Ide Primary School Newsletter 38

Ide Primary School Newsletter 38
Knowing Children As Individuals
Telephone 01392 259964
Website - www.ide.devon.sch.uk
Friday 15 July 2011
Dear Parents/ Carers,
Well done to the children (and parents) who took part in the Tesco bag
pack on Saturday. In the two hours they were at the store they managed
to raise over £100! When I popped along they were busy packing bags
and being very helpful, representing the school so well.
Grow £1
In our final push to raise the required money to start construction on the
MUGA there will be a summer holiday grow £1 challenge for children in
Reception – Year 5. Each child is being sent home with a letter and £1 to
grow. The letter explains what they need to do. There is no obligation to
take part just return the £1 in September if not.
Child Protection and Domestic Violence and Abuse
As the schools designated Child Protection Officer, I attended training yesterday on Domestic Violence and
Abuse. Parents may not be aware that this issue affects 1:3 women and 1:6 men at some point during their
lives. The impact of domestic violence and abuse can be significant on children affecting their learning and
behaviour. As a school we have a a clear set of guidelines to support families in this area and I am always
available to talk to parents or carers who have concerns.
Coastal Cafe
It was great to see such an amazing
number of parents at our cafe yesterday,
the children enjoyed showing their parents
around the displays and sharing their
learning with them. Many thanks for the
positive comments left by parents, they are
much appreciated as organising and
hosting such an event is very hard work as
you can imagine!
FIS News
Ide Ball tickets – are on sale now from Cheryl Haddy at £20 per person, which
includes a live band and a 2 course meal. Friends are very welcome too! There will
be a licensed bar and cocktail bar as well as a fantastic auction (some items on offer are; a week in a holiday
home, Chief’s tickets and a private flight over Devon – to name a few!). It would be great to have an idea of
numbers in order for us to confirm the catering.
Bags 2 School – there will be another collection in September, so don’t throw away your old summer clothes!
MUGA Lottery – Don’t forget to sign up, forms are in the office and it is still only £2 per month. Monthly prize
money is currently £30 for 1 st and £15 for 2 nd . The more participants, the higher the prize money. You can sign
up for as many months as you like. July and August draws will be made at the beginning of September. Speak to
Cheryl if you have any questions.
Hi-Vis tops – Are now available to order through FIS, please see the school uniform order form for more info.
Disabled Toilet by the Hall
Please note that this is primarily a disabled and baby changing facility unless the hall is being used for a social
function. During the school day, children should use the toilets in the main building.
Reports
Please note that those children who have not yet received a written report this year will be bringing theirs home
today. SAT’s results and attendance reports will also be sent home today where relevant. If you are thinking of

uying your children books to read during the holiday, please see the suggested reading list which is also being
sent home today.
Walking Bus
Don’t forget the special walking bus breakfast on Monday 25 th July at the Twisted Oak at 8:15am.
Class 4 Production
Class 4 are performing their school production of School Daze on Thursday 21 st July at 7pm. We have a few
tickets available and can now offer them on a first come first served basis, please see Mandy in the office.
End of Term Disco and Leavers BBQ
FIS are organising an end of term school disco at 3.30 until 5pm on Monday 25 th July for only £1, which includes
the cost of the disco, snacks and drinks. Children are asked to bring their party clothes in to school to change
into at the end of the school day. This will be followed by our Year 6 Leavers BBQ which will finish at 7pm.
Parent Questionnaire
Many thanks to everyone who returned a questionnaire, these are being collated and a summary of findings will
be shared with parents in September. Some general questions were raised which I thought would be good to
remind everyone through the newsletter. They were;
How does the school promote good behaviour?
This would be a good question to ask children, in summary we use praise wherever possible, the whole ethos of
the school is set up to promote good behaviour and learning. A recent visit from an advisor noted that behaviour
was ‘outstanding’ throughout the school. On the systems side children all have 30 minutes Golden Time each
week. In Golden Time they get to choose what activities they do from a selection agreed by the teacher, minutes
are lost for poor behaviour but can be earned back. Good lunchtime behaviour is rewarded with Silver Stars,
when the class has reached their target they can choose as a class what they would like to do for their reward
and vote. We use Time Out as a sanction; children who have lost Golden Time and repeat poor behaviour within
the same session or on rare occasions hurt another child are given Time Out. This is done at lunchtime where
they loose age related minutes. If a child goes into the book three times in a term a letter is sent home. No
letters have been sent this year!
How does the school use the survey to measure effectiveness?
We compare results year on year, questions are also added to assess the impact of new actions taken by the
school. Where significant dissatisfaction is raised with something the school takes steps to improve.
What do we seek to learn from the pupil questionnaire?
This is the same as above, their opinions on areas are used to help inform, along with other evidence, the
direction of the school improvement plan. They also help us to assess the impact of changes. E.g this year we
have focused on pupils taking more responsibility and the questionnaire has shown that pupils feel they have a
good level of responsibility.
Scooters
It’s great that the children are scooting to school, such a great way to start the day. We are however a bit over
run with them at the moment! Would children please leave them alongside the wall by the bike rack. Many
thanks.
Yours sincerely
Sean Millar
Thursday 21st
Friday 22 nd July
Monday 25 th July
Monday 25 th July
Monday 25 th July
Tuesday 26 th July
Wednesday 7 th September
Friday 9 th September
Key Dates
Class 4 production – School Days!
Leavers presentation and thank you assembly
Reptobug Visiting School
End of Term Disco and Leavers B B Q
Walking Bus Breakfast
Last day of summer term
Pupils return to school / Teams Week
Team Building Workshop – Wilderness Solutions