Getting Involved
At Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School, we believe that if parents are involved in their child's learning, and are enthusiastic about education, then their child has a better chance to succeed. We encourage parent involvement in their child's education and we are always grateful to parents who are able to help in school.
There are a number of ways for parents to get involved in our school life
- Parent governors
- the school PTA, Friends of Newlands Spring Primary School (FONS)
- Helping with reading, either with Reading Revelry (reading with small groups of children) or one to one reading sessions
- Helping with school trips
- Helping with swimming
- Helping with the school productions
- Helping with sports days
If you would like to be involved in any aspect of school life, please contact the School Office. All adult volunteers must complete a self-declaration form (SD2) and a Volunteers registration form. An enhanced criminal record check through the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required if you are helping with regulated activities, such as swimming.
Please click here for a copy of the schools policy on Adult Volunteer Helpers, which includes details of our code of conduct for volunteers.
How can you help your child progress at school?
- Be interested. Make sure your child knows you are interested in what they have done at school and what they are learning. The school holds termly 'Meet the Teacher' sessions after school to appraise you of the topics for that term however don't be afraid of asking your child's teacher for further information at other times.
- Read. Please read with your child for ten to twenty minutes or more each day. You could read to them or listen to them read to you. It doesn't have to be a school book, it can be books from home, newspapers, leaflets, the internet and comics. Try to keep it fun and interesting for you both.
- Maths Basic Skills. Practice number bonds, basic adding and subtracting, times tables and quick answers to maths questions as often as you can. Practising these skills is easy and it keeps the mind sharp. This will really help children progress in maths at school.
- Homework. Children receive homework on the same day each week. This is set predominantly via your child's DB Primary. Please check their DB Primary account and book bags, and help them with any homework given.
A series of booklets have been produced by the teachers of Newlands Spring to help you support your child at home with their Reading, Maths, Writing and Phonics. To download a copy of the booklets please click the relevant links.
A list of suggested reading books for Key Stage 2 has been produced by the teachers of Newlands Spring and can be found here.