Griffin Termly News
New for September!
Just to let you know that we are sure as we can be about new admission arrangement across the city for September. This means that instead of children starting school in the term in which they are five, they will start at the beginning of the year in which they are five. This means that instead of children starting school in September or January or after Easter, they will all start in September.
This will give all children the same length of time in school overall instead of being at a disadvantage because of when they are born.
Their activity in school will be directly linked to their developmental stage - just as it is now. The staff in the nursery and school will become a Foundation Stage Unit and will work together very closely - just as they do now to make sure that your children get the best possible provision.
It will also mean that there will be nursery places available for three year olds, so watch for this.
If your child is due to start school between September 2007 and August 2008, we will be sending you more information about this as soon as we have it.
Just to let you know that we are sure as we can be about new admission arrangement across the city for September. This means that instead of children starting school in the term in which they are five, they will start at the beginning of the year in which they are five. This means that instead of children starting school in September or January or after Easter, they will all start in September.
This will give all children the same length of time in school overall instead of being at a disadvantage because of when they are born.
Their activity in school will be directly linked to their developmental stage - just as it is now. The staff in the nursery and school will become a Foundation Stage Unit and will work together very closely - just as they do now to make sure that your children get the best possible provision.
It will also mean that there will be nursery places available for three year olds, so watch for this.
If your child is due to start school between September 2007 and August 2008, we will be sending you more information about this as soon as we have it.
Foundation Stage:
Nursery & Reception
The staff in the area are:
Mrs. Storr (Foundation Leader)
Mrs. Wilson
Miss Lynn
Mrs. Hoe
Mrs. Millington
Mrs. Haldenby
Mrs.Kyle
Miss. Storr
Our Topic:
Visits:
The nursery have had a quality check by the Local Authority and have come out very well.
Year 1 and Year 2
The Staff in the Area are:
Mrs.Furniss
Mrs. Rockett
Mr. Caulton
Mrs. Simpson
Mr Plumridge
Mrs. Gooderham
Mrs. Allen
Mrs. Morrell
Mrs Tibble
Our Topic:
Visits:
P.E. Days:
Other Information:
Please can you make sure that your child's clothing is marked with their name. With so many similar garments, it is sometimes upsetting for children when they are going out to playtime or are getting dressed after PE, if they cannot find their own clothes immediately.
Years 3 and 4
The staff in the area are:
Miss Powell
Miss Mitchell
Miss Owbridge
Mrs. Morrell
Mrs. O'Brien
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs.Craig
Mrs.Kendall
Mrs.Douglas
Our Topic:
Visits:
Some of our children will be taking part in the annual Hull School's Singing day at City Hall. Parents of children involved will be welcome to attend the concert.
P.E. Days:
Year 4 Swimming is Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
(Please ensure that children have suitable footwear for outdoor PE)
Other Information:
Reading Please help your child as much as you can by hearing them read as much as possible at home.
Homework Although we are sure that it is done at home, it is not always returned on time. Please can you remind your child that it is important to get it back to school on time.
Nursery & Reception
The staff in the area are:
Mrs. Storr (Foundation Leader)
Mrs. Wilson
Miss Lynn
Mrs. Hoe
Mrs. Millington
Mrs. Haldenby
Mrs.Kyle
Miss. Storr
Our Topic:
Visits:
The nursery have had a quality check by the Local Authority and have come out very well.
Year 1 and Year 2
The Staff in the Area are:
Mrs.Furniss
Mrs. Rockett
Mr. Caulton
Mrs. Simpson
Mr Plumridge
Mrs. Gooderham
Mrs. Allen
Mrs. Morrell
Mrs Tibble
Our Topic:
Visits:
P.E. Days:
Other Information:
Please can you make sure that your child's clothing is marked with their name. With so many similar garments, it is sometimes upsetting for children when they are going out to playtime or are getting dressed after PE, if they cannot find their own clothes immediately.
Years 3 and 4
The staff in the area are:
Miss Powell
Miss Mitchell
Miss Owbridge
Mrs. Morrell
Mrs. O'Brien
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs.Craig
Mrs.Kendall
Mrs.Douglas
Our Topic:
Visits:
Some of our children will be taking part in the annual Hull School's Singing day at City Hall. Parents of children involved will be welcome to attend the concert.
P.E. Days:
Year 4 Swimming is Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons.
(Please ensure that children have suitable footwear for outdoor PE)
Other Information:
Reading Please help your child as much as you can by hearing them read as much as possible at home.
Homework Although we are sure that it is done at home, it is not always returned on time. Please can you remind your child that it is important to get it back to school on time.
Years 5 and 6
The staff in the area are:
Mrs. Garmston (Area Leader)
Mr. Green
Mr. Kernan
Miss Wilde
Mrs. Kendall
Mrs.Bowes
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Leach
Mrs. Craig
Mrs. Cooper
Our Topic:
Visits:
We will be having a number of visitors brought into school to do a number of activities this term.
P.E. Days:
PE and games for Area 4 are on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please ensure that your child has clothes suitable for outdoor PE, especially footwear.
Other Information:
Year 6 children will soon be given the opportunity of taking part in a cycling safety programme in school. To take part, they will have to have a road worthy cycle (this will be checked over on the first session by a member of the road safety education department) and if possible a cycle helmet. We do have a limited number of cycle helmets that can be used at school, but obviously it is much better if your child has their own for both comfort and safety.
Year 6 will also begin to get their induction dates for secondary school through soon. Please watch out for details as these will possibly be sent to you directly from your child's new school.
The staff in the area are:
Mrs. Garmston (Area Leader)
Mr. Green
Mr. Kernan
Miss Wilde
Mrs. Kendall
Mrs.Bowes
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Leach
Mrs. Craig
Mrs. Cooper
Our Topic:
Visits:
We will be having a number of visitors brought into school to do a number of activities this term.
P.E. Days:
PE and games for Area 4 are on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please ensure that your child has clothes suitable for outdoor PE, especially footwear.
Other Information:
Year 6 children will soon be given the opportunity of taking part in a cycling safety programme in school. To take part, they will have to have a road worthy cycle (this will be checked over on the first session by a member of the road safety education department) and if possible a cycle helmet. We do have a limited number of cycle helmets that can be used at school, but obviously it is much better if your child has their own for both comfort and safety.
Year 6 will also begin to get their induction dates for secondary school through soon. Please watch out for details as these will possibly be sent to you directly from your child's new school.
Reading..Reading..Reading
Although we can teach your child to read at school, we are very constrained by time to help your child practise their reading at school. Please try to hear your child read every day for ten minutes. All children at school are encouraged to bring their reading book home every evening as long as they return it the following day.
If you could spare any time during the day to come into school to hear readers we would love to hear from you.
Indoor Shoes
We are reminding children this term that they need to have a change of shoes in school, that they can put on when they take off their outdoor shoes. Not only is this important from a grubby sock point of view, it is also important for your child to have something on their feet in the event of the fire alarm going off. Whether it is rain, sun or snow, if the alarm goes off and your child has nothing but socks on they will still have to go outside for their own safety. They will not have the time to put on their outdoor shoes. Please help us to make your child as comfortable in school as we can, by reminding them to bring in either sand shoes, an old pair of shoes or trainers or even a pair of slippers that they can get changed into.
Changes of shoes should be clearly labelled so that they will not get lost. A lot of misplaced or lost shoes end up as such, due to it being difficult to track down their owners.
Although we can teach your child to read at school, we are very constrained by time to help your child practise their reading at school. Please try to hear your child read every day for ten minutes. All children at school are encouraged to bring their reading book home every evening as long as they return it the following day.
If you could spare any time during the day to come into school to hear readers we would love to hear from you.
Indoor Shoes
We are reminding children this term that they need to have a change of shoes in school, that they can put on when they take off their outdoor shoes. Not only is this important from a grubby sock point of view, it is also important for your child to have something on their feet in the event of the fire alarm going off. Whether it is rain, sun or snow, if the alarm goes off and your child has nothing but socks on they will still have to go outside for their own safety. They will not have the time to put on their outdoor shoes. Please help us to make your child as comfortable in school as we can, by reminding them to bring in either sand shoes, an old pair of shoes or trainers or even a pair of slippers that they can get changed into.
Changes of shoes should be clearly labelled so that they will not get lost. A lot of misplaced or lost shoes end up as such, due to it being difficult to track down their owners.
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