Deborah Ashcroft
Regent Farm First School
Headteacher
Wansbeck Road, Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3PE
e.mail deborah.ashcroft@regentfarm.newcastle.sch.uk www.regentfarmfirstschool.co.uk
Telephone (0191) 2852294 Fax (0191) 2852294
4th September 2013 Dear Parents and Carers, Welcome back (or welcome!) to a brand new academic year at Regent Farm. We are all very excited and looking forward to another fantastic year of creativity and success. The main school has been subject to a major programme of refurbishment over the summer holidays, creating a modern learning environment fit for the 21st century. Working Together At Regent Farm we work together as a whole school community and we value parental involvement very highly. Whenever you have any questions, please feel free to approach our class teachers and support staff. They are all eager to help. If you have any additional specific concerns please contact: Mrs. Ashcroft – Head Teacher Miss. Barley/Mrs. Pack – Special Educational Needs/Pastoral Care Mrs. Coe – Home/School Liaison Parents’ Evenings are planned for 14th and 16th October this term, to discuss how your children are settling in. Additional information will follow. The Scholastic Book Fair raised £433 for school books. Thank you to all our families who supported this event. School is closed to pupils on Friday 25th October for a teachers’ professional development day. The Gosforth Schools’ Foundation Trust The Governing Bodies of ten Gosforth schools are each proposing to change their category from a community to a foundation school and at the same time to acquire (establish) together a charitable trust, to be called The Gosforth Schools’ Trust. A consultation process will begin on 16th September and will end on 14th October, when all families will have opportunities to find out more information about the possible changes. All stakeholders will have the opportunity to comment on the proposals during the consultation period. Best wishes, Deborah Ashcroft