Another week! Hope you’ve all had a good week and are ready for the weekend ahead. The weather’s looking a bit mixed over the weekend but I hope it doesn’t scupper any plans you may have!
As you are aware, we had our Ofsted inspection just before Christmas (great time to come!). The report has to go through several stages of moderation before it is published. We have received a draft report this week, which we have to check for any inaccuracies. Hopefully the full report will be published next wee. We will share it with you as soon as we receive it ourselves.
The links below for Happy News and Primary News will look the same each week. However, each week the link will be updated to take you to the latest issue.
Have a great weekend and see you next week.
Dates
10 February – Parents’ Evening (4:00pm – 7:00pm)
12 February – Parents’ Evening (4:00pm – 7:00pm)
13 February – Last day of this half term
23 February – First day back after half term
Attendance
Whole School – 98.48%
Year 3 – 98.49%
Year 5 – 99.39%
Year 6 – 99.09%
Year 4 – 99.06%
Year 1 – 98.71%
Year 2 – 97.0%
Reception – 96.24%
Well done Year 3 and Year 5!
Bible Quote of the Week
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified…for the Lord your God goes with you.””
Deuteronomy 31:6
NEWS
Holiday Absence Request
A reminder about requesting school absence for holidays. Click on the link on the picture above for the full poster/information. More information is also available on the school website.
Forest School
Make This Dream Come True
Happy News
Happy News is a free weekly newsletter just for kids. It reports good news stories from around the globe in an easy-to-access format. It’s well worth a read!
Primary News Today
Primary News Today is a children’s newspaper. It has headline news that is informative, engaging and thought-provoking.
SAFEGUARDING
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Education have this week announced a national consultation on children’s use of technology.
The consultation will look at options including raising the digital age of consent, implementing phone curfews to avoid excessive use, and restricting potentially addictive design features such as ‘streaks’ and ‘infinite scrolling’.
Immediate action announced includes an expectation that Ofsted will check school mobile phone policy on every inspection, with schools expected to be phone-free by default.
There will also be screen time guidance produced for parents of children aged 5 to 16, which is in addition to guidance for parents of under-fives that will be published in April.
