Updates from Mrs Norden

A Happy New Year to all our families and welcome back to the new school term.  We hope the festive period brought some lovely family time, as well as some rest during what is often a very busy time for all.

Today's newsletter provides some reminders and updates to help ongoing organisation for the beginning of term.

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Spring Term Admin and Updates

Gate and registration times for the Primary school

Opening for drop off 8.45am

Registration 8.50am (If children arrive after this time they need to come into school via the front entrance and sign in using the electronic system.  This is really important to ensure they are properly registered as registration closes at 8.55am. Please note that arrival after this time is logged as an authorised absence on the registration system as per DfE guidance.)

Opening for pick up 3.20pm

PE days -

Whilst these are mainly the same as last term there are some changes so please check below

Children need to come to school in PE kit on PE days. Children should not wear earrings for PE and will be asked to remove them as part of our H&S protocols

Please note that whilst the days set out below are the PE days for each class there may be weeks when there may be changes for operational reasons.  If this is the case information will be sent out to those classes either in a separate email in the week before or using our weekly newsletter. 

Rabbits and Mice - Wednesday and Friday

Yr1/2 (Otters, Foxes, Squirrels)  - Monday and Tuesday

Swans - Monday and Tuesday 

Kingfishers and Badgers - Tuesday and Friday

Ravens - Wednesday and Friday

Owls and Swallows -  Wednesday and Thursday

Please Help Keep our Children Safe

Please support the village and the safety of our children by sending your comments to the Parish council on their bid for the Local Highways Scheme

What is the Local Highways Improvement Scheme?

Each year CCC provides a funding scheme across Cambridgeshire for communities to apply for funding towards proposals for highway improvements in their area, the LHI Scheme.

Swavesey Parish Council applies to this scheme each year and has been successful in receiving funding for a number of improvement schemes around the village over the past few years.

2023/24

Swavesey Parish Council will be submitting an application for an improvement scheme for the School Lane/Thistle Green junction area to:

• Slow traffic down by improving the existing table junction (making it more effective, as per the Gibraltar Lane-School Lane junction).
• Incorporate two crossing points at either end of the table junction – to help make it safer to cross School Lane, particularly at School start and finish times.
• Include double yellow lines around Thistle Green junction, to stop vehicles parking right on the corners and blocking the crossing points, how dangerous it is currently to try to cross School Lane.
• Repaint the road markings and table junction markings, making the feature more visible.

As part of the application, evidence from the local community in support of the scheme and the reasons for proposing it are to be included.  The Council welcome your comments and these can be sent to the Parish Council at clerk@swavesey.org.uk

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

Could you foster? 

Would you like to find out how you can provide a family home to children in your area? Nexus Fostering is a well-established and highly regarded fostering agency, based in Cambridgeshire, who are urgently seeking new foster carers. The agency is rated Ofsted 'Outstanding' in all areas and provide 24/7 support and care to every one of our foster carers and, in turn, the children and young people placed with them. To find out more about becoming a foster carer in your area please call 0800 389 0143 or email foster@nexusfostering.co.uk

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