Latest news
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Parking Concerns
Fri 06 Dec 2024Parking Concerns
As most parents know by now, we are constantly having complaints from parents and local residents about the way in which some of our parents choose to park. We try extremely hard to justify to the complainants that we are in a small village, with not much space around us but sometimes, even we see that the parking around school is becoming a real concern.
Therefore, we are seeking advice from the Local Authority how we can tackle the issue head on!
We have a meeting booked with them in the New Year and would like to advise parents that the situation will be looked at with better signage added and Traffic Enforcement Officers will be patrolling the area from time to time issuing tickets if they see parents parking dangerously.
In the meantime, if you would like to make an official complaint about the parking please follow the link below:
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Reception Open Day
Wed 18 Sep 2024Are you looking for a Reception place for your child?
We are planning an Open Day on Wednesday 6th November at the following times:
9:45am - 10:15am
2.00pm - 2:30pm
3:45 - 4:15pm
Any parents looking for a place for their child can have a look around our school and make an informed decision for their application.
Please come and find out what makes Havergal CofE Primary Academy School special and an environment your child will develop and thrive in.
Should you require any further information please call 01922 415342 or email office@havergal.org.uk
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CANCELLED - BED TIME STORY EVENT FOR RECEPTION 2024
Tue 18 Jun 2024Unfortunately we are unable to go ahead with tomorrow's Bedtime Story for our new Reception class starting in September.
This decision has not been taken lightly but due to staff shortages we have had to cancel the event.
We would very much still like to see the children and parents' at our Sports Day on Thursday and look forward to the Stay and Play.
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Good News
Wed 12 Jun 2024Good News For 2024-25
There will be many new and exciting additions and changes at Havergal CE Primary Academy which we would like to share with you.
New Teacher in Year 3
We will be pleased to welcome a new teacher to the team from September in Year 3. Mr Evans comes with a love of PE and science and a wealth of experience. We are looking forward to seeing him in school before the end of the term, including the transition day, where he can meet his new class and get to know them.
New Teacher in Reception
We are also pleased to have secured Mrs Adams as our new Reception teacher. As most of you know, Mrs Adams has been a valued member of staff in our school for a number of years, gaining valuable experience in Early Years plus the rest of the school. She is a qualified teacher and knows our school community well. She will be replacing Mrs Daglish who will be our new Nursery teacher.
New Nursery Provision
Behind the scenes for over two years, we have been seeking approval for and planning to be able to provide a Nursery for three year olds at Havergal. It has been a difficult and time- consuming exercise with many challenges along the way. The DfE finally approved the provision in March this year which will enable us to open a Nursery in September. We have capacity for 21 full time places and already have many new Nursery children joining our school in September. We also have intakes in January and after Easter for those children who turn three the term before. We are delighted to announce this wonderful news at last!
New Classrooms
For many years, there have been plans to replace the current Year 6 classroom building at the rear of the academy. We are finally in a position to replace this building, thanks to funding from St Chad’s Academies Trust. We will soon be receiving a new building, comprising of 2 classrooms which will be on the site of the existing building which will be demolished. This new building will be for our Year 5 and 6 classes and will provide them with a wonderful environment and a new interactive touch screen in each classroom. This will be a great bonus for our school and will improve the learning environment for our children; another piece of long-awaited good news for our school!
Moving Forward
We will have many more new and exciting developments in the future and look forward to sharing the news with you and seeing these come to fruition. We would like thank you for your continued support.
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Anti Bullying Week
Thu 09 Nov 2023Next week is Anti-Bullying Week, to start the week off we will be taking part in Odd Socks Day.
We are asking the children to come to school on Monday 13th November wearing odd socks. No money or donation is needed, just odd socks day.
Please take a look at the link below:
Anti-bullying week - Odd Socks Day
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Healthy Lunchboxes
Mon 23 Oct 2023At Havergal, we want to promote healthy lunchtimes. Our kitchen has to keep to a Government set of standards which monitor how balanced the menu is so there are all food groups covered. However, we are noticing that more children are bringing foods that are not healthy choices in their lunchboxes.
Therefore, we wanted to raise awareness of what is recommended in a ‘healthy lunchbox’.
The websites below offer suggestions and guidance for what to include in a lunchbox.
https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes/
https://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/whole-school/whole-school-approach/healthy-lunchboxes
A healthy balanced lunchbox could include:
· A good portion of starchy food, for example wholemeal roll or bread, wraps, pitta pocket, pasta or rice salad.
· Plenty of fruit and vegetables, for example an apple, satsuma, handful of cherry tomatoes or carrot sticks, mini can of fruit chunks in natural juice or cucumber/pepper sticks.
· A drink of milk or a portion of dairy food, for example a portion of cheese or a pot of yoghurt.
· A portion of lean meat, fish, eggs or beans. For example ham, chicken, turkey, tuna, egg or hummus.
· A drink of unsweetened fruit juice, milk or water.
· Crisps, cakes and biscuits are included too but in moderation please, no large quantities.
As a school, we will also be discussing healthy lunchboxes/snacks in class, linking it to food groups and how you should be eating a variety of foods and what those foods do to your body.
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School open as normal on Tuesday 5th September
Fri 01 Sep 2023As a result of the recent news of the DfE announcement that schools and academies have/will be contacted days before the start of term regarding the risk of RAAC constructions within their buildings, I would like to provide you with the following information.
As we are part of St Chad's Academies Trust, the matter of RAAC has been an ongoing agenda item for St Chad's Academies Trust’s Estates working group, with the DfE questionnaires completed by our academy in 2022, with further consideration and support given from a specialist educational building company.
It is for this reason, I am reaching out to provide assurance from the initial reports that there has been no risk identified at our academy and there is no requirement for our academy to be closed.
We look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday morning for the start of our new academic year.
Miss Taylor
Executive Principal
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Increase In School Meal Price
Mon 17 Jul 202317th July 2023,
Dear Parents and Carers,
As we are all aware, everything at the moment has increased in price significantly. We as a school, have been trying extremely hard not to pass on those increases to you all as parents and carers.
Unfortunately, the time has arrived that we need to increase the price of our school meals. We have not had a price increase for at least four years, even despite other schools increasing their prices.
We are planning to increase the price of a school meal from £2.30 to £2.50, we know that you will support us in thinking that the price rise is a reasonable amount and still offers good value for the variety of nutritious and balanced food that we have available for the children.
Our school menus are available on our school website Havergal Lunch and Break Menus
The new price will start from September 2023.
If you are in receipt of any benefits listed below you may be entitled to free school meals. Free school meals are provided to all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 as part of a Government incentive even if you are in receipt of benefits. In addition, the school receives additional pupil premium funding for children where their parents are in receipt of the benefits below.
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Universal Credit
- Support inder Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Working Tax Credit run-on-paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more that £16,190)
Should you feel that you are entitled to Free School Meals, please apply using the following link:
Should you have any concerns or wish to speak to me please contact the school office.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Taylor
Executive Principal
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Parents Evening Consultation
Tue 17 Jan 2023We are reviewing procedures regarding Parents' Evening and would value your feedback.
This will help us to plan accordingly for a successful consultation evening this term.
Responses required by Monday 30th January 2023.
Please register your response using the link below:
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School Closure
Mon 12 Sep 2022Following from the very sad news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth last week, school will be closed on Monday 19th September 2022.