If your child is absent from school for any reason you MUST inform the school. There are several children absent today and no reason has been provided. There are several ways you can inform the school office, as it is known that sometimes getting through on the on busy mornings can be difficult.

You can ring 01207 504431, you can text 07537436638 or you can email consettjunior@durhamlearning.net

If your child is poorly and their illness means they need to be absent for 48 hours, you do not need to ring on the second day of absence, however, if this goes into the third day then you must make contact with school.

If your child’s absences become frequent or pattern based, i.e. off regularly on Mondays or Fridays, then action will be taken to prove your child is off unwell. This may mean letters are requested from their GP, or a home visit from the school or attendance team officer.

Further concern will result in a referral to the Local Authority, where warnings, interviews or fines are issued. If you do not inform the office regarding absence, or we have reason to believe the reason provided for your child’s absence is not correct, we will refer. There have been occasions where children have told us they have been on holiday, yet families claim they have been unwell.

It is against the law to keep your child off school if they are well enough to be in.

Dear Parents/Carers,

As part of our Harvest celebrations this year, we have chosen to collect for the ‘Food 4U’ organisation in Consett.

This organisation provides food parcels for people in need, with short term financial difficulties. We feel that it is important that we contribute to the local community and remember that there are people who are less fortunate than ourselves.

If you would like to donate, please choose from the list of items below. The food product must be new and unopened and can be sent into school with your child up until Thursday 24th October.

Baked Beans

Tinned spaghetti

Tinned potatoes/carrots/peas

Tinned meatballs/ravioli

UHT milk in cartons Cereals (e.g. Weetabix, Cornflakes/Puffed Wheat)

Dried Pasta & pasta sauce

Fray Bentos (tinned) pies or shops own brand equivalent

Tinned fruit Tinned rice pudding Packet or

Pot Noodles Jam- strawberry or raspberry

Meat paste

Hot dogs

Packet soup/Cuppa Soup

Packet mashed potatoes

Small jar instant coffee/packet tea bags

Thank you in anticipation of your support. If you have any questions, please contact school.

Kind Regards

Miss R Waters Deputy Head Teacher

I have just met with Mark Wilkinson and approved the photo proofs and ordering options from last weeks session. He will print out all the proofs (and duplicates for families who receive information to their homes), and hopes to have them to me by tomorrow (24th September).

Ordering process detailed on your proof is as follows:

Option 1: 1x 10×8 print; 2 x 8×6 prints and 4 x 6×4 prints = £20

Option 2 : Digital download with fee licence for unlimited printing = £20

Add a Christmas Tree Decoration to any option for an additional £3.50 each, just remember to write the quantity you require, if you only ‘tick’ the box you will only get one.

There are also special canvas offers and reprints available, just ask in Mark’s shop for these.

The final day to return your order with payment to school is Friday 25th October. Any late orders cannot be processed with me, but can be ordered from Mark.

There is no obligation to buy your photographs.

The Travelling Book Fair will be in the school hall all wee (w/c 25th November).

Children can browse the selection and makes purchases from the fair at the following times:

8.30 – 8.55 a.m. (Not on the Monday as the fair arrive mid-morning).

13.00 – 13.15 p.m.

15.30 – 16.00 p.m.

Parents/carers can also browse the book selection with their children either before or after school (times shown above).

Please remember there is no obligation to buy books, and no monetary amount applied. The school does not receive commission from the sales made but we do receive books for our school if criteria is met.

We are holding a Halloween Themed school meals week from Monday 21st October. The cryptic menu and order form have been given to children today (20th September).

Please return to school before Monday 7th October.

You do not need to return the form if your child is already on school meals.

By returning the order form your ParentPay account will be charged.

Thank you

Tickets are £3 each, which includes a party bag. Tickets go on sale on Monday 7th October, purchased from Mrs Raine.

The disco starts at 3.30 p.m. and finishes at 5.00 p.m. Children will leave the school premises in the usual way (play yard), so please ensure your child knows where you will be waiting for them as it will be dark.

Children have several options for wearing Halloween costumes during the day:

1) Children can come to school in their uniform but bring their costumes to change into at 3.30 p.m.

2) Children can come to school wearing their Halloween costumes. If children have masks/hoods they must NOT wear these during the school day so that we can identify who the children are, which is very important at break times.

3) Children can come to school in their uniform and not stay for the disco.

4) Children can come to school in their costume for £1 and not stay for the disco but will still be given a party bag as part of their £1 charge.

If children lose their ticket, they do not need to worry as Mrs Raine keeps a register of ticket sales.

On the afternoon of Wednesday 27th November 2019, M & M Productions will be in school to perform the pantomime ‘Snow White’ for the whole school. School Fund will cover cost of this show.

There is no change to the time the school days finishes.

For parents/carers new to our school you can find out more information about the performers from accessing the link below.

Although the shows are amazing and the actors are phenomenal and they engage brilliantly with the children. There can be loud bangs and loud music. If you think your child will struggle with this, please contact Mrs Raine.

http://www.magicoftheatre.com/

Letters provided on 20th September

If your child is in 5 and you would like to know how they are progressing so far in their academic year, the school will be open on Monday 7th October 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. (last person entry at 5.40 p.m.), for you to come in with your child to visit their classroom.

If your child is in Year 3 or 4 and you would like to know how they are progressing so far in their academic year, the school will be open on Wednesday 9th October from 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. (last person entry at 5.40 p.m.), for you to come in with your child to visit their classroom.

If your child is in 6 and you would like to know how they are progressing so far in their academic year, the school will be open on Thursday 10th October 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. (last person entry at 5.40 p.m.), for you to come in with your child to visit their classroom.

You can spend time looking at their work and the teachers will be available should you need to talk. If you would like to speak with your child’s class teacher, and feel this service is not an option for you. Please contact the school office to discuss other arrangements.

We have been in contact with Willowburn Hospice Chairty Shop, Consett, to enquire if we could set up a used school uniform rail in their store.

They have cleared this with their area manager and they are more than happy to do this. We have several bags of used uniform that has either been in lost property from last year and years prior to that, or has been donated to us from parents/carers who no longer require them.

We have requested that all individual items are capped at £1 to make this a reasonable cost to families. This should be on display by the end of this week. All proceeds are to go directly to Willowburn.

Our uniform provider is Tots to Teams, so if you would prefer new items then please use them online. If you have old uniform you can either donate to us or send into our chosen charity shop.

Willowburn Hospice

5A Trafalgar St,

Consett

DH8 5AP

Thank you

Our monthly Monday coffee mornings have now been added to the App Calendar. It would be lovely to see people pop in for one or all of them on the set dates.

They are to help us raise money over the school year for ‘If U Care Share’. They will be very relaxed and informal, and open to any of our families.

https://www.wonderful.org/fundraiser/consettjuniorschoolfundraising201920-d6627b25

The dates are:

Monday 23rd September 2019

Monday 21st October 2019

Monday 25th November 2019

Monday 16th December 2019

Monday 27th January 2020

Monday 24th February 2020

Monday 30th March 2020

Monday 27th April 2020

Monday 18th May 2020

Monday 29th June 2020

Thank you in advance for your on going support