Summer Performances - Wednesday, 12th July
Pupils have been working hard to prepare for end of year performances and the time has nearly arrived! We are hoping that all performances will take place outside. If the weather forecast is poor, we will make a decision on postponement on Tuesday evening and a new date will be communicated.
Tickets
A reminder: tickets are for sale in the school office for £1.50 per person. The ticket will give you access to all concerts. For example, if you have a child in Year Two and another in Year Six a £1.50 ticket will give you access to both of the performances. Children can attend for free, but if we run out of seats, they may need to sit on the floor.
Years One and Two: There's a Sunflower in my Supper.
- Performance Time: 3.45-4.15
- Please could children stay in school at the end of the school day.
- All children must be collected at 4:15; they are welcome to stay with a parent to watch the next show/shows.
Years Three and Four: The Lion King
- Performance Time: 4:30-5:00
- Children must be collected from school at the end of the day as normal.
- Please could children arrive back at the main entrance at 4:10. (If pupils are watching a sibling in the Year One and Two play with a parent, they can leave at the end of that play and enter school via the door at the end of the main corridor).
- All children must be collected at 5:00; they are welcome to stay with a parent to watch the next show.
Years Five and Six: Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat
- Performance Time: 5:15-6:00
- Children must be collected from school at the end of the day as normal.
- Please could children arrive at the main entrance at 5:00. (If pupils are watching a sibling in the previous play, they can leave at the end of the play and enter school via the door at the end of the main corridor).
- All children must be collected at 6:00.
Sports' Day - Friday, 14th July
If the weather forecast is poor, we will make a decision about postponing sports day on Thursday night and communicate a new date to parents and carers.
- Gates will open at 8:50, for pupils to be dropped off. Parents are welcome to remain on the school field until we begin. We are aiming to begin at 9:20 - or as close to this time as possible.
- We understand that many parents may only get an hour or so away from work; so we will leave the gates open throughout the morning so that parents are able to come and go.
- The first hour or so of races will be pupils from Nursery to Year Two (LRC will also be a part of the first half of sports day).
- At around 10:30, sports day for pupils in years three to six will begin. We are aiming to finish at around 11:45.
- Children will be expected to stay in school until the end of the school day.
- Please could children wear their sports kit to school. If possible, it would be great to see children in their house colours. It is very important that children are wearing sunscreen to protect them from the sun as we are unable to provide enough shade for all pupils.
Friends of the School - Tea, Coffee and Bacon Baps for Sale!
Our friends of the school are going to be selling teas, coffee and bacon rolls throughout the morning! Prices will be very low, so why not bring a pound or two to support our school.
Year Six Leavers 2023
- Year Six leavers event will be held on Thursday 20th July.
- At 4:30, we will hold a fun awards ceremony for parents using our outdoor stage.
- At 5:30, parents are welcome to leave pupils and they will be provided with a party and games at our pizza oven. Chips and food will also be provided.
- Children should be collected at 8:00p.m.
Attendance
Attendance this week:
- Yr1 97.3%
- Yr2 96.6%
- Yr3 92.5%
- Yr4 96.7%
- Yr5 92.5%
- Yr6 95.3%
- LRC1 94.4%
- LRC2 93.7%
- Rec 91.4%
- Nursery AM 81 3%
- Nursery PM 83.3%
- Nursery FT 87.8%
School Attendance 94.9%. Well done to Class One who have the highest attendance this week!
We are still working hard to improve our whole school attendance as much as possible. It is so important that children attend school everyday. In my experience, whilst children are occasionally nervous in the mornings, nearly all children love school, gaining a sense of achievement as they make progress in their learning. As we all know, the friendships that children form in school often last a lifetime and the social and emotional aspect of school life is just as important as the academic.
Our approach with attendance:
Our school target is for all pupils to have an attendance of 97% or above. Although illness does happen, wherever possible children should be in school if they are well enough to attend. Any non-medical absences will be unauthorised, other than in exceptional circumstances. Days missed quickly build up and have a real impact on learning. What absence means in real terms:
90% attendance = 1 day missed a fortnight = almost 4 weeks missed in a year
80% attendance = 1 day missed a week = almost 8 weeks missed in a year
Interesting (and shocking facts):
- A child with 90% attendance throughout their school life will have missed the equivalent of more than a year's worth of school lessons.
- Only 35% pupils who have less than 90% attendance achieve five or more good GCSEs, but 73% of pupils who have an attendance of 95% or more will achieve this.
Currently, school attendance sits at 92.5%. Can we work together to push towards 94% by the end of the Summer Term?
Reminder - We do not have an inset day on Friday, 21st July.
Please note that the last day of school is Friday, 21st July. We are planning some fun events in school for children to look forward to!