Parent Partnership
Welcome to the Parent Partnership page. Each term Town Farm offers a number of parent drop-in sessions and workshops covering a range of subject areas. They are well attended and parents suggest themes and topics for future workshops through our evaluations and questionnaires. If you have a suggestion, please let us know.
Parent Workshops and Events 2024-2025
Autumn Term
| Welcome to the year meets. (All) |
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| Macmillan Coffee morning | Invitation to all parents and the wider community for coffee morning after drop off. Money raised to go to Macmillan Cancer fund. Friday 27th September |
KS2 Reading Mrs Ravenor | Reading with your children is a rewarding experience. Come and join us to pick up some handy tips and advice for improving reading both at home and at school. Wednesday 23rd October @ 2:45pm |
Maths Mrs Elias | Come and find out how we teach our maths at Town Farm and how you can support your child’s learning at home. Wednesday 6th November @ 2:45pm |
| Parents Evening | Parent and teacher meets. Book an appointment with your child’s class teacher to find out about and celebrate the progress they are making. Wednesday 13th November |
Phonics Mrs McKenzie Miss Elliott | Phonics @Town Farm (KS1). How you can help your child learn with resources to take away from the session. Wednesday 20th November |
| Christmas coffee morning and afternoon Fayre | Invitation to all parents and the wider community to join us for a coffee morning and to decorate the school ready for the Christmas Fayre Friday 29th November |
| Year 2 and 3 Christmas performance | Come and see your child's Christmas performance after drop off in the upper school hall. Monday 9th December 9:00am |
| Year 4, 5 and 6 Christmas Performance | Come and see your child's Christmas performance in St Mary’s Church Stanwell. Tuesday 10th December 2:00pm |
| Nursery, Reception and Year 1 Christmas Performance | Come and see your child's Christmas performance in the upper school hall. Wednesday 11th December 9:15am and 2:30pm (2 performances for am and pm nursery) |
Spring Term
KS2 Working Scientifically Miss Collinge | Come and find out how we teach our Science at Town Farm and how you can support your child’s learning at home. Wednesday 29th January 2:45pm |
| Valentines Coffee Morning | Come and make a gift for a loved one whilst enjoying a coffee and chat. 14th February 9:00am |
Behaviour and Restorative Practice Mis Elliott | Come and learn about our behaviour policy at Town Farm School. We would love to share with you how we reward good behaviour and how we help your children to resolve conflict so that they can make good choices going forward. Wednesday 12 February |
Year 6 SATS Year 6 Team | How to help your child prepare for their SATs tests. Come and find out what is involved for the Maths, Reading, SPaG and Writing components. There will be opportunities to ask questions and learn what strategies can be used Wednesday 26th February |
| Parents Evening | Parent and teacher meets. Book an appointment with your child’s class teacher to find out about and celebrate the progress they are making. Wednesday 5th March |
Year 1 phonics Mrs McKenzie | How to help prepare your child for their phonics test by practising the sounds correctly, blending and segmenting. You will also find out about alien words! Wednesday 12th March |
Shared Art workshop Mrs Stygall | Come and be creative with your children and take home your masterpieces! Wednesday 26th March 2:45pm |
Summer Term
Multiplication Tables Check Mr Dudman | Learn how we teach times tables and the programmes your child uses. Help them prepare for their upcoming tables test Wednesday 30th April 2:45pm |
Bude preparation. Mrs Shrimpton Miss Elliott Mrs Dredge | Year 6 preparation for Bude trip. Wednesday 21st May 2:30pm |
Year 6 Moving from Year 6 to Year 7 | Come and learn about how life changes for children leaving primary school and entering secondary school. We will talk about the major changes and things to look out for (including the teenage years!) To include a session on online safety Wednesday 25th June |
| Nursery Open day. | Come and discover our excellent facilities at Town Farm School and how we give your children the best start for their future. Thursday 26th June (all day) |
| Readiness for School Evening | This evening will help you prepare your children for the best start to Nursery and Reception. Receive a bag of goodies to take away. Wednesday 2nd July 4:30pm |
| Prize giving | Come and celebrate your child’s achievements in all areas of school life. Thursday 3rd July 2:00pm |
| 70th Anniversary Celebrations | Come and celebrate 70 years of Town Farm with a performance from all the children of all the children followed by a picnic. Wednesday 9th July |
Year 5 Bude Miss Taylor Mrs Dredge | Every year we run a residential trip to Bude in Cornwall where the children experience a wealth of different sports situated near a beautiful beach. Come and learn about all the opportunities they will have and what a worthwhile trip it is. Wednesday 16th July 2:45 pm |
Please see below for the parent sessions that have already taken place:
Meet the Teacher Sessions
Home and school are the two most powerful influences on children and only by working together can we ensure children get the best education.
Do please help us by:
- Talking to your child about school work. Show your children that you are interested and want them to do well.
- Seeing that your child comes to school alert, in good time and having had sufficient sleep and breakfast.
- Making sure your child comes to school sensibly dressed without jewellery and wearing the school uniform.
- Encouraging your child to read at home and using the reading record system.
- Ensuring that any spellings or homework are completed.
- Trying to provide your child with a quiet atmosphere to complete any homework.
- Teaching your child to respect the school and its rules and support the school’s Behaviour Policy.
- Ensuring your child does not bring any toys, sweets, money or chewing gum into school.