We wish to build a good partnership with parents and carers, and we aim to make you always feel welcome.  

Mrs Giles, Mr Lilley, Miss Horsepool and Ms Lovell are always outside in the morning to give you and the children a warm welcome. Please feel free to approach any one of them if you have any questions or something to share.

Our LSAs are on each year group entry door in the morning too and will happily pass anything on to other staff members. 

If you would like to make a more formal appointment to speak to a class teacher or a senior leader, please make an appointment through the school office by either telephoning: 01481 226060 or emailing smp.office@education.gg

Our main form of communication is through the Class Dojo app. Here you will see weekly overviews of learning, class photos, a weekly diary and important whole school communication. You can also directly message class teachers or the headteacher in private. Please be aware that staff members are unlikely to respond during teaching hours. 

What is Class Dojo?

Class Dojo is a school communication platform that links teachers, students and families securely by sharing classroom learning at home through photographs, videos and messages.

You can use it on any device, the free mobile app for IOS or Android or from a computer at www.classdojo.com.  You will be sent a unique code and asked to sign up using an email address and to create a password before you select your child from the class list.  When connected, you will be able to access your own child’s online portfolio and any messages or homework tasks the teacher shares.

Features

Stories

Stories are instantly updating messages, pictures and videos which are shared with parents.  School Story helps teachers to share with all families connected to their school whilst Class Story helps teachers to share with all families connected to their class. 

Messages

Messages allow teachers and parents to communicate directly.  Staff will aim to respond to any messages within 24 hours, but those sent outside of hours may not be actioned until the next working day. 

Please click on the YouTube link below for a tutorial on using Class Dojo:

How families log into Class Dojo

In addition, we hold two parents’ evenings a year and children receive an end of year school report.