How We Keep in Touch

At Bearwood Primary & Nursery School, we use systems that enable efficient and effective communication between the school and the community. You can communicate with staff by speaking with a member of the SLT on the school gate, speaking with class teachers on the playground at the end of the school day, or arranging a meeting through the office. You can find out more information about other systems below.

Systems we use to keep in contact with Parents:

MCAS App (My Child At School)

  • MCAS - a system where we primarily send emails to parents advising them of dates of events happening, ordering school meals and also forms to complete to enable your child to take part in an event. We will generally send an email before a text is sent: a text will be sent in the event of an emergency. We encourage all parents to sign up to the MCAS app to ensure that any responses required can be received in a timely manner. Parents are also able to scroll back through their email history to remind them of events happening.
  • We use MCAS to advise of a Parents Evening. Parents are able to book a session with their child's class teacher; if they have more than one child in the school, the system will allow you to book 2 separate appointments that do not clash.
  • Login information for MCAS can be obtained from the school office.
  • We do encourage parents to turn on their notifications for MCAS to ensure you do not miss important information. If you are experiencing problems with your MCAS App please contact the office - school@bearwood.poole.sch.uk

Marvellous Me App

  • Marvellous Me App - a system where we primarily send short 'reminder' messages or celebration messages to parents.
  • Login information for Marvellous Me can be obtained from the school office.
  • We do encourage parents to turn on their notifications for Marvellous Me to ensure you do not miss important information. If you are experiencing problems with your Marvellous Me App please contact the office - school@bearwood.poole.sch.uk

Absent from School

  • SMS or email from MCAS: For safeguarding purposes we will either call or message all parents whose child is absent without reason or prior notification. If your child is off school unwell we still expect you to notify us with updates daily.

The school office is open daily from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm for any further enquiries.

You can also email: school@bearwood.poole.sch.uk

Bearwood Bulletin - We Need to Know Wednesday

  • We send a weekly Bearwood Bulletin via MCAS on Wednesdays with links to all whole school and class specific letters / information. For more information please look at the letters section of our website and click on your child's year group.

Celebration Newsletter

  • We send a weekly 'Marvellous Monday' Celebration Newsletter via MCAS to celebrate those children who have received weekly certificates and attendance rewards. Please see the Celebrations Newsletters section to access these.

Termly Newsletter

  • We send a link to a termly newsletter consisting of dates for your diary, curriculum updates and any other key messages. Please see the Newsletters page to access these.

Curriculum Newsletters

  • Every half-term, we send a link to a curriculum newsletter for your child's year group. This details what your child will be learning during the upcoming half-term. Please see the 'Our Learning' section for more information.