At Greenholm we put partnership with parents into practice in a variety of ways. Parents are always welcome to come into school to discuss matters with staff or the Headteacher, we strive to be approachable and warm as this helps to create a nicer school community for the pupils. The Headteacher is always willing to see parents, other commitments permitting. It is important that you let us know if there are problems at home that may be affecting your child. Illness in a family, bereavement or family break ups may all affect your child and alerting us to the difficulties allows us to deal with you sensitively. Anything you tell us about such circumstances will be treated confidentially.
You will be contacted if we are concerned about your child’s work or behaviour and we will ask you to be involved in supporting us to support your child.
We have a Parents’ Association, which works hard to raise extra money for the school. They have supported the work done on the environment, paid for artists to work with the children, funded the purchase of books and so on. In addition to this they organize informal social events such as discos, quiz’s and other functions.
We actively try to get parents involved in their child’s education and with the life of the school. Homework is sent home regularly and this can also be accessed on the schools website. The Tuesday News, the school’s newsletter is published weekly on both paper and electronically and can again be accessed through the school website. Parents are invited into school at least every year to work alongside their child in the classroom at an aspect of their work. These workshops are called Inspire and have been very popular with the children who like to show off their knowledge to their parents, and to parents who are able to see at first hand some of the types of activities we do in school.
From time to time there are other workshops and opportunities for parents to come into school to enhance their own skills or to work in the classroom. We appreciate all the additional help that parents are able to provide. Parents are sent an annual report of their child’s progress in the summer term. This forms the basis of the Parents meeting in July. There are three parents evenings throughout the year when parents can come into school to see their child’s work and discuss any issues that may have arisen.
Anti-aggression Policy
Greenholm School does not tolerate aggressive acts towards its staff, pupils or other parents at all. If there is an act of aggression against any of the school community it is logged and the LEA are informed. In extreme cases, parents may be banned from the school site.
Attendance
Absence/Lateness If your child is absent from school, a note of explanation is essential to ensure that the absence is not registered as unauthorised. In cases where there are a high number of unauthorised absences, the Educational Social Worker will be notified. We are legally required to code all absences according to reason.
Lateness is recorded on registers and, in cases where children are persistently late, this is reported to the Educational Social Worker. It is important to teach children to be punctual and often, valuable work is missed when children are late.
Parents wishing to take their children away in term time should request permission in writing from the Headteacher.
Should you need to take your child out of school for any reason, they MUST be signed out at the school office. This is to ensure that we know where children are going and with whom.
Behaviour
We expect our children to be well behaved and considerate to others. We have a behaviour code, which is displayed, throughout the school and the children are regularly reminded of it.
It states that at Greenholm School:-
We are polite We tell the truth We respect and help each other We try to do our best We are responsible for our own actionsThe children are encouraged to remember the code and to act upon it. Naturally there are times when misbehaviour occurs and we use the code to help the children to reflect upon a different way of behaving. It helps us if the parents also remind their children about the code. We do inform parents if their child has been persistently misbehaving and work with parents and the child to support them in changing their behaviour. Golden time is used throughout the school as a way of celebrating and rewarding all children who are able to manage their behaviour appropriately.
Our lunchtime supervisors are responsible for supervising the children at lunchtime and often deal with minor incidents. If anything more serious occurs, they inform the classteacher or a senior member of staff who will deal with the incident.
Uniform Policy
Uniform is compulsory as we feel it:-
Helps to promote a sense of belonging to the school. It provides maximum safety and protection for work and recreation. It reduces opportunities for the children to be competitive about what they wear to school. It is inexpensive and readily available It encourages a working atmosphere in the school. It is easily recognised when children are on school visits. UNIFORM FOR GIRLS
Grey/black skirt or trousers/green cardigan or sweatshirt/tie/white polo shirt or blouse/green and white dresses in summer.
UNIFORM FOR BOYS
Grey/black trousers/white shirt or polo shirt/green jumper or sweat shirts/tie. Ties, polo shirts, jumpers, cardigans and sweatshirts with the school logo are available from the school office.
Footwear (preferably black) should be flat and sensible as we have many stairs in school. Trainers are NOT to be torn except for PE.
PE KIT
Kit is necessary to ensure hygiene and safety and the children are expected to have a PE bag containing their change of clothes.
Children who do not bring a PE kit in with them will have to do PE in underwear and bare feet, as PE is a compulsory part of the curriculum.
ALL SCHOOL UNIFORM, PE KIT AND COATS SHOULD BE NAMED.
Children should NOT wear jewellery. It can be very dangerous and children are asked to remove rings etc. for PE. [/color]
