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WPA Family Forum

Thursday 14th March 2019

Agenda

1) Welcome and updates from previous meeting / AOB

2) Main discussion points: Sporting and Music opportunities for Children at WPA

3) Agree date of next meeting.

Minutes

Present: Dr Latham, Mrs Preston, Mr Hannah, Mrs Lee-Elkins, Mr Pope, Mrs Luxton, Mrs Delourme, Mrs Bass, Mrs Rowe, Mrs Lawton, Mrs D'Souza, Mrs Pool Mrs Harvey

Apologies: Mrs Cooksley, Mrs Pascoe, Mrs Hawkey, Mrs Jackson, Miss Martin, Mrs Cartwright

1) Welcome/updates - AOB

Healthy Schools:

Miss Lake is leading on Healthy Schools and has met with Cornwall Healthy Schools team. We are looking to renew the Healthy Schools award and gain the sugar-smart award. This will link directly to the discussion from the previous meeting re sweets. Sugar smart suggest alternatives to sweets given out at birthdays. Supported by the healthy schools team, the student council will send out a questionnaire to parents, hopefully before Easter. Sweets are no longer to be used as treats in school.

School canteen menu is also being reviewed by the Cornwall Healthy Schools team to enhance the standard and quality of meals.

Snacks – discussed a possible half-termly healthy snack tuck shop.

Toilets:

It was agreed that toilets are showing their age! Toilets had a deep clean during half term and we are having more regular deep cleans of toilets. We are also currently having a cleaning review every two weeks from the Trust site manager to monitor. Toilet refurbishment has been discussed at Governors meetings and has therefore gone to Trust board level too. The school continues to ask for toilet refurbishment and minutes of this forum will now support this further.

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Jumpers:

A number of parents have raised concerns over the quality of school jumpers from Wovina. A jumper costs £14.50, a cardigan £15.50.

School have contacted Wovina who informed the school that they are conducting a quality check. Wovina are currently reviewing samples from other manufacturers and will then share with the school. Individual complaints should be sent to Wovina. School will advise parents/carers in this week’s newsletter about contacting Wovina directly if they have any issues.

Some parents asked whether we could have sweatshirts. School said they could review clothing companies and styles in consultation with parents.

Swimming:

Currently, years R, 2, 4 and 6 go swimming whereas previously every year group went swimming. School accepted that this hadn’t been communicated to parents. There is a statutory obligation for children to be able to swim 25m at the end of Key Stage 2. Some schools only take the children who cannot swim in Y6. School did not decide to do this. Swimming in the past had been a luxury – all children attending for free. As a result of the current financial situation, school could no longer fund free swimming. School has to pay for pool hire and swimming coach but does not have to fund travel! School introduced a voluntary contribution of £15 - £2.75 per lesson. This is currently running at a loss. Cost for YR and Y2 swimming will be higher as both the main and learner pool have to be hired. School will review the position in the summer term.

It was suggested that FOWPA could support with swimming costs. Agreed that it would be useful to have a letter at the start of each school year highlighting the financial costs for the year ahead: residentials, school trips, swimming etc.

Flu vaccinations:

School has met with NHS Kernow to discuss ways of raising awareness of the flu vaccination to improve the take-up. Only 37% uptake at school this year. This was down on last year – possible causes include online administration, lack of reminders to apply, parent choice.

Parking:

Please do not park in the stop and drop - it is not a parking area! Please do not park in front of spaces! Don’t do it! Reminder in tomorrow’s newsletter.

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2) Music

Music Lessons available across the school on a weekly basis from peripettic teachers:

Monday Mark Johns Guitars

Jack Gibbons Drums

Tuesday Janet Elston Woodwind

Wednesday Barbara Denener Cello

Anna Minear Trombone

Alan Fouracre Keyboards

Thursday Jane Harding Violin

Year groups attend the annual Music Hub events (held at Royal Cornwall Showground)

Termly instrument teaching led by music service – in the past ukeklay

Music taught at part of National Curriculum

Some parents asked why WPA did not attend the Wadebridge music festival. Whilst school supported individual children attending they had not entered for a couple of years following some unpleasant experiences for large groups of children. School said they could review this for future years – possibility of entering the public speaking events too.

Sport

PE taught as part of National Curriculum

Annual ‘sports day’

Regular coaching sessions from sport coaches: e.g. basketball, football, tennis

Opportunities to take part in the variety of sports events which are part of the local cluster of school sports e.g. cross country, netball, multi-skills etc

Extra-curricular sports clubs (see tables below)

Mr O’Dwyer is pursuing support for after school clubs from Cornwall Sports partnership.

Possible additional dance club coming in summer term.

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Extra-curricular activities provided over the last 2 terms at WPA

Autumn

DAY ACTIVITY TEACHER AVAILABLE TO MONDAY Girls Football Mr Langton Y5 and 6 Girls

Art Club Mrs Berridge/Mrs Halpin KS2

Cookery Mrs Hill/Miss Lake Y3 and 4

Mountain Biking Mr Smith KS2

TUESDAY Choir Mrs Davies/Miss Miskowicz KS2

Film Club Miss Muller KS2

Boys Football Mr O’Dwyer Y5 and 6 Boys

Art Club Mrs Rhodes/Mrs Griffiths KS1

Outdoor Learning Mrs Lee-Elkins KS1

THURSDAY Netball Mrs Callister/Mrs Bowen Y5 and 6 Girls

Sewing Club Mrs Keat KS2

FRIDAY Cross Country Mr Hannah/Miss Patten KS2

Spring

DAY ACTIVITY TEACHER AVAILABLE TO MONDAY Girls Football Mr Langton Y3 and 4 Girls

Art Club Mrs Berridge/Mrs Halpin KS2

Furniture Upcycling Mrs Callister/Mr Smith KS2

Colouring and Yoga Miss Lake KS1

IPad Club Miss Miskowicz/Miss Davies KS1

TUESDAY Origami Paper Craft Miss Muller/Miss Patten KS2

Sewing and Craft Mrs Rhodes/Mrs Griffiths KS1

Wadebridge Primary Academy Gonvena Hill, Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 6BL Tel: 01208 814560 www.wadebridgeprimary.co.uk [email protected]

Outdoor Learning Mrs Lee-Elkins/Mr O’Dwyer KS1

THURSDAY Cornish Dancing Mrs Purser KS1

Sewing Club Mrs Keat KS2

Basketball Mr Hannah/Mrs Bowen Y5 and 6

In addition the following additional clubs run at WPA: Karate, Young Athletes, Jason Thomas Dance, Golf, Spanish, Plymouth Argyle football, Yoga.

Parents recognised the range of clubs provided at the school. Mrs Preston thanked teachers for running after school clubs as this is not part of teacher directed time and stated that school expects all teachers to run a club. It was agreed that this list should be more widely promoted.

3) Next meeting

Thursday 2nd May at 5pm – focus: tbc