Please discuss, at class council, where the best place for it, would be.

Dear All,

thank you for your applications. If you applied but you are not on this term’s timetable you will be on next terms.

PALS please discuss the guidance with your class teacher so you are clear what you should do. I’m sure you will make a real difference to the children you support.

Please see the timetable below for which day you are on duty:

Thank you for your applications. 3S, 4K and 6M we still need yours. Councillors please bring them to School Council on Friday.

Student council will go through them on Friday and draw up time tables for next half term.

Zaynab and her team will be in touch with you very shortly to let you know when you are on PAL duty.

Please discuss our third aim which is to make sure everyone feels safe.

What could we do?

All classes thought that these were the best ideas for making everyone feel welcome, especially children:

1. Provide virtual and face to face school tours
2. Play getting to know you games
3. Have Welcome Buddies in every class

Please discuss your ideas for how we can make these 3 welcome ideas happen. What and who would you include in a tour? What getting to know you games do you know? How would a welcome buddy help?

Please share your ideas with at your class council meeting.

Please discuss:

1. Becoming a PAL and how to apply (See previous post).We need 10 PALs per year group. Each PAL would be on duty a day a week.
2. Discuss the top 3 ideas for being a more welcoming school and how we could make them happen.

Look forward to hearing your ideas and to receiving your applications to be a PAL.

P.A.L.s

Playground Activity Leaders

Are you interested in becoming a PAL?

Would you be prepared to:

• Give up some of your play times
• Help to organise games and activities for the younger children
• Be responsible for handing out and collecting in play equipment
• Help make the playground a safe and happy place for everyone
• Complete a playground leader course

If so please see your class councillor for an application form.

Same time. Same place.

See you then.

School Council aim 2:

To make everyone feel welcome, especially new children.

Please discuss the ideas that were shared at school council on 10.3.22. Which are your favourites? Please vote on your top 5.

Ask someone to play, look out for them

A warm welcome on all gates

Smile, respect

kind words, introduce them to others inc. grown ups

Welcome sign

A welcome letter before arrival

Welcome monitors in each class

School tour

Add actions to the key word key ring

Virtual school tour

Welcome video by children

Welcome booklet by children

Whole class stickered with names

Play get to know you games

This half term we would like to start work on our second aim, which is:

To make everyone feel welcome, especially new children.

Please discuss, share, brainstorm ideas on how we could make everyone feel even more welcome at Bearwood ready for Thursday’s School Council meeting.

Thank you.