Our school day

Here is a list of items that you will need to send in: (please clearly name all items)

• Nappies/pads (you can either send in a pack at a time or a couple of nappies/pads each day. When we need more we will send a message home. We do not keep a large quantity of spare nappies/pads in school.
• Wet wipes (alcohol and fragrance free).
• Cream (if needed), labelled and unopened (we need to record the open date and follow manufacturer's guidance for discard or use by date).
• A drink and snack for break time,
• Cup/beaker / or special drinking bottle.
• Swimming costume and towel.
• Special equipment such as wheelchairs, walking frames, etc..
• Any medical equipment needed for enteral feeding (if needed).
• Change of clothes in case your child gets uncomfortable or a little messy!
• A school bag for reading books, home-school communication books, and letters home.

Absence

Need to report an absence? Click on this link and complete our online form:

 Absence Reporting | Saxon Hill Academy 

Please complete before 9:00am on the day of absence. You can use this link to inform us of medical appointments etc.

OR on the Morning of absence from school, please call:

01543 414892 Between 8:30am and 9:30am. If the line is busy, please leave a message. Please inform your transport provider before your child's collection time.  Please do not ask transport to pass on absent messages to school. On the third day of absence, please call the school office to keep us updated.

 

Prolonged absence

If your child is absent for an extended period due to ill health or recovery from an operation, we will require contact with you at least every two weeks.

We also require a professional to see your child at least once over a three-week period.

This could include:

• A wellbeing or activity home visit from a member of school staff
• A video call between pupil and member of staff
• A visit from social worker / physio / community nurse where they inform school of their visit and your child’s wellbeing

If your child attends school while at the hospital, please let us know and we will endeavour to support the hospital Teacher with targets and resource ideas.

Your teacher can provide home-school activities on request.

 

What will happen if the absence is not reported

If when registration closes, your child is noted as Absent without reason (N) our prime concern will be for the safety of you and your child.

1. A member of the administration team will contact you; they may call or send a text asking you to contact the school.

2. If there is no response from you, we will also use your 2nd or 3rd emergency contact person noted on your child’s data collection sheet, asking them to contact school.

3. If no contact has been received by 10.45am, information will be passed to a member of the Senior Leadership team as your child would now be considered ‘missing’.

The Senior leadership and safeguarding team will arrange a home visit.

Appointments 

You are always welcome to visit the school, call or meet with a member of the class team or the senior leadership team. Please ring to make an appointment to ensure that the member of staff is available to see you. If you wish to speak to a member of staff then they will phone back during the day outside of teaching time. You will be required to inform the Admin team the reason for your call or visit so they can correctly support you.

Lunches and Snacks

We provide high-quality meals which are prepared each day by our onsite team. We use fresh, local produce and provide a balanced, nutritious diet in line with government policy.

We regularly give parents the opportunity to sample our food and feedback is excellent. Ofsted stated: 'Catering across the school site is of a high standard and provides pupils with a range of healthy and nutritious meals'.

Lunches are purchased through ‘Arbor Pay’. Please speak to the staff in reception to request the login information.

Lunches are free for pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Pupils in Year 3 to Year 6 cost £2.80.

Universal free school meals are provided for pupils in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2. However, if you feel your child fits the criteria for FSM, we ask that you still apply so they can benefit from a pupil premium grant. 

If you think you may be eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), please follow this link to the Staffordshire County Council website and complete their online form.

All pupils under 5 years of age are provided with milk and fruit free of charge, any other snack must be provided by home and sent in daily. If your child is over 5 years of age and you would like your child to have a drink other than water at snack times, please send these into school daily.

Most classes allocate 15 minutes for snack time, so please bear this in mind when selecting snacks for your child.

We advocate healthy eating, but we do appreciate that for some of our pupil’s high calorie intake is vital, and so the snack you provide is at your discretion.

Please do not bring nuts into school due to allergies.

We will be offering a rotating menu each term. The autumn term menu is below:

Dates Week Beginning	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
7th September 28th September 19th October 16th November 7th December	Veg burgers Sausage casserole   Wedges/Mash   Cauliflower Mixed vegetables   Vanilla & cinnamon sponge	Battered chicken steak Cheese & broccoli pasta   Mash   Butternut squash Cabbage   Bakewell cake	Fisherman’s pie V. sausage roll   Mash   Carrots Green beans   Chocolate & cherry loaf	Corned beef hash 3 cheese pizza   Hash browns   Broccoli Swede   Plum crumble	Fishcakes Mexican Fajita Frittata   Chips/Mash   Baked beans Peas & sweetcorn   Iced sprinkle cake
	Available every day Jacket potatoes (order by 10am), Jelly, fruit, yoghurts, fruit purees
14th September 5th October 2nd November 23rd November 14th December	Cottage pie Veg fingers   Mash/wedges   Cauliflower Peas   Pear sponge	Sweet & sour pork Chicken sausages   Rice/mash   Broccoli Mixed vegetables   Double chocolate cake	Roast dinner Moroccan veg casserole   Mash/roast potatoes   Butternut squash Cabbage   Lemon drizzle cake	Cheese, leek & potato pie Turkey chilli   Mash/rice   Carrots Green beans   Vanilla shortbread	Fish fingers Glamorgan sausage   Mash/chips   Baked beans Sweetcorn   Steamed jam sponge
	Available every day Jacket potatoes (order by 10am), Jelly, fruit, yoghurts, fruit purees
21st September 12th October 9th November 30th November	Chicken casserole Quorn sausages   Bubble & squeak/mash   Cauliflower Swede   Chocolate chip loaf	Shepherdess pie Tuna pasta bake   Mash   Roasted squash Cabbage   Syrup sponge	Chicken nuggets V. chilli loaded wedges   Wedges/mash   Broccoli Mixed vegetables   Marble iced	Sausage roll Vegetable curry   Mash/rice   Carrots Green beans   Banoffee loaf	Fish in batter Cheese & green onion omelette Mash/chips   Baked beans Mushy peas   Apple crumble
	Available every day Jacket potatoes (order by 10am), Jelly, fruit, yoghurts, fruit purees

Reheating Food from Home

Reheating food from home
We have taken guidance from the Food Standards Agency in regard to reheating food sent in from home. Due to a variety of health and safety reasons, and keeping all our children safe, we are unable to re-heat foods. You are welcome to send your child’s lunch in an insulated food flask, such as a Thermos flask, which usually keep food warm for 8 hours or more.

Please do not send Nuts into School.