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

Hi all,

We have had a fabulous first day at our Book Fair and we look forward to the other classes visiting tomorrow. Just a reminder that we are open after school tomorrow until 4:15 in the small hall. Please enter via the white doors which were used for parents' evening. There will be staff nearby to help and direct. We are a cash-only book fair and will not be able to accept cards - apologies.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Miss Jordan

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Hi all,

We have a very busy week next week with all things reading!

Just a reminder that on Monday and Tuesday next week, we will be hosting our book fair. All children will have the opportunity to visit the book fair during the day on either Monday or Tuesday. If you would like your child to make a purchase during the day, please send money into school in a named envelope with your child. We have stationery and books on sale at prices from 50p to £4. Lots of our books are less than half their retail price! We will also be open to parents on Tuesday after school (3:15-4:15 pm) via white doors which were used for parents' evening. Staff will be on hand to support and direct. Please remember that we are a cash-only book fair and are unable to access card payments.

Also on Wednesday next week, we look forward to seeing all of the children's amazing reading competition entries (design a bookmark or design a book in a box). We have made space in our libraries to display lots of the amazing creations. Prizes are all ready for the winners!

Don't forget World Book Day on Thursday and is our dressing up day. Also on this day the children will be bringing home either their World Book Day voucher or their book which was pre-ordered.

Hope you have a great weekend.
Miss Jordan

Dear Parents/Carers, 

Some of you may be aware that last week, on the zebra crossing near the roundabout at the Nursery end of our school, an adult and child were knocked down by a car whilst crossing the road. From the reports that we have had from families who witnessed the accident, there was a vehicle parked partially on the pavement which likely obscured the driver’s view of the pedestrians at the crossing.

Fortunately, on this occasion, although this is very concerning for all of our school community, it appeared that neither the child or adult were injured. However, incidents like this show that we have to be vigilant as pedestrians but also remind us that the parking restrictions that are in place in close proximity to the school are there to keep our school community safe.

When families are not adhering to the restrictions and are parking on double yellow lines, on zig zag lines close to crossings and parking partially or completely on pavements then people’s lives are being put in danger. We must urge all of our school community to park legally, responsibly and respectfully in our school neighbourhood.

The Council and Communty Police have been notified about the incident last week and as much as they will continue to support by sending our community police officer and traffic wardens, as a community our actions can ensure that we are never in the awful position of needing to report a serious collision or injury that could have been avoided. We know that parking near to school can be difficult but the Lyndon Pub continue to allow us to use their car park facilities before and after school to reduce the number of cars parking near school. If you travel to school in a car, we ask that you make use of this park and stride facility.

Thank you for you support and co-operation in this particularly important safety issue.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Chamberlain        Mrs Gray

Head Teacher            Deputy Head Teacher

Dear Parents/Carers

Unfortunately, due to the book fayre next week we have had to cancel our Song Squad session on Tuesday 5^th March.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Regards

Miss Morgan and Miss Ballard

Olton Primary School

Dear Parents/Carers,

Please see information below from Solihull Parent Carer Voice.

Our 2024 Solihull SEND Community Event is being held on Wednesday 6th March 2024, 9.30am - 1.30pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Homer Road, Solihull.

This event is to look at what has changed in SEND in Solihull over the last 12 months and what the next steps are. As the Additional Needs Strategy finishes this year, we will also be looking at priorities for the next strategy.

This event will be attended by parents and by professionals from education, health and social care across Solihull.

This is YOUR opportunity to give your views on SEND in Solihull and to influence the priorities for change and improvement moving forward.

If you require any support to attend the meeting, please let us know and we will ensure the correct support is put in place.

If you would like to attend, please complete the attached form:

https://forms.office.com/r/qEiMd3k7MJ

Best wishes

Heather

Heather Delaney

Chair and Director

Solihull Parent Carer Voice C.I.C. Ltd

Solihull Parent Carer Voice C.I.C. is registered in England number 13348753.

Registered Office is 631 Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 1AR

Heather.delaney@spcv.org.uk

www.spcv.org.uk

Dear Parents/Carers

Professor McGinty Visit

You will have received a letter this week about Professor McGinty's visit to immerse the children in Tudor Life in June. The original cost of this experience was £5.50 per child but we have been able to subsidise this by £4.50 so when the payment item appears on Parent Pay, it will only be for £1.

Please can we ask you to make the contribution of £1 for the Professor McGinty visit by Wednesday 15^th May 2024 as per the original letter.

Kind regards,

Mrs E Gray

Deputy Head Teacher

Olton Primary School