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• O2 and NSPCC Online Safety

  Thu 10 Oct 2019

  More and more of our young people have access to a mobile phone. With these new experiences and powers comes great responsibility for us to help keep the children safe and happy. One way to do this is to have a look at the O2 and NSPCC resources

   

  O2 and the NSPCC have joined forces on a mission to help all children and their families in the UK stay safe online. Together, they’re offering useful tools, support and guidance to help parents and carers have conversations with their children about their online lives.

   

  If you need any support with online issues then please phone the O2 and NSPCC Online Safety Helpline on 0808 800 5002, or pop into your local O2 store for help from a Guru.

   

  https://www.o2.co.uk/help/nspcc

• Road Safety

  Thu 10 Oct 2019

  On Tuesday morning class 1 and 2 had a very informative talk from a representative of the council road safety team about safety as a pedestrian and the use of car seats. She talked about safe use of the pavement, how to cross a road and safe places to cross a road. She also went onto to talk about who should use a car seat and where children should sit.

   

  Some interesting points about car seats to come out of the talk:

   

  All children until they are 12 years old or under 135cm should use a car seat – which is most of class 1 and 2 and some of class 3.

   

   Children should not use the front passenger seat until they are 13.

   

  If a child has to be seated in a front passenger seat then the seat must be moved back on its runners as far as it will go and/or turn the airbags off.

   

  For more information and for a number of informative and enjoyable games then please visit www.togoandnogo.co.uk .

  
   

• Open the Book News

  Wed 17 Jul 2019

  We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Open the Book team for yet another amazing year of wonderful stories from the Bible, their dedication and enthusiasm is boundless. Their contribution to school life plays an important part in our success as a Christian school and was integral in achieving an excellent SIAMS outcome this year. THANK YOU!

   

  We would also like to say a huge thank you to Pam Morton who is retiring from her role in Open the Book after 15 Years. We wish her all the best and look forward to seeing her in and around the village.

   

  It is also a sad end to the year as one of the team, Pam Michaelson, passed away on Friday. She was a faithful member of the Open the Book team and will be missed by all. The school sends its love and prayers to Pam's family at this very difficult time.

• Happy Birthday Open the Book

  Sun 02 Jun 2019

  This year marks the 20th anniversary of Open the Book and there are special services across the country to celebrate this very special milestone. 

   

  As part of the birthday celebrations the children were asked to produce a picture from one of their favourite Bible stories that Open the Book have dramatised. Every child took part and their drawings were amazing. These drawings were then taken to a special Open the Book birthday service.

   

  In May Angela and Peter attended the special service at Gloucester Cathedral. There were representatives there from Open the Book schools from across the region. They had a fabulous day and have given the school a copy of the Order of Service (if you would like to see it then please feel free to pop in and ask).

   

  I am sure that you will join me in wishing Open the Book a  Happy Birthday and also a huge thank you to the volunteers that give up their time and resources on a regular basis to help our children have a better understanding of the Bible.

   

   

  

• Safer Internet Day 2019

  Sun 03 Feb 2019

   

  On Tuesday 5th February it is Safer Internet Day. 

   

  Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year in over a hundred countries to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people and inspire a national conversation. 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. The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and to explore the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online community. It calls upon young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policymakers, and wider, to join together in helping to create a better internet.

   

  This year the theme is 'Our internet, our choice'.

  The day will empower young people to take control of their digital lives and consider how consent works in an online context. It explores how young people ask for, 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.

   

  For more information please go to our internet safety page or www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2019

   

  We will also be working alongside Kempsey and Welland Primary this week with some joint (if the technology works!) Safer Internet day activities. 

• 29th January - Football club is cancelled

  Tue 29 Jan 2019
  Football club is cancelled tonight due to the weather - please collect at 3.15pm. Thanks

• Food Bank donations

  Thu 20 Dec 2018
  This year the staff at school gave an option for parents who wanted to buy a gift for the staff to donate to the food bank instead. We have had an amazing response to this and would like to thank all parents and children who so kindly donated.    

  

• Family Support

  Tue 25 Sep 2018

  A new year can often bring with it new challenges at home and with family life.

   

  We are very fortunate to have the support of Caren (our excellent Family Support Officer) in school and she has offered to do a number of 'coffee and chat' sessions over the coming weeks. At these sessions she will be sharing ideas on everything from bedtime routines to eating, from behaviour to toileting. If you have any questions about any issues at home she can help answer and support you with them. 

   

  These sessions will take place on a Wednesday between 3:00pm and 3:15pm. If you are interested then please come and speak to Mr Bundy.

• Snow Closure update

  Thu 01 Mar 2018
  Due to the continuing water supply problems and an amber weather warning school will be closed on Friday 2nd March. We will re open as normal on Monday 5th March. Non uniform day will now be on Monday in return for chocolate bingo donations. 

• School closure 1st March 2018

  Thu 01 Mar 2018
  School is closed today as we have no water.  We are planning to open tomorrow but this will depend on the water supply and weather.