Updates from Mrs Norden

You may have noticed over the last few weeks work has been happening in our quiet area.  This is the realisation of the project carried out by our school councils of 2019/20 and 2020/21.

The project began in the Autumn term of 2019 but was brought to a halt in spring 2020 due to the pandemic and the national lock downs.  When children returned fully to school in September 2020, the school council from the academic year before continued in post and were joined by the new council to continue the planning work.

In between further lock downs, which caused more interruptions to proceedings, the final plan for the quiet area was completed in the summer term 2021.  We then looked at beginning the actual work but again came up against barriers which included needing trees - which were undermining the surface structure of the area - to be removed by the LA, accumulating the funds necessary and finding a contractor to carry out the work.

All external contractor work has taken the past two years to complete with the final work being finished last Friday.  My gardeners, Mr Bidwell and myself will have the last roles to play through filling and planting our new flower beds, weeding and bringing the gardening club area back under control, and siting Dandelion (see her journey below) securely back in place.

We have begun to use the area again this week and the work already completed is achieving most of the objective the previous school councils set.  This was to create an area (decimated by all the build work in 2015/16) which was more aesthetic, lending itself better to being a 'quiet space' for eating and working.  

All the councillors involved should be proud of the work they undertook to gather the ideas of the student body and putting this into a workable plan.  The 'quiet area' has become a much calmer and enjoyable place, and we look forward to completing the final jobs to bring their plan to full fruition. 

_{Anna-Claire Norden} 

_Headteacher

Summer Term Updates

PE Days  - Week beginning 22nd May

Reception classes - Monday/Wednesday

Yr 1/2  All classes - Monday/ Tuesday      

Yr 3/4 Badgers & Kingfishers - Tuesday/Friday  

           Swans -  Monday/ Tuesday 

Yr5/6 classes  - Wednesday/Thursday 

Last day of this half term for the children is Thursday 25th May - we have a staff training day on Friday 26th and so the children's last day before half term is next Thursday. Training for staff is off site on Friday and so the school will not be open. 

Eggs and Egg boxes

If you would like a pack of our eggs, please complete the very short form accessed here.  We give out the eggs on school days when the chickens lay using the order people have signed up in.  We ask for a donation of £1 per pack which will go towards feed, bedding etc.

Also, if you have any 6 pack egg boxes we could have for distributing eggs, please drop them off at the office.

If you might be willing to support looking after the chickens during our holiday periods, or possibly weekends, please email Mrs Norden via the school office (office@swavesey.cambs.sch.uk) to discuss this.

Iris, Heather, Penny, Dotty, Emerald and April (and Mrs Norden) say thank you for your continued support.

Updated Uniform Guide - please click here to access the guide on our website Uniform page for uniform with logos.  This includes details for orders/deliveries in time for the Autumn term.

Please note that uniform can be purchased through any provider and does not have to have the school logo. 

Please ensure all uniform is labelled as lost property continues to grow due to unnamed items, which we struggle to reunite with their owners.  

Amazon Wish list - thank you to everyone who has bought items from our wish list for which we are really grateful. The list is regularly updated, so please use the link at the top of the newsletter if you are able to support us in this way.

May Half Term Voucher Scheme - the LA will be running a voucher scheme for the 2023/24 financial year using the government Household Support Grant. Please click here for the parent/carer letter from the LA and here for the FAQs.

SEMH (Social Emotional Mental Health) resources for parents - Please click here to access an overview sheet with signposted resources for you to use at home to support your children.  The overview sheet can also be found at the bottom of the SEND page on our website here.  

We hope you find these useful and easy to access.

To find out more about Pupil premium and Free school meals, please visit our Pupil Premium page by clicking here. 

Links to each Phase page under our curriculum tab on our website.

Reception    Yr1/2    Yr3/4    Yr5/6