This week has been Children’s Mental Health Week and we hope the children have enjoyed thinking about ways of keeping themselves mentally healthy. Both Mrs Reynolds and Mish, our Mental Health Practitioner, have led assemblies using this year’s theme ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’.
This week, we also launched our REAL Play Leaders initiative with a day of training for our children in Year 5. The aim of this session is to encourage peer-led play and teamwork. We look forward to the children using their new skills on the playground at lunch time.
Communication
We strongly believe that communication between school and home is absolutely essential and we want to work in partnership with you all for the very best outcomes for your children. We always try to have staff available, including members of the school’s leadership team, before and after school for brief messages and conversations. Where needed, we are always happy to organise meetings with the most appropriate staff member or communicate on the telephone or via email. Please be aware however that staff are with the children for the very vast majority of their working day so may not always be available on the same day. We will endeavour to respond to emails and return phone calls within three school days. Thank you for your understanding.
School Leadership Team
At Galley Hill, we are very fortunate to have a large leadership team who work closely together to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children. As a reminder, our leadership team are:
Headteacher – Mrs Birch
Deputy Headteacher / Key Stage One (Years 1 and 2) Leader – Mrs Reynolds
Assistant Headteacher – Mrs Jackson
School Business Manager – Miss Scott
Early Years (Nursery and Reception) Leader – Mrs Oakley
Lower Key Stage Two (Years 3 and 4) Leader – Miss Featherstone
Upper Key Stage Two (Years 5 and 6) Leader – Mrs Spooner
Our Chair of Governors is Mrs Hunter and our Vice Chair of Governors is Mrs Pearce.
Sharing Assembly
A reminder that Team Topaz will be presenting their learning at 9am on Thursday 13th February.
News
Artist in Year 5 - Monday 10th February
Year 5 are lucky enough to have a local landscape artist coming in on Monday 10th February. Mrs Goodliffe will be interviewed by the children to find out how she became an artist. This will then be followed by a 'paint with me' workshop.
