All the latest news from School!

• 'Change for Life' Magic Show - Monday 28th January @ 9.15am

  Sun 27 Jan 2019

  ‘Change For Life – Magic Show

  We are delighted to announce that we will be entertained on Monday 28^th January by the ‘Change For Life’ magic show. They will be delivering their performance at 9.15 am for an hour and all parents are welcome to come along.

• Times Tables Rock Stars

  Sun 27 Jan 2019

  Rock Stars have launched a new app for mobile devices – download and take the challenge with your children!

• Stars of the week

  Fri 25 Jan 2019
  We really enjoyed the Year 4 assembly, there was so much information and sharing of their work on dragons - Well done! We would also like to congratulate our Handwriter of the the Month and Writer of the Month - keep up the hard work :-) 

  

• Weather Update 22.1.19

  Tue 22 Jan 2019
  Due to the adverse weather conditions this afternoon, the school day will begin at 10.30am on the 23rd January 2019 to allow staff to travel in and for the site to be made safe. If there are any changes we will update you in the morning. Many thanks.

  

• Holtspur School & Pre-School Procedures for Snow

  Fri 18 Jan 2019

   

  RE: Procedures for inclement winter weather

   

  With the weather forecasting lower temperatures and possible ice and snow in the coming days, we thought it would be useful to remind you of our procedures in the event of bad weather.

  We will always try to keep the school open if it is possible and safe to do so.

  If the school remains open

  If severe weather is forecast, our Caretaker will grit a pathway from the front and back of the school to the main building. Please supervise your children carefully and only use the path when you drop off and pick up, as it is impossible to clear the entire playground and some areas may well be slippery and dangerous.

  Children will need to wear appropriate clothing– hats, gloves, coats and waterproofs. Wellies or a change in footwear is advisable, as we will allow them out to play in the snow for short periods if we deem it safe enough.

  Decision to close the school

  We will only close the school in the event that it is not a safe place to be. Safety levels will be judged on:

   The number of staff who are able to make it in to school. Most of our teachers live several miles away and this makes it less likely that they can travel in the event of dangerous roads.

   In Pre-School, if we cannot maintain the correct ratio of staff to children we will have to close, even if the main school remains open.

   Site safety. If the severity of the weather means that we are unable to keep paths clear of snow or ice.

   If the forecast for the day is very bad so that there is a high likelihood that we would have to close the school during the course of the day when it may then be very difficult for parents to reach the school, leaving children stranded.

  Communication

  As soon as the decision to close has been taken, we will put a notice on the school website https://www.holtspursch.co.uk/ and we will contact parents via the School App.

  Additionally, our closure will be posted on the Bucks CC website https://closures.buckscc.gov.uk/

  We will use the same methods of communication to inform parents when the school is reopened.

  Occasionally, the decision to close may happen at shorter notice than we would like due to uncertain weather conditions. If there is a possibility of this happening, we will put a warning on the website the night before so that you can prepare a contingency plan should it be necessary.

  Let’s hope we have no need to put these procedures into use.

• Stars of the week 18th January

  Fri 18 Jan 2019
  

• Spring Term Class Letters

  Fri 04 Jan 2019
  The Spring Term Class Letters are now available on the Class Pages - if you have any queries please see the class teacher. These have also been sent via the Schoolapp.

• Spring Term - 3rd January 2019

  Tue 01 Jan 2019

  We would like to say a big thank you from the staff at Holtspur for all our lovely gifts & cards. We hope you all had a safe, fun and healthy festive time and look forward to seeing you all on the 3rd January 2019!