🔔 Important Update: Term Dates & INSET Days 🔔
We hope this helps you plan ahead! 🗓️✨
🍁 Autumn Term
Thursday 3rd September: Term Starts (Staff - INSET Day) 🧑‍🏫
Friday 4th September: Staff INSET Day 🧑‍🏫
Monday 7th September: Term Starts (Pupils back to school!) 🎒
Monday 26th October – Friday 30th October: Half Term 🍂
Friday 18th December: Term Ends 🎄

🌼 Spring Term
Monday 4th January: Term Starts (Staff - INSET Day) 🧑‍🏫
Tuesday 5th January: Term Starts (Pupils) 🏫
Monday 8th February – Friday 12th February: Half Term ❄️
Thursday 25th March: Term Ends 🐣

☀️ Summer Term
Monday 12th April: Term Starts (Staff - INSET Day) 🧑‍🏫
Tuesday 13th April: Term Starts (Pupils) ☀️
Monday 3rd May: May Day Bank Holiday 🍦
Sunday 9th May: Liberation Day 🇬🇬
Friday 28th May: Staff INSET Day 🧑‍🏫 (Please note: Following our analysis of attendance figures, this date had our lowest historical attendance due to early holiday departures, so we have allocated an INSET day here).
Monday 31st May – Friday 4th June: Half Term 🏖️
Thursday 22nd July: Term Ends 🎆

📚 A Note on School Attendance & Term-Time Holidays
We kindly remind families of the critical importance of regular, uninterrupted school attendance. Missing school for holidays during term time creates gaps in learning, interrupts children’s social connections, and can make returning to routines challenging.

Every day in school helps build your child's confidence, knowledge, and academic progress. We appreciate your support in planning trips and family holidays strictly during official school holiday periods! 🌟

💙 UNCRC Rights Respecting School
Article 28 (Right to Education): Every child has the right to an education. Regular attendance ensures all children can fully access their right to learn and grow! 📖✨

#LaHouguette #TermDates #INSETDays #AttendanceMatters #UNCRC #Article28 #RightsRespecting #GuernseySchools 🏫✨

For a quick video overview detailing how taking children out of school for holidays during term time impacts their learning and progress, check out this Term Time Holidays and Attendance Guide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjcrD6LanTE

Happy hols,

Other News

🎉Our 50th Anniversary Competition! 🎉
Next year is our 50th Anniversary, and we have so many exciting events prepared! 🎂 To kick things off, we are running a Design a 50th Logo Competition! 🎨 See the attached picture for all the details. We can't wait to see the creativity shine! Open to ANYONE🖌️Article 31: Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.

☀️ Preparing for the Summer Holidays! ☀️
 🎒🌴 Here are some important updates, useful resources, and exciting competitions for you as we wrap up the school year:
📅  Summer Holiday Planner 📅
The Les Voies Outreach Team has shared a fantastic, bespoke Guernsey Summer Holiday Planner! 🗺️ It is incredibly useful—you can print it off and stick it right on the fridge to keep track of summer fun. 🍦
👉 Click here to download the Summer Planner https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QTbX8XThapP-V2vD-ziRFvY12S5hmJbm/view?usp=sharing📝

💻 Staying Safe Online 💻
While we are sure your children will be spending lots of time enjoying the great outdoors, they may also spend some time online. Laura Simpson (our Digital Safety Lead) has shared some really important advice regarding online safety and sharing imagery. 🛡️
👉 Read the Parent Guide on Digital Safety here https://www.iwf.org.uk/resources/ai-child-abuse-imagery-parent-guide/📱
UNCRC Article 17: Every child has the right to reliable information from a variety of sources, and governments should protect children from materials that could harm them.

Have a wonderful last few days of term, everyone! ☀️🕶️

#SchoolCommunity #SummerHolidays #Countdown #OnlineSafety #UNCRC #ThankYouMissSexton

These children (+Y2 boy)  competed in the Jersey/Guernsey insular mountain biking event on Sunday morning. They all showed La Houguette values supporting each other and rode amazingly on what was a very tough course! #BeProudOfWhoYouAre