Training children to be confident, independent learners, with enquiring minds, a life-long love of learning and an approach to life that reflects core biblical values and principles. Love Joy Kindness Patience Self–control Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Newsletter No. 1 - 13th September 2019 Welcome back! I trust you have had a restful and enjoyable summer and are ready for the exciting year ahead. St. Margaret’s is virtually unrecognisable! Over the summer, a significant amount of building and decoration work has taken place including: A brand new roof across the older part of the school, replacing one that was fifty years old and very leaky! A brand new fire/lockdown alarm installed New doors across the entire school New flooring in the older part of the school along with the stairwells Walls painted in the older part of the school A new ICT room installed in the old staffroom A new staffroom built in the library area A new KS2 library set up – in its final stages Benches in the playground repaired and painted In addition to all this, the staff, well led by Miss Robb, have worked tirelessly in producing new displays to further brighten our corridors. My thanks also goes to you, the parents, for your understanding about the exceptional nature of these works caus- ing us to delay the start of term by two days. Your messages of support and acceptance of this delay have certainly been gratefully received. We also thank God for His provision and grace in that we have been able to secure so many improve- ments to our building in a time of crippling budget cuts. I am sure you would like to see all of the changes for yourself along with meeting your child’s new teacher. We have arranged ‘meet the teacher’ sessions for all year groups where you can see the building and meet your child’s teacher for a quick, infor- mal discussion about the year ahead. If you have specific queries you wish to raise, may I suggest you arrange a further ap- pointment with your child’s teacher. The meet the teacher dates are as follows: Years One and Two – Tuesday 17th September 2019 Years Three and Four – Wednesday 18th September 2019 Years Five and Six - Monday 23rd September 2019 At the start of this new year, it is a good time to remind all parents that should you have a concern regarding a behavioural situation or your child’s academic progress, your first contact will always be with the class teacher. In the unlikely event that you remain unsatisfied or you feel the issue is of a more serious nature, please ask to speak to your child’s phase leader be- fore contacting a member of the senior leadership team. For reference, these are: Reception and Nursery – Miss Robb Years One, Two and Three – Miss Foster Years Four, Five and Six – Mr. Whittle All of these teachers are members of the leadership team and hold the higher level child safeguarding qualification. Should you have any concern about the behaviour or conduct of a member of staff, this must be brought to the attention of myself, Mr Huntingford (Headteacher) or, in my absence, the Deputy Headteachers (Mrs Haworth or Miss Anderson). Finally, in the very near future we are looking to become a paper-less school and will email the weekly newsletter over to you - which will also be published on our brand new website which will go live very soon. I pray you have a lovely weekend. Mr D Huntingford Headteacher
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Training children to be confident, independent learners, with enquiring minds, a life-long love of learning and an approach to life that reflects core biblical values and principles.
Love Joy Kindness Patience Self–control
Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Newsletter No. 1 - 13th September 2019
Welcome back!
I trust you have had a restful and enjoyable summer and are ready for the exciting year ahead.
St. Margaret’s is virtually unrecognisable! Over the summer, a significant amount of building and decoration
work has taken place including:
A brand new roof across the older part of the school, replacing one that was fifty years old and very leaky!
A brand new fire/lockdown alarm installed
New doors across the entire school
New flooring in the older part of the school along with the stairwells
Walls painted in the older part of the school
A new ICT room installed in the old staffroom
A new staffroom built in the library area
A new KS2 library set up – in its final stages
Benches in the playground repaired and painted
In addition to all this, the staff, well led by Miss Robb, have worked tirelessly in producing new displays to further brighten our
corridors. My thanks also goes to you, the parents, for your understanding about the exceptional nature of these works caus-
ing us to delay the start of term by two days. Your messages of support and acceptance of this delay have certainly been
gratefully received. We also thank God for His provision and grace in that we have been able to secure so many improve-
ments to our building in a time of crippling budget cuts.
I am sure you would like to see all of the changes for yourself along with meeting your child’s new teacher. We have arranged
‘meet the teacher’ sessions for all year groups where you can see the building and meet your child’s teacher for a quick, infor-
mal discussion about the year ahead. If you have specific queries you wish to raise, may I suggest you arrange a further ap-
pointment with your child’s teacher. The meet the teacher dates are as follows:
Years One and Two – Tuesday 17th September 2019
Years Three and Four – Wednesday 18th September 2019
Years Five and Six - Monday 23rd September 2019
At the start of this new year, it is a good time to remind all parents that should you have a concern regarding a behavioural
situation or your child’s academic progress, your first contact will always be with the class teacher. In the unlikely event that
you remain unsatisfied or you feel the issue is of a more serious nature, please ask to speak to your child’s phase leader be-
fore contacting a member of the senior leadership team. For reference, these are:
Reception and Nursery – Miss Robb
Years One, Two and Three – Miss Foster
Years Four, Five and Six – Mr. Whittle
All of these teachers are members of the leadership team and hold the higher level child safeguarding qualification.
Should you have any concern about the behaviour or conduct of a member of staff, this must be brought to the attention of
myself, Mr Huntingford (Headteacher) or, in my absence, the Deputy Headteachers (Mrs Haworth or Miss Anderson).
Finally, in the very near future we are looking to become a paper-less school and will email the weekly newsletter over to you
- which will also be published on our brand new website which will go live very soon.
I pray you have a lovely weekend.
Mr D Huntingford
Headteacher
Attendance and punctuality class of
the week ending: 11/09/2019
FS - Reception RM - 100%
KS1 - Year 2E - 96.15%
KS2 - Year 5F - 100%
Overall attendance at the school for
the academic
year: 97.1%
Classes that move around the school
quietly, in an orderly manner,
following behaviour expectations and
are excellent role models are
selected to be the ‘Line of the week’.
The classes selected this week are:
KS1 - 2E
KS2 - 3H
Well done to the following children
who have been nominated as the stars
of the week ending 13/09/2019
Yr 1GC - Divine and
Yr 1B - Amelia and Bhuvan
Yr 2CT - Angel and Daniel A
Yr 2E - Jada and Eli
Yr 3Q - Khushi and Jonathan
Yr 3H - Anna and Elizabeth
Yr 4A - Tayla and Jeremy
Yr 4F - Leah and Tumi
Yr 5F - Ndey and Jayden K
Yr 5W - Lara and Solomon
Yr 6H - Emmanuelle and Alastair
Yr 6W - Elizabeth and Paul
Flu Vaccinations
Reception - Year 6
These will take place on:
Wednesday 9th October 2019
Please read the consent form sent home carefully and bring them in
by 30th September
Please still fill the forms in if you don’t want your child to receive
the vaccination
Official letters
All official letters that are requested in writing now come at a cost of £25. The fee will be put on Parent Pay and once its been paid, your letter will be ready.
If you would like to come along and
speak to the school nurse regarding
any health matters, please come to
the drop in session on:
Wednesday 18th September 2019
at 2.30pm
Books
This term, we will trial providing
each child in KS2 (Years 3 - 6) a
copy of the book they are reading
in literacy.
We would like to ask all parents /
carers to pay a refundable
deposit of £10.00 which can be
paid on Parent Pay. This is to
ensure that all books are returned
and ready to be reused for the next
year group when required.
If this is successful, we will continue
with this for the other two terms
also.
Our new Mural in our KS2 Library of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A big thank you to Kezzie Costen who Designed and Painted the amazing art work.
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