I'm often asked by parents 'What's the best thing I can do to ensure my child gets the most from the learning opportunities at school?" or 'How can I help my child to be successful (is it extra homework, tuition...)?  Actually, probably not. 

We have just completed some posters with beautiful photos of some of our children including a statement of our commitment to each family. Our commitment is...'that each child matters.'  It's a commitment that we take seriously and challenges us to be the best that we can be for your child. 

This commitment led us to look at the school day and maximise learning opportunities for each child. Thus we program highly focussed phonics instruction from 8:50am, immediately after roll is taken each morning, when a child is best placed to engage with and 'soak up' the learning. 

We ask in turn that parents and caregivers ensure that their child is at school by 8:45am so that they can be ready for these sessions. Children who come to school late are often 'behind the 8 ball' for the rest of the day trying to catch up. 

We have noted an increasing number of children coming to school late regularly and ask those parents to please ensure that their children are here and benefit from the morning's crucial phonics instruction.