Bulletin Term 1 Issue 5 2020-21

Safeguarding Measures have been put in place to minimise the risk of transmission both inside the school buildings and on the site. To support this please continue to follow the social distancing rules and be mindful of others when entering and exiting the school grounds at the end of the day.

Busy Bee Certificates Each week we present certificates for pupils who have shown excellent learning behaviours linked to our school values of Bravery, Resilience, Aspiration, Support and Reflection. Ash – Bow WB for Resilience Elm – William S for Resilience Oak – Kaitlyn R for Support Beech – Holly G for Aspiration Hazel – Max L for Resilience Maple – Luca M for Resilience Laurel – Conor T for Aspiration Spruce –Jack N for Aspiration Willow – Giselle H for Aspiration and Reflection Chestnut – Alanna W for Aspiration Hawthorn – Jake Y-M for Aspiration Sycamore – Cameron S for Reflection Ms Brown – Jaxson R-C for Reflection

House Points

House Weekly Total Termly Total

Coate 424 1402

Lydiard 451 1522

Nightingale 423 1578

Stanton 444 1461

Letter/emails sent out this week

Transition Letter to year 3 – sent out via the Infant school Covid-19 Teaching and Learning Contingency Plan White Hart Junction Improvement - Letter from Swindon Borough Council Email sent to Year 4 Beech Class only

School Uniform Supplier Our new uniform supplier is: Dress My School, 6 Rockhaven Park, Kembrey Street, Swindon, SN2 8BB Tel: 01793 490852 Email: help@dressmyschool.co.uk Website: www.dressmyschool.co.uk

Coats As the weather changes and rooms are being ventilated for the safety of the children and staff, please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately and has a suitable coat in school every day.

Dogs Can we remind all parents that dogs are not allowed on the school site. When bringing your furry friend on the school run please be mindful of other families who may not feel as confident around dogs.

Mrs Dias – All the best from Grange We would like to take this opportunity to wish Mrs Dias all the best as she will be starting her maternity leave as of Monday 5th Oct and we cannot wait to meet the latest Grange addition. With this in mind we would like to welcome Mrs Ruddle who will be the new teacher in Beech and will be with us from next week.

Reminder NUT Free School Polite remind - We are a Nut-Free School - Please refrain from sending your child in with the following items • Packs of nuts. • Peanut butter/Chocolate Spread (which contains nuts) sandwiches. • Fruit and cereal bars that contain nuts. • Chocolate bars or sweets that contain nuts etc, many thanks for your co-operation.

Education Support Grant Wiltshire Community Foundation offers grants to children and young people under the age of 25 who need support with their education due to a disability, learning difficulty or health issue. Please see the attached flyer for further information.

Home Learning Don’t forget home learning through Seesaw. Please contact your class teacher if you have problems accessing this from home.

Dates for your Diary

Tues 13 Oct – Nasal Childhood Flu Vaccination

Wed 14 Oct – New to Year 3 Sept 2021 Parent Tours – call the

school office to book your appointment

Weds 21 Oct – TD (school closed to pupils – end of term)

Mon 2 Nov – Term starts

Thurs 5 Nov – New to year 3 Sept 2021 Parent Tours – call the

school office to book your appointment

Thurs 5 Nov – School Photographer

Lunches We are pleased to be able to tell you that after half term we will be having a new catering company providing our school dinners. We will be making the move to Caterlink which the majority of WHF schools use. We have already been working closely with the regional managers at Caterlink in order to provide our children with a more varied lunchtime offer which will see the addition of a roast dinner, lasagne, sausage and mash and other items. This menu will be available for parents soon so you can book your child/ren’s meal.

Transition September 2021 – Year 3 We are pleased to announce that we are offering appointments on Wednesday 14th October and Thursday 5th November from 4 – 6.30 pm for our potential new year 3 parents. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please call the school office on 01793 822405 to book your appointment. Visits will be by appointment only and are for your child plus up to 2 accompanying adults. No extra adults or siblings will be allowed into the school as we will be adhering to our COVID-19 restrictions. All visitors will be expected to wear appropriate face coverings throughout their visit.

Secondary school admissions for September 2021 1st Sept – Application period opens

31st Oct – Secondary Application online closing date

12th Jan – Deadline to submit a change of address for consideration

1st Mar – Offer Day

15th Mar – Deadline for accepting offer

Secondary School Open Evenings

Ridgeway: For year 6 students entering secondary school next year, we're hosting a virtual open evening! This can be accessed via our online platform here: https://bit.ly/3bXwsOa

Kingsdown Please follow the links below for Kingsdown Virtual Open Evening:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up2e6PgylV8&t=13s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq2PexGIFf4

Other schools will be hosting events.

Please see individual school websites for further information

Flu Immunisation for Children

You have already received the invite to register your child for their flu vaccine. It is very important that children are immunised this year. The NHS say:

· The children’s flu vaccine is safe and effective. It is offered every year as a nasal spray to children to help protect them against flu.

· Flu is caused by a virus. It can be a very unpleasant illness for children. It can also lead to other serious problems such as bronchitis and pneumonia.

· Vaccinating children also protects others who are vulnerable to flu, such as babies and older people.

· To book your child’s flu vaccine (which will be administered at school by a nurse) visit

https://schoolimms.virgincare.co.uk/flu/2020/swindon

Please remember that face coverings only work if they are worn correctly