Hello everyone,

Thank you for all the donations of cakes and biscuits for our Red Nose Day fundraising efforts. We raised £177.40 yesterday from the cake sale and non-uniform donations and the total on our Just Giving page currently stands at £24 so we are well on our way to our target of £250 – thank you everyone for your support!

Administering Medication / Calpol in School and Nursery

Please do not send medication into school with your child.  All medication that needs to be given during the day must be given to staff at the school office / breakfast club by parents or whoever is bringing the child to school and a medication permission form MUST be completed.  The only exception to this is children travelling on the minibus and medication should be given to the minibus driver for him to give to school staff.

Calpol will only be administered at 1:00 pm. If your child needs it more than once during the day, then they are unlikely to be well enough to be in school.

If a child is recovering from a fracture or injury causing increased pain, we understand that they might need 2 doses of Calpol or painkillers during the day but this must be discussed with and approved by Mrs Johnson.

If you have any questions about the above, please do not hesitate to speak to Mrs Johnson or the school office staff. Thank you.

Diary date reminders

Wednesday 20th March: Spring Term parent meetings

Friday 22nd March: Easter Service 9:00 am in Bicton Church – everyone welcome!

I hope you have a lovely weekend x

We have seen a number of children absent from school recently with vomiting, diarrhoea, or general coughs and colds. Children must not return to school or nursery until 48 hours after their last bout of vomiting or diarrhoea.  If your child has a high temperature or is not well enough to be in school, please do not send them in.

We have children and staff in school who are immunosuppressed so we ask you to read and adhere to the NHS guidance below, to help us keep staff and other children safe and well.  Thank you in advance for your support.

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

The booking system is now open for our Spring term parent meetings. These will be held in school on Wednesday 20th March.

If your child has a learning plan, your child’s teacher may offer you an alternative day and time to meet and they will contact you individually.

The link to the booking system is here.

World Book Day – Thursday 7th March 2024

We will be celebrating World Book Day in school and nursery, with lots of book-related activities, including shared reading across classes. Children can come to school or nursery dressed as a book character OR they can just wear comfy reading clothes instead.

Competitions

We will not be holding a ‘best costume’ competition this year, as we do not want to put pressure on parents to spend money on costumes etc. Instead, we will be holding the following competitions for children:

• Extreme reading – email class teachers or the school office a photo of your child reading in an extreme or unusual location. Previous entries include children sat in a chicken coop, on a tube on the London underground, or even in the bath. Be as imaginative as you wish!
• Potato, pebble or paper plate –  decorate a potato or a pebble or a paper plate however you like, as long as it relates to a book. The photos below show children’s potato book characters from a few years ago and might give you some ideas!