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

• Flu vaccination Y1-3

  Mon 24 Oct 2016

  You may have heard in the news that the NHS will be offering free 'flu' vaccines for children in Years 1-3.

  We have been advised that our vaccinations will happen on Thursday 24th November. We have yet to receive letters or permission slips from NHS England. Once we have these, we will, of course, send them to you to give you more details of the programme and your option to opt in or out.

   

  Children aged 2, 3 or 4, can access the vaccination through their GP surgery.

   

  In the meantime, details regarding the nasal vaccination programme can be found on the NHS website:

  http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/vaccinations/Pages/child-flu-vaccine.aspx

• Year 6 Secondary Transfer deadline 31/10/16

  Fri 21 Oct 2016

  Transferring to Secondary school in September 2017 (dates of birth 1.9.05 to 31.8.06)

  
  Children in Year 6 at a Primary School, or wishing to apply for a Secondary School starting in Year 7 

  Deadline for submitting your application: 31 October 2016

   

  Ensure that you have applied through the correct channels:

  https://enrol.bournemouth.gov.uk/website_live/default.aspx

   

  Neighbouring Councils - Contact Information

  Closing dates are set by each Council - please check their dates.

  Borough of Poole Council
  http://www.boroughofpoole.com

  Dorset County Council
  http://www.dorsetforyou.com

  Hampshire County Council
  http://www.hants.gov.uk

• Lockdown practice Tues 18/10/16

  Mon 17 Oct 2016

  Today we have talked to the children about a 'lockdown' policy for the school. They know that at 9am tomorrow we are going to practise this. Please be assured that this is a 'pretend' drill and we will close this with our termly fire drill. We have likened this policy to the gorilla escaping at London Zoo last week and all the visitors having to be locked in the café for a while. Please reassure your children that there is nothing to worry about tomorrow.

   

  In the newsletter on Friday we will tell you more about this and let you know how our practice went. Thank you for your support.

• Haiti Disater Fund Mufti Day and Harvest Festival

  Mon 10 Oct 2016

  Year 4 will be leading our Harvest Festival worship this Thursday and Friday at 2.15pm in the church.  All are welcome.

   

  Our Harvest collection this year will be in aid of the Haiti disaster fund and on Friday 14 October we will have a mufti day in support of the Save the Children collection.  The details are below:-

  Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm, slammed the southern coast of Haiti on Tuesday morning with winds of 145 mph, flooding and extensive damage.  In Haiti, the estimates are that over 800 people were killed.  Officials reported some 28,000 homes were damaged and up to 130,000 children are estimated to be out of school.  In total, up to five million people are estimated to be affected and the government has said that up to 350,000 people require immediate assistance.

   

  Save the Children's work in Haiti spans more than 40 years supporting 131 schools, including 27 in the departments of Sud and Grand'Anse and 39 in Port-au-Prince.  This past week, we deployed an Emergency Response Team and our Emergency Health Unit, staffed by doctors and health experts from around the world focusing on:

  • Cholera prevention and basic health services.
  • Setting up "child-friendly spaces" to provide children unable to go to school with a safe and protected space supported by trained staff, while their parents deal with the aftermath of the storm.
  • Stockpiling non-food items including hygiene kits, baby items, household kits, mosquito nets and jerry cans, which will be used in coming days.

  Please make your don

  http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/about-us/emergencies/hurricane-matthewation directly to the fund using the link below and on our website:-

  Thank you.