STRETHAM COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Welcome to Attendance Bear.
Congratulations to Rowan Class, the first winners of
Attendance Bear. He will be awarded each week to the class
with the best attendance record. We have launched
attendance bear to encourage and celebrate good attendance
at school. However, if your child is not well enough to be in
school, please do not send them in! We would like to remind
parents to phone the school office early on the first morning
of absence to inform us. If your child has had diarrhoea or
vomiting , they should only return to school 48 hours after the
last occurrence.
ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS and SCHOOL CLOSURE
Whilst the weather has been rather spring like recently, it is still the middle of winter and we would like to
re-issue the following information in case we have a wintry spell.
Why would we close the school?
We would close the school if we were unable to provide for the physical needs of the children at school (e.g. if
the heating broke down, if we had no water, if we had no electricity)
We would close the school if insufficient staff were able to make it safely to school. Please be aware of the
fact that the large majority of teachers and teaching assistants do not live in Stretham.
How would you know that the school was closed?
As soon as the decision is made, we will inform Radio Cambridgeshire which you can listen to on 96.0FM,
1026AM or on a digital radio. They will usually repeat the list of schools closed every 10 – 15 minutes.
They also publish and update the list of school closures known to them on their website
www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire
We will also inform Heart 103 who will broadcast the list of closed schools.
We will endeavour to make sure that our school website is updated with news of any emergency closure on our
home page at www.strethamschool.co.uk ; there is also a central list at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Members of staff who live close to the school will be at the school gates from 8.50 until 9.05 to inform those
who arrive that the school is closed.
Closing the school is not a decision that is taken lightly; our overriding concern is the welfare and education of our
pupils. We do understand that childcare arrangements are difficult at very short notice. However at times a
judgement will need to be made as to whether for example the roads are safe enough for staff to travel to
school. If the school is to be closed at short notice, we will let you know using the methods outlined above.
Thank you for your co-operation and understanding in this matter.
RSPB Schools’ Birdwatch
The annual RSPB birdwatch
returns from 16th - 30th
January.
We invite all pupils and parents to come to a
birdwatch in the school on Friday 27th January
from 7.50am - 8.50am.
Light refreshments will be served!
JUNK MODELLING REQUEST
Miss Comiskey would like you to
bring her boxes and cartons that can
be used for junk modelling. Thanks!
PSA CORNER
There are still a few Tea-Towels left!
Available from Mrs Fell in the office.
Get them before they all go!
Looking forward the PSA are planning to
bring you …
BINGO
Eyes down, everyone!
23rd March
LETTERS
To all
Ofsted Inspection report and letter 11/1/12
Pancake Day Lunch letter
Class letters about curricululm 13/1/11
To KS2
Amey Cespa Recycling Trip 5/1/12
Competition Corner
Once completed the Christmas wordsearch revealed the message ‘See you in January’. Well done to
Meghan, Lucas, Nick and Kian for uncovering the message.
Can you complete this Sudoku puzzle?
Each row, each column and each box need to have the numbers 1 to 6
once and once only.
Cycling and Scooting Reminder
All pupils are reminded that there should
be no cycling or scooting on the school
premises.
We encourage pupils to cycle and scoot
to school and to walk their bikes and
scooters on the school grounds to the
lovely cycle shelter at the front of the
school.
Dinner money must be sent
in before the meal is eaten
not retrospectively.
The cost of a school dinner
remains at £2 per day.
Please ensure that all money
sent into school is placed in
a sealed and clearly labelled
envelope. Thank you.
DATES FOR THE DIARY
Friday 27th January 7.50am
Birdwatch—all welcome
Wednesday 8th February 7pm
PSA meeting
Friday 10th February 2.45pm
Beech Class Assembly
13th—17th February
Half term
Tuesday 21st February
Pancake Day Lunch
Friday 24th February 2.45pm
Maple Class Assembly
Friday 2nd March 2.45pm
Ash Class Assembly
Tues 6th & Thurs 8th March
Parent Consultations
Friday 9th March 2.45pm
Rowan Class Assembly
Thursday 15th March
Mothers’ Day Lunch
Thursday 15th March 2.45pm
Lime Class Assembly
Wednesday 21st March 2.45pm
Oak Class Assembly
Friday 30th March
Last Day of Spring Term
Tuesday 17th April
First Day of Summer Term