Newsletter 27/06/24

 

 

Please find below some of the trips that are happening over the coming terms. If you have not consented for your child to attend, please head over to Arbor to give consent as soon as possible.

 

 

• YR 5/6 Sports Day - Shine Sports Ground -  Monday 30th June
• YR2/3/4 Sports Day -  Shine Sports Ground - Tuesday 1st July
• YR6 Residential Camp -  Wednesday 2nd July - Friday 4th July 
• YR3 Bristol Museum Trip - Thursday 17th July 

 

 

This year we are delighted to present to you

Snow White and The Three Bears
Matinee performance on Tuesday 15th July 2:00-3.30pm
Evening performance on Thursday 17th July 6:30-8:00pm
Entry is FREE

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS

 

Please find below a consent form for the YR6 Leavers Disco, which is happening on Thursday 17th July 2025 between 20:00 - 21:30pm.

The YR6 teachers have added on an extra question regarding photo booth consent. For the parents that have already filled out the form and did not see the question, we kindly ask you to complete the form again, so we can capture the consent for the photo booth.

Please complete all questions in order for your child to attend this exciting event!

https://forms.office.com/e/DKGAsJBX6M

 

 

Medicine Collections

Please can we remind parents of YR6 children who have medication in school to collect it from the school office before the end of term. Please note, we are unable to allow your child to take the medication home themselves. All medication must be signed out by an adult. Any YR6 medication left after the 23rd July will be disposed off.

 

Outstanding Debts

Please ensure you have checked not only that your child’s balance is cleared for any camps, clubs, music or lunch payments but also that its not in credit. Accounts in credit can be refunded via Arbor, transferred to a sibling account or donated to the school.

 

Please email the office to let us know what you would prefer - office@cothamgardens.co.uk

 

 

 

BRAVO! BRAVO! ENCORE! ENCORE!

On Thursday, we had our annual French play for years 4, 5 and 6. As usual, the Onatti Theatre Company put on a wonderfully entertaining and impressively educational show for the children. The play was called Ticket Pour L'Espace and told the story of an English boy who won a competition to go into space. Once aboard the space craft, he met the other contestant winner, a French girl called Noemie. In bits of English and French, the two children bickered and worked together to overcome various challenges, including the hilarious visit of an alien. Please ask your children to tell you about this wonderful event!

 

 

 

This term, 4PB are reading The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Can you believe it’s 90 years old and one of the most popular children’s reading books of all time? “There’s nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as messing about in boats!”

We’ve been reading the exclusive 90th anniversary edition and for some of us, it’s the first instance of reading about Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr Toad!

 

 

The story begins with describing the Wild Wood, which is a terrifying place to Mole, until one day he pokes his nose out of his burrow and finds it’s full of friends… Can the friends fight together to save Toad Hall when Toad is in jail?

 

 

Dear Families of Year 4, 5 and 6,

We are very excited to announce the visit of author (and Cotham Garden parent) Charlotte Philby on Monday 7^th July. She will be talking about her brand new children’s book The Secret History of Women Spies. This fantastic event will cater to children in years 4, 5 and 6 and is free!

Local bookshop Max Minerva has helped us to offer Charlotte’s book for order. Copies will be delivered on the day of the event, and it might be possible for them to be signed by the author herself. If you would like to put in an order, please use this link below (which includes a discount!).

07/07 - Charlotte Philby introduces The Secret Lives of Women Spies @ – Max Minerva's Marvellous Books

Happy reading,

Duncan Brett

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT BOOKS HAVE YOU ENJOYED AT HOME?

Plans are already moving for the third edition of our Cotham Gardens Loves Reading newsletter due out at the end of term 6. This time we need your help!

We would like to share book recommendations from you and your child(ren)!

Please send me an email (see below for address) with a few sentences about a favourite book along  with a picture of you and your child holding said book. This will then be published in the newsletter to inspire our school community.

It would be especially great to include some books from different cultures and/or languages. (One of my favourite French children's books is called Ma Vie de Courgette, which was translated as My Life as A Courgette. It's an excellent book that was turned into an equally excellent stop-motion animation.)

We look forward to receiving your recommendations soon!

Email: duncan.brett@cothamgardens.co.uk

 

 

 

As stated in our school attendance policy, only exceptional circumstances warrant an authorised leave of absence. Generally, a need or desire for a holiday or other absence for the purpose of leisure, recreation or visiting family would not constitute an exceptional circumstance.

If seeking permission for exceptional circumstances leave of absence, the parent/guardian should complete a Leave of Absence Request form in advance. The request should be submitted as soon as possible; and wherever possible, at least four weeks before the absence. 

The school will consider each application individually, considering the specific facts and circumstances. Parents may be required to provide the school with additional evidence in order to support the request. The expectation of the school is that term time holidays should not be planned or booked as a matter of course, as they are likely to be unauthorised.

 

1. A Penalty Notice

The penalty is £80 per parent, per child payable within 21 days, rising to £160 per parent, per child if paid between 22 and 28 days. (Failure to pay will result in prosecution.) If a second Penalty Notice is issued within a rolling 3-year period the penalty is £160 per parent, per child if paid within 28 days. There will be no option to pay a lower amount.

2. Prosecution

Prosecution could lead to fines up to £2500 and /or up to 3 months imprisonment. (See DfE’s statutory guidance on School attendance parental responsibility measures for more information and Bristol City Council’s Penalty Notice Code of Conduct, available here).

Further information can be found in our Attendance Policy and in the Penalty Notice Leaflet from Bristol City Council.

  

 Term Dates

   Term 6: Monday 2 June 2025 to Tuesday 22 July 2025

 

INSET days for next academic year are now confirmed as follows:

Tuesday 2nd September 2025

Friday 24th October 2025

Monday 3rd November 2025 

Monday 5th January 2026

Monday 23rd February 2026

Friday 3rd July 2026

Wednesday 22nd July 2026