Dear Parent and Carers,

It’s getting to that time of year when everyone has a cough, runny nose and sore throat.  Please can we ask that if your child has any of these symptoms, you test them before coming into school.  It’s more than likely to be a Winter cold.

Cases are rising quite significantly in and around school.  If we all check, we can hopefully minimise the spread and keep children and staff in school.

Year 3

Year 3 have had a fun filled morning today.  They’ve been busy making jelly dream jars!  The children have been reading the BFG and have been discussing dream jars and what would go in theirs.  This is linked to their English and D&T work.  You can see photos of this on the website.

Early years

Nursery children have been busy learning outside, catching leaves and counting with leaves.  We had some visitors in the Early Years at the beginning of the week and they were very impressed with the children, their learning activities and their superb behaviour.  Well done to all of the children and the staff.

Year 5

Year 5 have been very busy today with their D&T work.  They have already designed a ‘bird hide’ and this morning were busy constructing the structure with their carefully measured dowling and triangle support.  The glue guns were out!  The children worked so well together to create structures that stood up.  The amount of care and thought which the children put into these was amazing.  Their next lesson will be making the actual walls and roof by using leaves and twigs and other natural materials which they find in the woodland area.

Safeguarding

During this week and next week, staff will be focusing class assemblies on keeping children safe.  The NSPCC has provided all schools with material to support the teaching of keeping safe, saying no, positive relationships and if something is upsetting a child or someone harms a child; who they can go to for help and support.

Sexual harm and sexual violence is very high on the government agenda for schools due to so many children affected by this.  This may be in the form of calling a child a derogatory name to actual physical acts.  We will be talking to children about this, in an age appropriate way, throughout the year.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend.

Take care and stay safe.

Mrs Wilmer