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Visiting the School

Parents wishing to visit the school are most welcome and should contact the Head Teacher,
Deputy Head or Assistant Head in the first instance. Parents of those children who will be
joining us in Nursery or Reception are invited to an Induction Meeting towards the end of
the Summer Term before their child starts at the school.

Parent School Contact

Parents are invited to Parents’ Evenings which take place three times per year. The purpose
of these meetings is to discuss your child’s progress. However, if you would like to speak to
your child’s teacher at other times, please do not hesitate to contact the school at once so
that a mutually convenient time for you to meet can be arranged. Besides the class teacher,
the Head Teacher, Senior Deputy Head Teacher and Assistant Head are available for
consultation.

Towards the beginning of each new year both parents and children are encouraged to sign
the Annual Home-School Agreement and the Internet Access Agreement. These outline
responsibilities and develop a consistent approach between home and school.

As each term begins Flyers are sent home from class teachers informing you about the
topics and subjects to be covered that term. These also contain details about ways in which
you can help your child with his/her work, the days your child has PE and when Home
Learning is set and expected in. Further curriculum information is available on the school
website.

Parents are also invited to come to school from time to time in order to look at our approach
to various curriculum areas and methods of teaching.

Throughout the year there are a number of plays, concerts and performances as well as
sports, competitions and fund-raising events for which your support is much appreciated.
We are always grateful of your help in school on a voluntary basis for many activities, from
helping in the library or classroom to helping with swimming, educational visits or other
out-of-hours activities. Please do come in and see us if you would like to help.

We keep parents well informed about the day-to-day life of the school though the
publication of our annual Calendar and through the many newsletters which are sent out on
a regular basis. The School Life app is also used to communicate regularly with parents.
Whilst the Calendar and many school policies are available on the school website.

“Parent View said: ‘Bleakhouse … encourages parental involvement.
There is very good school/parent communication
and a nurturing staff who are always available.”
(Ofsted 2017)

School Hours
School starts each day at 8.50a.m. and finishes at 3.15 p.m.
Lunchtime is: Nursery 11:45a.m. - 12:15p.m.
Reception and Key Stage 1 12:15 - 1:15p.m.
Key Stage 2 12.30 - 1.30 p.m.

The children are supervised inside school 5 minutes before the start of the school day and
should not arrive before 8.45. a.m.

Bleakhouse Primary School