Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Ukraine Appeal- Thank you!

  Tue 29 Mar 2022

   

  A big thank you to everyone who donated today for the Ukraine Appeal. 

   

  An amazing £592.33 was raised.

   

  Thank you!

  

• Relationship Education- Link to more information

  Tue 22 Mar 2022

   

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  Big Talk Education will shortly be delivering Relationship Education to children in school.

   

  If you would like more information about the areas covered in each year group, please click on the link below and enter the password: Safe&Happy

   

  https://www.bigtalkeducation.co.uk/year-by-year/

  

• Comic Relief- Thank you!

  Fri 18 Mar 2022
  

• CHANGES TO SCHOOL DINNERS CONTRACT

  Fri 18 Mar 2022 Anna Cvijetic

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  Moving to Chartwells

  The Governors and I are pleased to inform you that we are moving our catering contract for our children’s school dinners to a new company called Chartwells.  Chartwells will begin serving meals after the Easter holidays, on Wednesday 20^th April 2022. 

   

  We are delighted that all our current catering staff will stay working with us, moving over to the new company. Sue Murray (infants) and Sarah Gillett (juniors) will continue as our cooks leading their kitchen staff. 

   

  Chartwells came into school on Wednesday to meet the children and led an assembly introducing themselves and talked about what the school dinners would be like.

   

  School dinner price and ParentPay

  School dinner prices will remain the same for the rest of this year and the next academic year.  They will continue to be £2.40.  Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to 'universal' free school meals paid for by the Government. 

   

  From September 2021 our Reception and Year 1 children all have a school dinner.  Our Year 2 children can bring a packed lunch if they wish this academic year.  From September 2022 all our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children will be having a school dinner.  Nursery, Year 3 to 6 children are welcome to purchase school meals or have their Free School Meal (means tested by the Government). 

   

  Payment of school meals will continue to be paid through the online system ParentPay. On ParentPay you will also be able to pre-order your child’s meals and there will be photographs and information on each meal on here (ingredients, etc).

   

  It is important that all school lunch debts up to and including 1^st April be cleared from your account please.  

   

  Who are Chartwells?

  Chartwells is the leading provider of contract catering and support services to the education sector in the UK.  Their team prides themselves on innovation and commitment to finding imaginative new ways to increase meal uptake and enhance student experience, making school food tasty and appealing.

   

  Chartwells is the education arm of the Compass Group UK & Ireland, part of Compass Group PLC, a world-leading food and support services provider.  The company operates across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare, Education, Defence, Offshore & Remote and Sport, Leisure & Hospitality with a broad client portfolio.

   

  What will Chartwells offer?

  There’s a great deal of importance placed on the vital role Chartwells play in educating young people on good nutrition and healthy lifestyles and additional education programmes.

   

  They will be investing into the school by refreshing the front of house service areas with new signage and display wares, where they will be delivering their Food Superheroes Primary Menu offer. Seasonal and nutritionally balanced healthy menus will change twice annually offering variety along with new dishes to stimulate inquisitive minds.

   

  Food Allergies and Special Diets

  We’ve always taken food allergies extremely seriously. If any pupil has an allergy, an intolerance or a medical condition that calls for a special diet - however simple or complex - Chartwells in-house expert team of nutritionists make sure they’re fully and safely catered for with special menus, procedures, and local training. They work closely with each student and their family to create an individual menu that they’ll like and eat, regularly developing special menus to deal with the common allergens as well as looking after more complex diet-affected metabolic disorders.  They also support diabetic dietary needs (especially type 1) by providing the exact amount of carbohydrate needed to manage insulin levels.

   

  Finally

  Chartwells are extremely excited to be given the opportunity to become the catering providers at Berkeley Primary School and are looking forward to show-casing their food offer to all pupils within the school from the 20th April 2022. Please have a look at the three weekly menu cycle on the school’s website.

   

  Best wishes

   

  Anna Cvijetic

  Headteacher

  

• Science Week

  Thu 17 Mar 2022 Anna Cvijetic

  In school this week we are celebrating Science Week. Our children have been completing a range of science experiments and science based workshops. On Tuesday the children were lucky enough to have an assembly by one of our Governors, Jocelyn Cole, who came to speak to the children about her career as a mechanical engineer.  It really inspired our children, especially our girls.

  

• Preloved School Uniform

  Wed 16 Mar 2022

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  If you have any preloved school uniform in good condition/ washed, we would really appreciate this sent into the school office.

   

  At the end of July this will be set out for any parents to come and take any items of uniform they may need for their child.

   

  Many thank for your co-operation.

   

  

• Comic Relief and Red Cross Ukraine Appeal

  Wed 09 Mar 2022

  Comic Relief- Friday 18^th March

   

  This year our school will be supporting Comic Relief on Friday 18^th March.

   

  We are asking children to dress in anything red/ non-uniform on this day.

   

  A suggested donation of £1.00 would be gratefully received.

   

  Please note, for Nursery children this will take place on Tuesday 15^th March.

   

   

  Red Cross Ukraine Appeal- Tuesday 29^th March

   

  Our school will also be supporting the Red Cross Ukraine Appeal on Tuesday 29^th March.

   

  Children can come to school on this day in anything blue and yellow/ non-uniform.

   

  Any donations for this appeal would be very much appreciated and will be sent to the Red Cross to help towards provision and supporting the people in Ukraine.

   

  Thank you for your continued support.

• Teachers textiles training

  Wed 09 Mar 2022 Anna Cvijetic

  Our teachers were busy in staff meeting tonight doing some training on how best to teach textiles in art with our children.  They created some lovely work which Mrs Sleight is going to make some bunting with.  Well done everyone.

  

• Thank you from Iryna

  Tue 08 Mar 2022 Anna Cvijetic

  Just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone involved in gathering donations for Ukrainian refugees. They have all been collected today and will be on the way to Poland at the end of this week. 

   

  The amount of donations is really overwhelming. It took 3 cars and a van to deliver everything. People in our school community have the most generous hearts. 

   

  Thanks 

  Iryna Fowles

  

• Amazing collection to help people in Ukraine

  Mon 07 Mar 2022 Anna Cvijetic

  Many thanks to those of you who have donated so many things for us to send to help people in Ukraine.  Mrs Fowles is coming in tomorrow to collect everything to ensure it is taken to those that need it.