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Thursday 10th December, 2020

Diary Dates

Dec
18
Fri
Last Day of Term

Dec 18 all-day
Dec
21
Mon
Christmas Holidays

Dec 21 2020 – Jan 1 2021 all-day
Jan
4
Mon
PD Day

Jan 4 all-day
Jan
5
Tue
Feb
15
Mon
Half Term

Feb 15 – Feb 19 all-day
Apr
2
Fri
Easter Holiday

Apr 2 – Apr 16 all-day
Apr
19
Mon
First day of Summer Term

Apr 19 all-day
May
3
Mon
May Day Bank Holiday

May 3 all-day
May
31
Mon
Half Term

May 31 – Jun 4 all-day
Jul
16
Fri
Last Day of Term

Jul 16 all-day
Wednesday 9th December, 2020

Keyboard and Drum Lessons

If your child is interested in learning how to play the Keyboard or Drums next term, please contact the school office as soon as possible for further information. (This does not include the children who are already having keyboard lessons).

Tuesday 8th December, 2020

Winter Financial Support – Free School Meal Vouchers

Dear Parents/Guardians

Many people’s financial circumstances have changed due to the pandemic and a lot of people won’t realise they are now entitled to claim support that they weren’t entitled to before.

You may be eligible for free school meals, which if claimed quickly will also entitle you to vouchers over the the winter holiday period.

It takes a few minutes to check your eligibility and apply for the extra support. To do this please click on the following link. https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/free-school-meals/

If you apply by Thursday 10th December and your application is confirmed, you will receive a winter voucher worth £30.00 per child to help you over the two school week holidays. The voucher will be valid at a range of local supermarkets.

If you are already registered for free school meals, you will automatically receive the winter voucher which will be sent to the priority email registered with school.

If you are notified that your application has been confirmed  it would be helpful if you would also email admin@bicton.shropshire.sch.uk so that we know to expect your confirmation from the local authority.

Thank you.

 

Friday 4th December, 2020

Weekly News 04.12.2020

Hello everyone

We have had a good week in school and it has been wonderful to see Hazel class back with us safe and sound.

Please can children remember to bring a coat to school now that the weather has turned colder.

Letters out this week

Christmas Events 2020

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Have a good weekend x

 

Thursday 3rd December, 2020

Diary Dates

Dec
9
Wed
Christmas Lunch

Dec 9 all-day
Dec
18
Fri
Last Day of Term

Dec 18 all-day
Dec
21
Mon
Christmas Holidays

Dec 21 2020 – Jan 1 2021 all-day
Jan
4
Mon
PD Day

Jan 4 all-day
Jan
5
Tue
Feb
15
Mon
Half Term

Feb 15 – Feb 19 all-day
Apr
2
Fri
Easter Holiday

Apr 2 – Apr 16 all-day
Apr
19
Mon
First day of Summer Term

Apr 19 all-day
May
3
Mon
May Day Bank Holiday

May 3 all-day
May
31
Mon
Half Term

May 31 – Jun 4 all-day
Jul
16
Fri
Last Day of Term

Jul 16 all-day
Wednesday 2nd December, 2020

Sweets sale

As FOBS are unable to run their Friday sweet sales at the moment, to raise much-needed funds for school, they have come up with an alternative. On Friday 4th, children can buy a pre-prepared mixed bag of sweets for 50p. (Vegetarian sweets can also be pre-ordered in advance, by emailing school no later than 12:30 pm on Thursday.) The bags of sweets will be sold in each classroom at the end of the afternoon for children to take home.

Children need to bring the correct money in an envelope or clear bag and the monies collected will be passed to the FOBs treasurer the following week. FOBS have also got a PayPal account, which they set up earlier this year to raise funds for our school library. Parents can pay for sweets directly through this account here, to save children having to bring money into school.

Friday 27th November, 2020

Weekly News 27.11.2020

Hello everyone,

I hope you are remaining well and coping ok with the ongoing restrictions.

We have really missed seeing Hazel class and we can’t wait to see them all back in school on Monday!

Face masks/coverings

Please can we remind all adults coming on to the school site that a face mask/covering should be worn at all times, unless you are exempt. If you wear one to go into shops then you should be wearing one on our school site to keep everyone safe. Thank you

TogetherAll

TogetherAll is a new digital mental health and wellbeing support service offer for any resident aged 16 years and above within the Shropshire Council area, who would like to improve their mental wellbeing.  TogetherAll is available online, 24/7.  The TogetherAll Community is completely anonymous so people can express themselves freely and openly.

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Computing resources for home

The Raspberry Pi Foundation have launched a free Learn at Home initiative to support parents and young people with coding resources at home. You don’t need any coding experience to join in, and all of their resources and activities are free forever.

• Get involved with their space challenge, Astro Pi Mission Zero in partnership with the European Space Agency, where young people can send a message to the International Space Station!

• Every Wednesday their team of educators host a digital making live stream to inspire and teach young people about getting creative with technology.

• They provide over 200 coding projects that you can follow on any computer, with themes from looking after yourself to protecting the planet. All with step-by-step instructions, accessible online at any time, for free!

Simply visit their website to get started right away!

Christmas at Bicton

We would like to say a huge thank you to FOBS who have continued to work hard to raise funds in these challenging times. Part of the funds they have recently donated to school are being used to pay for a virtual pantomime which children will watch on the screen in their classes during the last week of term. THANK YOU FOBS!

Next week we will be sending a letter home explaining what we are doing in the build up to Christmas including: how children can give out Christmas cards to their friends, details on our Christmas grotto/shop, Christmas jumper day, and class ‘performances’, amongst other things.

Have a good weekend and please stay safe.

Mrs Johnson x

Thursday 26th November, 2020

Diary Dates

Dec
9
Wed
Christmas Lunch

Dec 9 all-day
Dec
18
Fri
Last Day of Term

Dec 18 all-day
Dec
21
Mon
Christmas Holidays

Dec 21 2020 – Jan 1 2021 all-day
Jan
4
Mon
PD Day

Jan 4 all-day
Jan
5
Tue
Feb
15
Mon
Half Term

Feb 15 – Feb 19 all-day
Apr
2
Fri
Easter Holiday

Apr 2 – Apr 16 all-day
Apr
19
Mon
First day of Summer Term

Apr 19 all-day
May
3
Mon
May Day Bank Holiday

May 3 all-day
May
31
Mon
Half Term

May 31 – Jun 4 all-day
Jul
16
Fri
Last Day of Term

Jul 16 all-day