Welcome to Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School Prospectus 2015-2016

Contents Welcome: 

Our Vision Statement and Aims

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Admission to school

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School organisation

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Meet the Staff

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Class Structure 2015

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Happy and secure learning environment

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Illness

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Medicine in school

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Uniform

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Keeping Safe

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School Meals

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Curriculum matters

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Enhanced Mainstream provision

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Parents Committee

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Message from the Chair

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Results

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Finally …..

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Contact details

Welcome Dear Parents, Welcome to Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School. We believe we have a very good school set in the heart of a thriving market town. We welcome your interest in joining us. Our aim is to maximise children’s potential in academic and social achievement by providing a high quality learning environment where everyone feels happy, safe and secure. The school has been on its present site since 1980. We are very lucky to have such a lovely school surrounded by beautiful countryside. We are fortunate to have such a well designed building, and resources to help deliver our broad, balanced and exciting curriculum. Our school has a warm and friendly family atmosphere. We have an open door policy and strongly believe in the partnership with parents. It is only when we work together, school and home, that we can achieve the very best for our children. In November 2014 Ofsted judged school to be GOOD in all categories, a child described the school as ‘awesome’. As a school we hold many awards including Arts Mark Gold, I Can accreditation, The International School Award, Basic Skills Award, Sainsbury’s Active Mark- Silver and Eco Schools Silver Awards. Kirkbymoorside Primary School is an Enhanced Mainstream School for Communication and Interaction. The whole school have received additional training in this area and are committed to creating a communication friendly environment which will support children with speech and language needs to flourish. There is a team of two specialist teachers and two learning support assistants based within the school who work with children that have speech, language and communication needs in the surrounding area, usually within their own local primary school, however some children who need more intensive support travel to Kirkbymoorside so that they may benefit from the excellent teaching and learning that takes place here. My vision for our school centres on the belief that every child has the entitlement to the very best education that we can offer in a happy, caring environment. To support this ethos, I have a very hard working and committed team of people, who always put the care of the individual child to the forefront. We warmly welcome your visit where you can meet the pupils and staff of our school and discover for yourself how we aim to ac hieve the highest possible standards. Please telephone or email the school to make an appointment to visit.

Gill Hardacre – Head Teacher

Vision Statement and Aims Through learning, teaching and caring, we achieve together. Our aims:

develop skills, knowledge and understanding. In

To promote a love of learning in a safe and happy order to become life long learners. environment where everyone is valued.

To teach children Pride and Respect, in-order that

To provide each child with a curriculum which

they treat others as they would like to be treated

stimulates and challenges them, allowing them to

themselves.

develop as confident individuals.

To support the children to develop effective

To create a learning environment where children

communication skills.

are happy to take risks, challenge themselves and learn from their mistakes. To ensure that all children feel safe and happy. We believe that happy children are ready to learn and more likely to meet their potential. To encourage children to be active learners, to

Admission to School All children are required by law to attend school from the start of the term following their 5th birthday. All of our new starters (Reception class) begin school in the September following their fourth birthday. Admission into Nursery is via the school. For more information please contact the school. Admission applications are made to North Yorkshire County Council who then allocate places and advise school and parent in the April prior to starting school in September. For further information visit www.northyorks.gov.uk and follow the links to school admissions.

School Organisation

Foundation Stage… We care for children from three to five years of age. This is the ‘Early Years’ Foundation Stage a spell of two years that prepare young children for primary school. Children attend the Nursery for three hours in the morning (8.45-11.45) or afternoon September of the year they are five years old. They then attend full time.

(12.30-3.30). Children transfer into Reception class in the

Key Stage One… Your child will have reached five years of age and be on their way to being six. This is the next development in their education. They will now spend two years in this Key Stage. We currently have two classes, one for Year One/Two pupils and one for Year Two pupils . Key Stage Two… The children in Key Stage Two are aged between seven and eleven. The children are split into classes according to age. We currently have a single aged Year 3 class, three Year 4/5 classes and a single aged Year 6 class. Children and teachers in all Key Stages are supported by a team of Teaching Assistants, who work throughout the school.

Meet the Staff... Key Stage 2 Team

EYFS/ Key Stage 1 Team Mrs. S. Gledhill teaches part time in the Foundation Stage Unit, she has History as a subject responsibility

Mr. G. Sleightholme is Deputy Head, he teaches Year 6. He is

Mrs. J Maxwell teaches part time in the Foundation Stage Unit, she has Geography as her responsibility.

Mrs. A. Aspery teaches Year 6. She has subject responsibility for

Mrs. E. Baldwin teaches in our Foundation Stage Unit. She has PSHCE and RE as subject responsibilities. Mrs. Y. Turnbull teaches our Year 2 children. She is our Foundation/ Key Stage 1 Co-ordinator and is our SENCO. Miss. R. Kerridge teaches our Year 1/ 2 class, and co-ordinates Literacy, International (Modern Foreign Languages)

work

and

MFL

Support Staff We have a large team of Teaching Assistants who work through out the school, plus administrative and clerical support.

responsible for the co-ordination of Maths.

Physical Education and Music. She is also our Key Stage 2 co-ordinator, so she looks after all things ‘pastoral’ for our older children. Mr. S. Johnson teaches Year 3, he is subject co-ordinator for Science and Design and Technology. He is passionate about all things environmental. Ms. A.M. Gray teaches in Year 4/5, she is also responsible for Art and Design. Mrs. A. Hardman teaches Year 4/5, she has subject responsibility for History. Mr. D. Meade teaches Year 4/5, he has subject responsibility for ICT.

Enhanced Provision Staff Mrs. K. Hunter, our Teacher in Charge, over-sees the work of the provision across the White Horse and Coast cluster of schools. Mrs. V. Cruise is our Specialist Teacher in the Enhanced Provision.

Class Structure 2015 Foundation Stage Unit

Mrs Gledhill Mrs Maxwell Mrs Baldwin

Year 1/2

Miss Kerridge

Year 2

Mrs Turnbull

Year 3

Mr Johnson

Year 4/5

Mrs Hardman Mr Meade Ms Gray

Year 6

Mrs Aspery Mr Sleightholme

Enhanced Provision Teacher in Charge

Mrs Hunter

Specialist Teacher

Mrs Cruise

Teaching Assistants

Mrs Coon Mrs Wilmore

Happy and secure learning environment Illness We care for every child in the same way. We look after everyone as carefully as we are able, whatever their individual needs. We ask that you give us as many points of contact as possible, so in the case of your child being unwell at school, we can contact you. If your child complains of feeling unwell in school we aim to assess the situation, taking into account any medical knowledge we may hold on your child. It is very important that if your child has any medical condition, you inform us so that we can be fully in ‘the picture’ if an emergency occurs. We ask you to fill out a medical form when your child starts school, but if there are any changes, please let us know. If your child is ill at home, and you decide not to send them to school, we ask that you telephone us on the first day of absence, before 9.30am, so the class teachers can be informed. When your child is well enough to return to school we ask that you write a note explaining the reason for absence.

Medicine in School If it is necessary for prescribed medicines to be administered in school, please call in

at the school office and complete a NYCC Administration of Medicine form.

Attendance We currently have 243 children on roll. Parents requesting absence in term time must do so at least six weeks prior to the requested absence.

Happy and secure learning environment School Uniform Our main school colours are navy blue, red and white

Foundation Stage Sessions The Foundation Stage Unit operates from 8.45 until 11.45 in the morning and from 12.30 until 3.30 in the afternoon.

Our uniform is available from School Shop, through our school website

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Trousers/Shorts above the knee, navy blue/black/grey.

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Skirt/ pinafore dress- navy blue/black/grey.

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Summer Dress – School colours.

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School sweatshirt/ cardigan or jumper- navy blue.

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Shirt or blouse- white.

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Polo shirt- white or red.

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Socks or tights- navy blue, grey or white.

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Footwear with sensible heels.

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P.E. Kit –Plain white T. shirt, blue/black shorts, trainers. Coats- serviceable and appropriate

The School Day 8.45 am

Foundation Stage children arrive at school

8.50 am

Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 children arrive at school

9.00 am

School starts for KS1 and KS2

9.10 am

Assembly

10.30 am

Playtime (Years 1-6)

11.45 am

Lunch time (Foundation Stage)

12.00 noon Lunch time (KS 1) 12.15 pm

Lunch time (KS 2)

12.30 pm

Afternoon session begins for Foundation Stage

1.15 pm

Afternoon session begins for KS1 and KS2 Children

2. 15 pm

Play time

3.30 pm

School ends for all children

School uniform can be purchased through our school website or from: www.school-shop.co.uk

Happy and secure learning environment School Meals Keeping Safe Nail polish or tattoos must not be worn in school. Jewellery should not be worn in school. If a child has pierced ears, only 1 pair of sleepers or studs should be worn to reduce the risk of injury. Body piercing with the exception of ears, is not permitted for Kirkbymoorside C.P. School pupils. It is the school policy that earrings and watches must be removed during P.E. lessons for health and safety reasons. We ask parents to sign a disclaimer, if they are unwilling for their child to remove earrings, so that they take the responsibility if an accident occurs involving torn ears in P.E./ Games.

Our school meals are prepared fresh everyday on site. Payment can be made online using the Parent Pay system, or by cash/cheque made payable to Kirkbymoorside CP School. We request that meals are paid for in the week in which they are eaten. All Reception and Key Stage 1 children receive universal free school meals. For free school meals please contact the school office or ring 01609533405 Snacks are served to our EYFS children in the classroom and KS1 and KS2 children can buy a variety of ‘healthy’ snacks from the snack trolley at break time. Milk is available free of charge for all children in

Hair must remain a natural colour. Streaked, tinted or multi-coloured hair is not allowed. Threaded braids are discouraged. Long hair must be tied back if it poses a health and safety risk, extremely short hair of the ‘skinhead’ style is not allowed. Designs and patterns cut into the hair are inappropriate for school.

EYFS For more information about school meals please visit http//:www.northyorks.gov.uk/schoolmeals

Curriculum matters... Curriculum Matters at Kirkbymoorside. We

pride

ourselves

on

having

designed

ENGLISH

Sainsbury’s Silver Sports Award. We have been a

curriculum which we hope will inspire our children and ignite a passion for learning. Our curriculum is

actively involved in a number of Comenius projects and have world.

international school partners across the

The development of Literacy skills across the whole school is a high priority at Kirkbymoorside. From our youngest children in the Nursery to our

designed so that all children can develop their

oldest children in Year 6, they are encouraged to

knowledge and skills. At our school we aim for

develop a deep understanding of language which

children to become independent life long learners

they acquire through creative play and exploration

and

of their environment.

actively

Resourceful,

teach

the

5

Reflective,

R’s.

(

Resilience,

Responsible

and

Reasoning). We believe with a passion that children learn by being actively engaged in their learning and we place a huge expectation on practical hands on approaches to learning. We are actively engaged in Forest Schools activities and make full use of our extensive grounds. We aim for our children to be enquiring individuals who seek knowledge and understanding. We feel it is important that our children have a strong understanding of who they are and where they come from. Kirkbymoorside is a large market town with a great sense of community. School

has

achieved

many

awards

Children are taught Phonics on a daily basis which helps them to develop their reading and spelling skills. Phonics, spelling, punctuation and grammar are a key focus throughout the school. Dedicated time each day is set aside to ensure these skills are mastered fully. Reading is central to our curriculum and children have access to a wide range of differentiated Our curriculum is fully inclusive and supports materials which we encourage them to take home children with different learning needs. Our school and share with parents. has additional provision supporting children who Our children learn to write in different styles and have speech, language and communication issues for different purposes. We expect high standards across a large patch of the county. At of presentation and handwriting is always a key

including Kirkbymoorside we believe that every child has the focus. International School Award, Arts Mark Gold and right to develop to their full potential.

Curriculum matters... MATHS

At Kirkbymoorside, we aim to provide up street dance, BMX biking, Frisbee, tennis

Our aim is to instil a ‘love’ of maths in all of to date software and hardware motivating and cricket, to mention just a few. Our our children. Encouraging them to develop the children to use ICT as a tool to sporting into confident and numerate individuals.

to the maths teaching at Kirkbymoorside. We believe

that

children

develop

a

deeper

understanding if their work is set in ‘real life’ situations

regularly. Our Year 3 and 4 children use

PE

the local swimming pool in the summer

PE is seen as an important part of the school curriculum, our aim is to motivate all children into seeking a physically

and contexts, allowing them to active life style. Through focussed PE

develop links to mathematics in the ‘outside’ sessions

children

learn

to

work

co-operatively, learn new skills and how to

world.

We are lucky to have a qualified MaST challenge themselves. As a school we are teacher on our staff who leads on this area in part of a local School’s partnership, the

children

school

ICT Technology today is very much part of our culture, so it is vital that our children can handle data and resources in this format.

are celebrated

support their learning.

Secure knowledge of place value, calculation methods and multiplication tables are central

achievements

get

many

opportunities

to

participate in both competitive and non competitive sport. We employ a wide range of sports coaches across the year, aiming to motivate all children regardless of their interest. Last year we had

term.

Curriculum matters... both instruments and tuition. Mrs Woodward is a

Trips and Residential Visits

member of our staff who teaches a large number

We pride ourselves on the use of the local

of children in school.

environment so take the children out of school

Community Links

frequently, to support the learning both in and out of the classroom.

Our links with the local community are very strong.

We have residential visits in Years 4,5 and 6.

We

visit a large number of businesses and

Recently we have taken Year 4 to Carlton Lodge,

activities

Year 5 to Boggle Hole and Year 6 to Humphrey

experiences. We are weekly visitors to the local

Head, where the children take part in adventurous

library. We support the local churches, holding

activities including walking, climbing, sailing and

services with them. Representatives from the

gorge walking.

churches regularly attend our assemblies. Our

to

give

the

children

first

hand

children sing at a number of community events. We have visited the Post Office, Fire Station and

Music Matters Our children are encouraged to learn a musical instrument. We have a number of music tutors who visit the school during the week teaching strings, Day trips have been held to Peat Rigg, Railway Museum,

STEM

FAIR, Helmsley Castle and

Yorkshire Countryside day, To mention just a few!!

guitars and woodwind instruments. We are also very lucky to have a very close link with Kirkbymoorside Brass Band who provide us with

Garden Centre to mention just a few. Annually, we hold a 10K run which is a fund raiser for the local schools, the local community support this event in an amazing way, which we are very grateful for.

Enhanced mainstream provision Kirkbymoorside Primary School is proud to be part of a network

of

enhanced

mainstream

schools

for

Communication and Interaction across North Yorkshire. The specialist provision is fully integrated within the school to offer provision that represents good practice for communication and interaction development for all children. As an enhanced mainstream school we demonstrate a culture and ethos that reflects a commitment to supporting and sustaining inclusive practice. We are an ‘ICAN Primary Talk’ accredited school. This means that we are a

communication

supportive

communication development.

school

that

supports

all

children’s

Parents’ Committee

Our Parents’ Committee organise a wide range of activities over the year to raise funds to provide additional resources for our children. Over the years they have provided us with musical instruments, stage and stage lighting, bikes and out door play equipment, book bags, contributed to the cost of swimming lessons and school visits. Their latest fund raising has provided us with an amazing new climbing frame which the children have decided is AWESOME !

Message from the Chair... Message from the Chair of Governors Kirkbymoorside Primary School is a welcoming, vibrant and safe learning community in which everyone is encouraged and enabled to reach their full potential. We are a very committed and active governing body. As well as fulfilling our duties by both supporting and challenging Mrs Hardacre and her senior leadership team, monitoring activities and progress in school, we also enjoy being involved in day-to-day events where we can. Our outstanding staff team is committed to every child’s success through instilling within each a real love for learning, along with respect for others and growing self confidence. The school governors and all staff work hard to value every individual for their contribution to our school community as well as to the wider community. As an Extended Mainstream School, Kirkbymoorside continues to be at the forefront of educational innovation and works closely in collaboration with other schools to promote outstanding teaching and learning and to develop and share expertise. Thus we ensure that every child in our school has access to outstanding teaching, outstanding learning and innovative practic e planned and delivered by very professional, well-qualified staff. As parents and carers you are very much part of our whole school community. Your child will be joining a happy, thriving and genuinely outstanding school; a very caring school community where individuals are supported to learn independently, behave exceptionally well and aim for success. We hope that this prospectus aids communication and you refer to it for information often. We believe your hopes and expectations for your child will be fulfilled here at Kirkbymoorside.

John Goodyear

Results

Our latest results can be found on our website www.kirkbymoorside-primary.co.uk Our results can also be viewed at http//:www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn 121303

Finally…..

We hope that you have enjoyed learning about our school. If you would like further details please contact the school at :

[email protected] Or visit our website at: www.kirkbymoorside-primary.co.uk Or telephone at: 01751431517