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Kingsley Celebrates 75 Years of the NHS
Thu 13 Jul 2023Local Kingsley Community Primary School help the LWH celebrate 75 years of the NHS
Kingsley Community Primary School design a 75th Birthday card competition
As part of the 75th birthday celebrations we invited pupils from Kingsley Community Primary School to participate in a competition to design a 75th NHS birthday card. The competition sparked plenty of interest with over 100 entries.
Pupils were encouraged to design a card that characterised the various professions within the NHS and the rest was left entirely to the children’s imagination. As a result each entry was original with displays of bright colours and plenty of creativity. It will be extremely difficult to judge but we will be announcing the winners on Wednesday 12th July as we will be visiting the school to say thank you, announce the winners and also give a talk to the pupils about careers in the NHS.
Jenny Hannon, Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Chief Executive said, “It’s been great to see engagement from our younger generation. I thank the teaching staff and the parents that supported the children to participate in this celebration. We were absolutely delighted to receive over 100 cards, each of which was unique and wonderful in its own way.”
Jenny Hannon, pictured with all the amazing designs.
The winning entries…
Reception – Adyan Sohid
Year 3 – Abigail Hughes
Year 5 Muhammad Ali
Year 6 – Sarah Mohamood
Michelle Turner, Chief People’s Officer said, “It was an absolute pleasure to visit the school and present the winners with their certificate and voucher. All pupils designed the most outstanding of designs and it was a very difficult decision to choose the winners. We would like to thank the school for making us feel very welcome”
Pictured left to right are Kingsley Community Primary School winners Abigail Hughes, Muhammad Ali and Sarah Mohamood.
Head Teacher Mrs Whittaker said, “The children were delighted to be asked to take part in the 75th Birthday card design competition to help celebrate 75 years of the NHS, and it was a pleasure to welcome staff from the hospital who visited to talk about careers within the NHS, thank you to the Liverpool Women's"
The winning cards amongst other designs will be on displayed at the Liverpool Women’s.
13 July 2023
Please check out this website for pictures:
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Classes for Next September
Tue 11 Jul 2023Kingsley Community School,
Eversley Street,
Liverpool.
L8 2TG.
Telephone: 0151 709 6727
Fax: 0151 708 5105
Website: www.kingsley.liverpool.sch.uk
Head Teacher: Mrs A Whittaker
5th July 2023
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am pleased to be able to give you some information about classes next year.
Some of you will know just how busy school has been, its definitely the most hectic time of the year, made even more so by our earlier finish in July. It was great to see everyone at our Eid party on Friday, a bit later than usual, but at least we managed to dodge the rain! We have also had lots of trips and visits this term , alongside sports week, art week, careers day and other curriculum enhancements .
Attached are the classes and staff who will be working with your children next year, as well as additional news about other staffing changes.
Current Split Classes Y3 and Y4
These classes have had the benefit of being taught by three, rather than two Teachers this year in order to boost their progress. They will now revert back to two classes for y4 and y5. Instead, our current y1 and y2 will be split into three teaching groups for the academic year 2023-4. This aims to further improve the impact we have on our pupils’ well being and academic achievement, by reducing some class sizes in targeted year groups. This is not easily done, it has taken a significant investment in both new buildings aswell as recruiting more teachers. This is not a permanent change and it does not mean Kingsley is going to a three form entry school. We envisage that we can definitely afford to do this for one more year, but we may not be able to do this from 2024 onwards- it all depends on our funding.
Staff leavers:
As always, this time of year is exciting as we get ready to make changes for September, but it is also bittersweet as we say farewell to staff who are moving on:
Miss Fealey, currently working in y2, has been a Learning Support Assistant at Kingsley for many years, and has known most of our pupils since they were little. She is leaving us to go and work in a school closer to home and to further pursue her academic dreams!
Also working in y2 is Miss Glenwright, although she has only been with us a year, she is leaving to go on an amazing travelling adventure, and we are all a little jealous!
Miss Bouzid has also worked at Kingsley for many years as a learning mentor , she has worked alongside so many of our pupils past and present and made a big difference in their lives, offering support when they’ve needed it and encouraging their well being and resilience. She is leaving to work in a different job, but also hoping to pursue further academic dreams!
Finally Ms Goodridge, is retiring from Kingsley. She won’t tell me the full details, but I know that she has been an enormous part of the old Granby school, as well as Kingsley- for over 30 years! That is a huge commitment. Many of our parents will remember her support in school and in the community. Our current children will miss her help and organisation in the school lunch hall in particular.
As always my thanks go to all of these staff for their loyalty, hard work and good humour. Schools are a funny place to work, they rely so much on goodwill, and on individuals like these investing in each other and the children. I am always sad to see people leave, but its also a sign of a healthy school when people move on to pursue promotion or further academic gain. I know you will join me in thanking them all and wishing them lots of luck.
New Staff:
We will be welcoming several new staff to our team.
Mr O’Shea will be joining us as our new mentor and PE coach.
Miss Lau will be joining as a new Learning Support Assistant in Year 4
Miss Baazab will be working with Year 2 as a new Learning Support Assistant
Miss Djaadoo will be working with us as a new cleaner
Continuing Support For Families
We are really passionate about offering our pupils the same experiences as other children get, no matter their or their families circumstances. In particular we look at how we can support School Dinners and Trips . Kingsley Governors took the decision some years ago to support EVERYONE as much as we could by NOT charging anyone for school meals. We are the only school in Liverpool that I know of who does this. As long as we can, we will continue to do this. Whether your family qualify for free school meals or not, we will offer every child a hot and nutritious meal at lunchtime, and use the schools’ own funding for this. A dinner would normally cost in the region of £2.80, per day, per child, so as you can see its quite an investment for us to make, and quite a saving for families. We also rarely charge for any trips or visits, and again, very few schools are able to commit to this. Each visit on a coach costs us a minimum of £10 per child, some of our trips cost double this, but we have taken the decision to have as many trips as we can and to either have no charge, or a minimal £1 or £2 charge to parents. We want our pupils to have no barriers to taking part in everything. I’m not sure some of you have been aware of our policy in this matter as you are so used to the offer that Kingsley makes, but we are committed to keeping this as long as we can. We may ask for small contributions this year as our budget is quite squeezed.
Uniform Help
You may remember last year that we gave everyone some free uniform to help with the cost of living crisis. We receive NO funding for this and unfortunately we simply can’t afford to do it again. We have had to really prioritise staffing. However we will be continuing to try to support those families without recourse to public funds (ie those seeking asylum or refugees) as much as we can, or anyone in significant hardship. We are also looking to expand our pre loved uniform bank, where you can still access donated uniform.
Can I also ask you at this point to remember that ALL Kingsley Pupils are expected to wear our uniform. You and your child have CHOSEN our school, you are therefore CHOOSING to accept our rules and ethos. Uniform is part of this- its for everyone, not just for some. Trainers MUST NOT be worn unless there are exceptional circumstances which you have addressed with the Head Teacher. If your child chooses to wear a hijab, it must be a purple or black all- in- one, not a long scarf and certainly not a long bejewelled or patterned one! (White hijabs are allowed in the summer as part of a summer uniform).
There will be more news before the end of term, thanks to all of you who have been attending meetings and events in school over the last few weeks.
Kind regards
Mrs Whittaker.
Current class
New Teacher
New room
Blue room Nursery (for those staying)
Nursery Nurse staff
Blue room Nursery (for those moving up)
Ms Igglesden
Red room Nursery
Red room ( for those staying)
Ms Igglesden
Red room Nursery (for those moving up)
Ms Saif
Or
Ms Adamson
Reception (You will get a letter telling you which Teacher your child will have)
Reception Ms Saif
Ms Carpen – Jukes
Or
Ms Harris
Year one classrooms. (You will get a letter telling you which Teacher your child will have)
Reception Ms Adamson
Ms Hunter 1 C
Mr Gordon
Ms Williams
Ms Hillman (Miss Phillips)
Current Y2 classroom
Ms Carpen – Jukes 1CJ
Current Y2 classroom
Current y3C classroom
(Your child will get a letter telling you which class they are in)
Ms Williams 2S
Ms Barker
Or
Ms Garrity
Or
Ms Hunter
Y3 current classroom
Current y4 MA
Y3 current classroom
Mr Gordon
Ms Rice 3C
Mr Murphy
Ms Maguire
Y4 classrooms will be along the right hand side of the corridor.
(Your child will get a letter telling them which class they are going back into.)
Ms Hunter 3H
Ms Barker 3B
Ms Connolly 4C
Ms Swain
In the new classrooms by Kingsley Road
(Your child will get a letter telling them which class they are going back into.)
Mr Murphy 4M
Ms Rice
Ms Macguire 4 MA
A mix of the 2 above
Ms Garrity 5GA
Ms Connolly
Current y6 classroom
Ms Swain 5S
Ms McArthur
Current y6 classroom
Classes from September 2022
A special mention to all of our y6 who are going off to their different secondary schools ( 11 different settings!) Good luck to you all! Enjoy your transition day on the 6th July.
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Eco/ Packed Lunch Letter
Wed 29 Mar 2023Eco Update.
Dear Parents/Carers,
Last summer Kingsley School was awarded an Eco Schools Green Flag for our efforts to become a more sustainable school. Well done Ms Smith and Eco Club who championed and organised this!
This year we are working towards a Plastic Free Schools award, aiming to reduce single use plastic in school. Our first items to eliminate will be any single use plastic bottles or cartons and crisp bags in packed lunches. Many children do already bring their water in a reusable bottle in their packed lunch and from next term we would like all packed lunches to contain a reusable bottle for their drink, or children can be given a glass of water with their lunch. Not only is this saving many items from the bin or recycling process, it also saves you money.
In addition to this Kingsley are currently working with North West Cancer Research who have been leading sessions with children throughout the school, teaching about eating healthy food and keeping healthy. As a result, we feel the children bringing a packed lunch should be aiming to bring a healthy lunch, for example a sandwich/pasta/rice dish, water (in a reusable bottle) and a piece of fruit. Children are aware that crisps and cakes are not healthy foods but treats, so should not be a regular item in their lunchbox, either a packet of crisps or a cake as an occasional treat.
School has never allowed any sweets or chocolate in packed lunches, (but these have been creeping in!) and as we are a nut free school so please do not send peanut butter/Nutella sandwiches or any other nut product.
There are lots of ideas for healthy and plastic free packed lunches on the back of this letter and websites where you can find more ideas.
We hope that you will join us at home also, to try to reduce your single use plastic and encourage your children to opt for healthy food choices.
Mrs Whittaker, Head Teacher
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Ramadan Arrangements 2023
Mon 13 Mar 202312th .March 2023
Ramadan Arrangements 2023.
Dear Parents/ Carers,
As we approach a special time of year for many of our families and pupils, we would like to let you know our arrangements for Ramadan.
We know that many of our pupils like to join in with many of the activities that they see their parents and older siblings doing. One such activity is taking part in the fast.
In the past we have allowed a small number of older pupils in school to fast during the school day. A very small number of year 6 pupils, who have reached puberty, have been supported to fast or part fast on certain days. Not all of y6 chose to take part, it is usually only a small number of pupils. This is due to quite carefully considered safety reasons and particularly as not drinking during the day can cause many problems with concentration, energy levels, and with being able to join in all of their learning.
We will be able to offer some year 6 pupils our support to fast this year, should they want to. These pupils will need to bring in a letter, signed by their parent or carer which gives permission for them to fast during the school day. Y6 pupils who fast will only be able to do this on a day that they do not have a PE lesson. On these days children will NOT be able to fast.
Please talk to your child about this and let them know that for younger children it is very problematic for us to support fasting in school. It is not something that we can safely support, nor is it our normal practice. Therefore we do not allow pupils younger than y6 to fast in school. Only a handful of y 6 pupils take part (although I know some parents have been told by their pupils that ‘everyone’ does it- this is not the case!) I know that many pupils are able to feel that they are taking part, by part fasting, either during the evening or at weekends, under your supervision.
It looks likely that Eid Al Fitr will fall over a weekend in April this year. As you know we often try to plan our last inset day in the Summer with Eid. Potentially this will now be planned to coincide with Eid Al Adha in June, however I will let you know nearer the time.
We really appreciate your help in this matter. Should you wish to discuss this matter with me, please make an appointment via the main school office.
Kind regards, Mrs Whittaker
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Ramadan Arrangements (Arabic) ترتيبات رمضان 2023
Fri 10 Mar 2023الأعزاء/ أولياء الأمور/ مقدمو الرعاية الأعزاء،
مع اقترابنا من وقت خاص من العام للعديد من عائلاتنا وتلاميذنا ، نود أن نخبركم بترتيباتنا لشهر رمضان.
نحن نعلم أنّ العديد من تلاميذنا يحبون المشاركة في العديد من الأنشطة التي يرون أنّ والديهم وإخوتهم الأكبر سنًا يقومون بها. أحد هذه الأنشطة هو الاشتراك في الصوم.
في الماضي ، سمحنا لعدد صغير من التلاميذ الأكبر سنًا في المدرسة بالصيام أثناء اليوم الدراسي. تم دعم عدد صغير جدًا من تلاميذ الصف السادس ، الذين بلغوا سن البلوغ للصيام أو الصوم الجزئي في أيام معينة. لم يختار جميع طلاب Y6 المشاركة ، فعادة ما يكون عددهم قليلًا. ويرجع ذلك إلى أسباب السلامة المدروسة بعناية وخاصة أنّ عدم الشرب أثناء النهار يمكن أن يسبب العديد من المشاكل المتعلقة بالتركيز ومستويات الطاقة والقدرة على المشاركة في كل ما يدرسوه.
سنقدم دعمنا لتلاميذ الصف السادس 6Y للصوم هذا العام ، إذا أرادوا ذلك. سيحتاج هؤلاء الطلاب إلى إحضار خطاب موقع من قبل الوالدين أو مقدم الرعاية يمنحهم الإذن بالصيام خلال اليوم الدراسي. لن يتمكن تلاميذ Y6 الذين يصومون من القيام بذلك إلا في اليوم الذي لا يتلقون فيه درسًا في التربية البدنية. في هذه الأيام لن يتمكن الأطفال من الصيام.
يرجى التحدث مع طفلك حول هذا الأمر وإخباره أنه بالنسبة للأطفال الأصغر سنًا ، من الصعب جدًا دعم الصيام في المدرسة. كما إنه ليس شيئًا يمكننا دعمه بأمان، كما أنه ليس ممارستنا المعتادة. عليه لا نسمح للتلاميذ الذين تقل أعمارهم عن Y6 بالصيام في المدرسة. يشارك فقط عدد قليل من تلاميذ Y6 (على الرغم من أنني أعلم أن بعض التلاميذ قد أخبروا بعض الآباء أن "الجميع" يفعل ذلك - ليس هذا هو الحال!) إننى أعلم إنّ الأطفال يمكن أن يشاركوا بالصيام الجزئي ، سواء في المساء أو في عطلات نهاية الأسبوع ، تحت إشرافكم.
يبدو أن عيد الفطر سيصادف نهاية الأسبوع في شهر أبريل من هذا العام. كما تعلمون ، إننا نحاول دائماً التخطيط ليوم التدريب الأخير في الصيف مع عطلة العيد. من المحتمل أن يتم التخطيط لهذا االيوم بالتزامن مع عيد الأضحى في يونيو ولكن سأخبركم في أقرب وقت.
إننا نقدر مساعدتكم في هذا الأمر. إذا كنت ترغب في مناقشة هذا الأمر معي، يرجى تحديد موعد عبر مكتب المدرسة الرئيسي.
مع أطيب التحيات
مسز ويتاكر
مديرة المدرسة
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Strike days 15th/ 16th March
Wed 08 Mar 20239th March 2023
Proposed Industrial Action- Strike Days : March 15th and 16th
Dear Parents,
I was hoping for better news, but as things stand, the third and fourth days of strike action from one of the main teaching unions are still due to take place on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th March. There is still the possibility that these may be ‘stood down’ but for now, we need to plan in a similar way to the previous days.
Given the expected staffing levels and the amount of uncertainty we have, this means that that school will be closed to students on that day. In Kingsley ALL of the class Teachers are in the NEU which is the Union which is striking, this is why school is fully closed for pupils, unlike some other schools where not all Teachers are on strike. However, there will be some further amendments around school meals that are different to the arrangements last time.
We are going to provide every child with a school meal on the strike days. These will be prepared by the kitchen staff during the morning and will be available for ALL pupils , whether they are entitled to free school meals or not. This is what we normally do for every pupil, so we are going to try to do this on strike days. Meals will be ready to be collected from the school hall between 12-1pm each day.
In order to plan for this we need to know the numbers needed, so if you require a packed lunch please use the slip below to book one. These are available for all children in Kingsley from Reception to year 6, for both days, but must be booked in advance.
I will of course let you know if there are any last minute changes or the strike is cancelled.
Kind regards,
Alison Whittaker, Head Teacher
I would like to book the following packed lunches for collection:
(please tick which days you require)
15th March
16th March
Names of pupils:
1………………………………………………………………………..class
2………………………………………………………………………. class
3………………………………………………………………………. class
4………………………………………………………………………. class
Parents name……………………………………………………………………………………….
This form MUST be returned by Friday 10th March 2023.
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Thanks fro Chair of Governors
Mon 06 Mar 20236.3.23
Dear Parents and Carers,
On behalf of all the Governors at Kingsley Primary, I would like to say a massive Thank You to all our parents and families for their overwhelming generosity in response to our appeal to help those affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Our school community has always been extremely giving when raising money for various charities and good causes but the total amount raised far exceeded all expectations. We raised over £1150! Given that we are currently living in a financial crisis ourselves, makes this response even more remarkable.
We truly hope the money raised will help those affected to start to rebuild and move forward after this unimaginable tragedy. We are hoping to continue to look for other ways we as a school and community can help support those affected and will of course keep you updated on any future efforts.
Thank you all once again.
Jennifer Murshid,
Chair of Governors.
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Strike Confirmation
Tue 28 Feb 202320th February 2023
Strike Date- Update .
Dear Parents and Carers,
Unfortunately , it appears that no compromise has been reached between The National Education Union and the Government and it therefore looks likely that next weeks proposed strike will take place.
I have carried out a risk assessment and unfortunately have had to make the decision that the school will be fully closed for all pupils on Tuesday 28th February . The vast majority of teachers at Kingsley are members of the union who are carrying out the strike so it is highly likely that there will be no teachers in work on that day as this was the situation on the last strike day.
The building will still be open for other staff who will come to work as usual, but we do not have the capacity to teach or safely look after children.
I will continue to risk assess each strike day as they come up, as circumstances may change, and let you know before each one what the school’s plans are. However, it seems that other Teaching unions may decide to re ballot and there could be further impact in March and as we move into the Summer term. This is immensely frustrating for everyone. At the moment there are proposed strikes also planned for 15th and 16th March, although not yet confirmed, I think it wise to prepare for this.
Teachers do not lightly take this action, indeed many of them will suffer financially, and they all realise the potential impact on children and families. I sincerely hope that some agreement is reached soon. I know we all want well run, and sufficiently funded schools, so that EVERY pupil has the chance to be succeed. This is the crux of the matter.
Please ensure that you also keep your mobile phone numbers up to date with school, in case of any last minute messages which may need to go out via our text messaging service. However, unless things change, all children should remain at home on February 28.
Kind regards,
Alison Whittaker, Head Teacher.
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Syria / Turkey Earthquake Appeal letter
Thu 09 Feb 20239th February 2023
Dear Parents,
I am sure that like us you will all be horrified by the disaster that has been unfolding in Turkey and Syria this week. The first thing I want to say is that I hope that anyone with families in the region has heard that they are safe. Some of our children have talked to us about extended families who may be affected. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to support you if you are directly affected by this.
We have been particularly thinking about those families affected in the area, who may have already gone through trauma, displacement and times of hardship, and are now faced with not only the immediate danger but with rebuilding their lives afterwards. I am pleased to hear that the DEF (Disaster Emergency Committee) are coordinating a response which will ensure that there is a coordinated response from all charities, and that the British Government will match donations given.
As a school we would like to offer our support, and we will be considering ways in which we can fundraise next half term. As a starter we will be holding an ‘Own clothes day’ on Friday 24th February and encouraging a donation for this. If anyone wants to make any other donations, we will hold a fund in school for the first week back and ensure that it is all paid into the DEF fund.
Kingsley families and staff have always been outward looking, and supportive of those in need, and I am sure that in this instance you will offer whatever support you can.
Kind regards