St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

The school day at St Theresa's

8.40am-3.10pm

Pupils should wait in the school yard with their parents/carers at their designated entrance.  At 8.40am the class teacher will open the doors so pupils can enter.  All pupils must be in class ready for registration at 8.50am.  Children arriving after 8.50am must enter school via the office as we need to monitor late arrivals and children can order their lunch.

The importance of good attendance

At St Theresa's we are committed to securing excellent attendance and punctuality for all children, as we know that regular attendance and good punctuality has the potential to maximise the chances for personal and academic growth. Similar to regular reading, good daily attendance and punctuality has a positive impact on children’s achievement.

Every minute of every school day really does matter.

Absence from school

A reminder that if your child is going to be absent from school from any reason parents must let us know.

• Illness - If your child is ill, you must telephone 0114 2397251 or email admin@st-theresas.sheffield.sch.uk before 9.15am on the first day of absence.  You can leave a message if no one is available to answer.
• Medical Appointment - We do advise parents to book medical appointments out of schools hours eg dentist and opticians.  However we do understand that this is not possible for hospital and doctors appointments. Please email admin@st-theresas.sheffield.sch.uk with a screenshot of your appointment letter, card or text.
• Holidays - Please complete our Absence form in advance of your holiday.  Holidays will not be authorised and you will not receive a reply to your request.  We do need the form completing so that we know where your child is.
• Other absences - If your child is going to be absent from school for any other reason eg visa appointments, graduation ceremonies then please also complete Absence form.

Schools have a safeguarding duty, under Section 175 Education Act 2002, to investigate any unexplained absences so it is really important you let us know at the earliest opportunity if your child will not be attending school.  Part of our investigation could be that we carry out home visits if we don't know where your child is.

Celebrating good attendance