Scholastic Book Fair Update

Free School Meals update

It has come to light that a new eligibility criteria has been added to the free school meal eligibility criteria. Free school meals has now been opened up to any parents who are in receipt of universal credits. With this in mind we are asking any parents who are in receipt of universal credits to reapply for free school meals. This can be done either by visiting https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/free-school-meals/?page=3 and clicking the green box to complete the form, or a form can be requested from the school office and we will manually submit the form. If you believe you may be entitled based on the criteria and you require any assistance with applying please do not hesitate to speak to one of the office team. If you wish to complete a paper form please speak with either a member of the office team or your class teacher and they will be able to provide you with one. If you are successful in applying for free school meals not only will your child receive free school meals for the duration of their time at Lea, but school will receive valuable funding to help support children across school and provide valuable resources for all.

Christmas Fair

We have been asked by the local scout group to share this flyer. Any support for our local group would be very appreciated!

HAF programme updates

Please find a flyer attached in relation to the winter HAF programme

School Attendance

Just a quick reminder to parents and carers about school attendance. As a school we regularly monitor attendance and punctuality and have noticed a decline in our whole school attendance and an increase in children arriving late in a morning.

Parents, carers AND school both have a legal duty for attendance, which is why we regularly remind parents about it, and it is a legal requirement for each and every child to access regular education.

We do understand that there are a lot of illnesses going around, but we ask that parent's follow the NHS guidelines regarding school attendance which can be found here: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/.

We'd also like to take this opportunity to remind parents and carers about not taking holidays in term time. The government have implemented much stricter fining strategies from August 2024 and not only has the fine amount gone up in price, it also comes with stricter guidelines. If parent's take 3 holidays within a rolling 3 year period, they could end up being prosecuted and taking to court. This is not something that has been set up by our school, it is something that has been enforced by the government and we want to make sure all parent's are aware of the implications of this to protect them from fines and the possibility of prosecution in the future. The official guidance on this can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66bf300da44f1c4c23e5bd1b/Working_together_to_improve_school_attendance_-_August_2024.pdf

I have attached some more information regarding school attendance to this post and encourage everyone to read through it when they get the chance. All of this information can also be found on our website (https://www.leacp.lancs.sch.uk/page/?title=School+Attendance&pid=204)

Breakfast Club

Please could I remind parents that an adult should be dropping children off at the door for breakfast club and only children who have been booked on to via SCOpay will be admitted in the morning. There are only a certain number of places available each day and if your child is not booked on then unfortunately they will be turned away at the door. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this matter.

Parking Around School

Please can we ask that all parents park safely and respectfully in and around school. We have had a number of complaints recently from both our neighbours and other parents about some families parking unsafely. This involves parking over driveways, parking on dropped kerbs and blocking other vehicles in. We appreciate that everyone is dropping off their children at the same time but safety and respect for our neighbours and school community as a whole is a priority. I have shared Lancashire County Councils parking guidelines again on this post. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.