Attendance Matters

Regular and punctual attendance at school is vital,

right from the start. We ask parents/carers to support their child by ensuring they do not arrive late, or miss out on important sequences of learning, or begin to feel out of synch with their friends and class learning by missing school. Absence from school must be explained and reported each day by phoning the School Office, before 9.15am.

Children who are late to school are recorded in the register as such. If children are persistently late, you will receive a letter outlining our concerns at the loss of learning time. It is particularly disruptive when children arrive late as they miss teacher input into the lesson. Any child who is to be excused from P.E., swimming or games must bring a note for any single exclusion or bring a doctor`s certificate if he/she is to be excused for a longer period on medical grounds.

School Meals

Food

School dinners are provided by Principals Catering. Exceptional Absence Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a free school dinner every day. We assume your The Headteacher is only able to authorise requests for child will have a school dinner unless you opt out by contacting the School Office. absence if they are made in advance and are for exceptional circumstances. For example, if a parent who is a member of the armed forces is about to leave The current costs of meals for children in years 3 to 6 for, or is returning from, a tour of duty. An Exceptional is £2.30 per day, payable half-termly in advance. Absence Form is available on the school website or from Parents pay online directly to Principals Catering the School Office. Requests will be considered by the (www.principals-catering.com) Headteacher on a case by case basis.

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Children who do not eat school dinners should bring a packed lunch; supervision is provided for this. Nuts, sweets and fizzy drinks are not permitted. We encourage children to have a healthy packed lunch.

Lunch boxes and containers (not glass) should be clearly named.

We endeavour to advise parents if any child is not eating the lunch provided for them (either school dinners or packed lunch). However, we rely on parents also monitoring the situation.

Morning break:

Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 all receive a piece of fruit from school. We are a nut free school as we have children with severe nut allergies. We hold Healthy Schools Status and request that KS2 children bring only fruit and vegetables for mid-morning; no sweets or biscuits.