most of the time

2. Which events have you attended at school? (tick all that apply)
   

• parent consultation evenings (165)
• living history day (78)
• poetry recital (46)
• stay and play (89)
• productions and performances (104)
• sports day (136)
• summer concert (121)
• summer fair (116)
• trips (54)
  

3. How do you find out information about what is going on at school? (tick all that apply)
   

• Newsletter (120)
• Website (73)
• App (83)
• Facebook (42)
• Twitter (7)
• From class teacher (80)
• Word of mouth (69)
• Letters (120)
• Email (64)
• Text (101)

4. What prevents you from coming into school? (tick all that apply)
   

• Looking after younger children (31)
• Working (105)
• Difficult understanding communication from school (1)
• Insufficient notice of events (20)
• Don’t feel comfortable coming into school (2)
  

     Top 3 barriers to coming into school: Looking after younger children, working, insufficient notice

5. Do you feel well informed about what your child is learning at school? (circle one)

      Not at all (5)                  Sometimes (28)                   Most of the time  (77)               Fully (66)

     81% of families feel well informed about their child’s learning most of the time or fully.

6. Would you be interested in learning more about how subjects are taught in school through:
   

• Sitting in lessons (49)
• Attending workshops (51)
• Having booklets to use at home (80)
• Information on the website (68)
  

 

Christmas is coming!

There is lots happening in school over the next few weeks as Christmas approaches – keep an eye on the school calendar, the newsletter and letters for dates!

This week:

• Raffle tickets are on sale for the Hampers
• Friday 7th December there is a non Uniform Day in return for contributions to Christmas Fair:

          EYFS:   Chocolates,

          KS1:  Toiletry gifts,

          KS2:  Bottles

• Christmas disco tickets can be purchased for Friday 14th December (YR-Y2, 3.30-4.45pm, Y3-Y6, 5.00pm-6.30pm). Tickets need to be purchased in advance. They cost £5 and include a glow stick wristband.  Sweets, crisps, drinks and additional glow sticks can be purchased.
• Start making your entry for sweets in a jar. Children can bring in a donation for the Christmas Fair of sweets in a decorated jar. The best decorated jars will win a prize!

 

 

The Christmas hampers are back!

Tickets will be on sale, from Monday 3rd December until the Christmas fair on December 19th, to win one of these amazing treats! £1 per ticket or £3 per strip. Don’t miss out!

Bringing Up Confident Children with SEN

 

Bringing Up Confident Children for Parents of Children with Special Educational Needs

When: Wednesday 7-9pm (9, 16, 23, 30 January; 6, 13, 27 February; 6 March)
Where: Asda Stores Watton Rd, Ware SG12 0AD

Come and gain a new perspective on parenting your children by:
 Understanding your children’s behaviour
 Helping your children manage their feelings
 Learning new strategies to address challenging behaviour
 Exploring helpful and unhelpful discipline strategies & how these can help make a difference in your family life.

Contact Louise on 01163 666087 for more information or to book a place.