Newsletter 8. 7. 2024

Dear Parents/Carers of St George’s,

Sports Day for KS1 and KS2 Children REARRANGED DATE TUESDAY 8 JULY AT 2PM

As you know, our KS1 and KS2 Sports Day was cancelled due to inclement weather. The rearranged date is Tuesday 8 July at 2pm. If you would like to join us for the event, please use the top gate. Light refreshments will be on sale. If we need to cancel again due to inclement weather, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Summer Fun Night

Thank you to everyone who has donated items for the Summer Fun Night which will take place in the hall after KS1 and KS2 Sports Day. We will have table top games for you to enjoy, a tombola and a raffle. Refreshments will be on sale. All children who attend the fun night must be accompanied by an adult.

This will be a lovely opportunity to spend time with your child in school and to meet other families and school staff. I do hope you can come and join in the fun and support St George’s in raising some much-needed extra funds for our lovely school.

If anyone is able to volunteer to help out at the fun night, please contact the school office to let us know.

Careers’ Week

Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered to join us during Careers’ Week. The children really enjoyed finding out about a whole variety of jobs and careers from some of our parents and carers. It was a really interesting week for everyone and we will certainly be carrying this on next year as part of our calendar of whole school events. If you weren’t able to join us this year, please sign up for our next Careers’ Week in the summer term of 2025.

End of Year Reports

Your child’s end of year school report will be shared today via email. If your child is in Reception, Year 1, Year 2 or Year 4, you will also receive additional information re: any outcomes from statutory assessments which have taken place this academic year:

Reception – Good Level of Development assessment

Year 1 – Phonics’ Screen

Year 2 – Phonics’ Re-screen

Year 4 – Multiplication Check

We have not shared any of the results of these statutory assessments with the children.

Year 6 End of Key Stage 2 Statutory Assessment Tests (SATs)

KS2 SATs results will be released tomorrow, 9 July. There is a lot of administration which needs to take place in school before we are able to share the results with the children. For example, we need to check the papers have been marked accurately and in line with the published mark schemes. This does take us time to do. We will endeavour to have the results ready to share as soon as possible and before the end of the week.

We will share these results with the children on a 1:1 basis so that we can explain the outcomes to the children in person and answer any questions they may have.  

Poverty Proofing the School Day – No Gifts Sent into School Initiative

Please remember as part of our Poverty Proofing the School Day initiative, we will not be accepting any end of year gifts into school for any of the adults from the children or families.

In agreement with all staff, any gifts which are sent into school will be donated to local charities. Please support St George’s and all of our children and families – please do not send any gifts in.

If parents/carers want to express thanks to staff then please send in a card, a letter or an email. This feedback is so valuable to our well-being and has such a positive impact and really is very much appreciated. We will also be providing all of the children with the necessary materials and the opportunity to make a card for any of the adults in school if they wish to do so.

Reception/Year 6 Buddies - No Gifts Sent into School Initiative

Please note, our No Gifts into School Initiative also extends to our children, with particular reference to our Year 6/Reception Buddies. Please do not send or bring any gifts into school to be shared between the children or families on our school premises so that we can ensure no children are left out.

We will be giving all of the Reception and Year 6 children time and resources to make cards for each other before the end of the summer term. 

Summer Holiday Free School Meal (FSM) Vouchers

Newcastle City Council have just confirmed that they will be providing FSM vouchers for eligible children. These will be worth £15 per week per eligible pupil and will be shared with families via email link, as usual.

Non-uniform Day and Uniform Swap Shop

As shared previously, we will be having a Non-uniform Day on the last day of term. This is so children can come into school in their own clothes and bring with them, any spare uniform items which they don’t need any more. This could be because they have grown out them or they no longer need them as they are moving to high school. We ask that any items sent in are clean and in a good condition. We would also accept any PE items or shoes/trainers which, again, are clean and in a good condition.

We will sort thorough any items donated and they will be laid out in the hall for parents and carers to browse at the end of the day before children are collected. We are requesting a small donation for each item which will go into our school funds.

Please take advantage of this opportunity – you could save a fortune!

Staffing for 2024 – 2025

Mrs Douglass will continue on as SENCo and both myself and Mrs Clarke will continue in our executive roles working at both St George’s and St Cuthbert’s in Kenton.

Please contact the school if you wish to discuss any of the above or any other matter.

Thank you for your continued support.

Best wishes,

Mrs Anne Bullerwell

Executive Headteacher