Crich Church of England Infant School

On Thursday, we had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day. We completed a World Book Day quiz, shared stories and spent the afternoon completing a range of reading and 
story telling activities across school. We were blown away with the effort everyone made with their 
costumes.

Our recent Book Fair has raised a tremndous £177.68 for books for school. Thank you! 

On Tuesday, Oak class learned about Safer Internet Day. The theme this year is, ‘Inspiring Change’ and we discussed changes that can happen online and how they can sometimes make us feel unsafe e.g. strangers trying to speak to us, pop ups, scams and unkind messages.

We discussed how to deal with things that make us feel unsafe by always telling a trusted adult, blocking strangers and using privacy/parental lock settings and reporting any unkind messages we might receive. We then made internet safety posters to give other people advice on how to stay safe online.

Safer Internet Day 2024 - UK Safer Internet Centre

Please see the Winter Safety poster attached. 

Moments matter, attendance counts!

The link between attendance and attainment is clear:

•    In 2018/19, just 40% of persistently absent (PA) children in KS2 achieved expected KS2 standards, compared with 84% of pupils who were regular attenders.

•    And 36% of PA children in KS4 got 9 to 4 in their English and maths GCSEs, also compared with 84% of regular attenders.1

And it's never too late to benefit from good attendance:

•    More than half (54%) of pupils who were PA in Year 10 and then rarely absent in Year 11, passed at least 5 GCSEs, compared to 36% of pupils who were persistently absent in both years.

    But attendance is important for more than just attainment:

•    Regular school attendance can facilitate positive peer relationships, which is a protective factor for mental health and wellbeing.