Principal's Message:

Welcome back to Term 3! The new term has got off to a great start and I honestly would not expect anything less. 

Despite the Christmas holiday being a very busy one with lots going on, the children have returned to school with impeccable attitudes and enthusiasm for their learning. It's also great to see so many classes with 100% attendance!

I had the pleasure to attend swimming this week with our Year 4 cohort. It was their first session and I came away feeling extraordinarily proud of each and every one of the children. They were exemplary in both their behaviour and their attitude to having a go.

There are a few trips and experiences coming up this term for year groups across the whole academy. We are aware, and very conscious of, the financial implication that this will have on families and so we are doing everything within our power to reduce costs as much as we can. It is important to note, however, that if we don't receive the full funds in to cover these then they will either have to be cancelled or the outstanding balance taken from elsewhere, thus impacting upon our ability to provide further trips and experiences. If you are experiencing financial challenges, it is really important that you reach out to us so that we can help or point you in the direction of other organisations who might be able to offer support. This cannot happen if we don't know, so communication is really important.

Whilst on the topic of communication, now is a great opportunity to remind our parent/carer community of the different communication channels that are in within the academy. Here are some of the ways that we share information and that you can get in contact;

• Our Academy Office is normally the first "port of call" in person, on the phone or via email.

• The My Child At School app. is a great platform where you can find letters, information about your child's attendance, their behaviour and their attainment.

• Our academy websites contains all essential information.

• Our parent and pupil handbook is also a brilliant source of information.

• Our weekly newsletters and termly bumper newsletters are a great source of information about life at Langley Park Primary Academy. Previous newsletters are always stored on our academy website and can be referred back to if needed.

• Our Google Classrooms are used to communicate information about your child's past and upcoming learning each week.

• There are a range of opportunities available whereby parents are invited to attend the academy. These are also a perfect channel of communication and examples are coffee and conversation sessions, mini-exhibitions, parents evenings and any scheduled meetings.

• Our social media is also a wonderful window into the exciting things that are going on at the academy.

Of course, there are also many ad-hoc conversations, interactions and communications that happen constantly at drop off and pick up times where are a number of staff are readily available. 

Should you have any suggestions with regards to our channels of communication, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss S Brading