The purpose of the Federation of the Church Schools of Starfleet and Yarmouth is to educate children in an atmosphere of Christian love where all achieve the very best

they can, now and throughout their lives.

Headteacher: Mrs. E Grainger

13th June 2019

Attendance Matters

Our attendance is recorded in line with the Education Welfare guidelines.

Our school attendance target is 100%

Congratulations to Purple Class who achieved the highest attendance this week with 100%!

Whole School Attendance Matters!

Our aim is to get our whole school attendance to 100%. Please see the examples of attendance levels and

the impact they can have:

100% 95% 90% 85% 80% 75%

No days lost 10 days lost 19 days lost 29 days lost 38 days lost 47 days lost

190 school

days each

year

180 school

days each

year

171 school

days each

year

161 school

days each

year

152 school

days each

year

143 school

days each

year

Success! Makes progress harder Not fair on your child-

possible legal actions

Please can we remind you all that if your child is suffering from sickness bug or diarrhoea then they need

to return to school after 48 hours, after the last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. See G.P if they appear

to be getting dehydrated.

If you need clarification on your child’s illness, then go to https://what0-18.nhs.uk/parentscarers/child-

unwell-ok-go-nurseryschool for advice or you can download the free app.

We need every child in school to be an Attendance

Superhero

We believe that good school attendance is essential if pupils are to be able to take advantage of the opportunities available

to them, which will enable them to participate fully in the world. We do everything we can to provide children with a first

rate education, but they can only benefit fully from it if they are here. In line with current government advice, we do

not authorise any term time holiday leave. If you are experiencing difficulties, it makes a BIG difference if you act

quickly, before bad habits form, or issues really take hold. We are here to help and support so please do call the Admin

Office, to arrange a mutually convenient time to talk.

Improving attendance in school is as important as improving your child’s learning. If they are not in school then they are

not learning.

We appreciate that children cannot help being sick. Sometimes they have an illness that will require time off school and

a visit to a doctor.

Taking regular one or two days off soon adds up. Sometimes our children have coughs or colds. They may not feel like

their normal self but they are probably well enough for school. Children have to learn for adult life that we need to build

our resilience to cope. If as adult’s we regularly took time off work for a cough or cold, we wouldn’t have a job. As parents

we are asking you to stop and think before you allow your child to stay off school.

Are they well enough to attend school?

Is your child’s attendance already a concern?

Would it help if you dropped off paracetamol or medication for them during the school day? If so just sign the

appropriate form in school.

Is there anything worrying your child at school or home?

Who could you speak to? Class teacher Headteacher/ Deputy Headteacher Family Inclusion Manager – Jane Collin

Attendance Admin Officer – Sarah Woodburn

Good Time Keeping Means….

....making sure your child is at school and ready to learn, before registration is over. Our registration

takes place between 8.40 am and 8.50 am.

Did you know? – being 15 minutes late each day is the same as missing two weeks of school

When pupils arrive late, they miss out on essential instructions given at the beginning of the lesson. This can

significantly reduce achievement, regardless of academic ability. Children may also feel awkward arriving to the

classroom when everyone else is settled. Furthermore, when one pupil arrives late, it disrupts the entire class and the

teacher. Therefore, everyone’s education is compromised.

Lessons in Reception classes, Key Stage 1 and 2 start at 8.50am. Teachers arrive in the playground at 8.40am and take

their class into school at around 8.45am so that pupils are in class and ready to be registered for 8.50am. Therefore,

any child who arrives in class after 8.50am may well be registered as Late ('L' code in the register).

The registers are legally closed by the office 20 minutes after the start of the school day. This means that is any child

who arrives late after the Register is closed will be registered as an unauthorised absence ('U' code in the register).

This counts as half a day’s absence.

If your child is going to be late due to an urgent medical appointment please ensure that the office is informed and have

seen proof of the medical appointment either before or after they have attended.

The only way to ensure that your child is not marked as late in the register is for them to be in their class line for when

the teacher arrives to collect their class at 8.40am.

If your child arrives late on several occasions, you will be asked to attend a meeting with the school's attendance

officer (Mrs Sarah Woodburn) or other senior member of staff to explain the reasons for your child's lateness. The

school will work with you in finding solutions if there are genuine difficulties. However, if lateness persists, you will be

invited to a further meeting with the local authority's educational welfare officer (EWO) and the persistent lateness

may well lead to the issue of a fixed penalty notice. Please arrive at school every day at 8.40am.

Bulletin Board

This board will give you regular updates on which letters that have been sent out this week and

what date if they need to be returned to the office.

Year 5 and 6 Medical Consent Form – Winchester Science Museum

Here at Yarmouth, we have an open door policy and that if there is something on a parent/carers

mind, please do come and talk to us. A problem shared is a problem halved. If your issue is class

based, please first speak to the class teacher. If the matter remains unresolved, then please

speak to Mrs Westhorpe.

For all other issues/enquiries, please contact the school office who will direct you to the

appropriate.

Contacting the School Office

If you would like to contact the school office please use the following email addresses;

Office@yarmouthceprimary.co.uk

To report your child's absence, please use absence@yarmouthceprimary.co.uk by 9am, every day

that your child is absent.

Please contact the office via email to report your child absent and to notify us of pick up

arrangements, please do not dojo the class as the teachers aren’t always able to action these

messages during the day.

If you would like to speak to Little Stars Preschool directly then please call 01983 640136

Outstanding Payments

Please can we politely remind you that any outstanding payments need to be paid by Friday 28th

June. If you have any queries of you balance then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Many thanks

Sun cream and Sun hats

As the summer is approaching and the weather is finally warming up and, can we please ask that all

children have sun hats with them and have sun cream applied before school. Many thanks

School Open Days: Pre-Transition

Cowes Enterprise College:

Thursday 27th June at 6pm for parents & Year 6s to come along. If you would like to attend then please let the

school office or Cowes Enterprise College know as soon as possible.

Many thanks

Caterlink Survey

As our end of academic year is fast approaching, Caterlink are keen to hear your views regarding

school dinners. Please find below a link to Survey Monkey to complete the survey online. Children

have been given a child's version paper copy to complete in class. We will then collate these to hand

over to Caterlink for their information.

Many thanks.

Parent Survey - https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/9MDJ2PY

PLEASE SEE OUR DATES FOR DIARIES BELOW:

WE ALSO RUN COLLECTIVE WORSHIP EVERY FRIDAY AT 2:20PM WHERE

WE SHARE GOLD TICKETS/GOLD AWARDS. Date Events

June

13th Year 5 Space Camp

21st Purple Class Sharing

Year 3 and 4 Winchester Science Museum Trip

24th Achievements

Whole Class Photos AM

27th Year 5 and 6 Winchester Science Museum Trip

July

5th Blue Class Sharing

8th Leavers Meal- On the Rocks

9th Leavers Play- 5:30pm

Little Stars End of Year Party

10th Sports Day

11th Move up Day

Year 6 Transition Day

12th Year 6 Transition Day

Achievements

19th Leavers Service at School/ Last Day

22nd Development Day

23rd Development Day

Communicake

Friday 14th June @ 1:30pm

PTFA

Thursday 13th June 1:30pm

Sports Report Yarmouth

Tuesday June 11th

On Tuesday afternoon travelled to Arreton cricket club, to play Primary School sporting giant Newchurch in

the quarter final of the girls cricket cup. Olivia won the toss and Yarmouth batted first. Amazingly none of

our team were out and we set a good total of 241 for Newchurch to chase. It started well, Tawnie getting a

run out first ball, all the girls bowled well, putting Newchurch under pressure, two further run outs followed,

one from Ocean and a brilliant throw from Olivia. It remained tight right to the end, Sky bowling the last

over really well, and a great catch from Tawnie meant we were still in with a chance. Unfortunately though,

Newchurch finished their innings on 245. This meant we lost by just 4 runs, a great effort against a very

good opponent.

Team. Sky, Ocean, Bella, Issy, Tawnie, Jamie, Olivia, Maia

OUR SPORTS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO: