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• Donations PLEASE

  Tue 23 May 2023

  After half term we will be holding a whole school raffle to raise funds for Burnside School.

   

  To date the following businesses have kindly offered to donate prizes;

  • Brockwell Hair Salon
  • Brockwell Seam Pub
  • Dragonfly Yoga
  • Pronta Pizza
  • Saks

   

  If your business or the company you work for would be willing to donate would you please get in touch with the school office. 

• School Building Work

  Tue 23 May 2023 Headteacher

  Mrs Williams (deputy headteacher), Mr Marks (school site manager) and I have attended a meeting today with several representatives from the Local Authority and the building contractors. We were delighted to be informed that the works are running ahead of schedule and some of the scaffolding may be removed soon.

  Once again a site survey was conducted and we have been assured that all safety measures are being adhered to. 

• Charity Fund Raising Thursday 22nd June

  Tue 23 May 2023

  At the beginning of the academic year the pupils selected 3 charities to support. We have raised money for Unicef and Daft as A Brush, so our final charity fund raising event is for Make A Wish.

   

  We will have a cake stall on Thursday 22nd June.  

   

  We would greatly appreciate cake donations from the whole school.  Please don't send products decorated or containing nuts. 

   

  It would be great if some of you sent in shop bought products which are clearly labelled nut free/ gluten free and we could have a stall which children who have allergies are able to safely buy things from. 

   

  Cake donations can be taken from Tuesday 20th June.

   

  Children will have the opportunity to buy a cake during the school day. Cakes will cost 50p

• Anti-bullying Poster Competition

  Tue 23 May 2023 HEADTEACHER

  Anti-bullying Poster Competition

  Burnside Primary school have children who are trained as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors. They provide support for pupils who may be experiencing bullying, and run campaigns and activities in school to promote inclusion, diversity relating to Anti-Bullying.

   

  For the summer term, the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors are holding a  competition for children to design a poster relating to the school core value of be safe, be smart, be kind and any element of the nine protected characteristics :

  • Age
  • Disability
  • Race
  • Religion
  • Sex
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Gender reassignment
  • Marriage and civil partnership
  • Pregnancy and maternity

   

  This competition is open to all year groups with some fantastic prizes.

  Category 1: Nursery and Reception

  Category 2: Years 1 and 2

  Category 3: Years 3 and 4

  Category 4: Years 5 and 6

   

  Prizes for each category:

  • £10.00 Amazon.co.uk voucher 

   

  Submission Specifications:

  • The poster must be original and created by the pupil.

  • Deadline for entries: MONDAY  5TH  June 2023

   

  The Anti-Bullying ambassadors will impartially judge the entries.

• Mental Health Awareness Week

  Fri 12 May 2023

   Mental Health Awareness Week 2023!

  Monday 15^th – 21^st  May, 2023

   

  From the 15^th - 21^st May, our school will be taking part in Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 and continue to take the opportunity to make mental health a priority in our school. This year’s theme is ‘anxiety’ and we will be raising awareness and share wellbeing strategies that will help support and reduce anxiety in children and staff.

   

  Each day, some classes will be watching a short meditation video and / or have a class assembly where there will be some discussion points linked to the focus of the day. Children throughout the school will complete ‘Daily five-minute activities during the week that have been carefully designed by our dedicated School Council and Year 6 Ambassadors.

   

  Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is a fantastic opportunity for us all to ‘check in’ with ourselves and with our pupils. Anxious feelings are something that most of us experience. It is important for us to recognise anxiety and think carefully about how anxiety can be managed. We understand that there are many reasons why we get this feeling. It can be related to a new role, school, a relationship, social situations, how we feel about ourselves, or a simple change in our life. Dealing with anxiety can be hard. But there are some things we can do to manage these feelings.

   

  Mental health remains to be a priority for our whole school community and we continue to have open discussions about mental health between our staff, children and parents every day. There are lots of things that you could do at home to support mental health. You can find information, suggestions and support by reading through the following links:

   

  https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/public-engagement/mental-health-awareness-week/what-can-we-do-cope-feelings-anxiety

   

  Anxiety UK

  Helpline services - 03444 775 774, open from 9:30am to 17:30pm Mon to Friday, along with a text service 07537 416905 and ‘Ask Anxia’ chatbot service, available 24/7

  anxietyuk.org.uk

   

   

   

  Mrs Akram

  Year 2 Teacher

  Mental Health Lead

• Half term Holiday Club

  Thu 11 May 2023

  Burnside Primary Holiday Club will be open from 30th May - 2nd June 2023.

   

  To book your place use the School Money App

   

  The leaflet below outlines the fun activities which will take place each day. 

   

  

• Great Big School Clean

  Thu 04 May 2023

  I would like to start off by saying a huge thank you to all of the children and families who took time out of their Easter holidays to do some litter picking as part of the Great Big School Clean. Your kindness and hard work meant that 15 bags of litter have been removed from the streets of Cramlington. All of the children who took part were awarded their #Litterhero certificates in assembly and received a huge round of applause. Well done!

  In addition, I am happy to report that Northumberland County Council have donated a set of litter picking equipment for our school to keep. I am sure our Eco Warriors and #Litterheros will put them to good use!

   

  Many thanks again

   

  Mrs Willis

  Eco Schools Lead