Welcome to our first weekly digital newsletter. I hope this will give you an insight into life at PWPA, celebrating learning so we can work together to offer our children the very best education. This template will continue to develop and I have already had some lovely ideas from parents for particular content, which I will try to include in the future. It has been a pleasure getting to know the children here and finding out about their learning to date. I was swamped on the playground by children wanting to introduce themselves and generally interested in how I was and what I'd done during half-term - so thank you for making me feel so welcome. Over the coming weeks, months and years I hope to instil in our children a wonder and curiosity about their world, ensuring they are confident to try new things, take risks in their learning and be ambitious for their future. This is just the start of the next step of our journey and I'm already excited about what this might mean for everyone involved.

Have a lovely weekend.

Attendance

Can we please remind you that children should attend school everyday. We do understand that from time to time children do become unwell, but it's important that they return as soon as possible. Covid guidelines are clear, but in other circumstances the following guidelines should be followed:

Why we might have a day off: When we shouldn't be off:

Sickness / upset stomach (48 hours since the last bout) Feeling a bit unwell/sore throat

Emergency medical appointment Routine appointments to be made out of school hours please

It's my birthday - come and celebrate with your friends at school instead.

We will always phone you if your child is unwell, so please don't worry if you're not sure.

We will be looking to invite parents in for attendance meetings if we feel this is a current concern. This will be a chance to meet you and find out any potential barriers that we can remove in order that all children attend daily.