Dear Parents/Carers,

The Logo

As you are aware, the children have been involved in creating a new logo for our school, which will be launched when we convert to an XP School. This is not looking like it will be this academic year and is looking like it might be September, however, we will keep you in the loop with this.

The good news is…. we do have a new school logo ready to go when we convert which we are really proud of, which has been designed using the children’s work and taking into account the voice of our children. We can’t wait to show you!

However, we are not quite ready for the ‘big reveal’… just yet. Mrs Fox is working with the trust communications team to put together a video which showcases the journey we went on, in terms of the design process. When this is ready, we will share this with both parents and the children. We can’t wait to show you!

Uniform

Parents have started to ask about our plans for uniform from September. I would like to propose a change of jumper colour from September, however, I am going to hand this over to parents/children to vote on and we will go with the majority.

I would like to propose that we change our school jumper/cardigan to red from September. The reason behind this is that I really do believe that a burst of colour really supports to create a warm feel in and around school, in particular on those dark, gloomy days in winter. I love to see a splash of colour in primary schools.

I have always liked the thought of a primary colour, such as primary blue or red, but have left it until we converted to an academy, as I knew that at some point this would be something we would do. I was tempted to propose primary blue, but Owston Park already where this colour and with them being less than a mile away, I would like us to have a different colour. Therefore, I thought red would be the better option.

Red jumpers, cardigans and dresses are available in Asda and are easy to get hold of, just like the navy. When considering a colour, I tried to ensure that I considered a colour that was easily accessible and also good value for money (can be purchased in supermarkets etc).

We have explored some options for jumpers and will be coming out to parents soon about the options.

However, standard round neck sweatshirts can still be worn like they are now, but we might also have the option of a hooded jacket. Like now, jumpers can be with or without logo…. this is parental preference.

Mrs Lythe is currently looking at trying to reduce the cost of logo embroidery if at all possible…. it would be lovely to see some more jumpers with our new logo on but we do know that they are costly. So, to clarify, our jumpers can be with or without logos, either are absolutely fine.

But the big decision is….

Do you want to stick with navy or are you happy to support our change to red?

Please complete the Google Form below to have your say. Voting will close next Friday, the 14th May. https://forms.gle/oNAnAsC9csm7iaa27

We will share the results next week and will go with the majority. We will get the logo reveal and embroidery plans sorted so that parents can then begin to buy uniform ahead of September as we know that some of you like to be ahead of the game.

Regards,

Miss Laing

Headteacher

I am writing as a follow up to my website post sent out last week regarding the proposed changes to our start and finish times from September 2021.

We have had 33 parents complete the Google Form, which is approximately 10% of our school population.

You can see from the above chart that 76% of parents who expressed their views shared that they are happy with the changes and 24% that shared that they were unhappy with the changes.

In addition to the 76% of parents who shared that they were happy to move forward, we also consider the fact that 90% of parents have chosen not to express their views, therefore, we do feel that the vast majority of parents are happy to move forward with the proposed changes.

Based on this, we have taken the decision to move forward with the changes, however, I will take some time to read through the comments from the few who have left one and will try my best to accommodate to support parents the best I can- it might be that I give you a call to chat through things if I do not feel we can support with your query.

I really do feel that the changes to start and finish time will really support our staff team to be even better versions of themselves, whilst not impacting on the progress of our children. Our school day is absolutely jam packed and the children are really being supported and challenged in terms of their academic studies, even more so as a result of the pandemic; I would not be changing the times if I really thought that this would impact on the academic progress being made by our children.

Please may I remind parents that if you do have any further queries around this matter, that the best way to communicate this is to give me a call at school or to drop me an email [email protected] and I will get in touch.

Thank you for your support regarding this matter, I will be in touch regarding any queries raised through the Google Form and will also be in touch regarding our wrap around care/after school club offer for September.

Regards,

Miss Laing

Headteacher