Updates from Mrs Norden

If you missed our email earlier in the week, our Ofsted report has now been published and can be accessed here with details from the verbal feedback accessed here. As a school, we are delighted that the inspection findings align with our own school self-evaluation, celebrating in particular how the personal development of our children underpins all we do, and has corroborated our ongoing development work.

The last few weeks of the term will be busy, and we are looking forward to our EY and KS1 productions next week. The helpful December list is below to support organisation.

Our carol concert will be held next Friday (13th) December, starting at 2.30pm and will last approximately 35 minutes. The PTA raffle will also be drawn at the end of the concert.

The concert will take place in the rear playground, so please ensure the children come to school with coats, gloves, scarves and hats to help keep them warm while outside.  Should the weather forecast be for rain, then the concert will be cancelled as we do not have the space to facilitate an indoor event.  A decision will be made by 12pm on 13th, and we will let you know by email by 12pm of the cancellation. 

Entry to the event will be through the front gate, which will open at 2.25pm, so you can make your way round to the rear playground for a 2.30pm start.  You will be able to collect children at the end of the concert from the classroom outside doors, as we are likely to be finished slightly before the end of the formal school day (3.20pm).

As always, we will be finishing the concert by singing 'We wish you a Merry Christmas' and in school we have been practising the song with the Makaton signs to support our children who use Makaton to communicate.  We hope if you will be joining us for our concert that you will practise too.  Please click here to see a Youtube video of the song with signing. 

We will have paper copies of the concert programme, with words for communal songs available on the day, but will send out a link next week to pre-download this to your hand-held device too.

                                                                                                                               _{Anna-Claire Norden}

_Headteacher

Autumn Term Updates

Christmas Lunch - booking for this is now closed

LA Christmas Holiday Voucher Scheme - Following the announcement that the Household Support Fund has been extended, the LA will be running a holiday voucher scheme for the Christmas Holiday.  For each eligible pupil, we will be issuing a £30 supermarket voucher.  Every eligible pupil will receive their voucher by the end of the day on Saturday 21 December. Parent/Carer letter can be accessed here.  FaQs can be accessed here.

Community

EIFA latest newsletter for parents/carers - Please click here . This details ideas for the Christmas period and dates for December workshops.  These are always accessible through the permanent link towards the bottom of our newsletters and admin updates.

SEND, Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Links

SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) information can be accessed through our SEND website pages here

Safeguarding Information - please click here for our Safeguarding page especially should you have concerns relating to the safeguarding of our children and families.  Please click here to go directly to our Safeguarding policy.

Attendance Policy - please click here for the school's attendance policy. It is vitally important parents and carers are aware of their responsibilities and the formal processes for attendance matters.  The NHS have created a useful webpage to support decision-making when children are unwell - you can click here for the link.

SEMH (Social Emotional Mental Health) resources for parents - Please click here to access an overview sheet with signposted resources for you to use at home to support your children.  The overview sheet can also be found at the bottom of the SEND page on our website here.  

H.A.Y Cambridgeshire Community Wellbeing support -  How Are You South Cambs? | Home (haysouthcambs.co.uk)

NHS Mental Health Services - www.keep-your-head.com and SHOUT - a new Text service on 85258 which provides real-time support to people of all ages who are struggling with their mental health (text the word HEAR to 85258).

Chat Health is a NHS confidential NHS service for help and advice. It’s safe and easy for you to speak to a qualified health professional. Just send a message, you don’t have to give your name. Discreet and quick. It only takes one message to start making a difference. You’ll get confidential advice from trained health staff in your area. Click here to access the site to start a web chat today.

To find out about Pupil premium and Free school meals, please visit our Pupil Premium page by clicking here. 

Links to each Phase page under the Curriculum tab on our website.

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Access SCOPay Parent Information here and EYandP Fees and Funding Page here