Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• 2HA Remembrance Poems

  Fri 18 Nov 2016 Mr Bright
  For homework this week, Year 2 have been thinking about Remembrance and written some lovely poetry. Mr Hall has selected a few pieces of work which captured the mood particularly well. Well done to all of Year 2 for such thoughtful and emotive work. Well done.

  

• School photo order deadline 10/11/16

  Tue 08 Nov 2016 Mr Bright

  You will have recently received your proofs of the recent school photographs.

  If you would like to purchase any items, please ensure that you have returned your completed order form by the end of school on Thursday 10th November.

  After this date, it will only be possible to place orders online, for which there will be a £4 surcharge.

• The Pod - Community Meal club

  Mon 07 Nov 2016 Mr Bright

  The community lunch club runs on the first Saturday of every month and everyone is welcome. Come and enjoy a delicious hot meal, great company and meet old friends and new. New volunteers are also always welcome whether you can cook, chop or serve!

   

  Roast dinner and a dessert

  £1 or donations / or free if you can't afford to donate.

   

  Next event:

  6th December 2014, 12:30 – 14:30 St Thomas' Church, Barns Road, Ensbury Park, BH10 5BN

  Contact: Sandy Williams, POD co-ordinator: 07706 541188 email: infothepod@yahoo.co.uk

  Visit the website: click here

• Parking

  Fri 04 Nov 2016 Mr Bright

  We are fortunate that the Talbot Village Trust permit the use of their car park. A number of schools locally do not have parking provision for parents.

   

  In recent weeks we have received a number of complaints regarding inconsiderate parking. Not only does this cause inconvenience, it does pose a potential risk to safety.

   

  This morning we put some 'no waiting' cones down the lane in order to highlight the double yellow lines. You can see the success of this from the picture below. Whilst we appreciate that parking can be difficult, we do rely on people parking reasonably, so that traffic can circulate as freely as possible. 

   

  With the weather not being great, I did go to help the flow of traffic - not helped by those parked inconsiderately.

  Thank you to those of you who were pleasant to me and supportive of the necessary 'stop-starting' to free up the flow of traffic.

  

• Measles alert for South West England

  Tue 01 Nov 2016 Mr Bright

  The following information has been released today by The Village Surgery, Talbot Village. We currently have no reported cases in school.

   

  MEASLES OUTBREAK

  There is currently a measles outbreak in South West England and we are taking steps to minimise the risks to our patients.

  The signs of measles are as follows:

  • Fever followed by a cough, runny nose and sometime conjunctivitis.
  • Spots which usually appear during the first stage of the illness.
  • A rash which starts on day 3-4 initially in the hair line which then spreads to the face, trunk and limbs.
  • The fever persists once the rash has disappeared.

  If you have a rash and feel very unwell - DON'T come to the surgery, walk-in centre or the local A&E departments.  CALL AHEAD, that way if you do have measles, you won't pass it on to others and we can give you advice on what to do.

• School Games Mark - Silver award!

  Tue 01 Nov 2016 Mr Bright
  Prior to half term, Mr Vacher had a meeting regarding our Sainsbury's School Games mark and we are delighted that they have raised our rating to a Silver level from bronze (yay!). During the meeting we were advised that we are well on to achieving a Gold level which would be brilliant. Thank you to everyone involved in our sporting successes.

  

• Flu vaccination Y1-3

  Mon 24 Oct 2016 Mr Bright

  You may have heard in the news that the NHS will be offering free 'flu' vaccines for children in Years 1-3.

  We have been advised that our vaccinations will happen on Thursday 24th November. We have yet to receive letters or permission slips from NHS England. Once we have these, we will, of course, send them to you to give you more details of the programme and your option to opt in or out.

   

  Children aged 2, 3 or 4, can access the vaccination through their GP surgery.

   

  In the meantime, details regarding the nasal vaccination programme can be found on the NHS website:

  http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vaccinations/Pages/child-flu-vaccine.aspx

• Year 6 Secondary Transfer deadline 31/10/16

  Fri 21 Oct 2016 Mr Bright

  Transferring to Secondary school in September 2017 (dates of birth 1.9.05 to 31.8.06)

  
  Children in Year 6 at a Primary School, or wishing to apply for a Secondary School starting in Year 7 

  Deadline for submitting your application: 31 October 2016

   

  Ensure that you have applied through the correct channels:

  https://enrol.bournemouth.gov.uk/website_live/default.aspx

   

  Neighbouring Councils - Contact Information

  Closing dates are set by each Council - please check their dates.

  Borough of Poole Council
  http://www.boroughofpoole.com

  Dorset County Council
  http://www.dorsetforyou.com

  Hampshire County Council
  http://www.hants.gov.uk

• Lockdown practice Tues 18/10/16

  Mon 17 Oct 2016 Mr Bright

  Today we have talked to the children about a 'lockdown' policy for the school. They know that at 9am tomorrow we are going to practise this. Please be assured that this is a 'pretend' drill and we will close this with our termly fire drill. We have likened this policy to the gorilla escaping at London Zoo last week and all the visitors having to be locked in the café for a while. Please reassure your children that there is nothing to worry about tomorrow.

   

  In the newsletter on Friday we will tell you more about this and let you know how our practice went. Thank you for your support.

• Haiti Disater Fund Mufti Day and Harvest Festival

  Mon 10 Oct 2016 Mr Bright

  Year 4 will be leading our Harvest Festival worship this Thursday and Friday at 2.15pm in the church.  All are welcome.

   

  Our Harvest collection this year will be in aid of the Haiti disaster fund and on Friday 14 October we will have a mufti day in support of the Save the Children collection.  The details are below:-

  Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm, slammed the southern coast of Haiti on Tuesday morning with winds of 145 mph, flooding and extensive damage.  In Haiti, the estimates are that over 800 people were killed.  Officials reported some 28,000 homes were damaged and up to 130,000 children are estimated to be out of school.  In total, up to five million people are estimated to be affected and the government has said that up to 350,000 people require immediate assistance.

   

  Save the Children's work in Haiti spans more than 40 years supporting 131 schools, including 27 in the departments of Sud and Grand'Anse and 39 in Port-au-Prince.  This past week, we deployed an Emergency Response Team and our Emergency Health Unit, staffed by doctors and health experts from around the world focusing on:

  • Cholera prevention and basic health services.
  • Setting up "child-friendly spaces" to provide children unable to go to school with a safe and protected space supported by trained staff, while their parents deal with the aftermath of the storm.
  • Stockpiling non-food items including hygiene kits, baby items, household kits, mosquito nets and jerry cans, which will be used in coming days.

  Please make your don

  http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/emergencies/hurricane-matthewation directly to the fund using the link below and on our website:-

  Thank you.