Updates from Mrs Norden

Several of our children have been taking part in external events this week, and you can read about these in the 'Latest News' stories linked below.  

Number Day on Friday brought a whole variety of different clothing and accessories to highlight numbers.  We hope the children enjoyed the number of activities throughout the day, which supported us in raising money for the NSPCC as well as raising the profile of how important numbers are to our lives.

As an update to the phishing email, I want to say a huge thank you to our Meridian technicians whose swift response ensured that the impact on us and others was minimalised.  The investigation showed that none of our parents/carers' personal emails were impacted, possibly because of this effective action.  

I also want to say a huge thank you to Mrs Whistler for working tirelessly last weekend and into Monday with our electricians to rectify the issues in our kitchen caused by the village power outage. Also, thank you to our families for your patience with two days of no hot meals being provided.

As you will have seen from the media, the West Midlands is currently experiencing a large outbreak of measles and so UKHSA has declared a national incident. Please click here to read a letter from LA public health director about the spread of measles and the preparations should there be an outbreak in Cambridgeshire.  Please make sure you read this as it gives information relating to vaccinations and steps which may be taken if your child is identified as a close contact of a measles case without a satisfactory vaccination status.

Please can I need remind you that children should not have mobile phones in school, nor should they wear smart watches which can connect to the Internet.  Please can we ask you to ensure these are not brought to school to support our safeguarding protocols.  If they are, we will secure them in the office for return at the end of the day, and will contact you to discuss. If parents/carers of Year 6s who walk home feel their children should have a phone for safety please come and discuss this with me.

The week before half-term we will be having two themed lunches.  Click here for Pancake Day lunch menu and here for the Valentine's Day lunch.  

                                                                                                          _{Anna-Claire Norden} 

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Spring Term Admin

Midday Supervisor Vacancies - We have several vacant hours for midday supervisors.  The advert for this role can be found here.

Admin General Information

Office hours - 8.30am to 4pm except Wednesday which is 8.45am to 4pm

EY and P Payments - a reminder these are due at the start of the month and all balances should be paid on receipt of payment request.

Diary Dates - can be accessed on the website by clicking here

Chicken Eggs - If you would like a pack of our chickens' eggs please complete the very short form accessed by clicking here.

PTA News - access their website page here for ways to support our fundraising

Next Event

Quiz 15th March - Please see details below and click here for the entry form.  This is a great adult event and is always thoroughly enjoyed by all, so please join us to get your little grey cells active and have some fun.  Bring cash on the night for a raffle and games.

Community News

EIFA Team workshops (Jane Rogers' team) -

To book onto their online workshops for February and March please sue the link below : Support your child with worried feelings, support your child with angry feelings, sleep and internet safety.

https://forms.office.com/e/djfjcGEzf6

Read our School Council, Eco-Committee and Rights Respecting School Committee Blogs below:

SEND, Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Links

SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) information can be accessed through our SEND website pages here

Safeguarding Information - please click here for our Safeguarding page especially should you have concerns relating to the safeguarding of our children and families.  Please click here to go directly to our Safeguarding policy.

Attendance Policy - please click here for the school's attendance policy. It is vitally important parents and carers are aware of their responsibilities and the formal processes for attendance matters.  The NHS have created a useful webpage to support decision making when children are unwell - you can click here for the link.

SEMH (Social Emotional Mental Health) resources for parents - Please click here to access an overview sheet with signposted resources for you to use at home to support your children.  The overview sheet can also be found at the bottom of the SEND page on our website here.  

H.A.Y Cambridgeshire Community Wellbeing support -  How Are You South Cambs? | Home (haysouthcambs.co.uk)

NHS Mental Health Services - www.keep-your-head.com and SHOUT - a new Text service on 85258 which provides real-time support to people of all ages who are struggling with their mental health (text the word HEAR to 85258).

Chat Health is a NHS confidential NHS service for help and advice. It’s safe and easy for you to speak to a qualified health professional. Just send a message, you don’t have to give your name. Discreet and quick. It only takes one message to start making a difference. You’ll get confidential advice from trained health staff in your area. Click here to access the site to start a web chat today.

Could you foster? 

At Nexus Fostering based in Lolworth, we’re looking for local people like you to become foster carers. By providing a loving and stable home environment, you can support the increasing number of children and young people in the local area who cannot live in their family homes. Not all children require long-term care. We also need foster carers for short-term placements, respite care, and to provide temporary homes to support young parents and their babies. So, if you have a spare room and are ready to change lives, please give us a call on 01223 903 503 or email Leanne on leannea@nexusfostering.co.uk.

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To find out more about Pupil premium and Free school meals, please visit our Pupil Premium page by clicking here. 

Links to each Phase page under the Curriculum tab on our website.

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