School Times
Nursery 8.55am – 11.55am
Reception to Year 6– 8.50am – 3.20pm
We closely monitor attendance, punctuality and its impact on children’s learning. Your child must be in class by 8.50a.m. to register. The class doors and registers shut at 9.00a.m. and for the staff and children’s safety the door remains closed. If you arrive after 9.00a.m. please bring your child to the main entrance and sign them in.
If your child has a dentist, doctor or hospital appointment he/she must be brought to school as normal. You will need to collect and return your child from the office, and sign our appointments book. Please bring your appointment card/letter with you so we can take a copy for our files.
School celebrates birthdays and achievements every week – please look at the newsletter to see if your child has been awarded!
We hold traditional and/or modern Christmas performances in December to which parents are invited.
In the Summer Term all classes from Nursery to Year 5 will hold a class assembly for parents. To celebrate their final weeks at Broom Barns, Year 6 will perform a production to the school and parents.
Children of school-age who are registered at a school must, by law, attend school every day. Attendance is important, not just because the law requires it, but because it is the best way of ensuring that a child makes the most of the educational opportunities which are available to him or her. There may be occasions when a child has to miss school - for example, if he or she is very unwell.
In particular, parents should avoid taking their children out of school during term-time in order to go on holiday.
If you are late you must report to the main school office and sign in on the system. Your child will then be taken/sent to their class.
Please do not send your child into school through an open door or ask staff/children to open doors for you as they may not then be properly registered. It is vital all children are registered in the case of an emergency such as a fire.
Please see the Hertfordshire County Council for information for information on Penalty Notices. H.C.C. Penalty Notice link
Schools have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This duty requires schools to have a Child Protection Policy and to cooperate with local and national safeguarding procedures. Schools may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare.
Broom Barns School has a Child Protection Policy which is available for parents/carers to see. The policy is also available at https://broombarns.herts.sch.uk/our-school/policies/
We work in cooperation with the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board Inter-agency Child Protection and Safeguarding Children Procedures which are available at https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/
The Headteacher is the Designated Senior Person for Child Protection. She will be happy to discuss any questions or concerns parents/carers may have about Child Protection policies and practice.
At Broom Barns we offer breakfast, lunchtime nurture and afterschool clubs. For the more information please visit their dedicated pages;
Breakfast Club and Breakfast Booster https://broombarns.herts.sch.uk/parents/boosters-clubs/wrap-club/
Lunchtime Nurture Club https://broombarns.herts.sch.uk/parents/boosters-clubs/nurture-club/
Afterschool and Nurture https://broombarns.herts.sch.uk/parents/boosters-clubs/clubs/
Parents may approach the Class Teacher to discuss any concerns or share news and information about their child/ren, please try to arrange to meet with them at the end of the day when the teacher will have more time.
If you would like to speak to the Headteacher about any suggestions to improve the school or any concerns, please contact the school office to make an appointment.
Education Sites
School performance tables
www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables
The public pages from Hertfordshire Education
www.thegrid.org.uk
Contains a range of interactive sites for Primary Pupils – check out SPYWATCH and The Romans
www.bbc.co.uk/learning/index.shtml
Games to teach phonics skills to children in FS and KS1
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
Health Care
If you would like some extra help with family matter please contact
Families First
Homework Help
Activities designed to help children revise and prepare children for National Tests.
www.bbc.co.uk/education
Control of head lice depends on prompt diagnosis and effective treatment. We encourage parents to check their child’s hair at least weekly throughout the school year for the presence of head lice. Please let us know immediately if you find any lice so that we can notify the whole class and ask all parents of children in the same class to treat their children at the same time. Remember the entire family should be treated for head lice as well in order to stop them re-occurring.
- Head Lice Infection Management (461.31KB)
If your child is prescribed emergency, life saving medication such as asthma inhalers or epi-pens please bring the medication in to school in the original container with the prescription label attached. You will be asked to complete a 'Request for School to Administer Medication' online form before we can administer any medication. Please note we cannot administer other medication or over the counter medications including cough lozenges and painkillers.
The teachers meet with you for a parent consultation to discuss your child’s attainment to date. It is an opportunity for you to meet your child’s teacher and discuss your child’s progress. We do hope that you will make every effort to attend your appointment.
To make appointments we use the Arbor app for Parent Evening bookings, which you can access through your Arbor app or Arbor Portal. The benefits of booking via the system are:
- Parents/Carers take control of your own time slots,
- See what times are available instantly and log back in at any time day or night to remind yourself of your bookings.
- Appointments are not lost in ‘pupil post’.
Please click on the icon below for a shortcut to the login page. When your have logged in and click on the parent evening section you will see date/times available.
The school car park is for staff and agreed visitors only. Please walk to school if you can. If you have to drive please observe the traffic regulations and park safely away from the school, avoiding congestion near the school so that children can cross safely. Do not park, or wait, on the yellow ‘KEEP CLEAR’ markings. These markings are self-explanatory and are there to keep children safe. Do not block other people’s driveways or garages with your vehicle. This is classed as an unnecessary obstruction and could result in your vehicle being ticketed and even removed. Do not park blocking dropped kerbs. These are in place to allow access to wheelchairs/prams. Blocking these will result in your vehicle being ticketed.
The safety of the children is our priority. Thank you to everyone that parks in a safe and considerate fashion.
Parents who would like to volunteer regularly are always welcome. We do have to run a Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly known as Criminal Records Bureau check). Please contact Mrs Pomroy for further information.
These are issued in the Spring Term with achievement and progress to date and include targets for further development.
Please see the link below for the instructions on viewing reports on your Arbor account - Arbor App (phones/tablets) or Arbor Portal (PCs/Laptops).
https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/204078322-Downloading-a-Report-Card-from-the-Parent-Portal-or-Parent-App