Welcome to the first newsletter of this academic year.

As we approach the end of the second week of Autumn Term One, we are so proud of how every child, from nursery to Year One, has settled into their new class. Our children look super smart in their uniform, and they are already wearing it with pride. Thank you parents for your support in providing your child with the correct uniform and resources, and supporting good punctuality and attendance. For the parents and families who I have not had the chance to meet yet, we very much welcome you to Garden Village Primary Academy.

Daily attendance and punctuality are extremely important. Last year, the attendance statistics were exceptionally high, which is something that we are very proud of. Every day your child attends school is a learning day, in so many ways. The target for attendance that we strive to achieve and maintain is 96%.  

The nursery children have settled in beautifully. They are busy exploring their environment, learning the nursery routine and making new friends.

The nursery children will be using the forest school area this term. Please could you send in a pair of Wellington boots and a puddle suit to leave at the nursery. 

In nursery, the learning activities (provocations) that we provide are initiated by the children's interests. This week, dinosaurs were popular, so you may have heard us stomping and roaring! 

This week, Mrs Burke held our first whole-school assembly with a focus on the Character Education virtue - Caring.

After-school football and multi-sports club also started this week. Both clubs are a sell-out – thirty children have registered for both, which is great. 

This is a polite reminder about parking outside the school building during the school opening hours. For the safety of the children and out of respect for residents who live close to school, please respect the speed, parking signs and road markings. Thank you.

Garden Village Primary Academy is part of Operation Encompass which is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and police forces.

Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has experienced domestic abuse.

As a school/educational setting, Mrs Burke (Designated Safeguarding Lead) has been trained in the Operation Encompass procedures allowing school to then use the information that has been shared by the police, in confidence, to support the child/ren in our care.

In July, GVPA promoted and encouraged the children to participate in the annual Summer Reading challenge. A huge well done to the children who completed the challenge. Thank you to the children below for sharing their certificates with us!

Community Links

Reception Children - Health e-leaflet - from Families’ Health and Wellbeing (0-19) service

The Families’ Health and Wellbeing (0-19) Service is the local Health Visiting and School Nursing service. They offer support to schools and parents of children aged 0 to 19 years around lots of health-related topics to help children. 

Please follow the link to an e-leaflet, which introduces your local School Nurses and shares some development and health information which parents/carers of reception aged children may find useful.

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The e-leaflet also contains a link to a contact form.  This form is confidential, which means the answers you give will be returned to the Families’ Health and Wellbeing Service and will not be shared with our school.

The Families’ Health and Wellbeing Service can also be contacted through the Children and Families Health and Wellbeing Single Point of Access (CaFSPA), often referred to as the Hub, or their ChatHealth (text) services.

CaFSPA Freephone: 0808 178 0611

ChatHealth (cost of standard rate message) text: 07520 615 722

Telephone: 01827 214630

Office Email: office@gardenvillage.fierte.org

Headteacher / SENCO: headteacher@gardenvillage.fierte.org