Dear Parents and Carers,

Year 6 SATs Breakfast Club

The Year 6 children will have a Breakfast Club starting at 8am for the week of SATs tests from 9^th May.  In the past, this has proven to be good for the children and has helped them to get the best results possible. 

Extended School Clubs – Breakfast and After School

We are considering introducing breakfast club and after school club. Firstly, we need to see if there is a need from parents for this childcare. There will be a cost per child to use these clubs, which we would keep to a minimum whilst covering costs.  If you would be interested in using these clubs, please let Kath Roberts in the school office know.

Lateness

Today there were lots of children late for school. School starts promptly at starts at 8.50am.   

Staff Training Days

We are planning to use the first two days of the new school year in September as staff training days. This means the new school year will start for children on Monday 5^th September, 2016.

Collecting Children Early

The end of the school day is very important and it has become noticeable that children are being collected early for different appointments. Please can you make these appointments for out of school hours.

Hot Weather

Now that we have seen the sun over the last couple of days, please can I remind you that children should have suntan lotion applied before they come to School.  It is also important that children bring water bottles in to school each day.

Celebration Assembly

The next Celebration Assembly will be on Monday 9^th May at 9am, where the following children will receive their Headteacher's Award: Ian (R) ,Olly B (Y1), Kenzie S (Y2), Zimra (Y3), Namussewene (Y4), Karen K (Y5), Milly (Y6).

AN IMPORTANT REMINDER about Attendance – Holidays and Long Weekends

It is highly unlikely that the school is able to authorise an absence due to holiday. Absences can only be authorised in exceptional circumstances.

Due to government guidance, the school is expected to take action when children have 8 or more unauthorised sessions (4 days). This would normally be in the form of a fine of £60 per child per adult.

So where children have been on holiday in the current year or the previous year, or their attendance is low, it is very likely that we will issue a fine if there are 8 unauthorised sessions.

Can I remind you, as the weather begins to improve, children should not be taken out of school on Mondays or Fridays for long weekends (unless there are exceptional circumstances and it has been agreed in advance).

I promise that we do not want to issue fines, but will have no choice where authorised attendance falls below the expected level.

Attendance! Attendance! Attendance!

Well done to the following class who had attendance at over 97% this week:

·         Reception with 97%

·         Year 2 with 98%

·         Year 5 with 97%

·         Year 6 with 99%

This means Year 6 will have a special non-uniform day on Friday 13^th May.

Dates for Diaries

Monday 9^th May                                  -           Start of Y6 SATs week

Thursday 26^th May                               -           INSET DAY

Friday 27^th May                                    -           INSET DAY

Friday 27^th May                                    -           End of Term 5

Monday 6^th June                                 -           Start of Term 6

Sunday 26^th June                                 -           First Holy Communion

Friday 22^nd July                                    -           End of Term 6

Monday 5^th September                        -           Start on new school year

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon

Headteacher