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Attendance Awards

Fri 14 Dec 2018

Congratulations to our attendance award winners from last week.

1st - York (year 5) and Chichester (year 2) 96.5%

2nd - Goldsmiths (year 4) 96.1%

3rd - Exeter (year 5) and Newcastle (year 6) 95.8%

Pantomime at the Theatre Royal

Thu 13 Dec 2018

Year 6 had a great time watching the Theatre Royal's Performance of Jack and the Beanstalk today ... It was lovely to see so many children enjoying the live performance.

Christmas Jumper Day

Wed 12 Dec 2018

Everyone had a fabulous Christmas jumper day today and raising money for the Save The Children charity.

Thank you to you all for making it so enjoyable.

House Point Trophy

Fri 07 Dec 2018

Congratulations to all of our children in Wales for winning the house point trophy last week.

1st - Wales

2nd - England

3rd - Northern Ireland

4th - Scotland

Wales lead the competition overall.

Attendance Awards

Fri 07 Dec 2018

Congratulations to our attendance award winners for the week: -

1st - Leeds (year 2) 99.5%

2nd - Greenwich (year 5) 99.2%

3rd - Exeter (year 5) 94.9%

Margate Football Club

Fri 07 Dec 2018

AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT

I am delighted to announce that thanks to our partnership with the Thanet Primary Schools Association for School Sport and Margate Football Club, every single child in school is being offered the chance to attend a Bostik Premier League game at Hartsdown Park FREE OF CHARGE!

The offer includes 1 adult and 2 children for the following games:-

Sat 8th December v Wingate & Finchley

or

Sat 22nd December v Whitehawk

There are no strings attached to this offer. All you need to do is collect a ticket from our office.

Have fun.

Pupil Admissions at Drapers Mills Primary Academy

Wed 05 Dec 2018

The current Published Admission Number (PAN) for Drapers Mills Primary Academy is 90. This means that the number of children admitted into the school in reception each year and in every subsequent year group is a maximum of 90.

Under the terms of the School’s funding Agreement with the Secretary of State for Education, the overall capacity of the School (maximum number on roll) has been set at a final roll of 630 made up of 90 children in each year from Reception to Year 6.

There are currently only 495 pupils enrolled in the school. As a result the Headteacher, Governors and Academy Trust would like to reduce the Published Admission Number from 90 to 60 places in Reception for September 2020 and to 60 places for every other year group from September 2020.

Although the Regulations and Code of Practice relating to school admissions no longer require an admissions authority to consult when increasing a school’s PAN, there remains a requirement to consult when the proposal is to reduce a PAN. The Kemnal Academies Trust, as the admissions authority, is seeking comments on this proposed change.

Specific Proposal

The Kemnal Academies Trust proposes to reduce the published admission number for Reception from 90 to 60 with effect from September 2020.

This means that the number of places available for children in Reception in 2020 and all subsequent Reception cohorts – will be 60. This is the only proposed change to the admission criteria, all other criteria, including oversubscription, will remain the same.

If this demand were to change in the future, the school could increase its admission number to meet the need.

Our pupil numbers are stable as a two form entry school and the proposal to reduce the PAN has been approved by the Trust Board and school governors. We firmly believe that a reduced PAN is in the best interests of for the provision of education for our current and future pupils.

Who is consulted?

This consultation is for the attention of: a) parents of children between the ages of two and eleven years old in the surrounding area; b) other persons in the area who have an interest in the proposed arrangements; c) all other admission authorities within the local area; d) the local authority; and e) adjoining neighbouring local authorities.

How to Respond

This consultation will run from 6 December 2018 to 31 January 2019 and you are invited to submit comments in writing about the proposal above to Jess Wilks, Project Support Officer, TKAT, The Atkins Centre, Kemnal Technology College, Sevenoaks Way, Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5AA by midday on 31 January 2018 or by email to jess.wilks@tkat.org

Please mark the subject “Drapers Mills Primary Academy PAN Consultation”. Following the consultation period the Trust will consider all comments received before deciding whether to submit an application to the DfE to affect the change. A decision will be made before 15 March 2019.

A copy of the new proposed Admissions Policy 2020/21 can be found here.

Attendance Awards

Mon 03 Dec 2018

Congratulations to our attendance award winners for last week :

1st - Edinburgh (year 5) 98.3%

2nd - Bath (year 6) 96.5%

3rd - Kent (year 2) 94.1%

Christmas Events and Activities at Drapers Mills Primary Academy

Sat 01 Dec 2018

Important Dates for Christmas Activities and Events at Drapers Mills Primary Academy

- Friday 7th December @ 9.30am – EYFS Nativity (Reception classes)

- Friday 7th December @ 10.30am – School choir singing carols at St John’s church (parents welcome to attend)

- Wednesday 12th December – Christmas Jumper Day (Children and staff can wear Christmas Jumpers and pay £1 towards the Save the Children Charity)

- Wednesday 12th December – Christmas Dinner

- Thursday 13th December – Years 1 and 2 Nativity (two showings – 9.30am and 10.45am)

- Thursday 13th December– Parents ‘Stay and Play’ Christmas Activities in Nursery – (two sessions 9.00am to 11.15 and 1.00pm to 3.15pm)

- Monday 17th December @ 8.30 until 10.00am – Christmas Kitchen with Sharon Goodyear. Join Sharon for coffee and cake and take away a FREE bag of goodies to support you and your family during the holiday period.

- Tuesday 18th December @ 9.30am – Years 5 and 6 Carol Concert at St John’s Church (parents welcome to attend)

- Tuesday 18th December – SCHOOL CLOSING at 2.30pm (for Xmas Fair)

- Tuesday 18th December @ 2.30pm until 4pm – School Xmas Fair (further details to follow)

- Wednesday 19th December @ 9.30am – Years 3 and 4 Carol Concert at St John’s Church (parents welcome to attend)

- Wednesday 19th December – LAST DAY OF TERM

Children will return to school on Monday 7th January 2019.