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Head Teacher Newsletter - 3rd March 2023
We were approached some time ago, by the company who supply our interactive whiteboards who asked to film a new training video at our school. They'd previously commented on the exceptionally high standards of behaviour and the high engagement levels of our students. We all enjoyed a day of filming and many of the older children took the opportunity to discuss with the crew the best pathway into a film career. We have a shiny new, complimentary board on its way to us as a thank you and the crew were very impressed with the children.
'It was the most enjoyable filming day we’ve had to date.' (Kevin the producer) ' It was super easy to film the case study and the school is amazing!' (Sam, Teacher with View Sonic)
Well done Team Bardwell!
Wild Cherry Class investigating changing shadows.
Maple's junk modelling of a renewable energy sources.
Spring gardening for Damson Class.
After School Club
Each session will offer the opportunity for children to choose what they do and will include time for active play. There will also always be Lego, board games, etc. available, as well as the main activity listed.
- Monday - Computing Club
- Tuesday - Film Club (popcorn too!)
- Wednesday - Sports Club
- Thursday - Forest Club
- Friday - No Club
If your child is attending After School Club, please ensure you give them a healthy snack to have, as it's a long time between lunch time and home time at 5pm. If children do not have a snack with them, we will give them toast if they are hungry.
Diary reminders
Parents are welcome to join us on the Monday Mile from 8.45am.
Collective Worship in Church - now only the first week of term and on special term dates.
Thursday 9th March - World Book Day photo in the East Anglian Daily Times.
Friday 31st March - PTA Cake Sale. Ash Class pupils to provide the cakes (home made or shop bought, no peanuts please), all other pupils/families to purchase at the end of the school day.
Monday 17th April - National Offer Day for parents/carers of children due to start school in September 2023.
Monday 17th April - no hot meal available due to Ixworth School being on a PD Day. School packed lunches are available.
Monday 1st May - Early May Bank Holiday.
Monday 8th May - Bank Holiday for the King's Coronation.
Monday 22nd May - Class, whole school and Y6 leavers' photographs. Smart school uniform including logo sweatshirt please.
Friday 26th May - PTA Cake Sale, Wild Cherry Class Class pupils to provide the cakes (home made or shop bought, no peanuts please), all other pupils/families to purchase at the end of the school day.
Sunday 28th May - Cars on Bardwell Village Green event, all are welcome to this fun event on the Green.
Saturday 24th June - Bardwell Village Fete, all are welcome to this fun event on the playing field.
Our Term Dates for the next academic year are now available - these are also on the school calendar on the website and on Parents & Carers>Term Dates page. Please ask the office staff if you would like a paper copy.
World Book Day
Your voucher can be used for any of these books, until 26th March or while stocks last.
If used, the photo we've sent to the East Anglian Daily Times will be in the paper on Thursday 9th March.
Spare PPE and LFT kits
We also have a few boxes of face coverings (masks) that we no longer need. These are the disposable type, not FFP standard.
If you would like either, please ask me or Miss Egmore in the office. We will give no more than one box per family and they will be distributed on a first come-first served basis.
Mrs Allman
Holiday Activity Fund (HAF)
I have recently ordered your HAF vouchers for the Suffolk Holiday Activities Scheme. These will be distributed to you via email. Please get in contact if you don't receive the voucher in the next few days.
Thank you,
Mrs Allman
Viewsonic Film Crew
School Governance Committee - governor vacancy
As recently communicated to all parents/carers, there is a vacancy on Bardwell's SGC, please see this letter.
If you are interested in applying to be a school governor, please complete the form and return it to the school office by: 12 noon on Friday 10th March 2023.
The Velveteen Rabbit - free tickets
The performance will be in the Tithe Barn, at 11am on 4th April 2023.
There will be an exclusive early access period ending on the 13th March. If you would like to take up this offer, please complete this Google Form before then.
Mrs Allman will then distribute tickets to you or liaise with the Tithe Barn Committee to give them a list of attendees.
Is My Child Too Ill for School? - NHS advice
We are very keen to have children attending school if they are well enough. Please have a look at this NHS advice if you are unsure.
Job opportunity in the Tilian Trust Finance Office
As a result of the planned growth of the Tilian MAT we are advertising for a second Trust Finance Officer to work in the Central Finance Team.
Full details now appear on the Tilian Partnership website
If interested, please call for an informal chat (01359 251378) or to find out more.
Ian Bartholomew, Chief Finance Officer
Voicemail Superstar
Thank you Lily!
Mrs Allman
Absence reporting process - including current NHS COVID isolation guidance
If your child is absent from school please ring into the school office giving the reason for the absence ('unwell' is not sufficient), please do not email for absence. If you need to, leave a voicemail.
The School must be notified by the parent/carer of the absent pupil on the first day of absence AND on every day of absence thereafter, before the register is closed. If a telephone call is not received, the school will contact parents/carers directly.
Please see the Attendance Policy for more information.
If you suspect or know that your child has COVID, the NHS guidance for children now states:
"If a child or young person aged 18 or under tests positive for COVID-19, they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days. This starts from the day after they did the test.
Children and young people tend to be infectious to others for less time than adults. If they’re well and do not have a temperature after 3 days, there’s a much lower risk that they’ll pass on COVID-19 to others."
Let's Talk with 5-11s course
Mrs Watson, our SENDCo, has asked that this course information be shared with all parents and carers.
Let's Talk with 5-11s
A VIRTUAL, practical course which helps parents and carers to develop and enhance children’s understanding and talking.
Suffolk’s Specialist Education Services are pleased to be able to offer this popular course. The eight 2 hour sessions will enable you to learn how to develop your children’s understanding and talking.
THE AIMS ARE
• To learn why some children find it challenging to understand what is said to them
and to talk.
• To give you practical ideas to help children learn to listen, understand and speak.
• To help you develop children’s talking so that they do better in school.
• To share ideas with other parents and carers.
Easter holiday events
Information from SchoolsOut events
The holiday activity fund is back for Easter. Spaces are open on our website to book for eligible children by parents who are in need.
Please see this poster and also the full information leaflet.
GVTSSP Sports Camp - Easter
Sports Camp: 3-6 April 2023
Please find flyer attached
Mon 3 April: AM Gymnastics or Football / PM Football or Dance or Parkour
Tue 4 April: AM Skateboarding or Target games . PM Skateboarding or Multi sports
Wed 5 April:: AM Nerf + laser tag / PM Nerf +laser tag
Thurs 6 April: AM Inflatables day / PM-Inflatables day
Ages: 5 – 12 yrs
Venue: Beyton, Thurston Sixth (IP30 9AA)
£10 per workshop
What's on in Bardwell Church - March 2023
Saturday 4th, 2.30pm - Messy Church
Sunday 5th, 10am - Communion Service
Wednesday 8th, 10.30am - Bring & Buy
Saturday 11th, 9.30am - Churchyard Work Party followed by soup lunch at midday. Volunteers are needed to spring clean the Church and for tidying tasks in the churchyard. Please bring your own tools.
Sunday 19th, 10am - Mothering Sunday Service. A shorter, less formal service with cakes and flowers.
Wednesday 29th, midday - Lent Lunch in the Tithe Barn, supporting the West Suffolk branch of SAMS.
Bardwell Church is open every day from 9am to dusk.
Preventing Radicalisation and Extremism - Suffolk County Council
Parent/carer courses (3 dates) - please see this flyer for booking information
What will I learn?
- Differentiate and spot misinformation and disinformation.
- Develop strategies and tools to mitigate and protect young people from algorithms, conspiracy theories and mis/disinformation on social media.
- Increase your knowledge of new and emerging social media sites and their risk concerning radicalisation and extremism.
Conference for frontline professionals:
Event: Suffolk: Tackling Online Radicalisation and Extremism Conference
Location: Trinity Park Conference and Events Centre, Trinity Park, Ipswich IP3 8UH
When: Tuesday 28th March 2023, 10:00 – 14:00
Booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/522513360527 (free)
About this event:
The internet has opened up many new opportunities in communication, entertainment and knowledge. But it’s also given extremists the means to target, connect and communicate with people vulnerable to radicalisation.
At this conference, we aim to:
- Increase your knowledge on online radicalisation and extremism: focusing on Mixed Unclear Ideologies and Far Right extremism
- Develop key media literacy skills and strategies, including how to combat disinformation, conspiracy theories and online gaming effectively;
- Provide you with guidance and practical skills to navigate the online world and safeguard young people from radicalisation and extremism
Attendees will benefit from an agenda of plenary presentations focused on relatable themes delivered by leading experts and media literacy practitioners. The programme will showcase many examples of best practices and ample opportunities for interactive discussion and networking amongst fellow professionals and peers.
Who is invited:
We are looking to invite members from the community who are frontline workers, including professionals, parents and carers, charities, the voluntary sector and including the following:
•Teachers
•Social Care
•Early Help Hubs/Teams
•Police
•Voluntary Sector
•Charity and 3rd sector
•Health
•Frontline Youth Workers
•Parents/ carers/ foster carers
*About the organiser:
Shout Out UK (SOUK) is a multi-award-winning education platform and a creative social enterprise. We fuse education and tech with film production and animation to create world-class programmes on Media & Political Literacy and high-impact Democratic Engagement campaigns. We are on a mission to protect and amplify democracy by ensuring that political literacy education is as wide as possible and available to all citizens in and out of school, regardless of their socioeconomic background, ethnicity, or gender
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me,
Thanks
Charlotte Sanderson
Prevent, Hate Crime and ASB Lead
Public Health and Communities
Suffolk County Council
Allergy Awareness
We are an allergy aware school and would like to remind all families that there may be pupils in school with a peanut allergy. If a child with a peanut allergy comes into contact with peanuts, or with a pupil who has eaten peanuts, then this could lead to an anaphylactic reaction. Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction to a trigger such as an allergy.
Because of this the school cannot accept products containing peanuts to be provided in lunch boxes or for eating at other times.
SCC information for Cost of Living Support
Suffolk County Council has asked us to share with families their updated 'Cost Of Living Support' information.
Bardwell Charities - financial aid
http://bardwellcharities.onesuffolk.net/
Bardwell Charity Trustees
Free School Meals - could you be eligible?
Your child may be eligible for free school meals throughout primary school. This could save you approximately £484 per year.
To check or apply online, visit: https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/children-families-and-learning/schools/school-meals-uniforms-and-trips/apply-for-free-school-meals/
Check if you're eligible
Your child will get free school meals if you receive any of the following:
Income Support
Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit but no element of Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenues & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
If you are supported under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after your employment finishes or after you start to work fewer hours per week
Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400 (£616.67 per month), as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).
To check if your child is eligible, apply online for an immediate response or call 01473 260989.
We encourage you to apply, because the school receives additional funding (Pupil Premium) for all children on income-related Free School Meals.
Online Safety Newsletter - March 2023
This month's edition includes information about Tiktok and Roblox.
You must be over 13 years of age to use TikTok. Some of the videos on TikTok may not be appropriate for your child to view and there is also the risk of strangers contacting your child. If your child is using TikTok then make sure the appropriate security/privacy settings are on.
About Us
Email: bardwell@tilian.org.uk
Website: https://www.bardwell.org.uk/
Location: School Lane, Bardwell, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1AD, UK
Phone: 01359 250854
Twitter: @BardwellPrimary