School Prospectus
SCHOOL PROSPECTUS
Contents
Status of the School
The Mission Statement
The School Day
What should my child wear to school?
How does the school care for my child?
Liaison with parents
How are children encouraged to learn?
The curriculum
Special Needs
Meals
Charging Policy
Extra-curricular activities
Homework
Secondary Education
The Status of the School
St. Peter’s is a Roman Catholic Primary school for children from four to eleven years of age.
The school is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth. The Diocesan Schools Commission is administered from:
Park Place Pastoral Centre
Winchester Road
Wickham
Hants PO17 5HA
St. Peter’s is a Voluntary Aided school, which means that it is a maintained school with educational funding based on the local Education Authority formula for all schools. However, the Governors are responsible for the maintenance and repair of the buildings and are expected to provide 10% of the costs.
The Governors operate a Gift Aid / pledge scheme through which parents are invited to contribute to the buildings capital costs, maintenance and repair.
St. Peter’s serves the parishes of St. Edmund’s Horndean and The Sacred Heart, Waterlooville. The parish priests are active in the spiritual life of the school and there are regular celebrations of Mass and non-Eucharistic liturgies in school.
Preparation for First Confession and First Holy Communion is based in the parishes. The programmes are designed to help parents with this important aspect of their child’s faith formation. There are close links with the school’s RE programme. Parents need to apply to
their Parish Priest for their child to join the Eucharistic programme.
In applying for admission to St. Peter’s it should be clearly understood that Catholic parents are accepting the responsibility of involving their children in their local Eucharistic communities on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
“To walk hand in hand with God, loving him, loving each other and loving ourselves, doing our best with the gifts he gave us to make the world a richer place”
AIMS
We want the children in our care to:
Appreciate the wonder of creation and develop a respect and sense of responsibility for the world
Grow in faith and follow God’s ways, secure in the knowledge that he loves us.
Develop enquiring minds, a thirst for knowledge and a love of learning
Discover every talent that God has given and find achievement through rich and varied experiences
Have the support of a caring community where all feel respected, safe and secure
Be aware of each other’s needs and feelings, treating others as they would want to be treated themselves.
The School Day
8.50 a.m. School begins
10.30 a.m. – 10.50 a.m. Morning Break
11.50 a.m. End of morning session Key Stage 1
12.10 noon End of morning session Key Stage 2
1.05 p.m. Afternoon session begins
2.10 p.m. – 2.20 p.m Afternoon break Key Stage 1
3.15 p.m. End of school day
We want to care for your child and see that s/he is properly supervised whilst in school. Children should not arrive in school before 8.30 a.m. unless attending Breakfast Club, where they can buy a variety of breakfast meals from
8.00 a.m. Nor should they stay later than 3.35 p.m. School finishes at 3.15 p.m. We expect all children to have been collected by 3.35p.m. unless special arrangements have been made with the headteacher. This does not apply to extra-curricular activities organised by school, although we ask you to ensure that your child is collected promptly after such activities.
Children whose parents have arranged for them to attend the after school club at Mill Hill will be collected by minibus.
Arrival and Departure
Parents who bring children to school by car are asked to respect the one way system and parking restrictions on site. Cars should not be left on the drives. Pedestrians should use the path around the edge of the field. The school gates are unlocked at approximately 8.30 a.m. We cannot be responsible for children arriving before then.
Parents who wish to park and walk to the playground to collect their children should arrange to meet them on the playground outside the Reception block. (South playground)
Parents are asked not to come onto the KS2 playground (North playground) nor stand waiting outside at the end of the day. We need this area to be congestion free. Children who wait there will be sent directly to cars which arrive at the ‘pick-up’ point outside the gate. Children will be asked to keep a look out. Staff will also alert children. If your child is not ready to be picked up, please drive on and come around the circuit again.
Parents are asked not to park on the driveway nor to wait there for longer than the time it takes for their children to get into the car.
Please make sure your children know how and where they will be collected.
Parents are asked to collect their children before 3.30 p.m. unless they are also collecting children with siblings at Oaklands school. We ask those parents not to arrive before 3.30 p.m. to ease congestion.
If Oaklands students arrive, they then take responsibility for their younger siblings.
The school gates will be locked at 3.45 p.m. Any children not collected by then will be sent to wait in the school office area.
Absences, Lateness, Holidays During Term Time
Schools are obliged to report the number of times a child is absent or late during
the school year and the reason for the absence must be recorded. In order to
help us collate this information we ask parents to notify us in advance of hospital or other medical appointments.
If your child is ill please notify us on the first day of absence as early as possible. If your child is away for more than 3 days please phone the school office again to confirm that s/he is still ill.
Absences are classed as ‘Unauthorised’ if no explanation is given.
Occasionally a child may arrive late for school. In order to be registered as present, latecomers must report to the school office. We are obliged to record late arrivals and to mark arrivals after the registers have closed as ‘Unauthorised Absence’.
Parents may write to the Headteacher to request approval for a child to be absent for the purpose of a family holiday. Approval for up to ten school days in the school year may be given at the head teacher’s discretion. We ask parents not to make any such request for children in Years 6 and 2, important assessment years.
What should my child wear to school?
We believe that our school uniform helps to achieve a sense of belonging and identity. It consists of:
Grey trousers, skirts, pinafore dress
White shirts and blouses
Grey knitted cardigans, jumpers
Gold sweatshirts
Gold tie (optional)
P.E. kit – black shorts, gold T-shirt, plain dark tracksuit for cold weather (optional)
In Summer
Yellow and white dress
Polo shirt in yellow or white
White or grey cardigan, grey or yellow sweatshirt
Ankle socks, knee socks or tights in black, white or grey.
Shoes
Winter – plain black shoes with heels not higher than 1 inch.
Summer – sandals (navy, black, brown or white), no open toes.
A list of uniform which may be purchased through the school is available from the school office.
For indoor PE your child may go barefoot or wear black plimsolls and for outdoor games black plimsolls or trainers may be worn. Your child will also need a PE bag to keep kit safe.
All clothing needs to be marked with your child’s name. Lost and unmarked items are placed in a “Lost Property” box and put on display during the last week of every term.
Jewellery is not practical or safe for school wear. In accordance with Local Authority guidance, earrings should not be worn, except for the period following initial piercing; in which case, only stud earrings should be worn and these will be covered with tape for P.E. and Games and parents asked to sign a disclaimer. If parents do want their children to have their ears pierced, we urge them to do so at the beginning of the summer holidays. Make up or nail varnish is inappropriate for school.
School bags should be a sensible size, not larger than 70cm x 70cm, as storage space is limited in school.
Parents are asked not to let children bring expensive or valuable possessions or toys to school. Children are responsible for the safety of any personal items they bring to school.
Parents are reminded that if they are on income support it is possible to claim a uniform allowance from the LA – please ask at the school office for details.
How does the school care for my child?
This is one of our most important concerns. Many of our staff hold a First Aid qualification. A Qualified First Aider deals with minor accidents and illnesses. We will always contact you if your child is considered too unwell for lessons or has received any knock on the head.
Your help is needed in the following ways:
Contacting you in an emergency
We need to know how to reach you or a person nominated by you who will care for your child in an emergency. Please complete the data form annually and let us know in writing of any significant changes.
Collecting your child from school
Your child will only be allowed to leave school during the day with a parent or someone named by you. Please telephone if you are going to be delayed at the end of the school day.
Healthy Eating Policy
For health reasons sweets, crisps and biscuit snacks are not permitted except when eaten as part of a packed lunch. We encourage children to have healthy items in their lunch boxes. Early Years and KS1 pupils are given fruit daily. Milk is also available during morning break for a small termly charge.
Medicals / Dental Checks
The School Health Service carries out screening for hearing or vision defects or dental problems. No treatment is ever given in school. You may be offered the opportunity to discuss your child’s health with the school doctor or nurse. No medical examination will take place without your consent.
No Smoking Policy
The school operates a no-smoking policy which applies to all staff and visitors anywhere on the school premises.
No Dogs Policy
Because of the Health & Safety risks for children no dogs are permitted in the grounds or buildings.
Medicines in school
When a child requires regular medication or needs to complete a course of antibiotics and it is not possible to administer all doses at home, we are prepared to supervise their administration providing it has been prescribed by a doctor.
A letter from a parent must accompany all medicines giving clear directions for administration. All medication must be clearly labelled with the child’s name and dosage and will be stored in a covered container in the medical room.
A growing number of children need to have an asthma inhaler readily available. Individuals’ inhalers are kept in the medical room.
Fire Drill
A fire drill takes place every term. Our alarm system and extinguishers are checked regularly.
Behaviour Policy
It is our aim to help our pupils develop into self-confident, polite and respectful people.
Christ’s teaching on love and forgiveness is central to our understanding of how we should manage the behaviour of our pupils, resolving conflict with justice, gentleness and forgiveness.
The pupils in our school will be expected to:
• Be polite and respectful to each other
• Respect and be courteous to all adults equally
• Act according to their conscience, not merely following a group
• Be considerate of the feelings of others
• Learn to appreciate their own and each other’s gifts
• Learn to make good judgements
All adults in our school are responsible for modelling positive examples of dealing with conflict.
Anti – Bullying Policy
If children are found to be bullying, all efforts will be made
• to ascertain the reasons for their behaviour
• to help them to understand the effect of such actions and the feelings of the victim
• to enable them to change their ways
Sanctions will be applied.
The following is displayed in every classroom:
ANTI-BULLYING
Bullying is picking on people by saying unkind things, frightening or hurting them when they don’t try to hurt you.
Bullying can be done by one person or by a group.
It usually happens again and again
At St Peter’s Catholic School we want all children to feel safe and happy.
We want everyone to show good manners and consideration for others.
We will respect other people’s feelings.
We will not tolerate bullying.
We will
Speak kindly to others
Look after each other
Keep our hands and feet to ourselves
Always tell an adult if we are bullied
Always tell an adult if we know of someone else being bullied
We will not
Jeer or say nasty things
Hit, kick or trip anyone
Call names
Threaten others
‘Gang up’ on anyone
Purposefully make someone feel unwanted
Deliberately upset others
Good, kind and thoughtful behaviour will be rewarded.
Bullying will be punished.
Liaison with Parents
We believe that education should be a shared partnership between parents and school.
Home – School Agreement
All schools are now required to have a formal policy which is signed by all parties. Our policy was designed after full consultation with parents, children and staff. We ask you to sign it when your child enters school.
Parents are asked to come into school to discuss any concerns or to pass on information about their children.
Class teachers are often available at the end of the day for a brief word. (Not during the teaching day). If there is something that requires some time the teacher will always be prepared to make an appointment for you.
If you wish to discuss any matter with the headteacher, you are invited to telephone or write for an appointment.
A fortnightly newsletter is e-mailed or, if preferred, sent home with the eldest child in every family. Newsletters are numbered so that you can be sure you have not missed one. Holiday dates, Professional Training Days (when the school is closed to pupils) and other important information is given in the newsletter.
Parents may use the Parents’ Notice Board, in the South playground, to put up notices.
Parents are offered the opportunity to attend Class Assemblies, Masses or Liturgies.
The “Friends of St. Peter’s School Association” are active in raising funds and providing enjoyable social functions for parents and children. All parents of children attending St. Peter’s are automatically members of the “Friends Association”.
Parents are invited to two formal Parents’ Evenings each year and receive a written report. The first meeting is held in the Autumn term and is part of the target setting process. In July a report is issued which gives a summary of the child’s progress academically and socially during the year. This is followed by the second Parents Evening when there is an opportunity to discuss the child’s progress.
Short ‘Interim Reports’ are sent home at the beginning of the Spring and Summer terms. These are closely referenced to discussions at Parents’ Evenings. They indicate whether or not children are making the expected progress outlined at the parents’ evenings.
Copies of reports and National Curriculum records are kept for each child. Parents may make an appointment to see these.
Curriculum and School Policy documents are available to be read on the premises. Please ask the headteacher about these.
Any concerns should be first discussed with the class teacher. If concerns remain unresolved then an appointment should be made to discuss the matter with the headteacher. If parents feel the issue has not been dealt with properly, then they can write to the Chair of Governors c/o the school.
Parents are warmly welcomed as volunteer helpers – working alongside children in class, acting as reading partners or helping with school trips and other activities. All voluntary helpers are subject to CRB (Criminal Reference Bureau) checks.
You have the most important role in helping your child to succeed. Parents are their children’s first teachers. You can teach your child how to learn. However, to help your child learn, you need to be a learner yourself. There will be opportunities within the course of the academic year to up date your knowledge about your child’s learning. These will be advertised in the school newsletter.
How are children encouraged to learn?
Our children’s learning opportunities should take through a balanced variety of teaching and learning styles matching the activity with the appropriate organisation which might be whole class, mixed ability groups, ability groups or individual.
The Reception Year follows the Early Years Foundation Stage guidance, focusing on:
Personal, social and emotional development
Communication, language and literacy
Mathematical development
Knowledge and understanding of the world
Physical development
Creative development.
This leads on to the National Curriculum followed by all year groups.
The National Curriculum is composed of:
Core Subjects -
Religious Education, English, Maths, Science and ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
Foundation Subjects -
Design & technology, History, Geography, Art, Music, PE, and PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education).
Detailed schemes of work have been devised to ensure coverage of the National Curriculum, ensuring continuity of learning as children move through the school and also ensuring that children progress at individual rates. There will be some subject specific teaching and some integrated work.
The school uses the Diocesan programme of Religious Education, which has the endorsement of our Bishop.
The school follows the Primary Strategy, which incorporates both the National Literacy Framework and the National Numeracy Framework but places the emphasis on combining excellent teaching with the enjoyment of learning.
Creativity and enjoyment are emphasised within an environment of security, care and encouragement. Children are given the opportunity to develop high expectations, self confidence and a positive attitude. Children are encouraged to become independent learners who are involved in their own target setting and evaluation of their own work. They are given time to listen, talk, discuss, debate and value the opinions of others. They need to address social and moral issues and have opportunities to express their feelings, thoughts and opinions.
Children need to explore learning opportunities in a rich and interesting environment, and the school places value on high quality, inter-active displays; opportunities for inviting touring theatre groups and other visitors; as well as off-site educational visits. A residential week’s study is an established part of Year 6. There is also an opportunity for a 3 day residential visit to London in Year 5.
The school is investing heavily in technology and interactive whiteboards have been installed in each phase. These boards are powerful teaching tools and lessons have been brought to life by their use, stimulating all learners whether they learn best in a visual, auditory or kinaesthetic style. Voting pods are also used to encourage children to give responses and for tracking and assessing their understanding.
The Core Curriculum
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
From the start of their time at St. Peter’s, children are involved in sharing in the Church’s life and worship. Children are given opportunities to develop their own prayer life through a variety of experiences. Every day begins and ends with class prayers. There are whole school and Key Stage assemblies, as well as formal Masses held in school. Each term, every year group celebrates a Mass or a non-Eucharistic Liturgy.
The RE curriculum is based on the Diocesan “God Matters” programme, which provides a systematic presentation of the Christian events, message and way of life appropriate to the age of the child and encourages reflection and the development of an intellectual approach.
Parents have the right in law to withdraw their child from assembly or RE. Since RE is integrated into every aspect of life in a Catholic school, this would be inconsistent with the selection of St. Peter’s for your child’s education.
ENGLISH
The English curriculum is designed to develop pupils’ abilities to communicate effectively in speech and writing and to listen with understanding. They should also be enthusiastic, responsive and knowledgeable readers.
Reading
Children are encouraged to enjoy books. We use a combination of methods to teach reading, with a strong emphasis on synthetic phonics, based on the National Literacy Framework. There is daily Literacy teaching, in which children are taught phonics and spelling rules as well as grammar and punctuation. We use a wide variety of good quality children’s fiction and non-fiction books. Parents’ support and encouragement with 1:1 reading at home is valued.
Writing
Children write for a range of purposes. We encourage children to express ideas as fluently as possible. Children are encouraged to plan, draft and revise their work, with a high priority given to content. From the beginning children are taught a cursive script and will make the transition to joined handwriting when fluency and flow is sufficient. From Year 3 children will use Berol pens or fountain pens progressively more as their handwriting improves. Spelling is taught through the “Look, Say, Cover, Write” method. Spelling rules are taught in a methodical way. Grammar is taught in an integral and systematic way.
MATHS
A developmental scheme of work ensures that all aspects of mathematics are covered with continuity and progression as a child moves through the school. Emphasis is placed on mental and oral work in the National Numeracy Framework with practical experiences supporting understanding. Practice of basic computation, maths investigations and problem solving activities will all lead to the development of skills and knowledge and a positive attitude to Maths.
SCIENCE
The programme of study ensures that the children are offered opportunities to carry out systematic enquiries, to relate Science to their every day lives, to relate simple scientific language in communicating scientific information. They are taught to recognise hazards and risks and to follow simple instructions to control risks.
ICT (Information and Control Technology)
Children are taught to use computers purposefully and confidently to support their problem solving, recording and expressive work. They will use a variety of equipment and software and will be taught how to enter and store information and to retrieve, process and display that which has been stored.
Children are taught ICT skills and also develop them through using iCT in other subjects
They will recognise that control is integral to many everyday devices and will use ICT based models or simulations to explore aspects of real and imagined situations. The use of the internet for learning is a valuable tool. Children are protected from unsuitable material by the software controlling our network.
Children are able to access a Learning Platform ‘Hantswizkids’, to extend learning at home.
Foundation Subjects
DESIGN and TECHNOLOGY
The Programme of Study enables children to develop their design and technology knowledge and understanding through designing and making products. They will be taught skills relevant to the use of tools and techniques and will be encouraged to evaluate their work.
HISTORY
History in Key Stage 1 is about the recent and distant past, events and famous people from Britain and overseas. It also covers change, comparing life today and in the past. Children are introduced to the skills needed for enquiry, communicating ideas and time vocabulary.
History in Key Stage 2 covers eight specific periods and each has a focus. The units feature people, events and developments from the recent and distant times within the locality, Britain and other parts of the world.
GEOGRAPHY
At Key Stage 1 the children will learn about the physical and human features of their surroundings. They will undertake studies that focus on geographical questions such as “What is it? Where is it? What is it like? How did it get like this?” Work will be based on fieldwork in the locality of the school grounds and immediate environment. There
will also be a growing awareness that the world exists beyond their own locality both within and outside the United Kingdom.
At Key Stage 2 the Programme of Study requires development of geographical skills which include the use of maps and plans of a variety of scale, secondary sources of information and IT to gain access to additional data.
Through our topics we develop an understanding of places, patterns, environmental relationships and issues. Children learn skills of observing, questioning, recording and communicating ideas. Cross curricular links are made with other areas of the curriculum.
ART and DESIGN
Children will be encouraged to be expressive and creative, whilst developing skills as they progress through the school. They will experience a wide range of techniques and media in Art. They will be introduced to the work of other artists. They will gain an understanding of the visual and tactile elements: colour, pattern and texture, line and tone, shape, form and space. They will be encouraged to evaluate their own and others’ work.
MUSIC
All children will follow the Programme of Study which gives opportunities to perform and compose music, by creating patterns and exploring ideas. They will have opportunities to listen to music with growing appreciation, increasing their aural memories and developing an understanding of pitch, duration, dynamics, tempo, timbre, and texture. They will be taught how to sing in unison and in two parts. They will also play tuned and untuned instruments. They will consider how time and place can influence music. In Year 4, children are given the opportunity to learn three different instruments.
PE
Each class has regular time-tabled lessons of Gymnastics, Dance and Games. Swimming lessons are provided for Year 4 pupils. Through these activities they experience a range of creative and challenging activities.
Children acquire and develop skills and tactics. They learn to evaluate performances and improve control, co-ordination and quality of movement. We also aim to increase children’s awareness of the importance of physical activity for fitness and health.
We aim to develop children’s enjoyment of sport, recognising that physical activity is healthy for the body and the spirit. Children are encouraged to participate in a range of sports in line with their age and aptitude. We have a good sized field which is used for sports and a tarmac playground marked for netball. We value the opportuniy to use professional sporting coaches whenever possible.
During the summer term our Sports Activity Day provides competitive races and activities to promote enjoyment.
WE hold the ‘Activemark’ Sports award in recognition of our contribution to Sports.
PSHCE (Personal, Social & Health and Citizenship Education)
A developmental programme is integrated into the topic cycle and rooted in the RE programme. Our teaching is based on the foundation of the Catholic family and the traditional values of respect for self and each other. Through PSHCE we aim for children to develop self esteem. They learn to make sensible choices, recognising risks and how to resist pressure to do wrong. They develop skills for keeping themselves healthy and safe. They develop their social skills, preparing for a role in later life as a responsible citizen. An introduction to representation, democracy and decision making comes through the School Council. Parents are offered the opportunity each year to look at the specific materials used in sex education. Parents may ask for their children to be withdrawn from sex education, except for those elements which are part of National Curriculum Science.
Special Educational Needs
Children who have learning difficulties, behavioural problems or are exceptionally able may be said to have “Special Needs”.
Initially the class teacher will assess the level of need and will cater for the child through differentiated work.
In the summer term of Year R, children will be screened for early signs of dyslexia. If there are indications of possible dyslexic tendencies, an intervention programme will be put in place in Year 1.
If necessary the Special Needs Co-ordinator will be consulted and will advise on a programme to meet the child’s needs. This may involve small group work or individual support. Parents will be consulted and involved so that we work together to support your child.
More help can be sought by the school from outside agencies if necessary.
Able Children
Class teachers will identify pupils who have high ability in certain area. Work is differentiated within the classroom to cater for different levels of ability. We may also use extension groups to further challenge pupils. Sometimes acceleration (working with older age groups) is feasible, when timetabling commitments allow.
We may also link with very able pupils in other schools. Twice a term we host an Able Writers’ Day for pupils in Years 5 and 6. We invite Able Children from other schools to join us working under the guidance of an author. There are also Able Writers’ days for other year groups and days for Able Mathematicians.
A Philosophy Club is held for able children.
We acknowledge ability in all curriculum areas and take opportunities to provide extra challenging activities.
School Meals
Excellent hot meals are prepared in the school kitchen each day with the emphasis on nutritious meals and fresh produce. Dinner money is paid on a Monday in advance. It must be placed in a sealed envelope on which is written your child’s name and the exact amount enclosed. Hot and cold snacks are also available for children to buy.
If you believe your child may be entitled to free school meals please ask at the school office for details about how to claim. Even if your child prefers to bring a packed lunch, the school may obtain some extra funding if you do register.
Governors’ Charging Policy
All education during school hours is free. We do not charge for any activity undertaken as part of the National Curriculum.
A charge may be made for materials when children wish to take home items they have made e.g. technology models or cookery products.
Voluntary Contributions
When organising school trips or visits which enrich the curriculum and educational experience of the children, the school invites parents to contribute to the cost of the trip. All contributions are voluntary. If we do not receive sufficient voluntary contributions, we may cancel a trip. If a trip goes ahead, it may include children whose parents have not paid any contribution. We do not treat these children differently from any others.
If a parent wishes their child to take part in a school trip or event, but is unwilling or unable to make a voluntary contribution, we do allow the child to participate fully in the trip or activity. Sometimes the school pays additional costs in order to support the visit. The school provides information on the breakdown of costs.
The following is a list of additional activities organised by the school, which require voluntary contributions from parents. These activities are known as ‘optional extras’. This list is not exhaustive:
Visits to museums
Sporting activities which require transport expenses
Outdoor adventure activities
Visits to the theatre
Musical events
Residential visits
If the school organises a residential visit we make a charge to cover the costs of board and lodging, additional instruction by non-school based staff and travel expenses. Reduced payments may be available for parents who would normally qualify for free school meals.
Music tuition
All children study music as part of the normal school curriculum. We do not charge for this.
There is a charge for individual or group music tuition if this is not part of the National Curriculum. The peripatetic music teachers teach individual or small group lessons. We make a charge for these lessons. We give parents information about additional music tuition at the start of each academic year.
Swimming
The school organises swimming lessons for all children in Key Stage 2 (normally in Year 4). These take place in school time and are part of the National Curriculum. We make no charge for this activity. We inform parents when these lessons are to take place, and we ask parents for their written permission for their child to take part in swimming lessons.
Sports and after-school activities
There is no charge for after-school activities run by teaching staff.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Parents who wish their child to have extra-curricular instrumental tuition are invited to apply in writing at the beginning of the school year. Children will be tested for aptitude for the chosen instrument. If selected a child will need parental encouragement and support in order to maintain the regular practice that is required.
After school clubs for Key Stage 2 children include choir, creative activities, dance and a range of sports. Some clubs also take place during the lunch break .
After school activities vary according to staff expertise and the time of year. The staff give generously of their time and talents to enrich the children’s experiences.
Extended Services
After school activities are available on site for some children, depending on the nature of the activities and the capacity of the clubs.
We run a breakfast club from 8.00 am every morning. This is available to children in all year groups.
If parents require after school care, they can arrange this with Mill Hills Centre. Children are collected from the school office reception area at the end of the school day. Further information leaflets are available from the school office. They also provide care during school holidays.
Homework
Homework provides a bridge between home and school enabling parents to become more involved. It should never be a cause of stress or anxiety.
From the earliest days a reading book will be brought home. You are asked to share the book with your child. The Home / School Reading Policy will be explained when your child starts school.
By the end of Key Stage 1, there will be one piece of homework a week in addition to reading every evening. Learning spellings and tables will be a regular task.
In Key Stage 2, in addition to the above, simple tasks may be set to help with class work.
In Years 5 and 6 the amount of homework will be increased to prepare children for secondary school. Children are never expected to work for longer than 45 minutes on a task. Parents should write a brief note to the class teacher when a child has worked for a reasonable period but has been unable to complete a task.
Sometimes work will be sent home for completion when a child has not been working properly in class.
We recognise that sometimes other commitments may take precedence over homework, although we try to give more than one evening for its completion. If there are reasons why it has not been possible for homework to be completed, we ask parents to let us know.
If a child has been repeatedly not giving in homework and we have not heard from parents, then a letter will be sent home. Parents are then asked to sign a form acknowledging the letter. The purpose of this is to ensure that parents are aware of the situation.
All children in KS2 have a Homework Diary which can be a useful tool for parents to monitor their child’s homework.
Secondary Education
Information regarding transfer to secondary school is sent to parents during the first term of Year 6 (the final year at St. Peter’s).
Applications must be made to the chosen secondary school and will be considered according to that school’s Admission Policy.
Most of our Catholic children do proceed to Oaklands R.C. School, although there is no automatic right of transfer.
The Who’s Who of Governors
Name Type of Governor Term of Office
Mrs Jacquie Shaw
(Chair) Foundation 01.09.06 – 31.08.10
Mrs Miriam Smith
(Vice Chair) Foundation 01.09.06 – 31.08.10
Mrs Clare Hutton Foundation 01.09.06 – 31.08.10
Mrs Sheila Barrowclough Foundation 01.09.06 – 31.08.10
Mrs Christine Luff Foundation 01.09.06 – 31.08.10
Mr John Farrell Foundation 01.09.06 – 31.08.10
Mrs Jayne Ashberry Parent Governor 01.04.06 – 3`.03.10
Mrs Sue Evans Support Staff 01.09.06 – 31.08.10
Mrs Amy Hider Teacher Governor 29.03.06 – 28.03.10
Mrs Lynda Regan Headteacher, Ex-officio
Miss Jean Brooks
c/o St Peter’s Catholic Primary School
Stakes Hill Road
Waterlooville
Hants PO7 7BP Clerk to the Governors