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Newsletter 64 (16.06.2023)

Swavesey Primary School Newsletter

Issue 64

 

 Easy fundraising here,

Amazon Wish List here and My School Fund via ESPO here.

Updates from Mrs Norden

I have a couple of reminders this week to help keep our children safe. 

The first is linked to medication and our medical protocols.  We are experiencing large numbers of children requiring medication for hay fever amongst other medical needs and whilst we want the children to be well, we also need to ensure safety for all. 

It is vitally important that any medication arrives to school in its original packaging and a medicine form is completed as per our policy which can be accessed here. Medicines must be given to the class adult or the office staff and cannot be kept in a child's bag.  This last part is incredibly important to ensure other children do not have access to the medication which could lead to an adverse reaction if they swallow/apply it.

Secondly, due to the hot weather please can the children be reminded to have a hat in school to wear during PE sessions and playtimes, apply sun cream before they come to school and have a full water bottle.  If the children bring sun cream in to school to reapply, it must be in a named bottle/package, the children must be able to apply it themselves, and they must be reminded not to share it with others in case of allergic reactions. 

The remainder of the newsletter is full of updates so please keep reading.  We have only had a few donations for our summer fair next week so please see below our requests and help if you can.

Anna-Claire Norden 

Headteacher

16 Jun 2023
Year 3/4 trip to Westow Anglo-Saxon Village
Year 3 and 4 had a fabulous time visiting West Stow Anglo Saxon village on Friday 9th June.
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Click here to access previous News articles

Summer Term Updates

PE Days  - Week beginning 12th June - please note there are some changes for certain classes this half-term to previously published details due to necessary operational changes so please check.

Reception classes - Wednesday/Friday

Yr 1/2  All classes Tuesday (due to Monday's trip)

Yr 3/4 Badgers & Kingfishers - Tuesday/Friday  

           Swans -  Tuesday/ Thursday

Yr5/6 Swallows and Owls  - Wednesday/Thursday 

           Ravens - Monday/Wednesday

PTA Summer Fete Friday 23rd June - date change to previously published

We will be holding our annual summer fete next Friday 23rd.  This is a changed date to that published at the start of the academic year due to an event involving various local brownie and guide groups.

Our Fete will take place from 3.30- 5pm, straight after school, and we hope you will be able to support us by coming to join in the fun, as well as contributing items and/or helping.  Below is a list of donations we are looking for to support our fundraising:

General Tombola items - unused, new items such as toiletries, tins etc.

Chocolate Tombola items - multipacks, small/large bars, boxes; must be wrapped and no nuts 

Books 

Raffle prizes

Please can items above be dropped into the entrance hall from Monday next week through to Wednesday 21st June.

Cakes/biscuits - individual cup cakes/biscuits (to be brought in on the day)

School Games Day - Monday 26th June (reserve date if weather is inclement Monday 3rd July).

KS2 morning and Rec/KS1 (with preschools races) afternoon - finalised times and details will be sent out nearer to the date.

Year 6 Leavers' Assembly - Tuesday 18th July morning, start time 9.30am

Year 6 SVC transition days (for those attending SVC in September) - Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st July inclusive.  SVC will send information directly to parents in due course.

Year 1 Phonics Check
All Day
From 12 Jun until 16 Jun
12
June
Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check Window
All Day
From 05 Jun until 23 Jun
05
June
Summer Fete
3:30pm – 5:00pm
23
June

Community News

Jane Rogers' Flying start workshops - Jane is running her annual workshops which aim to support parents of children starting primary school in September. Click here for more details.

Holiday Activities and Food Programme - please access the parent/carer letter here and the flyer here.

 

09 Jun 2023
Eco Committee Tip 3
Eco Committee's tip for a more eco-friendly lifestyle.
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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.  

We hope you find these useful and easy to access.

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

 

Click here to find the MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS from Jane Rogers, our Education Inclusion Family Advisor, and team. 

 

 Click here to access the Cambridgeshire Young Peoples Safer School's Newsletter

 

   

School Lunches

 Click here to access School Meal menu and information

 

Click here to find information on Clubs and wider community events.  Use the right-hand tabs of the webpage to access different groups/events.

Links to each Phase page under our curriculum tab on our website.

Reception    Yr1/2    Yr3/4    Yr5/6

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