Ashton Gate Primary School Newsletter

This week you will have received a letter outlining our important work to promote an anti-racist, respectful school community. Please do make sure that you take time to talk to your child at home about this.

If you missed the letter, you can download it again here.

Thank you to everyone who came and took part in or Great Fire of London exhibition. It was sizzling!!

The dates for the WW1 project are as set out on the newsletter and not on the homework sheet that has been sent home – we had to make some date changes. Apologies for any confusion.

The dates are as follows.

This term in DT, Year 4 will be sewing their own book sleeves. We will be doing this over the course of a day and would be very grateful for some extra pairs of hands to help with needle threading etc. If you are available to help out, please contact your child’s class teacher.

We’re very excited that the Christmas Fair is finally (almost here) and even more excited to see you all there this Sunday from 12pm.

We’ll have our usual selection of fun games and stalls, as well as hot food, cakes and a fully stocked bar! And of course, Santa himself! So whatever you do this weekend, make sure you come along and join in the festive fun (and don’t forget you can bring your friends and family)

There is still plenty of time to buy your ticket for the Christmas Raffle by following this link

You have up until 6pm on Sunday 7th December.

Please remember to go to Parentpay to check your meal choices before Wednesday 10th December.

There will be a change of menu week beginning 15th December. Please be aware that there jacket. p1otatoes, salad bowl/bar will only be available on Monday and Friday.

If you have, already· booked your child’s meals for this week and want to change them, you are able to do this on Parentpay until Wednesday 10th December.

Regular school attendance is one of the best ways to help your child succeed. When children come to school every day, they keep up with their learning, build confidence in their skills, and develop good routines that set them up for the future. Every day at school matters—it helps your child stay on track and get the most out of their education.

It is also important to arrive at school on time. If a child arrives late to school every day, their learning begins to suffer. Below is a graph showing how being late to school every day over a school year adds up to lost learning time over one academic year.

Please remember to order your child’s lunch before 10pm on a Wednesday. If your child only has a meal once a week, you will still need to book this.

We are still having a lot of children who do not have a lunch booked with no packed lunch. Please remember the default meal is always salad bar. No other option will be available.

Please remember not to order a school lunch if your child is on a school trip, where a packed lunch is required. If you have already booked a meal for this date, the meal can be cancelled by the payer until 10pm on a Wednesday for the following week. As all food is pre-ordered there will be no refunds issued for non-cancelled meals.

A reminder that we are a nut free school. Please do not send your child to school with snacks/packed lunch with items containing nuts. This includes items such as Pesto, filled crepes and chocolate spread.

We are now on Facebook. Please like our page, we will be using this page to celebrate events and learning moments taking place across the school. We encourage you to invite other parents and family members to join as well, so that too can be part of our vibrant school network. Rest assured, our Facebook page will prioritise the privacy and security of our children. We will follow all the necessary precautions and guidelines to protect identities and ensure a safe online environment.

Studybugs is no longer in use. Please record any illnesses/medical appointments using the Arbor parent portal app. For planned absences please complete the online form on the attendance page of our website.