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Weekly update 26/05/2023



Weekly Updates – 26/05/2023
 
Good morning,
Please see below for any updates for after half term
 
In school next half term…


Club Sign ups for next term
You will receive a separate email detailing clubs for next term, this will have a read and respond button on the bottom. If you would like to sign your child up for a club– please click respond/confirm on the relevant email. Payments for these will then be loaded to parent pay by the end of the first week back.
Please note generic after school club will be charged weekly as normal. Adhoc bookings email admin@west-tanfield.n-yorks.sch.uk

Monday – Gardening / Library Club with Mrs Court
Tuesday – no club on this day
Wednesday – Sports Cool – booked directly with Chris as normal.
Thursday – Netball with Mrs Staveley (£30 for the half term)

Forest School

Due to personal circumstances, Madeleine is taking a short break from running our Nursery Forest School sessions. She will return on 28^th June, Nursery children will spend Wednesday mornings in school in the mean time.
Asteroids (Y3,4,5,6) will be having a forest school session on 14^th July – more information to follow.
Rockets (YR,1,2) will be having a forest school session on 7^th July – more information to follow.
 
Quad Kids
Years 1 and 2 will be attend a Quad Kids tournament at Sharrow Primary School on Monday 12^th June – more info to follow.

North Yorkshire Music Service
These sessions will continue for Asteroid Class each Friday afternoon. Please ensure your child’s instrument is in school on this day. 

Other information:
 
Cross Country at Newby Hall
Key Stage 2 were amazing on Monday morning when we took them to Newby Hall for the annual inter-schools Cross Country.  Their attitude and behaviour were exemplary and all the children completed the 1 mile course.  Mrs Johnson and Miss Marlow could not be prouder of their resilience and team spirit.  Well done indeed! 


Nursery
If you have, or know somebody who has, a child that turns three before 31^st August and they might be interested in coming to our Nursery please email helen.clegg@west-tanfield.n-yorks.sch.uk so they can be added to our list for September as we are almost full!  Thank you to those who have already expressed their interest.  Mrs Clegg will be in touch in June to arrange some taster visits.
 
Bus Register
Please note we only need to know if there are any changes to the bus – we do not require a new form. For adhoc requests – please email admin@west-tanfield.n-yorks.sch.uk

Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Updates
 
Social Media Safety
This recently published video by financial times films, gives an important insight to the impact of social media on our children and our family life. The video is well worth a watch. It has been used with parent groups, and they were shocked. The video led them to reconsider how they talk to their children about their social media use. You can find the video on YouTube by following the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UY2HOpuTlk
 
 
For further tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online please follow the link below:
 
https://www.safeguardingchildren.co.uk/parents-carers/online-safety/
 
Healthy pack ups
Whether squeezing it in before the school run in the morning, or before bed on busy midweek evenings, preparing your child’s lunchbox can seem like just another thing on the list.
Below is a link to some healthy lunch box ideas to try!
https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes/