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Updates

Thursday 14th March, 2024

Is my child too ill for school?

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

Friday 8th March, 2024

Spring Term Parent Meetings Wednesday 20th March

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.

Friday 8th March, 2024

Weekly News 08.03.24

Hi everyone,

We’ve had a lovely week in school and it was wonderful to see children (and staff!) enjoying our World Book Day activities yesterday. Well done to all the children for their competition entries and for their imaginative extreme reading locations, including sitting in Darwin’s Oak, hanging from a climbing wall, in a swimming pool, nursing baby lambs, to name but a few.

Here’s a taste of what we got up to on World Book Day …

 

I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Johnson x

Friday 8th March, 2024

Red Nose Day – Friday 15th March

Next Friday, we are fundraising for Comic Relief Red Nose Day through a non-uniform day and cake sale. Children can wear red or ‘dress for joy’ by wearing something that makes them or others happy! We would like everyone to pay £1 for wearing non-uniform and donations can be sent into school or made on our JustGiving page

We would also welcome donations of cakes/biscuits to sell at breaktime but nothing containing nuts please. It would be helpful if you could attach the list of ingredients in home-made products (for allergy reasons.) Children can bring in cash for the cake sale which will be paid into our JustGiving account. Thank you in advance for your support.

Wednesday 6th March, 2024

Giant Vegetable Competition – seeds available

Monday 4th March, 2024

HAF Programme Easter Holidays

Friday 1st March, 2024

Weekly News 01.03.24

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!
Friday 1st March, 2024

March news from around Severn Loop

Dear Friends,

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus! I hope you have a lovely (if rainy) St David’s Day. 
Attached is the March Loop- which has information about Easter services, joining the handbells team, the next Forest Church, a Pre-Loved Sale and more…. 
This coming Sunday we will end our service at Bicton by hearing a Welsh psalm and hymn- in honour of St David’s Day and in recognition that we have a good number of Welsh speakers in the congregation- we’ll see how the rest of us do!
This Sunday is also the first service back at Leaton (after a couple of months over at the Mission Church). We still don’t have a functioning boiler, but the wardens have worked really hard to provide alternative heating- we’re deeply grateful to Pat and Peter for all their efforts- thank you. There is still a long road ahead, but we’re hoping the weather will at least get warmer as the weeks go on.
Finally, do please keep the family of friends of Roger Bright in your prayers- it is his funeral today, 1.30pm at Bicton Church (all are welcome). Roger was a faithful member of the Montford congregation for many years, and a well-respected local farmer. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
With blessings,
Hannah x