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Friday 14th March, 2025

Loop Life – Reverend Hannah

Friday 14th March, 2025

School Lunches

We are proud to partner with Shire Services to provide freshly cooked, nutritious meals prepared daily. With extensive experience in the education sector, Shire Services deliver fresh, seasonal, and sustainable food that helps our pupils stay energised and focused throughout the day.

Each day, students can choose from diverse meal options that cater to various tastes and dietary needs, featuring familiar family favourites and popular high street concepts. Throughout the school year, Shire Services also offer exciting theme day dishes.

Explore our latest menus and theme day promotions to see the range of options available for your child.

Allergens and Intolerances

We support Shire Services in arranging meetings (either face-to-face or via phone/Teams) with parents of children with food allergies or intolerances so that we can agree on the most appropriate menus for them to follow.

Diabetes

If your child has diabetes and you need a meeting to discuss your child’s individual requirements, please contact the school catering manager.

 

Stay connected with Shire Services on Facebook, LinkedIn and X.”

 

Below is the new lunch menu for after the Easter holidays.

Bicton CE Primary School Menu April 2025

Primary Menu Dates 2025-2026 MRN

Friday 14th March, 2025

URGENT: SQUID REFUNDS

URGENT: SQUID REFUNDS
We have been made aware that as part of sQuid’s terms and conditions which parents will have agreed to when they began using the online system, parents will be charged £10 for refunds on their account. Balances under £10 will not be able to be refunded.
We are trying to help parents avoid paying this charge so have set up an ‘offer’ within sQuid called ‘Clubs’. Parents therefore have the option to transfer their remaining balance to this offer, and this will be credit towards any future club bookings. (Balances will need to be transferred to the Trips and Offers purse beforehand).
sQuid will cease payment processing at 4pm so the transfer must be made before this time.

Friday 7th March, 2025

Head of School Message

Dear parents/carers,

It has been a fun-packed week in school with our dance workshops from West End in Schools and World Book Day on Thursday.  The classes enjoyed lots of different reading-based activities and making potato book characters which are currently displayed on the corridor! Please enjoy the photos below.

Next week, we have Bikeability sessions for Year 2 on Thursday/Friday.  Please ensure you return the consent form by Monday if you have not done so already.

Now that the lighter mornings are here, we would love to see more children travelling actively to school.  They are awarded a badge at the end of each month if they have enough active travels!

We have noticed a number of children picking the daffodils planted in the raised beds at the front of school. Please do not allow your children to do this and let the office know if you see them being picked.

Our parent meetings will be on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd April.  Bookings are not yet open but parents/carers will be informed via Class Dojo and the school website when they are available.

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Mavin

Friday 7th March, 2025

West End in School’s Workshop

Friday 7th March, 2025

NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme

NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. programme

I am pleased to inform you that we are participating in the NSPCC’s Speak out. Stay safe. Programme this term. Speak out. Stay safe. is a programme for children aged 5-11 which aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a safe adult or Childline.

This child friendly programme is aligned with the curriculum and consists of age appropriate virtual assemblies and supporting classroom based activities which we have reviewed, alongside NSPCC volunteer led face to face workshops for children aged 6-7 and 9-11.  The content is delivered in an engaging and interactive way with the help of the NSPCC mascot Buddy.

Parents and carers are asked to let school know if their child may have experienced anything (in the past or happening now) which may mean they need extra support before, during or after taking part in this programme.

If you would like to know more about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme visit www.nspcc.org.uk/speakout.

Feedback survey for pupils aged 7-11

The NSPCC would like to gather feedback from pupils aged between 7-11 about the Speak out. Stay safe. programme to gauge their learning. This will be voluntary and children can still take part in the programme if they don’t take part in the survey.

  • All survey questions are multiple choice and focussed on the programme.
  • The survey is anonymous and confidential. However, if in the process of completing the survey, a teacher becomes concerned for a pupil’s welfare (g., through something a pupil says) we will follow our school’s safeguarding procedures.
  • If you do not want your child to take part in the survey, please speak to Mrs Mavin.
  • If you have agreed that your child can take part in the survey but your child changes their mind on the day, that is also okay.

 

Additional NSPCC resources for families to help keep children safe

The NSPCC have shared some important information below on wider NSPCC resources and support to help keep children safe.

 

Parent/Carer support

Take a look at information, support, advice and activities from NSPCC for parent and carers.

www.nspcc.org.uk/parents

 Activities to extend learning at home

Take part in games and activities at home to help children learn about speaking out and staying safe.

www.nspcc.org.uk/activities

 

 

Online Safety Hub

For information on a range of different online safety topics including gaming, social media, sharing images, parental controls and more.

www.nspcc.org.uk/onlinesafety

 

 Childline – under 12’s

Childline have an accessible website with advice, support, games and activities. Children can change the language, enlarge text and also listen to the content.

www.childline.org.uk/buddy (5-7)

www.childline.org.uk/kids (7-11)

 
Talk PANTS with your children

Talk PANTS is a simple conversation to help keep children safe from sexual abuse. From P through to S, each letter of PANTS provides simple but important messages. Download the free resources at www.nspcc.org.uk/pants.

 

 

I hope you find this information about the NSPCC and the Speak out. Stay safe. programme helpful. Please do contact me if you do not consent to your child participating in the completion of the NSPCC Pupil Survey following the delivery of the Speak out. Stay safe. programme.

 

Mrs Mavin

 

Tuesday 4th March, 2025

REMINDER: Important Notice of Cessation of sQuid Services

REMINDER: Important Notice of Cessation of sQuid Services

sQuidcard Limited will be ceasing payment processing services in the UK on 14th March 2025.

I have set out below some key information and actions you should take:

  • On 14th March at 16.00 the platform will no longer be able to be used to top-up purses or make purchases.
  • The platform will remain open until 30th April for you to check balances.
  • For refunds, log in as usual, check your sQuid account balance and follow the process to obtain a refund.
  • Refunds must be requested before 14th April. After that time charges may apply.

It is essential that all dinner money balances are paid by 14th March (including lunch on 14th March) at the latest.  There cannot be any money owing for dinner money after this date.

We are going to be using Schoolcomms as our new online payment service.  Further information will follow in due course.