Fulbourn Primary School
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Friday 12th November 2021
Newsletter – 12th November 2021
Some highlights from this week
Years 1 and 2 had a wonderful trip to Windsor Castle on Thursday! The children were an absolute credit to the school and thoroughly enjoyed their first big school trip. In EYFS the children have been exploring the school library and choosing their own books, Middle School made marvellous mud portraits on Wild Wednesday, and Upper School represented the school superbly at the village War Memorial on Remembrance Day.
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In December we will be having a Christmas Raffle. There will be three hampers up for grabs; one from each of the three school phases. We would be very grateful for colour themed items to fill the hampers which can be handed in to your child’s classroom. The prize draw will take place on Friday 10th December – more details to follow!
Lower School (Reception, Year 1, Year 2)
Please bring in something red or Santa-themed for Santa’s Hamper
Middle School (Year 3, Year 4)
Please bring in something green or elf-themed for Elf’s Shelf
Upper School (Year 5, Year 6)
Please bring in something white or snowman-themed for Frosty’s Box
Ideas: biscuits, chocolates, savoury snacks (no nuts please), napkins, a soft toy, a book, bath products, tea, coffee, jam, crackers, a mug, a decoration, a tea towel, craft items or your own idea!
School Photos
Vancols Photographers are pleased to confirm that the school photographs are ready to view on www.getphotos.co.uk using the QR code on your proof card.
If you have already scanned the QR code on the proof and registered you will receive an auto email notification. If you have not done it yet, don't panic, you can still view by scanning the QR code on the proof and following the instructions.
If by chance you have not received your proof or it has been lost you can call Vancols Parent Line on 01206 273711, you will need an admission number code from the school office.
The online cut-off date for orders to be placed for free postage back to the school is 20th November 2021.
Christmas Lunch
We hope that your child will join us in having a Christmas lunch at school on 9th December – please see the menu below:
Watches
Do you recognise any of these child watches? They have been found in school over the past few months and nobody has come forward to claim them yet.
Smart watches – please note that smart type watches are not permitted to be brought into school.
Kids R Us
Kids R Us, our wrap around care provider will be taking bookings without a minimum number of weekly sessions again from this term. To contact them directly please call 01223 451050 or email office@kidsrusoosc.com. You can visit our website www.kidsrusoosc.org to sign up for breakfast, after school and holiday club.
Road Safety Education Newsletter
We hope you will find the latest edition of the Road Safety Education Newsletter interesting:
Early Intervention Family Worker Team
Cambridgeshire County Council’s Early Intervention Family Worker Team offer a support line where parents and carers can speak to a friendly professional from the Team about any child or young person aged 4 to 12 in Cambridge and the surrounding areas. Please see the poster below for more information
The Team also produce a newsletter for parents and carers, a copy of the latest edition can be found below.
The Team are offering a variety of free workshops to parents covering a wide range of parenting needs. Please see below for more information:
Fulbourn Arts Newsletter
COVID
Please see below a helpful flowchart which advises you of the actions you need to take if you have a case of COVID in your household. The flowchart also lists the key symptoms you should be aware of. Please note that these include:
- a new continuous cough and/or
- high temperature and or/
- a loss of, or change in, normal sense to taste or smell
Additional symptoms that may be early warnings of COVID-19 in children include:
- upset stomach
- headache
- sore throat
- unusual fatigue
We would like to strongly encourage all of our families (anyone 11 or older) to do regular rapid testing to monitor asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19. Test kits can be ordered online for free home delivery or can be picked up for free from a number of locations including the Village Pharmacy and Fulbourn Tesco.
Notifying us of your child’s absence
For any student absence, can we ask that you fill in the student absence form on the school website. There is now a quick link button on the home page.
If you choose to email, the more information you can provide, the more helpful it is to the office team. Please do not use Seesaw or any other email address to report absence.
Free School Meals
Families can access the online application here. The Education Welfare Benefits Team are happy to answer any queries and can be contacted on 01223 703200 or ewb.fsm@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.