Manor Park Primary Academy

Learning, Excellence and Opportunity

Manor Park Primary Academy School has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This responsibility necessitates a child protection policy and procedures which are available to view on the website, or a copy can be requested from the School Office. Our designated Child Protection Officers are Ms. Thomas and Ms. Laing. Information may need to be shared with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. Manor Park Primary Academy is committed to gender, racial, religion and disability equality in every part of school life. 

Manor Park Primary and LEO Academy Trust are now on all social media platforms. Find us on Twitter/X, Facebok and Instagram through the details below:

Parent/Teacher Meetings

Parent/Teacher Meetings for this academic year will take place in November on the following dates:

Nursery

• Tuesday 11th November from 4.00 pm - 7.30 pm - Face-to-Face Meeting - Miss Furniaux and Ms Willet

• Tuesday 11th November from 4.00 pm - 6.30 pm - Face-to-Face Meeting - Mrs Rrustemaj;

• Thursday 13th November from 4.00 pm-7.30 pm- Face-to-Face Meeting - Ms Willet

• Thursday 13th November from 4.00 pm-6.30 pm- Face-to-Face Meeting - Miss Chiddy;

Reception 

• Tuesday 11th November from 4.10 pm - 7.30 pm - Face-to-Face Meeting;

• Thursday 13th November from 4.10 pm-7.30 pm- Face-to-Face Meeting;

Year 1 to Year 6

• Tuesday 11th November from 4.10 pm - 7.30 pm - Virtual Meeting;

• Thursday 13th November from 4.10 pm-7.30 pm- Face-to-Face Meeting;

May we please remind you that your child or children may not accompany you to the virtual or face to face meetings and you will not be able to attend your meeting should you bring your child with you. 

Thank you for your co-operation.

Parents Evening Extra Curricular Clubs

Please note, that due to Parents Evening, there will be no teacher led after school clubs running all of next week. Therefore, if your child attends any of these clubs, please make alternate arrangements for your child to be collected at normal school finishing time.

Please see the list of any externally run and TA-led clubs that will be running next week only:

Monday 10th November

• Years 2 - 6 ICanDo

• Years 3-5 Gymnastics

• Years 5-6 Cricket

Tuesday 11th November

• Years 4-6 Girls Netball Club

• Years 3-5 Mixed Football (JDFS)

Wednesday 12th November

• Years 4-6 Dance and Gymnastics Club

• Years 4-6 Girls Football

Thursday 13th November

• Year 2 Ball Skills Sports

• Years 5-6 Badminton

Friday 14th November

• Years 2-6 ICanDo

• Years 2-3 Spanish Club

• Years 4-6 Spanish Club

• Years 4-6 Basketball

• Years 1-6 Sibling Club

All teacher-led clubs will resume the week commencing 17th November.

Thank you for your support.

Year 6 Height and Weight 

Every year in England, school children in Year 6 have their height and weight checked at school as part of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). Height and weight measurements are used to calculate weight status. The nursing team will be coming to Manor Park on Monday 10th November to collect this information to build a picture of how children are growing, to help plan better health and leisure services for families.

If you are happy for your child to be measured, you do not need to do anything. If you do not want your child’s height and weight to be measured, or your child has a medical condition that affects their height or weight, please let the nursing team know using the contact details provided below.

Healthy Child Programme Admin team

Telephone: 020 8770 5409

Email: hcpadmin@sutton.gov.uk

Children will not be made to take part on the day if they do not want to.

Thank you for your continued support.

2nd Hand School Uniform 

We are delighted to have launched our second hand uniform shop on Arbor! We have a small selection of jumpers and cardigans with the Manor Park logo available to purchase for £1.50 per item. Please log onto your child's Arbor account and click on 'school shop' to see what we have available. 

Absence through Illness

If your child is unwell and will not be coming to school, please inform the office by 9.15am via the School Website Reporting Absence Link. 

If you are unsure whether your child needs to be at home, for example after the initial symptoms of illness have eased, bring them to the school office and we will be happy to monitor them and call you if necessary. 

We often find that being in school and seeing their friends takes their mind off feeling  a little under the weather. 

Absence Around School Holidays

As the Christmas holidays approach, can we please remind you that family holidays must be  taken during school holidays only and should not be extended either side of the school holiday dates. Any time taken off to extend holidays will be unauthorised and a fixed penalty notice may be applied. Thank you for your co-operation in ensuring that your child attends school every day, enabling them  to receive the best education we can provide. 

Also, in accordance with the Trust’s Attendance Policy, requests for leave for an emergency or exceptional circumstance should be made one month prior to the dates required, whenever possible (we understand that this is not always possible in the case of an emergency). Additionally, we also require a copy of flight details (outbound and inbound) to support the request if travel abroad is required. Thank you.

Appointments Through The School Day

Please try to make dental and GP appointments after school wherever possible to minimise gaps in your child's learning. 

We require a copy of letters for hospital appointments, visits to embassies or passport offices and high school entrance exams to enable us to authorise these appointments . We can copy the original documents, if necessary. 

Also, if you have a personal appointment please could you make the necessary arrangements to ensure that this does not impact your child's attendance and school time.

The Paul Alan Project

We are thrilled to announce that for the upcoming academic year, Manor Park Primary School will be officially supporting The Paul Alan Project as our dedicated school charity. This is a fantastic opportunity for our children to learn about community safety, emergency skills, and the importance of quick action in critical situations.

The Paul Alan Project is a volunteer-run charity with the vital mission of saving lives through emergency preparedness. They are dedicated to preventing cardiac arrest deaths in the UK by focusing on three core areas:

1. Free Lifesaving Training: They provide FREE basic life support training (including how to perform CPR and confidently use a defibrillator) to individuals and organisations in the community.

2. Defibrillator Provision: They raise funds to install Public Access Defibrillators (PADs) and Bleed Control Kits in communities, particularly in parks and residential areas where provision is often poor.

3. Awareness: They raise awareness of the signs of cardiac arrest and the difference a quick response can make.

Our 2025/2026 Fundraising Goal: £2,000 for Manor Park

This money will be used to purchase and install a 24/7 Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) and a Bleed Control Kit in Manor Park. This vital equipment will be accessible to our entire local community, serving as a critical resource in a medical emergency.

How Manor Park Will Get Involved

Throughout the year, we will be holding various exciting events and activities designed to promote awareness and raise money for The Paul Alan Project. Details of these events will be shared with you soon.

How You Can Help Now

We warmly invite our entire school community to support this life-saving cause supporting an upcoming events. If you would like to contribute immediately, you can make a donation via our dedicated charity page:

 Donate Here: https://www.thepaulalanproject.org/manor-park

Thank you in advance for your generosity and enthusiasm in helping us support The Paul Alan Project.

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