Could we please ask all Parents and Carers to ensure that their child/ren come to school with a filled water bottle on a daily basis, as the outside water fountain is currently not in use due to the cold weather.   Children will then also be able to re-fill their water bottles at break and lunchtimes should they need too.

If you do not have a water bottle at home we do have re-fillable bottles available to buy from the school office for the cost of £1.50.

 

This week’s ‘Good Friend’ is Ella in 6W. She was nominated by Lauren and Charlotte also in 6W who said “She is a caring and amazing friend who always sticks by us.”

 

The sportsperson of the week is Sian (5C) for her outstanding performances in the hockey and girls football competitions this week. She showed a great attitude in both competitions to help her team succeed. Well done Sian!!

 

School will be open today as usual. Please be aware of very icy conditions on the school site. Thank you.

We have started work on improving our play and sport facilities. We have replaced our aging PE sheds and removed the somewhat tired buddy base. We are now looking forward to involving children in designing a new installation of climbing and adventure trail equipment and developing some attractive seating areas. The project will take a little while to come to fruition, but this, along with a new all-weather pitch, will truly transform the outside space.

 

Internet safety has been on the news today and clearly there are continuing concerns about children’s unsupervised use of social media etc without the maturity to fully understand website terms and conditions and the potential for harm. As I said in a previous Friday Flyer, I would urge parents to make sure that all their children’s tablet and online activity happens in family rooms. We teach internet safety in school of course, but education cannot keep pace with innovation in IT, and so one way to help keep children safe is to ensure their access to the internet is supervised.