Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
Don't forget to come along to our Harvest Celebration on Friday 3rd October at 230pm - held in school. This will be led by KS2, with KS1 supporting the singing of the whole school songs. KS1 will lead Easter.
If you would like to make a food donation, we will be giving all donations to the Foodbank at the Resound Centre (details below)
We look forward to seeing you.
Mrs Capel
Resound Centre Shopping Items
Breakfast items
Cereals – small/medium packets
Jam, peanut butter
UHT milk – either ½ litre or 1 litre
UHT orange juice – 1 litre
Lunch items
Fish and meat paste/spread
Soups – packet soup very useful but also tinned
Tinned fish - tuna, sardines, salmon, mackerel
Tinned meat - ham, corned beef
Main meals
Pasta sauce
Mince or beef in gravy
Vegetarian casseroles
Tinned casseroles
Tinned meat pies
Rice – 500g and 1000g packets and also packs of pre-cooked
Pasta – 500g and 1000g packets (not lasagne sheets please)
Flavoured noodles, savoury rice, dried pasta in sauce
Dried mashed potato, tubs and packs
Tinned vegetables – peas, carrots, potatoes, beans, sweetcorn, pulses, mixed beans, tomatoes
Tinned macaroni cheese, ravioli, spaghetti
Tinned fruit – pears, peaches, fruit salad, prunes etc
Custard – tinned or packets of instant
Angel delight and jelly
Individual sponge puddings
Rice pudding
Extras
Biscuits, chocolate, honey,
Small packets of tea bags
Small jars of coffee
Instant hot chocolate
Small bottle of fruit squash (no fizzy drinks please)
Dog and cat food – tins and packs of dried and wet food
Non-food items
Washing tablets (not powder)
Small bottles of washing up liquid
Unisex deodorants
Feminine hygiene
Toothbrushes and paste
Shaving foam
Please no extra large packets – smaller items are preferable. Thank you!
Only long life food please - no fresh items
We will be launching this year's reading raffle on Monday 29th September. Each time your child receives 3 signatures to say they have read at home they will be given a raffle ticket and a chance to win a £5 voucher to spend at the Book Fair.The Book Fair will be in school from Monday 13th - Thursday 16th October, 3.15pm in the hall. We look forward to seeing you there.
Well done to all Year 6 children who took part in the House Captain elections today, you all worked hard on your speeches and campaigns.
Congratuations to our new captains:
Oats:Adelaide and Mason are House Captains, Kalum and Josh are vice captains.
Rye: Lilly and Ollie C are House Captains, Ruby and Michael are vice captains.
Corn: WIll and Georgia are House Captains, Paige and Emily are vice captains.
Wheat: Maddie and Ali are House Captains, Ollie G and Freya are vice captains.
Well done to everyone who took part in the Summer Holiday Challenge. The display looks fantastic!
A huge well done to our two winners.
Dear Parent/Carer
Social networking is used everywhere and is a common feature of many people's lives. However if you want to say anything about your child's school or staff on social media there are a few simple guidelines we need to insist you follow, in order to keep all the children in school safe and to protect you from possible consequences of your online actions. We already teach the children how to be safe online and you can reinforce this at home by showing your child(ren) how to communicate responsibly online.
Part of our role as a school is to ensure that no confidential information about a child or family is unintentionally disclosed by a parent/carer or a member of staff. There have been several high profile cases in the news when people making offensive comments on social media have been prosecuted.
There are two parts to this brief guidance. The first part is about parent/carer responsibilities. The second is information about what staff are expected to do if they use social media, or come across information about the school (children, parents or staff) on social media.
Guidelines for Parents and Carers
Staff and Volunteer Responsibilities
The school will always request that any inaccurate or offensive postings are removed. If necessary in an extreme case the school will take legal advice.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
(A copy of this information can be found on the 'Parents' section of the website)
School Attendance.
Young children in schools have a habit of picking up all sorts of colds and viruses, which is a normal part of growing up. Where a child has been sick (vomited or diarrhoea) we ask that they are kept off school for 48 hours. However, if they simply have a cold or injury which could be managed in school then we encourage parents to send their child into school.
The vast majority of our children work extremely hard to attend school everyday and we would like to thank all parents for this - it is the single most important factor that leads to educational success. But together, we can ensure that all children attend school regularly and that no child fails academically from missing too much school.
Unauthorised absences:
When a child’s attendance drops below 90%, it is deemed to be low and is a problem that the school is legally obliged to act to improve. At this point, parents are invited to a formal ‘School Attendance Meeting’ where attendance issues are discussed. For example, it could be the case that a child has an ongoing medical condition and the school would then seek to work with parents and the school nurse to draw up a care plan. However, if there is no underlying reason, then at this point all subsequent absences are marked as ‘unauthorised’ unless a doctor’s note is provided.
Holiday requests during term time.
During this academic year (particularly in Term 6) we received a number of requests from parents for permission to take their son/daughter out of school on a family holiday during term time. These requests were refused as a direct result to changes in the legislation.
New government guidelines, which came into effect on 1st September 2013, prevent Headteachers from granting any leave of absence during term time, unless there are exceptional circumstances. A family holiday during term time does not fall into the category of “exceptional circumstances” and therefore such requests for leave of absence have been refused.
If parents chose to ignore or disregard our decision then such absences will be recorded as unauthorised and South Gloucestershire Council will be advised of the issue and may be requested to issue Penalty Notices in line with their policy.
A fixed penalty notice will be issued and a £60 fine must be paid within 21 days. Failure to pay the fine within the timescale will result in the fine being doubled to £120 which will then need to be paid within 28 days of the original fine being issued. If a fine remains unpaid after 28 days, parents may face legal action. If found guilty, parents will receive a criminal record and could be fined up to £1000.
I realise that the vast majority of parents do not take family holidays in term time as they recognise the significant impact this can have on their son/daughter’s education. We hope that you will continue to support us in reducing the amount of school missed due to holidays, by not planning a family holiday during term time.
More information on attendance can be found in the 'Pupil Attendance' section of the website under 'About Us - Key Information'
Welcome to our brand new school website! We have created the website to keep parents up to date with school news and notices, and to showcase some of the great things our pupils are achieving. The website is extremely easy to edit by all staff at the school, so check back soon for new updates!
To get you started have a look out for new and exciting sections of the website, including:
- New improved calender with extra information about different events
- Our Twitter feed
- FAQ section
- Information on our new and exciting curriculum
- A page on PE and Sport at BC
- A page for our new Family Link Worker (Mrs Angela Collins)
- Your new class pages
- The ever popular Kids Zone
Loads more information will be added over the next few weeks so keep checking back!