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Holway Park School will be closed on the day of the Queen's State Funeral- Monday 19th September 2022.
Following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, Holway Park School will follow a period of Royal Mourning to be observed from now until the Queen's funeral (the funeral date to be confirmed). School will remain open with normal attendance. Some activities, assemblies and lessons may be adapted to reflect the period of mourning, we will be celebrating her life and achievements. Books of condolence and thoughts will be open at school for parents/carers and families to sign. We will be creating a special book of condolence from the pupils and staff.
Sue Brewrer
Dear Parents/Carers
I have been made aware of concerns about not always being able to speak directly with your child's teacher first thing in the morning.
Could I please encourage you after dropping your child at the gate to approach either Angie Bristow (Home School Liaison Worker) or Conor Devlin (PFSA) if you have a concern or wish to give the teacher a heads up about something. Part of their role is to alert teachers to any issues and check your child has settled well. Both Angie & Conor are in the car park every morning, if they are speaking with another parent and you are unable to wait, the office team are also very good at passing messages onto classes.
There are several reasons for asking parents to leave their child at the gate, in addition to trying to develop children's independence which is so important for them to become successful learners it is also around punctual start to learning each day; when parents dropped off their children at the classroom doors it was really difficult to ensure all parents were off site and learning starting punctually. We noticed a significant difference in the ability for teachers to start learning punctually and without distractions during Covid times, when reviewed by SLT it was acknowledged that actually this was a massive improvement for the children's learning. In addition to this we have introduced early morning teaching from 8.45am this year, teachers are supporting the early learning activities in the classrooms from 8.45am, which is why teachers are not out on the gate every day. We are able to cover teachers with support staff once or twice a week to enable them to go onto the gates.
We are actively looking for new members to join Friends of Holway now.
Please click on this link for more information - Friends of Holway
Holway Park School
Entrance Gates for morning Drop Off
PARENTS TO DROP AND LEAVE CHILDREN AT GATE- TEACHERS ON DUTY TO RECEIVE THEM. THE GATES OPEN AT 8.45AM AND CLOSE AT 8.58AM
The Playground Gate Broughton Close side of Car Park next to KS1 Playground –
The following classes use:
Avon Class, Dart Class, Tweed Class, Tamar Class and Medway Class
The Playground Gate Shakespeare Avenue side of Car Park next to KS2 Playground –
The following classes use:
Derwent Class, Tyne Class, Wye Class, Severn Class, Thames Class & Mersey Class
The EYFS Gate (shared with Playgroup) Broughton Close side of Car Park
The following classes use:
Eden Class and Dove Class
ASC Base children & Parents please use the gate at Shakespeare Road end of car-park.
PARENTS COLLECT CHILDREN AT THE END OF THE DAY FROM THE FOLLOWING AREAS- GATES ARE UNLOCKED AT 3.10PM
KS1 Playground outside Classrooms
Tweed Class. Tamar Class, Medway Class
At top of KS1 Playground- Wye (Miss Tugwell) will come through double doors at the top of the playground and Severn (Miss Rumsby) will exit from external door.
KS2 Playground outside classrooms.
Thames Class, Mersey Class, Derwent Class & Tyne Class
Avon Class & Dart Class- parents/carers wait at the top of the playground. Teachers will bring the children around to the top of the steps by the field.
ASC Base- Parents wait outside classroom