BROOKSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE NEWSLETTER : MARCH 2017
Year Group Attendance Figures
Spring Term : A Great Start We are now half way through our spring term and our attention continues to be focused on school attendance and how we can improve. During the last newsletter we highlighted how we are moving in the right direction and we have improved our current overall school attendance to 96.2%. There are currently 88 children who have 100% attendance for this term, well done to all of you, keep it up, there is an Easter Egg available for all of those who maintain 100% attendance for the spring term! This term we will be sending home attendance letters, which will contain your child’s attendance figure and will include a traffic light system to highlight how they are doing. Please take the time to discuss the importance of attendance with your child when you receive these. We currently have 16 pupils who have an attendance level that has dropped to 90% or below (which is classed as a persistent absentee). We will be writing to all of these pupils’ parents and inviting them in for a meeting with school to discuss this and hopefully work together to reduce the number of pupils who are persistently missing school and learning time. For our children to gain the greatest benefit from their education, it is vital that they attend regularly and that they arrive to school on time every day. Any absence or lateness affects the pattern of a child’s schooling and regular absence will seriously affect their learning.
(Spring Half Term) Year 2— 97.7% Year 4— 97.6% Year 3— 97.5% Year 6— 97.1% Year 1— 97.1%
Reception —95.8% Year 5— 94.7%
Congratulations
The Importance of Punctuality When everyone arrives on time…
When a child arrives late…
Your day gets off to a good start and puts
Time is wasted.
you in a positive frame of mind.
Registration takes place quickly. All children can get straight into learning. All children are happy and settled. Class teachers have more time with the children.
Children do not miss out on vital information that is given out at the start of the morning and do not feel left out.
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A Great Half Term
Late arrivals distract classmates and interrupt the teacher’s lesson.
The child feels unsettled, as everyone else knows what to do and they feel they have been left behind.
Late or unauthorised marks are put in the register and this information is made available to the Education Welfare Officer (EWO).
Children that arrive late are developing bad habits. It sets up your child for the future; whether at secondary school, college or work.