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Hope you all had a restful half term and were able to make the most of some lovely weather. This next half term is incredibly short, with such a lot to pack in. Just a reminder that we break up on Wednesday 19^th March for Easter and return to school on Thursday 3^rd April.

Fundraising for breast cancer and prostate cancer research

A huge well done to year 5 and thank you to everyone who supported them in their fund raising day before half-term. I am delighted to let you know that they managed to raise £278 – a fantastic achievement! 

Cake Sale

Class 5 were also busy yesterday as it was their turn to run a cake sale. £50.85 was raised and this will be used to buy school equipment. Again, many thanks for supporting this popular event.

Activemark

I am pleased to announce that our school has been awarded ‘Activemark 2007’ for exceptional delivery within the ‘National School Sport Strategy’. This is in recognition of the amount of PE and physical activity undertaken by children at school.

Revised school prospectus

We are currently working on updating our school prospectus. With this in mind, Elizabeth Swanwick and Caroline Ward will be on the school playground, canvassing the opinions of parents on this over the next few days. Your time in providing feedback and suggestions will be much appreciated.

Eco-school

The school council project for this term is recycling as we begin to work our way to the ‘Green Flag Award’ for Eco-schools. We want to encourage pupils, staff, parents and anyone connected to the school to recycle – litter, plastic bottles, fruit waste and paper. There will be bags, boxes and containers around the school to collect items that can be recycled. Please help us to make this project a success and raise awareness of this global issue.

School Travel Plan

The Travel Plan committee is pleased to see the new bicycle rack being used. Now that (hopefully!) the warmer weather is approaching, we hope more pupils will use this facility. In line with school policy, pupils cycling to school should wear a helmet and we are working towards a safe place to keep these during the school day. Another part of the Travel Plan is ‘Kerbsafe’. This began yesterday for Classes 1 and 2 and will teach children appropriate pedestrian safety. 

Sponsored Skip

All children should bring home a sponsor form today and start collecting sponsors for our skipping day on 14^th March – money raised will go towards sports equipment and paying sports coaches to come and work with the children.

Hope you all have a great week end!

Margaret Pollard

 (Acting Headteacher)