Harvest Assembly

Parents are warmly invited to our Harvest

celebration on Friday 9th October, in church at

9.15am. Please could you send your child into

school with their Harvest gift on the day? Your

gift needs to be a dried or tinned product as

fresh foods perish too quickly. All donations We

look forward to seeing you there.

There is also a service for the Harvest festival

in church on Sunday 11th October at 10am

which your are invited along to the Autumn

celebrations. All donations will be distributed

amongst the elderly, vulnerable

and local charities for the hungry

and homeless.

Have you recently changes your mobile contract? Changed jobs? Changes home telephone provider? Moved? Please ensure you have updated the school with any changes to your contact details. Thank you.

Please remember that non emergency dentist appointments, opticians appointments, doctor appointments etc should be made out of school time. Every minute of every day counts

Please remember to ring school (0161 624 9885) each day before 9:30am with details of why your child is absent from school. If we do not hear from you the absence will be recorded as an unauthorised absence which could lead to a fixed penalty notice fine.

Term time absences A pupil’s absence during term time can seriously disrupt their continuity of learning. Not only do they miss the teaching provided on the days they are away, they are also less prepared for subsequent lessons on their return. There is a consequent risk of underachievement.

We ask that all Parents/Carers make all routine appointments (dentist, opticians etc.) outside of school time or in school holidays – non emergency appointments will be recorded as unauthorised absence. Any other medical appointments (specialist appointments, hospital appointments, emergency GP appointments etc.) if medical evidence (appointment letter) is submitted will be recorded as an M – Medical appointment on your child’s attendance record and does unfortunately adversely affect your child’s attendance figure .

Parents / carers do not have a right to take their child out of school during term time. As a result family holidays should be planned during the school holidays. As of September 2013 the School Governors agreed that, in line with new law, no leave taken in term time would be authorised unless for a medical reason for the individual child (i.e. an operation) where medical evidence must be provided. In accordance with the Local Authority Attendance Policy, school will class any absences that meet the criteria as unauthorised absences and will refer for a Fixed Penalty Notice fine. If your child will be absent for any reason that you know of in advance please put it in writing to the Governors - you will then be contacted with the decision as to whether the absence will be recorded as authorised or unauthorised.

Time to Talk In our assemblies each week we discuss

and take time to think about different

topics. These link with our Christian values. This

week we have been talking about : Love makes all

the difference Romans 5: 5. To understand that

when we really feel we are loved, we can be loving

towards others

Talk: how can we show others we care about

them?

With regard to punctuality, when children are persistently late, this can create gaps in their education and prevent them from reaching their full learning potential. It can also disrupt the classroom when lessons have already begun. Therefore, not only must a child attend school regularly, but they must not be late. If your child arrives at school on at least 10 occasions after the registration period and is recorded as late after registration, you may incur a Fixed Penalty Notice (fine). With regard to absence, 96.5% is the expected level of attendance that St Anne’s pupils should aim for. Persistent gaps in your child’s education can have a serious impact on their educational attainment. It is a parent’s legal responsibility to ensure the regular, full-time attendance of their children. Failing to do this could lead to legal proceedings from the LA and a Penalty Notice (fine) being issued. Parents do not have the legal right to take their child out of school on holiday during term time. Term-time holidays are no longer authorised and you will be issued a Penalty Notice by the Education Attendance Service and your child could lose their school place. Routine medical appointments such as routine opticians check up, dentist check ups etc. should not be taken during school time. Attendance recorded at 96.5% - Excellent. Attendance recorded at 95.1%-96.49% - Good Attendance recorded at 94.24-95.09% - Average Attendance recorded at 94.23% and below – Poor

93% attendance means that your child will have missed 2.66 weeks education a year!!!

Newsletter 2nd October 2015

Growing Together to Flourish in God’s World Attendance

This week the attendance league table goes as follows: Mrs Mitchell’s class (Gold) with XXXX% Mrs Williams’ class (Red) with XXXX% Mrs Evans’ class (Yellow) with XXXX% Mrs Hayman’s and Mrs Heginbotham’s class (Green) with XXXX% Mrs Snape’s class (Blue) with XXX% Mr Gooding’s class (Orange) with XXX% Mr Bennett’s class (Lime) with XXXX% Miss Dunn’s class (Pink) with XXX% Mrs Garforth‘s class (Turquoise) with XXXX% Mrs Martin ‘s class (Purple) with XXX% Thank you to everyone that helped us to achieve these fantastic attendance results.

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To help us keep our school head lice free please ensure that you check your child’s hair each week. Thank you.

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Please help us to reduce the spread of germ and remind children to catch it, bin it kill it.

Please drive and park safely and considerately around our school to keep children safer.

Bring me sunshine!! While the sun is shining could we please ask you to ensure your child has sun cream applied each morning before school and that they bring to school each day a sun hat/cap and a bottle of water. Unfortunately we are unable to apply suncream for children during the school day and ask that you do not send creams into school in your child’s bag. All creams must be self applied and need to be stored in the office.

Please ensure dinner money is paid in full each Monday. Dinners must be paid for in advance of them being taken.

Please find below the holiday list fir this school year: SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2015-2016 Autumn Term Begins: Wednesday 2nd September 2015 Half Term: Monday 26th October – Friday 30th October (inclusive) (1week holiday) Autumn Term Ends: Friday 18th December 2015 (2 week holiday) Spring Term Begins: Monday 4th January 2016 Half Term: Monday 15th - Friday 19th February (inclusive) (1 week holiday) Spring Term Ends: Thursday 24th March 2016 (1 week holiday) Summer Term Begins: Monday 4th April 2016 May Day Bank Holiday: Monday 2nd May 2016 Election Day: Thursday 5th May 2016 school closed Half Term: Monday 23rd May – Friday 3rd June – (inclusive-please note this is 2 weeks) Summer Term Ends: Friday 15th July 2016

Would you like to be registered for or help registering for Parentmail? If you would like to start receiving text messages and emails from school but are unsure of how to go about registering, you can now speak to either Mrs Bardsley or Mrs Helliwell in the office who can provide you with some paperwork to complete and then we can register you on your behalf. Please either visit the office or ring on 0161 624 9885 to discuss to option.

28th September Be calm! To show how friends can help us stay calm if we share our problems. Talk: Have you had times when you are worried about something? Who do you share your problems with? Does it help? 5th October A Harvest Journey For children to realise how many people are involved in getting food from the farm to the shops. Talk: How does food get from the farm to the shops? Do we say thank you enough for the food we are given? 12th October The Migration of Abraham What do we understand about what we are seeing on the news? Talk: Why do people move around the world? How can we help those in need? 19th October God’s Creation Consider the gift God has given us. Talk: Do we take care of our world? How do I help to look after it?

Please check that ALL personal items including school uniform brought into school have your child’s name in them. We are only able to reunite items with their owner if they are named.

Thank you.

Day 21st October 2015 is the day Marty McFly travelled into the future. Well now the future is here! On Wednesday 21st October we will celebrate ‘Back to the Future Day’ in school to raise as much money as possible for our fabulous PTA. We will be having a non-uniform day and the theme will be ‘1985’. So dig out those sleeveless puffer jackets and shoulder pads and bring in £1.

On the day we will be holding another great cake sale, in the hall after school, so get baking. Can you make a hover board cake?

In the film Marty has self-tying shoelaces, video calls, hydrator plates and other predictions for the future. Some came true and some didn’t. We will also be holding a competition for children to predict what we might be using or doing in 2045; 30 years from now. Children can bring their entries in as soon as they are ready and we will judge them on 21st October. If you want to make a prototype it might help win over the judges! The entry fee will also be £1 and will go towards the PTA funds for developing the junior playground. If you have any other ideas for fundraising please let us know. Let’s get Back to the Future!

We are seeing an increasing number of children in the playground before school without a Parent or Carer to supervise them. Please be reminded that ALL children MUST be fully supervised in the playground by a Parent/Carer before and after school. Thank you. If you need childcare please contact our Care Club on…

Please ensure you have written your child’s name in ALL of their personal belongings. We are unable to reunite items of clothing that do not have a name in them. Thank you.

Attendance The whole school attendance for WE 02/10/15 was

98.59% This week’s attendance was above our target

of 96.5%. WELL DONE. Keep aiming high everyone.

Every day counts.

This week the attendance league table goes as follows: 1st Mrs Snape’s class (Blue) with 100% 2nd Mrs Martin ‘s class (Purple) with 99.71% 3rd Mrs Garforth‘s class (Turquoise) with 99.37% This week 7 hours and 20 minutes of education were lost due to appointments and 3 hours 34 minutes of education were lost due to lateness. Please ensure all routine opticians and dental appointments are made outside of school hours or in the school holidays and that your child attends school on time every day. Thank you.

Award Nomination We have been nominated for the Good Diabetes Care in Schools award that is run by Diabetes UK. This is indeed an honour to be nominated and goes to show what a fantastic job the team do that look after the diabetic care in school….and have done for a for some time now! As part of the award nomination we would like to invite all parents/carers to complete an online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/schoolnomination to support or oppose our application for the award (your child does not need to be diabetic for you to complete the online survey – all support will be greatly appreciated!)

An Update on Smoking Could we politely ask that Parents and Carers to not smoke in or at the entrance to the school yard? We are a completely non-smoking site. It is unsafe for our children if people smoke on site as they could easily be running around. Thank you for your understanding. If you would like support giving up smoking please visit http://www.nhs.uk/smokefree. Did you know that there will be a change in the law on smoking in cars and other vehicles with someone under the age of 18 from October this year? From 1st October 2015 it will be illegal to smoke in a car (or other vehicles) with anyone under the age of 18 present. The law is changing to protect children and young people from the dangers of second-hand smoke. Both the driver and the smoker could be fined £50. The law applies to every driver in England and Wales, including those aged 17 and those with a provisional driving licence. The law does not apply if the driver is 17 years old and is on their own in the car. Every time a child breathes in second-hand smoke, they breathe in thousands of chemicals. This puts them at risk of serious conditions including meningitis, cancer, bronchitis and pneumonia. It can also make asthma worse. The law applies to any private vehicle that is enclosed wholly or partly by a roof. It still applies if people have the windows or sunroof open, have the air conditioning on, or if they sit in the open doorway of the vehicle. The law won’t apply to a convertible car with the roof completely down.

Sports Premium Success!!! The boys’ football team got through to the play-offs for third place in the Parish Cup; narrowly missing out on the final due to golden goal. We had a fantastic debut from George S; the first time we have had a Y3 child playing on the main team.

Also, four children from Y2 and Y3 competed in an orienteering competition at Crompton Primary School. They came away winning. They were fantastic! We were the only school to complete six questions in the fastest time so not only were they fantastic sportspeople but brilliant mathematicians too!

• 2nd October 2015

Early Years open morning We will be holding an open morning for Early years on the 10th October 2015. If you know anyone that has a child that will be 4 or 5 between 1st Sept 2016 and 31st August 2017 please tell them to come along to meet the team and see the facilities that we have on offer.

To help us keep our school head lice free please ensure that you check your child’s hair each week. Thank you.

Would you like to be registered for or help registering for Parentmail? If you would like to start receiving text messages and emails from school but are unsure of how to go about registering, you can now speak to either Mrs Bardsley or Mrs Helliwell in the office. They can provide you with some paperwork to complete and then will register for you. Please either visit the office or ring on 0161 624 9885 to discuss your options.

PE Kit We are still having a number of children that do not have their PE kits in school. Please ensure your child has their

full PE kit in school EVERY week.

PE kits must consist of : Indoor P.E. Kit Red polo shirt, Black shorts/skirt, Black pumps – for health and safety reasons we cannot allow children to wear outdoor trainers Outdoor P.E. Kit Suitable outdoor trainers, Red polo shirt, Black shorts/skirt, Tracksuits can be worn in colder weather. Our P.E kit is put together with health and safety in mind first but is also part of our uniform and therefore children need their full PE kit in school everyday. Thank you for your continued support.

Attendance The Department for Education expects all students to achieve an attendance level of at least 95 percent in every school year and individual schools generally expect a much higher level. At St Anne’s we expect the level of attendance to be at least 96.5%. Persistent gaps in your child’s education can have a serious impact on their educational attainment. It is a parent’s legal responsibility to ensure the regular, full-time attendance of their children. Failing to do this could lead to legal proceedings from the LA and a Penalty Notice (fine) being issued. Parents do not have the legal right to take their child out of school on holiday during term time. Term-time holidays are no longer authorised and you will be issued a Penalty Notice by the Education Attendance Service and your child could lose their school place. Routine medical appointments such as routine opticians check up, dentist check ups etc. should not be taken during school time. A child’s education can be adversely affected by poor attendance. At St Anne’s CE (Aided) Primary School we place great emphasis on good attendance as a positive step in helping children to (a) have full access to the curriculum and (b) achieve their potential. Below is a chart that shows just how much education is missed throughout a child’s school career (age 5-18) due to poor attendance. If you have any concerns about your child’s attendance and would like to discuss it please contact the school office on 0161 624 9885.

Tel: 0161 624 9885 Fax : 0161 628 4231 Mob: 07725 925 681. Email: info@stannesroyton.oldham.sch.uk

To help us keep our school head lice free please ensure that you check your child’s hair each week. Thank you.

Attendance Targets We regularly monitor pupil attendance and over the next week we will be contacting parents/carers of children whose attendance is below our target attendance percentage of 96.5%. Education is a vital part of a child’s development and as such the child’s right to education should be protected. St Anne’s CE (Aided) Primary School takes a strong line in this respect and relies on the support of parents to ensure that our attendance statistics are as high as possible. Parents/carers have a legal responsibility to ensure their child attends regularly and punctually. If a child does not, parents/carers may be breaking the law. If the school has concerns about a pupil being absent or do not accept the explanation for an absence as genuine, the Headteacher or School Business Manager will raise the matter with the Education Attendance Service and it could result in a fixed penalty notice fine. We will be sending out letters to all Parents and Carers of children that have current attendance that is

below our target of 96.5% to help you monitor your child’s attendance.

Attendance recorded at 96.5% - Excellent. Attendance recorded at 94.5%-96% -Good. Attendance recorded at 93%-94.5% - Average Attendance recorded at 93% and below - Poor These grades are in line with Ofsted judgements on attendance

Mobile Phones We are seeing an increase in children bringing their mobile phones into school. We cannot take responsibility for the loss or damage of any personal belongings brought into school.

Can we please ask that only children that are walking home on their own bring their phones into school. Children are not permitted to use their mobile phones during the day If children are found to be using their mobile phone or are found to have their mobile on them during the school day the mobile phone will be confiscated and returned to them after one week. Mobile phones should not be brought into school unless children are walking home without an adult. Only Year 6 children should be walking home on their own and parents should notify the school that this will be happening. Mobile phones should be brought to the office and collected at the end of the school day.

Class Assemblies

10.6.15 Gold Class

17.6.15 Orange Class

24.6.15 Lime Class

Grade No days off a

year

Means an Attendance

percentage of

This is the equivalent of your child many days of

education a week

Which is like your child missing this number of

weeks a year

If your child has an average attendance in this grade every year throughout their school life (5-18) they will have

missed this may years education

Excellent 6.65 96.5 0.18 1.33 0.5

Good 10.45 94.5 0.28 2.09 0.8

Average 13.3 93 0.35 2.66 1.0

Poor 15.2 92 0.40 3.04 1.1

Poor 38 80 1.00 7.6 2.7

Please remember to check the student update forms that are coming home with your child. Please • Ensure we have full details • Make any amendments • Return the form to school EVEN IF THERE ARE

NO CHANGES It is vital that we have confirmation that your child’s details are correct as this is the information we use in an emergency or they are unwell. Please check the update forms carefully and return them to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible. Enclosed will also be the opt out form for the school to use images of children. Please read this form carefully and if you wish for your child NOT to appear in any images then please complete and return this form.

• 2nd October 2015

Bags2School St Anne’s PTA are now collecting for Bags2School Friday 9th October 2015. It is now time to bring into fill your bags with unwanted clothes, belts, handbags (please no shoes, bedding, curtains or towels). The more you bring in, the more St Anne’s School will raise for our children. So please have a good clear out and bring your bags in to school. Please take all bags to the school hall and NOT the classroom (for health and safety reasons). If you have a large amount of bags, you can drop them off in the school hall on Thursday 8th October between 5pm-6pm. Each child will automatically be entered into a prize draw for every bag brought in. Good luck!

Please help us to reduce the spread of germs and remind children to Catch it, Bin it, Kill it.

Attendance category changes From September 2015 the level of attendance that will be classed as persistently absent (PA) has changed. Whereas previously attendance of 80% was classed as PA, now an attendance figure of 90% or less will be classed as PA and Parents/Carers could find themselves being issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice fine. To bring our attendance categories more in line with the National figures, and to assist us in monitoring those children whose attendance is at risk of falling into the level of PA, we will be amending ours to: Attendance recorded at 96.5% - Excellent. Attendance recorded at 95.1-96.49% -Good. Attendance recorded at 94.24-95.09% - Average Attendance recorded at 94.23% and below – Poor We will continue to review all pupil attendance and contact the Parents/Carers of those children on a half termly basis that has an attendance figure of Average or below. WHAT CAN PARENTS DO TO HELP? • Let the school know as soon as possible why your child is away - stating a reason for the absence and an expected date of return. • Send a note when your child returns to school. • Try to make medical appointments outside school time. • Do not allow your child to have time off school unless it is really necessary. We are able to administer medicines (with the relevant paperwork completed - please see the office) during the school day. If you are worried about your child’s attendance at school you should… • Talk to your child; it may be something simple. • Talk to the Headteacher and staff at the school. If absences continue the school may refer to the Attendance Service or you may contact the Attendance Officer, who will work with you and the school to resolve the situation. (Telephone number available from the School Office). Our full Attendance Policy can be found at http://www.stannesroyton.oldham.sch.uk/ or a copy can be obtained from the school office.

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Secondary Application Online

Parent/Carers of children that will be going to secondary school in September 2016 need to complete a Local Authority application online. Your online application for secondary school are completed online. The deadline is 31st October 2015. www.oldham.gov.uk/info/200327/admissions/1137/apply_for_a_secondary_school_place

You will receive an email before 12 noon on 1 March 2016.

Dates for your Diary

The above dates and times and events may on occasion need to be amended. It is regrettable and we will aim to give you as much notice as possible in the event of any change.

Event Class Time Date/Days

PTA AGM 06/10/2015

YR 3/4 Class assembly POSTPONED Mr Bennett will confirm a new date soon.

Yr3/4 07/10/15 new date to be confirmed

Bags 2 School collection All 09/10/2015

Early Years’ Open Morning 10/10/2015

Individual Photographs All 14/10/2015

Halloween Disco All 16/10/2015

Back to the Future day All 21/10/2015

Yr3 Class Assembly Yr3 21/10/2015

Half term: All 26/10/15-

30/10/15

School re-opens All 02/11/2015

Yr2 Class assembly Yr2 Mrs Snape 11/11/2015

Yr1/2 Class assembly Yr1/2 18/11/2015

Family Christmas Disco All 21/11/2015

Rec/Yr1 Class assembly Rec/Yr1 25/11/2015

Scholastics Book Fair 30/11/15-03/12/15

Rec Class assembly POSTPONED Mrs Williams will confirm a new date soon

Rec New date to be confirmed

02/12/2015

Blessing of the Christmas Tree All 03/12/2015

Carols Around the Tree All Welcome 13:30 07/12/2015

Pantomime in school All 09/12/2015

Infant Nativity Dress Rehearsal 14/12/2015

Infant Nativity Day performance 09:00 15/12/2015

Infant Nativity Evening performance 18:00 15/12/2015

Christmas Dinner ALL 16/12/2015

Christmas Jumper Day All 18/12/2015

End of term service All 18/12/2015

Autumn term ends: All School closes at 3:15 18/12/2015

Spring term begins: All School re-opens at

9:00 04/01/2016

• 2nd October 2015

Nursery and Reception Class Assemblies We would like to remind you of our apologies as the Nursery and Reception class assemblies we planned for this term would clash with preparation for the Nativity. They will now be rescheduled for the new year. We will advise of dates

as soon as possible.