1st April 2022

Don’t miss this week...

• PE day changes
• Consultation FAQs
• JS Sports clubs

As we come to the end of our Spring term, we just wanted to thank you all for your ongoing support.  Despite significant continued disruption in school, particularly with high levels of staff absence, we  have greatly enjoyed gradually re-introducing many of the parts of school life that we all love so much.  Upper school spent an incredible three days at Norfolk Lakes on their residential, middle school started our return to live performances with a bang, we welcomed parents to our multiplication workshops in Year 4, and children have been out visiting the Nature Reserve, the Tower of London, West Stowe, Celtic Harmony and Windsor castle.  We cannot wait for all the excitement that the summer term will bring. 

Beginning of term

We are looking forward to welcoming the children back on Wednesday 20^th April for the first day of the summer term.

Consultation: Changing the school week

Thank you to everyone who has already contributed to our consultation about changing the school week.  We have used your responses to create an initial set of FAQs.  We will add to this as the consultation continues and more questions are raised. 

You can find the first FAQs here:

You can contribute to the consultation here.

PE Days

Please note that PE days will be changing for some children after Easter – please see the new days below: 

JS Sports – Summer Term Clubs

JS Sports will continue to offer fun after school clubs at Fulbourn Primary School during the summer

term as follows:

Mondays – Key Stage 1 Football

Tuesdays – Key Stage 2 Football

Wednesdays – Key Stages 1 and 2 Dodgeball

Thursdays – Key Stages 1 and 2 Multisports

To find out more and to book a place for your child, please follow this link: https://www.jssports-education.co.uk/https-www-jssports-education-co-uk-ecc-order-1-new 

Lollipop Shop and Children’s Book Project

Thank you!

We are so lucky to have received not one but two fantastic donations of books recently. A huge thank you to the Children's Book Project who recently delivered one hundred and fifty nearly new books. Thank you also to Sarah from the Lollipop shop, who kindly donated a large number of books to the library too.  These will be used to replenish our book stock in the library and book corners. The children are already so excited to read them. 

Finally, a big thank you to all the families that have made donations of books to the school. Your generosity has a big impact and we are very grateful!

Staff News

Today we say a very fond farewell to Mrs. Allen, who is moving on to pastures new.  We are very grateful to Mrs. Allen for all her hard work at Fulbourn Primary School over the years and she is going to be missed, especially by all the children in early years.  We wish Mrs. Allen the best in her new role.

We also send our best wishes to Ms. Lowndes, who is beginning her maternity leave and look forward to hearing exciting news about her new baby soon!

Wednesday Afternoon Enrichment Provision – Summer Term

Don’t forget to complete the online form to let us know if your child will be staying for Wednesday afternoon enrichment activities in the summer term.

Flu Vaccinations – Parent Survey

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Vaccination UK are requesting feedback from parents regarding the autumn term delivery of flu vaccinations in school.  If your child took part and you would like to help, please complete the online survey which can be found here https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/family-feedback

Safer Schools Newsletter

Please find below the April edition of Cambridgeshire Constabulary Safer Schools Newsletter.  Subjects covered in this edition include:

• Change in law:  motorist and mobile phones – new legislation for all motorists to be aware of
• Cycle theft protection – security advice on keeping your cycle and other valuables safe and protected
• Cycle safety please! – helpful tips and consideration to keep the whole family safe whilst cycling this summer
• Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) in sport – information about a campaign focussing on abuse and exploitation in the sport and leisure industry
• Hacking it legal – help your child to make positive cyber choices
• Snus/Snuff:  parent and carer drug awareness
• Parking outside schools – another reminder to be considerate and safe during drop off and pick up times

Coming Soon ………

We are pleased to let you know that French tutor, Kristine Bantick, will be returning to Fulbourn after Easter and will resume offering lunchtime French lessons for pupils.  There is a charge to parents for children to attend.  More information to follow after Easter.

Easter Activities

Don’t forget to check the Community Noticeboard page on our school website, where you will find information about Easter activities and news from local groups.

School Meal Menu

The school meal menu can be found here on our website.  Please look at the menu with your child and talk about the different options on offer each day. 

Some highlights from this week