Dear Parents/Carers,

Please see the attached notifications of proposed Traffic Regulations – waiting and stopping around Olton Primary School area. The restrictions will come into force on 29^th March 2024.

Kind regards,

Mr L Chamberlain          Mrs E Gray

Head Teacher                  Deputy Head Teacher

(N.B. Attachments can be found under 'News and Events '-> 'Letters Home')

Good Morning,

Due to another match being held for our year 6 pupils, Netball club on Thursday will be cancelled.

Please can we remind you that if your child is not going to attend club, you must let us know either via Dojo or the school office.

Many thanks,

Miss Turner and Miss Walton

Dear Parents/Carers,

Please note there is an amendment to the lunch menu for tomorrow (Wednesday 20^th March), please see below.

Mrs Y Jones

Office Manager

Dear Parents/Carers/Children, 

We are delighted to invite children from across the school to take part in a variety of Easter and Spring competitions at Olton and we know that our children enjoy taking part in these activities. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category and for each phase.

EASTER COMPETITONS 2024

Children may enter the various Competitions as shown below. Any child can enter any category, regardless of year group, allowing children to build on skills year on year.

It is important that entries are brought into school on Friday 22nd March 2024, with your child’s name either on the reverse or somewhere discrete. We shall post photographs on School Dojo.

Category 1: Egg(s) in a scene – a blown or hard-boiled egg(s) within a scene of your choice - be as creative as you like. Why not create for favourite superhero, book character or even a teacher?

Category 2: An Easter Garden/Spring garden, modern or traditional, using a range of real plants/grass, twigs, stones, etc. (see image below – lots of ideas can be safely googled!).

Category 3: Easter Bonnets - create a spring inspired hat.

Category 4: A decorated cake. We know that Olton has the best bakers! Why not have a go at decorating a spring or Easter inspired cake.

Best wishes.

Mr Chamberlain    Mrs Gray

Head Teacher       Deputy Head Teacher

Dear Parent/Carer,

The information below provides details of the HAF programme for the Easter holidays for parents/carers with children who are eligible for benefit related free school meals. Attached is a flyer for the ACE Sports Camp which will be running at Olton Primary, which has a limited number of free HAF funded places, that can be booked directly through the Ace Sports Camp with your HAF code.  Where children are entitled to benefit related FSM, parents can book up to 4 sessions (1 session = ½ day) free of charge with their HAF code. Places are offered on a first come first served basis.  

Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) – Easter holidays

The HAF funded activities programme is running during the Easter school holidays. Parents/carers with children eligible for benefit related Free School Meals, will have received a unique HAF booking code by email for each child.  We have attached a copy of a sample HAF code letter for your information. 

If you believe you are eligible but have not received an email, you can request the code to be  re-sent by emailing hafinfo@solihull.gov.uk.   

HAF - family activities

A range of funded activities for children and their parents/carers, including a free meal per person. Information/to book places

https://edportals.solihull.gov.uk/Synergy/Live/SynergyWeb/Solihull_FSD/Enquiries/Search.aspx?searchID=93

We hope you find the information helpful but if you have any questions or want more information, please contact:

HAF and Family Information Service Team hafinfo@solihull.gov.uk.

Yours sincerely,

Mr L Chamberlain          Mrs E Gray

Head Teacher                  Deputy Head Teacher

(n.b.  The above mentioned attachments can be found under 'Letters Home')

Dear Parent/Carer,

We have been informed that a couple of children who attend Olton have been diagnosed with suspected/confirmed scarlet fever.

Although scarlet fever is usually a mild illness, it should be treated with antibiotics to minimise the risk of complications and reduce the spread to others.

The symptoms of scarlet fever include a sore throat, headache, fever, nausea and vomiting. This is followed by a fine red rash which typically first appears on the chest and stomach, rapidly spreading to other parts of the body. On more darkly-pigmented skin, the scarlet rash may be harder to spot, but it should feel like 'sandpaper'. The face can be flushed red but pale around the mouth.

If you think you, or your child, have scarlet fever:

·       See your GP or contact NHS 111 as soon as possible

·       Make sure that you/your child takes the full course of any antibiotics prescribed by the doctor.

·       Stay at home, away from nursery, school or work for at least 24 hours after starting the antibiotic treatment, to avoid spreading the infection.

Complications

Children who have had chickenpox recently are more likely to develop more serious infection during an outbreak of scarlet fever and so parents should remain vigilant for symptoms such as a persistent high fever, cellulitis (skin infection) and arthritis (joint pain and swelling). If you are concerned for any reason please seek medical assistance immediately.

If your child has an underlying condition which affects their immune system, you should contact your GP or hospital doctor to discuss whether any additional measures are needed.

Further advice can be obtained from the Health Protection Team on 0300 303 8162 during office hours.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Chamberlain                  Mrs Gray

Head Teacher                      Deputy Head Teacher

We are really looking forward to welcoming you to our annual Science Fayre at Olton between 2pm and 2.45 in our school hall today. Our incredible young scientists will be showcasing their knowledge and showing you their incredible research projects which they have chosen to do a home. Please use the old junior school entrance at 2pm. I look forward to seeing you

Mr Chamberlain

Head Teacher 

LETGIRLSPLAY
On International Women's day we would like to have a celebration of women and girls through football. #LetGirlsPlay is known as The Biggest Ever Football session and is in collaboration with England Football. Please see the website below for further details.

www.englandfootball.com/play/youth-football/in-education/letgirlsplay

On Friday 8th March we would like to invite girls and their parent(s) to join us after school on the MUGA from 3:15 - 4:15 to have fun with footballs. We will have a range of ball activities and you will have the opportunity to play the games with your child or to spectate and cheer on. Please make sure that you wear appropriate clothing. Children may attend in their PE kits on the day.

Please complete the questions below, even if you are not able to / wanting to attend as there are questions that would help us to find out about future events.

https://forms.office.com/e/56nB9Luvqf

Thank you, Mrs Brady and Mrs Attwell

29th January 2024

Dear Parents/Carers,

As I am sure many of you are aware, it is rapidly approaching the time of year for us to celebrate children’s literature. Each year, we focus upon a different aspect of children’s literature and this year we will be focusing upon traditional tales. There are so many different traditional tales and many that children will know and love. Each year group will be focusing on a different traditional tale during the day and will be completing lots of exciting activities based on this tale including drama, art and craft as well as comparing tales and writing their own ‘mixed up’ versions.

Dressing Up Day – Thursday 7th March

As part of our celebration of children’s literature, we will be hosting our annual ‘dressing up’ day where the children can come to school as one of their favourite book characters. We do ask that children dress appropriately for the weather and are wearing sensible shoes. Please do not go to any extra expense towards the clothes your child wears on this day, try to be as creative as possible with items you already have at home.

Some of these may include Diary of a Wimpy Kid (own clothes), Winnie the Witch (witch outfit from Halloween), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (own clothes with a golden ticket), Matilda (school uniform) and many more can be found online.

Please can you ensure that you have spoken to your child about the character which they have chosen to dress up as so that this can be shared in classes on World Book Day.

World Book Day £1 voucher and books.

This is a reminder that if you would like your child to bring home one of the £1 books on World Book Day rather than the £1 voucher, please ensure you have pre-ordered the book using the Microsoft Form link https://forms.office.com/e/c9BHUctA69

We must receive your orders by Thursday 1st February 2024. If we haven't received an order from you by this date, we will presume that you do not wish to pre-order and so your child will receive a voucher on the day instead.

On the World Book Day website, they have all the books on offer to us and when you click on each one, it will provide some information about the book and a short video from the author. Please take some time to look through the books and help your child decide which book they would like in exchange for the £1 voucher. 

https://www.worldbookday.com/books-and-tokens/books/

This is a fabulous opportunity and I am sure lots of you will take up the opportunity to pre-order these books.

Competitions

This year we will be running two competitions across the school all about books. Please can competition entries be brought into school on Wednesday 6th March so that we are able to share these with each other and judge the winners.

Any child can enter any category, regardless of year group. Please ensure your child’s name and class is either on the reverse or somewhere discrete.

We shall post photographs on School Dojo.

Category 1: Design your own bookmark – this can be based upon a favourite book character or series of books or images that inspire reading.

Category 2: Story in a box – Using any craft materials or items you have at home to create your favourite story inside a box (see images below – lots of interesting ideas can be safely googled!).

Yours sincerely,

Miss F Jordan

Assistant Head

Just a reminder that the science gadget shop is running from Wednesday 13th March until Friday 15th March outside Pandas from 3pm. Children can purchase science toys and gadgets priced from 50p up to £10. We hope to see you there. Cash purchases only! 

Thank you

Mrs Garner