Dear Parents/Carers,
Welcome
back to the start of the new school year and I hope you all had a good summer
break.
I
would like to welcome our new Reception children who will start next week on a
part-time basis. We know that they will really enjoy growing as part of our
school community.
Summer Weddings
Congratulations
to Mr. Conlon who got married this summer.
New Staff
I would like to welcome Miss Frances Finding who is our Reception teacher this year, covering Miss Phillips' maternity leave. Miss Philips and Miss Finding are teaching the class together for the first few weeks of term.
I would like to welcome Miss Frances Finding who is our Reception teacher this year, covering Miss Phillips' maternity leave. Miss Philips and Miss Finding are teaching the class together for the first few weeks of term.
Mrs.
Angela Serle and Mrs. Rony Fernandez have also joined the team as Teaching
Assistants. They will help to provide even better teaching of reading and
support for children in the key areas of learning.
Start of Year Parent Information Sessions
These
short information sessions are taking place from 3pm in each class. In these
sessions information will be shared about expectations for the school year and
other important information. Reception, Year 2 and Year 6 have already held
their meetings. Dates are in ‘Dates for Diaries’.
IMPORTANT – Reporting Absence
Can
I remind parents that if their child is absent, they must telephone the school
so we can ensure all children are in school or safely at home. If we have not
received contact regarding an absence by 9.30am, we have no alternative but to
record the pupil’s absence as unauthorized,
which could result in further action being taken.
Updated security arrangements
To improve site security we will now be locking the playground gates from 9.05am each day until 3.25pm. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation in leaving the playground as quickly as possible.
Prospective Parents
Tours
There
will be tours for prospective parents for September 2015. The dates are:
•
Tuesday
23rd September at 10am
•
Wednesday 1st October at 2pm
•
Wednesday 8th October at 10am
•
Thursday 16th October at 2pm
Staff Training Days (school closed)
As you know two training days have
already been planned for this term. A third has been planned for the last day
of the summer term
– Monday 20th July 2015. This means the school year will end
on Friday 17th July 2015.
We hope to share the dates of the
other two training
days soon.
Sponsored Bike Rides
At
the end of July I
cycled from Bristol to Whitby on the coast of the North Yorkshire Moors;
cycling over 350 miles over 5 days.
Angus
Wallace, now in Year 5, cycled from Bristol to Radstock and back; an amazing
distance of 50 miles in one day. Angus is only 9 years old!
We both decided to use our journeys as opportunities to raise money for St. Peter's Hospice. St Peters Hospice is a Bristol charity caring for adults with life-limiting illnesses. They aim to improve the quality of their living and dying while extending care and support to their families and loved ones.
St
Peter’s Hospice cared for our
caretaker Nick Buck's wife, Sonia, who passed away in November of last year.
Sonia had been battling cancer for some time and received a wonderful level of
care at St Peter's Hospice.
We
have sent home sponsor forms and a Just Giving site can be found on:
We
appreciate any support you can give. A big thank you to all who have already
donated. So far we have raised £80. More sponsor forms are available outside
the school office.
School Attendance
I
am pleased to announce that in 2013-14, our attendance rose to 96.3% (including
Reception who had amazing attendance). Although we’ve had a better year of attendance, it is
still a concern, especially where:
•
Parents
have taken children out of school for holidays or extended family visits.
•
Too
many children are missing school for lots of odd days.
As
you know, from last September, Headteachers may not grant any leave of absence
during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. Absences can only
be authorised in exceptional circumstances.
The
school has done its best to work with parents, and we have resisted taking
action such as fining because we want to maintain good relationships and we
always want to behave in a reasonable manner. Overall, this approach has been
successful.
However,
it would not be reasonable for children to be missing school for such reasons
on an annual basis. If children who
have missed school for extended periods this year, also miss extended periods
next year(as unauthorised absences), we have no choice but to take further
action, which is very likely to be issuing a fine.
Also,
can I request that parents and carers do not take children out of school due to
illness, when it is actually for another reason. Often in these cases, children
tell their friends or members of staff another reason why they’ve been off school. In such cases, we have
no choice but to request written confirmation for any absence. Without written
confirmation absences cannot be authorised.
After School Clubs
A newsletter was sent home earlier
this week regarding clubs. They start next week.
|
Club
|
Finish
Time
|
Year
Groups
|
Start
date/day of club
|
|
Textiles
|
5pm
|
3-6
|
Monday
|
|
Kodu Computing
Club
|
4.30pm
|
5 and
6
|
Monday
|
|
Choir
|
4.30pm
|
3-6
|
Tuesday
|
|
Indoor
Games
|
4.45pm
|
3-6
|
Tuesday
|
|
Gymnastics
|
4.45pm
|
1-6
|
Wednesday
|
|
Football
|
4.45pm
|
2-6
|
Thursday
|
|
Mandarin
|
4.15pm
|
1-6
|
Friday
|
Additional information is available on the newsletter
blog.
Eden School
Dinner Menu
This is now available on the school
website. Click on the information link on the bottom of the main page and then
the link is on the right of the information page.
Governor Vacancies
Vacancies have arisen for a
Foundation Governor and a Parent Governor.
For further information please contact Fr Paul or the school secretary
with your name and contact number, and a governor will get back to you.
Celebration Assembly
There will be a celebration assembly
on Monday 8th September, where the following children will receive
their Headteacher's Award: Harry (Y1),
Christian (Y2), Kayla (Y3), Jakub (Y3), Kiara (Y4), Meikel (Y5) and Jake (Y6).
Dates for Diaries
Monday 8th September at 3pm - Y1 Parents Information Session
Tuesday 9th September at 3pm - Y4 Parents Information Session
Wednesday 10th September at 3pm - Y3 Parents Information Session
Thursday 11th September at 3pm - Y5 Parents Information Session
Friday 12th September -
Start of Year Mass in School
Wednesday 17th September - Y6 Mosque visit
Wednesday 17th September - Year 6 class mass
Tuesday 23rd september - Prospective parents visit 9.30am
Wednesday 24th September - Year
5 class mass
Friday 26th September - Staff training day (school closed)
Wednesday 1st October - Prospective parents visit at 2pm
Wednesday 1st October - Year 4 class mass
Thursday 2nd October - Full Governing Body meeting
Friday 3rd October - Staff training day (school closed)
Wednesday 8th October - Prospective parents visit at 10am
Wednesday 8th October - Year 3 class mass
Wednesday15th October - Year 2 class mass
Thursday 16th October - Prospective parents visit at 2pm
Wednesday 22nd October - Year 1 class mass
Friday 17th July -
End of school year
As
always, if you have any questions or concerns please talk to the class teacher
or a member of staff in the front office.
We hope all our children have another great year of learning ahead of them!
We hope all our children have another great year of learning ahead of them!
Best
wishes
Matt Condon
Headteacher
Headteacher
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