Friday 17th May
Good evening,
First of all, I’d like to say how proud I am of all the year sixes for their hard work, concentration and effort this week. It was great to see how you all applied yourselves with a mature attitude to each paper that you tackled through the week. You’ve all worked incredibly hard – well done.
Kestrels have had a busy week! They seemed to all enjoy themselves at Millichope – I heard wonderful stories about mud slides, orienteering, habitat hunting and streams. What a lucky class they are!
Eagles have also been busy and have had a great day at Cadbury’s World. Linked to their topic of the ‘Ancient Mayans’, they have had a great day finding out about how cocoa was used in trade and the journey of chocolate to the UK. What a great way to finish a busy year six week!
On Sunday, we have our fabulous duck race. I do hope that you are able to join us.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs L. Edgerton
Duck Race – this Sunday!
We look forward to seeing you all this Sunday at the annual Longnor Duck Race!
BBQ, tuck, refreshments (cakes and drinks), and other stalls available. We’re keeping our fingers crossed for the weather – please bring chairs/blankets to sit on.
House keeping – please bring cash to spend on the day (no card facilities), no dogs allowed on site, no toilets available. Please keep an eye on your children near the water as it is deep in places.
See link and poster for more details. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather!
Duck Race Leaflet 2024
Duck Race
Just a reminder that dogs will not be permitted at the Duck Race on Sunday, anyone with a dog will be asked to remove their dog from site. We would also appreciate if you could bring small change with you if possible. Thank you
School Photographs
Just a reminder that Next Gen Photography will be in on Monday to take Class photos of the children. They will also be taking individual photographs of Year 6 and Nursery children.
Dates for the Diary
Popcorn & PJ’s Night – next Wednesday
Don’t forget to book your tickets for our Popcorn & PJ’s evening next Wednesday 22nd May.
Deadline for tickets is Sunday evening so that we can confirm catering numbers first thing Monday.
More details on the poster below.
End of Day Arrangements for June
Please complete your child’s end of day arrangements by Wednesday 22nd May to allow me time to process the information before the start of the new half term. Thank you, Lucy Beel
https://forms.gle/WfuLV5pVFUqvHEsE9
Attendance
Please find attached the following letter from Shropshire regarding attendance:
Letter to parents for the summer term 2024
NSPCC Pants resources
Kestrel class have been listening to the story from the NSPCC website and using the pants resources. It would be really valuable if you could continue these discussions at home as the messages are really important.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/support-for-parents/pants-underwear-rule/
Safer Schools
Safer School initiative
The Safer School initiative is a school security initiative that encompasses personal safety. It was created by West Mercia Police and with the support of Shropshire Council, virtually all Shropshire schools are following the process.
The initiative is a practical and realistic risk management approach to the security/safety of school staff, pupils, property and the premises. Following the satisfactory completion of the process, schools receive the Safer School accreditation, and this accreditation is reviewed every two years. No two schools are the same and therefore, it is site specific to individual schools. The process involves a Safer School meeting, with representatives of the school following a comprehensive package. Safer School meetings are held annually, and parents/carers are informed of progress through newsletters.
The essential elements of the package are as follows: –
1. Implement basic security measures applicable at all schools i.e. property marking, and visitor passes etc.
2. Consider pro-active security/safety measures for the site/building and protecting assets.
3. Establish a procedure for recording incidents i.e. anti social behaviour, vandalism etc. Any recorded information can then be analysed. In addition, the same recording procedure can be used for surveying a problem i.e. an unauthorised thoroughfare.
4. If there are any projects to be undertaken, they are prioritised. Following the implementation of a project, the success of it is reviewed.
5. PSHE or education of pupils as per the Safer School pack.
As part of the process, the school would appreciate your views. Please could you complete the attached survey and forward any particular views/concerns, including any positive observations. These will be reviewed at a forthcoming Safer School meeting. The focus of the survey is the school grounds/site. If any parents/carers are interested to view the Safer School package, they are welcome to visit the school.
https://forms.gle/ycT2L4SYqBcpQDXz6
Parenting helpline