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Issue 15
9.1.26
2025 - 2026
Easy fundraising here,
Amazon Wish List here and My School Fund via ESPO here.
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Happy New Year!
It has been great to see all of the children back in school for the new term. This week has brought us challenges with the weather and we are pleased to have stayed open despite a burst pipe which the site team managed to deal with promptly.
Classes have been busy this week with their new learning for the term and also visiting the environment area to look at how it can be used as part of our next School Council project. Watch this space for more information on this coming soon.
Have great weekend,
Mrs Ogilvie
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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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Frozen Ice Dangers
Please remind your children of the dangers of frozen ice at this time of year especially with the pond close to the school.
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Please look out for next week’s newsletter, where we’ll be sharing the Spring Term topic overviews and updates from each phase. You’ll find an outline of your child’s new topic as well as the Spring Term homework menu. All links will be included in the newsletter, and the full information will also be available on the school website.
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28 Nov 2025
This week our School Council have been busy thinking about what changes they would like to see at school and what their initial focus is going to be. We have had democracy in action, with the council taking back their choices for the classes to vote on. Here is a message from the chair of the counci...
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09 Jan 2026
This week, classes from across the school braved the cold—and even a little snow—to spend time in our environmental area. Wrapped up in coats, the children enjoyed stepping out into nature and helping us imagine what this growing space could become.
They returned to the School Counc...
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09 Jan 2026
Year 1 and 2 kicked off 2026 with a fantastic start to their new topic by spending a day celebrating important people who have helped shape the world. The children came dressed as their chosen historical icons, and we were so impressed with the effort that went into their costumes and the thought be...
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Chickens
This term Year 3 children will be looking after the chickens, letter will be sent home with volunteers next week. Thank you to our team of volunteers who looked after them during the holidays – if you would like to join the chicken helpers team, please email the school office.
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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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Upcoming events
PTA Meeting Thursday 15th January 7.15pm at the school.
Please come along and join us to discuss upcoming events and new fundraising ideas - everyone welcome.
This meeting is in person but you can also join on Teams using this link:
PTA meeting Teams link
Discos - Friday 30th January - save the date!
Rec, Year 1 and 2 - 4 - 5pm
Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 - 5.15 - 6.15pm
More details to follow.
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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
Clubs will start again in the week commencing 12th January.
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Recorder Club
Recorder club will stay back in the week commencing 12th Jan.
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Guitar Lessons
The ideal Christmas gift! Our resident guitar teacher, Mr Cory, may now have some available 30min slots (£19.25 per session) and/or 15min slots (£9.62 per session)! If your child is age 7 or above and interested in learning the guitar, please contact Mr Cory via email at jimmypagefans@hotmail.com. Please include:- pupils name, parent/guardian name, school name, class teachers name for 25/26 term, home address & mobile phone number. Please book early to avoid disappointment. Please note if you have already been added to my waiting list, you will be the first to be offered any spaces that become available.
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Pupil Premium
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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