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ParentPayAllofourparentswillhavereceivedaletterexplainingtothemthatwewillbegoingcashlessandhaveintroducedParentPay.Thisisacashlesssystemtopayforexpensesthatmightbeincurredinschool(schooldinners,tripsetc).Ifyouhavestillnotsignedup,canyoupleasedothistoensurethatyouarefamiliarwiththesystemandcanaccessit.Weareintendingtogocashlessinthenearfutureandwouldappreciateallparentalsupportinmakingthishappen.Forthoseofyouwhohavedonethis,itisappreciatedasithelpsusworkthroughproblemsthatmightoccuronthesystem.Pleasespeaktotheofficeformoreinformation.
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Attendance97-100%Attendance=Anexcellentlevelofattendance
95%Attendance=Anacceptablelevelofattendancebylaw90%Attendance=Youhavemissedhalfadayofschool
eachweekovertheyear85%Attendance=Youhavemissedhalfatermayear
Highestattendance:KS1;Willow(93%)KS2;Larch(97%)DesignatedSafeguardingLead;MrLough
DeputyDesignatedSafeguardingLead;MrsAlger,MrsEdwardsIfyouhaveanyconcerns,pleasespeaktooneoftheabove
membersofstaff.
January12st2017
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HolidayrequestsThistimeoftheyearwearereceivingmanyrequestsforholidays.Wewillnotbeauthorisinganyholidayrequeststhataresubmitted.Itisgovernmentguidanceandschoolpolicytoensurethatallchildrenhaveagoodlevelofattendancethroughouttheschoolyear.Iftheyarenotinschoolthiscanimpactprogressandlearningresultinginthechildrenfallingbehindtheirpeersacademically.
DogsWehavehadrecentreportsofdogsonsite,oraroundtheschoolgates.Ifyouarewalkingadogtoschoolwithyourchildren,pleasebeawarethattheyarenotallowedonsite.Thisisintheinterestofhealthandsafetyofthechildrenandensuringthatwearepreventinganypotentialaccidentorinjuries.Weappreciatethatthedogsmightbepleasantandwellbehaved,butduetotheirunpredictability,theymustremainoffsite.Ifyouhaverelativesorfriendsbringingyourchildreninwhomightnotgetthenewslettertoseethismessage,canyoupleasepassthisontoensurethattheyarealsoawareofthis.
TrustVisitThisweekwehostedmembersoftheLATforavisitaroundtheschool.Theywerelookingatarangeofdifferentthingssuchasthelearningenvironment,behaviour,thebuildingaswellasgettingabetterunderstandingoftheteachingandlearningmethodsthatwearenowusinginschool.Thefeedbackwasexceptionallypositivefromthis,andthebehaviourofthechildrenwasexemplary.Thechildrenreallyshowcasedtheexcellentlearningthattheyhavebeendoing,showedexemplarybehaviouranddidagreatjobshowingofftheschool.Welldonetoallchildrenandstaffthatwereinvolvedinthis,andwearelookingforwardtobuildingonthesuccessesthatwehavehadoverthepastfewtermsintheSpringandSummertermthisyear.
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DatesfortheDiaryWeds24thJan EYFSStayandPlay Weds7thFeb EYFSStayandPlayThurs25thJan EYFS/KS1PuppetAssembly Mon12thFeb–Fri16thFeb SchoolClosed–HalfTermFri26thJan PyjamaDay Mon19thFeb PupilsreturntoschoolSat27thJan SaturdaySchool Weds21stFeb EYFSStayandPlayWeds31stJan SchoolsMinistryAssembly Thurs1stMar WorldBookDayFri2ndFeb YoungVoices Fri2ndMar Year5TasterDayAppletonSat3rdFeb SaturdaySchool Sat3rdMar SaturdaySchool
99ClubWehavehadafantasticsuccesswiththe99CLUBthisweek,andthechildrenhavebeendoingagreatjobshowingofftheirmathsskills.LotsoftheYear6childrenarekeentoshowtheirskills,andsomehavealreadyenteredintotheBRONZECLUB.Thisis100questionsin4minutes.SomehavealreadyenteredtheSILVERCLUB,whichis100questionsin3½minutes.Thisisreallyimpressive.WelldonetoourfantasticYear6childrenwhoaremotoringthroughtheclubs!
SwimmingWell done to Lee who camein to show off his fantasticswimming badges. Lee hasbeen working hard toachieve these in hisswimming lessons and welook forward to seeingmanymorebadgesinthefuture.
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