Dear Parents & Carers,

Welcome back to school! We trust that you all had a wonderful summer holi- day and enjoyed the time with your children. It has been lovely hearing about all the summer holiday adventures and to see lots of smiling faces already!

Please find below some initial information which we thought you may find useful, as well as some photographs of some of the things we have already been up to in the first week back!

Welcome STOKEINTEIGNHEAD PRIMARY We are thrilled to welcome our new little children and their families into our Reception year and Ash Class, as well as Lilli, Elsie and Edith into Years 1 and [email protected] Year 3. We know that you will make them all feel very welcome; we are de- 01626 873208 lighted to have you all.

Uniform The children have all returned to school looking super smart, some even WELCOME sporting uniform with our new logo! Thank you for following the uniform policy; we are encouraging the children to take pride in their appearance at school and they are all looking fabulous with shirts tucked in. NEWSLETTER Information regarding the FREE school jumper as a federation welcome gift will be going out shortly. Please do not ask for your free jumper from our SEPTEMBER supplier Riviera School Days. The free jumpers are being handled separately DIARY DATES and you will be given your chance to order a jumper, if you so wish, once the information letter goes out within the coming weeks.

• Wednesday 11th: College All information regarding our school uniform policy, including our P.E. kit, can Evening Showcase—Year 6 (6pm to 8pm) be found on our website.

• Thursday 12th: Full Governor’s Meeting—St. Attendance and requesting absence Michael’s Primary 6pm All schools have a duty to monitor the attendance of the children at their school, to ensure regular and punctual attendance. It is also monitored by the • Thursday 12th: Open local authority and scrutinised closely as part of Ofsted inspections. At our Evening—Year 6 (6pm—8pm) school we monitor attendance weekly.

• Thursday 12th: Open Persistent absence is identified when a child’s absence falls below 90%. How- Morning—Year 6 (9am) ever, at our school, any absence below 95% is flagged as a warning indicator. • Friday 13th: Newton Abbot College Open When this happens, you may receive a letter informing you that your child’s attendance is below the 95% target, so that you are aware of the situation Morning—Year 6 (9am) and so that we can work together to improve attendance again. • Monday 16th: Parent Drop-In If parents wish to make a request for an absence, permission must be sought • Tuesday 24th: Teignmouth Community School from the school at least 3 weeks in advance using an ‘Absence Request’ form Open Evening—Year 6 (6pm to 9pm) (S2). Please be reminded that, by law, the school is unable to authorise holi- days unless circumstances are deemed exceptional and, if the school refuses your request and the child is still taken out of school, this will be recorded as OCTOBER an unauthorised absence. Where your child has 10 or more unauthorised DIARY DATES absences from school (5 days or more), we are obliged to report this to the Education Welfare Service, which may then lead to a penalty notice being • Friday 18th: Last day of term issued.

We would also like to remind the parents of children in Year 6 that your chil- HALF-TERM dren will sit their SATs in the week beginning the 11th May 2020. Please Monday 21st October—Friday 1st November could we ask that you do not make appointments or take any holiday in this week.

Applications for Secondary School Places Illness & Medication For children in Year 6, please remember that applications for If your child is unwell, please phone the school office by 9:30am to report a place at secondary schools need to be submitted by 31st their absence. If you are leaving a message, please leave clear details as to October 2019. To do this, you need to apply online at the nature of the illness. If your child has had sickness and/or diarrhoea, they www..gov.uk/admissionsonline to ensure that your need to stay at home for 48 hours after the last episode. child gets their place. Parent Drop In On Monday 16th September, we would like to invite parents and carers into the school to meet your child’s class teacher and see the class- room environment in which your child will be learning. This a chance for an informal chat or to ask any questions about general matters or class procedures that you are unsure about. The classrooms will be open from 3:15pm to 4pm. Parent Consultations will take place later in the term and will be chance to talk in more detail about your individual child’s learning and development.

And Finally… If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to help. If you are unable to pop in, please feel free to email or phone me via the school office. Thank you for your continued support.

Best wishes Joanna Crathorne, Head of School We are delighted with the new classroom that has been built for Beech Class during the summer holiday. We think it looks amazing! The children in Year 6 have been getting used to the brand new classroom over the past week and are very proud to be the first children to learn in it. Stokeinteignhead Primary School is aiming to be a school Although some minor adjustments are needed to the where children’s rights are at the heart of our ethos and cul- bookcases in the corridor, we think it looks very smart and ture, to improve well-being and to develop every child’s talents really think you will all be impressed! We are excited for and abilities to their full potential. As part of this plan we are you to see the classroom if you pop in for the parent drop working towards recognition as a ‘Rights Respecting School’, -in session on Monday 16th September. You are all very an award given to schools on behalf of Unicef UK. welcome to take a look! We have already started our ‘Rights Respecting’ journey and spent a day exploring some of our rights in more detail and introducing the rights to the children. The children worked in their house teams to learn about one of their rights, then pre- sented their learning at a whole school assembly.

Over the next few days, we will also be voting for some ‘Rights Respecting’ champions from each class who will be helping to promote the children’s rights with different activities and learning opportunities throughout the year.

To book a space for your child, simply contact the school office by: Phone: 01626 873208 Email: [email protected] Or on the door in the morning!

Breakfast Club opens at 7:40am until the beginning of the school day at 8:40am After School Club starts at 3:10pm and runs until 6pm. Breakfast Club: £4 per session After School Club: £8 per session

We are now able to accept work scheme childcare vouchers from:

-Computer Share

Now - Eden Red Don’t forget—Ultimate Frisbee Club for accepting Key Stage 2 pupils every Wednesday Please ask at the office for more and Dodgeball Club for Key Stage 1 pu- information. pils every Thursday! Book your places now!