Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Emergency Closure - Wednesday 6th March

  Tue 05 Mar 2024

  Following the flooding, we have had to have the ceiling tested to check that there is not any asbestos in the exposed area.  We are expecting the results tomorrow and this will determine how quickly we can reopen the school.  Sadly this means that school will remain closed tomorrow.  Home Learning will continue to be placed on the Class Pages of our school website. We are doing everything that we can to get school open as soon as possible, but for Health & Safety reasons we have to remain closed until the problems can be rectified.

• Free School Meals during Closure

  Mon 04 Mar 2024

  Packed lunches are available during the closure for every child registed for Free School Meals.  You will have been contacted if your child is eligible.  Lunches can be  collected from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm every day.

• Emergency Closure - Tuesday 5th March

  Mon 04 Mar 2024

  Unfortunately school will remain closed tomorrow following the flooding yesterday, as we still have no water supply and limited electricity. Please see your Class Pages for home learning. We are doing everything that we can to get school open as soon as possible, but for Health & Safety reasons we have to remain closed until the problems can be rectified.

• Emergency Closure

  Mon 04 Mar 2024

  Due to a severe flood inside the school, we have had no option but to close the school.  Messages will be sent out on Class Dojo and home learning for every class has been placed on the school website.

   

  We apologise for the inconvenience but as we have no water or electricty we have no option for the safety and welfare of both pupils and staff.

• Move More Webinar - Tantrums, Meltdowns and Shutdowns

  Wed 28 Feb 2024 C Johnson

  The next Move More Webinar will take place on Wednesday the 6^th of March at 1pm. This session will cover Tantrums, Meltdowns and Shutdowns. 

  Marijana will be talking about differences between these three, what is typical for primary aged children and ways of responding to them. More information is included in the flyer attached to this email. 

   

  As always, parents and carers will need to register for this event. Here is the registration link: 

  Tantrums, Meltdowns & Shutdowns - Move More (move-more.org)

   

  The webinar will be recorded. All registered participants will be sent the recording afterwards. 

  As per usual, both the live session and the recording can be accessed on all devices. 

  

• Families In Partnership Newsletter for Parents and Carers

  Wed 28 Feb 2024

  In partnership with Gloucestershire Parent Carer Forum produce a newsletter for parents and carers every two months.  

  
  The Families in Partnership Newsletter includes information and articles from teams within Education, Health, Care and the voluntary sector as well as responses to parents’ feedback to the Local Area Partnership.

   

  Please use the link below to access the Newsletter:  

   

  https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/families-in-partnership-newsletters/families-in-partnership-newsletter-february-2024/?pageNumber=1

   

• Half Term Holiday

  Fri 09 Feb 2024

  Spring Half Term is from Monday 12th February to Friday 16th February.  We look forward to seeing the pupils back on Monday 19th February.

• Safer Internet Day - 6th February 2024

  Wed 07 Feb 2024

  Our pupils had some very informative sessions on Safer Internet Day learning about Social Media Usage, Online Gaming and the warning signs to look out for with Online Grooming.

   

  We then had a session for parents about understanding what their children are doing online and the functions available on the apps and games they use.  They discussed questions about their child's internet use including:

   

  Can they chat with others?

  Can they connect with people they don't know?

  What kind of content can they be exposed to?

  What are the age ratings of the games and apps they use?

  What setting are available to limit risk and encourage a more positive environment?

   

  They also set up some Action Steps for Parents & Children to work together including:

   

  • Sitting down with their children to explore privacy settings in the games and apps their children use.
  • Encouraging parents to ask children to show them how they BLOCK & REPORT people in the games they play (lots of children can say you should, but not all know how to).
  • If they use social media, determining if their accounts are private or public - a lot of children are not sure.

   

  If we all (school / parents / carers) work together, we can create a safer online environment for our children. Please use the following links for further resources:

   

  Parenting in the Digital World -  Resource pack:

  https://thestaysafeinitiative.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Parents_Online_Safety_Advice_Sheet.pdf

   

  Parenting in the Digital World – Getting help Video:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXfjT_CTYuI

• LWCET Extra Inset Day

  Wed 31 Jan 2024

  Dear Parents,

   

  Please note that our Little Way partnership have decided to have an extra training day on Monday 3rd June 2024.  This extra staff Inset has been placed at the start of Term 6 which means that the Summer half-term has been slightly extended for pupils.  Pupils will return to school after the half-term on Tuesday 4th June.

   

  Thank you.

• Community Passion Play 🕍

  Wed 17 Jan 2024

  Dear Key Stage 2 Parents and Carers,

   

  We have been offered an exciting opportunity for our Key Stage 2 children to be involved in a community event over Easter 2024.  The Parish of West Cheltenham in collaboration with other local churches and schools, including All Saints Academy, Dean Close, Hester’s Way Baptist and St Thomas More Catholic churches, is producing a Community Passion Play.  The event will take place on Good Friday 29^th March 2024.

   

  This will be an outdoor roving performance retelling the events of the last week of Jesus’ life leading up to Easter and will be take place at key sites around Hester’s Way, starting in Hesters Way Park and ending at St Aidan’s site on Coronation Square (see www.westcheltpassionplay.or.uk for more details).

   

  There will be a combined school’s choir performing some original songs during the production and we would love our school to be represented.  The play’s Musical Director, Ruth Mulligan, will be holding a choir workshop in school during school time to teach the songs to any children who would like to be involved.  The various school groups will then gather together in early March to practise singing the songs together.

   

  If your child would like to take part the full commitment includes:

  • A singing workshop in school to learn songs;
  • A combined school’s choir rehearsal on Tuesday 19^th March, (time and venue to be confirmed);
  • An outdoor rehearsal on site on Sunday 24^th March, 1.30 for 1.45 start until 2pm;
  • The Performance will be on Friday 29^th March, 1.30 for 1.45pm start till 4pm (refreshments after).

   

  As this production will take place in the school holidays without the presence of staff, you will need to accompany your child to rehearsals outside of school and at the event itself and be responsible for them throughout (or nominate a responsible adult to do so).

   

  On the performance day, the children will sing at the start of the play and at the end.  In between times they can join the audience and enjoy the performance.  As an optional extra the children are invited to sing at the Celebration of Resurrection on Sunday 31^st March 2pm at St Aidan’s to which all the audience will be invited to see the next scene of the story unfold.

   

  If you would like your child to take part in the Community Passion Play, please can you send back the permission slip by next Friday 26^th January 2024.