Dear Parents and Carers s5

Fell Dyke Community Primary School

Head Teacher Ms K Savage Springwell Road Gateshead NE9 7AA

Tel: 0191 433 4111 Fax: 0191 433 4110

Dear Parents, Carers and Governors

APRIL 2016 NEWSLETTER

DANCE FESTIVAL DINNER MONEY On the 15th March children from Fell Dyke Primary took part in the Gateshead Dance Festival at The Sage. It Can I remind parents/carers that dinner money must be was a fantastic event and our children were amazing. paid in advance on the Monday of each week. If you Well done to all the children and staff for their hard work, do not pay then you will be contacted and asked to I can’t wait for next year! provide a packed lunch for your child or come and collect them and take them home for lunch. If SURVEYS parents/carers have still not paid for school lunches by Wednesday they will be asked to attend a meeting with Thank you to all the parents/carers who completed a the Head Teacher. questionnaire, your feedback is appreciated. All entries were placed in a prize draw and the lucky winner was A copy of the ‘Debt Recovery and Prevention Policy’ can the parent of Ryan Cooper Y2 who received a £20 gift be found on the school website for you to read in full. voucher. SPORT RELIEF HOLIDAYS IN TERM TIME

Thank you to everyone who dressed their sports kits and Can I remind you of the statutory regulations for the donated to Sport Relief. We raised £248.00!. taking of holidays in term time from 1 September 2013. Previously, the Education (Pupil Registration) EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS (England) Regulations 2006 allowed Head Teachers to grant leave of absence, of up to 10 days per academic Summer term extra-curricular clubs will begin during the year, for the purpose of a family holiday during term time week beginning Monday 18 April. As there have been a in “special circumstances”. Head Teachers could also couple of changes to clubs, an up-to-date schedule will grant extended leave for more than ten school days in be sent out this week for you to sign up. exceptional circumstances. However, amendments to the 2006 regulations remove references to family holiday BREAKFAST CLUB VOLUNTEERS and extended leave as well as the statutory threshold of ten school days. The amendments make clear that We are very lucky that Greggs the Bakers sponsor our Head Teachers may not grant any leave of absence Breakfast Club and that dedicated volunteers turn up during term time. This means that holidays may not be every single day to run it. Without their dedication we taken in term time and that ALL children must be in would not be able to provide this valuable resource to school for the full thirty nine weeks. our children and families. We are looking for new volunteers to join the team. So if you can spare any time Please do not book holidays during term time. All to volunteer your help is greatly appreciated. If you are absences will be treated as unauthorised, the Legal interested come and have a chat to Mrs Dixon who can Intervention Team will become involved and be found in the breakfast club each day or make an parents /carers will be liable for fines. appointment to speak to Ms Savage to discuss the role further. Our children who eat a healthy breakfast make ATTENDANCE amazing progress in English and mathematics during the morning sessions in school. Attendance for the spring term was: Purple (Y6) 96.9% Breakfast Club is open between 08:30 and 08:50 every Turquoise (Y6) 96.5% day. All children are welcome. Children from Nursery, Gold (Y5) 96.0% Reception and Year 1 must be accompanied by a Jade (Y5) 96.2% parent. Scarlet (Y4) 95.8% White (Y4) 95.9% Silver (Y3) 96.6% Orange (Y3) 96.4% Green (Y2) 95.5% Bronze (Y2) 96.7% Pink (Y1) 95.6% Blue (Y1) 94.4% SCHOOL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Red (Reception) 95.5% Rose (Reception) 93.2% 11 April Summer Term Begins Yellow (Morning Nursery) 90.3% 11 April AM Y6 Height and Weight Check Lilac (Afternoon Nursery) 89.2% 13 Apr 9.05am Y1 Phonics Meeting for Parents Our target for the year is 96%. So well done to Purple, 14 April PM Y3 Mini Tennis Tournament Turquoise, Gold, Jade, Silver, Orange and Bronze, 20 April PM Y4 Striking and Fielding Class – you are on target! Event 21 April 9 AM Pink Class Assembly- all All our children with 100% attendance for the Spring parents/carers welcome Term will be entered into a prize draw. Good Luck! 27 April AM NUFC to see Y6 2 May All Day Bank Holiday- School Closed DOGS ON SCHOOL PREMISES 5 May 9 AM White Class Assembly- all parents/carers welcome Dogs are NOT permitted anywhere on school property 9 May- Y6 SATS Tests even if they are on a lead. Please do not bring them on 13 May to school grounds. 18 May All Day Y5 to Wetlands 18 May AM Y3 Football Tournament PHONE NUMBERS 19 May 9 AM Reception Class Assembly- all parents/carers welcome If you change your phone number can you please, 20 May All Day KS2 Choir to Beamish update the office with the new number. It’s really 25 May AM Y5/Y6 Girls Football important that we are able to contact you so please Tournament make sure we have the right details. 26 May 9 AM Orange Class Assembly- all parents/carers welcome EASTER EGG COMPETITION 26 May AM Y5/Y6 Boys Football Tournament Well done to everyone who took part in our Easter Egg 30 May- Half Term – School Closed Competition the standard of entries was excellent. 5 June The winners were: Nursery- Hamza Mansour, Evie Batey Reception-Damian Pattinson-Olsen Bikes & Scooters Year 1-Dylan Henderson Year 2-Joe Mc Crystal Parents are reminded to make sure they Year 3- Katrina Bespalova secure children’s bikes and scooters with a Year 4-Emily Aksamit Year 5 -Tony Dale lock when left in school. Year 6- Tamzin Hindmarch Parent- Amina Mohamed School Trip Letters

Please can Trip Reply Slips be returned on SATURDAY FOREST CLUB time. Too much time is taken chasing up reply slips on the day of trips and can result in Thank you to everyone who attended the Saturday Forest Club last month. Your hard work has enabled us children missing out on planned trips. to further develop our forest area and will provide future learning opportunities for all our children.