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Dear Parents/Carers,

Please find attached the proposed Admissions Policy 2021-2022 for Beechwood Primary School, which is part of the Frays Academy Trust.

This is a new admissions policy for the school, which joined the Frays Academy Trust on 1 September 2019.

The consultation period regarding the policy lasts for 6 weeks, beginning on Monday 25 November 2019 and finishing on Sunday 26 January 2020.

All comments on the proposed amendments should be submitted by the closing date. Please email comments to [email protected], or write to Mrs H Smith, Business Support Co-ordinator, Frays Academy Trust, Worcester Road, Cowley, Middlesex, UB8 3TH.

If any comments regarding the proposed amendments are received, the Admissions Committee for Beechwood Primary School will consider them prior to determining their Admission Arrangements by 28 February 2020. The Policy will be published by 15 March 2020.

Yours faithfully

Mr C Cole

Executive Headteacher / Chief Executive

Beechwood Admissions 2021-22 – Consultation

Please find attached the latest news from Foundation Stage, along with their reading expectations.

Foundation Newsletter and Reading Expectations – 22 November 2019

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Following feedback from parents on Wednesday, I was in classes yesterday with Mr Cole to review the curriculum across the school and check on quality of learning. As a result of this, we have agreed to review the R.E. curriculum and to look into Frays as an organisation for a stronger curriculum framework for RE.

The next step will be to establish a clear policy for R.E. and once this has been established, we will put staff training in place and then we will monitor staff’s delivery and the impact on pupils learning. This is a typical way in which Frays as an organisation operates and of which Beechwood is adopting.

As part of a learning organisation we are always happy to receive feedback and will share learning from feedback to offer assurance that appropriate actions are taken.

Yours sincerely,

Miss S E Hunter

Please find attached the latest news from Foundation Stage, along with their reading expectations.

Foundation News and Reading Expectations

On Sunday 17th November, Reading FC Women take on Bristol City Women at Madejski Stadium, Reading.

The match falls during the inaugural FA Women’s Football Weekend, celebrating women’s football across the country.

It would be fantastic to get some support from the local community at the match to cheer on the Royals!

Reading FC Women v Bristol City Women | Madejski Stadium | November 17th | 2pm

HOW TO GET YOUR FREE TICKETS:

1. Please visit our ticketing website: https://sales.webticketmanager.com/default.aspx?companyid=999
2. Select the fixture `Reading FC Women v Bristol City Women’ from the dropdown menu on the left.
3. Select number of tickets, then when prompted, use the Promo code RFCDC19 (make sure you put it in the Promo Code box) and fill your details in.
4. Once you have done this you can click `Secure Checkout’ and it will bypass the payment.
5. Print your ticket and bring it with you to the Madejski Stadium for the match on November 17th (Kick-off 2pm).

Thames Valley Cross Country League 

“On Thursday 3 October a small squad of 11 children went to the Thames Valley Schools cross-country race at Cantley Park in Wokingham. We had lower numbers than in previous races, however the children’s enthusiasm was enough to rival the other schools. 

The first race underway was the 3 / 4 girls. Evie was our sole runner, and she was out to make a good impression. She finished 34th overall which was amazing, especially as she was not only one of the youngest runners, but the smallest runner in the field! 

In the 3 / 4 boys race there were 6 boys taking part. Horia flew round the course and finished in a very impressive 4th place overall. He was followed up by William (15th), Max (26th) Owen (30th), Jack (114th) and Aaron (120th). 

Unfortunately, we didn’t have any 5 / 6 girls taking part on this occasion, however, we did have a team for the older boys. Harry was first home for Beechwood in 56th, followed by Noah (73rd), Ollie (87th) and Flynn (106th). 

It was a great afternoon and I am extremely proud of all the children for taking part. The next event is at Ludgrove on 29th November and all children (Yr3-6) will be invited to take part. A letter will be out with details soon. 

A big thank you to the parents who transported the children and who also helped marshal the course to keep the runners safe.”

Mrs Caswell 

Please come along to our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 27th September in the hall at 9:45am, after class assembly.

Lots of cake donations are needed and can be taken straight to the hall after drop off on Friday. Please donate generously.

Cakes will also be sold after school in the playground for our first 50p Friday of the year.

We look forward to seeing you there, any questions please ask.
Regards
PTA

Monday 23rd September will be a special day for the school as we celebrate our 60th Birthday. For this occasion we would like all children where possible to come to school dressed in celebratory 1950’s/1960’s style clothing, we hope to hope to have a fun day!

We would like to invite parents to come along for our Open Classroom at 2.30pm that afternoon. 

uSports came into school to talk to the children about the clubs they run for Year 1-Year 6 children, before and after school. Full details and how to book can be found at: http://usports.class4kids.co.uk/term/119 

We have a few new faces as Beechwood this year. I am sure you will join me in welcoming Miss Pilbeam (Robins class teacher), Mrs Puzas (Foxes class teacher),Miss Craig (Hawks class teacher), and Mr Clark (Falcons class teacher along with Mrs Reece) who have all started with us here at Beechwood this year. 

The school would like to introduce a Parent Forum. Parent Forum is a way for parents to raise everyday questions and concerns, express opinions and make suggestions about how the day to day life at Beechwood can be enhanced for the benefit of pupils, parents and staff. 
The aim of the Parents Forum is: 

• to provide a ‘voice’ for parents of children attending Beechwood Primary School. 
• to ensure the school is aware of issues affecting children and parents/ carers 
• to provide an opportunity for parents and carers to share information and views 
• to enable the school to consult with parents and provide information about strategic developments 
• to help formulate a solution to any issues to feedback to parents 

We are looking for one parent representative per class who would be able to come to one meeting per half term during the school day, to represent their child’s class. Each representative would also be responsible for obtaining the views and opinions from the parent body in their child’s class as well as providing feedback. If you willing and able and would like to be involved, please contact the school office to let us know.

Please be aware, at this stage we will have to limit participation to one parent per class. 

We look forward to hearing from you.