A warm welcome back to school to all our
children and their parents and carers. The
children have settled back really well in this
first week and i have been impressed by how
ready they are to learn. We have a number
of new staff: Miss Sadler in year 4, Miss
Bennett in year 3 and Mrs Crossley our
parent support worker.
A full staff list is attached.
Special Educational Needs
Coordinator SENCo
As you know Mr Warrell (who was our
SENCo) has now left the school, but we are
very fortunate to have Mrs Harvey, an
experienced SENCo, to take on this role
until we appoint a new assistant principal.
If you have any questions regarding SEN
please speak to Mrs Harvey.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
DATES OF EVENTS FOR TERM 1&2 IS ON THE
BACK PAGE. POP IT ON THE FRIDGE!
Monday 12th Sept – 3.15 (Homework) club starts.
Tuesday 20th Sept – Principal’s Coffee Morning 9am
All welcome.
Thank you for making sure that your children
are sent to school in the correct uniform. We
know that it has a really positive effect on
behaviour and provides children with a sense of
belonging to Minerva.
We have had a few issues with footwear and
would ask that any variations from all black
shoes are sorted out by next week.
Thank you
Lunch Time Change.
Meet the Team
We have changed our lunch time from a 12
o’clock start to a 12.30 start. This has been
really positive as it makes more time for
learning to take place in the mornings.
However, some children get hungry during the
morning session so please ensure that they
have an extra big breakfast or bring a snack to
eat during the morning break.
We will be holding a "Meet the team" session on
Tuesday 13th September from 5pm until 6pm
where you will have an opportunity to meet staff.
We look forward to a really successful, fun and
stimulating year.
Best wishes
Mr Hallam
Congtatulations to our French teacher on her
recent wedding. She is now Mrs Watton.
New build update.
The Minerva value this month is
TOLERANCE
During assembly the children decided that
Tolerance was not just a British value, but a
value that is essential for everybody to live by.
We have wise children at Minerva.
You will have noticed the
builders’ temporary huts in the junior playground.
They have been working over the summer on making
the old junior hall into our temporary nursery and
reception classrooms. This work will be completed
next week. Four further temporary classrooms to be
placed in the junior playground should arrive in term 2
and we will all be moved into the back of the school
site by Christmas. After this (in January) you will see
the builders start to demolish the front of the school.
Construction of the new building will also be started
(in a field near Leeds!) during the next 3 months. We
hope to have it completed by Autumn 2017.
SMSA Vacancy.
A message from our new
We have a vacancy for a school meals
supervisory assistant. The hours are 12.15pm
– 1.45pm daily. It is a very important and
rewarding role. If you would like to join our
friendly team you can apply on line through
the Cabot Learning Federation website. We
can help at the office if you don’t have
internet access. The closing date is
Wednesday 21st September.
------------------------------------------------------There is also a vacancy for a school crossing
patrol, please ask at the office for more
details.
Parent Support Worker.
Hi, My name is Jess and I’m the new Parent
Support Worker at Minerva. I’m really looking
forward to meeting you all and will be visiting
classrooms to get to know the children. I will be
in the playground every morning and will also be
available at Mr Hallam’s fortnightly Tuesday
coffee mornings for a chat.
Courses for parents/carers:
Introduction to Childcare – starts Monday 12th
September 9.30 – 2pm
Maths Pathway - starts Tuesday 13th September 9.30
Both roles are term time only.
Parking
Community Beat officers (Lisa, Abigail and
Emily) will be outside school most mornings
and some afternoons to keep an eye on
parking and any traffic obstructions to make
sure that the children are safe at busy drop off
and pick up times. If you see anything you are
concerned about please let the officers know.
– 11.30am
Both courses are held at Little Hayes Children’s
Centre.
Coming soon ESOL. Please contact me for more info.
Meet your Local Councillors Your local councillors,
Craig Cheney and Anna Keen will be holding a drop-in
session on Wednesday 14th Sept from 3-3:30pm in the
junior playground, and then the first Wednesday of every
month. If you would like to speak with a local councillor
about any issues affecting you in the local area, please call
and see them during this time.
FRIENDS OF MINERVA
A big thank you to all the parents who
contributed last year to our events. Together we raised over £200!
Thanks to your generosity this paid for giant Jenga, giant Connect
4, swing balls for the playground and helped fund a very special
assembly for science week from Bristol UWE.
We are a friendly group of parents and carers who meet up on Wednesday afternoon at the school. There
are usually a few pre-school children running about enjoying themselves. We would love you to drop by for
a cup of tea and share your ideas. There is no commitment required, even if you only come once you can
make a difference!
In the past we have enjoyed a disco, World Book day raffle, film night, uniform sale and the Christmas fair.
We also had some fun competitions like Guess the Teddy’s name and making fruit owls.
We would love you to join us and have fun supporting our children and the school we love.
Hope to see you any Wednesday afternoon 2:30pm.
Gemma
Friends of Minerva.
STAFF LIST SEPTEMBER 2016.
Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
Principal: Mr Peter Hallam
Vice Principal: Mrs Jennifer Harvey
Assistant Principal: Vacancy
Academy Business Manager: Ms Fiona Mallin
Early Years Zone Progression Lead- Miss Emma Massey
Later Years Zone Progression Lead- Miss Sarah Watts
Lead Learning Mentor- Miss Cath Archer
Teaching Staff
Nursery (N) - Mrs Elizabeth Armstrong
Reception (R) - Miss Charlotte Ingram
Reception / Year 1 (R1) - Mrs Dymmock Morgan
Year 1 (1M) - Mrs Emma Massey, Early Years Phase Leader SLT
Year 2 (2B) – Mr Daniel Baker
Year 2 (2F) – Mrs Sharon Fisher
Year 3 (3M) - Mrs Jessica Maples
Year 3 (3B) – Miss Sophie Bennett NQT
Year 4 (4H) Miss Charlotte Hill
Year 4 (4S) – Miss Abigail Saddler
Year 5 (5S) – Miss Kimberly Sheffield
Year 5 (5C) – Mrs Sarah Cox
Year 6 (6C) - Mr Tom Churches
Year 6 (6W) - Miss Sarah Watts, Later Years Zone Progression Lead SLT
PPA Teacher - Mr Richard Lawton
PPA Teacher – Mrs Gloria Dick
PPA Teacher (0.6) – Miss Nargis Qureshi (Term 1), Mrs Katey Davies (From term 2)
French Teacher- Mrs Jessica Watton (0.2 Monday)
LSA support
Early Years' LSAs and Nursery Nurses: Mrs Carole Reynolds (NN), Mrs Christine Higham (NN),
Miss Donna Goodhind, Miss Gemma Wyatt, Mrs Anne Rowe, Mrs Jo Cassell Mrs Lesley
Dunkerley and Mrs Anita Lestrange.
Later Years' LSA support: Mrs Jane Batten, Miss Alexandra Staddon, Ms Tracy Hullin and
Miss Laura Loft.
Opt in to Learning LSA- Mrs Julie Jones
Thrive-trained LSA- Mrs Joanne Cassell
Support Staff
* Lead Learning Mentor: Miss Cath Archer (SLT)
* Parent support worker: Ms Jess Crossley
* Academy Business Manager: Ms Fiona Mallin (SLT)
* Senior Administrator: Mrs Deborah Turner
* Administrator: Mrs Maureen Brennan
* Administrator: Mrs Jayne Sullivan
* Caretaker: Ms Claire O'Mahoney
If you have any questions or concerns about your child at school please contact their teacher
in the first instance and if not available please contact the zone Leader or any member of the
leadership team.
SEPTEMBER
TUESDAY 13th
teachers.
Meet the Team – come along between 5 – 6pm and meet the
FRIDAY 16TH
Afternoon Ellie celebration assembly for all parents. Details to
follow.
MONDAY 26TH – FRIDAY 30TH
Year 6 Camp
MONDAY 26TH & THURS. 29TH
Parent’s Evenings.
OCTOBER
MONDAY 10th – FRIDAY 14th Class assemblies.
TUESDAY18th
The ever popular Bike’o’ween.
FRIDAY 21ST
Term end.
MONDAY 31st
Inset day 3. School closed for children.
NOVEMBER
TUESDAY 1st
School opens for Term 2.
TUESDAY 8TH
School photographs.
MONDAY 14th
Anti-bullying week begins.
FRIDAY 18TH
Children in Need.
DECEMBER
FRIDAY 9TH
Christmas Fayre.
W/C MONDAY 12th
Christmas performances.
THURSDAY 15TH
Class parties.
FRIDAY 16TH
Term end.