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12/10/24

🏁🏃‍♀️🌟 And They’re Off! Year 5 Girls Cross-Country Race Begins! 🌟🏃‍♀️🏁The Year 5 girls are off to a flying start at the Bromley Games Cross-Country event in Crystal Palace Park! Cheering them on as they give their all on this challenging course. Go, girls, go!#RaceStart… pic.twitter.com/yWpCB37JFD

08/10/24

🚗 🚲🚶‍♂️ Travel Explorer Ambassadors 🚶‍♂️🚲 🚗 Our two new Travel Explorer Ambassadors attended their induction and training day today. A real highlight was meeting The Mayor of Bromley and it was also great to meet our counterparts from … pic.twitter.com/AV4WluIMKV

05/10/24

🎡✏️🌆 Y6 Southbank Art Trip: Drawing the London Eye 🌆✏️🎡Our Year 6 pupils enjoyed a creative day out at Southbank, sketching the iconic London Eye! Capturing the beauty and structure of this landmark, they brought their artistic talents to life against the stunning riverside… pic.twitter.com/Ikev9EyyEP

04/10/24

🌱🥕 Year 5 had a fantastic time sampling and evaluating scrumptious seasonal vegetables and zesty herbs in preparation for our super soup making! Can’t wait to stir up some delicious creations! 🍲✨ pic.twitter.com/leEFLezs42

03/10/24

🎊📚National Poetry Day 📚🎊Our amazing children enjoyed learning poems by heart and delivered magnificent performances in assembly. They've also been hard at work writing their own poems on the theme of Counting. Proud of their creativity! 📚💖 … pic.twitter.com/3dSpWRx4cX

02/10/24

🏰 🤴 🎒 Hampton Court Palace Adventures 🎒🤴🏰 Year Two have had a brilliant day exploring Hampton Court Palace. They learned all about how people enjoyed their free time during the Tudor era and showed off their excellent knowledge of King Henry VIII pic.twitter.com/eoqnVJ5l0x

30/09/24

A huge thank you to Maisie (age 10) for choosing Bromley Mencap as her charity for “Dress to Represent” Day at chose us because "they are fun and help me learn because I find that difficult." We're so grateful for your support, Maisie! pic.twitter.com/DMQWiuYff5

27/09/24

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27/09/24

👗🎗️🌍 Dress to Represent 2024 at HPAS 🌍🎗️👗Another successful year of ! Our pupils proudly dressed to represent charities close to their hearts, raising awareness and showing support for causes they care about. A beautiful display of compassion and community… pic.twitter.com/LAqP0hbSFM

27/09/24

Well done to our superstar learners who have been awarded 'star of the week's today! We are so proud of you! pic.twitter.com/oT4urQWnyN

24/09/24

🕵️‍♀️🗿Year 3 History Detectives 🗿🕵️‍♀️Exciting day for Year 3 at the Horniman Museum! 🎉 They have become Stone Age archaeologists! 🗿✨They’re also having a fantastic time exploring the World Gallery and Music Gallery, discovering treasures from the past! 🎶🌍#LearningIsFun… pic.twitter.com/macnjo0kwE

21/09/24

📚📚Looking for a School in September 2025📚📚Join us at one of our open events!Tuesday 24th September 2024 – 2:30pmTuesday 24th September 2024 – 6:30pmWednesday 25th September 2024 – 9:30amTuesday 8th October 2024 – 2:30pmTuesday 8th October 2024 – 6:30pmWednesday 9th… pic.twitter.com/gkQ7K3kpHT

20/09/24

🌟🌟Stars of the Week 🌟🌟#AspireBelieveFlourish pic.twitter.com/xoeAu9nui0

06/09/24

🎉🕒🍎 New Wraparound Care Off to a Great Start at HPAS! 🍎🕒🎉Our new wraparound care programme is already a massive success! Filled with fun activities and happy children, it’s the perfect way to support our families and keep our children engaged. Here’s to more exciting… pic.twitter.com/pdhdRESehd

04/09/24

👋🎒✨ Welcome Back to All Our HPAS Families! ✨🎒👋Just like that, the first day is nearing its end. What a joy it’s been to see all our wonderful families back at HPAS. Truly the best day ever, filled with smiles, excitement, and new beginnings. Here's to a fantastic year… pic.twitter.com/gExFFFpUWq

19/07/24

🚑🩹👩‍⚕️ Y6 First Aid Training at HPAS! 👨‍⚕️🩹🚑Our Y6 students have been learning vital skills in First Aid training, equipping them with the knowledge to handle emergencies with confidence. Well done, Y6!#Y6FirstAid pic.twitter.com/Z2TbZsy2fb

17/07/24

🌳 🌺 📊Y5 Geography Trip 📊🌺🌳Year 5 had a blast on their field trip to Church House Gardens for their Geography local area studies! 🌿🌺🌳 They explored the ecosystem and collected data on the diversity of plant and animal life. 📊🦋🌼 Hands-on learning at its best!… pic.twitter.com/rppCgCDF7h

17/07/24

🏕️🎒🌈 Scouting Assembly 🌈🎒🏕️ We were so lucky to have a visitor from our local scout company come to school today! 🏕️⚽️⛵️🥋 She told us all about the scouting association and the awesome activities scouts do like camping, sports, sailing, and even martial arts! Can't… pic.twitter.com/KN5QkQpOWZ

11/07/24

🥇🥇Raffle Winner🥇🥇Congratulations to Malachi in Y4 for winning the tablet! pic.twitter.com/nwwsPt1bk8

10/07/24

👟 🏀 Year 5 and 6 basketball 🏀 👟Year 5 and 6 pupils showed off their basketball skills and dominated the court in a thrilling game against Final score 10-0🏀👟🌟🏆 pic.twitter.com/bXNaXj3KRx

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Attendance

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY

At Harris Primary Academy Shortlands, we have high expectations of attendance from all pupils. We strive for every child to be in school every day. Regular attendance is essential to ensure children reach their potential both academically and socially.

Please make sure that your child is at school on time and here every day, unless they are too unwell to attend.

The school gates are open for the children to arrive from 8:30 am and close at 8:40am. Pupils start their learning from 8:45am. 

If your child is absent from school please let the school office know by emailing us at absences@harrisprimaryshortlands.org.uk 

The school day finishes at 3:25 pm for Early years and Key Stage 1, and 3:30 pm for Key Stage 2.

For safety reasons please remember to let the school office know by 2:30 pm if a different adult is collecting your child.

Children’s attendance will be celebrated in a variety of ways.

Termly Attendance

There will be certificates and prizes for children who achieve 100% attendance for each half-term. 

AUTHORISED AND UNAUTHORISED ATTENDANCE

  • It is the parent/carer’s responsibility to inform the school by calling or emailing as soon as possible on the first day of a child’s illness. If an explanation is not received, the absence will be recorded as unauthorised and will remain on a pupil’s attendance record permanently. This continues throughout their time in primary, secondary and further education.
  • All absences due to illness, over two days in length may be required to be supported by medical evidence e.g. an appointment card/letter, copy of a prescription etc. (This can be shown/copied at the school office.)
  •  For planned medical absences to be authorised, a copy of the planned appointment letter must be given to school in advance for the appointment.
  • The DfE attendance advice published in November 2013 states:

“Headteachers should only authorise absence in exceptional circumstances. If a Headteacher grants a leave request, it will be for the Headteacher to determine the length of time that the child can be away from the school. “

To this end, there will be no authorised leave given to children for holidays or travel during term time. Such leave will be marked as unauthorised and the matter will be referred to the EWO who has the authority to issue a Fixed Penalty Notice.

  • Absences are held on children’s records, reported at the end of the year to parents and the accumulated totals collated by the DfE.
  • When a child is absent due to vomiting and/or diarrhoea, please ensure that he/she is symptom free for at least 48 hours before returning to school.

 

PUNCTUALITY

Official Times

 

Doors open

Doors close

Unauthorised Late

EYFS

8:30

8:40

8:50

KS1

8:30

8:40

8:50

KS2

8:30

8:40

8:50

Children need to be in school before the doors close in order to receive a present mark in the register. If children arrive after the doors close, they must go to the office and sign in the late book and will receive a late mark. If children arrive after 9:30 they will receive an unauthorised attendance mark. Persistent lateness is disruptive to the class, can be distressing for the child and can affect learning as much as absence. The Education Welfare Officer may also identify and investigate persistent lateness.

For children who fail to achieve expected levels of attendance, parents will be informed either by phone or in person, with a view to providing support and advice to improve their attendance.

Every absence or late arrival at school means crucial learning time is lost.

Attendance during one school year

Means this many days absence in one academic year

Which is approximately this many weeks absent

Which means approximately this many hour of learning lost

95%

9 DAYS

2 WEEKS

50 HOURS

90%

19 DAYS

4 WEEKS

100 HOURS

85%

29 DAYS

6 WEEKS

150 HOURS