Updates from Mrs Norden

This half term started with our PTA quiz, which was a fun evening of brain-teasers, exceptional foil modelling and good humour.  A huge thank you to our quiz masters, Neil, Caroline, Paul, Stacey, Fiona, Ged, Sarah and Kev for their fabulous quizzing efforts, and to the PTA for their wider organisation, providing such an enjoyable evening.

Our Reading week, and World Book Day celebrations, came next, showing how much we love reading.  You can 'read all about it' in the news articles below, through which you can also see pictures of our shared reading, the fantastic costume parade and the school kitchen wonderland.

This week we have joined in with the annual National Science Week, with the children engaging in science based activities linked to the theme 'Adapt and Change'.  They have undertaken experiments, learnt about scientists across various disciplinary fields and considered how much science plays a part in all our lives. We definitely have many scientists of the future in our midst and the enjoyment of the subject has been clear. 

On Monday, the PTA will have a cake sale after school on the back playground. Please see the poster below for details.  Cupcake and biscuit donations are welcomed. Then on Friday we will be joining in with 'Comic Relief' with a non-uniform day, with the colour red being encouraged with a donation towards the charity.  Any noses brought in should be clearly labelled to avoid upset should they become lost, misplaced or mixed up and will be expected to be the children's responsibility.  Thank you in advance for your support in these fundraising endeavours.

Please can I remind those who drive to school for drop off and pick up to be mindful of our neighbours, ensuring you park legally and responsibly.  We have had several complaints recently about driveways being blocked, with people not being able to get out of, or onto, their driveways and having to wait for our families to return to their cars, which is unfair.

Finally, thank you to Mrs Webster and Mrs Huddleston for putting themselves forward to support the school as a parent governor, and to those who voted to support this process.  From the election, we welcome Mrs Webster to our governing body as the elected parent governor, and we look forward to working with her.

                                                                                                                               _{Anna-Claire Norden}

_Headteacher

Community

Holiday Camps and other Easter Activities - are beginning to appear on our Community Partner page, which can be found by clicking here. 

Barracudas Camps - have an Easter Competition to win a free camp week. Please click here for further details. 

Spring Term Updates and Reminders

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

Communication - please email the school office when requesting or providing information (office@swavesey.cambs.sch.uk ). 

If you have queries or concerns linked to your child's learning or matters involving your child, please seek support from the class teacher in the first instance. If you feel this has not provided you with what you need, or a satisfactory resolution, please contact the phase leader. Next steps would then be to seek support from other senior leaders such as the SENDCo, Deputy or Head teacher.  

Should you require support relating to a safeguarding matter, please contact a designated safeguarding lead - details for whom can be found by clicking here.

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.

Useful Information for parents and carers - can be accessed on our website page 'Parent Information' which can be accessed by clicking here.

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

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.

NHS Pharmacy First Service - the NHS Pharmacy First Service enables children and adults to get convenient access to healthcare advice and treatment where appropriate, for seven common conditions without the potential delay of having to wait for a GP appointment. There is no need to make an appointment; parents or carers can pop into their local Boots pharmacy with their child and ask for help under the service.

Support for the following conditions can be accessed under the service, free of charge (unless NHS prescription charges apply):

To find out 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.

                                Reception    Yr1/2    Yr3/4    Yr5/6

Access SCOPay Parent Information here and EYandP Fees and Funding Page here