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Dear Parents/carers

Please remember to keep us updated on your contact details and your child's emergency contacts we have recorded.

This year we are not sending out our pupil data sheets and would like to remind parents to let us know of any changes.

If you wish to review your child's data sheet, drop us an email and one will be sent out to you to review.

Thanking you in advance for your support.

Gatehouse School Office

Dear Parents/Carers,

In our Design & Technology Textiles in Year 5 and 6 this half-term, we will be practising our sewing skills. In the last two weeks of term, the children will then be making and decorating Christmas stockings.

If you have any bits of colourful fabric or material with a Christmassy design, we would be extremely grateful if you could send them into school with your child. Perhaps you have material offcuts, old pillowcases or unwanted clothes like t-shirts at home? Pieces of felt, ribbon, pom-poms or brightly coloured thread would also be useful.

Many thanks for your support.

Unit 3 teachers

Today the children will be enjoying Chicken Katsu Curry & Rice or Cheese & Potato Pie or a Jacket Potato

Freshly made, on site, by our amazing kitchen team, our favourite the Gatehouse sausage roll.

Dear parents and carers

 

Year 1 and 2 will now be visiting Paignton Zoo on Wednesday 22nd November, thank you to the PTA for their generous donation towards the trip.

Please ensure you have consented and paid on ParentPay (if you had already done this, no further action is required). If you had already ordered a lunch for your child, this will be ordered for the 22nd.

 

Many thanks

School Office

Do you have a child born between the 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020? If you do, they are due to start primary school in September 2024.

You will be able to apply for their school place from the 15th November 2023.

Please be aware that the Local Authority is no longer sending any letters out to families inviting them to apply.

You can pre-register your details so that you receive an email and/or a text message when the system goes live for applications on the 15th of November.

Please visit our web pages for further information about the process -Apply for a reception or year 3 place at a primary school https://www.devon.gov.uk/.../apply-for-a-primary-school.../

You can register to receive a reminder by completing this form https://forms.office.com/e/ksWfDUXZKx

Please be reminded that children should be in full school uniform, including ties and black shoes at all times. PE kits also need to be kept in school. We do have some pre-loved supplies, please let us know if there is anything you need.

 

All uniform can now be ordered online: https://www.schoolweardirect.co.uk/product-category/find-my-school/gatehouse-primary-school/

 

Our full uniform policy can be found on our website: https://www.gatehouse.devon.sch.uk/school-uniform/

There is still time to sign your child up for the nasal flu immunisation on 14th November: https://www.kernowimmunisations.co.uk/Forms/Flu Please ensure you enter the school's unique reference code: DV141353.

Please submit your consent form by midday 10th November 2023 to ensure your child receives their vaccination. If you experience any problems accessing the form, please telephone 01872 221105 for Cornwall schools and 01392 342678 for Devon schools and the team will be happy to help. Please note that as in previous years you must opt into the programme. If a consent form is not submitted your child will not be vaccinated.

If you have already signed your child up, there is no need to complete the form again.

1^st November 2023

 

Emergency closure of all schools

 

 

Dear parents and carers,

 

 

You will be aware that there are severe weather warnings in place for tomorrow, 2^nd November 2023. Devon County Council have held an emergency meeting today and we have just been notified that, as a result, all Devon schools will be closing. This is because the current weather warning poses a risk to life and could worsen.

 

Gatehouse Primary Academy will therefore be CLOSED tomorrow, Thursday 2^nd November.

 

Please keep an eye on emails from school which will direct you to some simple home learning activities if you are able to complete them.

 

 

Hoping everyone can stay indoors and safe.

 

 

 

Kind regards

 

Leila Naldrett

Head of School