Hello and welcome to St. Patrick’s RC Primary School
You must have lots of questions about your child starting school; this page will hopefully give you a good idea of what to expect.
The Welcome to St. Patrick’s Presentation and School Brochure should cover all the information you need.
We will be adding further information in the future and look forward to meeting you and your child.
See our latest School Newsletter here.
A hard copy of our School Brochure is available from school upon request; you can view and download a PDF version here: School Brochure 2021-2022
The School Brochure explains, in more detail, our school day, the curriculum we follow and provides general information about school uniform, lunchtimes and extra-curricular activities.
Transition Arrangements 2021
Due to the government announcement, pausing the lifting of restrictions, step 3 restrictions remain in place, including Covid-19 operational guidance for schools. In addition, specific advice to schools states that ‘traditional transitional and open days are unlikely to be feasible this academic year’, and events must ‘maintain the integrity of bubbles’.
As such, we have been required to revise our planned transition arrangements, to prevent the mixing of bubbles from nursery schools. In addition, as the ‘rule of six’ continues to apply indoors, we will not be able to hold the parent information session in our school hall.
Therefore, we will carry out our transition to school remotely. The Class Teacher, Mrs Nowell, will email her PowerPoint presentation for parents. She will follow this up with a telephone call to each family, so that you may ask questions, or clarify matters, ahead of your child’s first day in school.
In order to arrange the telephone call/remote meeting (of around 10 minutes), please email the school office with a few days and times (anywhere between 3:30pm and 6:00pm) that are suitable for you, along with the telephone number you would prefer us to use.
Last year, Mrs Nowell met each child (with their parent) virtually, over Teams. If you feel this would be beneficial, this can be arranged during the telephone conversation. In addition, we will email you your child’s login for our remote learning platform, where Mrs Nowell will upload pre-recorded stories, allowing your child to ‘see’ their new teacher. Your child will also receive a ‘Welcome to St Patrick’s’ video, which will allow them to see their classroom.
In the meantime, please complete and return the admission forms that have been emailed (copies are available below), as soon as you are able and by no later than 16 July 2021. These may be returned either electronically or by post. (The school’s post box is located on the wall of the school building and can be accessed via the car park, should you wish to deliver these forms by hand.)
If you have any concerns, or questions, please contact the school office.
Welcome to St. Patrick’s Presentation
Welcome Video September Intake
