Autumn Term Updates and Reminders

Links to the key dates for the Autumn term 

School Lunches - The Catering Team are excited to let you all know that the Menu has changed for this term.  We have some new dishes for you all to try,  including: Southern Baked Halloumi Burger, Five Bean Chilli and Traditional Lasagne.  We will also be serving freshly baked Focaccia and Garlic Bread to accompany some dishes.  New desserts include Cornflake Cake, Bread & butter pudding and Autumn Fruit Pie and many more!  

An Allergen Menu is also available.

 Menus can be accessed by clicking here.

Please remember to book your child's meal choices in advance on SCOPay.

Lucy, Louise & Nicola 

Vacancy for Midday Supervisor 

Are you interested in supporting our children to have a happy and safe lunchtime?

We are looking to employ midday supervisors to work 12 - 1pm daily. If you are interested, please apply here https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110620/EDV-2025-SPS-92825

If you would like any further information, please contact the school office. 

Pupil Premium

At our parent's information sessions, we also shared information about how you can sign up to receive support through Pupil Premium funding for your child. 

Pupil Premium is extra funding given to schools to help children who may face barriers to learning—such as those from low-income families, in care or adopted, or with parents in the armed forces.

If you receive benefits like Income Support or income-based JSA/ESA, your child may qualify. Even if your child gets Universal Free School Meals (Reception–Year 2), you must still apply to unlock Pupil Premium funding.

For more information see: Pupil Premium Information

School Uniform and Lost Property

The school uniform dress code is as follows: 

• Black or grey trousers, shorts, skirts or pinafores 
• White or red polo shirt (with or without school logo)
• Red cardigan, or sweatshirt (with or without school logo)
• Red and white summer dress (we request no play suits in EYFS, please)
• Plain white, grey or black socks or tights
• Sensible black shoes (sandals may be worn in the summer but these need to be practical for indoor and outdoor learning and play)
• A sun hat for hot days and a waterproof coat for cold/wet days which are suitable/appropriate for school and weather conditions.

Children should not be coming to school in any other items of clothing.

Please make sure that you label every item of your child's school uniform. Every week we have multiple 'lost' items that we cannot return as they are unnamed. If it is named, it will be returned to its owner!

We have a new ottoman in the front entrance for storing unnamed items of lost property. This will be cleared out regularly as we do not have space to store huge amounts of lost property. 

See below for second-hand uniform, if you need anything. 

Birthday Celebrations in School

We know how special birthdays are for children, and we love celebrating them together at school! To help keep things consistent and inclusive, we kindly ask that children do not bring sweets or treats to share with their class on their birthday in school. Instead, we have a special way of celebrating birthdays as a whole school community, which all children can enjoy.

Healthy Snack Reminder

As a healthy eating school, we encourage nutritious snacks at breaktime. Please send snacks such as:

• Fresh fruit
• Vegetable sticks
• Rice cakes
• Breadsticks
• Crackers

We ask that snacks do not include high-sugar or high-salt items like chocolate, sweets, or crisps.

Thank you for your support in helping us promote healthy habits for all the children.

Dear Parents,

This term we have decided to participate again in a ‘Christmas Design Project’ run by Cauliflower Cards. The project aims to encourage pupils’ creativity and design skills whilst also raising funds for our school.

Your child has been creating his/her own Christmas design which can be professionally printed to produce personalised Christmas Cards, Gift Labels, Wrapping Paper and/or Mugs.

Not only would it be very exciting for your child to see his/her work as a finished printed product, the cards themselves are great for sending a more personal greeting to friends and family at Christmas and the Mugs are great for gifts!

Orders and payment must be made online using the unique code located at the top of the pupil order form. Please refer to your order form for further instructions.

Each order form must be unique so please do not photocopy the form for other members of your family, you can get extra copies from your school.

All artwork where orders have been placed must be returned to school by: 3rd October

Cards will be delivered by the beginning of December.

Yours sincerely

Swavesey PTA

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.

NHS Pharmacy First Service - the NHS Pharmacy First Service enables children and adults to get convenient access to healthcare advice and treatment where appropriate, for seven common conditions without the potential delay of having to wait for a GP appointment. There is no need to make an appointment; parents or carers can pop into their local Boots pharmacy with their child and ask for help under the service.

Support for the following conditions can be accessed under the service, free of charge (unless NHS prescription charges apply):

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.

                                Reception    Yr1/2    Yr3/4    Yr5/6

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