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Head of School Review of the Week

It has been a wonderfully festive and focused week in school as we continue our preparations for the Christmas season. The excitement is building as classes rehearse for their nativities and put the finishing touches to their performances — we can’t wait to share these special moments with you soon.

Across school, children have been fully engaged in their learning. In EYFS, the children have been learning about Hanukkah, exploring the celebrations, traditions and stories linked to the festival. Year 1 have been working hard on their phonics, practising their sounds and ‘Fred talking’ their spellings with the help of our familiar friend, Fred the Frog. Meanwhile, Year 2 have been immersing themselves in their new writing stimulus, My Christmas Star. The children particularly enjoyed listening to the pop hit Symphony, which inspired some beautifully thoughtful writing.

Our preparations for the Christmas Fayre have also been in full swing this week, and we would like to express our heartfelt thanks to our fantastic PTA for hosting yet another event. We are incredibly grateful to the parents, staff and wider community members who contributed time, donations and enthusiasm. All funds raised from the fayre will be used to pay for an exciting visit from Raptor Exotics in the spring term — an experience we know the children will absolutely love.

Thank you for your continued support.

We look forward to more festive fun and rich learning in the weeks ahead.

Illness and Persistent Absence

Did you know that if your child has 2 days off this term, they will be considered as persistently absent?

Persistently absent is where your child’s attendance falls below 96%.

Attendance to school has a significant impact on your child’s success in life. In many cases where attendance is lower, this can negatively impact a child both academically and socially and emotionally. By missing school, children can miss key learning and opportunities to socialise and build friendships with their peers.

As a school, we understand that at this time of year, there are many illnesses going around and appreciate that keeping children well and healthy during the winter months can be a challenge. However, as a school, we have a duty of care to inform you of concerns regarding your child’s attendance. New legislation in place for schools, means that we have a legal obligation to report cases of persistent absence from school to the local authority, which may result in a fine or meetings with the local authority attendance officer.

We guide you to refer to the NHS illness information if you are unsure whether you should send your child to school or speak to a member of the attendance team, who will be more than happy to work with you to ensure your child is best supported and happily attending school.

Information regarding the school’s attendance procedure is attached in the appendix and can be found on the school website.

NHS illness information:

Is My Child Too Ill For School?

Attendance Reminder

We kindly ask all parents/carers to please make contact with the school as early as possible if your child is going to be absent from school. You can notify us by telephone (01327 702878), email (admin@fhis.inmat.org.uk) or Seesaw.

Early communication helps us keep our attendance records accurate and supports wellbeing for all students.

Thank you for your support & cooperation 

Whole School Christmas Shows

Shows start at 2:30pm for all year groups on the following dates:

🎄YR 1–Tuesday 9th December

🎄EYFS - Wednesday 10th December

🎄YR 2–Thursday 11th December

Parent Useful Resources Padlet

FHIS Parent Resources Padlet

Polite Reminder – School Office Foyer

If you are in the school office foyer, we kindly ask that you do not let other visitors in.

This is an important part of keeping everyone safe and maintaining privacy within our school.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.