It was great to see our cross-country runner in action today, taking part in the Stephen Shields event. They were competing against runners from other schools – there were hundreds of children in each race. We had some very impressive results but even more importantly our pupils showed great determination and resilience. I was also really pleased to stand with a group of our older pupils near the finish line and hear them encouraging all the competitors from different schools. There was real kindness in action and a great sporting attitude.
We were also really pleased with our School Council this week. They interviewed each of the candidates for the headteacher post. The questions, that classes had come up with were thoughtful and constructive. The School Council members impressed the governors and visiting advisers with the way they asked the questions and the care they took to listen to the candidate’s answers. There was a real sense of our school values of curiosity and community in action.

The class stars celebrated in assembly today were….

In early years   Zephyr Whitney

Class 2       Ernest Hill

Class 3  Aurora Bray

Class 4  Billy Hakin

Attendance this week

Whole school attendance this week was 94.3%
C1  97.3%      C2 99%      C3 87.1 %     C4 96.33%
our whole Autumn term school figure is 95 %

Little bit of illness creeping in this week, we’ve nearly made it to the half term break !
Reminder that if you child is actually sick they do need to stay off for 48hrs before returning to school.

Please remember to email or call the office before 9am should your child be too unwell to attend school, stating the reason.
It is a requirement that you inform us every day that you are keeping them at home. Thank you.

Sports for Schools – Absolutely delighted to announce that the friends and family in our amazing community raised a whopping £1353 for Sports for Schools !!!
Huge thanks to Para Olympian Triathlete David Hill for coming in to encourage and inspire us to set intentions, believe in ourselves, to work hard, and to keep active.
Georgeham Primary school will receive a lovely voucher to spend on upgrading the equipment in the sports shed, and we expect a parcel next week with the rewards for the best efforts. Hup 2,3,4 hup 2,3,4.

 

We are in the Tesco  !

Exciting news! We have been chosen to take part in the latest Tesco vote at the Braunton store! Please remember to get a token every time you shop and use it to vote for our wellbeing project, which aims to fund equipment and activities to support mental health at the school. Please share with local family and friends too! ❤️ Voting ends 14th January. Thank you to Tesco and Groundwork for the opportunity!
LIGHT PARTY – 5-7.30pm
Tuesday 31st October, Georgeham village hall.
£1 per child to include food. (an adult must attend too, no charge 🙂 )
Tickets now available from the school office and the local post offices.
www.stggeorgeham.org

Christmas Shoe boxes – Collection date is MONDAY 13th November.

The first shoe box is in  !!! Decorate a box and find some small appropriate gifts to go inside it – see your pamphlet for age and gender appropriate ideas, it also has a little label on it which must be attached to the box – hope you’ve still got it as there are no more in the office !  (Or just write clearly BOY or GIRL on the box)

Diary Dates of note: 

Wednesday 18th – Class 2 day trip to Dunster Castle – drop off and pick up from Village Hall…

Thursday 19th – Girls Football Tournament at Kingsacre school (for those who received an email)

Fri 20th October – INSET day. Pre school will be closed too. 

Click here  for the school calendar which can be found at the bottom of the website home page.

We are community

Our school is a community, but we are also part of a wider local and global community.
We encourage a sense of belonging and responsibility towards each other, our environment and the world we live in.

‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’  (Matthew 22 v39)

The school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Jonathan Gower
Our Deputy Safeguarding Lead is  Emma Hill and our interim SENDCo is Laura Hapgood
You can contact us on dsl@georgeham-primary.devon.sch.uk
If you have any concerns that you’d like to discuss, please call through to Lottie and ask for an appointment.
You may also find some useful or helpful information on our Safeguarding webpage… https://georgehamceps.wpengine.com/staying-safe/
Attendance… We report the attendance of individual year groups as it’s a really good way to see if school attendance is at a good percentage…  as high as possible of course! The DfE have a target of 96.5%
Attending school regularly is vital to help children achieve and to give them the best possible start in life. It’s also the legal requirement of parents once children are of school age and enrolled in mainstream education. Ofsted has a strong view about attendance of course. Too many absences can lead into difficult discussions about how we can support children to achieve and do well – we could even be downgraded for our current Good status as a result.
Absences will only be authorised if they meet exceptional circumstances. With only 190 statutory school days in the year, there are 175 days (weekends and school holidays) left to plan for family visits, non-urgent medical/dental appointments, holidays etc. School holidays are published well in advance and parents are expected to plan and take family holidays at this time so as not to disrupt their child’s education. We also try to arrange our Inset (training) days to provide time for travel… such as this term’s Friday October 20th.
Holidays… are almost always not recognised as meeting ‘exceptional circumstances’ and therefore an absence would be unauthorised. This could result in a penalty notice being issued by DCC.
Punctuality is important too, and the earlier we get our children into the right habits, the better. You may not realise that being just 5 minutes late every day equals 3 days of school lost a year. Please bring your child for 8.45am when they door is open and the classroom has a learning activity ready for them.

Nut free !  This is really important as there are nut allergy sufferers in the school.
Peanuts and most kinds of tree nuts such as almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, and pine nuts, should not be brought into school in any form
i.e. in snack bars, peanut butter sandwiches, or even as pesto pasta !

Keri is super aware about keeping our staff and children safe by ensuring the kitchen and surrounding areas are kept allergen free; she is very happy to speak with you if you have concerns.

The school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Jonathan Gower
Our Deputy Safeguarding Lead is  Emma Hill and our interim SENDCo is Laura Hapgood
You can contact us on dsl@georgeham-primary.devon.sch.uk

If you have any concerns that you’d like to discuss, please call through to Lottie and ask for an appointment.
You may also find some useful or helpful information on our Safeguarding webpage… https://georgehamceps.wpengine.com/staying-safe/