We hope you had a good break over Easter.

A quick reminder: if you’ve got any new contact details for you or other contacts, please remember to let us know. We need up-to-date details for the people on our lists in case of emergencies. (The people on our lists are the ones you gave us when your child started school – in most cases, this will be three different people.)

Living and Learning

Next week’s Living and Learning theme is an important one: I know that a person’s body belongs to them.

The NSPCC’s Speak Out, Stay Safe message is an important one. It helps children understand more about this week’s theme and supports them to speak out if they have any concerns. At home, make sure your child is aware of Childline.

Attendance matters

The national attendance rate so far this year for primary schools is 94.8%.

At Moortown Primary, the attendance rate is 96.4%. That’s comfortably higher than the national figure. It’s even higher than last year’s figure for Moortown Primary (96.2%). Sadly, some pupils have attendance much lower. This might be because of illness and we’re happy to work with families to support this. But it also might be because of repeated term-time holidays – we’ll refer such an absence for a penalty notice or take other legal action.

Brushing teeth

We love this new guide all about brushing teeth. Even though it’s part of a series of guides for younger children to give them the best start in life, it’s full of good advice for everyone.

For example, one of the top tips is to try different flavours of toothpaste or brushes of varies sizes and textures.

Have a happy and healthy weekend.