School Calendar

Friday, 6 February 2015

NEWSLETTER 06 February 2015


Dates for the term

 

PTA Valentine’s Disco                       Thursday 12th February 2015

Half term                                             Monday February 16th – Friday 20th February 2015

St David’s Day Eisteddfod               Monday 2nd March 2015

Parent Council Meeting                   Thursday 19th March 2015 @ 5.30pm

Skiing trip                                             Sunday 22 March-Friday 27th March 2015

Easter break                                       Monday 30th March 2015 – Friday 10th April 2015

 

Attendance

 

Please see below the accrued weekly attendance for each class for 19/01/2015 to 30/01/2015.  Our RCT target is 96.1%,


Group
Percentage Attendance %
Base Room 1 - Early Years
96.5
Base Room 2 - Early Years
90.4
R1
95.8
R2
97
I1
99
I2
93.8
I3
98.2
I4
99
J1
98.9
J2
97.4
J3
96.7
J4
99.1
J5
95.6
J6
97.5
J7
96.8
J8
98
J9
95.5

Healthy Schools


The School does operate a healthy snack policy which has recently begun to slip. Can we please remind Parents / Carer’s that acceptable snacks are fruit, vegetable or cheese during morning break for pupils in the Juniors. Can we ask that Parents / Carer’s support us by not providing crisps, chocolate, doughnuts etc. for snack during morning break. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.


Children are allowed to drink water during lesson times but we would ask that Parents / Carer’s do not provide fizzy drinks and / or fruit cordials for their children.


Collecting Children during the School Day


When collecting your child from Infants or Juniors, for any reason during the school day, can parents / carers please go the main Reception to sign your child out. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.


Absence Information


Would parents / carers please ensure that you contact the school every morning of a child’s absence through illness. We operate a same day response for pupils whose absence has not been notified by 9.30am. This is part of our pupil safeguarding arrangement. Thank you for your anticipated co-operation in this matter.


Dinner Money


Please be aware that our accounts are sent to RCT on a half termly basis for the debt to be collected. Under School Meals Protocol, the School will be within it’s right to refuse pupils a school meal until all the arears are cleared. A packed lunch will have to be provided or your child has to be picked up for lunchtime.


Parents / carers must pay on a Monday for the current week, ie: paying in advance for the week’s meals. The current cost of school meals in £2.25 a day.


St David’s Day Photographs


The photographer from The Observer will be in school for the morning of Thursday 12th February 2015 to take class photos of the children in their St David’s Day costumes. Please can your child come to school dressed in their costumes.


PTA Valentine’s Disco


Thursday 12thFebruary 2015. Infants 5 – 6.15pm, Juniors 6.30 – 8pm. Entry £2 per child, tickets on the door. Parental supervision is required for the Infants.


New Directions Football Tournament


Well done to the boys who participated in the New Directions Football Finals. The standard of football was extremely high and all of the boys were a credit to the school. Unfortunately we were not victorious but a great time was had by all.


Parent / Carer Council


Thank you to those Parents / Carers who attended last night’s meeting. It was a very positive and productive meeting and many valid points were discussed. Items on the agenda included the school adopting UNICEF’s Rights for the Child as a central core ethos, developing effective communication with parents / carers and healthy schools. Further details on the agenda items will be sent to parents / carers in the near future. The next parent / carer council meeting will be held on Thursday 19th March 2015 at 5.30pm.



2015 /16 term dates and inset dates


Tuesday 1stSeptember 2015 will be an INSET day. Information regarding the remaining INSET days will be made available to parents / carers in the yearly timetable of events provided in September 2015.



2014 / 15
Term Begins
Half Term Starts
Half term ends
Term ends
Autumn
2014
Monday
01 September
Monday
27 October
Friday
31 October
Friday
19 December
Spring
2015
Monday
05 January
Monday
16 February
Friday
20 February
Friday
27 March
Summer
2015
Monday
13 April
Monday
25 May
Friday
29 May
Monday
20 July *

ALL SCHOOLS will be closed on May Day Bank Holiday, Monday 04 May 2015


* LAST DAY for our pupils and staff will be Wednesday 15 July 2015






2015 / 16
Term Begins
Half Term Starts
Half term ends
Term ends
Autumn
2015
Tuesday *
01 September
Monday
26 October
Friday
30 October
Friday
18 December
Spring
2016
Monday
04 January
Monday
15 February
Friday
19 February
Thursday
24 March
Summer
2016
Monday
11 April
Monday
30 May
Friday
03 June
Wednesday
20 July

ALL SCHOOLS will be closed on May Day Bank Holiday, Monday 02 May 2016


* Tuesday 01 September 2015 will be an INSET day