Attendance Newsletters

📢 September 2025 Attendance Newsletter

We’re excited to share all the fun ways we’re celebrating excellent attendance this year! Every day in school really does count — and we’ve got some brilliant rewards and challenges to keep children motivated.

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🥔 Mr. Potato Head Challenge

• 96%+ attendance (class): ⭐ Earn 2 accessories
• 100% attendance (class): 🌟 Earn 4 accessories

➡ Children love watching their potatoes grow each week!
🏆 At the end of each half term, the class with the most completed Mr. Potato Head will enjoy a special treat.

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🎟️ Attendance Rewards

✨ Half Term Prize Draws

• Pupils with 96%+ attendance will be entered into a prize draw (one Infant, one Junior).
• Winners will receive a  Just Eat voucher to enjoy a family meal.

🎁 100% Attendance Prizes

• At the end of each term, pupils with 100% attendance will receive a special prize.
• At the end of the school year pupils with 100% attendance will receive an even more special prize

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🌍 Be In to Win! Attendance Passports

• Every child has an Attendance Passport to collect stamps for 100% attendance each week.
• At the end of the year, children can spend their stamps at our Attendance Shop in the last week of the summer term.

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🏅 100% Attendance Badges

🥉 Bronze Badge – 1 full term of 100%
🥈 Silver Badge – 2 full terms of 100%
🥇 Gold Badge – Whole academic year of 100%

👏 Well done to all last year’s badge winners — let’s see who earns them this year!

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📧 Weekly Updates for Parents

Every Monday, parents will receive an email with:
✔ Their child’s class attendance
✔ The whole school attendance for the previous week

📊 Half-Termly Attendance Updates
At the end of each half term, parents will also receive an email showing their child’s attendance using our traffic light system:

🟢 Green – 96% and above (good attendance)
🟠 Amber – between 91% and 95% (needs improvement)
🔴 Red – 90% and below (persistent absence)

This helps families clearly see how their child is doing and where support may be needed.

The Department for Education says:
➡ Good attendance = 96% and above

Every day in school helps your child:
✔ Learn and achieve
✔ Build friendships
✔ Develop healthy routines

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🙌 Thank you for your continued support in promoting excellent attendance. Together, we can make every day count!