Latest News - 17th May 2024

Chromebook Ordering Scheme

The ordering portal for the Freedom Tech Chromebook scheme is now open - please check your inbox for an email with details.

To take advantage of the scheme, all orders must be placed before 10th July, for delivery at the beginning of September.

Allotment & Environment Club

A lovely day at Allotment Club this week. We potted on some flower seedlings and some cauliflower plants, planted out our french beans and sweetcorn, did a litter pick and a bit of watering. We saw some birds going in and out of our bird boxes and enjoyed the wild flowers. We also caught sight of a night time visitor on our wildlife camera! 

CCF Laser Tag

Cadets attended the local laser tag facility in order to practice their leadership and teamwork skills. They participated in 3 different scenarios, blue against reds, blues came out triumphant.

House Arts Competition

This term the arts teams are delighted to be holding our House Arts Competition. Students are invited to audition and take part representing their house in a range of categories from art, drama and music. 

There will be a sequence of auditions resulting in the final performance evening on Wednesday 26th June which will be judged by a panel and external guest to determine the best house.

New System Update

Over the Easter holiday we changed our main database system. We have spent a long time evaluating various systems and are excited to have found one with so many benefits for both us, and our families.

We have chosen a system called Arbor which will enable us to consolidate the current three systems into just one.

Click here to find out more about Arbor.

The current systems will be gradually replaced by Arbor in this order:

  1. My Child At School

  2. ClassCharts

  3. ParentPay

To enable a smooth transition, the migration project and will be split into phases. Here is a timeline of the initial changes that will impact families over the next few weeks.

27th March 2024 - Attendance and timetable information will stop updating on My Child At School.
Please use ClassCharts to view the most up-to-date attendance and timetable information. Continue to use MCAS for Parents Evenings, After-School Clubs and Progress Reports until we contact you with your Arbor account details.

Mid-May 2024 - We will contact you with details for your new Arbor account.
Please use the Arbor app instead of MCAS as soon as you have activated your account.

31st May 2024 - My Child At School will be deactivated.
Please uninstall the app.

We will continue to use ClassCharts until the end of the Summer Term and will provide more information later in the year.

Continue to use ParentPay as usual.

We are confident our families will appreciate the benefits of this change and will do all we can to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Uniform Donations

Our new online school shop has been so successful, our stocks are already running low!

If you have any uniform items that no longer fit your child, please consider donating them and drop them off to the school office.

100% of the proceeds from the sale of uniform is given to the students to spend on something they choose.

Upcoming Key Dates

 
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