Dear Parents and Carers,
Well, here it is – the Summer Fair! Fingers crossed that the weather will clear by the time the event arrives so that we can enjoy the activities that have been carefully planned. I would like to thank all the organisers and volunteers in planning and coordinating the event. These things take a phenomenal amount of time and effort so thank you in advance! I know that all the children are looking forward to it.
This week has been extremely busy as the staff complete their final year assessments. Friday 28th is the day where all schools have to submit their data to show how well the children have achieved this year. I am staggered by how hard our children have worked and I am encouraged to see the progress they have made. If you would like to know how your child has progressed, please speak with your child’s class teacher who will provide an update for the end of the year.
Well done to the following children who achieved the class star of the week!
Class 1 – Rafferty
Class 2 – Cicely
Class 3 – Nick
Class 4 – Romeo
Congratulations to Year 2 for having the best attendance of the week – 100%!! Currently, the school’s attendance is above the national average with 95% (national attendance is 94.2%).
As we approach the final few weeks of term, we are starting to prepare our children for their transitions into the next year group. Not only are our Year 6s going to their new secondary school for two days but the rest of the children will complete their ‘Shift Up’ day on Wednesday 3rd July. This will give the children an opportunity to meet their new classmates and get to know their new teacher if they moved into a new class.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and thank you again for being such a supportive community.
Kind regards,
Mr Kevin Fry

Summer activity days

Please note, this flyer is only for the PARENT FUNDED activity days, HAF camp details will be released after 28th June.

Parents can now also pay for these camps using childcare vouchers.

If you have any more questions, feel free to contact Jemma by email or phone on 07531530131.

SUMMER ACTIVITY DAYS 2024

 

There are also Devonshire Tennis academy activities – see flyer….

DTA Summer Holiday Tennis Camps 2024

Diary Dates :

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

Wed/Thurs July 3rd and 4th  – year 6 Braunton Academy Transition days, and in house shift up day.

Friday 5th July – Class 4 Beach day with Nick Thorne

Monday 8th – Essex Dance for C4 – please drop your children at the Braunton Academy.  Lunch orders to be taken on Friday.,

Thurs 11th July – kwik cricket  – tbc

Fri 12th July – Sports afternoon inc FROGS uniform sale (only good quality donations in advance please,

Wed July 17th – C3 Cricket Festival ?

Wed July 17th – Junior Music Festival (Choir only) in Ilfracombe, tickets available from the office. (max 3 each). come and ask, it will then go onto Scopay.

Thurs/Fri July 18th/19th – Class 3 SGH residential ! Please log on to Scopay and pay before the event.

Wednesday 24th July – Leavers assembly

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.