Headteacher: Mrs Helen Calpin

Chair of Governors: Mr Chris Emsen

Email: snaith.primary@eastriding.gov.uk

Website: https://www.snaithprimary.org.uk/

Newsletter Friday 15th November 2024

This week’s attendance 96.5%

Royal British Legion

Thank you for all of your donations to the Royal British Legion.  This year we raised £694.10.  Thank you also to Mrs Ford’s parents for keeping us stocked with slap bands, these are extremely popular with the children.

 

Children in Need

Wow, what an amazing day we have had raising funds for Comic Relief.  This is always one of the highlights of our year, all children visited the toy bring and buy sale and children in years 5 & 6 create games and stalls for everyone to enjoy. The way they support and look after the younger children makes us all proud and reminds us what a fantastic school family we are.  Thank you to all families for your support with this and your kind donations. I look forward to sharing our final total with you all next week.

 

Panto

On Tuesday, next week we are all looking forward to being entertained by a touring Pantomime who will be performing ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, this performance is very kindly being funded by the PTA.

 

Christmas Productions

Children in Reception and Key Stage 1 have been given their parts for the Christmas performance. If you have not received notification of these, please check with your child’s class teacher.  If you require a costume  please contact the PTA they have a selection of pre-loved costumes.  Email: snaithpta@hotmail.com 

Details of the tickets for the performances will be communicated next week.

 

Scooter Shed

Please can I remind those who use the scooter shed, to ensure the scooters are placed in the shed.  We are seeing more and more scooters abandoned on the grass while the shed is empty!  For safety reasons and to prevent accidents, please can you ensure your child does not ride their scooter/cycle on the school grounds, this is due to the number of people on the school site at the beginning and end of the school day.  Thank you.

Scooters/cycles are left on the school grounds at your own risk, school does not take responsibility for any damages, losses, or accidents while they are on the school site.

 

Volunteer Readers

If you enjoy reading, have a few spare hours each week and would like to support our children in their reading practice we would love to hear from you. Learning to read is one of the most important, and most enjoyable, activities children can take part in. It is proven that good early reading has a direct impact on achievement later on. Please let the school office know if you are able to help. All volunteers require an enhanced DBS check, the school office will assist with this.

 

SPORT

Well done to the 24 children who took part in the ‘engage’ benchball event at The Snaith School on Tuesday.

There were 8 teams in total across the 5 cluster schools - with each team playing 7 matches in a round robin format.

Confidence grew as the event progressed and a great time was certainly had by all!

Well done to AW, AR and AB, who were all selected as star performers by the fabulous young leaders.

Job Vacancy

Kitchen Assistant

Grade 3A £12.18 per hour - 20 hours per week Term time only.

To start 2^nd December 2024

Our friendly and hardworking, busy Catering Team need a Kitchen Assistant to work 4 hours per day in the kitchen between 10am – 2pm Monday to Friday, term time only.  The duties would include assisting in the preparation of food, washing up, clearing away kitchen items, cleaning surfaces and floors and ensuring a tidy, safe and clean kitchen.  If you like a busy job, take pride in your work and have a can-do attitude, we would like to hear from you. 

Please note the school takes the safeguarding and welfare of children very seriously. Therefore, two references for all shortlisted candidates will be requested and the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please contact the school office for an application.

Please return applications to the office or email to:

snaith.primary@eastriding.gov.uk

PTA News

Christmas Hampers

To enable the PTA to create their wonderful Christmas hampers, they would really appreciate donations of chocolates, sweets, biscuits, bottles (alcohol/juice/bubble bath), cosmetics, toiletries, new small toys and teddies for the Christmas hampers.

These wonderful hampers are then raffled at the end of the Autumn term. Raffle tickets will be on sale at the Christmas performances. All proceeds raised go directly back to school for resources and extra-curricular activities  for the children.

 

Dates for your Diary

(Please note that more events will be added – but a few key dates to start adding to your diary.)

Autumn Term
19 November 24	Panto for children in school (kindly supported by PTA)
27 November 24	Year 4 Pedestrian Skills Training
12 December 24 13 December 24	KS1 Christmas productions in school.  9.30am and 2pm.  Tickets will be available from Monday 2nd December.
18 December 24 19 December 24	KS2 Christmas productions in school.  Reserve the date
20.12.24	Jonathan Newman – Christmas jumper day (no charge) Christmas Dinner Day Break up for Christmas
Spring Term
7 January 25	School Reopens to children
27 January 25	Young Voices – school choir
4th February 25	NCMP National Child Measurement Programme - Reception and Year 6 only
14 February 25	Break up for half term
24 February 25	School reopens to children
5 March 25	Parents evening – in person
6 March 25	Parents evening – online/virtual
Please note: for parents of children with SEND we will be arranging separate parent/teacher meetings.
4 April 25	Break up for Easter
Summer Term
Tuesday 22 April 25	School reopens
12-16 May 25	Y6 SATs week
23 May 25	Break up for half term
2 June 25	School reopens to children
13 June 25	Sports Day (KS1 am  KS2 pm)
2-4 July 25	Y6 Transition Days at The Snaith School
7-9 July 25	Y6 PGL Residential
18 July 25	Break up for Summer

 

School Holidays

Term Dates 2024-2025

https://www.snaithprimary.org.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=2891&type=pdf

An Absence from School for Exceptional Circumstances Request Form, must be completed for all absences (not medical).  https://www.snaithprimary.org.uk/page/?title=Attendance+%26amp%3B+Punctuality&pid=77

 

Please can I remind parents that school is not able to authorise any holidays during term time. Therefore, it is important to consult these dates before making any booking.  Penalty Notice Fines are issued on a per parent per child basis for term time leave of 5 (10 sessions) or more consecutive days. 

As school is in session during these times, if your child does not attend school due to an unauthorised absence, school will not provide work for this period of time as children are expected to attend school to undertake their learning. 

Penalty Notice Fines are also considered, if a child has 10 sessions of unauthorised absence in 10 school weeks.

We are committed to improving achievement through attendance, and any pupil whose attendance falls below 97% becomes a cause for concern.  Attendance below 90% is classed by the Government as persistent absence. If a child’s attendance falls below 90% we refer all cases to the Education Welfare Office at East Riding Council, who is likely to contact parents directly to give support and discuss the matter. 

(Parent, in relation to a child or young person, includes any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child, or who has care of them).