Leamore Primary School

Bloxwich Road, Walsall. WS3 2BB

Telephone: 01922 710514
Fax: 01922 470738
Email: postbox@leamore.walsall.sch.uk
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Friday 20th November 2015
Dear Parents/Carers of Year Five Pupils,
Behaviour Issues in Year Five
The majority of you will be aware of the escalation in behaviour issues in Year Five over recent weeks.
Lots of children have generally had difficulty getting along with each other and weve had several
examples of individual children falling out with each other. Alongside this, there has been a significant
increase in incidents at playtimes and lunchtimes although these are often linked to football. I am
obviously keen to resolve these behaviour issues so Im writing to ask for your support. This is what I
have in mind.
Instructors from Freax Adventures will be visiting on
Friday 27th November to undertake some team building
activities with the children. After spending some time
observing Year Five in class and on the playground, they
will provide a variety of challenge-based activities for the class to participate in with a specific focus
on the issues that they have observed. The instructors will aim to conduct the activities outside so
please make sure all children have warm PE kits and coats with them on the day. If its pouring
down, well obviously use the hall. This session is costing the school nearly 500!
On Monday 30th November, Zelpher Ferguson Specialist Advisory Teacher at the Integrated
Behaviour Support Service in Walsall will be working with the Year Five children in the afternoon. The
focus will be on Building Resilience and the session will explore managing issues, conflicts
and feelings. Zelpher has agreed to arrive at 12pm so that she and I can meet with parents of Year
Five pupils so you can hear about some of the initiatives we will be using with the children and hopefully
support us with this at home. Please do try your very best to attend. I would hugely appreciate this! We
expect the meeting to last between 30 and 45 minutes. Can you message me on Class Dojo to confirm
your attendance please?
On Tuesday 26th January 2016, all staff will receive two hours of Building Resilience training after
school. This will be followed-up on Wednesday 27th January with two more hours of direct work with
the Year Fives from Zelpher.
You will know that Year Five currently have a session with Commando Joe on a Monday
afternoon. This will continue after Christmas. Year Five boys have a before-school
session with Commando Joe on a Monday morning to really focus on team building and
cooperation skills. At the last session, 11 out of 17 boys attended. It would be great if all
boys could attend.
I hope you like the sound of these plans? Thank you to those parents who have been in regular contact
on Class Dojo, via the telephone or face-to-face. Together we will sort this!
Kind regards,
Michelle Hill
Interim Head Teacher