Dear all – as its only been 2 days and we sent out a Welcome Back letter from Mr Fry there is no further communication for this newsletter other than to clarify that the parents curriculum afternoon is at 2.30pm on Wed 9th October.
Below are a few other notices we have been sent to pass on to parents, an email has also been sent to year 6 parents re an open evening for the Ilfracombe Academy next Thursday.
Happy weekend.
Ms McCormick will be starting up the running club again, (more on that next week). Here is a link to a poster about the North Devon Cross Country league that a few children took part in last year. There are 6 events, all held on Sundays (so out of school time) and you would be responsible/liable for your own entries/attendance and safety at the events should you decide to enter.
Ms McCormick and Mr Fry will for sure attend one or two of them to cheer you on !
Ms McCormick and Mr Fry will for sure attend one or two of them to cheer you on !
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITIES!!!
New spaces are opening up for guitar & singing lessons during the school day this half term as of next week.
Monday French Club will continue, and a new beginner’s French Club will be starting up.
Please get in touch for more information on the following email: sarahcoxtutoring@gmail.com
Thank you so much!
Diary Dates :
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.
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.
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