Latest News

Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Drum & Gym with Motiv8 Sports

  Mon 25 Apr 2016
  Week 2 of Motiv8 Sports' Drum & Gym session ... and what a turnout. Lots of fun and games today.

  

• New entrants to Reception - September 2016

  Mon 25 Apr 2016

  We still have places available in Reception, if you have a child that is due to be starting school in September. Please feel free to come to one of our 'drop in' sessions to have a good look around. Alternatively, come to our 'New Entrants Parents Evening', this Wednesday at 6pm, or contact our office for a prospectus.

   

  

• Parent Workshop - Education City

  Fri 22 Apr 2016

  Thank you to all parents who attended Ms Barrett's workshop on Education City and how it can be used outside of school to support children's learning.

   

   

  

• House Points Award

  Fri 22 Apr 2016

  Congratulations to Scotland for winning the House Points award this week - again.

   

  1st Scotland 763 points

  2nd N.Ireland 680 points

  3rd Wales 596 points

  4th England 466 points

  

• Attendance Award winners

  Fri 22 Apr 2016

  Congratulations to our Attendance Award winners this week.

   

  1st - Panthers 

  2nd - Kingfishers

  3rd - Parrots

   

  It is extremely important that you child comes to school every day. Please look at our Attendance and Punctuality page for further important information.

   

  Do you know what your child's attendance figure is? 

   

  The school year is made up of 190 days.

  How much education has your child missed?

   

  If it is 95%, this means your child misses 10 days a year (2 weeks)

  If it is 90%, this means your child misses 20 days a year (4 weeks)

  If it is 85%, this means your child misses 30 days a year (6 weeks)

  If it is 80%, this means your child misses 40 days a year (8 weeks)

   

  Every day that your child is off school is a day of missed learning. This can have a serious impact on their future opportunities.

   

  PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL! 

  

• 'Starting Right' workshops

  Wed 20 Apr 2016

  A new workshop for parents started today, run by our Family Team. 'Starting Right' promotes a healthy lifestyle - helping families step into a healthier future. We hope that by working together we can help families offer the best start in life for their children. 

   

  Today, those who attended made lovely Butternut Squash, Carrot and Red Lentil Soup - which was made without any Salt and tasted still fantastic.

   

  Please speak to our family team members for more details about future sessions.

  

• Year 5 OAA and Team Building day

  Wed 20 Apr 2016

  Children in year 5 received a visit from some staff at the Swattenden Centre today, and took part in some OAA (Outdoor and Adventurous Activities) and Team Building tasks. 

   

  The children had a lot of fun.

   

   

  

• Attendance Award winners

  Fri 15 Apr 2016

  Congratulations to our attendance award winners for last week.

   

  1st - Panthers (year 2)

  2nd - Jaguars (year 2)

  3rd - Hawks (year 6)

   

   

  

• House Point Winners

  Fri 15 Apr 2016
  Congratulations to the children in Scotland, who won the House Point award this week.

  

• Motiv8 Sports - Drum and Gym

  Mon 11 Apr 2016

  This is a fantastic opportunity for parents with younger children to get them actively involved - right here at Drapers Mills Primary Academy.