Picture News

This week's Picture News- Are driverless taxis a good idea?

Taxi company, Uber, wants to test cars in London that can drive by themselves, without a person at the wheel. The UK government has changed the rules to let this happen sooner. Many believe the service could bring new jobs, but others are worried about human drivers losing work. The cars have performed well in tests, though checks are still needed to make sure they are safe. Some people have already tried riding in these cars to see how well they work.

Things to talk about at home...
*Share your experience of public transport and whether you've used a taxi.
*How do you feel about using a driver less taxi? Would you use one? Why?
*Can you make a list of the pros and cons of driverless taxis?

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.

Picture News

Each week we will be posting this week's "Picture News" discussion. As part of this, there is also a 'take home' section to open discussions about news articles at home. If you have any comments/interesting opinions that your children make following these discussion, please add them to the comment box below so that we can add them to our 'Picture News' scrap book!

This week's story:
New data has shown that 2024 was the Earth's hottest year on record, warming by 1.5 degrees Celsius. Around 200 countries had agreed to help keep the temperature rise below this figure because scientists say that increase could cause more extreme weather. This includes events such as heatwaves, storms and wildfires.

Things to talk about at home:
Share what you know about climate change with others at home and ask others to share their understanding.
Do you think more could and should be done to tackle climate change? If so, what and by whom?

Changes to Parking

Following on from previous changes already made, the car park is now out of bounds to all parents at all times. This includes dropping off for Breakfast Club, collecting/returning children for appointments, collecting children from School’s Out or for children arriving late in the morning.
There is one disabled space in the new part of the car park which may be used with a valid blue badge displayed clearly.