Dear Parents/Carers,

Well Done Everybody for Improved Attendance!

Our recent census showed some very positive news about improvements in attendance over time. Over the last 4 years attendance has improved each year from 94.3% to 95.7%. This may not seem like a big difference, but the improvement of 1.4% means:

• Our overall attendance is now in line with national figures for primary schools.
• Attendance is now above Bristol overall attendance.
• Overall  children are in school an incredible 545 extra days extra across the year compared to 4 years ago.
• This is the same as an average of 2 ½ days of school per child compared to 4 year ago.

WELL DONE EVERYONE!

Also well done to the following class who had attendance at over 97%:

• Year 2 = 99%

This means that Year 2 will have non-uniform on Friday 7th June.

Job Vacancy

We have a vacancy for a school cleaner to start on the 15th July 2019. If you would like to apply please speak to the School Office.

Pupil Places Available

The school is almost full but we do have some space available in Reception, Year 2 and 5. If you know somebody who might need a school place, please ask them to contact the school office. 

  

Important - Home addresses and contact details

Please can you advise the school office if you have changed your home address or mobile telephone number.  It is important that the school is able to contact parents/carers.

A reminder of cancelled clubs due to staff training

Dates of School Clubs (including Chill Time Klub) that are cancelled for Staff training:

All dates are Wednesday:-

• 12th June
• 26th June
• 10th July

After School Care - Chill Time Klub

A reminder that Chill Time Klub is the after school care available to all children in the school. The club runs from 3.15pm to 4.30pm at a cost of £3.50.

Summer Chill Time Klub

Summer Chill Time Klub will run again during the summer holiday.  The ‘Klub’ will be open on w/c 29th July and 5th August.   If you would like to book your child into the Klub please telephone the school office.

Headteacher awards

The Head teacher awards for Monday 3rd June at 9:00am are: Bethany and Fritzhie  (YR) , Reggie and Freya (Y1), Calvin and Cheyenne (Y2), Missey and William (Y3), Olly and Hollie S (Y4), Megan (Y5), Lily and Jay (Y6).

Children in Year 4 who have been doing swing dance will give a performance at the assembly on the 3rd June.

Dates for Diaries

27th May - 31st May - School holiday

7th June - 10th June - Year 6 Camp to Manor Adventure

11th June - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 3 to Mendips

21st June - 26th June - Summer Book Fair - more details to follow

Monday 17th June - INSET Day - School Closed

Tuesday 18th June - INSET Day - School Closed

25th June - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 2 to Ashton Court

28th June - Year 6 - Transition - St Mary Redcliffe & Temple School

2nd July - Year 6 - Transition - St Bernadette Secondary School

2nd July - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 4 to Kenfig Beach

4th July - Year 6 - Transition - Ashton Park School

5th July - Year 6 - Transition - St Mary Redcliffe & Temple School

9th July - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 5 - Malverns

Friday 19th July - End of school year for children

22nd & 23rd July - Inset Days (school closed)

24th July 2019 - 30th August - School Holiday

w/c 29th July - Summer Chill Time Klub

w/c 5th August - Summer Chill Time Klub

Monday 2nd September 2019 - INSET (school closed)

Tuesday 3rd September - Start of academic year for children

Thursday and Friday 12th & 13th September - Barton Camp

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

Pupil Places Available

The school is almost full but we do have some space available in Reception, Year 2 and 5. If you know somebody who might need a school place, please ask them to contact the school office.
 
Important - Home addresses and contact details

Please can you advise the school office if you have changed your home address or mobile telephone number.  It is important that the school is able to contact parents/carers.

Parking outside school

Please do not park in the loading bay when dropping or collecting your children from school.  If a traffic enforcement car drove past you could still be liable to a fine.  The loading bays are for coaches, mini buses or deliveries.

A reminder of cancelled clubs due to staff training

Dates of School Clubs (including Chill Time Klub) that are cancelled for Staff training:
All dates are Wednesday:-

• 12th June
• 26th June
• 10th July

After School Care - Chill Time Klub

A reminder that Chill Time Klub is the after school care available to all children in the school. The club runs from 3.15pm to 4.30pm at a cost of £3.50.

Attendance 

Well done to the following class who had attendance at over 97%:
Year 2 = 99%
Year 3 = 97%
Year 5 = 97%
Year 6 = 99%
This means that Year 2 and 6 will have non-uniform on Friday 24th May.

Summer Chill Time Klub

Summer Chill Time Klub will run again during the summer holiday.  The ‘Klub’ will be open on w/c 29th July and 5th August.   If you would like to book your child into the Klub please telephone the school office.

Headteacher awards

The Head teacher awards for Monday 20th May at 9:00am  are: Shayne and Angelica (YR) , Josiah (Y1), Leah, Fidel  and Freddie (Y2),  Archie and Miley (Y3), Imogen and Patrick (Y4), Harley, Harvey and Gabie (Y5), all of Year 6 Y6.

Dates for Diaries

21st May - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 1 to Blaise Castle
21st May - Year 6 Somerset County Cricket - Taunton
27th May - 31st May - School holiday
7th June - 10th June - Year 6 Camp to Manor Adventure
11th June - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 3 to Mendips
21st June - 26th June - Summer Book Fair - more details to follow
Monday 17th June - INSET Day - School Closed
Tuesday 18th June - INSET Day - School Closed
25th June - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 2 to Ashton Court
28th June - Year 6 - Transition - St Mary Redcliffe & Temple School
2nd July - Year 6 - Transition - St Bernadette Secondary School
2nd July - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 4 to Kenfig Beach
4th July - Year 6 - Transition - Ashton Park School
5th July - Year 6 - Transition - St Mary Redcliffe & Temple School
9th July - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 5 - Malverns
Friday 19th July - End of school year for children
22nd & 23rd July - Inset Days (school closed)
24th July 2019 - 30th August - School Holiday
w/c 29th July - Summer Chill Time Klub
w/c 5th August - Summer Chill Time Klub
Monday 2nd September 2019 - INSET (school closed)
Tuesday 3rd September - Start of academic year for children
Thursday and Friday 12th & 13th September - Barton Camp

Yours sincerely,
Matt Condon
Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

School Funding - a Request for Help

Did you know that the Government calculates part of our school funding based on the number of pupils that have a school meal on Census Day? 

Help us maximise our funding by encouraging your child to have a school meal on Thursday 16th May, when the main menu will be fish and chips. 

As always, we appreciate your support. 

Pupil Health and Well-being Survey 

We would like to share a few key statements from a recent survey completed in January by our Year 5 and 6 pupils. The results were positive, informative and in line with recent inspection findings. They also direct us towards the continual updating of our health and well-being curriculum.

A few of the survey findings are as follows (The figure in brackets represents other Bristol schools):

School 

• 80% (compared to 63% across Bristol) of pupils feel that their school cares whether they are happy or not and 92% (compared to 89% across Bristol) said their work is marked so they can see how to improve it.   
• 94% (compared to 84% across Bristol) of pupils responded that they think it is important to go to school every day. 
• 94% (compared to 81% across Bristol) of pupils responded that their school thinks stopping/preventing bullying is important, while 0% (compared to 4%) said their school doesn’t think it is.   

Health

• 70% (compared to 44% across Bristol) of pupils responded that they had a school lunch on the day before the survey, while 0% (1%) said they bought lunch from a takeaway or shop.  
• 63% (compared to 83% across Bristol ) of pupils responded that they were active enough to breathe harder and faster or feel hot and sweaty for at least half an hour on at least three days, in the week before the survey .
• 28% (compared to 11% across Bristol) of pupils responded that they didn’t eat any portions of fruit or vegetables on the day before the survey.   

Year 6 SATs Breakfast Club

The Year 6 children will have a Breakfast Club starting at 8am for the week of SATs tests from 13th May.  In the past, this has proven to be good for the children and has helped them to get the best results possible.

Our Year 6 children and their teachers have worked incredibly hard and we wish them a happy and successful week.

Parking Outside School

Please do not park in the loading bay when dropping or collecting your children from school.  If a traffic enforcement car drove past you could still be liable to a fine.  The loading bays are for coaches, mini buses or deliveries.

INSET Days - School Closed

Our last two INSET (staff training) days have now been confirmed as Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th June.

The first day of the new academic year (Monday 2nd September 2019) will also be an INSET (school closed). This means that Tuesday 3rd September will be the start of the academic year for children.

A reminder of cancelled clubs due to staff training

Dates of School Clubs (including Chill Time Klub) that are cancelled for Staff training:
All dates are Wednesday:-

• 15th May
• 12th June
• 26th June
• 10th July

Important - Home addresses and contact details

Please can you advise the school office if you have changed your home address or mobile telephone number.  It is important that the school is able to contact parents/carers.

After School Care - Chill Time Klub

A reminder that Chill Time Klub is the after school care available to all children in the school. The club runs from 3.15pm to 4.30pm at a cost of £3.50.

Attendance 

Well done to the following class who had attendance at over 97%:

• Year 1 = 98%
• Year 2 = 99%
• Year 3 = 98%
• Year 4 = 98%

This means that Year 2 will have non-uniform on Friday 17th May.

Summer Chill Time Klub

Summer Chill Time Klub will run again during the summer holiday.  The ‘Klub’ will be open on w/c 29th July and 5th August.   If you would like to book your child into the Klub please telephone the school office.

Headteacher awards

The Head teacher awards for Monday 13th May at 2.45pm are: Ollie P & Gracie-Lou (YR) , Oscar and Isobel (Y1), Bernic and Declan (Y2),  Deniro(Y3), Jayden and Layla (Y4), Zac, Sonny and Wiktoria (Y5), Christiana and Neyo(Y6).

Dates for Diaries

Wb 13th May - Year 6 SATs week
21st May - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 1 to Blaise Castle
21st May - Year 6 Somerset County Cricket - Taunton
27th May - 31st May - School holiday
7th June - 10th June - Year 6 Camp to Manor Adventure
11th June - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 3 to Mendips
21st June - 26th June - Summer Book Fair - more details to follow
Monday 17th June - INSET Day - School Closed
Tuesday 18th June - INSET Day - School Closed
25th June - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 2 to Ashton Court
28th June - Year 6 - Transition - St Mary Redcliffe & Temple School
2nd July - Year 6 - Transition - St Bernadette Secondary School
2nd July - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 4 to Kenfig Beach
4th July - Year 6 - Transition - Ashton Park School
5th July - Year 6 - Transition - St Mary Redcliffe & Temple School
9th July - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 5 - Malverns
Friday 19th July - End of school year for children
22nd & 23rd July - Inset Days (school closed)
24th July 2019 - 30th August - School Holiday
w/c 29th July - Summer Chill Time Klub
w/c 5th August - Summer Chill Time Klub
Monday 2nd September 2019 - INSET (school closed)
Tuesday 3rd September - Start of academic year for children
Thursday and Friday 12th & 13th September - Barton Camp

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon
Headteacher