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March 18 Newsletter

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Red Nose Day - Friday 15 March 2024

Dear Parent/Carer,

As you may know, this Friday 15 March 2024 is Comic Relief Red Nose Day.

To mark the day, we are inviting pupils to wear non-uniform, preferably something red, in exchange for a suggested voluntary donation of 50p. 

Voluntary donations should be paid via ParentPay (no cash please) and all monies raised will be donated to Comic Relief.

During assembly we will be celebrating Comic Relief Day with a joke competition to find out which class is funniest!

On Friday, our Lobsters Café will be selling ‘Red Nose Day’ Cakes for 50p, money will go towards the Comic Relief Charity.

We look forward to seeing children in non-uniform on this day and supporting this great charity.

Thank you for your continued support.

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

Urgent Message - Nut Free School

Dear Parent/Carer,

Once again, I must remind all parents and carers that we are a 'Nut Free School'.

Unfortunately, there has been a very serious incident in school today.  A member of staff had a severe allergic reaction and if medical staff had not taken swift remedial action, the staff member could have become very seriously ill. Fortunately, an ambulance arrived quickly and the member of staff was taken to hospital, where I am pleased to advise they are now recovering.

Children and adults who suffer from nut allergies can develop a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. If someone has a nut allergy, it is not just eating nuts that can cause a severe reaction, just being touched on the skin or smelling the breath of someone who has had nuts or a product containing nuts can trigger anaphylactic shock (which can cause breathing and swallowing difficulties).

We cannot have nuts in school in any form.

All food items must be thoroughly checked before being sent into school and items containing nuts or "may contain traces of nuts" or "may contain nuts" or "made in a factory that also uses nuts" MUST NOT be brought into school.

Again, I attach a copy of a letter providing further information.

Many thanks for your support.

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

Parent/Carers' Evening - Thursday 21 March 2024

Dear Parent/Carer,

Please find attached a letter relating to Parent/Carers' Evening taking place on Thursday 21 March 2024 at the main Winchelsea School site.

Parents Evening Letter

Parent Guide

Your child will receive a paper copy of the letter today.  Appointments will be open for booking on Tuesday 5 March at 9am.Appointments will be open for bookings on Tuesday 5 March at 9am.

If you have any issues logging into the SchoolCloud system, please contact the school office by email [email protected]

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

SENDiass4BCP March Events

Dear Parent/Carer,

SENDiass4BCP have asked us to share a link to their latest news-post which includes links to each of the events that they are running in March.  This includes student drop-ins at Bournemouth and Poole College, Family Hubs in Somerford, Boscombe and Rossmore and some online workshops.

What’s On in March

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

World Book Day - Thursday 7 March 2024

Dear Parent/Carer,

World Book Day 2024 is almost upon us!

Please see the letter below to find out more about what we have planned this year.

World Book Day Letter

Many thanks for your support.

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

Speech and Language Team

Dear Parent/Carer,

To help Winchelsea Speech and Language Therapy team make sure they are providing the best standard of therapeutic support for our pupils, we would like to find out how you feel about the current provision.

We would be grateful if you could complete the short questionnaire (link below) it only will take around 4 minutes to complete.

https://forms.office.com/e/Vfi5NZNWSg

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

Film

Last summer, we made a short film about our school!

It has now been published on the school website!

We hope you enjoy it!

School Website Home Page

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

School Meals - Spring Term 2 2024

Dear Parent/Carer,

The menu for Spring Term 2 2024 is now available on ParentPay for you to order meals for the upcoming term.

Please see the attached letter and links to the allergen sheets below.

Allergens_and_Menu_Spring_2_2024_wk_1.pdf

Allergens_and_Menu_Spring_2_2024_wk_2.pdf

Should you require any support, please do not hesitate to contact Kayleigh Francis by email [email protected].

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher

Chinese New Year - Friday 9 February

Dear Parent/Carer,

As you will be aware, this Friday, 9 February, we will be celebrating Chinese New Year.

On this day, your child will be given a sealed fortune cookie to bring home with them.

Please be aware, we do not believe that the fortune cookies contain nuts/seeds, but we cannot guarantee this, so we would ask that you check the ingredients on the wrapper carefully, before opening and being enjoyed with your child.

Regards,
Geoff Cherrill
Headteacher