We will now be offering Baguettes from Monday May 10th for the summer term in addition to a school meal or a jacket potato.
There will be a choice of filling – Ham, Tuna Mayo or Cheese

If you would like your child to have a baguette or a jacket potato, please could you request this by booking online using tucasi.
If an option has not been booked online, your child will be booked in for a school dinner.

Rotary Club Easter card competition winners

Well done to all the winners of this year’s Rotary club Easter card competition.

Yarmouth site
Purple Class – Kai 
Yellow Class – Scarlett 
Blue Class – Rosie 
Green Class – Sophia

Freshwater Site
Yellow Class – Ted 
Blue Class – Lukas 
Green Class – Ashlee

Shalfleet
Rainbow – Lily 
Sky Class – Florence 
Comet Class – Neve 
Eclipse Class – Zara 

Can you help Little Stars Preschool?

They are in need of any of the items below. If you can help then please call into the school office
Old un-wanted cameras/video cameras (don’t need to be working)
Binoculars/ telescopes
Old un-wanted walkie-talkies (don’t need to be working)
Artificial grass
Vehicles
Items for our mud kitchen such as pans, utensils, salt & pepper shakers, baking/ cake tins, microwave (not working), tin crockery or anything else you think would be good!
Bags of compost
Plants including vegetables such as tomatoes

On Sunday 28 February, the Department of Health and Social Care announced that from Monday 1 March, households with primary school, secondary school and college age children, including childcare and support bubbles, can test themselves twice every week at home as schools return from Monday 8 March. Households, childcare and support bubbles of primary, secondary and college staff can also be tested. Twice-weekly testing will also be offered to adults working in the wider school community, including bus drivers and after school club leaders.

The twice-weekly test kits can be accessed:
• via employers if they offer testing to employees
• at a local test site
• by collecting a home test kit from a test site
• by ordering a home test kit online
https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests

This is a voluntary testing option for households, if you would like to participate, please follow the instructions on the gov.uk site or arrange your booking at CHOYD using the link below.
https://keeptheislandsafe.org/communitytesting/

Please note that schools are unable to facilitate the ordering of these.

Please find below a letter regarding the Yarmouth new build.

Yarmouth Building Update December 2020

If you are worried or unsure that a child may be suffering, or have suffered harm, neglect or abuse please contact:

Hants Direct on 03003000117

Other useful information about keeping children safe can also be found at:

http://www.iowscb.org.uk  Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children’s Board

http://www.barnardos.org.uk Barnardo’s

https://www.iwight.com/wightchyps The Isle of Wight Family Information Zone

Island Womens Refuge Tel: 01983 825981

Isle of Wight Foodbank Tel: 01983 292040 Emergency food for local people in crisis

Allegations Against People in a Position of Trust
If you believe that a child has been harmed by a person in a position of trust, you should contact the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)
The LADO should be advised of all cases where it is alleged that a person who works with children has:
Behaved in a way that has harmed, or may have harmed, a child.

Possibly committed a criminal offence against, or related to, a child.

Behaved towards a child or children in a way that indicated s/he is unsuitable to work with children

LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) lado@iow.gov.uk Telephone: 01983 823723

Keeping Children Safe Online
There are several ways to safeguard children. Undoubtedly the most effective way is to educate them from an early age about the risks they may encounter when online, what these risks are, how to spot them and what action to take.

• Set ground rules about the use of the internet, email and texts. They should learn to take responsibility for their own actions and develop their own judgement.
• Make children aware that online contacts may not be who they say they are
• Children should keep personal details private
• Ensure that they use a family email when filling in online forms
• They must never meet someone they have only met online without a trusted adult present
• Get your children to report concerns about conversations, messages and behaviours to you or another trusted adult. Encourage them to share their internet experience with you.
• Get children to report bullying online, by text or phone immediately to you
• Use parental control settings on your browser, search engine and internet security package
• Block pop-ups and spam emails
• Always sit with younger children when they are online
• Watch out for any unusual or secretive behaviour from your child when they are using the internet