Weekly Blog 7th March

Wilton Expects Focus

We’re back!!

What a first week it has been, the weather is finally warming up, although it rained today, the children are working hard and having a lot of fun too.

We’ve heard lots of stories about what children have been up to over the half-term week and everyone is refreshed ready to go again.

Thursday was World Book Day and the children dressed up, either, as their favourite book characters or came in their pajamas, even some of the teachers dressed up too.

The character focus was week was Kindness and Compassion.

Next week the assembly theme is on National Careers Week, the Character focus in Helpfulness and Determination.

A Message about Attendance

8.30am Gates open
8.35am Staff come outside and lines begin to go in.
8.40am. School starts. Arrival after this time is classed as late.
8.41 am- 9.10am Children receive a late mark in the register. L code
9.11am onwards -Children receive a U code which classes the lateness as an unauthorised half day absence. This will affect  their attendance percentage.

We appreciate at times lateness may be due to a medical appointment. If medical evidence is seen, an  M-code is used instead of a U code.  This will authorise the absence, although the attendance percentage will still be affected.

Any 5 days of unauthorised absence in a 10 week rolling period will trigger a phone call and the start of involvement from the attendance team across Wilton and Dormanstown. 

This can be combination of U-codes or full day absence.

From Monday, you will receive a weekly text message from the Department of Education stating how  many days absence your child has had this year. Please keep this to times your child is genuinely too ill to come to school.

Please help your child have the best start to the day by being on time. If you need any support or have  any questions then please contact the Academy to discuss it.

Class Dojo

Don’t forget to see reminders and stories about what your child is learning in school from Class Dojo.

It also shows parents/carers what the children have been getting points for, including being on time, working hard during class and good manners to teachers and their friends.

Parking around the School

Please could we remind you that parking outside of the school on Pasture Lane is not permitted. On the school side, this is clearly marked out as a no parking zone. This applies on a morning, home time and throughout the day.  Parking on the other side blocks the road and it makes it difficult for cars to pass and makes it unsafe for children. If you need to drive to school, please park on the High Street,  the Grange Estate or further round Pasture Lane to ensure the road and paths around the school grounds are clear and safe for adults and children. 

Breakfast Club

Did you know we do a breakfast club every morning?

You can bring your child in, knowing they’ll get a good breakfast before they start school. This is open to everyone and can be booked in the clubs section on the school gateway app.

It costs £1.20 for each morning your child attends.

Attendance

Attendance every day is vital for your child’s progress unless they are too unwell to learn. It is your responsibility to inform the academy if your child is going to be absent by 8.40am each day of their absence.

Please note if your child is later than 9.10am, it is counted by the DfE as a half day absence.

You can contact the office on 01642 453374.

This weeks best attendance goes to…..

Missed Learning

2 day of missed learning occurred this week due to unauthorised absences. Unauthorised absences are for holidays, parents/carers not contacting the academy or any other unexplained. With most minor ailments, children can be in school, so we really encourage you to think about keeping your child at home.

100% Attendance

This week we had 70 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Outstanding!!

A huge WELL DONE to you all.

Can you get 100% next week?

Year 5/6 Mrs Harding Class Round Up

Year 5/6 have been working hard over the last few weeks.

In RE we have been looking at Sikhism.  We have looked at the origins of this comparatively young religion and the children have been comparing it with another religion.  We looked at ways Sikhs celebrate and how they view religion as a whole.

In Science we had a fantastic visit to the Life Centre in Newcastle.  The children were exceptionally well behaved and had fantastic opportunities to study different aspects of working within the Space Industry.

We have just started our History Topic on King Henry VIII – the children appear very interested in many aspects of this monarch’s life and some are challenging me with my own knowledge!!

Finally, we are continuing our movement breaks – the children enjoy the chance to get up and move between lessons and I’m sure with the weather improving, these will be even more popular.

Diary Dates and Reminders

Lunch Menu

Our Lunches are served on a 3 week rota. The menu next week will be Week 1

Reminder about Packed Lunches

If you provide a packed lunch for your child please can we remind you of the following information:

• Grapes should be cut up into halves or quarters to reduce choking risk.
• Bars of chocolate and bags of sweets are not allowed.
• Chocolate biscuits are acceptable.
• Chocolate spread should be of a nut free variety.

All the above information is to ensure children have a healthy packed lunch whilst taking into account the safety of themselves and others.

Below is a reminder of the Nut Free school policy for the school.

Actions for Happiness

Mindful March is here and now is a great time to look at what actions you can take to make the month a happy one.

SEN Sports What’s Happening in your area

Golf Fore All

Redcar Rugby Club

My Clothing Uniforms

Our friends at My Clothing have given us a discount code for all our families to save on their uniform. It’s valid until 31st March 2025 so don’t forget to use it when you get to the checkout.

Code is  UNIFORM10%

Family Hubs

Green Doctor

CEA Cinema Card

For those that aren’t aware, the UK Cinema Association has a discount card which enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a free ticket for someone to go with them when they are visiting a participating cinema. 

To be eligible the person must be 5 years of age or older and be in receipt of one of the following:

• Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
• Attendance Allowance (AA)
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• Adult / Child Disability Payment (ADP / CDP in Scotland)
• Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP)

Or hold:

• Severely Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Registered Blind)
• Sight Impaired Registration (formerly Partially Sighted)

Cards are valid from 1 year from the date of issue and there is a fee of £6.

For more information and/or to apply please visit the CEA webpage –  Home – CEA Card

Cost of Living

Healthier Together

National Sleep Helpline

The 4 T’s of Diabetes