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• Pride Day Event Letter

  Fri 21 Jun 2024

  June 2024                                                                                                                            

  Dear Parents and Carers,

  Friday 28^th June is going to be an off-timetable Culture and Community Day to celebrate Pride in our identities.                                  (This is also the Year 11 Leavers Day – including their off-site activities.)

  The ‘Laleham Gap Pride’ event and colour run celebrates the diversity in our school community.  The 2024 symbol is a rainbow fingerprint to include and celebrate all staff and students.  The day has been designed by the pupils to celebrate what they take pride in and to nurture healthy self-esteem, acceptance and positive relationships.   As a Unicef Rights Respecting School, we are passionate about Equality.  There will be an Awards Assembly for positive contributions to our community.

  Pupils will be invited to participate in practical activities and meet guests that celebrate Inclusion and the students’ hobbies– including Sport and the Creative Arts.  Our Fun Run will include optional colour stations (where coloured holi powder will be thrown at participants to decorate their t-shirts).  If pupils choose to participate in the Colour Stations, please be aware that there is a risk of their outfit being stained.  It is recommended to wear a plain pale or white t-shirt/top. Sunglasses will be provided to those who want a pair and participation running medals will be given to everyone who completes the course – with or without the colour stations. Please provide a change of clothes to prevent issues with transport home – please contact the school if you normally use a taxi and choose to collect on this day.

  All pupils are invited to wear their own clothes. School uniform is always permitted, but we suggest PE Kit due to the range of activities.  Please can all pupils wear, or at least bring, trainers for sport activities.

  As this is a weather-dependent event the timetable and activities may have to be adapted for Health and Safety reasons.  Please sign and return the consent form attached to the main school office by Friday 21^st June.  The day costs the school approximately £10/pupil, we are asking families for a voluntary donation of £4 to enable us to continue providing guest workshops and resources chosen by the students.

  Many thanks for your continued support,

   

  Ms Helen Schroepfer

  Learning for Life Lead and Secondary School Council

  helen.schroepfer@lgs.kent.sch.uk;

  Please complete and return the below slip to the school office or email back to: office@lgs.kent.sch.uk

  …………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………

  Laleham Gap Pride Day 28.6.24 (Culture and Community)

   

  I consent to ……………………………………………………………….. (pupil name) in ……………………………. (class) to participate in (please tick): 

  • Colour run stations (if chosen)
  • Face paint/Make-up/Glitter
  • Refreshments (including ice lollies)

  Comments/Questions: ……………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………….……

  

• Headteacher Letter

  Thu 06 Jun 2024

  6 June 2024                 

  Dear Parents and Carers  

    

  I hope that this letter finds you, your friends and family in good health.

   

  Thank you for those of you who attended (6 parents) our annual cheese and wine evening yesterday. It was great to see and speak with some of you last night. I hope that more will attend next year. I would also like to thank Daniel Chantler the Chair of Governors, Josh Payne and Katie Reeves senior leaders who also attended.

   

  We discussed the recent cabinet committee meeting, you can find a recording of this using the following link Children's, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee - Thursday 16 May 2024, 2:00pm - Kent County Council Webcasting (public-i.tv). We also discussed the potential impact of the proposals on Laleham Gap School in the future. I shared with you that the local authority will have a special school consultation which will be launched on the 17 June 2024. This will have more detail and information than the cabinet papers from last month. The cabinet papers regarding the special school consultation can be found using this link https://democracy.kent.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=124983.

   

  I will write to you again as soon as the consultation is live and share my professional opinion of the consultation proposals.

   

  I wish to thank Danielle Dunn for all her support and contributions in the last five years as a co-opted, and then parent governor. Her contributions have been of the highest calibre and greatly appreciated by us as a governing body. This is an exciting opportunity for you to become our next parent governor.

   

  The role of a parent governor at Laleham Gap School is to provide a parental perspective on the matters that we discuss. It is also to have a positive approach to learning and training. We expect each governor to attend the six full governing body meetings per year. We prefer that a parent governor participates in at least monitoring visit per year. But it is not essential. We will provide support, an induction and training.

   

  If you wish to become a parent governor at Laleham Gap School, please email secretary@lgs.kent.sch.uk so that we can discuss further the role, expectations and the election process.

   

  Term six brings lots of fun activities for pupils including Wellbeing trips to Thorpe Park and Legoland.  We will celebrate again this year with a Pride day and Year 11 Leavers Day which will both be on Friday 28 June.

   

  Our Primary Summer Fair is on 12 July and Secondary sports day and Summer fair is on 17 July. We will provide more details and reminders closer to the time.

  Best wishes

  Les Milton

  Headteacher