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

• Today is Safer Internet Day!

  Tue 05 Feb 2019 Mr Bright

  Safer Internet Day 2019 will be celebrated globally with the theme: Together for a better internet. 

   

  The aim of Safer Internet Day is to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. 

   

  Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. Find out more at http://www.saferinternetday.org.uk.

   

  The UK Safer Internet Centre is a partnership of three leading charities – Childnet International, Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and the South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) - with a shared mission to make the internet a better place for children and young people. Globally, Safer Internet Day is celebrated in over a hundred countries, coordinated by the joint Insafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission, and national Safer Internet Centres across Europe.

   

  This year in the UK, Safer Internet Day will focus on how consent works in an online context and will ask young people to explore how they ask, give, and receive consent online. This could be in their friendships or relationships, how they take and share images and videos or how they manage their privacy and data.

   

  The campaign encourages young people to explore how the internet works, who owns the information that is shared on it, and how they can actively take ownership of digital spaces. We want Safer Internet Day 2019 to empower young people to take control of their online lives and to feel that they can harness and use the positive power of the internet for good.

   

  We will be sharing some information with children today about Safer Internet Day, so it might be an opportunity for a tea-time conversation!

   

  Visit the UK Safer Internet Centre for tips and advice about keeping children safe online.

• Fun in the snow

  Fri 01 Feb 2019 Mr Bright

  The children were thrilled to spend breaktime in the snow today. They built some amazing snowmen!

  It was wonderful to see them all so excited.

  

• School open Friday 1/2/19

  Fri 01 Feb 2019 Mr Bright

  School will be open as usual today.

  Please ensure your children have suitable coats!

  Thank you.

• Winter Weather Warnings

  Thu 31 Jan 2019 Mr Bright

  There is currently a yellow weather warning in place for ice and snow Thursday night/Friday morning, with 10cm of snow possible in the south of England.

  Should we have to close the school in adverse conditions, such as heavy snow, you will receive a text message as soon as the decision is made and we will also put a notice on our website.

  We will endeavour to make a decision as soon as possible but will always put the safety of pupils and staff first.

• Behaviour survey/policy review

  Fri 25 Jan 2019 Mr Bright

  We have begun a process of reviewing our behaviour systems and policies this year.

  We are trialling removing 'gate time'; children now have time to reflect, with and adult, in the playground. This is working well. We are also promoting more opportunities to 'catch-up' work which has been missed through making the wrong choices during lessons.

  We have already sought the views of staff and children. We would now like your thoughts on what works and what could be improved. We have published a three-question survey, which you can access here (works in Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge web browers, click links to download a new browser if you need).

   We would welcome your feedback and comments by 14 February 2019.

   

  Please do not make comments about specific children or adults in the free-text box in question 3. If you have specific concerns, please raise them through our concerns/queries/complaints process (see this week's newsletter).

• Community-use Defibrillator

  Wed 23 Jan 2019 Mr Bright

  You may have noticed the installation of our new community-use automated external defibrillator on the CCTV pole in the car park. Additional signage is on the way to make it more obvious but it is registered with South Western Ambulance Service Trust’s (SWAST) 999 service, for immediate emergency use by the public and will be in place for a minimum of 4 years. We would like to thank Governors for supporting this initiative.

  In partnership with SWAST, we will be hosting a free 90 minute community training event in the near future for anyone to learn how to use one of these defibrillators. Watch this space for a date.

   

  For more information on how to use a defibrillator, please see the British Heart Foundation website.

  

• New Year Lunch 10.1.19

  Tue 08 Jan 2019 Mr Bright

  Happy New Year to you all. On Thursday we will be serving our New Year Lunch of Roast Turkey, which is a replacement for the postponed Christmas Lunch on the last week of term. Anyone who had a meal booked for the Thursday before Christmas will have had this booking automatically transferred to Thursday.

  If your child is bringing in a packed lunch they can bring in an individual party lunch to eat in the hall with the rest of the children.

   

  Crackers and party hats will be provided.

   

  Please note that Thursday is NOT a mufti day, and full uniform should be worn.

• SCHOOL OPEN FRIDAY 21.12.18 8:30-12:30

  Thu 20 Dec 2018 Mr Bright

  Dear Parents and Guardians,

  We apologise for any inconveniences caused yesterday and today due to our electrical problems. The problem is now fixed and we will have heating again. Therefore, school will be open tomorrow as usual for Breakfast Club from 7.30am (if you have already booked it), normal school from 8.30am until 12.30pm only (usual end of term half day).

  At the end of the day the church car park will be closed for a large funeral, please park elsewhere.

  As the children missed mufti day today they may wear mufti tomorrow, but please ensure that they have appropriate wear for going outside at playtime. Instead of the Christmas lunch that we missed today we will have a New Year’s lunch on Thursday 10th January, all bookings will be transferred over to this day.

  A merry Christmas to you all.

  Mrs Burn

• SCHOOL CLOSED THURS 20.12.18

  Wed 19 Dec 2018 Mr Bright

  Due to the electrical fault today and no heating nor cooking facilities tomorrow due to circumstances beyond our control school will be closed on Thursday 21st December.

  We hope to re-open on Friday 21st December but we will let you know the situation during Thursday.

  We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

• EMERGENCY CLOSURE 19.12.18

  Wed 19 Dec 2018 Mr Bright

  At 11:20am today, we were forced to close the school due to power issues in the local area.

  We lost one phase of our power supply, followed by a second - then we were advised to shut all power down due to the evolving nature of the fault. This left our emergency lighting and fire systems on short-term battery back-up. So, for safety reasons, we were forced to take the decision to close. Thank you to all parents for responding to our messages and collecting children.

   

  SSE are working to restore power to the site (and surrounding area).

  We have been advised that we should have power restored during the evening and are planning to be open as usual tomorrow (Thursday - for Party Day [mufti day]). 

  WE WILL CONFIRM EITHER WAY BY GROUPCALL MESSAGE AS SOON AS WE KNOW.

  PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.

   

  UPDATE: Weds - 17:40

  We are in communication with engineers and we may need engineering and ground works to fix the issue. We aim to make a decision by 20:00 this evening regarding tomorrow, to give parents chance to make emergency arrangements for childcare, if necessary. 

   

  Thank you for your support and patience.