We have been made aware of a WhatsApp group called ‘The World’. It has been reported that there are children in the group who attend Almond Hill as well as local secondary schools and there is some inappropriate content being shared within this group. If your child has a phone/access to WhatsApp, I would urge you to check the groups they are in and monitor the content.  WhatsApp groups are a consistent issue for children in KS2 and the Almond Hill Online Safety Group have been preparing a video – look out for this soon! 

There are times during the day where someone from school may need to call home. We know as parents, when you see your child’s school calling, it can be a worry - especially if it is a missed call. If a member of staff calls you, we will try to leave a message (providing there is the option to do so). Please listen to the voicemail before calling back as the office team may not always know who has called and we don’t want to cause any more worry. In an emergency, we will try the other contacts on the list and/or text you. Teachers sometimes call during their free time but are not always available when a parent calls back – if the call was urgent, they would leave a message and let the office team know. It is always best to listen to your voicemails before calling back.  

The definition of disability is a broad one.  ‘A person has a disability if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities’ (Equality Act 2010). The Equality Act 2010 replaced previous discrimination law and provides a single piece of legislation covering all types of discrimination that are lawful.   

We would like all parents who feel they and/or their child fits the definition outlined above to complete the disability equality questionnaire. The data collected will be used when writing our school’s accessibility plan and disability and equality policies. In most cases, we know if a child in our school has a disability but it is not the case for our parents and it would be useful to know how we can better support our school community as a whole. You do not have to provide identifying details about yourself or your child but there is the option to do so at the end should you wish to be involved in any future focus groups etc.   

https://forms.office.com/e/htcdMFtbak  

Please find attached the E-consent letter for your child’s Flu vaccination for this coming winter. Please note that you can consent for either the Flu nasal spray, OR the non-gelatine IM Flu vaccine. Please make sure you complete the form online as soon as you can. The portal will close 48 hours ahead of the Flu session. Vaccination UK East Anglia Immunisation (schoolvaccination.uk) Flu can be very unpleasant for children and can sometimes cause serious problems, such as pneumonia. Children can catch and spread flu easily. Vaccinating them also helps protect others who are at higher risk of getting seriously ill from flu, such as babies and older people. The School Immunisation team will be coming into the school on Thursday 14th November to deliver the vaccine. Please be aware that children can NOT receive this vaccination with their GP unless they are clinically vulnerable.