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On the 19th June 2012 between 1.30pm and 2.45pm you are welcome to bring your child to ‘stay and play’ to get familiar with the environment and staff. Senior staff will be on hand to talk to parents about your child starting school and answer any questions you may have. You will receive a call from school to arrange a home visit from our ‘Early Years’ staff next week and a confirmation letter and induction pack will follow. The home visits will take place on the 20th and 21st June. If you require an alternative date this can be arranged by appointment.

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Leadership Team
If you feel your query is not resolved or you want to talk to a leadership team member. Contact Miss Sharpe for Year 3,4, 5, or 6 , Mrs Moffat for Year 1 ,2 and Mrs Hutton for Foundation Stage
Should you still have an issue you may then speak to the Deputy Head - Mrs McDermid or Headteacher, Mrs Bailey and then the Chair of Governors, Tony Stevens if your query is still not resolved.

Non teaching queries
If your query is not related to learning and teaching then please contact Mrs Wilson in the first
Instance on 0191 433 4014 who will advise and help with your queries.

Please remember there is a lot of information on our school website :
www.parkheadprimary.org and you can contact us on 0191 433 5618
Our address is Park Lane , Winlaton, Blaydon on Tyne, Tyne and Wear,
NE21 6LT

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CHOIR TO SING AT METRO CENTRE
The school choir will be performing at the Metro Centre next Tuesday 6th December between 1pm and 3pm singing Christmas songs. They will be raising money for ‘Cancer Research’.
CHRISTMAS PARTIES
Your child’s Christmas parties and activities will take place on the following dates during school time.
KS1 Christmas Party Monday 12th December 1.30pm
Foundation Stage Christmas Party Tuesday 13th December 1pm
Year 5/ 6 Christmas party Wednesday 14th December 1.30pm
Year 3 / 4 Christmas party Thursday 15th December 1.30pm

There will be an opportunity for children to get changed into their party outfits in school on the day of their party. We would be grateful if you could contribute £1 towards the party food on the day (school are providing the food). Thank you to all the parent helpers in our School Parliament for help organising these activities.

15th November 2011

Dear Parents and Carers

Did you know … just registering your child for Free School Meals means that the school gets extra money?

Register now to make sure we don’t miss out

The Government is giving money to schools to help children from lower income families do their very best. This funding is called a ‘Pupil Premium’.

For every child registered at Parkhead Primary it gets £488 this year.

With this money we could increase the opportunities for school visits and activities to stimulate the children’s learning as well as being able to increase our educational resources in school. If you are registered for Free School Meals you could also get reduced cost after school activities and help towards residential visits for your children.

Please register before Christmas to make sure your child and others in their class don’t miss out.

How does it work?

1. First, check if you qualify – it is not just if you are unemployed, so please
look at the list on the next page.

2. Registering is really quick and easy – if you think you qualify, contact Gateshead council on 0191 4333729 who will help you to register.

3. If you want your child to have a free, healthy meal at lunchtime that’s
great – they will get the free meal (saving you more that £350 a year), extra
benefits and the school gets £488 extra.

4. If you don’t want your child to have the school meals they can
continue as normal – as long as you qualify and are registered, the
school still gets £488 extra.

No one will know you have registered and it will not affect any other benefits you are claiming. We have enclosed an application form which you can send direct to the council or you can drop off at school and we will send it off for you if you prefer.

Please talk to us about registering your child today. 0191 433 4014 or 0191 433 4146.

Yours sincerely,

Mandy Wilson
Head of Business and Strategy

Do you qualify?
You can register your child for Free School Meals if you get any of these benefits:
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
• Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

Pupils can also register for Free School Meals if they get any of these benefits themselves. Come and talk to us if you’re not sure.

P M Bailey
Headteacher

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PARKHEAD GOES DOTTY FOR CHILDREN IN NEED

On Friday 18th November, the staff and children at Parkhead Primary School went dotty raising money for Children in Need.

Everybody came to school dressed in as many spots as they could, paying £1 for the privilege. All of the children looked fabulous when we got together for our assembly. In the afternoon, there was a spectacular bring and buy sale, as well as a number of competitions and games.

When asked how she felt about the school being covered in spots, Mrs Bailey said: “It was fantastic! It showed how much the children from Parkhead support Children in Need.”

We are all very grateful to everybody who has helped and supported us. Hopefully, we will have raised over £1000 for Children in Need.

In the event of a strike by public sector unions then school will be affected. However, at this stage I am unable to tell you the extent of the disruption as not all of the unions have made their position clear. It may be that only some year groups in school are affected or it may result in the whole school being closed. I will complete a risk assessment once we have a clearer picture and contact you as soon as possible.

Anti-Bullying Week – Blue Monday
Next week is National Anti-bullying Week and the theme of the week this year is verbal bullying. During Anti-Bullying week the children will have an opportunity to think about the effects verbal bullying can have on the behaviour of others. The aims of the week are:
• to give children the tools to challenge others when they use offensive or hurtful language
• to encourage children to make a conscious effort to speak positively and to compliment others.

As part of the week we will also be focussing on other forms of bullying, its effects and how to deal with it.

On Monday we would like to encourage the children to wear blue to show their support to stamping out bullying in schools and communities. We intend to award prizes to the children who are wearing the most items of blue clothing.

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School Prospectus 2012-2013 (PDF)