Preston Primary School
Dear Parents,
Starting school is a very important step for you and your child; parents considering the best school to suit their child are welcome to visit us. The current arrangements for children who will be 5 years old between 1st September 2003 and 31st August 2004 is that they can start at Preston Primary School in September (this situation may be revised in line with Local Education Authority policy)
Preston Primary School does not have a nursery class but works closely with Tasburgh Playgroup, which claims Government nursery funding. In the term before children start school, visits are arranged to familiarise the children with the school and with their new teachers.
If your child doesn’t attend the local Playgroup we are happy to make individual arrangements. We are anxious to make the transition from home to school as smooth and stress-free as possible.
New parents are invited to an evening meeting in the term before their child starts. There is a chance to meet the staff, look round the school and be given a brief resume of our school routines, procedures and policies.
As your child gets older and moves through our school we place great emphasis on them beginning to take on more responsibility. Class 3 children run our school bank and Class 4 help to run the school library. We encourage them to express their ideas on ways to help maintain our happy learning atmosphere.
We are very proud of the results achieved by our children. They are very well placed to cope with high school education when they leave us having had the benefit of a small, family school atmosphere without it being too small to be stimulating.
We want you to feel part of our school and understand what we are doing from the very start.
With best wishes,
Dyan McKelvey
Headteacher
