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At Courtland we value parents as
joint educators, to promote positive home-school partnerships.
Support In
School
We recognise the value of parental
help in school. We welcome offers of assistance with a variety of activities
such as reading, art preparation, organising library sessions or helping on
school trips. Please talk to us if you feel able to offer support in this or any
other way.
Home Reading
We have a home/school reading
scheme in place. Your child will regularly bring home a book bag. This will have
in it a reading book and a reading diary. The diary has the reading focus for
the week, plus a question or two for the children to discuss with you. We invite
you to write comments about time spent reading with your child and talking about
the reading focus. In Reception, children follow the Jolly Phonics reading
scheme.
Sharing Books
We are very proud of our library.
Children are encouraged to borrow books from the library and to share them with
you. We aim to instil a love of books and a desire to read for pleasure and
information. In school your child will be given every opportunity to share and
read books. Infant and Junior classes often team up for this purpose.
We do encourage all our parents to
take their children to the local library. We hold regular book fairs and often
have events such as Book Week to promote reading.
Home Learning
Our Home Learning Policy is
available for you to view at any time and will be discussed at our September
‘Meet the Teacher’ meetings (see below). In KS2, Home Learning will be recorded
in the children’s daily planners. Please take an active interest in the tasks
set and give the class teacher your comments. The Home Learning will be directly
linked to the National Curriculum, marked by the class teacher and, where
appropriate, followed up in class.
P.T.A
Every Courtland parent is automatically a member of our thriving Parent and
Teacher Association. The elected committee organises social events to raise
money to pay for additional resources for our children. In recent years,
playground resources, books, funding Focus weeks, equipment and the total
restocking of the school library have been funded by the PTA. Successful events
include Discos, Christmas and Summer Fairs, BBQs, Indulgence Evenings and
sponsored walks or skips. These all provide opportunities for parents and
children to have fun together. The work of the PTA is part of what makes
Courtland such a close and friendly community.
Parents’
Evenings
You will be invited to four
parents’ evenings during the school year:
September All the parents in your
child’s class are invited as a group to a meeting with the class teacher.
Curriculum plans for the year and how you as parents can help your child will be
discussed. The Home Learning Policy as it applies to your child will be
explained. Particular procedures and events common to that year of schooling
will also be discussed.
October/November
You will have an opportunity for an individual consultation to discuss
your child’s progress with their teacher.
February/March
You will be invited to a further individual discussion with your child’s teacher
on progress and areas for development.
July
There will be an opportunity to discuss your child’s Annual report and to
discuss End of year assessments.
There are informal drop in
mornings throughout the year, when you can look at your child’s work and visit
the classrooms to look at their displays whilst mingling informally with other
parents and staff.
Talking to your
Child’s Teacher
You are also welcome to talk to
the class teacher at any time during the school year about your child’s progress
or well-being at school. Please avoid doing this at the start of the day as this
is our busiest time. For a more in-depth discussion with the class teacher it
would be helpful to make an appointment.
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