Parent Bulletin 02.10.2020

2nd October 2020

This week's bulletin is available to download here.

 

Dear Parents and Carers

We are continuing to make minor adaptations to the way that school is running, so that we can comply fully with COVID-19 measures while ensuring that learning goes as smoothly as possible.   It is reassuring that the number of positive virus cases in Cambridgeshire remains amongst the lowest in the UK, with 5.2 cases per 100K population for the week of 1-7 September.    (UK average:  23.4)

Staff Training

Today staff have been enjoying training sessions on subjects ranging from metacognition, equality and diversity, to pupils’ mental health, whilst also spending time on forward-planning in case any level of remote education is needed for pupils over the next terms.

School Uniform.

Please make sure that your child is continuing to wear correct school uniform – either regular uniform or PE kit  as required.   A reminder, please, that skirts should be worn ‘toward the knee’, that branded skirts and trousers are required, and that the school uniform jumper must be worn as the next layer above the polo shirt.  If providing correct uniform is a problem, please do contact your child’s year team in confidence, so that a way forward can be found.  

Now that the weather has turned colder and wetter, please make sure that your child is wearing a coat on their journey to school.  The building in now heated, so pupils will not need to wear outdoor coats in classrooms.   If your child particularly feels the cold, please make sure they have an extra unseen layer underneath their polo shirt.

Bikes and Scooters

I have received a message from a concerned motorist about pupils riding four-abreast on the Cambourne roads: please discuss the importance of  safe and considerate cycling with your children, and remember that the bike sheds are not always locked.  Bikes and scooters are left at the owner’s risk and we strongly recommend that they are always padlocked.

We wish you all a very good weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Claire Coates

Principal

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