Pakistan Visit, My welcome to Ayat Grammar School

Welcome Back to Cabot for Term 5

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to the new Term. I hope you were able to enjoy the weather and make the best of the sunshine. You may have noticed the building work has continued. We have entered the joining phase. The new section will soon be attached to the main building. This is causing us some disruption at the moment as the connection is being made through where the staff room and my office used to be. For Term 5 we have had to relocate the staffroom to the Community Room. We will still have PTFA meetings but they will take place in the school hall, or if the weather permits, outside! My temporary office is now by the main entrance gate, however, appointments to see me should still be made through the main school office.

Term 5 is a very important time for our Year 6 pupils. They will soon be taking their SATs. Miss Codling, Mr Ross and Mrs Redwood ran an Easter School through the holidays as additional support to help make sure children are supported as best as they can be.  We were so pleased to see 23 out of our 26 Year 6 pupils attend. I am very grateful to staff and parents in helping make sure pupils are well supported and prepared for their tests.

Many of you have been asking about my visit to Pakistan. I will post some pictures on this blog as soon as possible. But I can share with you now that I found it a fantastic experience and very much enjoyed meeting such friendly and welcoming people.

Best Wishes

Mr Burton

Pakistan Visit

As many of you know I will be spending the first week of the Easter Holidays in Pakistan. I will arrive in Islamabad where I will spend sometime visiting a school and seeing some famous sights. Thank you to all of you who have advised me what to see. The Faisal Mosque sounds very impressive. I look forward to sharing my photos with you when I return.
I will then travel on to Lahore where I will spend the rest of the week working in our partner school, Ayat Grammar School. I am taking work from Cabot children to share with children in Pakistan. This project will be a fantastic opportunity for children in different continents to learn more about each other.  I am very much looking forward to my trip and learning about education in a different country.
 I may not see you before I begin my travels so I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe and peaceful holiday and a Happy Easter.

Best Wishes

Mr Burton

Parents' Evening

Dear Parents'

It was great to see so many of you at your teacher meetings last night. I am looking forward to seeing the rest of you tonight. I am pleased to hear that so many of you like the new version of our reports that summarise your children's progress.

Best Wishes

Mr Burton

Strike Action

Dear Parents,

As you may have heard in recent news’ reports, the NUT have called for their members to go on strike this Wednesday, 26^th March. Several of our school staff are in this union and will not be attending work on Wednesday this week. This means the school will be partially closed to some pupils.

 The school will be open for the following year groups only:

Reception

Year 2

Year 6

The school will be closed for the following year groups:

Year 1

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

All support staff and SMSAs and kitchen staff are expected to attend on this day. Children will be well supervised and cared for throughout the day.

More information about why the strike is taking place can be found on the BBC news website.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24347235

Best Wishes

Mr Burton

Spring Food Fair!

Dear Parents,

thank you for contributing to our fantastic PTFA Spring Food Fair. There was so much to enjoy.  Well done Shakira and your team once again for bringing Cabot a fantastic event. it was a very fitting farewell to Miss Baker, who has worked so hard for Cabot in so many ways including supporting PTFA events. Although she has left us for now as a staff member we know she will always be a good friend to our School. We look forward to hearing reports of her adventures.

Thanks also to Miss Davies for arranging the Book Fair at the same time. We know our children love to read and it is a great thing seeing them so excited about choosing books.

Best Wishes

Mr Burton

Best Wishes

Mr Burton

School Dress Code

Dear Parents,

From Term 5 we expect pupils to wear the clothing specified in the School Dress Code, details of which are listed below. I have also highlighted items, amongst others, which are not acceptable.

If pupils arrive at school in clothes which do not adhere to the dress code then you will be contacted in order to discuss the matter and the reasons for this.

Individual children and whole classes will be rewarded for wearing the correct uniform and dressing appropriately for school. This has already begun but we will do this more formally, details of which will be published in forthcoming school newsletters.

If anyone has hardship difficulties that are make purchasing the uniform difficult they should contact the school office as soon as possible.

 Acceptable

•      Cabot School Jumper

•      Dark coloured trousers or skirt (black or grey)

•      White collared shirt

•      Dark shoes or trainers

•      White Hijab

 NOT Acceptable

 

•      NO Jeans

•      NO Joggers

•      NO bright coloured trainers

Best Wishes,

Mr Burton