Melling Primary School
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ATTENDANCE - PLEASE BE AWARE OF NEW GUIDELINES
Mon 25 Nov 202425th November 2024
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION - UNAUTHORISED ABSENCES
Dear Parents/Carers
As you know, new DfE guidelines for managing attendance in schools were implemented in August 2024. Part of the revised legislation requires schools to monitor absences, especially those that are unauthorised. An unauthorised absence might be (not an exhaustive list):
- holiday
- absence when the reason for absence has not been given
- a day out
- a late arrival after the register has closed
Governors delegate duties to Headteachers to monitor absences and to identify when a referral for a penalty notice needs to be implemented.
Parents/carers must be aware of the criteria for this as stated in the guidelines:
11.4 National Framework for Penalty Notice - There is now a single consistent national threshold for when a penalty notice must be considered by all schools in England, of 10 sessions (usually equivalent to 5 school days) of unauthorised absence within a rolling 10 school week period. The 10 sessions of absence do not have to be consecutive and can be made up of a combination of any type of unauthorised absence (G, O and/or U coded within the school’s registers). The 10-school week period can span different terms, school years or education settings.In other words – if 5 unauthorised absences have been noted within a ten week period, then a penalty notice referral will be made. This is cumulative, so this could include 5 days taken in a row, or it could include, for example 3 days at the start of the 10 weeks then 2 days at the end.
Please be aware of this, as unauthorised absences are being monitored by school and Sefton’s Attendance Officer.
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TRAGIC EVENTS IN SOUTHPORT
Wed 14 Aug 2024I am sure we all share the same shock, devastation and abhorrence of the horrendous and distressing event that happened in Southport at the end of July. On behalf of Melling Primary community I have sent our thoughts, prayers and condolences to the Headteachers of the schools involved. In case you need some support in talking to your children about the events or if they are asking challenging questions I have posted some helpful information leaflets on the 'Parents' page (Talking to your children)
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PARENTAL CONTROLS LEAFLET - KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE ONLINE
Thu 11 Jul 2024Please see KEY INFORMATION - KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE ONLINE for the most up to date information on parental controls for your children's devices.
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PARENTS/CARERS QUESTIONNAIRE JULY 24
Mon 08 Jul 2024Please see page in 'Parents' for the latest Parent/Carer Questionnaire analysis.
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TEAM MELLING Y6 CHARITY RELAY TEAM RUN A RACE TO BE PROUD OF
Wed 17 Apr 2024TEAM MELLING Y6 RELAY RUNNERS
RUN A RACE TO BE PROUD OF
Today, 16 of our Y6 children and 3 staff (Mr Millington, Mr Cleaver and Miss Stewart) took part in the #knowknifecrime charity relay race. The Sefton-wide and MADCOS (Maghull & District Cluster of Schools) relay was to raise money and awareness of the need for ‘bleed-kits’ to be available nearby to all schools. In the same way defibrillators can save lives, so too can a bleed-kit. The bleed-kit was passed on (as the relay baton) from school to school and child to child. We were delighted, as a whole school, to welcome the children of Holy Rosary (with a parade of music and cheering) who passed the bleed-kit baton to our children, who in turn ran to Summerhill and passed the baton onto their team. We were so thoroughly proud of the children (and staff) from Y6 who all volunteered to take part – well done to: Tilly, Harriet, Harleigh, Teddie, Thomas, Rowan, Mason, Jude, Evan, Seb, Esme, Iyla, Lexie, Mila, Robyn and Lola…you were amazing!
If you would like to join in our congratulations by donating to the charity this is the Just-Giving link: https://www.cashforkidsgive.co.uk/campaign/charity-champions-liverpool-the-north-west/fundraisers/maghull-and-district-community-of-schools/
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GREAT NEWS FOR MELLING - SHORT LISTED FOR TESCO £1500 GRANT
Wed 28 Feb 2024GREAT NEWS – MAKE SURE YOU VOTE
Melling Primary School is bidding for a cash boost from the Tesco Stronger Starts scheme. Stronger Starts provides grant awards of up to £1,500 to local community projects, with a particular focus on children and young people.
Three groups in every community have been shortlisted to receive grant awards and Tesco customers can vote for the group they think should take away the top award in their local Tesco store.
Melling is one of the groups on the shortlist in the Sefton area
OUTDOOR SENSORY AND ACTIVITY CIRCUIT
‘Our outdoor sensory circuit will enhance the outdoor learning space for children, especially those with additional needs, and its therapeutic benefits and sense of fun and adventure will support wellbeing of all.’
Voting is open in all Tesco stores from early January until the end of March. Customers will cast their vote using a blue token given to them at the check-out each time they shop. These are the stores at which you, your friends and family can vote for our project:
5700 Lpool Old Roan Exp Small unit L10 2JA
5301 Litherland Large unit L21 8NZ
4786 Sefton Road Exp Small unit L21 9HQ
5448 Crosby Rd Lpool Exp Small unit L22 4QH
6874 Thornton Exp Small unit L23 4TE
6368 Crsby Crnation Rd Exp Small unit L23 5SR
PLEASE VOTE AND GET AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE TO VOTE TOO
1st APRIL TO 30th JUNE
This £5m Stronger Starts grant programme, delivered in partnership with Groundwork UK, helps schools and children’s groups provide healthy activities that support young people’s physical health and mental wellbeing.
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MARKET PLACE OF SUPPORT SERVICES FRO FAMILIES SUMMERHILL PRIMARY
Fri 23 Feb 2024TUESDAY 5TH MARCH 9 - 11am
SUMMERHILL PRIMARY ARE HOSTING A MARKET PLACE OF SUPPORT SERVICE FOR SUPPORTING FAMILES - ALL ARE WELCOME TO GO ALONG AND SEE WHAT SERVICES ARE OUT THERE.
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WORLD BOOK DAY THURSDAY 7TH MARCH
Mon 19 Feb 2024WORLD BOOK DAY THURSDAY 7th MARCH
Poetry is valuable for all of us for many reasons: it was invented as a good way to remember important things and interesting things. It still does this, through its musical sounds, rhythms and rhymes. It’s also a good way to play with the language around us and playing pleases us. Life goes by very quickly. Poetry is a way of stopping things for a moment and pointing out something to us. It gives us time to reflect. Michael Rosen
Dear Parents/Carers
WORLD BOOK DAY IS ON THURSDAY 7TH MARCH and as usual we will be celebrating this with our children. We are looking to do something different this year and our theme for World Book Day will be a focus on POETRY. We want to encourage children to develop an interest in a wide range of poetry and to be able to perform a poem with expression, feeling and enthusiasm.
There are all sorts of poems that children should be introduced to: limericks, little two line jingles, rhyming, non-rhyming, using words to paint a picture, using words to express emotions, telling a story etc Poetry books are full of exciting short stories or glimpses of the world from someone else’s point of view.
BOOK CHARACTER COSTUME SWAP:
If your child would like to come dressed as a book character on the day – they are welcome to do so. However, we are not requesting that all children do this – so please don’t spend money on buying a new outfit! The week before World Book Day (26th Feb), if you have any Book Day costumes that you now longer require – there will be a rail underneath the canopy. Hopefully this can be used as a swapping point – place a costume on and if you need a new costume for your child take one off! In the meantime do try and read some poetry with your child. Have a look at the class page section of the website for the poetry pages.
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SAFER INTERNET DAY TUESDAY 6th FEBRUARY
Fri 02 Feb 2024SEE SPECIAL NEWSLETTER FOR SAFER INTERNET DAY
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CHANGE OF DATE FOR Y1 PHONICS MEETING
Wed 31 Jan 2024THE Y1 PHONICS MEETING WILL BE ON THURSDAY 8TH FEBRUARY AT 9am IN THE Y1 CLASSROOM.
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