Dear Parents and Carers,
What a week! At last, we have finally been met with some sunshine which has certainly been a welcome relief from all the wind and rain recently. I have been amazed with how resilient our children are and how well they have adapted to changes in routine during wet break/lunch.
This week, Class 3 went on an education visit to the Exeter Museum to learn about the Egyptians. The feedback from the visit has been sensational and the children were a credit to the school. One of the staff members at the museum commented on the curiosity of our children and praised the high standards of behaviour throughout the day. Well done to the staff and volunteers for their time and effort to make the experience memorable!
Yesterday was one of my favourite days of the year – World Book Day. I was delighted to see the children (and staff!) come into school wearing their costumes and talk about their favourite stories and characters. One of my favourite moments was when children in class 4 supported children in classes 1 and 2 with their reading. It was wonderful to see our older role models pass on their knowledge and wisdom to our younger children. Thank you class 4!
Well done to the following children who were awarded the class stars of the week:
Class 1 – Bluebell
Class 2 – Freya-Grace
Class 3 – Holly
Class 4 – Amelie
I would like to wish all our mothers a very happy Mother’s Day on Sunday – have a well deserved day of rest and being spoiled!
Thank you again for your continued support and feedback. Look after each other and we can’t wait to see you on Monday.
Kind regards,

Jude Seels in C3 will be donating his amazingly long hair to the Little Princess Trust on 16ht March – what a dude. Please support him and this fabulous charity by going to Emma’s.  instagram page.

Diary Dates :

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

Friday 15th March = Red nose day – will be school uniform as usual (ie not casuals), but do wear your red PE shirts and Red sweatshirts and do bring in your own red noses.
No cash please – you will be donating to the charity when you buy your own red noses and we don’t have facility to collect here.  Red jumpers and red noses all round please !

w/c 18th March – Parent teachers meetings – bookings should be made via the google form sent out by email.  (Choose the teacher,  see and select from the days/times on the list.  Options will be removed as they are selected. You should receive an email confirmation. Please contact the office if you make a mistake, or the teacher directly if you cannot attend any of the times but would still like to meet with them.

Thursday 21st March –  local schools football and netball tournament. All day at Kingsacre school.  Team selection notifications still to come…

Friday 22nd March =  non school uniform day – just because its SCHOOL DISCO that night…

Last day of term Thurs 28th March 2024.

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

The school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Kevin Fry
Our Deputy Safeguarding Lead is  Emma Hill
Our SENCo is Mrs Lucy Rinvolucri.
Make contact with us via  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.