On Wednesday 10th April, PTA will be holding an Easter coffee afternoon from 2.30pm.  Come and join us for Chocolate Tombola, Tea and Coffee, Buns, Cake and Sweets. We are looking for donations of chocolate items for the tombola and cakes and buns please.

Comic Relief is on Friday 15th March.  Children can come to school in odd socks and/or odd shoes, non uniform and we are asking for a £1 donation to Comic Relief.

Today we had a visit from Katie Bear from the Children's Heart Surgery Fund and we handed over a cheque for £199.27.  This was raised by children and staff all wearing red on Friday 1st February and also the proceeds from the Fundraising Friday bake sale.

 

 

Next week is National Careers Week. In the afternoons, we will be looking at a variety of careers, job applications and aspirations. We would love anyone, who has a spare 10 minutes, to come and share their work experiences, training and careers. Please let your child's class teacher or the Office know. Thanks in advance.

Yesterday we spoke to all children about “MOMO” and internet safety following concerns raised by them and you as parents. Nearly all children had heard of this already and playground talk and games were upsetting some children. I spoke to the whole school in a special assembly and then it was followed-up in class discussions, led by teachers.

The so called “game” itself has been further investigated by DCC and found to be hoax, as is the news of what people have done as a result of this but imagery and messages are being shared by individuals, children and families as a result of the hype around it. This is causing the myth and worries to grow on social media

 

It’s still just as important for us all to keep talking to children and ensure that we have parental control settings activated on all devices children use.

 

We have asked all children to only talk about this in the classroom with adults present and avoid upsetting others by talking, playing games or singing about it outside. Of course, this may still occur but where it does, we will take appropriate action to support children.

 

Children know they

• should only be accessing age-appropriate apps, games and internet content and
• should report anything worrying straight away
• should never independently enter personal details on-line for games, apps and social media

 

I know you will support us in keeping children safe in this way and the need for online safety will always be paramount for our children.

S.Turner

The Latest Newsletter has been published today and a copy sent home with your child. This contains a parents evening slip so make sure you return this to book your slot.  This can also be read at News and Events/ Newsletters, thanks :-)

We are asking children and staff to Wear Red on Friday 1st February to raise funds for the Children's Heart Surgery Fund. We would like children to bring a £1 donation for this worthy cause.

Good Luck to our Young Voices Choir tonight. We are very proud of you and know you will do well. Thank you to Mrs Nunnington for running all the lunchtime rehearsals. Thank you also to Mrs Cotton, Mrs Turner and Mrs Windle for all their time and effort.

We're looking forward to the start of our new term and New Year on Monday 7th January 19!

Thank you to everyone who supported our Christmas Fayre this year, we raised a total of £1,020.78.  The hampers the classes made were a great success.  A huge thank you to Mrs Turner for helping to organise the event yet again and to Miss Waller for the preparation leading up to the event.  Thank you to Mr & Mrs Simmonite, Mrs Simpson, Mr & Mrs Brady, Mrs Smith, Mrs Hall, Mrs Hibbert, Mrs Brammall and Mrs Pearson for helping to run the stalls on the day.