Week 3...Now everyone is fully into the classroom and school routines! We have been into classrooms to see all the children focussing straight away on their learning as they come in and they are a real credit to you and to the school.
We have set the date for our first open classrooms session on Thursday 3 October. You can drop in between 2:45pm and 3:15pm and see your child's room, the adults who work with them, and some of what they have been doing during this session. It is very informal (you won't find yourself joining a lesson!) and definitely not a parents' evening.
Parent governor election Mrs Jade Lamb has stood donw from her role as a parent governor which means we are looking for a new member of our Local Governing Body. We meet 6 times a year, with additional training and involvement depending on rols and responsibilities. We will be sending out further information, including nomination forms, next week. If you would like to find out more plase contact Anna Pearce (Chair of Governors) cofg@bp.starmat.uk or Allyson Buckton via the school office. Many thanks to Jade for all her support since her election, and for her work as safeguarding governor.
Leave in term time The DFE guidance around attendance in schools has changed, with a tougher approach to leave in term time. Some of the categories which would have been considered as 'exceptional circumstances' in the past have now gone, and others have been made much clearer. The STAR MAT policy is below, along with the leave form which has been updated in line with this.
Across the MAT and the LA, applications for Fixed Penalty Notices can be made for ANY 10 unauthorised absences (1 day would count as 2 absences) in a 10-week rolling period of time.
We have also sent out a letter about attendance from the STAR MAT: please take the time to read this.
North Yorkshire Community Messaging (from NY Police) North Yorkshire Community Messaging allows members of the public to register to receive alerts, crime notifications and community news from North Yorkshire Police, this also includes businesses and schools within our communities in Selby to sign up to. This allows us to create an appropriate list of contacts and be able to reach out to you with crime prevention advice, this is a free service, and the information comes to your email only. (There are no text messages pinging away all day and night.) Sign up on this link https://www.northyorkshirecommunitymessaging.co.uk/#signup-section
Tesco Stronger Starts: please keep voting! Mrs Mead has applied for us to be part of the Tesco Stronger Starts scheme to gain some more equipment for the EYFS area. This is the scheme where you can have a small blue token every time you buy something, and then drop it into the collection slot for the project you are supporting. Voting will be open from the beginning of July to the end of September so plenty of time to help us out! You can vote at the main Tesco in town, and at the Tesco Express on Doncaster Road. Thank you so much.
Safeguarding newsletter The September Spotlight on Safeguarding parent newsletter is available here https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/brayton-cofe-primary-school/UploadedDocument/a6f00626-1fdf-4c44-9956-a97620202764/spotlight-on-safeguarding-september-2024.pdf Please take the time to look over it: this week there is advice on Snapchat, sleep and first phones.
School day timings Just a reminder that the main gates now open at 8:45am and children should go straight to their classes ready for school to start at 8:50am. If the gates and doors are closed, please go to the school office where you can sign your child in.
Contacting school Messages about absence, medicine, appointments & changes to after school picks ups must come through the school office either by phone 01757 704308 or email admin@bp.starmat.uk. Messages through Dojo don't work if a member of staff is absent, and also staff do not have their phones with them in the classrooms while they are working with the children so they can't always pick them up.
Term dates 2024-25 The term dates for this year are on the school website at https://brayton-cofe-primary-school.secure-primarysite.net/term-dates/
Jewellery No necklaces, bracelets, rings or other jewellery should be worn to school. If your child has earrings, these must be removed for PE sessions, or earrings can be left at home on PE days. Earrings for school should be small stud types so they don't get caught and cause any injuries.
