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September to July! EXTENDED LEAVE Extended leave will only be given in extremely special circumstances and only at schools discretion. In very exceptional circumstances, school may authorise up to 5 days, however we always encourage families to take trips during holidays instead of in school time. Unless it is absolutely necessary, do not take your children out of school. It is very unlikely that extended leave will be authorised. Please note that families who take unauthorised extended leave will be charged by Bradford Council. This charge is 60 per parent, per child. This means that for a family with two parents and two children, the charge will be 240. In addition to this, it is likely that the children will lose their place at school. VISITS FROM THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Bowling Park Primarys

Usher Street, East Bowling, Bradford, BD4 7DS

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Date: 10th January 2014

Happy New Year to all our families. I hope you had a thoroughly enjoyable break and are ready for the new year. Our first newsletter of 2014 is a special attendance matters edition of the newsletter. This term is all about attendance and punctuality; making sure we come to school every day, ontime. Here is some more information about attendance and punctuality which you may find useful THE SCHOOL DAY School starts at 8.45am School finishes at 3.05pm Morning Nursery is from 8.45am to 11.45am and afternoon Nursery is 12.15pm to 3.15pm. It is vital that children come to school on-time so that they do not miss any learning. Many of our important interventions and lessons happen in the morning, so please dont let your children miss out! ATTENDANCE PRIZES

off at our daily breakfast club? Breakfast club starts at 8.00am and is just 50p per day. Children are provided with a healthy breakfast and can take part in fun activities with their classmates to get them ready for the day ahead! ILLNESS AND ABSENCE If your child is unwell and not fit to come to school, please phone the office to let us know. Please note that illnesses such as minor coughs, colds and temperatures will be classed as an unauthorised absence. Both authorised and unauthorised absences will affect your childs attendance. Please try to book ALL appointments (including doctor, hospital and dentist) outside of school time as these will also affect your childs attendance if they miss school. KING AND QUEEN OF ATTENDANCE Every term we announce the name of the class who has achieved the best attendance. For many years, it seems, Miss Clark was the reigning champion and was crowned Bowling Parks Queen of attendance! However, in the autumn term a new reign began! Miss Tang and Mrs Marsons classes achieved the best attendance and were crowned the Queens! Our King and Queen of attendance has become a prestigious award that all the classes want to win. Help your childs class to win in the Spring term by getting them to school every day! Have a lovely weekend, Stuart Herrington, Principal.

Poor attendance means that children miss Not only does good attendance mean out on lessons, this causes them to make better progress and relationships in less progress than other children in their school, it also means that children could class. As well as this, children with poor be in with a chance of winning special attendance often struggle to make friends attendance and build relationships with adults in prizes! school. Children whose attendance is consistently poor will now have visits at home from members of the senior leadership team. This is so that the team can discuss with families any problems or issues that might be stopping the children from attending school. These visits are serious but are intended to help families who may be struggling.

Every child with brilliant attendance receives a certificate. On top of this, the lucky children whose names are pulled BREAKFAST CLUB out of the hat can win prizes such as Nintendo Wiis, bikes, toys and If bringing your children to school for chocolate. There is also a special trip at 8.45am is difficult due to work or family the end of the year for children who commitments, why not drop your children have superstar attendance from