News: week ending 25th April 2025

Class of the Week:  

A big well-done to Goldfinches class who have won our ‘Class of the Week’ award for having the highest class attendance of 99%!

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

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Outdoor Learning Timetable

Children are asked to come to school wearing their  Outdoor Learning clothes on their designated Outdoor Learning days. The will remain in these clothes for the duration of the day.

Children are asked to bring a spare pair of shoes (Wellies, old trainers etc) to change into during Outdoor Learning; please note these WILL get muddy!

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New Payment System

We have now moved to our new payment system in the Arbor Parent Portal. This is the same portal/app that parents and carers currently use to schedule parents evening appointments. 

Parents and Carers can now make payments and top-up accounts for trips, meals and PTFA events by
logging-in to the Parent Portal.

Any existing credit or debit amounts from Parent Pay have been transferred over and are visible on the Parent Portal. 

If you have not yet downloaded the Arbor Parent Portal app, you can do so by going to your App Store and searching for ‘Arbor’.  After downloading, make sure you select ‘Allow’ to enable us to send you push notifications. This will make sure you never miss a message from us.

If you experience any issues with logging in to your Parent Portal App, please see the Arbor online help guide.

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Reporting Your Child Absent

A reminder that we must hear from you every day that your child is absent. We politely request that all absences are reported no later than 9am daily; this can be done via email, voicemail, telephone or popping into the school reception to speak with a member of the team. If we do not have a reason for your child’s absence, this will be recorded as an unauthorised absence, and may result in staff performing a home-visit welfare check, or asking the local Police to do so on our behalf. 

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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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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.