Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Langar Apple Day Launch

  Fri 19 Oct 2018
  We had a wonderful afternoon with Josie Carter-Davies and Claire Pegg demonstrating the community apple press. Tomorrow is Langar Apple Day and you are welcome to bring your unwanted apples to the school and have them turned into the most delicious apple juice, at any time between 2.00 and 5.00. Bottles are available or you can bring your own. 

  

• Awards Assembly

  Wed 17 Oct 2018
  Friday 19th October is our Awards Assembly. This will take place in school at 9.15.

   

  Children are invited to bring in ONE achievement (medal, certificate, award, accolade etc) that they have gained recently to share with the rest of the school. If your child wears a special uniform or outfit for their hobby then they are welcome to wear it to school, brining their uniform to change into after the assembly.

   

  We are really looking forward to hearing about the talents and skills we have here at Langar and you are most welcome to join us if you are able.

• The Book People

  Tue 09 Oct 2018

  We have had our latest delivery from The Book People who have the following on offer -

   

  13 Storey Treehouse Collection - £10

  Gruffalo Sound Book - £7

  Cake Family Calendar - £ 5

  Secret Nottingham - £4

  Joe Wicks 30 Minute Cook Book - £8

  Let's Pretend Christmas - £6

  Polar Express - £5

  How Money Works - £5

  Light Up Photo Clips - £5

  Nail Art - £6

  My Carry Along Stories (10 books) - £10

  RHS 2019 Diary - £4

  Task Clips - £5

  A - Z of Dinosaurs - £6

  Dear Zoo (4 board books) - £6

   

  The items will be on display in the outdoor classroom at the end of the day. If you wish to make a purchase, please come to the office with your payment in either cash or cheque (payable to The Book People). The order will be delivered on Monday 15th October and distributed via your children or kept for collection in the office if requested.

• Parent Governor Election

  Mon 08 Oct 2018
   

  Nominations for parent governors

   

  The governing body of your school has 1 vacancy for a parent governor and is looking for parents who have children at the school. The term ‘parent’ relates to any person who has ‘parental responsibility’ as defined by the Section 576 of the Education Act 1996. If you have any queries about your eligibility as a parent, please contact the headteacher for further advice.

   

  We are looking for parents who have the skills required to contribute to effective governance and the success of the school. Your skills may include personal attributes, qualities and capabilities, such as the ability and willingness to learn and develop new skills.

   

  Governing bodies are responsible for a wide range of matters which come under three main headings:

   

  Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

  Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and

  Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

  Governors need a strong commitment to the role and to improving outcomes for children, the inquisitiveness to question and analyse, and the willingness to learn.

  The governing body of Langar Church of England Primary School, would specifically welcome nomination from parents with the following skills and qualities:

  • ability to use independent judgement
  • personal integrity
  • act fairly and with impartiality
  • strong communicator
  • knowledge and understanding of education
    
    As an effective governing body, we seek to secure or develop within our membership as a whole, expertise and experience in

  • analysing performance data,
  • budgeting and driving financial efficiency,
  • performance management and employment issues, including grievances,
  • property and estate management.
    
    We seek to recruit and/or develop governors with the skills to work constructively in committees, chair meetings and to lead the governing body.

  Our parent governors serve a four year term of office (even if your child leaves the school during this time). We meet 3 times a year as a whole governing body and have 2 committees who meet 3 times a year. There is an expectation within our code of conduct (copy attached) that each governor will become a member of every committee and will take on additional responsibilities as a link governor. All governors are expected to abide by the Code of Conduct adopted by the governing body.

   

  We offer a full induction package, a mentoring system and availability of in-house, central and on-line training packages. We also offer the opportunity for prospective governors to meet the chair to discuss the role before completing a nomination form.

   

  Parents/carers from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community, and with disabilities, are usually under-represented on governing bodies and in the County. The school would like to encourage nominations from under-represented groups in our community.

   

  All new and re-appointed school governors are required to complete a declaration of eligibility form.

   

  If you wish to complete a nomination form to become a parent governor, you need to:

   

  1. Check that you are eligible by reading the enclosed qualifications and disqualifications criteria. Sign the declaration of eligibility form and return this with your completed nomination form.
      
  2. Complete the nomination form (once you are satisfied that you are eligible to become a governor).
      
  3. Include a statement, up to 80 words, about yourself, the skills and commitment you can bring to the governing body and why you would like to become a governor. You do not have to complete this section, but if you don’t you may put yourself at a disadvantage if there is an election. All words over 80 will be deleted and not used in the election process.
     
     
     
     d. Each nomination must be received at the school by 10.00 am on Monday 12^th October 2018
     
     It should be sealed in an envelope marked ‘Nomination for Parent Governor’ and may be delivered by hand, sent with your child, or by post to the school. Electronic nominations must be returned to office@langar.notts.sch.uk . A sealed ballot box will be available in the school for hand deliveries, details of its location will be found on a notice in the entrance to the school. The onus is on you to ensure that the nomination form is put in the box either by personal delivery or by sending it with your child.
     
     
     
     Your nomination should be acknowledged by the headteacher/returning officer within two working days of the closing date. If you do not receive this acknowledgement, please contact the school.
     
     
     
     In accordance with the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012, an elected member of the Local Authority (LA) or school staff who are paid to work at the school for more than 500 hours in any consecutive twelve month period are not eligible for election or appointment as parent governors. However, they can vote in parent governor elections if they are parents of children attending the school and can be governors at another school.
     
     
     
     An election will be held if more nominations are received than the number of vacancies. For the purpose of the election, ballot papers will be sent to all parents or carers with children at the school, together with any details that you and other nominees have provided. This procedure will be explained to you by the headteacher should an election be necessary.
      

  If you have any further queries about the role of parent governor, please contact the headteacher of the school, other members of the school governing body or Nottinghamshire County Council Governor Services on telephone number 0115 9772672.

   

  Yours sincerely

   

  Mrs E Brown

   

  Headteacher/returning officer

  *The forms for completing are in the 'Newsletter' section of the website*

• House Launch

  Fri 05 Oct 2018

  Our new houses launched this morning with a 'sorting pot' ceremony in the hall! Our houses have been renamed after the 'modern saints' that Canon Gamble taught about last year -  George Cadbury, William Wilberforce, Catherine Booth and Corrie Ten Boom.

   

  Each house has voted for a house captain, vice captain and secretary and have chosen  a charity to support for the year related to the value that they champion. The children will be deciding on ways to do this so please watch out for these events!

   

  House points will continue to be earned through learning to learn stickers but will also be awarded following inter-house events such as a football tournament, book day quiz and a bake off.

   

  Booth - Take Care - The Dogs Trust

  Ten Boom - Respect - Rainbows Hospice

  Wilberforce - Thoughtfulness - British Heart Foundation

  Cadbury - Fairness - Water Aid

• Class 1 Visitors

  Fri 05 Oct 2018

  We were delighted to welcome Beth, Dave, Mel and Hudson to school on Tuesday. As part of class 1's topic - All About Me - visitors have been invited in to talk about how they contribute to helping people look after their bodies.

   

  Beth, an optometrist talked about her job and gave the children an opportunity to test their eye-sight with a variety of fun activities. The children loved trying the 3D glasses and seeing which spectacles suited them best!

   

  Dave and Mel brought Hudson the guide dog in to show the children how he helps her to get out and about. He has been trained to catch the bus and get off at the right stop, cross the road  and avoid hazards and unexpected obstacles. The children were amazed by how clever he was and staff were astounded by the hours of training that had gone in to the two years of preparation to become a guide dog.

   

  We really appreciated them all taking the time to come and see us and the information they brought. Class 1 were so inspired that they are making the role play area into an opticians

  

• Community Worship

  Mon 01 Oct 2018
  This morning saw the first of our Community Worship events where the children are visited by members of the Christian community who demonstrate faith in action. Kerry Palmer from Christian Aid delivered an entertaining and informative Collective Worship introducing the children to the work of the charity and letting them know about ways in which they could get involved.