Safer School update

We had a very successful Safer School group meeting on Monday afternoon. Ian Bartlett, sent the following report after the meeting:

The involvement of Bicton CE Primary School in the ‘Safer Schools’ initiative is excellent. Mrs Johnson recently held a ‘Safer School Group’ meeting with staff/governor, pupils and myself representing Shropshire Council. The Police normally attend but were unavailable and sent their apologises. A thorough meeting, covering all aspects of the security/safety process. This included a pro-active approach to security/safety, reflecting on any school issues and planning for the future. Part of the Safer School process includes consultation with parents/carers/pupils and during the meeting, we reviewed the parent/carer and pupils surveys. Reassuringly, the survey results were excellent and included some good observations. The meeting was really positive, with an excellent contribution by the pupils. Overall, an excellent example of ‘Safer School’ involvement – well done to Mrs Johnson, governors, staff and pupils. A future meeting will be held in the Spring term 2020.

 Ian Bartlett

Crime Prevention Officer

Shropshire Council

The responses to the survey will be published next week and the School Council are now working with Mrs Johnson on a number of initiatives in response to the comments made by parents and pupils.

Allergies/dietary requirements

Thank you for the forms received so far. If you have not yet returned it, please can you do so at the start of next week so that we can make sure our records are uptodate. Thank you.

Mobile phone use

Just a reminder that mobile phones must not be used by any adults on the playground at the start or end of the day. This is part of our safeguarding procedures and we thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Have a good weekend.

Mrs Johnson

English

This week the children learnt about how first aid was administered in the trenches in WW1.  The children have then worked on writing instructions for a medic to follow when treating a shrapnel wound.

Maths

The children have learnt how to convert fractions to decimals using visual representations or division.

History

Following our trenches role play last week, this week the children have written diary entries as if they are a soldier in the trenches during WW1.

English

This week the children have written their own story of a soldier going to war and being in the trenches.  They have tried to write some of their story in first person and present tense to make it more dramatic.

Maths

We have continued our work on decimal numbers by practising how to multiply and divide them by whole numbers.

History

This week the children turned the classroom into trenches and role played what they thought would happen.  They then wrote diary entries based on their experiences.

Science

In science this week the children had great fun making ‘blood’ smoothies.  We used the 4 components of blood cells in our smoothies, and talked about the role and appearance of each one.

Art

The children started their ‘Habitats of the World’ art projects this week.  They have made a fantastic start and will be continuing this over the next couple of weeks.

Safer School Survey

Thank you for your Safer School survey responses. The comments received will be shared at our Safer School meeting next week and we will respond to any specific comments made.

After-school provision

Thank you also for the responses received regarding our after-school provision. These will now be reviewed and an updated after-school programme will be put in place later this term.

Calpol

We will only administer Calpol as an emergency after 1:00 pm. if a child is presenting unwell.  If you know that your child is going to need Calpol during the day e.g if they are suffering from toothache, parents must send Calpol in from home and we will only accept Calpol fastmelts or sachets.Thank you

Class 2 visit to Blists Hill – Wednesday 30th January

Just a reminder that Class 2 are visiting Blists Hill next Wednesday. Children can order a packed lunch from the school kitchen (please ask the office for a form if you have not already ordered) or they may bring a packed lunch and drink from home.

Condover/Arthog residentials

Thank you for the deposits received for our residential visits to Condover Hall and Arthog Outdoor Education Centre.

Letters home this week

Parent governor election letter

Choir letter

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Johnson