Welcome to Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Llechryd
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From little acorns to the highest branch, we aim to achieve excellence. YSGOL GYNRADD GYMUNEDOL LLECHRYD LLECHRYD ABERTEIFI CEREDIGION SA43 2NL 01239 682474 www.ysgolllechryd.co.uk e-mail: [email protected] WELCOME TO YSGOL GYNRADD GYMUNEDOL LLECHRYD Dear Parent / Guardian, Welcome to Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Llechryd. While presenting you with this booklet, ‘School Handbook’, we welcome your child as a new pupil to the school. With your co-operation we hope that his/her time here will be a happy one, and that we will see a steady educational and social development during his/her stay with us. There are details here of important things which need to be noted if the school is to function effectively and your child is to settle down quickly so it is imperative that you read the contents carefully. It is extremely important that we see education as a partnership between the school and the parents/guardians at home. Your role is paramount if your child is to get the best out of his/her schooling. You should encourage your child to talk about his/her school work on a daily basis. I cannot emphasise enough the importance of your support in ensuring the best possible education for your child. Should you be concerned about any issue regarding your child’s development then please don’t hesitate to contact the school at any time. Yours sincerely, Miss M. Lewis Headteacher This brochure has been prepared to provide you with general information about our school and to give specific details on some important aspects of school life. Confidence in any school stems from knowing and understanding what is happening within it. You are welcome to contact the school at any time regarding your child’s entry to the school, and we hope that through these discussions you will be able to assist us in providing what is best for the child. We believe that all achievements are gained through endeavour and we are committed to supporting every pupil in achieving his/her potential. The information contained in this brochure is correct at the time of publication, but there may be some changes during the course of the school year. We look forward to a happy and successful association with you when your child begins school. YSGOL GYNRADD GYMUNEDOL LLECHRYD STAFF AND GOVERNORS CLASSIFICATION: Primary DESCRIPTION OF THE SCHOOL This school is a County Primary School (Infants / Juniors). It is a day, bilingual, co- educational school. Category A school. HEADTEACHER: Miss M. Lewis (Bed hons MA NPQH) CHAIRMAN OF GOVERNING BODY: Mrs Louise James VICE-CHAIRMAN: Mr James Whittall GOVERNORS: Cllr. Clive Davies County Council Miss Meinir Lewis Headteacher Mrs Carys Lloyd Jones teacher representative Mrs Nicky Redmond Co-opted Member Mr Iwan Davies Community Council Representative Mr J Whittal Co-opted Member Mrs M. Williams Co-opted Member Mrs S. Pinnington Parent representative Mrs Katrina Thomas Parent representative TEACHING STAFF: Mrs Carys Lloyd-Jones (BA, PGCE) Mrs Claire Jones (BSc hons, PGCE) PUPIL SUPPORT WORKER Miss Adele Watkins Mrs Gemma Hands LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT: Mrs Gaynor Curran CARETAKER: Mrs L. Spencer MORNING CLUB SUPERVISOR: Ms S. Driscoll DINNER MONEY CLERK: Mrs Nicola Redmond COOK: Mrs Lillian Griffiths MISSION STATEMENT We aim to create a happy, safe and stimulating learning environment in which all members of the school community build confidence and develop their full potential. At Ysgol Gynradd Llechryd we aim to create a safe and happy teaching and learning atmosphere that stimulates and provides for the spiritual, moral, mental and physical development of all children, by promoting high expectations throughout the school. We aim to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to develop their full potential and thrive in a caring, supportive, digital bilingual school culture. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To provide a positive, safe and caring environment. 2. To develop lively and enquiring minds and to encourage the children to apply themselves to tasks; they should also develop physical skills. 3. To use language, number and ICT effectively. 4. To acquire understanding, knowledge and skills which are relevant to adult life. 5. To develop personal moral values, respect towards religious values and tolerance of other races, religions and ways of living. 6. To help the children to understand the world in which they live. SPECIFIC AIMS 1. To communicate clearly and confidently. 2. To read fluently and accurately and with understanding. 3. To develop a legible handwriting, good spelling standards and a correct syntax and punctuation. 4. To listen attentively and with understanding. 5. To learn how to collect information from different sources. 6. To understand the application of mathematical concepts. 7. To master basic scientific concepts. 8. To analyse and solve problems. 9. To develop moral values and to gain self-discipline. 10. To be aware of the historical, geographical and social a. aspects of the local environment. 11. To use different mediums of art and craft as a means of a. expression. 12. To develop physical agility and co-ordination. 13. Promote healthy living - Ysgol Gynradd Llechryd is an active member of the Welsh Network of Healthy Schools Schemes. A healthy school is one which actively promotes and protects the physical, mental and social health and wellbeing of its community through positive action by such means of policy, strategic planning and staff development, with regard to its curriculum, ethos, physical environment and community relations. HOME AND SCHOOL CONTACT This school cannot succeed without the support of parents/guardians. We therefore urge you to take an interest in you children’s education and to support the school in its work and its public activities. Any parent/guardian who wishes to discuss any aspect of their children’s education can arrange to do so by contacting the Headteacher. HOME SCHOOL AGREEMENT The school has a Home School Agreement which notes what we expect of parents/guardian and pupil engagement to supporting the school, as well as the school’s engagement to providing the best service for parents/guardians and pupils. THE SCHOOL’S ADMISSION POLICY If you would like your child to attend this school, we would contact Education Authority for advise so as to provide the best provision. The Governing Body has adopted the admission policy and application forms are with the headteacher. Arrangement made to ensure the security of the pupils, staff and the school premises. It would be greatly appreciated if parent/guardians could ensure that their children attend punctually at the beginning of each school session and that they are collected promptly at the end of the school day. The school bell is rung at 9:00a.m. and it would be appreciated if parents could leave the premises on hearing the bell. Staff are on playground duty from 8:50a.m. until 9:00a.m. Pupils are not allowed to leave the school premises during the school day unless this has been authorised by their parents. Admission during school hours is by ringing the door bell which will be answered by a member of the school staff. All visitors to school must sign the book provided in the Hall. The main school gate is shut during school hours. Regular fire drills are held every term. If visitors to the school behave inappropriately towards pupils or a member of staff, they will be asked to leave the school premises at once and the Police will be contacted as soon as possible. WHAT IS YOUR CHILD BEING TAUGHT? The curriculum is designed to provide a firm foundation in language, mathematics and science, and to provide children between the ages of 4 and 11 with the opportunity to achieve the best within a broad and balanced curriculum. Your child will follow the curriculum through two Key Stages of his or her school life at Llechryd School. These are: Foundation Phase from 4 to 7 years Key Stage 2 from 7 to 11 years The National Curriculum is made up of the following subjects: English, Welsh, Mathematics, Science, Design and Technology, Information Technology, History, Geography, Music, Art and Physical Education. A modern foreign language is introduced from the age of 9 and we provide Personal and Social Education to all ages. Children must also study Religious Education according to the syllabus laid down by the Local Authority. Each school has documents which set out the national Curriculum requirements and the local syllabus for Religious Education. The school decides its own curriculum taking account of these requirements and organises its own timetable. Teachers draw up the lesson plans and decide which text books and other teaching materials to use. It is up to the school to ensure that its curriculum meets the legal requirements. The documents can be viewed in the staffroom. We provide our pupils with a curriculum which has a holistic approach, as well as teaching in a special and creative way. We make a special effort to ensure that our curriculum is appropriate to the needs of each pupil, using teaching methods which develop positive attitudes towards learning, understanding concepts and nurture skills and knowledge. This is the kind of education needed for our pupils if they are to succeed in a society and economy that is changing so rapidly. Our school’s main resources are our teachers and their ability to create a happy relationship with the pupils. The school has teachers who put an emphasis on the quality of the relationships between teachers and pupils in order to promote the academic and personal development of the child. We believe that a successful teacher is a teacher who get to know the pupils as individuals, who is aware of their lives outside school and who is always ready to respect and enrich their experiences.