Looking After Your Child

Caring for your child

We want your child to be happy and fulfilled at school. The class teacher has the key responsibility to ensure your child feels secure and happy. If there are concerns you need to share, please contact the class teacher in the first instance.

You can also talk to our school Inclusion Manager, Mrs Ahmed, if you have concerns related to learning. The Principal Mrs Hedman, or the Vice Principal Mrs Chimhini, will also be more than happy to talk with you. Please make an appointment with the person you wish to talk to by speaking to Miss Summers, the School Secretary.

We are committed to working with you for your child. We believe that parents and schools both have important responsibilities and that success depends on us both recognising our responsibilities.

Behaviour Expectations

We want all children to enjoy their time at Christ Church (Erith) C of E Primary School  and we have high expectations of behaviour, in accordance with our whole school policy.  We expect children to respect each other and their environment, so we have class rules to help them achieve this.

Our rules are positive to make sure no child develops a negative self-image.

Any inappropriate behaviour will be discussed with parents as it happens, and consequences such as reflection time, a partner class may be used if appropriate. 

We encourage good behaviour through a range of rewards including: DoJo Points, certificates, Principal Awards and stickers.

Anti-Bullying

Christ Church has signed the Anti-Bullying Charter. We will go to whatever lengths are needed to challenge bullying behaviour and we ensure that it is not tolerated.

We aim to ensure that all children are safe and happy at school. Sometimes children will only talk at home about any problems they may have at school and we welcome parents into the school to share this with us.

Attendance

Attendance at school is statutory.  The governors expect all children to attend school every day.  In real terms, this means that children should have no more than 10 days absence a year (including illness, medical appointments etc).

Collection Arrangements

Parents will have the opportunity to meet their child’s teacher at the end of the day, when they collect their child from the classroom.  If parents wish to have a private chat with the teacher, they need to contact the school office via email or telephone and to arrange an appointment.

End of day/session collection

The Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 operates a password system to ensure that the right person collects your child. Staff will give you a password, which will be asked for as appropriate.

It is extremely important for us to know if someone other than the usual person is collecting your child.  Not only can it be very upsetting for some children if someone else comes unexpectedly, but our staff will not hand a child to someone they do not know.  Please ring, or write to us, letting us know any change of plan.  Please ensure that you let us know in plenty of time (more than 30 minutes before the end of the session) so that the message can be passed on.

Health

Any children with special medical problems e.g. asthma, eczema or allergies must be brought to the school's attention.  If you want advice,  it may be possible for us to arrange for you to see the school nurse, so please tell us if you are worried about anything.

Medicines

Schools are not allowed to keep medicines for general dispensation (e.g., Calpol, aspirins etc) and for obvious reasons; there must be very strict controls on medicines that are kept in school.

Asthma

If your child is asthmatic please inform the school office. You will be asked to fill out a record card for your file. You will be asked to provide an inhaler that must be kept in school. Your child will need to know how to use their inhaler independently and it should clearly show your child’s name on the pharmacy label.

Other conditions

Children with epilepsy or diabetes are encouraged to wear a Medi-Alert medallion or bracelet, and these are exceptions to our jewellery policy.

Please make an appointment to see Mrs Ahmed if your child has a condition that may need individual care and attention. She may arrange for the school nurse to contact you and discuss your child's condition.

Accidents and Emergencies

If your child has a minor accident a member of school staff will give them first aid treatment. We aim to have as many staff as possible trained in first aid. Your child will be given an accident slip to be taken home following some minor incidents.

If your child is allergic to plasters, please let us know in writing so that we can offer alternative dressings.

If your child is sick or more seriously injured we will contact you immediately. If we think that an ambulance needs to be called, we will call one at the same time as calling you.

Please do not send your child into school if they are unwell. They will not be able or willing to learn and they will affect other children. We have no sick bay facilities at school.

Midday Supervision and Healthy Eating

Christ Church’s policy is to provide supervision for all pupils wishing to remain at school during the midday break. Lunch, whether provided by the school meal service or brought in by the pupils, is within that supervision. We have extremely competent supervisors, who not only supervise, but care for, and play with, our children. They are led by Mrs Faithfull, who oversees the whole of midday supervision.

School Meals

We are fortunate that our school meals are cooked on the premises. Currently Foundation Stage, KS1 and KS2 school meals are free of charge. 

We would ask all families who are entitled to free school meals to register, even if they intend their children to have packed lunches. The number of free school meals is often needed for statistical purposes, and it is important to be able to report the correct number of pupils with free entitlement.

Packed Lunches

As an alternative to a cooked dinner, children may bring a packed lunch from home.
We would ask parents to ensure that packed lunch boxes are clearly labelled, and do not contain glass bottles, cans, fizzy drinks, sweets or chocolate, or any nut ingredients.

Fruit

Foundation Stage and Key Stage One pupils are given fruit each day. Key Stage Two pupils may bring in a piece of fruit.

Milk

Children on free school meals are entitled to free school milk. Other pupils can have milk daily at a cost.

Please complete the application via www.coolmilk.com