Winter Weather Guidance

Sunday 10th December 1:30pm – Updates will be posted as soon as available

In the event of a heavy fall of snow:

• Class registration will be taken at 9.15 to allow staff and children time to travel to school;
• Children will be allowed to have fun in the snow;
• Come in Wellington/Boots – don’t forget your hat, scarf and gloves;
• Bring a change of shoes;
• Bring a change of clothes (jogging bottoms are a good idea) and socks;
• If there is heavy snow during the day please listen to the radio;
• Please ring the school to advise them of arrangements for collection of your child if you are delayed;
• In the unlikely event of the school having to close a message will be posted on the school website as soon as is practical (swallowfieldprimary.com) or listen to Heart, Chiltern or Three Counties Radio;
• On bringing your child to school please ensure that the school is open;
• Please ensure the school office has up to date contact numbers – in order to allow the text messaging service (Groupcall) to work.

Academic Calendar 2018/2019

The calendar for the academic year 2018/2019 has now been agreed by our local cluster of schools and is now on our website under the ‘Term Dates’ tab.

Many thanks,

Mr McGill

Academic Calendar- 2018-2019

Anti-Bullying Week 2017

Anti-Bullying Week 2017 is being held between the 13th and 17th November of this year and is organised by Anti-Bullying Alliance.

Anti-Bullying Week shines a spotlight on bullying and encourages all children, teachers and parents to take action against bullying throughout the year. The theme this year is ‘All Different, All Equal’ with the aims:

• To empower children to celebrate what makes them, and others, unique.

• To help children understand how important it is that every child feels valued and included in school, able to be themselves, without fear of bullying.
• To enable teachers and other adults to celebrate what makes us ‘all different, all equal’ and celebrate difference and equality. Encouraging them to take individual and collective action to prevent bullying, creating safe environments where children can be themselves.

As well as promoting all of our values throughout the year Anti-Bullying Week is a great opportunity to reinforce the message about how we can approach bullying. This includes ensuring the pupils know what to do if they are being bullied, how it makes us feel and how we deal with anyone who bullies. Bullying can have a long-term impact on friendships, self-esteem as well as health and wellbeing.

Throughout the week we will be completing many different activities that relate to the theme of this year- ‘All Different, All Equal’.