It’s certainly been an interesting, if short, week at the Academy. The weather changing daily, let’s hope it stays bright and sunny for the rest of the School year. The children have been working hard, as ever, our Choir and cast members have been rehearsing very hard for the Shrek musical, tickets still on sale, and it’s going to be an amazing show.
The school celebrated VE day yesterday with a picnic lunch and lessons, making flags and learning about the importance of it in history.
Year 6 are preparing for their SATs which are next week, we wish them all the best of luck and we know they’ll do us all proud.
The assembly theme this week was about World Red Cross Day and the character theme was Kindness and Independence.
Next week is Metal Health Awareness week, with a special theme on ‘Community’, the character focus is Helpfulness and Collaboration.
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.
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.
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.
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 and is every day.
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…..
8 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.
This week we had 71 children who achieved 100% Attendance for this week, which is Brilliant!!
A huge WELL DONE to you all.
Can you get 100% when we return?
Yesterday was been a special and exciting day in our school. The children have been finding out all about the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a fabulous picnic outside. They have learnt lots of things about what VE Day was for and why it is important to celebrate it even after all this time.
Now we are back in school after the Easter break the children have got straight back into their new topics.
In maths we have been revisiting place value and are moving on to the four operations. The children are working hard with Y1 learning to count on with greater confidence and Year 2 working out missing numbers in addition calculations.
In English, the children have really enjoyed learning about the Legend of the Loch Ness Monster. There has been its of debate about whether the legend is true or whether it has been embellished down the years. To support our reading into writing rationale, Year 2 have also been reading the Legend of Robin Hood. Again, the children have been forming very strong opinions regarding the characters and their actions.
Our foundation topic is Geography, and the children have been learning about the difference between weather and climate. They have remembered the work they have done on continents and have place them on a globe. They have identified the equator on the globe and understand the climate zones. They know that the UK is in the continent of Europe and that its climate is temperate. Watch out for the next blog which may include a weather forecast or two.
As the weather has been so lovely the children are finding afternoons warm and need to calm after lunch so they have been finding out more about meditation and breath work.
Just before our half term break the children took part in an Easter walk around the village showing off their Easter bonnets.
Our lunches are served on a 3 week rotation, next week will be week 3.
If you provide a packed lunch for your child please can we remind you of the following information:
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.
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:
Or hold:
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
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