Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Head lice

  Tue 29 Nov 2016 M.Wells

  There has been a recent outbreak of head lice and I would like to remind you how to detect and treat these creatures. School Nurses do not check for head lice. This practice was phased out in the early 1980’s! Young people and their parents/carers are encouraged to check their hair and to treat appropriately.

   

  Detection

  Adult lice are usually pale in colour, the size of a sesame seed and live very close to the scalp. They have six legs and walk from one person to another when there is head to head contact.

   

  Eggs are cream/brown in colour and the size of a sugar grain.

   

  Nits are empty cases, white in colour and stick to the hair.

  Head lice do not cause any serious health problems, but if left untreated the lice will cause the scalp to itch and the lice may be passed on to other people.

  Head lice infection is present if an actual living, moving louse is found.

   

  Treatment

  Twice weekly combing with a nit comb will help to prevent infestation developing.

  Comb your hair in the normal way every day and follow the wet combing method twice a week.

  • Wash hair and leave wet, but not dripping;

  • Massage a generous amount of conditioner into the hair;

  • Comb hair to get rid of any tangles;

  • Use a nit comb to comb through the hair in sections;

  • Comb from the roots, ensuring that the comb touches the scalp to hair end;

  • Any lice found should be removed after each stroke of the comb by wiping the comb on a clean tissue;

  • Finish combing and rinse hair;

  • Dry hair in the normal way.

   

  It is important to repeat the wet combing method twice a week, as head lice are able to breed once they are a week old. Head lice can live for 40 days and will lay up to 8 eggs per night. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me or you may find the following website helpful www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice

• Parent/carer survey results

  Tue 29 Nov 2016 M.Wells

  Thank you to everyone who completed a parent/carer survey about our school.  We have read and taken account of all response and comments.  Today, we sent home an analysis and action plan of the survey results with the priority headlines that our school will be addressing first.

• e safety

  Tue 29 Nov 2016

  Today, we sent home 2 copies of our ‘e-safety agreement’ which outlines what school agree to do in regards to keeping children safe when using the computers and iPads etc;  what children will agree to do and how parents/carers can help.  Please could you sign one copy and return it to school and keep the other copy for yourselves.  We will also be shortly sending home a handy booklet with some suggestions on home to stay safe using digital media.  We hope that these will help children, parents/carers and staff understand online dangers, how to combat them and how to stay safe.

• Ben Smith 401

  Fri 25 Nov 2016 M.Wells

  Our Sports Ambassadors introduced long distance runner and charity fund raiser Ben Smith to our school assembly.  Ben, who was recently awarded a Pride of Britain award, had ran 401 marathons in 401 consecutive days raising over a quarter of a million pounds for anti-bullying charities.  He shared amazing stories and news footage with us and proved to us all that anything really is possible!

• Non-uniform Day

  Mon 21 Nov 2016 PTA

  Friday 25^th November will be a non-uniform day in aid of the school Christmas Fayre, which takes place on Saturday 3^rd December.  We welcome any donations of bottles (wine, beer or soft drinks) or good quality raffle prizes.  Please bring all donations to the school office on Friday 25^th November.

   

  If there are any keen bakers out there, we would appreciate donations of cakes, mince pies or jam tarts (baked or bought) to sell at the Christmas Fayre.  Please could any donations be left at the school office on Friday 2^nd December.

   

  Finally, if anyone would like to help on the day of the Christmas Fayre with setting up or running a stall please email jencolloff@hotmail.com.  Set up will be from 10am with stalls being run from 1 - 3pm.

   

  We appreciate any support that you’re able to give.

   

  Thank you

  Claypole School PTA

• Ben Smith visiting school

  Thu 17 Nov 2016
  Ben Smith, who recently won a Pride of Britain Award and also completed the 401 Challenge (401 marathons in 401 consecutive days) is coming to school to talk to the children on Friday 25th November.

• Football Team Success

  Thu 17 Nov 2016
  Our mixed football team participated in their tournament today and came 3rd out of 16 schools! We were unfortunately knocked out by a penalty shoot-out.  The children played exceptionally well and represented the school exceptionally well.  We are all very proud of their attitude and achievement today.  Thank you to everyone who came to support us and braved the blistering-cold weather.

  

• Christmas Fayre

  Thu 17 Nov 2016
  1pm - 3pm at Claypole Church of England Primary School

• Bake Off

  Tue 15 Nov 2016
  To find out who won the Claypole Bake Off, visit the Wagtails class page which has lots of photographs too.

• Survey says...

  Tue 15 Nov 2016
  Thank you to everyone who completed a parent/cater survey over the last couple of weeks. The Leadership Team are now analysing the results and reviewing the comments. We will then let everyone know the outcomes and planned actions as a result of the survey to make things even better at school.