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Dear Parents,
At the start of the new school year, we are agin having lots of problems with parking and traffic around school, especially on Camelot Way. Unfortunately, some parents are demonstrating a very selfish attitude towards the safety of other children and families and a lack of respect for residents in neighbouring houses.
Far too many parents seem to want to drive as close as they can to the school gates to drop off and collect children. Parents are then parking on the zigzag lines outside school, on pavements, double parking or stopping in the middle of the road. This is dangerous as it narrows the roads and pavements where children and families are trying to walk and cross.
Our school is not situated on a through road so all these cars then have to undertake difficult manoeuvres to reverse and turn round. Many parents tell me that there is no danger because they are good drivers; however, not all our children are good pedestrians, are unpredicatble and may not be aware of what drivers are doing. Some drivers put children at risk by bumping up on the pavements to reverse their cars and make it difficult for children and families to get by.
Many parents want to get as close as they can to the school gates because they say they have to drop off or pick up other children. However, they are then often caught up in traffic as more cars try to get down the roads whilst others try to get out!
We are also receiving complaints from neighbouring residents who are complaining about the fact that they sometimes have one or two cars blocking them in their drives meaning they can't leave their houses for 30 to 40 minutes during the morning and afternoon when parents are dropping or picking up children. This is frustrating and causes arguments.
I'd like all parents to make more effort to park away from school and not drive up the roads that lead to the school gates, particularly on Camelot Way. I'd like all parents to think about the safety of not just their own children but that of all the children who come to our school.
Thank you
Mr beale
Dear Parents/ Carers,
We hope you have all had a wonderful summer holiday and that you are all healthy, safe and well. We are looking forward to welcoming back all the children to Regents Park tomorrow on Wednesday 6th September at 8.40am.
Below is some information for parents at the start of the new school year 2023-243:
School start dates:
Arriving at school
Breakfast Club
If you wish to reserve a place at Breakfast Club for your child this year, please contact the school office from Wednesday 6th September (preferably by phone or email) to put your child’s name down on the list. We will confirm places to start on Monday 11th September by Friday 8th September.
Arrangements for collecting children at the end of the school day
We are continuing to ask parents to collect children at the end of the school day from specific exits in order to minimise crowding, make it more manageable and ensure children are collected safely.
Most children will continue to be collected from the same gates as before although there may be changes for some Y1 and Y4 children as well as children who had siblings in last year's Y6.
Here is how we will organise the arrangements for collecting children at the end of the school day:
Uniform
Just a reminder for parents that we expect children to start the new year wearing correct school uniform. Last year children were allowed to come to school in PE kit or in clothes to wear in the Forest School; however, some children took to wearing clothes which were not school uniform on days that they weren’t supposed to.
It is an expectation that children wear correct Regents Park school uniform and have at least a jumper/ cardigan/ sweatshirt with the school badge on to wear when on trips or off-site.
Please make sure that you have correct school uniform for your child at the start of the new term with your child’s name written or sewn into it:
Children will be told on what days they should come to school in PE kit. They should still wear their school jumper/ sweatshirt/ cardigan on PE days. It is helpful to make sure that PE kit also has your child’s name written or sewn into it.
Correct PE kit is:
Children in Year 3 also go swimming and so will need to bring a swimming kit and towel on swimming days. On swimming days, children will come to school in their school uniform and change into their swimming kit in the changing rooms at Sparkhill Swimming Baths.
Uniform such as sweatshirts, cardigans and shirts with the school badge on can be ordered and bought from the school office. Alternatively, parents can buy a sew-on school badge to attach to sweatshirts, cardigans or polo shirts bought elsewhere. Please contact the school office for more information.
We look forward to seeing children and parents and welcoming you all back to school tomorrow.
Mr Beale