Pheasey Park Farm
Primary School and Children’s Centre
Wimperis Way, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7DH
Head Teacher: Mrs. S. Lanni
e mail: postbox@pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Tel: 0121 366 6183
Fax: 0121 325 0136
Web Site: www.pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Children’s Centre Manager: Mrs. B. Butlin pheaseyparkfarm@childrenscentres.walsall.org.uk Tel: 0121 366 7639
Dear Parents,
Wednesday 8th July 2015
As we come towards the end of this academic year there are a number of notices I would like to bring to
your attention.
STAFFING
New Appointments
We are very pleased to announce the following staff who will be joining us in September:
Miss L Brampton who will be working in Reception
Miss L Cresswell who will be working in Year 1
Miss A Radburn who will be working in Year 2
Mrs R Robinson who has been appointed as a lunchtime supervisor
Mrs S Griffiths who has also been appointed as a lunchtime supervisor
Congratulations must go to Mrs S Morgan who will be our additional Assistant Head Teacher in
September. Mrs Morgan will continue to support pupils with Special Educational Needs and deliver
Maths interventions internally and externally.
Mrs K Langdell has been appointed to the school office as Receptionist.
Miss L Connor will be getting married during the Summer holiday and will return as Mrs L Eveson. We
wish Miss Connor all the very best.
Miss T Kirby has been appointed as Caretaker effective April, 2015 and has made an excellent start in
her new role.
Mrs W Cordon has been appointed as Senior Lunchtime Supervisor and Mrs K Tuckley has been
appointed as a Lunchtime Supervisor.
Mrs Enyedi and Mrs Shariff will return from their maternity leave during the next academic year and
we welcome back Mrs Spink who returned full time from her maternity leave in June.
Leavers:
Mrs K Blackham retired after 20 years at Pheasey Park Farm School. We congratulate Mrs Blackham
and wish her all the best.
We also said goodbye to Mr M Hartwright who left to take up a position closer to home.
Mrs S Andrew has decided to retire after 13 years at the School. We thank Mrs Andrew for her
years of service and wish her all the best for the future.
Pheasey Park Farm
Primary School and Children’s Centre
Wimperis Way, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7DH
Head Teacher: Mrs. S. Lanni
e mail: postbox@pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Tel: 0121 366 6183
Fax: 0121 325 0136
Web Site: www.pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Children’s Centre Manager: Mrs. B. Butlin pheaseyparkfarm@childrenscentres.walsall.org.uk Tel: 0121 366 7639
Miss Plumtree will be leaving in July because she has secured a position nearer to home. We wish Miss
Plumtree all the very best.
Mrs Tierney has been appointed to another position in Walsall and will be leaving us in July. We thank
Mrs Tierney for her support to the school and her years of service and support.
We say goodbye to Mrs P Gahan in July as she is leaving her lunchtime supervisor position and we also
say goodbye to Mr P Cheshire who has secured a position in another school.
After a period of absence, we say goodbye to Mr J Guy who has resigned for personal reasons.
Please find attached Staffing September, 2015.
EVENTS AND CONCERTS
The Summer term has been very busy for all children and staff.
Parents of Year 4 children were very proud after their performance of ‘Blast Off!’ in May. The children
thoroughly enjoyed the performance and we are very pleased with the excellent standard of their
performance.
Year 6 pupils visited the Life Education Bus that came into school on Tuesday 30th June. All children
found the sessions very useful.
Parents were invited to attend a number of musical performances for Woodwind, Strings and Steel Pans
and we would like to congratulate the children for their progress and achievements.
All children took part in events to celebrate St George’s Day. Assemblies were held for both KS1 and
KS2 children and lessons about the story of St George and the Dragon, George the Roman Soldier, the
flag of England and British Values took place throughout the day.
Our Year 6 Bookbusters Quiz team were victorious and won the Area Final. The team attended a
celebration event at Pelsall Library where they met the poet author Ian Billings. They were presented
with a signed book. Ian Billings came into school yesterday as our Book Busters prize for being the
overall Walsall winners. He undertook workshops with the three Y5 classes focusing on characters and
settings. Ian also told the children about his passion for writing and encouraged the children with their
creative writing. The children thoroughly enjoyed meeting Ian Billings.
Pheasey Park Farm
Primary School and Children’s Centre
Wimperis Way, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7DH
Head Teacher: Mrs. S. Lanni
e mail: postbox@pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Tel: 0121 366 6183
Fax: 0121 325 0136
Web Site: www.pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Children’s Centre Manager: Mrs. B. Butlin pheaseyparkfarm@childrenscentres.walsall.org.uk Tel: 0121 366 7639
Parents of Year 2 Children enjoyed their performance of Hansel and Gretel including a range of songs
and dances. The children are to be congratulated for the excellent standard achieved.
Year 6 children performed ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat’ which was an outstanding
performance and thoroughly enjoyed by parents and guests. We look forward to this evening’s
performance. The Children are also busy preparing for their Leavers Assembly.
Children in KS1 and 2 took part in poetry workshops where the children read, discussed and had the
opportunity to write poetry. Some children performed poetry. These visits have instilled a love of
poetry in the children.
Children from Nursery to Year 6 have enjoyed Sports Days this year and all received stickers.
Certificates will be presented to all children at the end of term.
Congratulations to all children who have been out on visits or enjoyed visitors in School this term. The
feedback about our children’s attitudes and behaviour is consistently excellent.
Well done to all pupils who enjoyed Bikeablilty Sessions and received certificates.
Well done also to Year 6 children who have achieved an excellent standard during their Swimming
Sessions at Barr Beacon School and The Streetly School.
Choir and Dance Clubs have enjoyed performing for parents in weekly congratulations assemblies and we
hope to increase these opportunities next year. Our KS2 dance club performed at the Forest Arts
Dance Festival. Miss Hykin accompanied the pupils and was very proud of all of the performers.
Children will be receiving their end of year awards during our End of Term Achievement Assemblies.
Thank you to our School Council, Year 6 Badgeholders, Librarians and Eco Committee for their work this
year.
The Badgeholders were treated to a day in London where they visited the Houses of Parliament. This
visit was thoroughly enjoyed by the children, staff and Governors.
Year 4 children have returned from a fabulous visit to Whitemoor Lakes. Year 6 will be attending their
residential visit on 10th July for 2 nights. Year 6 pupils are looking forward to this visit.
Themed days have been a huge success in Foundation Stage and KS1 and most enjoyed by our children.
Pheasey Park Farm
Primary School and Children’s Centre
Wimperis Way, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7DH
Head Teacher: Mrs. S. Lanni
e mail: postbox@pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Tel: 0121 366 6183
Fax: 0121 325 0136
Web Site: www.pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Children’s Centre Manager: Mrs. B. Butlin pheaseyparkfarm@childrenscentres.walsall.org.uk Tel: 0121 366 7639
Extra-curricular clubs have been a huge success this year and we would like to thank children, parents
and staff for their support with these. Well done also to all children who have attended Booster clubs
this year. Extra-curricular clubs will start again in September for Years 1 to 6. A letter will be sent
home for children to choose which club they would like to attend.
Visits from Timezone and Timepieces have been enjoyed by Years 3 and 5 this term and this has
enhanced our History curriculum. We hope to continue with these visits to school next year.
All children in Year 1 to 6 have completed Water Safety skills during their swimming lessons this term
and Year 6 children will each receive a certificate.
TEAM NEWS
Cross Country – Pheasey finished the Cross Country season in high spirits. Both the boys and girls were
rewarded with high places with Mia Jackson in Year 6 receiving the fastest runner award and Corey
Lamburn in Year 5 and Paige Inman in Year 5 getting medals for coming in the top ten. Overall the girls
came first and the boys third in Walsall. A number of runners represented Walsall in the Black Country
Games.
Tag Rugby – The tag rugby team tried really hard and came second overall in the tag rugby festival.
Football – The boys’ football team ended the season with a flourish of wins. They have shown great
improvement over the year.
Gymnastics – Both the year 1/2 and 5/6 teams competed at a very high standard in the competition. The
Year 5/6 team came 4th narrowly missing out on 3rd place. Congratulations to Isabella Whitlock in Year 5
for achieving 3rd place overall in the Black Country Gymnastics competition. An Outstanding
Achievement.
Swimming – Our swimming team successfully won through to the finals at the Black Country Games. This
was a high level competition against teams from Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Dudley. The girls’ team
came second and the boys’ team came 3rd - Pheasey was the only school at the competition to be awarded
a medal for both girls and boys teams.
SATS RESULTS
Congratulations to our Year 2 and 6 children who have performed well in their end of year SATS Tests.
Well done also to our Y1 children who performed extremely well in their Phonics Tests this year. Well
done to our Reception children for an excellent set of Foundation Stage results.
All our results have improved this year and our performance is now above the national in almost all areas
of our curriculum. We are very proud of all our children and wish our Year 6 children all the very best
for the future.
Pheasey Park Farm
Primary School and Children’s Centre
Wimperis Way, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7DH
Head Teacher: Mrs. S. Lanni
e mail: postbox@pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Tel: 0121 366 6183
Fax: 0121 325 0136
Web Site: www.pheaseyparkfarm.walsall.sch.uk
Children’s Centre Manager: Mrs. B. Butlin pheaseyparkfarm@childrenscentres.walsall.org.uk Tel: 0121 366 7639
PHEASEY FRIENDS
A big thank you must go to Pheasey Friends for the fantastic Summer Fayre. It was lovely to see so
many people attend and the weather was beautiful. We raised in excess of £1100 from the event that
will go towards the purchase of resources for the children.
HOLIDAY CARE
I remind you that the play-care service remains open all through the summer holiday offering good
quality care and enjoyable activities for children. Please ring on 0121 366 7639 if you wish to book.
SCHOOL CLOSURE
The school will close at 3.25pm (3.30pm for Nursery & 4.00pm for year 6) on Friday 17th July and will reopen on Wednesday 2nd September. Tuesday 1st September is a Staff Training Day dedicated to
planning and resources. The School Office will be open on Tuesday for enquiries and for parents to
purchase uniform.
Please be aware that school cannot authorise holiday during term time due to the DfE regulations. We
would be grateful if parents could be mindful of this when booking next year’s holiday.
All children will be enjoying end of year leaving parties in school this year. We also look forward to our
Year 6 leaver’s party to celebrate our children’s achievements at Pheasey Park Farm Primary School.
Letters have been sent home this week detailing information about the end of year parties.
Thanks go to our Premises team, Mr P Jackson and Miss T Kirby for the vast improvements across our
school site.
I would like to thank all Children, Parents, Staff and Governors for their overwhelming support this year
and to our Children for their outstanding achievements.
May I wish you all a peaceful and well deserved summer break.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. S. Lanni,
Head Teacher