Our vision is to provide a happy, caring and engaging environment where children become confident learners and develop skills for life.

As part of our role as governors, we regularly look at the school’s information on overall progress that the children in each year group are making. The school’s Senior Leadership Team set ambitious targets for pupil progress this year, which are higher than the average national expectations. We are delighted that the latest school data shows that we are on track to meet and in many cases exceed these targets. As governors we wanted to share this good news with you and to acknowledge the good work that is being done by the whole school staff in achieving success for all our pupils.

Please see the governor's page for the latest Chair's Blog

Following last week's visit by the ETO, I thought it would be good to share with you the comment of their director of the ETO when he told us that Newton Poppleford Primary School was his favourite school in the whole country to visit, because of the way the children engage so enthusiastically with their performers and also because of their excellent behaviour.

Mr Vaughan

The latest edition of the Poppleford Post has been sent to all the parents who have subscribed to Parentmail by email.
If you would like to receive your Poppleford Post (and other letters) this way please ensure that the school office has your current email address.
There is a link to the online Poppleford Post below in the 'Newsletters' section.

14 December 2011

Dear Parents and Carers

As you are aware at this time of year many horrible tummy bugs and viruses are around.
We would like to remind you that the NHS guidelines say that any child who has had any sort of tummy upset should remain off school for 48 hours after the final episode of illness.
As we have had notification from the local authority that the norovirus is once again spreading around the county we would respectfully request that parents are very vigilent about adhering to the NHS guidelines at this time.
Thank you for your anticipated support in this matter.

Mr S Vaughan

Letters and further details of the Exmoor Challenge for Year 6 will be on Class JM page

In November, 29 children took part in the Primary Maths Challenge. Congratulations to Immy, Sophie, Samuel, Oran and Mia, who gained the gold awards.

From September 2011 school meals can be paid for online by visiting this link:

NumberGym

A letter about NumberGym, new Maths software being used in school, will be sent home on Thursday 20th January. It gives information about the software and the username and password so you can access it at home. It is a great resource for you and your child to explore. Please click on the link below to go the login page.

Understanding progress in Mathematics: a guide for parents

Also, here is a link to information produced by the (now defunct) Department for Children, Schools and Families, about what your child's progress in maths should look like in their time at primary school and going into secondary education. It gives information about working at different levels in maths and activities you could try at home with your children. You will need to be able to open a PDF document to read it.

For letters about specific class activities, please see your child's class page.

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