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Shotton Primary School
Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery
Durham DH6 2JP
Shotton Primary
and Nursery School
We are a busy and lively school with lots going on to enrich the experiences of all of our children.
In this section of our website, you can find out about what has been happening in and outside of our school and lots of things that we have planned for the coming weeks.
Mrs Shaw (Head Teacher)
This year we will be celebrating World Book Day with the theme 'Cosy up with a Book'. In the light of the cost of living crisis which is impacting so many people we are not having costumes. Instead we are wearing cosy clothes and having a free book stall. Children and staff are invited to wear 'cosy' items of clothing (onsies, pyjamas, dressing gowns, joggers and fluffy jumpers etc.) and can also bring in small items such as cushions, blankets and teddies, Each class will have milk and cookies. We will also be having a big book swap, Children can bring in books that they no longer want and on the day every child will visit the book stall and will take home a book that is new to them even if they have not brought a book to swap. Books can be brought into school anytime after the half term holiday.
Many thanks Mrs Shaw
Congratulations
to all of our children who had outstanding attendance for the whole of last term. I'm sure that they are wearing their bronze stars with pride. All children who had 100% attendance were awarded a bronze star in our celebration assembly yesterday
Congratulations to all of our children who had excellent attendance for the whole of last term. I'm sure that they are wearing their green stars with pride. All children who had 96% attendance and above were awarded a green star in our celebration assembly yesterday.
On Friday 17 February 2023 pancake day will be celebrated in school by having pancakes for dessert if your child is on school meals. The main meal for the day will remain unchanged.
Please pay for your child(ren)'s meal(s) as normal if your child usually has a school dinner.
If your child normally has a packed lunch and would like a school dinner, please respond to the Operoo request and pay on ParentPay.
Deadline is Friday 3 February 2023. Unfortunately it will not be possible to accept any payments after this date, under any circumstances.
Following on from texts that have been sent to all parents and carers and our weekly newsletter, I am writing to inform you that I anticipate that as a school we will be significantly affected by industrial action on Wednesday 1st February.
The well being and safety of the children will always be paramount to myself, governors and our staff.
Many of you will be aware that on Wednesday 1st February at least one teaching union will be joining many other public sector unions in calling for industrial action. Please understand that teachers are striking against the national education policy, funding and resources in school, not against the children whom they work so hard for every day. Currently the Government stance is that any proposed pay rises are to be funded from existing school budgets and no additional funding has been allocated to cover the associated shortfall in school budgets. This obviously has massive implications for the quality of education and levels of support that ourselves and many schools are able to provide for our wonderful children.
Unions are understandably campaigning for any pay rises to be directly funded by Government, this may not always be apparent in the media and the information that is shared by Government with the public.
At this stage I am not yet able to determine which classes will be able to attend school on Wednesday 1st February due to the large numbers of staff who are members of the union which is involved in making the difficult decision to take industrial action.
After much consideration we will be unable to offer places to children of critical workers if their class has to close. Breakfast club and after school childcare will not be available on Wednesday 1st February and other scheduled dates for industrial action.
It is important that as parents you have appropriate childcare plans in place on the following dates as school will undoubtedly be closed to the majority of children and potentially all children if there is not a resolution agreed by unions and Government:
Parents of children who are required to attend school will be contacted directly.
Children who are not able to be at school because of the industrial action will be not be marked as absent and it will not affect their attendance. We recommend that children spend their time purposefully with activities such as reading, practising counting and times table facts or even baking.
Understandably no remote learning will be set by teachers when industrial action is taking place.
This information could change at any time and I will communicate with you at the earliest opportunity if this is the case.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs H. Shaw
Head Teacher
We have a few items of brand new logo'd uniform in stock in a limited number of sizes. We are looking to make room in our stock room so are selling at a reduced price. Please contact the office to check sizes and reserve your items then pay via ParentPay.
As a special treat we would like to invite all children in Nursery, Reception, Year One and Year Two to take part in our Polar Express Day.
On this day we welcome children to come dressed in their pyjamas to take part in lots of exciting activities and collect some wonderful keepsakes and make memories with their friends. The children will still have lunch breaks and playtimes on this day so please ensure they have warm clothing underneath their pyjamas and/or warm layers to go on top of their pyjamas on this day.
Monday 19th December
This year we have arranged for 3 professional pantomime performances in school which we always think are an important part of our Christmas celebrations.
Children in Nursery, Reception and Years 1 and 2 will watch ‘The Clumsiest Elf’ and Children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 will watch ‘Dib and Dab’.
So that we can continue to provide such valuable experiences for all of our children we welcome any contributions via ParentPay.
Many thanks to those parents who have already contributed.
If your child is not normally at Nursery on a Monday afternoon they can still come and watch the pantomime as long as an adult is able to come and stay with them whilst the pantomime is on. Due to limited numbers only one parent should attend with their child. Only parents of children who would not normally be at Nursery on a Monday afternoon are able to attend. The pantomime for Nursery children is due to start at 1:10pm and should finish by 2pm. If you are wanting to do so and your child normally would attend only mornings, they must still be collected as normal at the end of their morning session and brought back for the pantomime in the afternoon. Please let Nursery staff know if you wish to do this.
Durham County Council have agreed that households with a child in receipt of Free School Meals will receive a voucher payment of £110 to support with costs over the winter period. Children in nursery in receipt of Early Year Pupil Premium will also be eligible for a voucher. Schools have once again been asked to send out these vouchers.
An email will be sent to eligible families in the coming weeks, which will then be followed by the vouchers. If you do not receive an email and think you may be eligible (eligibility criteria can be found on our website: https://www.shottonprimary.durham.sch.uk/school-meals/ ) then please contact the office who will provide you with the relevant paperwork.
Shotton Primary School
Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery
Durham DH6 2JP