Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Share a book and MacMillan Coffee morning

  Fri 28 Sep 2018
  MacMillan Coffee Morning (Friday 28th September) Every year the school takes part in the MacMillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning to raise money for those living with and affected by cancer.  This year, we would like to invite you to share a book with your child in their classroom between 8.45am and 9.15am and then join us for a drink and cake (the children will remain in their classes!). All donations will go to Macmillan.
   
  We would especially like to extend an invitation to parents and carers of children who have just joined Nursery or Reception. Being new to a school can be daunting – for parents as well as children. This informal coffee morning will provide the chance for you to find out more about the school, the PTA and ask any questions of your school Family Workers. Why not join us for a cuppa and a chat?
   
  We welcome cake donations and your child will receive 5 house points. There will also be a prize for the best decorated cake.  Any cakes that are not sold at the coffee morning will be sold after school in the KS2 Hall.

• Sync your calendar

  Wed 12 Sep 2018

  It is now possible to link your personal online calendar with the schools` calendar. 

   

  For information on how to do this please visit 

   

  http://www.pirtonhill.com/diary/subscribe/

• Pupil Attendance

  Wed 12 Sep 2018

   

  Pupil Attendance

   

  For children to make the best progress possible, they need to be in school.  Attendance improved drastically last year – which is fantastic news.  However, there were still a small number of children with really low attendance and, for many of them, it had a negative impact on their learning.  
   
  Last year we had 50 children with attendance below 90% - this is the same as 

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  • ½ a day per week; 
  • 4 weeks per school year; 
  • 2 whole terms for a child who is at Pirton Hill from Reception to Year 6;
  • A year and a half across a child’s whole school life (Year R to Year 11)

   
  Even just missing 10 days in a year (95% attendance) is the same as 1 term absent across primary school! 
   
  Please remember, if your child is sick or has diarrhoea they should be kept off for the rest of that day and the following day.  However, if they are just feeling a bit ill (but haven’t actually been ill) please send them in.  If they need to come home we will contact you.  This is an important “life habit” for them to get into… 
   
  Please also note that: 

  • you can report illness to the office from 8.15am onwards. 
  • you are expected to phone the school on every day of a child’s absence. 
  • we will be asking for proof of medical / hospital appointments – without this the absence will be recorded as unauthorised. 
  • the classroom doors shut at 8.55am.  If your child arrives at their classroom (not just inside the school gate) after that time they will be recorded as late.

   
   

• Autumn 1 Clubs List

  Thu 06 Sep 2018
  The new clubs letter was sent home today. If you haven`t received a copy then you can download and print a copy at

  http://www.pirtonhill.com/letters-for-events-and-trips/

   

  All letters must be returned to school by Monday 10th September so that we can start clubs on Monday 17th September 2018.

  Make sure you get your letter back to school ASAP to secure a place.