Peregrines (Class 2)

Attendance Information

Attendance Policy

Good Attendance means..bar chart poster

  • In September 2013 the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 came into force. These regulations make it clear that Headteachers should not grant approval for any leave of absence during term-time, including holidays, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
  • Any requests should be on an official school absence request form and handed into the school office for consideration prior to any holiday/leave arrangements being made.
  • You may be issued with a Penalty Notice should leave be taken which is not authorised.

There has been some uncertainty recently regarding regulations about unauthorised holidays in term time and the issuing of penalty notices. We have received DCC guidance to clarify that, from September 2017 penalty notices may be issued for holidays in term time that are unauthorised, regardless of a child’s overall percentage attendance.

Penalty notice guidance

Living Eggs Project

The eggs and incubator arrived in school in May. We all had a chance to watch to watch the eggs hatch and the to look after the chicks. Of ten eggs, only seven hatched and sadly one chicken died soon after hatching. Mr Cooke looked after the chicks over the first weekend and nurtured a sick one back to health by setting his alarm and getting up several times during the night to hand feed the chick and rub its wonky leg, so it could stand up and walk.

Soon it was time to Find a home for the growing chicks. JW and his family offered to look after all the chicks and they have been adopted by one of the family’s hens. See below.

Have a look at our photos……….

Caring for the chicks:

In their new home with adopted mum:

Guinness World Record Walk4WildLife Update

Setting off in the rain!
Listening to the audio trail
Navigating the mud
Splashing in puddles
Disappearing down Well Lane

Thank you to everyone who took part or sponsored the children for the Guinness World Record Walk4Wildlife event. We were joined by children representing our cluster of schools and set off on the Woolley Moor Trail. At 2.15pm, the designated time, there  were 73 people walking. It will take a few weeks for the record for the ‘greatest number of  children across the country walking at one time’ to be verified by the Guinness Book of Records but soon all children who took part will be able to call themselves world record holders! We raised a fantastic £319.50 through sponsorship for our chosen wildlife charity the RSPB. Well done everyone and thank you again.

Information on Walk4Wildlife 2017

Red Nose Day Friday 24th

There is a non-uniform day on Friday. Children are invited to dress up and bring £1.00 for Comic Relief. Remember there will still be swimming and outdoor breaks during the day, so please bring sensible footwear and a coat!

The Enterprise team have also organised a fundraising tea party for parents/ visitors in the hall – 2.30pm to 3.20pm. Please support by donating cakes, buns etc. We look forward to seeing you there.

BBC Terrific Scientific Project

Water hardness test
Water hardness test
Counting tastebuds!
Counting tastebuds!
Testing reaction time

Click on the link below to find out about the exciting KS2 Science investigation project.

Terrific Scientific

Quad Kid athletics 15th July 2016

Quad Kid Athletics 15th July 2016 – Tupton Hall

KS2 children are again invited to take part  with cluster schools in the Quad Kids Activity day at Tupton Hall on Friday 15th July. Children should wear their school PE kit as this is a school event and also please remember suncream and water bottle. Please see separate letter for further details and permission slips.  Thank you.

Well Dressing – David and Goliath

Well Dressing 2016

This year the theme for the well dressing is ‘Children in bible stories’. The story of David his victory of Goliath is one of the most popular in the Old Testament.

The children made drawings of the David and Goliath story and these have been incorporated into the design for the well dressing. We have used natural materials to make the well dressing. The frame was brought to school for us so that, during the week, everyone had a chance to contribute and see it develop.

The central panel features David using his sling and stone against the mighty Goliath. The side panels show some of the scenes and items from the story –  the camps/ tents of the opposing armies: the sheep and harp  associated with David and the river where David found the stones for his sling.

The story of David and Goliath

David was a shepherd boy who lived in Israel. He took care of sheep. God chose David to take care of the Jewish people.                                                                                                                                                            David played the harp. When the king of Israel was tired of fighting in the war, he asked David to play for him. David’s music made him feel better.

One day a terrible giant named Goliath started bragging to his soldier friends that none of the Jews would dare to fight him. And he was right. The Jewish soldiers were all afraid of big Goliath. What would happen to the Jewish people?

Then little David said: “I’ll fight Goliath. God will help me.” He went and found some  stones for his slingshot.

The giant just laughed at him. David put a stone in his sling and flung it. The stone hit big Goliath on the head. Then David killed him with his sword. All of Goliath’s friends ran away. The little shepherd boy had saved the Jewish people!

‘Chocolate by Design’ Trip Photos

KS2 had a fantastic visit to ‘Chocolate by Design‘ in Chesterfield. We arrived to be led through the small shop, on Packers Row, past the most delicious looking chocolates. More was to follow to tickle our senses. The aromas of chocolate greeted us as we descended the stairs into the cellars where all the handmade chocolates are made. Derek gave us a short talk about the origins of chocolate and how it is made, all the time quizzing the children to make sure they were listening. Sometimes chocolate bribes were used!

What we found out!
What we found out!

The best was to follow when we moved into the chocolate making room. We made chocolate mobile phones, fish, a massive egg and had a ‘decorating chocolate lolly’ competition. Of course we had to taste everything and we may just have got a little chocolate on ourselves!