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The Deanshanger community is a very special one! Everyone involved in the school continually goes over and above and provides incredible support. Staff absence can be a very tricky time, but we are indebted to our dedicated team for standing in so brilliantly. Particularly thanks to Mrs Emilie Stevenson and the Year 4 team for keeping strong teaching and learning going so well in Mr Bass's absence and Mr Pennington, Mrs Nicky Tapp, and the Year 1 team, in my absence last week. The whole team are very adaptive and dedicated and constantly ensure the children's needs and happiness come first. 

Whilst we try very hard to make the right decisions multiple times each day, we are always keen for you to make contact if you have any worries, concerns or questions - open communication is very important. Please make contact as soon as a situation arises, so we can address the issues as soon as possible. Thank you

Homework Questionnaire

Thank you so far to all those of you who have completed the questionnaire. The responses are incredibly honest and thought-provoking and will certainly be the subject of interesting discussions once the questionnaire has closed. 

For those of you who have not yet had a chance to have a look at the questionnaire, the link is here.

Your comments are greatly appreciated. 

Parent Action Group

The date for the next Parent Action Group will be Wednesday 23^rd May and will take place at 14:30 in the School Library. 

The theme for our next discussion will be 'Home/School Agreement' - where we currently are with it, what it stands for and how we can further improve it. 

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible in attendance. 

Many Thanks

Mike Pennington, Deputy Head 

We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you about our school library! Whilst it has always been very much loved and prioritised in terms of functionality and a huge selection of books, thanks to the generous legacy funding left by Mr and Mrs. Aaronson, we are embarking on a major revamp of our library space that will benefit all of our students now and for many many years to come. 

The Aaronson's were passionate advocates for education and believed deeply in the power of reading and accessible learning. Their legacy gift allows us to honour their memory by transforming our library. The library will shortly undergo a makeover, with new furniture and shelving.

With the library transformation almost upon us, we would like to enlist your help! Might you be able to join us after school on Thursday 20th May to help pack away a couple of our existing book cases so we are ready to take delivery of the new units? If we had about 20 volunteers, we think we could compete this rather mammoth job in about an hour. Similarly, we would love volunteers to help us restock the shelves after.

Please make contact if you think you could help.

Thank you so much

Safeguarding and Mental Health Awareness Week

As parents, you play a crucial role in nurturing your child's mental health. It's important to be attentive to changes in behavior, mood swings, or any signs that may indicate your child is struggling emotionally. 

Next week, our school will be focusing on various activities and discussions centred around mental health awareness - an area of school life which is regularly prioritised and part of our weekly mindfulness sessions.  Our discussions aim to educate children in school about the importance of mental well-being, provide them with coping strategies, and making them realise that looking after our mental health is as important as supporting our physical health. 

If you have any concerns about your child's mental health or need resources and support, please don't hesitate to make contact. We have lots of very good listening ears in the school and Mrs Lynn Mildren, Learning Mentor, has a full-time role supporting the ever-changing needs of the children.  We are all here to provide support wherever possible. 

Further information is on the wellbeing page of our school website including lots of very useful links for you to explore. 

If you have any safeguarding concerns at any time, please be sure to pass them on.

Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) - Mrs Rachel Rice 

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs) - Mrs. Lynn Mildren, Mrs. Natalie Parsonson, Miss. Steph Forward and Mr. Mike Pennington

Father's Day BBQ Lunch

 Friday 14th June 

Bookings will be open next week for you to join us for our annual Father's Day lunch. The BBQ lunch is £5. The children will already have eaten, so the BBQ is for dads and dad figures only. As always, we'll be hoping for glorious sunshine.

You are all warmly invited to join us at 12 pm, but please then spend time chilling on the school field and playing until your ticket is called.

If your youngest child in the school is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2, you will receive a yellow ticket as you sign in on the day meaning that you will be served a burger between 12 and 12.25 pm. Please don't join the BBQ line if you don't have a yellow ticket. When yellow ticket adults have had their lunch, they are welcome to stay and play until 1pm.

If your youngest child in the school is in Year 3 or 4, you will receive a green ticket as you sign in on the day meaning that you can have fun with your child/ren until 12.25 and will then be served a burger between 12.25 and 12.45 pm. Please don't join the BBQ line at 12.25pm if you don't have a green ticket. When green ticket adults have had their lunch, you are more than welcome to stay and play until 1 pm.

If your youngest child in the school is in Year 5 or 6, you will receive a blue ticket when you sign in on the day. Feel free to come in at 12 pm, but you won't be called for the BBQ lunch until 12.45pm.

If you are not having the BBQ lunch but want to come in to 'play' only, we look forward to seeing you too. Please ensure that you sign in as you arrive. You won't receive a coloured ticket.