Dear Parents / Carers,

Thank you so much for your generous donations today for Children in Need.  You raised a massive £162 which will definitely help to make a difference to a child’s life.

Parking on Abbots Way 

We’re receiving lots of complaints about families parking on the yellow lines as well as families running their engines whilst waiting for the children to get to their cars.

The yellow lines are there for the safety of our children and families.  I know you all know this but unfortunately there are a growing amount of people ignoring this.  Parents are reporting these vehicles to the police as this is a major concern.

Running engines whilst waiting means you’re filling the air full of emissions that our children and families have to walk through.

And one last issue that seems to be happening (which is so unsafe and thoughtless) is people driving along pavements when trying to park.  Children have had to be pulled out of the way of cars when they should be safe on the pavement.

PLEASE consider the safety of our children when parking.  

Please can you pass this message onto grandparents and any other person who parks on Abbots Way)

Safeguarding - Internet Safety advisor regarding WhatsApp

Always helpful to have a reminder about parent controls for WhatsApp as quite a few children at school have said that they use this site (which is rated as 16+)

Parents Guide to WhatsApp

As one of the most popular messaging apps used by all age ranges and around 2.7 billion monthly users, WhatsApp has been adding new features over the last year or so which some parents may not be aware of so it might be worth sending a reminder out to them. Internet Matters have put together a really good 'how-to' guide for parents which you can access HERE.

If there are any sites that you would like me to find information about, please just let me know.  However, internetmatters.org has lots of really useful information with easy to read articles about how you as parents can help to keep your children safe on various sites/apps.  

Santa’s Letters

You will receive a message when the letters are ready to be collected from the main office.

Grandparents Christmas lunch.

We can now start to take bookings for our Grandparents' Christmas lunch. The booking form is HERE. 

Coats, hats, scarves & gloves

Please can I ask that you send your child in with a coat and other winter warmers.  The weather is getting really cold now and a lot of children are very cold at playtimes and lunchtimes.

Can I also remind you to label ….. everything!!  Thank you

Mental Health Workshops

On Wednesday, Years 3 and 4 had their own workshops focusing on their own mental health and how to look after themselves.  The children were really focused and learnt so much.  Lots of ideas and activities were spoken about and tried out.

Thank you to Maccas Project for enabling our children to look after themselves.

Glow - relationships without Fear

Years 4, 5 and 6 have started their workshops with Glow.  Glow is a charity that works with families focusing on healthy relationships.  Last year these workshops were very successful so we’re thrilled to be able to get the team back into our school. 

Christmas Market

Don’t forget that Friday 24th November is our Christmas Market, starting at 5pm (til 7pm)  Come along, join in the fun, find a few Christmas gifts and get into that Christmassy feeling.

Last but not least, the button for the main gate has now been fixed. You are now free to come and go as you please and no more trapped parents!! Thank you for your patience with this.

Thank you as ever for your continued support.

Have a lovely weekend.

Take care and stay safe

Mrs Wilmer