Odd Socks Day on Monday, 13th November marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week at Myddle School 🙂

Come to school in odd socks, jazzy ones, plain ones BUT most importantly they must be ODD.

Odd Socks Day is designed to be fun! It’s an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique!

If you would like to make a donation to this charity, please find the just giving link below:

https://www.justgiving.com/page/myddle-primary-1699366471410

On our return to school on the Tuesday 7th November, we will be selling merchandise from the Royal British Legion. We do this every year to support this fantastic charity.

Our Armed Forces risk everything to protect our way of life. Your poppy purchases show you care and helps them continue their vital work.

Prices will be:

Poppy’s – minimum donation 20p
Reflective Poppy’s- 50p
Zip Pull – 50p
Snap band Rulers – £1
Wristbands – £1
Please send the correct money and the item/s your child would like, in a named envelope.

Mrs Smith will distribute the items at the end of the school day.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to give school a ring on 01939 290834.

Don’t forget that Monday 6th November is a PD day.

Mrs Smith will put all lost property outside at the end of the day today for parents/carers to have a rummage through and attempt to reunite clothing to child.

Please ensure that your child’s name is sewn, written or any other method to their uniform so we can easily avoid the mountain of lost property we have at the end of this term. This also includes any uniform which is pre-loved or “hand- me- downs”.

Your support with this will play a massive part in reducing our lost property, and avoiding additional expense to parents when things go missing.

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A paper copy will be sent home with your child tonight, so you can discuss their choice with them before they arrive at school.

Safer Schools

In 2009, our school was accredited a Safer School. This is a school security initiative created by West Mercia Police and supported by Shropshire Council. It includes the following.

• Forming a Safer School group representing the school.
• Implementing basic security measures applicable at all schools i.e. property marking, and visitor passes.
• A proportional pro-active approach to the security/safety/safeguarding of staff, pupils, visitors, premises, property and assets.
• Establishing a procedure for surveying perceived issues i.e. an unauthorised thoroughfare or, recording incidents i.e. trespass, anti-social behaviour, vandalism. Any recorded information is then analysed, and appropriate measures implemented.
• If there are any projects to be undertaken, they are prioritised. Following the implementation of a project, its success is monitored.
• PSHE or education of pupils as per the Safer School pack.

To maintain the accreditation, we have held regular Safer School meetings since our accreditation, and we plan to hold a future meeting.  Part of the Safer School process is gathering the views/concerns of parents/carers. If you have views/concerns, including any positive observations, please could you forward in writing by Monday, 13th November 2023 so they may be considered at a Safer School meeting. The focus is the school grounds/site.

Thank you.

Please can we ask that ALL parents check their child’s hair as we have had another report of head-lice in school. If any evidence of an infestation is located please treat it appropriately.

Please can we also ask that long hair is tied back in a pony tail.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact school on 01939 290834

We are looking to enter the Shropshire Primary School Chess competition which is taking place in January 2024.

If your child can play chess and would fancy being part of a school team, please let Mrs Smith know.

Autumn Disco – Friends of Myddle PTA

At Bonfire Night (5th November), we encourage you to celebrate safely at an organised event.

However, if you decide to do something at home, these tips are to help you think about and prepare for a fun and safe celebration.

Plan ahead:

•  Fireworks must be stored safely, in a closed box, somewhere cool and dry, out of reach of children and animals, until the time they are needed. Don’t keep the box under the stairs or in a passageway.
•  Do you have a large enough space to let fireworks off safely? Each firework should have a minimum safety distance marked on it.
•  Be considerate to your neighbours: warn them beforehand so they can take in their washing, close windows, keep their pets indoors and, if necessary, take other precautions. Why not invite them?
•  Only buy fireworks from reputable dealers. The fireworks should have the product safety marking BS7114 or equivalent and carry a CE mark.
•  Most shops have only been given permission to sell fireworks on or between these dates: 15 October to 10 November, 26 to 31 December, 3 days before Diwali and Chinese New Year. To buy fireworks at other times, you must go to specially licensed shops.
•  Fireworks cannot be let off between 11pm and 7am except on: Bonfire Night (5 November), when the cut off is midnight; New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year, when the cut off is 1am.

Checklist:

• Fireworks must only be handled and lit by responsible adults.
• Alcohol and fire don’t mix – nor do alcohol and fireworks.
• Keep fireworks in a closed box well away from the bonfire or any other sources of heat or fire.
• Follow the instructions on each firework. Different fireworks can present different hazards and so the instructions vary.
• Use a torch if you read the instructions in the dark – do not use a naked flame.
• Let fireworks off one at a time.
• Do not throw fireworks – it is highly dangerous.
• Light them at arm’s length, using a taper.
• Never play with fireworks – they are explosives and can hurt you.
• When you are watching fireworks, stand well back.
• Never go near a firework that has been lit. Even if it hasn’t gone off, it could still explode.
• Hold sparklers one at a time in gloved hands at arm’s length. When the sparkler goes out, it is still very hot so put it end down in a bucket of water.
• Never leave matches or lighters lying around
• The Office for Product Safety & Standards (OPSS) has produced safety tips on how to use fireworks responsibly and protect people and animals from harm. You can find these on the government website

People are injured by fireworks and admitted to hospital with children particularly at risk. Between 2014 –19 there were more than 1,000 severe burn injuries involving fireworks in England and Wales, with 38 per cent of these in youngsters under 15 years of age and the majority 67 per cent sustained by males.

We recommend that you do not use sky lanterns as you have no control over them once they’ve been set off. They can kill animals, litter the countryside and start fires. If you do choose to set them off, always follow the manufacturers’ guidance/instructions carefully.

Clearing up:

• Pick up the spent firework cases – they can still be dangerous. Look for fireworks with a torch. Use tongs or some other suitable tool and wear heatproof gloves.
• Don’t allow children to collect firework cases.
• If any firework looks as if it hasn’t gone off after at least half an hour, soak it in water to prevent it reigniting.