Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School

Broughton-in-Amounderness
Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5JB
Headteacher Mrs J Brennan
http://www.broughtonprimary.co.uk
[email protected]
Tel (01772) 862788
Fax (01772) 866145
Home School News: 6
Friday, 17th October 2014
Dear Parents
A reminder that we are not in school next Friday due to the start of the half term holiday (24th October). Consequently there will
be no Home School News next week - service will resume after the holidays! I hope you all have a well-deserved break – children
are back to school on Monday 3rd November. We will then be in the run up to Christmas and the excitement of preparing for our
Christmas activities – it promises to be a very busy half term!
Parent Pay – Dinner Money Payments: A reminder that school dinner money payments are now available to view online
through Parent Pay. Please ensure payments are made promptly through Parent Pay and not via the school office.
Danger of Button Batteries: A doctor at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is calling for parents to be made aware of the
dangers of button batteries which may be fatal to their children. Please ensure you read the letter from Central Manchester
University Hospitals at the end of Home School News.
Stay & Play Availability: There is availability at the Stay & Play Club on Friday if you wish to use it occasionally. AQ If you think
you will use the facility please register with the club, there is a one off £20 registration fee. Rates from September 2014:- £3.60
a.m. sessions, siblings £3.35 and £6.70 p.m sessions, siblings £6.20. If you need to use the club in an emergency situation the ad
hoc fees if not previously registered with the club are:
£4.00 a.m. session
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£7.50 p.m. session.
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There is no sibling reduction. This is available on 3 occasions
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The above fee is applicable whether the club is used for 10 minutes or a full
session. All parents must provide emergency contact details.
Christian Action Network Community Food Bank: School Council has once again agreed that this is a worthy charity and would like
to co-ordinate donations from classes. Please could classes donate as follows?
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October: Staff
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November: Ash Class
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December: Elm Class
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January: Oak Class
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February: Yew Class
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March : Year 3
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April: Year 4
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May: Year 5
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June: Year 6
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July: All
Houses of Parliament Visit: Junior members of the School Council had a fantastic day at the Houses of Parliament in
London. They enjoyed a guided tour of Parliament followed by a law-making workshop in addition to meeting our MP Ben
Wallace. Fortunately the weather was very kind to us. We were very proud of our children who were exceptionally well
behaved on what was a very long and tiring but very enjoyable day!
Chicken Rota – October Half Term Holiday: We are once again looking for families to volunteer to come to
school over the half term (including Friday 24th October) and help to look after the school chickens. This will
require a daily visit to school to ensure that the chickens have food & water and in order to collect the eggs
and place them in egg boxes within the church porch ready for sale. The job normally takes a maximum of 10
minutes out of your day (we will provide those volunteering with an information sheet so you will know exactly
what to do). Could you schedule in a day or two out of the week to help? If so please sign up! We have placed
a calendar in the School Office area and are asking that people sign up against the days they are available to
help – please also include a contact number.
Lost School Cardigan: Please may I again remind parents to check their child’s uniform. Katie Taylor from Yew class has lost her
new named cardigan. If you have any item of clothing that does not belong to your child, please return it promptly to school.
Children in Need: Children in Need takes place on Friday 14th November. School Councillors would like everyone to
dress up in pyjamas for a £1 forfeit that day.
Samaritan’s Purse: Leaflets were sent home last week. All shoe boxes must be returned to school by Monday 24th November
ready for collection by Samaritan’s Purse.
French Club KS2: We are starting a French after school club for KS2 from 6th November - 3.30 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. If your
child wishes to join, please write a note to Mrs Brennan.
School Clubs: There will be no clubs week beginning 20th October. Clubs start straight after half term.
FOBS Xmas Fayre - Saturday 22nd November 2.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.: Put the date in your
diaries and come along and enjoy our gift/craft hall and food hall. The school choir will sing on the
day in both halls and children will have the opportunity to 'make & do' at our Christmas craft tables
whilst parents shop. There will be lots of lovely gifts to buy and lots of lovely snacks to eat. Ticket
information will follow in the coming weeks.
If anyone is interested in running a stall then please contact Lara Clark 07713 096969 or Helen Nelson 0785 2154520 for further
information. See you there!
Friends Of Broughton School AGM and first meeting of the year: We would like to invite you to attend our AGM on Wednesday
22nd October. This will start at 6.30pm and will take place in the school staffroom. Our committee will be voted in for the new
academic year and plans will be discussed for events for the forthcoming year. Please do come along and share your ideas on what
you would like to see take place and what you think we need to purchase for the benefit of our children. If you can't make it on the
evening please feel free to email FOBS on [email protected] with your ideas and suggestions.
The Hall Players - Blood Brothers: The Hall Players are performing the play version of “Blood Brothers” by
Willy Russell on the 6th, 7th and 8th November. It’s a fast moving, perceptive and entertaining work, which is
funny yet ultimately tragic. It tells the tale of twin brothers, born into a large working class family and the
consequences of one of them being adopted by a neighbouring middle class family. Their productions are
performed in St Martin’s Parish Chapel Hall, Broadway, Fulwood, Preston. All plays start at 7.30 p.m. and tickets
can be purchased from their box office (tel: 01772 863801) or on the door. Ticket prices are Adult £7 and
Concessions - £6. Please do go along to support them!
Morrison’s “Let’s Grow 2014”: Please bring your vouchers into school and place them in the collection box outside
the school office. Why not ask friends and family if they have any spare vouchers – more vouchers means more
gardening equipment for our school!!!!
School Shop – Tuesday each week: Reminder - if you wish to purchase items of school uniform (excluding jumpers / cardigans /
sportswear), envelopes, book bags, water bottles etc, please call at the school office before or after school on Tuesdays only.
Attendance Award: This week the attendance award has been won by jointly by classes 4, 5 and Ash. Well done!
Stars Of The Week Targets for week commencing 3rd November: CARING & WRITING
This Week’s Stars Of The Week Awards:
Class
Reception
Elm
Oak
Yew
3
4
5
6
Eli Cowell – For an “I can attitude all
week
Eva Hughes – A super friend to
everyone
Al-Amen Ahmed – Being kind to Miss
Short
Annabel Cutting – Fantastic piece of
Assessed Writing
Zaara Mir – A super powerpoint for
worship
Charlotte Alty – Always being ready
to listen and learn
Nicolas Leyland – For trying hard
with the presentation of his work
Archie Turner – For the
perseverance he shows and the smiles
he gives to make sure “HE CAN”!
Olivia Leech – For helping others
Elysia Ingham – Always trying hard with
writing
Finlay Hope-Delaney – Excellent Attitude
Oliver Heath – Great teamwork in P.E.
Beatrice Jones – A super kind, caring and
pleasnt class member
Sophie Prince – Great description in her
assessed writing
Alex Morris – Excellent attitude to work
Sarah Prince – For her quiet, unassuming
thoughtfulness
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Diary Dates for this Term:
Tuesday 21st October
Thursday 23rd October
Monday 3rd November
Wednesday 5th November
Monday 10th November
Friday 14th November
Saturday 22nd November
Monday 24th November
Week beginning Monday 24th November
Friday 28th November
Friday 5th December
Tuesday 9th December
Thursday 11th December
Friday 12th December
Tuesday 16th December
Wednesday 17th December
Friday 19th December
Friday 19th December
Monday 5th January
Year 4 trip to Dewlay Cheese
School closes for Half Term at 3.30 p.m. (Stay & Play is open).
School reopens
Baked Potato Day
Bags2School collection – donate your unwanted clothes/bags etc for collection
Year 4 trip to Springfields (Electricity Day)
FOBS Christmas Fayre
Shoebox collection by Samaritan’s Purse
Christmas Art Week
Decorate school with Christmas artwork
Year 4 trip to Judges’ Lodgings (Victorian Christmas)
Nativity Stories: KS1 – 2.00 p.m.; KS2 – 6.30 p.m.
Nativity Stories: KS2 – 2.00 p.m.; KS1 – 6.30 p.m.
Eucharist in Church – 2.40 p.m. – all parents welcome
School Trip to Sleeping Beauty at Grand Theatre Blackpool - morning
Christmas Parties/Disco KS1 – 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m., KS2 – 5.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
Carol Service in Church – 9.00 a.m.
School Closes for Christmas Holidays
School reopens
Talk Homework: There is no Talk Homework next week.
Kind Regards
Mrs J Brennan
Headteacher
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13th October 2014
Parents Warned to be Aware of the Dangers of Button Batteries
A doctor at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is calling for parents to be aware of the
dangers of button batteries which may be fatal to their children.
Lithium button batteries that are used to power toys, key fobs, remote controls, birthday cards
etc. can cause severe life changing injury or death in young children.
Dr Kate Parkins, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care says: “There have already been two
reported deaths in the Greater Manchester area directly linked to children swallowing these
batteries so it’s important parents are aware of the serious harm they can cause.
Children under six years old are most at risk, but severe injury can happen in any age group.
Most serious cases are associated with Lithium button batteries larger than 20 mm (the size of a
10p piece). These can get stuck in the throat or gullet (oesophagus) and this is where the
battery can cause the most harm in as little as two hours.”
“Repair can require feeding and breathing tubes and multiple operations. Parents need to be
aware there may be no symptoms at first or that symptoms may be similar to other illnesses (eg
coughing, drooling, not eating or drinking normally, tummy pain). Children can usually breathe
with the battery in their throat so it may be difficult to spot.”
“The button battery does not need to be bitten, damaged, crushed or leak to cause harm. New
button batteries are most likely to cause harm (especially Lithium button batteries), but even
those that no longer work can cause serious injury. When the battery gets stuck it causes injury
by setting up an electrical current when in contact with lining of the throat or gullet (oesophagus).
This causes a build-up of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide) and can cause a severe burn.
Damage can occur if the button battery is not removed in less than two hours, and is more likely
to cause severe injury if it is not removed within 8-12 hours.“
Parents are advised to:
1. Keep devices with button batteries out of reach if the battery compartments aren’t secure,
and lock away any loose batteries.
2. If a child swallows a button battery take them straight to the nearest Accident & Emergency
Department. Do not let them eat or drink and do not try to make them sick. In Accident &
Emergency doctors will check whether a button battery is stuck in the throat or gullet
(oesophagus) using an X-ray.
3. If a child gets a button battery stuck in the nose or ear take them to the nearest Accident &
Emergency Department as soon as possible. It is important that it is removed quickly (ideally
in less than 2 hours) as the battery can cause permanent damage.
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Issued by: Yvonne Davies Tel: 0161 276 8763 E-mail: [email protected] @CMFTNHS
Notes: Dr Kate Parkins is also Lead Consultant for NWTS (North West and North Wales
Paediatric Transport Service) which is a collaborative venture between Royal Manchester
Children's Hospital and Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
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Broughton-in-Amounderness
Church of England Primary School
Church Lane, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5JB
Headteacher: Mrs J Brennan
http://www.broughtonprimary.co.uk
[email protected]
Tel (01772) 862788
Fax (01772) 866145
Parlet/feedback results – Oct14
Friday, 17th October 2014
Parental Feedback
Dear Parent / Carer
Thank you to all the parents who completed and returned a feedback form. We value your opinions and use
them to both understand what you feel we are doing well and where we can improve our practice. The
feedback of what we do well included:
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Children enjoy coming to school. The teachers and staff know the children well – all staff are
approachable.
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Good range of extra-curricular activities e.g. choir has been excellent.
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Prompt action when issues arise with individual children – staff are good at listening and are
genuinely interested in children.
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Year 6 play – words can’t describe the talent that children in Year 6 have.
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Strong sense of community at the school where children are nurtured and cared for.
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Good behaviour of children.
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Extensive trips.
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Gardeners and seeds – brilliant idea.
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Quality of Education is truly outstanding. The standard of teaching excellent – both academic and
social skills.
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The range of sporting activities is excellent.
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Teaching of Maths
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Money raising activities e.g. Family BBQ
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Outside vegetable garden – super involvement of KS1 planting and picking.
Key areas that were raised as ideas for improvement and the schools initial response include:
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Children’s targets / projected levels being shared at the beginning of the year. This is
available from the classteachers, please feel free to ask them. It is worth noting however that
with the introduction of the revised National Curriculum this September (2014), assessment is
changing and this is the last academic year in which SATs tests will be as they have been. Schools
are still awaiting information as to how assessments for the next academic year (beginning Sept
2015) will look. Once we have been made aware of the format of assessment we will ensure we
communicate this with you.
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Allocating teachers to year groups. I appreciate that changing teachers to a different class can
cause parental concern as it is not in line with what was expected. However it is the normal course
of practice in a school to both ensure teachers’ professional development and take an overview of
the needs of the school as a whole. We are fortunate to have 2 male teachers in school and we
recognise the value in diversity and allowing the children different teaching styles and approaches
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Parking. I am encouraged that you share the school’s and Governors’ concerns over the safety of
our children and the parking issues that we have been experiencing. There are no additional
parking facilities available so we must ensure we use what we have in the most efficient and
considerate way we can. If you observe dangerous / illegal parking I would be grateful if you could
discuss this with the individuals causing the concern and where you need my support, please let me
know. I will continue to monitor the situation.
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Uniform which is named getting lost. We try to encourage independence in children and expect
them to become responsible for their own belongings. All lost property is placed in the lost
property bin which all parents can access. I believe other schools operate a system where parents
volunteer to go through lost property and return any named items to the child. I would be happy
to support this suggestion if volunteers want to put their names forward.
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Provide play equipment for lunchtimes. We spend money every year replenishing play equipment.
Requests are managed by the school council.
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Supervision of children outside school.
Parents / carers are responsible for their children
outside of school. Please note that the school has previously requested that children do not climb
on the walls around the cottage or dinner hall and do not swing on the trees within the school
grounds. We would be grateful if you could support us with this request.
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Outdoor Adventure Play Area. This is unable to be used due to safety concerns. Our plans are to
establish a safe path up to the field and then an all-weather path around the field with play
equipment in bays along the path and safe ground underneath. The timing of this is dependent on
the funds being available.
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Whilst it is not possible to respond to every point individually, for your awareness, other points
raised include individual emails to parents if children have done something outstanding / more
teams / use of school garden / start Sports Day at 9.00 a.m. / staff absence / notification of all
injuries / air conditioning in dining hall. We will continue to assess where we can implement these
suggestions for improvement
There were some great ideas suggested that the school can build on:
Take opportunities to expose children to female role models in business/industry. We would
welcome this. Please contact your classteacher if you would like to come in and talk to a class
about your work (Ash class already do this).
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Encourage a special talent in a child and provide time and training to participate at a local /
national level. Children will always be given permission to take part in exams / activities individual
to them and this is our practice. We will always encourage them – though we do not have the skill
to provide higher level training in specialised areas.
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A calendar of after school clubs on the website – a great idea that is now available in the
Parents’ section of the school website.
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Cost of trips. No child should miss out on any trip or visit because of financial constraints. If
there is a problem, please speak to me or the classteacher in complete confidence.
We particularly asked for your feedback on Worship
Again many positives – especially Dave, and we agree.
Suggestions for improvements include:
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More class assemblies – it is difficult to accommodate more than one a year for each class due to
time constraints.
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Consider other religions / timing of Home School News arriving / including children in worship.
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We do have a pattern of worship, themes for worship, and R.E. curriculum work which
would address the World Faiths point:Monday
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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We have whole school worship.
KS1 have Key Stage worship.
KS2 have class worship, led by children on a rota basis so that all get a
turn.
KS2 have Key Stage worship
KS1 have class worship. – led by children on a rota basis so that all get a
turn.
We have Singing Praise when we learn new songs and practice our
favourites.
We have whole school worship in Church. This is a celebration service
and normally starts at 2.50 p.m.
Eucharist (usually on the last Friday of a half term) starts at 2.40 p.m.
Please remember that we have an open door policy. If you need more information about anything, please
do contact myself or the class teacher, as soon as the query arises.
We value the partnership we have with you, and recognise that it is children, families, teachers, and
governors working together for the best outcomes for our children that makes our school outstanding.
Yours sincerely
Mrs J Brennan
Headteacher