Dear Parent and Carers,
As we approach the final week of the academic year, I would like to say a massive thank you for being such an incredible community. The love and warmth that we have received this year has been incredible. It is hard to believe how far we have come in such a short space of time – new leadership, joining Ventrus, and changing our curriculum. Thank you massively to the staff team who have had to endure these changes and take it in their stride. Change is never easy, but I am blessed to be surrounded by passionate professionals.
Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to close friends and colleagues. A huge thank you to Kate Dando, Jen Smith, Ali Smith, Gill Gething, Sarah Cox, Nigel Brown and Geoff Flory for service to the school. You will all be missed.
Another big mention to all our fantastic volunteers – to those who have coached football teams, listened to readers and volunteer for trips. You have all been fantastic and we could not manage our school without your time and effort. Thank you.
Finally, and most importantly, a huge well done to all our children. They are what makes this school so special, and we take strength from their perseverance and resilience every day. Good luck and farewell to our brilliant Year 6s who are about to embark on the next stages of their lives – we know that they will thrive in their new environments.
The new academic year will start for our children on Thursday 5th September. However, for now, we hope you all have a superb summer filled with adventures and family fun.
Thank you and take care,
Mr Kevin Fry

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES!!!

This is a message from our local French teacher Sarah Cox:
I am offering two adult ‘Holiday French’ wine and cheese evenings on Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 July, 7-8pm for £15. All those interested, please get in touch via email, on a first come first served basis. Places are limited! sarahcoxtutoring@gmail.com
In addition, any children that have been doing guitar lessons or singing and fancy an hour’s al fresco ‘jam session’ for £10, on Wednesday 31 July 4pm, can email and book a place on the following email: sarahcoxtutoring@gmail.com
Lastly, new spaces are opening up for guitar & singing lessons from September during the school day. And a new beginner’s French Club will be starting up. Please get in touch for more information on the above email.
 
HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER HOLIDAY ALL!!! 

Sporting Summer Holiday activities.

(pls note these activities are not endorsed by the school, we just know them and were asked to notify via our newsletter so here you are ! )
VENUE: Sticklepath Community Primary Academy
DATES: 25th July- 16th August
TIME: 8.30AM-3.30PMHead to our website to book your child on, or click the link below:
https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.primary-sports.co.uk%2Fevents%2F2024%2F07%2F25%2Fsticklepath-primary-academy-summer-camps-2024&data=05%7C02%7Cgeorgeham%40ventrus.org.uk%7Cdd5c0b471d784377ef2508dca710ab1d%7C668515dda7fb41788c34b3c52dd93f70%7C1%7C0%7C638568937281582757%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8iTa0xYW6vndCGS8QFlVW7TAP974D9xG6JhfAKAX2rI%3D&reserved=0

Devonshire Tennis Academy

Autumn Term Dinner menu

We hope to send this out by email before the end of term.

End of Year Scopay balances

Please kindly log on and settle your Scopay balances on the last day of term. If you don’t take lunches then you may be able to do it sooner, much appreciated if you can. Looking forward to starting a new academic tear on zero, and hopefully with news of the new payment system…

Diary Dates :

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

2024 25 as PDF G’Ham term dates 25-26 pdf

Wednesday 24th July – Leavers assembly. Yr 6 parents  may arrive at 1:50 for a 2pm start. (2 only per family please, its a big year group!)

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.