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Dear
Parent/Carer,
New
uniform September 09
School
equipment
Painting
party half term
As
we are now in our summer term, I wanted to write to you with information about
our new uniform and other items to
keep you up to date.
We
have been in a process of consultation about a change in the uniform with
students, staff and governors. We held a
meeting for parents last term, when most parents supported a new, more
traditional uniform. They wanted the
students to look smart and to reflect the pride they have in attending our
school. This is part of a new look and
image for Flint High School, which we believe is
important. Parents at the meeting
elected for all our students to wear the new uniform from September, except
Year 11, who will have a choice.
Some
parents of youngsters in year 6, who will be joining us in September, have seen
the uniform, which is on display in reception, and their reaction has been very
positive. Understandably, some parents have
reservations and I will reply to individuals, who have concerns. You are
welcome to contact me. The governors wanted to ensure that the price is as
reasonable as possible, as did FLAG members, our PTA, who debated carefully
about the price of individual items.
Very
shortly, I shall send you our new uniform and appearance policy, which covers
clothing as well as hair styles, jewellery etc and I would like to emphasise
that we will be strict about what and how uniform is worn in September and we
rely on your support in this matter.
PLEASE
DO NOT BUY ANY UNIFORM YET UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE FULL POLICY
The
every day uniform will be a white shirt and black blazer with our school crest,
which you can see at the top of this letter. The wording means Strong Castle,
Castle of Learning, which is a wonderful
reflection of the strength of our community and its focus. We will have a new
school tie, a clip-on for health and safety reasons, in silver, dark green and
maroon stripes to match the school crest colours. Students will wear a V necked
maroon jumper, with our crest, either long or short sleeved, which can be
removed in the summer. Black trousers,
and skirts for the girls, if they wish, and black shoes are to be worn.
The
PE uniform will stay largely the same; although the current FHS black
sweatshirts can be worn for PE as well as rugby tops and black polo
shirts.
The
blazer and jumper will be available from Forresters in Mold and we will keep a
small stock in school. To help parents
and carers, we will hold two or three evenings this term, when you can come
into school and buy the uniform here. I will let you know as soon as possible
when this will be. A very rough estimate
of the cost of the blazer is £25 and we have estimated that the entire uniform,
including two shirts, jumper, tie, trousers or skirt, would be between £60 and
£70 depending on size.
Forresters
have said they will look at discounts if you buy the whole uniform from them
and also for families with more than one child needing a uniform. We do recognise that this is an expense,
although probably cheaper over the year than if your children wore their own
clothes for school every day. Families entitled to uniform grants can obtain
forms from the school and we strongly advise you to claim if you are entitled.
We
will start a uniform savings scheme too so if you want to save either £5 or £10
a week, please send the money or cheque into school, made payable to Flint High
School, in an envelope clearly marked with your son or daughter’s name and the
word ‘Uniform’
Equipment
It
is essential that students bring writing equipment, rulers, rubbers and
calculators into school and their planner.
I cannot understand how some of our students, particularly in the older
years, are here without the correct equipment. A small number of students come
to school without a bag, which suggests they have not done homework and they
are disorganized.
Please
can you help by making sure your son / daughter is properly equipped for
learning?
Painting Party
If
you have visited our school recently, you will have seen new windows in the
music room ,which replaced those which were rotten, and new entrance doors both
at the front and the side. These have
been paid for by a WAG grant secured by the LEA. School has paid for new flooring in the music
room and drama studio area; we will be buying new doors and we now need to
paint the walls to match. We are
therefore asking parents if you have any surplus paint – either gloss or
emulsion – or paint brushes, which you are happy to donate or if you can spare
a day or half a day to paint that area during half term May 25th –
30th. It will make such a
difference. You know that we do not have a hall and the drama studio is where
we have assemblies and concerts and where we often meet and greet parents.
Please
hand in any paint donations to reception and if you can spare a few hours, it
will be very much appreciated. We can
provide you with tea and biscuits too!
If willing, phone in and leave your name and preferred time with Mrs Woodward,
our receptionist.
And finally…..
We
have discovered that not all parents receive communication from us, because
students do not always pass letters and newsletters on. If you are reading
this, it is not the case! We will be
having a new web site for September, which will keep you much more up to date
with events and celebrations – and we have so much to celebrate at Flint High
School.
If
you would like to be contacted by email instead of or as well as student post,
can you email school to let us know?
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Yours
sincerely,
Pamela
McClean Headteacher
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