St.Margaret’s value the support and interest we receive from parents and carers.
Opportunities for Parental Involvement:
During the school day:
- Helping in the nursery class
- Playground supervision
- Art/Craft activities
- Sharing knowledge and expertise in some aspect of the curriculum e.g. topic talk, history, science, and health.
- Practical activies in science, maths, social subjects, health education (e.g first aid) or technology.
- Reading stories to groups of children, playing reading/phonic games
- Supervising board games
- Teaching playground games
- Golden Time activities e.g. board games, art and craft in small groups.
- Running or assisting to run a Lunch Club.
- Supporting educational visits/trips.
- School concerts – making costumes, props, supervisions of children.
- Road safety – cycle training.
Outwith the school day:
- Fundraising events
- Trips e.g. sporting events, concerts.
- Extra-curricular activities e.g. coaching, sports/art, and maintenance of garden/allotment areas.
If you wish to be a regular parent helper, PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) checks have to be completed. Please discuss this with any member of staff.
Sharing Information
At the beginning of the school year there is a “meet the teacher evening”. This is an opportunity for you to meet your child’s teacher and to share any information you want to make known to them about your child.
All parents are invited to attent two Parents Evenings throughout the year. At these meetings parents will have the opportunity to meet their child’s class teacher for a 10 minute conversation, reviewing their child’s individual learning and discussing their child’s progress. This is also an opportunity for parents to hear how they can best support their child’s learning. Parents are also encouraged to support their child with the completion of homework tasks as advised by the class teacher.
