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Browick Road Primary and Nursery
School
Information for Parents 2020– 2021
Browick Road Primary and Nursery School
Browick Road
Wymondham
Norfolk NR18 0QW
Tel: 01953 603061
Email: office@browickroad.norfolk.sch.uk
Welcome from the Headteacher
Dear Parents and Carers,
On behalf of the governors and
staff, I would like to welcome you
and your child to Browick Road
Primary and Nursery School.
I want to assure you that everyone
working here is committed to creating a secure, caring and
stimulating environment – one that offers each child the opportunity
to develop to their full potential. We pride ourselves in offering a
broad and balanced curriculum, designed to interest and stimulate all
children.
We also believe that a child’s development should be the result of a
shared partnership, a partnership between you, the parent, and us,
the school. I invite you to join us in this partnership, to share in the
work of the school and to support and encourage your child at home.
I hope this booklet provides you with the essential information you
need about our school and its organisation. More information is
available on the school’s website www.browickroadprimary.co.uk
However, if you still have any questions, then please contact the
school office.
Pauline McMullan
Headteacher
Vision Statement:
Achieving Success
Together
The School Day
The school day starts at 8:50am and
ends at 3:15pm
Arrival
Unless attending Kaleidoscope
Breakfast Club, children
should arrive at school
between 8.40am and 8.50am,
where staff will meet them on
the playground.
At 8.50am a bell is sounded Breakfast Club
and children will join their class From 7.45am to 8.30am –
line and proceed into class for including a healthy breakfast.
registration.
After School Club
Liability
From 3.15pm to 6pm – with an
Children should not arrive at emphasis on fun and games,
school before 8.40am and we including a hot snack.
cannot accept liability for those
who do. Please contact Kaleidoscope
on 07884187967 for more
School Uniform
School Uniform Not Acceptable
We are proud of our school Fashion clothing, footwear and
uniform and we expect children nail varnish, are not appropriate
to wear it. The core uniform, at school.
summer variations and PE Kit
are shown opposite.
Protective Clothing
School uniform and PE kit can be
purchased from Goodies: Please provide an apron,
overall or old shirt for messy
http://browickroad.goodies.co.uk
activities.
We suggest early purchases are
In Nursery and Reception the
made as delivery can be up to 28
children will take part in a
days. These can be delivered to
variety of ‘messy’activities. A
school for collection free of
pair of wellies is essential.
charge or alternatively to home
addresses for a delivery charge. Please make sure that:
All items of your child’s
clothing is clearly named,
Footwear not least because it is
We expect children to wear almost impossible to
conventional black school shoes. identify the owner of the
Children will also need wellington lost clothes otherwise.
boots for outdoor education.
Core Uniform PE Kit
Burgundy school logo PE Kits should be brought in to
sweatshirt or cardigan school on a Monday and taken
Plain burgundy sweatshirt or home on a Friday to be
cardigan (not red) washed.
Black school shoes School T-shirt, navy shorts,
Grey or black trousers, shorts, black plimsolls and
pinafore or skirt appropriate outdoor sports
White or light blue shirt or polo shoes (trainers, football
shirt, logo optional boots etc depending upon
Plain grey, navy blue, activity).
burgundy or white socks or Dark coloured tracksuits, hats
tights and gloves may be worn in cold
A ‘gingham’ summer dress weather.
(preferably blue or red)
Swimming Lessons
All children in Key Stage 2 have
House Colours a course of swimming lessons.
Children will need, a one-piece
Our house colours are below. swimming costume or trunks,
Children will be encouraged to (trunks should be fitted, not
wear this colour t-shirt for inter- shorts) a towel and a swimming
house competitions. hat. Goggles are optional.
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Lunch and Break
School Lunch Lunch
Lunch Times
Times
We are very proud of our school Lunch time takes
Reception: place
11.45am-12.45pm
lunches, our kitchen and the between
Years 3 &11.55am and 1.00pm
4: 12.00-1.00pm
healthy, nutritionally-balanced with
Yearsthe5 children sitting down to
& 6: 12.30pm-1.30pm
meals our staff produce. Almost eat from the youngest to oldest.
everything we serve, is freshly Packed Lunch
prepared every day. The menu Packed Lunch
follows a three- weekly cycle Children may bring a healthy
with four choices of meal each Children may bring
packed lunch a healthy
to school. This is
day. packed lunch to school.
eaten communally in theThis is
school
eaten communally
hall and in the school
water is provided. No
hall andfizzy
glass, water is provided.
drinks No
or chocolate.
Two cooked main meals, glass, fizzy drinks, sweets or
including a vegetarian option. chocolate.
Or a jacket potato with a Mid-morning Break
choice of toppings and salads. According to the standards for
Or a ‘snack pack’ lunch, which Mid-morning Break
school food, no snacks except
also includes a drink. According to the standards
fruit or vegetables with no for
school
added food,
salt ornosugar
snacks except
should be
All meals are served with a
fruit or vegetables
brought into school.should be
Crisps,
choice of pudding, which always
includes fresh fruit. Milk and brought
sweets andinto school. Crisps,
chocolate bars are
water is also available. sweets and chocolate bars
not to be brought in for snack. are
not
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be brought in forplease
information snack.
School lunch costs £2.30 per Children in EYFS and KS1 all
visit https://www.gov.uk/
day and each choice is the same
price. Children pay, in advance receive free fruit daily.
government/publications/
either on-line or by cheque or standards-for-school-food-in-
cash to the school office. england.
Free School Meals
If you are eligible, or if you think We’re a Healthy School!
you are eligible for Free School We have Healthy School status
Meals, please ask for an and we want you to help us,
application form from the school and your child, by making
office. The eligibility criteria are healthy eating choices.
shown in the blue box below.
Universal Infant Free School
Meals
Prohibited foodstuffs
Children in Reception and Year 1
Children should not bring
& 2 are ALL entitled to a free
sweets or chocolate to school.
school meal. We encourage all Nor should they bring cans or
parents to take up this option. glass containers.
Water No Nuts, peanuts or nut and
Children may bring to school a peanut products.
Bubble gum and chewing gum
‘named’ water bottle to school for
are not permitted under any
use during the school day.
circumstances.
Free School Meals Eligibility Water bottles MUST contain
Children of families receiving water only.
Universal Credit (income under
£7,400), Income Support,
Employment Support Allowance
(Income Related) or Income-Based
Job Seekers Allowance are entitled to
free school meals.
Families receiving Child Tax Credit but
who are not entitled to a Working Tax
Credit and whose income does not
exceed £16,190 are also entitled as
are those who receive the
Guaranteed Element of State Pension
Credit.
Getting to and from School Walking, cycles and scooters We try to encourage children to walk, cycle or use scooters to get to school. We have a covered cycle rack, where cycles and scooters may be stored during the day. Please note that we cannot accept responsibility for any loss of or damage to these whilst at school. By car We would prefer it if your child walked to school, at least part of the way, but if you do drop off or collect your child by car: please park away from the school. Wherever you do park, park legally and considerately . Going home Children will be brought to the school playground by their class teacher or teaching assistant. Please meet your child in the school playground. From Year 5 children may walk home from school alone providing that parental permission has been granted. If you have made arrangements with another parent or responsible adult to collect your child, please make the class teacher aware via the contact book. If arrangements change during the school day, please telephone the school office who will inform the class teacher. Outside normal hours we expect you to collect your child from either the After School Club or from the school reception area.
Health, Safety and Welfare
Safeguarding the children
Every member of staff and all
governors undertake
safeguarding training.
Additionally, three of our staff
are trained and in place as
Designated Safeguarding
Leads (DSL). Our staff are able
to recognise the signs and
symptoms of significant harm
and are aware of the school’s
Safeguarding Policy and ELSA
procedures. We have two members of staff
If we see signs or symptoms who are ELSA (Emotional
Literacy Support Assistant)
which suggest significant harm,
we will follow the Norfolk Local trained.
Safeguarding Board
These members of staff will
procedures.
work with children who are
Sunny Weather struggling due to anxiety, self-
We are all aware that too much confidence issues,
exposure to UV radiation from bereavement, friendship
the sun causes sunburn, skin difficulties. Children can be
damage and increases the risk referred by class teachers or
of cancer. at the request of parents.
We encourage children to wear
clothes that provide good sun
protection and ask that you
send your child into school with
a hat which can protect their
face, ears and back of their
neck.
Please also supply your child
with sunscreen (minimum SPF
40, 4 star UVA) to apply
themselves at school.
Other Information
Sickness Absence
If your child is not well enough
to attend school, please let us
know before registration.
Persistent or frequent
unexplained absences will be
investigated by the
Headteacher.
Medicines Holidays
If it is essential for your child to Parents are reminded that
have medication during the regular attendance helps
school day we require a improve your child’s success at
completed Administration of school. Requests to take
holidays during term-time will
Injury or illness
not be authorised except in
If your child is hurt or becomes exceptional circumstances; this
unwell at school, we will must be with prior agreement.
administer first aid and, if Absences of 10 consecutive
necessary, seek further medical sessions (ie 5 days) or more
assistance. can lead to a penalty notice
We will always contact you if and fine being issued by
such injury or illness is cause Norfolk County Council to
for concern and, if we are anybody with parental
unable to contact you, we will responsibility.
act on the advice of the doctor
or other health professionals
attending your child. Clearly, it
is most important that we have
your up-to-date address and
telephone numbers at all times.Valuables and Jewellery
Valuables should not be brought
to school and we can not accept
liability for any loss of or
damage to such valuables.
The only jewellery pupils are
permitted to wear are watches
Complaints (Year 3 onwards) and small stud
earrings and, for everyone’s
We recognise that complaints
safety, these must be removed
may sometimes occur and we
for PE, Games and Swimming.
take them seriously if they do.
The taping over of earrings will
If you have a complaint then
only be permitted in the initial
please contact the school
weeks following an ear piercing,
office and they will guide you
except for swimming, where all
to the most appropriate
earrings must be removed.
action.
Swimming is a statutory
If you wish to take the matter requirement for KS2 children.
further, please ask for details
We suggest ears are pierced at
of the school’s Complaints the beginning of the summer
Procedure or download this holiday.
from our website.Teaching and Learning Our Curriculum Our curriculum is delivered through a topic based approach. We use a variety of texts to inspire learning and all lessons are engaging and interactive. The curriculum is complimented by many visits, visitors and enrichment activities. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum to appeal to all. We are particularly developing the Arts, Sports and Outdoor Learning to inspire our children. For more information about our curriculum please visit our school website. Parents are invited to share the outcomes of their children’s learning through Good Work Assemblies which take place every Friday. We encourage children to challenge themselves to achieve their best and we support them to be successful in their learning. Children are taught in mixed ability classes where they may be grouped by ability for some lessons. On occasion setting may be used where appropriate.
Communication
Letters home
Our aim is to be a ‘paperless’,
school. All school
communication comes via
email, unless we require the
completion of a reply slip.
Therefore it is important the
school is informed of any
changes to e-mail addresses
so as not to miss out on any
essential information.
Data Collection
Each year we will ask you to
confirm that the information we
Website
hold about you and your family Our website is a really useful
is accurate and up to date. source of information about
Please let us know if anything our school, containing
changes. It is essential that we essential information regarding
have up to date contact details pupils, parents our curriculum
for you in case we need to and a list of useful dates. It is
contact you during the school regularly updated so please do
day. use it to check for any
information you may be
Newsletters looking for.
Our regular monthly www.browickroadprimary.co.uk
newsletters will keep you
informed about what has been
happening in school,
forthcoming events and dates
for your diaries. This is sent
out to parents via e-mail. A
copy of the newsletter will be
displayed on class
noticeboards.Parental Involvement
Parents’ Forum Volunteers
Our Governors hold a We welcome volunteers in
Parents’ Forum every term school to support the
to which all parents are children with their learning
invited. The purpose of this and with activities
is to share views of the including school trips.
school, as well as to keep
parents informed of
developments within the If you are interested in
school. The time of the volunteering on a regular
forum is varied to allow for basis, you will need to
working parents to attend. undertake a DBS check.
Sit and See Friends
Our Parent Teacher
Parents and carers are Association is called
regularly invited into school “Friends”. The PTA meet
to share their children’s regularly to plan events
work with them. This either and activities to raise
takes place at the very start money for the school.
or very end of the day.
Please feel free to come
along to any meetings and
help where you can.
The PTA can be contacted
on:
www.facebook.com/
BrowickFriendsComing in to School
Open Days
Prospective parents are invited
to look around the school in the
Autumn Term.
They are taken on guided tours
by members of Friends which
helps give them a parent’s
perspective.
For Reception children, we
wait until the children are Parents’ Evenings
settled before inviting you in to
school for class activities.
Parents’ Evenings are held
two times per year. During the
Autumn and Spring term you
can book an appointment to
Munch Bunch discuss your child’s progress
As part of our healthy schools with the class teacher. We
status, along with parental expect all parents to attend
engagement, Friends run Parents’ Evenings.
regular whole class Healthy
Eating workshops. This allows
parents and children to work In the summer term, parents
together to produce a healthy receive their child’s report; if
snack. there is a need to discuss this
parents can make an
Learning Cafes appointment with the class
Every term parents are invited teacher.
to attend a Learning Café
(Maths, Reading, Science etc)
where they have the opportunity
to work alongside their child and
share the expertise of the class
teacher.Closures and Contacts
School Closure
The school rarely closes because of bad weather, but if particularly
bad weather is forecast, or on days of unplanned closure, please
check the school closures daily by way of:
Local radio - BBC Radio Norfolk 95.1FM & 104.4FM
Norfolk Council’s website - www.schoolclosures.norfolk.gov.uk
The School’s website - www.browickroadprimary.co.uk
Contacts
Chair of Governors Mr Jeremy Wiggin
Headteacher Mrs Pauline McMullan
Deputy Headteacher Mrs Corrina Peachment
Finance Officer Miss Julie Clarke
School Secretary Miss Paula Bilverstone
School website: www.browickroadprimary.co.uk
School e-mail: office@browickroad.norfolk.sch.uk
Chair of Governor’s e-mail:
chairofgov@browickroad.norfolk.sch.uk
Finance Officer’s e-mail: finance@browickroad.norfolk.sch.uk
Main Telephone: 01953 603061
Address:
Browick Road Primary School
Browick Road
@BrowickRoad
Wymondham
Norfolk NR18 0QWYou can also read
