WHAT TYPE OF NURSERY IS THERE? The Moriah Nursery is State-Funded (not private) and is an integral
part of Moriah Jewish Day School. Pupils will be admitted to the
Nursery in the September prior to their 4th birthday. i.e. one full
year before starting Reception. It is an all-day Nursery from 9.00
a.m to 3.30 p.m.
Twenty-six pupils are admitted to the Nursery (thirty in Reception).
The school day for other classes as follows:
- Reception commences at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m.
- Year 1 and Year 2 commences at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 3:40 p.m.
- Year 3 - Year 6 commences at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 3:50 p.m.
Actual teaching time (excluding registration, assembly and breaks) amounts to 25 hours per week.
There will be many opportunities for parents to come and see the school including:
- A weekly ‘drop-in’ where parents can chat to the teacher and look at the work
- ‘Open-Mornings’ to see the school in action
- A ‘meet the teacher ‘ evening in the Autumn Term
- Individual parent/teacher interviews every term.
- Class performances
- Festival celebrations e.g. Chanukah, Purim.
- A Demonstration Seder
Parents
are welcome to make an appointment to meet with school staff and
discuss any concerns they may have regarding their children.
Nursery parents are welcomed at the start and end of the school day to talk to staff.
The Harrow Education Authority does not have a school meals facility
and pupils at Moriah, therefore, bring packed lunches. Guidelines will
be sent to all parents regarding arrangements.
For reasons of
Kashrut and dental hygiene, pupils are encouraged to bring in fruit but
not confectionery for break-time snacks.
Parents are welcome, by appointment, to view curriculum documents in school.
Names,
addresses, etc. are kept on computer in accordance with the regulations
of the Data Protection Act. Parents may ask for a copy of any
information regarding their family which is held on computer.
Educational
records are kept for each child and these are usually discussed with
parents at the termly parent/teacher interviews. These are summarised
and sent to parents at the end of each year as Annual Reports.
Parents
wishing to have access to any official documents or who wish to make a
complaint should contact the Headteacher in the first instance.
A Circular to Parents is issued each month by the Headteacher to provide information about school events and procedures.
Responsibility for good order and discipline rests with the
Headteacher and staff who, together, are concerned for the welfare,
well-being and safety of all pupils. Whilst each teacher has a special
responsibility for his/her own class, all staff share in the pastoral
care of the children.
A special Welfare Room is provided for children who are unwell and where first-aid can be administered by qualified staff.
Where children demonstrate learning difficulties greater than most
children of a similar age, they are said to have Special Educational
Needs and extra help is provided appropriate to the severity of the
learning difficulty. Difficulties may be:
- of a physical or mental nature
- connected with sight, hearing or speech
- emotional or behavioural
- specifically related to aspects of language or mathematics work
- more general, covering some or all aspects of school work
The
Deputy Headteacher, Mrs B Mazliah, is the Special Educational Needs
Co-ordinator (SENCO) and will place pupils on the Special Needs
Register and liaise with parents as required.
Copies of the school’s Special Needs Policy containing full details of the staging process are available from the School Office.
If
parents have concerns about their child’s progress at school, they are
invited to make an appointment to see their child’s teacher. Many
problems can be sorted out simply, particularly if they are dealt with
as soon as they arise.
In accordance
with the 1986 Education Act, governors are required to prepare an
annual Governors’ Report to Parents and to hold a parents’ meeting to
provide an opportunity for a discussion of the report and to allow
parents to ask questions about the school. There are sub-committees of
governors to deal with matters such as finance, premises, staffing,
admissions and curriculum. Each year, the governors elect a Chairman
and vice-Chairman from among their number. The current Chairman is Mr.
Brian Leaver.
All
parents of pupils at Moriah are automatically members of the PTA.
Functions are planned to raise funds for PTA activities such as the
school calendar, birthday cards for pupils and festival treats. These
are organised by an elected PTA Executive Committee.
HOW CAN PARENTS ASSIST THEIR CHILD’S EDUCATION? Parents have a vital role to play in listening to and reading with their children on a regular basis.
School
uniform serves many useful functions and, in particular, helps children
to feel that they are part of a team. Parents are asked to ensure that
pupils are kitted out according to the school uniform list.
Parents
are asked to ensure that pupils attend school regularly and
punctually. This is, in fact, a legal requirement. Holidays should
not be taken in school time unless this is unavoidable as this can be
detrimental to the pupils’ education.
