Reporting to Parents
During the first half of the Autumn Term parents will receive general information relating to classroom/curriculum organisation.
Parent/Teacher Consultation Evenings are usually held twice a year, in the Autumn and Summer Terms, when you are invited to discuss your child’s progress without your child being present. In addition we organise workshops, meetings, exhibitions, School in Action Days etc. as appropriate and in conjunction with aspects of education that are topical or being reviewed. You may find these in the school calendar.
Halfway through the academic year a brief contact report will be sent to parents.
Parents of children of statutory school age will receive an annual written report of their child’s educational achievements. The report will be issued before July 31 each year and will cover the pupil’s performance in all National Curriculum subjects plus achievements in other subjects and activities undertaken during the year.
Parents and class teachers will be required to sign the report and may add further comments if they so wish, or if appropriate.
If you have a specific concern about your child’s progress or welfare you can make an appointment to see the class teacher at any time during the academic year.
Parent Helpers
Parents are always needed to help in school on a regular or occasional basis. If you have any free time, please volunteer. Help is often needed for a variety of activities such as cooking, sewing, woodwork, mending library books and accompanying outside visits. If you have any skills such as football, IT, art etc. please let us know.
All parents and carers are also automatically members of the school PTA – The Friends of Maple Infants‘ who organise most of the school fund raising.
Fund Raising
There is a voluntary school fund. The Nursery fund provides refreshments, cooking ingredients and goes to replacing equipment and improving the resources for the children. The Infants’ school fund enables us to subsidise outings, provide some materials on a one to one basis so that children don’t always have to share (e.g. Prittsticks). We are also able to choose quality resources overall and enrich the curriculum via visiting drama groups and musicians. Voluntary contributions are collected at the beginning of each term. Other ways you can help with raising funds for the school:
- Attend as many school fund raising functions as possible and if you can spare any time to help set up, man stalls, promote functions or help clear up afterwards- any help is very welcome.
- Buy your Christmas cards and small gifts from our Christmas catalogue. Your child will bring a catalogue home in the Autumn term. When you buy from this catalogue we get a percentage of the purchase price.