St George's C of E Primary School Telford

Can we please remind all parents/carers about the new national and local changes that have now taken affect around attendance.

•If your child has 10 sessions of unauthorised absence (5 days) in a 10 school-week rolling period, you may be issued with a Penalty Notice. These 10 sessions may include any unauthorised absence, including leave in term time and do not have to be consecutive. Unauthorised absences are recorded for children who are late after the register has closed (09.15am), do not provide medical evidence, or have not contacted school about your child’s absence.

•Penalty Notices have now increased to £160. This can be reduced to £80 but only for the first Penalty Notice issued, if paid within 21 days – this reduction does not apply to any subsequent Penalty Notice that may have been sent.

•Any 2nd Penalty Notice, to the same parent for the same child, issued within three years of the date of the first Penalty Notice will be charged at a flat rate of £160.

•A third Penalty Notice will not be issued within a three-year rolling period, to the same parent for the unauthorised absence of the same child, - alternative action or legal measures will be taken for this offence.

•In some circumstances a ‘Notice to Improve’ may be issued – However, a Notice to Improve will only be used in cases where support is appropriate. They will not be issued in cases of unauthorised leave in term time for holidays, where information for parents is included on school’s website or a simple warning by the school that a Penalty Notice could be issued if unauthorised leave in term time is taken will suffice.

•Absence for leave in term times will only be authorised in exceptional circumstances – please note that holidays or extended leave for family visits cannot be considered as exceptional circumstances. All requests for term time leave MUST be completed before the leave is taken.

If you need any clarification around any of the points above, then please ring through to school and we will be happy to help. 😀

There’s different kinds of support you can get for your child’s school costs.

Check if your child can get free school meals and see if your council can help you with the costs of uniforms and school activities.

Our online advice can help ⤵️
https://bit.ly/3XEh2Ia

Our next PTFA meeting is being held on Tuesday 1st October (7pm) in the school hall (enter through the main office door) The PTFA are a group of parents, carers and friends of the school who help to run events and raise money for items such as a new adventure playground. At this meeting we’ll be discussing fundraising ideas for the coming year. We’d love people to come along! It is a really friendly group so not only can you help our school but also meet new friends. Please feel free to email the PTFA if you would like to know more or simply turn up on the 1st. [email protected]

Thank you!

Magic Show

The PTFA have booked a brilliant professional magician to come into school on Wednesday 23rd October to put on a stage show for us! All money raised will go towards our fundraising for the new adventure playground.

Lasting 45 minutes, and suitable for children and adults, the 4pm show will be aimed at Nursery, reception and KS1 where all the magic goes wrong! Our 5.30pm show will feature 'catch me if you can' magic and will be more suited to KS2.

All children will need to be accompanied by an adult, and whilst children under-one are welcome (and won't need a ticket) they must sit on an adult's lap, and prams and buggies will need to be left outside. All children and adults attending will each need a ticket.

Join-in the fun and dress-up if you fancy, and Magic Ed is happy to have photos taken and meet-and-greet children for 15 minutes after each show.

Tickets are £8.50 per seat and naturally limited for the two shows (available on a first-come-first-served basis) so do buy yours here www.pta-events.co.uk/friendsofstgeorgesptfa

The PTFA will also have a few tasty treats and refreshments available, as well as a raffle, so do bring cash if you wish.

Please feel free to email the PTFA if you have questions: [email protected]

Friends Of St George's PTFA We are the Parent, Teachers & Friends Association (PTFA) for St George's C of E Primary School and Nursery. We help to raise funds for and on behalf of our school. We engage in activities which support the school and advance the education of it's pupils.

Tasty Treat from our PTFA

Our PTFA, who are busy raising funds for our new adventure play, will be opening-up sales of super-special limited edition 'Izzy Whizzy' Chocolate Bars from this week, where you'll have the chance to win fabulous tickets to the likes of Jungleland, Flip Out, and Lower Drayton Farm. There's also a voucher for The Entertainer plus lots of toys, craft sets and games.

Think 'Wonka Bars' but with a magic twist - Find the golden sticker, win a prize!

Selling for just £2.50 these bars (110g and suitable for vegetarians) are Cadburys chocolate and there's a one-in-twenty chance of winning a prize! Pre-sales start today and run until the 4th October (or until they sell-out) so do order yours now to avoid disappointment. Collection will be from the KS2 playground on Friday 4th October at pick-up time, and winning bars (distributed at random) will contain a numbered gold sticker - your winning number will correspond with a prize.

Simply visit the PTFA website to pre-order your bars

www.pta-events.co.uk

If you're looking to apply for a place at secondary school, please read the following information which will help you during the process.

Is your child due to start school in our Reception classes in September 2025? Read the following information to help you when applying online.

Various styles of Skip2bFit ropes will be available to purchase on the Junior Yard after school priced at £7, £9 and £12. Cash or card payments will be accepted.

Staff Spot!
Each week, we will be introducing a member of staff so you can get to know who people are in school if you are unsure.

Name Miss Millward
Role in school and how long you have worked here?

Teaching Assistant (Year One)
One year voluntary/ placement
Five years employed

What do you love about working at St George’s?

I like the fact that we have a good team that support one another. I think our school provides a very happy environment for our children to learn in. I find all the staff to be friendly, warm and welcoming. I really enjoy my role and love watching our children grow and achieve.

Can you tell us about a memory from when you were at school?

1. School dinners, Tarmac for pudding with green or pink custard.

2. When I was six our teacher provided us with plastic containers full of lots of different pasta for us to count, weigh and compare shapes. I used to take a handful each day and secretly munch on them in the afternoon. One day, after a while the teacher noticed that the pasta was slowly disappearing and said that no one would be going home until the pasta was returned to her. Eventually I had confess that I had been eating it!

What are your hobbies?

I love spending quality time with my gorgeous eleven year old son, George. I love getting together as a family during the school holidays. Family is so important to me. Gardening during the summer months, I adore a garden full of brightly coloured flowers. Woodland walks (all seasons) and swimming.

What’s your favourite biscuit?

Gluten free shortbread or a cookie.

If you could go on holiday to anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I have always fancied the going to Thailand. I would love to visit the Phi Phi islands, Phuket and Ko Samui. The beaches there look so beautiful and remote. I would also like to go to Bangkok and experience a different culture.

Every week we have a word, question and music of the week that we share with the children in assemblies. This year we are also introducing British wildlife of the week. By doing this, we introduce the children to a range of fantastic music and vocabulary.

Music: Blinded By Your Grace by The Kingdom Choir
Words: Vertebrate and invertebrate
Question: Would you rather be able to fly or be invisible for a day? Why?
British wildlife: Rabbit and beech tree

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Year 6 at Arthog

The children and staff have had an amazing week at Arthog. The staff are all incredibly proud of each and every child for their efforts with all of the activities. Not long until they are back! 😀

Our Asda Cashpot For Schools has already raised £403.46! Thank you everyone. It runs for another 78 days so if you haven't already signed up, please do so. It doesn't cost you anything but Asda donate a percentage of whatever you spend to school. Please ask your friends and family so sign up too as all the money raised will go towards our ew adventure play equipment. Thank you!

https://www.asda.com/cashpotforschools

Thank you so very much to this team of fabulous gentleman from local company GN Groundworks. Today they filled some potholes out in our carpark, free of charge, to help support our school. 💚

Staff Spot!

Each week, we will be introducing a member of staff so you can get to know who people are in school if you are unsure. First up...Mrs Watts!

Role in school and how long you have worked here?

I am the Deputy Head at St George’s. I have worked here for 32 years. I started in 1992 as a newly qualified teacher.

What do you love about working at St George’s?

Oooohhh… there are so many things! I love being part of such a positive team. I love the children that come here – they are amazing! I love how supportive our families are and how we all work hard together. Children singing at St George’s is something that always makes me emotional – they do it so well.

Can you tell us about a memory from when you were at school?

When I was at primary school, my best friend Lorna and I used to hide under the tables in the corridor and try to guess who was walking by their feet! I used to be good at running so I loved sports day. I remember my Grandma cheering me on and her being so pleased when I won a race.

What are your hobbies?

I spend a lot of time watching football. I am a season ticket holder with Shrewsbury Town Football Club. (sometimes I wish I supported a team which wins more regularly!) I love spending time with my friends and my family and walking my dogs Peggy and Dougie.

What’s your favourite biscuit?

Tricky… I think probably my favourite is a chocolate digestive.

If you could go on holiday to anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I would love to go to Brazil. I really like learning about wildlife so I would love to see the Amazon river and rainforest and see, first hand some of the animals and plants that live there.

Day 3 at Arthog...

More photos from Day 2 at Arthog...

📢Scam warning 📢
Fake 'Parking Penalty Charge Notice' (PCN) text messages

Today, residents have been receiving text messages claiming to be from Telford & Wrekin Council, advising them to pay PCNs via a link sent to them.

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If you believe you have been a victim of this scam, report the matter to Action Fraud at https://orlo.uk/EOGUg or call 0300 123 2040.

You can report scam websites to the National Cyber Security Centre and texts can be forwarded to 7726.

PCNs are issued either by Neighbourhood Enforcement Officers or by post with details provided by the DVLA.

Day Two at Arthog...

Every week we have a word, question and music of the week that we share with the children in assemblies. This year we are also introducing British wildlife of the week. By doing this, we introduce the children to a range of fantastic music and vocabulary.
Music: I Say A Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin
Word: Simmer
Question: What do you want to improve most at in school this year?
British wildlife: Fox and foxglove

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More photos from Day One at Arthog... 😃

You can use this link to access information about Telford's 10 by 10 initiative which provides lots of ideas, free activities and special offers for families and children.

Home Page There are ten activities children should try before they are ten years old. Each 10 by 10 activity is a chance for your child to discover new talents and experience the world.

Wow! Our new giant map is up in the hall!

Year 6 are in Arthog! Here are a few photos so far. Lots of happy children. 🥰

This is our FANTASTIC cleaning team and Gary, our caretaker. Together, they worked so incredibly hard over the summer holidays to get school ready for the new school year. We cannot thank them enough for everything they do for our school every day. 💚💚💚

The police are running a local Open day for all ages on the 15th September. Talk to various officers and learn so much about what they do! Free for all ages.

We are looking for a big bottle to start collecting coins in at school. Does anyone have one they could donate please? (The photo is just an example, the bottle doesn’t need to look exactly like this). Many thanks! 🙏

A warm welcome back to everyone, including our lovely new nursery and reception children.
What a great start to the school year! Every year group came in beautifully this morning and have shown fabulous attitudes in class and assembly. Well done everyone!

As you may know, our school has close links with Telford Centre Rotary Club who support us with lots of projects in school. We are sharing the information below from them:

Telford Centre Rotary have set up a league for the 2024/25 Fantasy Premier League.

Joining the league couldn't be easier. Simply use the link below and you'll be added automatically after you've entered the game.

Fantasy Premier League, Official Fantasy Football Game of the Premier League Official Fantasy Premier League 2024/25. Free to play fantasy football game, set up your fantasy football team at the Official Premier League site.

Every week we have a word, question and music of the week that we share with the children in assemblies. This year we are also introducing British wildlife of the week. By doing this, we introduce the children to a range of fantastic music and vocabulary.

Music: Sweet Symphony by Joy Oladokun and Chris Stapleton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwgfMdVE_9Q

Word: Forgiveness

Question: What is the best thing about coming back to school?

British wildlife: ladybird and oak tree

Joy Oladokun & Chris Stapleton - "Sweet Symphony" (Official Lyric Video) lyric video for Joy Oladokun & Chris Stapleton's "Sweet Symphony" - available everywhere now: https://Jo...