Parents
Parents’ Information
The School Office The office is open from 8.30am to 4.30pm each day. Office Manager – Mrs West School Administrator – Mrs Miller Receptionist – Miss Williams Email – admin@oakmere.herts.sch.uk Tel: 01707 656963 Illness If your child is absent please telephone the school on the first day of absence. In the case of longer absence …
The School Day
The doors for EYFS are open at 8:45am. The doors for KS1 & KS2 are opened at 8.40am. All the children are welcomed into their classrooms ready for lessons to start promptly at 8:50am EYFS KS1 KS2 Gates open 8.35am 8.35am 8.35am Classroom doors open 8.40am 8.40am 8.45am Classroom doors close 8.45am 8.50am 8.50am Gates …
School Meals
A Healthy Body Equals a Healthy Mind … School meals have attracted much publicity in recent years. High profile campaigns like Jamie Oliver’s ‘School Dinner Revolution’ have shown that children who eat better, do better! School meals offer great value for money as well as being tasty, healthy and nutritious. They have the essential vitamins and …
Uniform
At Oakmere we believe our uniform helps give pupils pride in their school and show they are part of the Oakmere team… Our school uniform is designed to be comfortable and to look smart. We need to show pride in our school, and a smart uniform worn with pride is a way of doing this. …
Payments and Communication
Arbor is the Management Information System (MIS) we use in school. This is a database of all the student and staff records. We use Arbor for payments and for communications – emails and, eventually, texts. Parents can access Arbor via the Parent Portal. If you are new to the school, in September you will receive …
Inclusion
Oakmere Primary School aims to be the heart of our diverse community where children’s strengths and differences are acknowledged, represented and celebrated. We make every effort to provide for children’s differing needs and abilities and are careful to ensure that all children have the opportunity to do their best. Our school is a large site …
Safeguarding
The School has the following trained members of staff fulfilling the role of Designated Senior Person (DSP) who has responsibility for Child Protection matters within the School; Our DSP is Heena Ghadvi. Our Deputy DSPs (DDSP) are Ayshen Wilson, Angela Smart, Caroline Gordon and Lyndsey Jennings. Oakmere is committed to providing a safe and secure …
Wraparound Care
Oakmere organises a variety of breakfast and after school clubs which reflect the interests of our pupils. Wraparound Care Policy 2024 How to book your child into Wraparound Care via Arbor Click here to register your child for Wraparound Care. Breakfast club This runs from 7:45 am to 8.45am: Our aim is to provide the …