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April 28th

Polite Reminder - Drop Off and Collection times

Our staff are always happy to help and listen to parents and carers. However, we would like to remind you that at the beginning of the school day particularly, that the staff need to welcome all of the children into the classroom and ensure lessons start promptly.

We have received a number of complaints from parents who report they have waited in line outside of the classroom for prolonged periods of time due to the fact other parents are taking too much of the teachers time.

Should you have information that you would like your child's class teacher to know, please liaise with the staff in the school office who will pass on the information and get back to you with any responses required from the teacher.

Please be assured that the staff in the school office treat information in the same confidence as the rest of the staff.

Special Menu to Celebrate the King's Coronation.

On Friday 5th May, Creative Management will be providing a special menu to celebrate the King's coronation. This will be served instead of the usual menu, during lunchtime. 

Lunch can be paid for in the usual way via the School Money APP

Buffet Menu

Selection of Stately Sandwiches

Cheese, Tuna, Cucumber or Egg Mayo

Cheese & Onion Puff

Sausage Roll

Vegetarian Quorn Nuggets

Margherita Pizza

Potato Wedges

Coronation Pasta Salad

Kings Consort Cake (Iced Sponge Cake)

or

Stately Strawberry Jelly

Colour Run

To celebrate King Charles III Coronation and make the event a day to remember for our children at Burnside Primary School, we are hosting a school Colour Run for all pupils from Year 1 to Year 6.

The Colour Run will take place on Friday 5th May. 

The children will complete a route around school, whilst they are running they will pass colour stations where they will run through a colour cloud of red, white and blue powder.  

It would be good if the children could wear an OLD white t-shirt and OLD leggings/ joggers/shorts and OLD shoes or trainers for the event. The powdered paint has a potential to stain clothes so please do not wear anything which is valuable or sentimental.

During the Colour Run there will be colour powder in the air, so it is important that all children MUST wear sunglasses during this event.

Please can you send a pair of sunglasses into school for this event with your child.  We want to create a memorable occasion for our children so they can recall the historic event of King Charles III Coronation.

If you do not wish your child to participate please inform the school office prior to the end.

Thank you in advance for your support

Out of School Club

NEW Prices and Opening Hours - with effect from 5th June 2023

Morning sessions 7.30am until the start of the school day - £4.50 (Including breakfast)

After school sessions

3:00 – 4:15pm - £4.50

4:15 – 5:15pm - an additional £2.50

5:15 – 6:00pm - A further additional £2.50**

*light snack included on arrival for all sessions **Home packed tea is required if you would like your child to eat at the after school club.

School Holidays

Full day £25.00 (breakfast included. Home packed lunch/tea required)

5 hour session £16.00 (home packed lunch/tea required)

2 hour drop in session - £7.00 *light snack included in all sessions

Opening times are 7:30am until 6:00pm during school holidays with the exception of  last two weeks in the summer  holidays and Christmas school holidays when we will be closed.

Many of you already know our school SENDCO Mrs Burnip. In addition to her duties as SENDCO Mrs Burnip is also a full time class teacher within Year 3.

Since COVID the volume of parents wishing to speak with Mrs. Burnip has dramatically increased and parents are increasingly concerned about;

Mental Health

Resilience

Anxiety

Parenting skills

Behaviour at home

Rewards and Consequence Strategies

How to establish routines at home

School SENDCO AND Monthly Clinics

It is now become almost impossible for Mrs Burnip to return all the calls and emails whilst she has her class to teacher. She often also finds herself offering the same advice to many individuals. 

In order to continue to ensure parents needing support with general concerns similar to those outlined above, Mrs Burnip will be holding a monthly clinic. On occasions she may also invite a guest speakers to support parents.

The first monthly clinic will be held on Friday 5th May at 9am - 10am. 

This is the ideal opportunity to come and speak with Mrs Burnip and meet other parents who may have similar worries to your own and who also may be able to share tips and advice. 

Please note that requests to speak with Mrs Burnip will be triaged by the reception team and they will make a note to inform Mrs Burnip you will be attending the clinic and what you may wish to discuss in order that she may have appropriate information available for you.

NB Urgent cases will be responded to with 5 working days

School Lunch Money

Can parents please pay any outstanding Lunch money by the end of each week. Thank You

Latest News

April 21st

Monthly Drop In Clinic with our SENDCO

Many of you already know our school SENDCO, Mrs Burnip. In addition to her duties as SENDCO Mrs Burnip is also a full time class teacher within Year 3.

Since COVID the volume of parents wishing to speak with Mrs. Burnip has dramatically increased and parents are increasingly concerned about;

Mental Health

Resilience

Anxiety

Parenting skills

Behaviour at home

Rewards and Consequence

Strategies How to establish routines at home

It is now become almost impossible for Mrs Burnip to return all the calls and emails whilst she has her class to teacher. She often also finds herself offering the same advice to many individuals. In order to continue to ensure parents needing support with general concerns similar to those outlined above,

Mrs Burnip will be holding a monthly clinic.

On occasions she may also invite a guest speakers to support parents.

The first monthly clinic will be held on Friday 5th May at 9am - 10am.

This is the ideal opportunity to come and speak with Mrs Burnip and meet other parents who may have similar worries to your own and who also may be able to share tips and advice.

Please note that requests to speak with Mrs Burnip will be triaged by the reception team and they will make a note to inform Mrs Burnip you will be attending the clinic and what you may wish to discuss in order that she may have appropriate information available for you.

NB Urgent cases will be responded to with 5 working days

Northumberland Early Help Support Services

Parents and carers are welcome to come to our parenting drop in to seek advice from our Early Help Family Workers about issues they may be experiencing.

No booking is required.

For more information please contact 01670 798800

On Monday's 10:00am-2:00pm at Eastfield Community House,

1 Axminster Close, Cramlington, NE23 2UA

Summer term assessments, annual reports

During the summer term, children in Years 1, 2, 4 and 6 will be taking part in national tests. Useful parent guides produced by the DfE can be found here:

End of Key Stage assessments, Years 2 and 6 (due to be updated this month)

Year 1 phonics screening check

Year 4 Multiplication check

Our time table for these national assessments is:

wc 8th May, Year 6 assessments (SATS),

wc 15th May and 22nd May Year 2 assessments

wc 12th June, Year 1 phonics check

wc 5th June, Year 4 multiplication check,

Outcomes of these assessments will be published to parents alongside the annual report on 19th July and Year 6 SATs results will be shared from from 11th July

Children in Years 1, 3, 4 and 5 will be completing their end of year NFER tests for reading and mathematics in the final half of Summer. Throughout the term teachers in all year groups will also be assessing your child's writing skills and knowledge.

Teachers in Reception and Nursery continue to work with children daily to find out what they know and remember.

Strike Action 27th April and 2nd May

Proposed strike action on 27th April and 2nd May 2023 is a result of a dispute between national government and the teaching union NEU over teachers' pay and conditions. I understand this situation will cause families disruption and my staff have made these decisions with a heavy heart. I am sure you appreciate, industrial action is not an easy choice. Every member of staff is incredibly hard working and remains fully committed to the well being of pupils in school.

The situation is that the school will be partially closed.

Nursery Closed

Reception RC Closed

Reception RMS Open

Year 1R Closed

Year 1M Closed

Year 2A Open

Year 2T Open

Year 3B Open

Year 3T Closed

Year 4MK Open (closed on 2nd May only)

Year 4G Open (closed on 2nd May only)

Year 5D Closed

Year 5K Closed

Year 6C Open

Year 6BW Open

Pupils who receive a benefits related free school meal may collect a lunch from the school office from 11.30am.

We are not providing remote education because teachers not taking strike action will be teaching their class and teachers who are striking will not be preparing/delivering lessons. Please be aware that staff are not required to inform me which union they are in or if they are indeed striking so there may be last minute changes. Our wrap around child care will be open as usual from 7.30am - 9.00am and then again from 3.00pm - 6.00pm. If you no longer require child care please cancel your place and a full refund will be given.

Once again , please accept my apologies for this difficult situation which I have no control over.

School Lunch Money

Can parents please pay any outstanding Lunch money by the end of each week. Thank You