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Dear Parents,
At the start of the new school year, we are agin having lots of problems with parking and traffic around school, especially on Camelot Way. Unfortunately, some parents are demonstrating a very selfish attitude towards the safety of other children and families and a lack of respect for residents in neighbouring houses.
Far too many parents seem to want to drive as close as they can to the school gates to drop off and collect children. Parents are then parking on the zigzag lines outside school, on pavements, double parking or stopping in the middle of the road. This is dangerous as it narrows the roads and pavements where children and families are trying to walk and cross.
Our school is not situated on a through road so all these cars then have to undertake difficult manoeuvres to reverse and turn round. Many parents tell me that there is no danger because they are good drivers; however, not all our children are good pedestrians, are unpredicatble and may not be aware of what drivers are doing. Some drivers put children at risk by bumping up on the pavements to reverse their cars and make it difficult for children and families to get by.
Many parents want to get as close as they can to the school gates because they say they have to drop off or pick up other children. However, they are then often caught up in traffic as more cars try to get down the roads whilst others try to get out!
We are also receiving complaints from neighbouring residents who are complaining about the fact that they sometimes have one or two cars blocking them in their drives meaning they can't leave their houses for 30 to 40 minutes during the morning and afternoon when parents are dropping or picking up children. This is frustrating and causes arguments.
I'd like all parents to make more effort to park away from school and not drive up the roads that lead to the school gates, particularly on Camelot Way. I'd like all parents to think about the safety of not just their own children but that of all the children who come to our school.
Thank you
Mr beale
Dear Parents/ Carers,
We hope you have all had a wonderful summer holiday and that you are all healthy, safe and well. We are looking forward to welcoming back all the children to Regents Park tomorrow on Wednesday 6th September at 8.40am.
Below is some information for parents at the start of the new school year 2023-243:
School start dates:
Arriving at school
Breakfast Club
If you wish to reserve a place at Breakfast Club for your child this year, please contact the school office from Wednesday 6th September (preferably by phone or email) to put your child’s name down on the list. We will confirm places to start on Monday 11th September by Friday 8th September.
Arrangements for collecting children at the end of the school day
We are continuing to ask parents to collect children at the end of the school day from specific exits in order to minimise crowding, make it more manageable and ensure children are collected safely.
Most children will continue to be collected from the same gates as before although there may be changes for some Y1 and Y4 children as well as children who had siblings in last year's Y6.
Here is how we will organise the arrangements for collecting children at the end of the school day:
Uniform
Just a reminder for parents that we expect children to start the new year wearing correct school uniform. Last year children were allowed to come to school in PE kit or in clothes to wear in the Forest School; however, some children took to wearing clothes which were not school uniform on days that they weren’t supposed to.
It is an expectation that children wear correct Regents Park school uniform and have at least a jumper/ cardigan/ sweatshirt with the school badge on to wear when on trips or off-site.
Please make sure that you have correct school uniform for your child at the start of the new term with your child’s name written or sewn into it:
Children will be told on what days they should come to school in PE kit. They should still wear their school jumper/ sweatshirt/ cardigan on PE days. It is helpful to make sure that PE kit also has your child’s name written or sewn into it.
Correct PE kit is:
Children in Year 3 also go swimming and so will need to bring a swimming kit and towel on swimming days. On swimming days, children will come to school in their school uniform and change into their swimming kit in the changing rooms at Sparkhill Swimming Baths.
Uniform such as sweatshirts, cardigans and shirts with the school badge on can be ordered and bought from the school office. Alternatively, parents can buy a sew-on school badge to attach to sweatshirts, cardigans or polo shirts bought elsewhere. Please contact the school office for more information.
We look forward to seeing children and parents and welcoming you all back to school tomorrow.
Mr Beale
Dear Parents,
Thank you to all of you for coming this morning (Monday 17th July) to share some time with me beforee I leave. I hoped that I wouldn't be sitting all on my own and I wasn't!
Over the years I have had the privilege to get to know many children and parents, sometimes seeing 3 generations of the same family pass through school.
It's always good to hear of their achievements and even see them bring their own children to our nursery.
I feel lucky to have experienced a wonderful time with your lovely, amazing children who I know I am going to miss so much.
Regents Park is such a warm and happy place. Don't tell Mr Beale but I never really thought of it as coming to work. We have had so much fun, learning together over the years.
Your generosity is overwhelming as always.
Thank you,
Mrs Stephens
Dear Parents/ Carers,
As I said yesterday, it is likely that we will not be able to hold the Summer Fayre in the playground tomorrow due to heavy rain that is forecast for most of the day. We are planning to move as much as possible indoors so that the Summer Fayre can still go ahead.
However, we are not able to accommodate all our parents and families at one time so we asked for you to choose a timeslot on a first come, first served basis by completing of form online.
When it closed at lunchtime we had had 168 responses with nearly 75% of them asking for 1.00pm. As I've said, for health & safety reasons, we have not been able to give everyone their first choice so some people will be disappointed but I hope everyone will understand.
We won't be sending out tickets at this late stage but, if you completed the form, you should now have been sent by text a time to arrive at school. Please only arrive for the Summer Fayre at this time - unfortunately, you won't be able to come in earlier.
Due to a lack of space, we won't be able to accommodate pushchairs inside and we won't be able to leave them under the canopy if it is raining so please try to leave them at home or make sure they can be covered outside if it's raining.
To be fair to all parents and families, the timeslots are only 40 minutes long. We will need you to leave when your timeslot finishes so other parents can attend. You may take your children with you when you leave.
I hope you will help support is with these arrangements tomorrow so that it can still be a fun afternoon for everyone.
Thanks
Mr Beale
Dear Parents,
We have been looking forward to inviting parents and families into school for our annual Summer Fayre this Friday 14th July from 1.00pm. We have held this event a number of times and have always been lucky with the weather.
Unfortunately, looking at the weather forecast for Friday, there is a possibility of heavy rain on Friday afternoon when we have planned the Summer Fayre to take place.
We have been looking at alternative arrangements, including bringing as much as possible of the Summer Fayre indoors on Friday. However, for health and safety reasons, we do not have the space indoors to accomodate lots of parents and families all at the same time.
We will make a decision on Friday morning about whether to move the Summer Fayre indoors. However, to help us plan for bad weather and prevent large numbers of people all arriving at the same time, we are going to organise a ticket system and ask that you arrive at different times through the afternoon.
Please complete the online form to indicate
Tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis so please indicate your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice. You will still be able to collect your children when you arrive and leave you have finished at the Fayre.
The link to complete the form is here: https://forms.office.com/e/9daQbhXZLh
Thank you for your co-operation,
Mr Beale
Dear Parents/ Carers,
It is with some sadness that I am letting you know that Mrs Stephens will be retiring this Summer. Mrs Stephens has worked at Regents Park for nearly 47 years! Almost all of our parents will know Mrs Stephens if their children have come through school from our Nursery or if they themselves were at Regents Park as children in the last 47 years!
I'm sure that many parents would like to see Mrs Stephens before she retires to thank her for her service to the local community and the families of Regents Park over the years.
As such, we are organising a Coffee & Cake morning in school on Monday 17th July from 9.45am when you are welcome to pop in and give your best wishes to Mrs Stephens in person.
If you know of any other parents (current or former) who would like to come in and see Mrs Stephens, please feel free to let them know. We'd like to invite you to attend at any time between 9.45am and 11.00am.. If you are able to contact the school office by this Friday to let us know that you or anyone else you know will be attending, that will help us with organising refreshments.
We hope to see lots of parents joining us on Monday.
Thank you,
Mr Beale
Dear Parents/ Carers,
I'm pleased to let you know about the Parents' Evening we are organising on Wednesday 12th July from 3.15 - 5.45pm.
This is the last parents' evening for this academic year and is an opportunity for you to talk about your child's progress and their report if you would like to.
As before, parents will be asked to use an online booking system to book a 5 minute appointment with their children's class teachers on Parents' Evening.
To fit as many parents in as possible, we will have to be quite strict about the timings of the appointments so please don't be late and please don't be offended if the teacher has to end the appointment after 5 minutes to meet the next parent.
Guidelines for Parents' Evenings:
Booking appointments with your child's class teacher:
We're looking forward to welcoming parents into school on either the 12th July. If anything changes, we will let you know so please look out for any messages we send via text.
We look forward to seeing you all,
Mr Beale
Dear Parents/ Carers,
Reports for 2022-23
Tomorrow your child will come home with their annual school report for 2022-23. The report will be sent with your child in a sealed envelope. Along with the report will be a letter, your child's absence record and an information sheet about attendance. There will also be a copy of our annual Report Feedback & Parents Survey form which we would like you to complete and return - one for each child please. This form can also be completed online if you prefer - a link will be sent out to you via text message. We value all feedback so please do complete this form.
Parents Evening - Wednesday 12th July 2023 from 3.15pm to 5.45pm
On Wednesday 12th July, we will be holding a Parents Evening from 3.15pm to 5.45pm for any parents who would like to speak to their child's class teacher about their report or their child's progress this year. Unfortunately, as there is only opportunity for one parents evening this term, appointments will only be scheduled for 5 minutes so that all parents can attend if they wish to. Parents must be on time for their meeting when it has been booked. Once the reports have been sent out, I will send out a link to book appointments using the same email system we have used previously.
Summer Fayre - Friday 14th July from 1.00pm to 4.00pm
Also next week we will be holding our annual Summer Fayre. This has been very successful in previous years and we are looking forward to some good weather and lots of families joining us so that we can raise money for the children's School Fund.
As before, parents are invited to come into school at any time from 1.00pm to collect their children and visit the Summer Fayre with them. There will be lots to do so we hope you will bring lots of money to spend!
Entrance from 1.00pm will be via the Arthur Street gate and children will be able to be collected from signposted points in the classroom - there will be a rush at 1.00pm so please be patient if collecting at this time. You are welcome to stay for as long as you like - once you have collected your children, they will be your responisbility.
Parents who are unable to collect until home time will be asked to collect children from the collection points in the playground at 3.00pm. Again it would be helpful if you can arrive via the Arthur Street entrance. The Summer Fayre will carry on until about 4.00pm so parents who can't come until later can still visit it with their children.
Mrs Stephens Retirement - Coffee & Cake Morning - Monday 17th July from 9.45am
It is with some sadness that I am letting you know that Mrs Stephens will be retiring this Summer. Mrs Stephens has worked at Regents Park for nearly 47 years! Almost all of our parents will know Mrs Stephens if their children have come through school from our Nursery or if they themselves were at Regents Park as children in the last 47 years!
I'm sure that many parents would like to see Mrs Stephens before she retires to thank her for her service to the local community and the families of Regents Park over the years. As such, we are organising a Coffee & Cake morning in school on Monday 17th July from 9.45am when you are welcome to pop in and give your best wishes to Mrs Stephens in person. If you know of any other parents (current or former) who would like to come in and see Mrs Stephens, please feel free to let them know. We'd like to invite you to attend at any time between 9.45am and 11.00am.
Events in school coming up:
Thursday 6th July - 3.00pm - Reports to be sent home with children
Wednesday 12th July - School Transition Day - Y6 children to visit their new schools; Children in school to meet their new teachers and spend the day with them in class
Wednesday 12th July - 3.15pm to 5.45pm - Parents Evening
Monday 17th July at 9.00am - EYFS & KS1 Gold Achievers assembly
Tuesday 18th July at 9.00am - Y3, Y4 & Y5 Gold Achievers assembly
Wednesday 19th July at 9.15am and 1.30pm - Y6 Leavers Assembly
Thursday 20th July - 9.00am - Y6 Graduation Assembly followed by Y6 Dinner Party
Friday 21st July - 1.00pm - School closes to children for Summer Holiday
Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th September - INSET days in school for teachers
Wednesday 6th September - Children return to school for Autumn Term
Thanks for your support,
Mr Beale
Dear Parents/ Carers,
Members of the NEU teachers' union will be taking further strike action next week on Wednesday 5th July and Friday 7th July. Unfortunately, this means there will be disruption to some classes on these days when school will be partially CLOSED.
On both days, school will be OPEN for all Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes.
On both days, school will be CLOSED for all children in Nursery, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6; however, school will be OPEN for 6M on Friday 7th July.
Children in KS2 classes that are closed who are eligible for Free School Meals will be sent home with packed lunches on Tuesday 4th and Thursday 6th July to cover meals on Wednesday 5th and Friday 7th July.
Links to websites and suggestions and ideas for learning activities that children in Nursery, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 can complete at home will be shared on the Year Group pages on the school website.
I apologise for the disruption caused by the partial closure of school next week. School will be OPEN as normal on Thursday 6th July for ALL children and then again from Monday 10th July.
Thank you for your understanding,
Mr Beale
Dear Parents/ Carers,
This year we have our Sports Days planned for Monday 3rd July and Tuesday 4th July. The children will be taking part in different sports activities at different times over the two days.
As such, all children will need to come to school in their PE kits on both Monday 3rd July and Tuesday 4th July.
We would like to invite parents to come and see children take part in some of the sports activities in the playground. Parents of children in the following year groups and classes can join us at the following times:
Monday 3rd July
Tuesday 4th July
Parents will arrive and leave via the Dixon Road entrance directly into the playground.
Thank you