April tomorrow. How on earth did that happen?
Term Dates
School Closes next Friday, 8th April, for the Easter Break. School will reopen on Tuesday 26th April for the three-day week, during which we intend to cover a number of activities around the royal family and the wedding, culminating in a tea party on the Thursday afternoon.
Attendance for these three days is just as important as any other days, and your children are expected to attend. School is closed on Friday 29th April for the Royal wedding, and on Monday 2nd May for the Bank holiday, reopening on Tuesday 3rd May for the remainder of term 5 (date for your diaries – term 5 ends on Friday 27th May).
Attendance
Attendance for term 4 has been excellent. In the last two weeks, attendance for the entire school has been above the national average, and the highest in my time here. We have had one class with 100% attendance for the week, which is brilliant, and I am looking forward to many more brilliant attendance figures at the end of next week.
For term 3, overall attendance was 92.2% - the highest this year so far. I am quietly confident that term 4 will be even better, but attendance right up to the very last day is vital, so next Friday will be very important for our figures. As well as one or two items of fun (see below) children will be completing pieces of work, and continuing to follow topics and projects until the very last afternoon – their being here is crucial.
Easter Bonnets
Although Easter seems like a million miles away, many parents and children (and Miss Pingree) have expressed a desire to hold the annual Easter Bonnet parade. Therefore, as final farewell to term 4, the parade of Easter Bonnets will be held on Friday 8th April at 2.30. All children (and staff!) are welcome to join in – bring your bonnets on the day.
I will speak to you all, I hope, before the end of what has so far been an extremely productive term 4.
Zak Willis