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Dear all, A warm advance welcome to all those who have been allocated Goose Green primary school for a reception place in September 2011. Congratulations, you are now part of a vibrant, happy and ambitious local school. In due course you will be invited in for a welcome meeting with the teachers, headteacher and PTA but in the meantime if you have any questions that we (the PTA) may be able to answer please feel free to PM or email [email protected]. See you soon GGPTA

Goose Green primary school is an ambitious and rapidly improving school. We have recently been the first school in Southwark to achieve the government recognised "every child matters" award and have also obtained the silver eco schools award. Our SATS results last year were amongst the best locally and our best ever. The school has refurbished the reception playground access and an ambitious programme of building is shortly to commence which will provide us with our own kitchen to prepare fresh healthy lunches on site and work is to start on the development of a green screen of climbing plants along the Grove Vale side of the playground in conjunction with the Centre for Wildlife Gardening. Strong teaching staff and leadership, committed and effective governers and PTA are striving for and achieving excellence for our children. We offer wrap around care 8am-6pm and a wide range of heavily subsidised after school classes; drama, ballet, tae kwondo, football, ICT etc etc. Our music and sports provision is excellent. The headteacher, Sharron Marland, will be conducting a tour of the whole school on Monday 10th January at 9.30am. This will be the last chance to tour the school before the deadline for reception places for September 2011. Given that we are taking a bulge class and will be a 3 form entry we are perhaps the school that many local people are most likely to get in to! The PTA holds a coffee morning on the first monday of every month (late this year because of the bank holiday) and those taking the tour are welcome to join us beforehand in the after school annexe accessed via the playground from about 9.10am. No need to book just turn up at the gates on Tintagel Crescent and the office will buzz you through. If you want to know more about the school but cannot attend the tour, please feel free to PM. GGPTA

The PTA were delighted to see so many of you lovely parents on today's tour. We do hope that you found it interesting and useful. For those who couldn't make it, the next tour will be a Monday in early November (will post the date here in due course) Alternatively please feel free to PM us with any queries or comments Thanks GGPTA

Dear all, just a quick reminder that this event will take place next Monday. If you can't make it but would like to visit, there are tours/PTA coffee mornings on the first Monday of every month so still chances to visit before deadline for primary applications. We do appreciate that this makes it hard for working parents to come and have a look around but feel that it is important to see the school during its working day. If you can never come on a Monday call the office to enquire about making an alternative appointment or PM me (I'm a mum with 2 children at the school; nursery and year 1) and/or look at our website www.goosegreenprimaryschool.org.uk. In the last couple of years our intake has included children living off Lordship Lane, East Dulwich Grove and Grove Vale as well as The Gardens, Barry Road and Bellenden area. Of course this is only a rough guide, catchment changes every year. GGPTA

Dear parents, For those making their applications for reception place Sept 2011, looking for a nursery or concerned about their child's current primary school and considering other options, Goose Green primary and nursery school will be holding an open morning on Monday 4th October. There will be a tour of the whole school conducted by the headteacher Mrs Marland after which you are invited to join in the PTA coffee morning and speak to those of us with children already at the school. Goose Green came out of special measures in the last academic year. It is our intention to become an outstanding school and an experienced, dynamic and cohesive teaching staff, strong board of governers, enthusiastic parents and delightful children are working hard to achieve that goal. Last year we had more parents put the school as their No1 choice for a reception place than ever before. The children also achieved the school's best ever SATS results which we understand to be 10th highest in the whole of Southwark. We are very proud of our school and invite you to come and have a look at a school that is well and truly on the up No need to reserve a place, just come to the school gates on Tintagel Crescent about 9.15 and come through to the office. Hope to see you there GGPTA

Goose Green primary and nursery school host an open day on the first Monday of every month for parents to have a look around. July's open day is on Monday 5th and is the last one of the school year. No need to book, just come along to the school entrance on Tintagel Crescent at about 9.15 and the office will buzz you through. The headteacher Sharron Marland, will then conduct a tour of the whole school from nursery to year 6 so you can see the school "in action". Afterwards there will be an opportunity to join the PTA's monthly coffee morning and chat to parents with children already at this lovely, vibrant school. If you cannot make the tour but have questions about the school or nursery that you think a parent may be able to help with then please feel free to PM Regards GGPTA

Just a reminder that this is on Monday. The PTA hold a coffee morning for parents and carers on the first Monday of every month during term time and the Headteacher Sharron Marland also attends for a chat and to answer any questions we may have. She then conducts a tour of the whole school from nursery to Year 6 for parents and carers of prospective pupils - a chance to see the school in action and to ask our Head about any aspect of school life. We welcome those taking the tour to join us before and/or after the tour. See you there GGPTA

Yes craigy 5th July. Same time, same place.

Goose Green school has a tour conducted by the headteacher on the first monday of every month during term time. This coincides with a PTA coffee morning and gives prospective parents the opportunity to have a cuppa and a chat with parents who have children already at the school. We don't put every one of these dates on the forum but the next one on Monday 7th June seems like an ideal chance for those parents whose children have been allocated a place for Sept/Jan reception places to come and have another look around, meet the Head and parents. There is no need to book, just turn up at the entrance gates on Tintagel Crescent at about 9.15am and the lovely ladies in the office will buzz you through. Of course this is not exclusively for new reception starters but anyone who is interested in a school place for their child. We hope to see you there GGPTA

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That's our pleasure. It's such a stressful time (for the parents more than the children no doubt) we found it really useful to have an "old hand" to answer our many questions! GGPTA

Welcome to this happy, vibrant school on the up! If you don't know much about us have a look at the website www.goosegreenprimaryschool.org.uk. If you have any questions that you think another parent with children already at the school can answer, then PM me or send an email to [email protected]. There is lots going on and you can get involved and/or informed by joining our mailing list; just email your details to the pta. See you soon GGPTA

A Happy New Year to you all! Goose Green nursery and primary school has a school tour conducted by the headteacher on the first monday of every month. There is also a coffee morning for parents and carers of existing pupils on the first monday of every month. This is a forum to meet, chat and socialise with each other and the headteacher Mrs Marland is in attendance to discuss any matters anyone wishes to raise. Oh and we have biscuits. This months tour (4th Jan) will be the last one before the deadline for Sept 10/Jan 11 reception place applications. Anyone taking the tour is invited along to the coffee morning in the annexe and the tour will take place thereafter. No need to book just turn up at the school gates on Tintagel Crescent at 9.15 if coming to coffee morning or 9.45 if tour only. See you there Goose Green PTA

Thanks to all of you who came to visit our school today. We do hope that you found it interesting and enjoyed meeting some of the parents of current pupils at our monthly coffee morning. For those who couldn't make it today but wish to tour the school and meet other prospective and current parents and carers there will be another opportunity to visit in January. This will take place after our coffee morning to which anyone taking the tour will be invited to. Further details will be posted closer to the time Goose Green pta

The nursery is on the same site as the school on Tintagel Crescent; if approaching from Goose Green Roundabout, Tintagel is the road right next to the roundabout with charity shop on one corner and estate agent opposite that, if coming from ED station side, turn up Elsie Road and Tintagel is first left. If the school gates are closed just press the buzzer and the office will buzz you in. Go to the office if coming only for the tour or the after school club room for the coffee morning plus the tour (this is in the building to your left as you walk in).

Goose Green primary school is a vibrant, improving local school. Come and see for yourself at a tour of the whole school from nursery to year 6 conducted by the headmistress Mrs Sharron Marland on 7th December 2009 at 9.30am which will last about 45 minutes. The pta run a monthly coffee morning on the first monday of every month and we are inviting those taking the tour to join us for hot drinks biscuits and chat at the coffee morning on the 7th before the tour. There is no need to book, just turn up at the gates on Tintagel Crescent then go to the office for the tour only or to the on site after school club room for the coffee morning which starts at 9/9.15am (when you come through the gates there is a building to your left, walk to the corner of that building and turn left under the fire escape stairs) If you cant make the tour but would like to speak to parents of current pupils please feel free to liase via this forum. There will be another tour in January.

Thanks for the feedback sleepy and sormina. There will be other tours on Monday 7th December in the morning and afternoon. I will post further details soon. The morning tour will take place after the monthly pta coffee morning which is at 9.15 and anyone attending the tour will be welcome to attend the coffee morning too.

Hi Steph, such a shame you couldn't make it and I hope your son is feeling better. There will be other tours on the first monday of December and January (that is after the school returns from the christmas break)which I will advertise here on the forum so keep an eye out or visit the school website. As far as I am aware your son is eligible to start nursery the term after he is 3; i.e January 2010 and then he would (if you applied and he fulfilled the criteria) start reception in September 2011. Give the office a call (after 9.30 is best) and ask Donna whether you have a place; if she can't help ask for the head of the nursery to give you a call. Or call in to the office in person. It's a lovely nursery and very popular so good luck! If he does get a place please feel free to sign onto the pta mailing list to get a flavour of all the good and hard work that is going into improving the school and having some fun.

A huge thank you to all those who attended today, it was great to meet some of you and hope that you found your visit interesting and informative. If you have any more questions do feel free to get in touch with the school or the pta.

The lovely ladies in the office tell me that they have lots of people calling up about open day who have seen this post or the posters up around ED. Hopefully lots of you will be able to come along and so even if you have done one of the small tours in the past do think about coming and having another look as it will be an opportunity to meet other parents of prospective pupils and parents of children who are already at the school See you there

Goose Green is a happy, friendly, vibrant school which is "on the up". Come and see for yourself at our open day on 9th November. There will be three tours through the day conducted by the Headteacher Sharron Marland giving parents and carers the opportunity to see our school in action from Early Years (nursery and reception) through to Year 6. The tours will start at 9.15am, 11am and 1.45pm and last about 45 minutes. Please note that the 11am tour will not include the nursery. After the tour, parents of current pupils will be available for a chat and to answer any additional questions you may have and to provide coffee, tea and biscuits. There is no need to reserve a place; simply turn up at the gates on Tintagel Crescent shortly before your chosen time and make your way to the school office . We look forward to seeing you there. For additional information about the open day and the school visit our website www.goosegreenprimaryschool.org