Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• School Uniform:

  Tue 08 Sep 2020
  It has been wonderful to see our children looking very smart in their new school uniforms for the start of this brand new year. Please may I take this opportunity to remind you to label all items of clothing, shoes, bags and packed lunches with children’s names. Thank you. 

• New Systems and Procedures:

  Mon 07 Sep 2020

  We are now operating on a cashless and paperless basis. Please see details on how this will work below:

  Communicating with Parents: 

  All school letters and information will be sent to you electronically, so please ensure that you check your email inbox regularly. The school website remains the best place for school news and key information. www.moathouse.coventry.sch.uk

  SIMS Pay:

  We are now only accepting payments to school via SIMS Pay. SIMS Pay is a safe, secure and easy way to pay online for school items such as school meals, trips, uniform .etc. All families have been sent an activation letter; if you have not received yours, please email us office@moathouse.coventry.sch.uk

  SIMS Parent:

  Parents are responsible for ensuring that the school holds accurate information about themselves and their children. You should have received an email that will give you access to the SIMS Parent app which provides a secure facility for parents to complete online data checking sheets for their child and then review and request changes to other key information that the school holds (contact details/medical information/consent etc). Please contact the office if you have not received the invitation email.

  School Meals Ordering:

  School meals must now be ordered electronically in advance.

  • We will send out a link to the ordering page on a Monday morning, this will be for meals for the following week.
  • Meal choices must be submitted by Tuesday evening at the latest, as we place the order for ingredients on Wednesday morning. Please note, after Tuesday, choices cannot be changed.
  • If we do not receive your order by Tuesday, your child will receive the main menu option each day (if they are vegetarian, they will be given the vegetarian option).

  From September, the cost of a school meal is £2.15 per day or £10.75 per week.

  We understand that there are quite a few adjustments to get used to, but we have implemented these changes to minimise the spread of infection and assist with social distancing. If you have any questions or need any assistance, the school office are always happy to help and are available via phone or email.

• Reading Books:

  Fri 04 Sep 2020
  Reading books will be sent home with children regularly and when these are returned to school, they will be placed in a “Quarantine Box” for 48 hours before they are returned to the communal storage area in school. Please be assured that teachers and teaching assistants will be fully aware of each child’s reading stage and ability and new reading books will be sent home when it is appropriate.

• Holidays in Term Time:

  Thu 03 Sep 2020
  Can I remind you that I am not legally allowed to give children time off during term time to go on holiday.  This was a decision made by the Government a few years ago. At this time of the year many families are planning their holidays for Easter or the Summer. Can you please check our holiday dates when booking them. Thank you.

• Golden Mile:

  Wed 02 Sep 2020
  Children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 are taking part in the Golden Mile to improve their fitness levels. Every Tuesday and Friday the children run/jog/walk around the school field for 10 minutes. Children’s laps around the school field are then collected so that we can track how children’s fitness and stamina improves over the year. It would be very helpful if children can ensure that they have trainers or pumps in school on these days.

• Bees:

  Wed 02 Sep 2020
  After working closely with Cardinal Wiseman last summer term I have obtained a small colony of bees who are living in a hive in the wildlife area (which has an 18 foot fence around it). I am hopeful that we will get some Moat House honey from them later in the term which the children will all get a taste of. We have purchased some extra sets of protective clothing and may let some of the older children watch a hive inspection later in the term. We will ask for parental consent before anyone does this.

• School Bank:

  Wed 24 Jun 2020
  On Tuesday 21^st June, the Moat House School Bank opened its doors and took its first deposits. A number of children have now opened accounts and are saving hard for things like spending money for their holidays. If you would like to begin saving using the School Bank, please complete an application form and bring your first deposit along to the bank, which is open every Tuesday morning at 8:40 am. Forms are available from the school office.

• Sun Safe Schools:

  Thu 18 Jun 2020

  You should have received a booklet and a letter in the week beginning 13th June explaining about us becoming a Sun Safe school and helping to protect our children from the risk of skin cancer. I have been able to negotiate a discount with a sun hat provider which will enable us to subsidise the costs so we can sell them on for just £2 each. These hats will protect the children's ears and necks as well as their heads. There will be more information about this in the week beginning 20th June.

• School 'Hand Values'

  Wed 13 May 2020
  We have reviewed our Mission Statement and combined it with our 'Hand Values'. These state simply and clearly what we aim to achieve and what we expect from our pupils. Each child has been given a copy to share with you. We will be referring to it a lot over the coming weeks and months at school.

• Active Kids Vouchers:

  Wed 06 May 2020
  We are now collecting Active Kids vouchers which are given to customers who shop at Sainsburys. The vouchers collected will enable us to gain sports and cooking equipment to benefit all of our children. The collection box is located in the corridor just outside the Year 5 classrooms. We will be very grateful for all vouchers collected.