Hello everyone,
I can not believe we are ending week 4! I have now been head of school for 4 amazing weeks and I am so so proud of how hard all your children are working.
While I’ve been in classrooms I have been amazed at the attitudes the children are showing. As staff we can see the children are starting to build on their learning and making real links.
It was great to see so many of you attending our foundation stage workshop this week and don’t forget to start adding observations and comments to earn raffle tickets to win that shopping voucher!
Thank you to those of you who have left us ideas and gratitude in the jars in reception this week. I have taken the ideas to SLT to discuss in our next meeting so keep your eyes open to see what we do!
Looking forward to another great week next week!
Mrs Paddock
This week we have started to see attendance drop further away from our target. We understand that children get ill however positive attitudes towards attendance are so important, particularly as the winter months draw in and the weather becomes more miserable. Children with coughs and colds can attend school, medicine can be administered by reception if a medical form is submitted. This weeks attendance has dropped 0.7% from last week, 96.3% down to 95.6%.
Punctuality is so important. Research shows that children with consistent school attendance learn more. If children are to fully benefit from the many learning opportunities, regular school attendance is vital. You may think that your child is only missing a few minutes in the morning but a pupil who is 10 minutes late every day, will miss 30 hours of teaching during the year. That’s a large number of teaching hours that cannot be replaced.This week we have had 19 pupils arrive late with a total number of minutes of learning lost equalling 154, that’s 2.5 hours in total!
Timestables Rockstars
We have had reports of head lice by some parents. Please do check your children regularly.
We still have places on our Robinwood for pupils in Y4, 5 & 6. Please contact the school office for more information.
We’ve had some Parents raise concerns about the school car park. The school drive is manned by school staff however please can parents be respectful and considerate when accessing the visitors car park.
Key dates for next week
Monday 30th September- Timestables rockstar day. Please come in fancy dress!
Wednesday 2nd October- Class 6 trip to Magna
Thursday 3rd October- Class 5 trip to Magna
Key dates coming up
Wednesday 16th October- Y5 topic event
Monday & Tuesday 21st & 22nd October Parents evening
Thursday 24th October Y3 & Y6 topic event
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