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• A message to all children from Rev. Dan and all at St. John's Church

  Tue 24 Mar 2020

  
  As your time at school changes…

  As you leave your school today,
  know that you go with our love and our blessing.

  
  When you have the chance,
  go outside and enjoy the rain or the sunshine.
   

  Smile and wave, do a little jig, or sing a song to those who can’t leave their homes.
   

  When you eat, pause and remember those who may be eating less, or having to eat things they don’t really enjoy.

   

  All those things we learn about and practice at school, our PRAISE values (Perseverance, Respect, Acceptance and friendship, Independence, Selflessness, Empathy and Compassion) well, here’s your chance to really do them.
  
  Be forgiving - people are feeling a bit stressed.

  Be patient - sometimes you won’t be able to do the things you want to

  Be generous - share something if you can, even if it’s just a smile.

  Show respect - everyone is precious and valuable, even when they are being difficult.

  Encourage one another - we are all feeling a bit wobbly.

  
  Try not to moan or fight or say things which might hurt. And keep on trying.
  
  Look out for Rainbows and daffodils; they are signs of hope and promise when times are hard.
  
  Store up your stories and smiles until we are back together again.

   

  Hug those people you can and above all show love to one another, over and over again.
  
  Remember, above everything else, that you are valued, and you are loved.
  
  Rev Dan and all at St John’s Church, Highbridge

• Visit of famous author Fleur Hitchcock

  Fri 06 Mar 2020

  As part of Book Week, Year 5 enjoyed a visit on Tuesday from the amazing author Fleur Hitchcock. It was a wonderful opportunity and a once in lifetime experience.  Fleur writes amazing books you would love to read!  In the assembly Fleur talked to the children about how she had the idea of being an author and kindly signed copies of her book. 

   

  “It was fantastic to hear that Fleur used a praise value in one of her books.” -  Mr Sharp

  “It shows that we can write books even if we feel like we can’t.”  -  Oona

  “It was very inspiring and interesting.”  -  Maddison

  “It was very inspiring, educational and interesting.”  -  Florence

  “A very inspiring experience.”   -  Mrs Barnard

  

• World Book Day - Spud U Like!

  Thu 05 Mar 2020

  Thank you to all the children who made so many amazing book characters from potatoes! It was absolutely lovely to hear about how you made the potato characters at home with lots of talking to your parents about the characters! We had such a variety of characters - Harry Potter (often called Harry Pot-at-ter!), lots of Mr Men and some Disney characters too. They were all really good, but we asked Rev. Dan to choose the three he liked best and the creators will receive a special prize!

   

  It was great to show off the potato characters at the end of the day and lots of parents came to see them. A great World Book Day!. 

  

• Calling all Year 6 Parents/Carers

  Wed 04 Mar 2020

  Working together to support young peoples wellbeing

   

  King Alfred School are holding an event which might be useful, particularly for Year 6 Parents.

   

  'Come along and see how we support our students at King Alfred School Academy and the agencies we work with'.

   

  Please follow the link below for more information:

   

  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-together-to-support-young-peoples-wellbeing-mental-health-tickets-95357840869  

• World Book Day Potato Characters

  Sun 01 Mar 2020
  Mr. Philcox has made his potato character for World Book Day based on a character he liked in a book when he was at primary school many, many, years ago! How's yours coming along?

  

• Safer Internet Day Tuesday 10th February 2020

  Thu 06 Feb 2020

  This year's theme for the Safer Internet Day is 'Together for a better internet'. In school we shall be organising a series of events for children in class and Mr. Milum will lead worship on Monday 9th February looking at how we use the internet. 

   

  You can find lots more information at:

   https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2020.

   

  There is a separate page for parents and carers which is well worth looking at! Click on

   https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers for more information.

   

   

   

• School Election Results

  Fri 13 Dec 2019

  The results of the 2019 school election are now in! Bucking the national trend, Labour were the run away winners on 135 votes.  Children from across the school were invited to vote at the Polling Station in the library. Mr Anderson and Mr Armstrong talked to the children about why we hold an election and how it is part of our democratic process in the country! The children were particularly interested in the Labour promise of free internet for all!

   

  Labour: 135

  Liberal Democrats: 77

  Green Party: 67

  Conservative: 63

  Brexit: 13 

• Festive E-Safety

  Tue 10 Dec 2019
  E-Safety @ Churchfield:

  'Tis the season to be Merry - with children having access to a growing amount of technology, here's some advise to remain safe in your home. 

   

  https://parentinfo.org/article/seasonal-netiquette-5-new-parenting-rules?utm_source=Thinkuknow&utm_campaign=85b71ed798-TUK_GLOBAL_DECEMBER_2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b54505554-85b71ed798-64807201

   

  https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/what-is-the-internet-of-things-iot/?utm_source=Thinkuknow&utm_campaign=85b71ed798-TUK_GLOBAL_DECEMBER_2019&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0b54505554-85b71ed798-64807201

   

  For more info, please visit the e-safety tab on our website: https://www.churchfieldchurchschool.co.uk/esafety/

• Cyber Cafe

  Mon 02 Dec 2019
  Cyber Café 

  Thank you to those parents who attended the cyber café on Monday 02.12.19 with Mr Milum. 

  At the Cyber Café, parents and children learnt how to create and maintain an e-safe environment at home. You can find some of the information below:

   

  What you can do to create an e-safe environment at home:            

  -Parent controls and locks on all devices;

  -Time limits (not 30 mins before bed);

  -Age restricted games and apps/websites;

  -Technology only to be used in shared space, not bedrooms;

  -Parents check apps and messages;

  -Have a conversation with children about what to do if something online worries them at home and use the Netaware website for advise https://www.net-aware.org.uk/tips-and-advice/.

  -Please collect an e-safety leaflet in reception or visit the e-safety page on our school website https://www.churchfieldchurchschool.co.uk/esafety/ 

   

  Look out for the next Cyber Café for families and children to learn the basics in coding. 

   

• Anti-Bullying Week

  Mon 25 Nov 2019

  During anti-bullying week in school, we had assemblies and lessons all about what bullying is and what school does to stop bullying. Children also wore odd socks to school on Tuesday to celebrate the fact that we are all different to each other.

   

  The school council worked with their classes to put together an 'Anti-Bullying Toolkit' which are now displayed in classes.

   

  We also sent home a letter to parents. This was in response to our Parent View survey during parents evening where many parents felt that they did not understand how the school deals with bullying.

   

  We shared some key messages with children:

  1) Bullying is when someone is unkind to them several times on purpose (STOP).

  2) If a child is being bullied, they need to speak with their teacher or a trusted adult.

  3) The school will speak with the parents of all children involved.