Dear families,

*OLD OAK EARLY YEARS EDUCATION CENTRE (EYEC)*

You may have noticed some changes in the old nursery space near the key stage 1 playground. This has become the Old Oak EYEC- a nursery partnership with Imperial College West. This is a new ground-breaking nursery for children of the staff of the university but also local working families and will be run as a private nursery attached to the school. It is full time, all year round and will accept children 6 months and above. Old Oak is very proud to be working with one of the best universities in the world and hope that the other children in the school will benefit from this link as the partnership develops. If you know of anyone who may be interested in their child attending this facility then please get in touch with the manager, Rosemarie Alphonse. She is already busy here in school preparing for the opening in July. There are some spaces reserved for local families so contact Rosemarie on the school number or at ralphonse2.205@lgflmail.org if you are interested.

*ATTENDANCE*

More children are absent again this week and our attendance across the school is not as good as last week. Please try to keep absence to a minimum. It is so much better for your child's education and it is important to the school. Research shows that the more school your child misses, the less progress he/she makes. The school is also judged by Ofsted for attendance and will be punished if it is not good enough. Most families are really committed to good attendance but for some families absence is high. I really do not want the school to get a bad Ofsted judgement because of the behaviour of a minority of families. I will send through the Attendance Policy before the end of term, so we can start the new year in September with everyone knowing the expectations.

*RELATIONSHIP AND SEX EDUCATION PARENT WORKSHOP- YEARS 5 AND 6*

On Thursday 24th June, Mrs. Beardsworth will hold parent workshops to inform parents about the new RSE teaching which will take place this term in Years 5 and 6. Please come either in the morning or after school on that day of you would like more information about the RSE curriculum. The letter attached will be going home today. Please let the school know if you wish to attend, so we can plan the workshops safely. Many thanks.

​RSE Workshop for Parents.doc

I know that Covid cases in the area are rising again so please take care with the guidance again this weekend. 

Stay safe and have a good weekend.

Best wishes

Joe