School Closure Procedure

14^th January 2015

Dear parents,

How to find out if the School is Closed

If we have to make a decision to close the school unexpectedly, as we have in previous years due to adverse weather conditions such as snow, we have three ways to inform you of this.

Firstly this will be posted on our website: www.parsloesprimary.co.uk  .

Secondly we also post this information on the borough’s website on their School Status Page; https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-learning/school-status/

And finally we will send a groupcall message to the mobile number we have on our records for you so please ensure we have your up to date mobile number.

A decision will be made by 7.30 in the morning. Many factors influence this decision, such as staff being able to get to school, the condition of the school grounds and the conditions of the roads surrounding the school.

Please do not rely on phoning the school to find out this information as there is only one phone line and also there may not be anyone there to take the call.

We will also use these ways to tell you if the school is open during bad weather.

Thank you for your co-operation

Yours sincerely

Mrs. A. Lipski

Head Teacher

Parking

26^th January 2015

Dear parents,

PARKING

I am sorry that I have to bring this up again but I am again getting complaints from residents and other parents about how some parents’ park and drive down Shortcrofts road. While I know this does not apply to the vast majority of parents, there are still a few parents who continue to park inconsiderately on this road.

The majority of complaints are about parents parking illegally. Please note that you CANNOT park on a dropped kerb, or STOP on the zig zag lines to drop off or collect children. Parking illegally on roads near our school puts all children’s safety at risk.

We have been contacting the council regarding this and they are taking our concerns seriously. They will be sending patrols around before and after school, so anyone parking illegally could get a ticket.

So in the interests of children’s safety please park properly and considerately.

Could I also remind you that if you are dropping your child off in morning, you must do this safely.

You can drop them off by the gate and go ONLY when a member of staff is by the gate and they can see your child safely into school. If there is no member staff there you MUST park correctly and see your child in safely.

Thank you to the vast majority of you who do park considerately, as this means children can come to school safely.

I hope that I will not have to write again regarding this.

Yours sincerely

Mrs. A. Lipski

Head Teacher

PE KITS

         23^rd January 2015

Dear parents,

PE KITS

Since coming back after Christmas, a large number of children are still not bringing in their PE kits for PE lessons.

While forgetting your kit for one or two occasions is understandable, not having one is not.

It is unhygienic for your child to do PE properly without wearing the correct kit. So please ensure your child has the following:

RED SHORTS

PLAIN WHITE T-SHIRT

PLIMSOLLS/TRAINERS

Jogging bottoms are only to be worn for outdoor PE, which considering the weather at the moment is not taking place, so ALL children should be wearing red shorts.

Tights should not be worn under these shorts so your daughter may need to bring in socks to wear for PE

Also make sure all PE kit is labelled and in a PE bag, so that it does not go missing.

If you have any questions about this please see your class teacher.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Yours sincerely

Mrs. Lipski

Head Teacher