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Ventrus MAT

News: week ending 31st January 2025

Class of the Week:  

A big well-done to Doves class who have won our ‘Class of the Week’ award for having the highest class attendance of 99.1%.

Tick-Tock Ted is looking forward to spending next week in Doves class and helping the children with their learning.

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Attendance Wheel of Fortune

Congratulations to Doves, Starlings and Jays classes who all achieved over 98% attendance this week and won a spin of the Prize Wheel.

Doves: Extra Playtime

Starlings: Extra Playtime

Jays Class were on a trip during Friday's Celebration Assembly and will take their spin of the wheel next week!

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Valentine’s Disco

The booking system has now closed for the PTFA Valentine’s Disco and parents/carers have been emailed to confirm their child’s place. Unfortunately, the PTFA are unable to accept any bookings made after the closing date, or any bookings which were incomplete.

 

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 School Drop-Off

When dropping your children off in the morning, we politely request that you say goodbye to them on the playground and, once they have gone into school, leave the premises.

We are noticing a lot of congestions on our decking /stairways from parents and carers that are staying for a chat and it’s vital that these areas are kept clear for disabled access and/or fire evacuation procedures.

Thank you in advance for your understanding. 

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Headlice

We have had further reports of headlice in our KS2 cohort. We politely request that all parents and

carers check their children’s hair on a regular basis, and thoroughly treat any instances of lice and/or eggs that may be found.  For more information on headlice and treatment options, please visit the NHS website:

Head lice and nits - NHS.

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School Rules

We would like to remind our families of our before-and-after-school rules:

*All children are expected to wait sensibly with their adult until their class is called into school.

*Please remind children in Years 5 and 6 who walk to and from school by themselves about the importance of behaving sensibly and respectfully on the school field before and after school. 

*The climbing frames are for use during school time only. Children are not allowed to use these outside of school hours. 

*Respect our premises by not kicking or hanging off of our school signs, not sitting on our planters etc. Repair costs will be sought from any families that have been found to cause damage to school property.

*Show kindness to any animals that may be outside, such as the cat that regularly comes over to say hello. Taunting or hurting any creatures is unkind and simply unacceptable. 

*Only families with pushchairs and/or mobility issues should be using the decked walkways to access the playgrounds. It is vital that these spaces are kept as clear as possible for our children when entering and exiting the school.

*We do not have the facility to store bikes or scooters on-site; if children ride these to school, they must be taken home again. Children must not be riding these at any time on our premises for the safety of all of our families. 

*Where possible, we encourage all of our families to walk to and from school. The estate can become very congested at drop off and collection times, so if you are driving, please be mindful of our children, other drivers and local residents. Please ensure that you are driving slowly and parking sensibly. 

*For health, safety and hygiene purposes, we are a completely dog-free site. There must not be dogs on our premises at any time, including those being carried. If you are not happy with leaving your dog tied up outside, then please do not bring them on the school run. Any parents attempting to access our site with their dog will be politely asked to leave.  

 

Ventrus MAT

Ventrus (formerly The Primary Academies Trust) was set up in 2011 by a group of like minded headteachers who wanted to build a stable and secure platform from which they could grow a network of excellent schools.

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