As a school we are always aiming to improve and grow to ensure that we are continuously providing the best quality education to our children. This year the areas we have selected to develop are:

• Maths, focussing on key instant recall facts, we will be continuing to work with the Maths Hub, this year focussing on Mastering Number in KS2.
• Embedding our new curriculum focussing on individual subject teaching and refining our offer as we put the new teaching areas into practise.
• Embedding new assessment systems and using methods of reflective practice to support children to know more and remember more.
• We will ensure behaviour management systems are purposeful by regular analysis
• Ensure attendance remains at 96% or above.
• Continue to work with the Mental Health Support Team to provide early, high quality interventions to our children and families.
• Our leadership team will enhance their skill by developing their coaching style.
• Ensure financial stability.

Weekly house point totals are:

Owls = 111

Badgers = 95

Squirrels = 113

Foxes = 109

Well done to the Squirrels team.

Well done to everyone who received awards or shout outs today. We are very proud of you. A brilliant start to the new term, keep it up!

• Class R – Isla, for super learning behaviours and being very kind to her friends. Well done.
• Class 1 – Ellis, for being hardworking, having a positive attitude and for always trying his best.
• Class 2 – Octavia, for always doing the right things and always being ready to learn, a fantastic role model.
• Class 3 – William L, for his excellent learning behaviour and always being ready to learn.
• Class 4 – Harvey, for making a good effort in his learning, being helpful in the classroom and for great descriptive sentences, a great week – well done!
• Class 5 – Eva, for getting on with her work quickly, working hard and always concentrating and listening well.
• Class 6 – Destiny, for hard work, determination and a good attitude, a great week well done.
• KS1 Headteachers – Oliver B in Class R, for a super start to school life and settling in well to new routines.
• KS2 Headteachers – Mackenzie in Class 6, for showcasing our school values and being a role model to others. Well done, you are a delightful member of our school and we are very proud of you!
• Raffle ticket – William L in class 3.
• Lunchtime award – Scarlett R in Class 3 for being polite and showcasing our school values at lunchtime, well done.

Well done to everyone who received awards or shoutouts this week, we are very proud of you.

Today we celebrated reading in our celebration assembly, with praise for lots of children for their reading at home and reading throughout the curriculum in school.

• Class R – Antione
• Class 1 – Jake
• Class 2 – Emillie
• Class 3 – Scarlett R
• Class 4 – Erin
• Class 5 – Lucas
• Class 6 – Maisie

Congratulations to all our chosen Book Worms, your reading at home and school was excellent this week.

Remember to keep up those good reading habits.

• Mon 16th Sept – swimming starts for Y3&4
• Mon 16th Sept – Reception parents phonics workshop
• Thur 19th Sept – voting for house captains within school – good luck to all candidates
• Fri 27th Book fair opens until Fri 4th Oct
• Fri 27th – MacMillan coffee afternoon
• Mon 30th – Netball competition for Y5&6
• Tues 1st October – Individual photographs, preschool aged children welcome for family photos from 8.30am. In school siblings will be taken together within the school day.

A full list of dates is available on our website by following this link. This page is regularly updated with any changes or new dates added.

A polite reminder that school starts at 8.45am, with the main gates opening  just a few minutes before this. Please ensure that children are on time and ready to start their day at 8.45am.

The start of our day is a crucial time for learning interventions and key skills. In our younger classes the pupils start their day with vital fine motor skills such as finger exercises or games skills for early handwriting. As children progress through the school they will participate in a range of start of the day activities based on prior learning in maths and English, helping them to remember key facts and knowledge. Our staff lead interventions at the start of the day, with some phonics activities, emotional support or stretching and gross motor skills in Cool Kids or some important small group work or 1:1 support with Mrs Chaplin.

We know that a great day needs to get off to a good start, so please support us by ensuring your child is on time and ready to be welcomed by our supportive staff team at 8.45am.

We do offer a breakfast club on site from 7.45am, please see Mrs Rhoden or Mrs O’Connor in the school office if you would like information about booking this service.

New procedures came into force with regards to leave of absence this term. The government have made some changes to the fixed penalty notice scheme.

The information below is taken directly from the government website:

From August 2024, the fine for school absences across the country will be £80 if paid within 21 days, or £160 if paid within 28 days. This rate is in line with inflation and is the first increase since 2012. 

In the case of repeated fines, if a parent receives a second fine for the same child within any three-year period, this will be charged at the higher rate of £160. 

Fines per parent will be capped to two fines within any three-year period. Once this limit has been reached, other action like a parenting order or prosecution will be considered. 

If you’re prosecuted and attend court because your child hasn’t been attending school, you could get a fine of up to £2,500. 

Money raised via fines is only used by the local authority to cover the costs of administering the system, and to fund attendance support. Any extra money is returned to the government. 

It’s the responsibility of the local authority to decide when to issue fines to parents, meaning the process varies from council to council.  However, under the national rules, all schools are required to consider a fine when a child has missed .. sessions for unauthorised reasons. 

A reminder that the £80 fine is per parent, per child. In circumstances where parents are separated, only the parent who can influence the decision making to take the child out of education may be fined.

To clarify, this is a government scheme which schools must implement. All the money from the fixed penalty notices goes to the local authority and the fines are enforced by them. As a school we monitor attendance regularly and have a duty to inform the LA of any children who are missing their educational entitlement due to holidays in term time or any other leave of absence.

The LA Education Welfare team will work with school and families to support children who are missing education for a variety of reasons, the fixed penalty notices stated above are for holidays in term time. However the scheme may be implemented in cases where children are persistently absent and progress to improve this is not being made.

Thankfully the majority of our children have good or better attendance which impacts positively on their social, emotional and learning outcomes. Thank you to our families for your continued support.

Well done to all those who completed the Summer Reading Challenge! We have been contacted by Market Drayton Library and asked to inform families that the last opportunity to claim medals and certificates is this Saturday, 14th September. Please visit to library in Market Drayton if you have not already collected your prize.

Remember to bring them in and share your success with your class. We are very proud of you.