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It has been a very busy and action-packed half-term. The information shared below will give you a bit of a taster of school life, while the calendar below also outlines the special events still to come in the current school year! It's no wonder that the children and staff are ready for a bit of a rest before we enjoy the final term of the school year. 

It's the time of year when we are very much in the 'here and now' and also making plans for the new school year. Lots of information will be shared with you shortly in terms of our staffing plans and class groupings etc.

To our hard-working and dedicated staff, our very supportive and community-spirited families and our wonderful students, I hope you all have a lovely half-term break. Recharge the batteries well, as I can guarantee the next half-term will be as full on as ever!

Thank you very much to the parents who joined Mr Pennington for our Parent Action Group (PAG) meeting earlier this week. Although it was a small group, the discussion was extremely useful in guiding us towards a new 'learning contract'. More information will follow shortly. 

Forest School Plant Sale

Wednesday 12th June - after-school 

Along with the forest school team, classes have been growing lots of flowers and vegetables from seed at Forest School. They will be selling these after school on 12th June. All money made will be reinvested into forest school activities. 

Safeguarding and Mental Health Awareness Week

Keeping our children safe online is super important. At Deanshanger, we take several steps to make sure our children can enjoy the internet safely while they're at school. Here’s how we do it:

Smart Filters: We use smart internet filters to block any inappropriate websites. This way, the classes can only access safe, educational content.

Digital Safety Lessons: Our students learn about online safety as part of their regular class computing lessons. We teach them about privacy, the dangers of sharing personal info, and how to deal with cyberbullying (according to their age).

Supervised Browsing: All staff keep a close eye on children when they're online. Whether they’re using computers or tablets, there’s always someone watching them closely to ensure they are safe and using the equipment for the intended activity.

We believe in working together: On the school website, there are lots of resources and tips for you as parents to help you keep your children safe online at home, too. In addition, we work closely with families when advice is requested or when, unfortunately, challenges have been faced with internet use - this is most often in regard to social media platforms used outside school. 

 If you have any questions or need more info, feel free to reach out.

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 are now open 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.