What a week, what a term! We cannot believe how quickly it has gone here at Georgeham Primary and the progress that we have made in such a short space of time.
We kicked off the week with a brilliant cake sale organised by children in class 4. In total £131 was raised for the Red Cross and FROGS – a massive well done to Josh, Ben and Tilly for their mindfulness and dedication to organise the event.
On Thursday, Class 2 went to Braunton Academy to participate in the annual multi skills sporting event. The children were a credit to the school and performed brilliantly. Thank you to all the parents and volunteers who helped with the event.
Congratulations to the following children who won class star of the week!
Class 1 – Fraser Brown
Class 2 – Koa Whitney
Class 3 – Aurora Bray
Class 4 – Ben Pavitt
The half term holiday is a valuable opportunity for us all to reflect and spend some time with friends and family. I would like to say how proud I am of the children and staff for their hard work and learning this term. A change of leadership is never easy but they have adjusted superbly and have made me feel so welcome.
We are looking forward to seeing you all next term where there will be Spring reports and parent/carer evenings to enjoy!
Thank you again for all your continued support of the school and I hope you have a fabulous half term break.
Take care and stay safe.
Kind regards,  KF

MUSIC !

Our peripatetic guitar/ singing teacher Sarah Cox, would like to announce that some extra sessions are now available. 
Paired groups are preferable, so if your child and buddy in the same class would be interested then let her know, individual sessions are also available. 
This will be starting immediately after the half term break, so email Sarah now for more information regarding cost and guitar loans. sarahcoxtutoring@gmail.com

SCOPAY

another half term over ! Your SCOPAY accounts are up to date with dinners and trips/events, do please settle the balance so we can start the next half term anew. (Other than residentials which you can keep chipping away at.)

Preschool invoices will be added on Mon 19th February (INSET DAY), paper copies will be given out on Tuesday 20th.

If you have returned a from for next half terms ‘Jumpers’ extended care that will be added to Scopay on Mon 19th (INSET DAY)

Kingsley Senior School Open Day on Tuesday 27th February

You are warmly invited to our Senior School Open Day on 27th February from 10am – 11.30am or 2pm – 3.30pm.  It’s going to be a fantastic opportunity for you to experience the wonderful atmosphere and community spirit at Kingsley.

Whether your child is in Year 6 preparing for the transition to secondary school or looking to join an older year group, our Open Day is for you.

During your visit, you’ll get to meet our Head, Mr Pavis, discover our new combined Core Curriculum & Expansive Curriculum, explore our school and find out about our September 2024 scholarship packages:

  • Academic Scholarship
  • Performing Arts Academy Scholarship
  • Gymnastics Academy Scholarship
  • Netball Academy Scholarship
  • Rugby Academy Scholarship
  • Football Academy Scholarship
  • Judo Academy Scholarship
  • Surfing Academy Scholarship
  • Earth Centre  Scholarship

To reserve your spot for the Open Morning, please click on the link below.

https://www.kingsleydevon.com/admissions/open-days/tuesday-27th-february-senior-school-open-day

In the meanwhile, if you have any questions our Admissions Team would be more than happy to help. They can be reached on 01237 426200 or by email at admissions@kingsleyschoolbideford.co.uk

We look forward to meeting you soon!

Parent Teachers meetings

Will be held over a two week period of 18 to 28th March.  A google form for booking a slot will be circulated when we are back next half term.

Diary Dates:

Click here  for the school calendar which can be found at the bottom of the website home page.

Monday 19th February 2024= INSET DAY

February 27/28/29th !!  – Bikeability year 5.  Please use the half term break to check the condition of your child’s bicycle. Don’t leave it to the night before !!

Tuesday 5th March – Class 3 day trip to Exeter Museum to support Egyptian topic – letter was sent out, please return the permission slip.

Thursday 7th MARCH = WORLD BOOK DAY.

Thursday 21st March – there will be a local schools football and netball tournament held at Kingsacre school, team selections will be made nearer the time.

Parent teachers meetings – week beginning 18th March – look out for the email in the new half term

Last day of term Thurs 28th March 2024

ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025

INSET DAY Tues 3rd September 2024
INSET DAY Wed 4th September
Start Autumn Term 2024 Thurs 5th September
INSET DAY Fri 25th October
Half term break Mon 28th Oct to Fri 1st Nov
End Autumn Term 2024 Friday 20th December
Start Spring term 2024 Monday 6th January 2025
INSET DAY Fri 14th February
Half term break Mon 17th Feb to 21st Feb
End Spring Term Friday 4th April
Easter Holidays Mon 7th April to Monday 21st April
Start Summer Term 2025 Tues 22nd April
Half term break Mon 26th May to Fri 30th May
INSET DAY Fri 27th June
End Summer Term 2025 Tues 22nd July
Click here  for the school calendar which can be found at the bottom of the website home page.

The school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Kevin Fry
Our Deputy Safeguarding Lead is  Emma Hill
Our SENCo is Mrs Lucy Rinvolucri.
Make contact with us via  dsl@georgeham-primary.devon.sch.uk

If you have any concerns that you’d like to discuss, please call through to Lottie and ask for an appointment.
You may also find some useful or helpful information on our Safeguarding webpage… https://georgehamceps.wpengine.com/staying-safe/

Attendance… We report the attendance of individual year groups as it’s a really good way to see if school attendance is at a good percentage…  as high as possible of course! The DfE have a target of 96.5%
Attending school regularly is vital to help children achieve and to give them the best possible start in life. It’s also the legal requirement of parents once children are of school age and enrolled in mainstream education. Ofsted has a strong view about attendance of course. Too many absences can lead into difficult discussions about how we can support children to achieve and do well – we could even be downgraded for our current Good status as a result.
Absences will only be authorised if they meet exceptional circumstances. With only 190 statutory school days in the year, there are 175 days (weekends and school holidays) left to plan for family visits, non-urgent medical/dental appointments, holidays etc. School holidays are published well in advance and parents are expected to plan and take family holidays at this time so as not to disrupt their child’s education. We also try to arrange our Inset (training) days to provide time for travel… such as this term’s Friday October 20th.
Holidays… are almost always not recognised as meeting ‘exceptional circumstances’ and therefore an absence would be unauthorised. This could result in a penalty notice being issued by DCC.
Punctuality is important too, and the earlier we get our children into the right habits, the better. You may not realise that being just 5 minutes late every day equals 3 days of school lost a year. Please bring your child for 8.45am when they door is open and the classroom has a learning activity ready for them.