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Issue 10
21.11.25
2025 - 2026
Easy fundraising here,
Amazon Wish List here and My School Fund via ESPO here.
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This week has been slightly quieter than last week but still there has been lots going on including Year 5 and 6 visiting Duxford on Monday, which was a great educational trip to support their WW2 topic. Year 1 and 2 had great fun with the Zoolabs visit and were excited to hold some interesting creatures.
Last week, anti-bullying week was a great opportunity to reflect and learn. This raised £110.52 for the Anti-Bullying Alliance.
We raised £306.66 for Children in Need. Well done to the school council for their organisation of the teachers v children obstacle course.
A huge thank you for buying books from our Scholastic Book Fair! We raised over £1,400. 🙂The Book Fair has been a resounding success again this year. We would like to say a huge thank you to those of you that bought books for your children. You have helped us buy a whopping £1,400 worth of the latest new books for our bookshelves in each classroom and preschool. Thank you to Mrs Sprawson and Mrs Kent for all of their work in organising.
The children are thrilled and have already started reading the new books and continue to make book recommendations to their friends. What a fantastic achievement!
The festive season is fast approaching, we have lots of things planned across December and there is a list of dates below and also attached as a pdf for your convenience. More details about various events will be sent out as needed. We look forward to seeing you at some of the events.
Mrs Ogilvie
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Art Competition
Exciting News!
We are creating art for not 1,not 2, but 3 possible competitions... The theme for all of them is 'Nature'.
Art work must be A4 or smaller. It can be of any medium - pencil, painting, collage...
The art work can be 3D but must be able to be displayed on a wall.
Art work is to be done at home and brought to Mrs Cowburn by Monday 8th December.
Selections of art to go to each competition will then be made by Mrs Cowburn with some help from school council and the teachers.
We will let you know if your work is going forward as there will be some forms to complete at that time.
Enjoy creating!
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Parking
Please park and drive safely, avoiding the yellow lines to make sure that everyone is kept safe.
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Parent helpers
Do you have any time spare to volunteer and help in school? We have a range of things you can support with such as reading with children and preparing resources. If you think you can spare any time, please contact the school office.
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Week commencing 15th Dec - Week of Christmas menus
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 | 21 Nov 2025 On Monday, the 17th of November, we went to Duxford Imperial War Museum. |
 | 18 Nov 2025 On Friday 14th November, our school council worked together to plan how we as a school would be joining in with fundraising and supporting Children in Need. Although the rain was torrential, we were still able to come together as a school to celebrate and enjoy lots of fun activities planned by the... |
 | 14 Nov 2025 Lots of proud smiles, after achieving the finish line, at a fantastic SCSSP event! |
 | 14 Nov 2025 This year, all the children joined the nation in observing a two-minute silence to reflect and show gratitude for the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of peace. In the classrooms, we explored what “peace” means, and some children shared family stories about their rela... |
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Chickens
Sadly, we lost one of our chickens this week, Heather passed away on Tuesday. We paused our Year 4 helpers for this week whilst we made sure that all of the other chickens were fit and healthy. We are hoping they can continue helping next week.
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Gardening Club
We are very lucky to have a volunteer from the village, Sue, who has started a gardening club with the Year 3 and 4 children.
Could the children in the club, please remember to bring a change of shoes and gardening gloves (if they have them) to school every Monday.
If you have any spare bulbs/plants/hand tools (child or adult size) you are able to donate for the club to use, please bring them to the office. Thank you.
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School Uniform and Lost Property
The school uniform dress code is as follows:
- Black or grey trousers, shorts, skirts or pinafores
- White or red polo shirt (with or without school logo)
- Red cardigan, or sweatshirt (with or without school logo)
- Red and white summer dress (we request no play suits in EYFS, please)
- Plain white, grey or black socks or tights
- Sensible black shoes (sandals may be worn in the summer but these need to be practical for indoor and outdoor learning and play)
- A sun hat for hot days and a waterproof coat for cold/wet days which are suitable/appropriate for school and weather conditions.
Children should not be coming to school in any other items of clothing.
Please make sure that you label every item of your child's school uniform. Every week we have multiple 'lost' items that we cannot return as they are unnamed. If it is named, it will be returned to its owner!
We have a new ottoman in the front entrance for storing unnamed items of lost property. This will be cleared out regularly as we do not have space to store huge amounts of lost property.
See below for second-hand uniform, if you need anything.
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We are looking forward to seeing lots of you for the pottery painting evening. There are several PTA events coming up between now and Christmas – see below for dates and more details will follow.
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PTA Event Dates
Friday 21st Nov - Pottery Painting
Week Commencing 8th Dec - Santa Run
Thurs 11th Dec - Compass Café
Friday 19th Dec - Christmas jumper day and Santa visit
Sun 21st Dec - Santa Tractor Run
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School PE Days
Just a quick reminder of the PE Days for each of the classes - Please can children come to school on these days wearing their PE kit. Not all classes in a phase have PE on the same day, so please check the class names in brackets to to see which classes this links to.
Reception: Wednesday & Thursday
Year 1/2: Monday & Wednesday (Foxes & Otters) & Thursday (Squirrels)
Year 3/4: Monday (Swans) & Tuesday & Friday (Badgers & Kingfishers)
Year 5/6: Tuesday & Wednesday (Ravens and Swallows) Tuesday & Thursday (Owls)
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After School Sports Clubs
The last week for clubs is 1st Dec. There will be no clubs in the last two weeks of term.
The following clubs are running this term:
Monday 3.30 - 4.15pm Year 5 / 6 Netball for fun with Miss Bennett
Tuesday 8.00 - 8.40am Year 5 'NEW'BEE Netball (INVITATION ONLY) with Mrs Turian
Wednesday 8.00 - 8.40am Year 6 'WORKER'BEE Netball ( LAST YEARS CLUB MEMBERS ONLY) with Mrs Turian
Thursday Year 5 / 6 Mixed Football with Mr O'Neill (Full)
Friday 8.15-8.40am Year 1-6 Golden Mile Club with Mrs Maloney - no need to sign up, just meet at the side rear gate at 8.15am prompt!
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Recorder Club
Mrs Stevenson will be running recorder clubs on Wednesday lunchtimes.
Please meet in the library.
Yr 6 group at 12pm
Yr 5 group at 12.30pm (please go into lunch first)
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Pupil Premium
At our parent's information sessions, we also shared information about how you can sign up to receive support through Pupil Premium funding for your child.
Pupil Premium is extra funding given to schools to help children who may face barriers to learning—such as those from low-income families, in care or adopted, or with parents in the armed forces.
If you receive benefits like Income Support or income-based JSA/ESA, your child may qualify. Even if your child gets Universal Free School Meals (Reception–Year 2), you must still apply to unlock Pupil Premium funding.
For more information see: Pupil Premium Information
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Welcome to our ‘online safety’ advice, guidance and support page, ‘Wake Up Wednesday (WUW) - what parents / carers need to know’. Each week we will post articles of interest to our newsletter that should help you and your child.
Children regularly use different websites and apps from their parents, and it can be hard to keep up in this ever-changing digital world. These weekly updates from the National College aim to cover important topics such as online safety, mental health, wellbeing, and climate change.
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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 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):
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Common condition
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Patient eligibility
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Earache
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1 to 17 years
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Impetigo
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1 year and over
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Infected insect bites and stings
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1 year and over
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Sore throats
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5 years and over
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Sinusitis
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12 years and over
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Uncomplicated urinary tract
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Women 16 to 64 years
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Shingles
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18 years and over
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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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