News

This week our children achieved an overall percentage of 94% (Nursery figures not included).

Fitness Factory for Half Term

Fitness Factory will be running a 3 day sports camp at Loreto High School, Nell Lane (was Thomas Aquinas) during the half term holiday. 

Monday 11^th to Wednesday 13^th Feb at £13 per day.

To book a place please call Sue on 07708 065 430

Year 5 Maths Skills Workshop

Thank you to all the parents who came to the meeting.  We felt that it was a success and will be contacting parents who could not make the meeting with some maths resources and information.

Year 5 Maths Booster Classes start on Thursday 24^th January.  The next workshop for parents who missed this one will be Tuesday 29^th January at 3.30 in Matt Woods classroom in Year 5.

Cycling Lessons for Year 5

From April 5^th every Tuesday from then on for 5 weeks, the British Cycling Foundation are going to be holding cycling lessons for year 5.  The first 2 weeks are for the children who missed out in the Autumn term and the last 3 weeks will be for children from other classes.  Letter will go out next week.

Bikes and helmets will be provided.  For 30 children during lunchtime.

Democracy in Action

The school council has already had a positive effect on the way we run the school.  Over the last 2 years they have asked us to:

Provide more bins on the playground (these are now in place)

Provide a chiller for sandwiches (this is now in place)

Decorate the dining room (this was done in the summer)

An improve the playground (we hope to make changes to the playground at ½ term)

Organise more clubs at lunchtime (there are new clubs)

Decorate the boys toilets (they have been refurbished)

At the latest meeting of the school council, we discussed:

The state of the girls toilets

Some improvements to the dining room experience

The first meeting was held on Wednesday 9^th January.  In attendance was Jamie from Manchester Fayre, the school cook, Sheila, James Roscoe, Nadia Posada and Betty Callaghan all from the school council and Mr Watson.

The school council raised the following points:

• The cleanliness of the cutlery
• That the dinners were sometimes cold and that the popular choices such as baked potatoes were not always available.

Responses / actions:

• All cutlery will now be laid out by lunchtime organisers
• We will purchase table cloths and flowers for the tables
• Some new cutlery will be purchased
• The dishwasher will be serviced
• The school council will also conduct a survey in Year 6, type up daily menus and talk to lunchtime organisers.

I will keep parents informed of what changes we intend to make.

What is social networking?

How do we monitor internet activities in school?

Jayne Scannali and Lizzie Wray are running a workshop for any interested parents.

Please sign up at the office as places are limited.

Achievements outside of School

If your child has achieved in any field outside of school we would like to have the opportunity to share in this achievement.  Please bring in any certificates or medals that can be presented in school assembly.  We also have a Sports Notice Board and can copy certificates to put up on the board.

Netball Team

A big well done to the netball team who played in the last round of their netball tournament at the Amechi Centre on Monday.  The girls played extremely well and were a credit to the school.  Let’s hope we get through to the next round.

The Disability Act Meeting with the Headteacher and Chair of Governors / Parent Meeting on the Disability Act is on Monday 18^th Feb

Punctuality

We would like to remind parents again about punctuality.  Children should arrive by 9.00 every morning.  Parents of children who are persistently late for school, both in the morning and afternoon will be invited in to meetings with the Headteacher and Deputy Head.

Adult Education Service will be running some workshops here in school on Wednesday 30^th January, details will be coming home in book bags on Friday this week.

ICT Award

On Friday 11^th January Mrs Burgess and Miss Wray travelled to London to receive the schools ICT award at the BETT conference in Olympia in London.

Playground Development

There are details on the playground development on the parent notice board outside Year 5.  We would welcome your comments.

Girls Toilets

It has been brought to my attention that we need to improve the girls’ toilets.  I will be meeting with the school council, cleaners and the bursar to make some immediate changes.  We will also look into the possibility of a complete refurbishment of these toilets this year.  Watch this space for further information.

Ex Chorlton Park Primary Students

We would be interested to hear about the achievements of former pupils, whether is attending University, competing in sport, participating in the arts, or any other field.  Please send me an email with a brief description of their or your achievements to be included in our newsletter.