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The Office

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Letters and information for parents and carers

OCTOBER 2021

SEPTEMBER 2021

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School newsletters

 Term 1 Whole School Newsletters

Term 1 Year Group Newsletters

 

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Absences

Planned absences

September 2021 Update: All “reason for absence” requests now need to be made by completing the yellow form available from the school office. We will no longer accept any reason for absence forms via email.

In the event of a medical appointment during term time please email office@cheddargroveschool.org.uk with the details and scans and/or screen shots of medical evidence (E.g hospital appointment letter) which include your child's name. You do not need to complete a planned leave of absence form in this instance. 

Further information

  • Attendance policy (Pdf)
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Term dates

2021/22

 

Term 1

Staff training days: Thursday 2 and Friday 3 September 2021
Start: Monday 6 September 2021
Finish: Thursday 21 October 2021
Staff training day: Friday 22 October 2021 

Term 2

Staff training day: Monday 1 November 2021
Start: Tuesday 2 November 2021
Finish: Friday 17 December 2021

Term 3

Start: Tuesday 4 January 2022
Finish: Thursday 17 February 2022
Staff training day: Friday 18 February 2022

Term 4

Start: Monday 28 February 2022
Finish: Friday 8 April 2022

Term 5

Start: Monday 25 April 2022
Finish: Thursday 26 May 2022
Staff training day: Friday 27 May 2022

Term 6

Start: Monday 6 June 2022
Staff training day: Monday 11 July 2022
Finish: Thursday 21 July 2022

Printable version of the term dates 2021/22 (Pdf) updated: 19/8/21

2022-23

Term 1

Start: 1 September 2022
Finish: 21 October 2022

Term 2

Start: 31 October 2022
Finish: 16 December 2022

Term 3

Start: 3 January 2023
Finish: 10 February 2023

Term 4

Start: 20 February 2023
Finish: 31 March 2023

Term 5

Start: 17 April 2023
Finish: 26 May 2023

Term 6

Start: 5 June 2023
Finish: 21 July 2023

Inset days will be announced very shortly, posted 1/10/21

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Breakfast Club

** Breakfast club will be running from Monday 6th September 2021 **

Breakfast Club is available Monday to Friday from 8 am. Doors Close at 8:30 am. 

Breakfast Club w/c Monday 6th September 2021

If you need any Breakfast Club provision for week commencing Monday 6th September please log on to Pay360 (currently Sims Pay), which will remain open until 1:30pm on Friday 3rd September. We advise that any children who are brand new to the school in nursery and reception do not attend breakfast club until Term 2 to ensure new children have had time to adjust to their new classes and school staff.

Claire Mansri, Zest Catering

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Online payment

SIMS Pay provides a safe, secure and easy way to pay online for school items such as school meals, trips, events, clubs and other school activities.

  • SIMS Pay allows you make online payments to the school whenever and wherever you like, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Makes it easy to make payments for school items by debit or credit card.
  • Reduces the need for children to carry cash to school.
  • Peace of mind that payments are made safely and securely to the school.
  • You can also merge your accounts if you have more than one child at the school, or from other schools that also use SIMS Pay.

More information

If you require assistance or more information please contact the school. 

 

 

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School lunch menu, FSM and milk services information

All school meals need to be pre-paid via SIMS Pay. From September 2020 The Meal Deal price at Cheddar Grove Primary School will be £2.30. SIMS Pay accounts need to be kept in credit to cover the cost of school meals.

(All children in nursery need to bring packed lunches to school. Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are elibgle for universal free school meals when attending school).

Details about the free school meals vouchers (Pdf)

School lunch menu

 

Special dietary requirements and Zest's allergens policy 

New legislation comes into force on October 1st, 2021.

We will require EVERY pupil (with an allergen, intolerance, or special dietary requirement) who will eat food at school whether at breakfast, mid-morning break, or lunch to complete a special diets form.  This must then be emailed to zest@futuralearning.co.uk where we will risk assess the individual requirements. If the risk is deemed safe for us to produce the special diet in the main school kitchen, we will produce a menu to cater for their needs.

We are required by law to request this information to be able to cater for special diets in a safe way and this can only be assessed by using an approved risk assessment tool.

This is to ensure we can provide food safely to those who have allergens or intolerance and comply with the new regulations.

Free school meals 

If you think that your child is eligible for free school meals, we can apply to Bristol City Council on your behalf. Please complete the form below and return to office@cheddargroveschool.org.uk

Pupil Premium Checker Form (Word)

Pupil Premium Checker Form (Pdf)

School milk service

 

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School uniform

Our school uniform is supplied through Harris Sports Ltd.

You can either:

Once the orders are placed they will be delivered to the school office (term time only) ready for collection. Home delivery: £5.95.

Please note that larger sizes than those listed on the above order form, are available to order on the Harris Sports website. 

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School closure due to adverse weather conditions

If our school has to close due to bad weather all parents will be notified via text message as soon as the decision has been made that the site is not safe for children. However, we will ALWAYS try and keep the school open wherever possible. All of Bristol's school closures can be found on the Bristol City Council's school closure website.

Any news will be communicated by text message. If you do not recieve a text, please assume we are open as normal. This website will be updated every 5 minutes with live, rolling information. Please DO NOT phone the school to see if we are open. This blocks the line for a considerable amount of time.  Instead, please check your phone for a text message, as well as checking the Bristol school's closure website.  Announcements will also be made by local radio stations.

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School clubs and activities

Term 2

 

Term 1 

Term 1 After School Clubs 08.09.2021

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Twitter

We're on Twitter!

For up to date information please see the School's Twitter account.

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