Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back! We hope you had an amazing Easter break. It has been fantastic to hear about the different activities the children have been doing during the Easter holiday. The children have come back refreshed and have settled into their routines incredibly well.
This term, our value is ‘We are adventurous!’ – so far, the children have talked about the adventurous things they’ve done and how they’ve overcome fear or anxiousness to complete their tasks. It has been amazing to watch a number of our KS2 children deliver their ‘Spotlights’ where they have shared their passions. I have been so impressed with the level of public speaking and confidence.
Today  we have welcomed the RNLI into Georgeham to deliver a lesson about water safety. Therefore, there are no individual class stars as we feel that all the children deserve recognition for how well they have come back and settled into the Summer term.
Next week, I will be delivering a parent/carer session on the approach to behaviour at Georgeham CofE Primary School. The session is open to all and will start at 2:30pm in the hall on Wednesday 24th April.
Finally, I would like to confirm that, despite the rumours, I have only applied to be on the BBC show ‘Gladiators’ not to be a Gladiator. I am awaiting to hear back about my application! Fingers crossed.
Have a wonderful, sunny weekend.
Take care,  KF

Time to cook !

This wonderful cookery club started today, and was a great success.  If you wish to book for the remaining four sessions the cost is £10 per session which includes all of the ingredients, equipment and your child’s creations to take home to cook.

Here is what we will be making….
Friday 26th April – Cherry and Chocolate Chip Shortbread
Friday 3rd May – Veggie Bean Chilli
Friday 10th May – Fabulously Fruity Flapjack
Friday 17th May – Loaded Nachos
Classes must be booked as a block via this email   claire@timetocook.uk   NOT via the school office.

School Photographs.

Tempest will be in for this years school photographs.  (book a hair cut, ensure they’ve a clean shirt and sweatshirt) .   I believe family group shots happen early (from 8am) more details soon….

Diary Dates :

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

Wednesday 24th April – 2.30pm School Hall. Do please come along to hear Mr Fry talk about the approach to behaviour at Georgeham Primary School.

Thursday 9th May – Tempest school photographs

Mon 13th May – year 6 SATS week

Mon-Wed May 20 – 22 – Class 4 Residential

FRI 24th MAY – INSET DAY 

Half term – Friday 24th May to Friday 31st May

Fri 14th June – Ilfracombe Aquathlon – not for all – details to come soon.

Fri 21st June – TBC  Georgeham Village Fete. (Maypole and broom dancing !)  TBC

Fri 28th June – Summer Fair (3.30-5.30).

Wed/Thurs July 3rd and 4th  – year 6 Braunton Academy Transition days.

Tues July 9th – Junior Music Festival (Choir only) in Ilfracombe

Fri 12th July – Sports day

Thurs/Fri July 18th/19th – Class 3 SGH residential

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.