Home School agreements are completed on admission to Forestdale 

What parents can expect from Forestdale 

To help your child at school we will try our best to:

• Give every child the opportunity to develop to their full potential.
• Provide a safe, friendly, atmosphere and to take responsible steps to ensure the safety, happiness and self confidence of all children.
• Inform parents and carers regularly about how their children are progressing.
• Encourage your children to always do their best and inform them of their targets.
• Be open and welcoming at all appropriate times and offer opportunities for parents  and carers to become involved in the daily life of the school.
• Set, mark and monitor homework tasks regularly in keeping with the daily life of the school.
• Contact parents/ carers if there is a persistent problem concerning your child's attendance, punctuality, behaviour or work.
• Offer a broad and balanced curriculum which meets the needs of your children.
• Ensure children know how to stay safe when using technology.

What we expect from your child

To help myself at school, I will do my best to:

• Come to school regularly and be on time.
• Keep to the rules and behave well.
• Be polite and helpful to other children and adults.
• Do my homework and bring it back on time.
• Bring all the equipment I need every day, PE kit, reading books, etc.
• Take good care of the environment.
• Work hard,listen carefully to instructions and try in everything I do.
• Use the computers sensibly and responsibly.

What we expect from our parents

To help my child at school, I will try my best to:

• Make sure that my child arrives on time and collected on time.
• Make sure my child attendsschool regularly and inform school of any absence.
• Encourage good behaviour by following the school's behaviour policy.
• Share information about my child that may affect their learning.
• Support my child with homework and other learning opportunities.
• attend appointmentments affecting my child's health and educatione.g, Open Evenings.
• Listen to my child read.
• Ensure my child wears school uniform and has the appropriate equipment.
• Encourage my child to do their best.
• Monitor my child's use of technology.