Welcome to Holsworthy C of E Primary School's Web Site!

This site has been designed to give you all the information about us that you may need. If there is anything this site does not answer for you then please do not hesitate to contact us.

The school prospectus and policies can be viewed under the parents link

Nursery information can be found on the Foundation Stage Unit page here

Latest News

You may have noticed that the school has had solar panels fitted. This scheme is fully funded by ECO Schools and is being rolled out to hundreds of schools across the country to provide a valuable green energy resource. More details can be found on our ECO Friendlies page.

Due to the introduction of the new Key Stage 1 phonics test, which has been set by the government for the week commencing 18th June 2012, the planned inset day for 22nd June has now been moved to 29th June.

Sainsburys Vouchers

We are now collecting Tesco and Sainsburys vouchers towards valuable resources for the school. There are collection boxes in the Office and all vouchers will be gratefully received. Please encourage all your friends and family to bring them into school. The more we collect the more resources we can apply for.

Appeals for Help

If anybody has any unwanted toys related to farmyards, farm equipment or farm animals they would like to donate to the school please could they hand them to Mrs Rowe. We would also be grateful for any donations of outdoor playtime toys for the Infants e.g. skipping ropes, footballs etc.

We are always in need of extra casual meal time assistants to provide cover as and when needed. If you are interested please see the ladies in the School Office who would gladly add you name to the list.

The school is low on spare clothing for boys and girls aged 3 to 6. If anyone has any old or unwanted clothing they would happily give to school they would be much appreciated.

If you are a keen amateur gardener and would like to volunteer some regular maintenance time on our garden areas, please contact our office staff. Any help with our Gardening Club would be very appreciated.

Events

Please read the latest newsletter for details about forthcoming events

100 Club

We have a selection of lucky numbers still available for the 100 Club prize draw. It costs £12 for an annual subscription and every month we draw three prizes of £5, £10 and £25. There is an extra prize draw for £50 at the end of July and December. Please contact the office staff for a registration form.

All money raised from the 100 Club is collected by the Friends of Holsworthy CE Primary School to help fund resources for the children.

Headteacher Appointment - latest news

Mr Christiaan Stirling has been appointed as the new headteacher and will be making regular visits to school during the summer term in order to provide a smooth handover for the start of 2012/13 academic year.

Healthy School Award

We are extremely pleased to have been recognised by Devon as having outstanding practice in the Healthy Schools Plus award scheme

Free School Meals

If you think you are eligible for free school meals, or you are receiving free meals and your circumstances have changed, please notify the office staff as soon as possible.

School Parking

We would like to remind parents that the access driveway at the rear of the school and the staff car park are restricted areas, please do not park in these locations when picking up or dropping off children.

Holsworthy Foodbank

Many of you will be aware of the successful foodbanks which have been established across the county to provide emergency food supplies for local families who need them. The Bude Life Centre is thriving and is very effective. There is now one in Holsworthy and we will be holding vouchers along with other local organisations so if we know of the need we will be able to give the families a voucher. With thousands of people struggling to put food on the table due to rising food prices and static incomes the need for these food banks is greater than ever.

Facebook

Some members of staff have received requests from pupils in the school to become Facebook 'friends'. The school has major concerns with any child at Primary School having a Facebook account as this breaks the terms and conditions of Facebook under "Registration and Account Security" article 5 - "You will not use Facebook if you are under 13".

Under no circumstances should any member of staff accept these friend requests and should they do so, we ask that you inform the school immediately as it may be someone pretending to be a member of staff. Many of our staff do NOT use Facebook and the site is not available in school.

Facebook does not provide extensive child security measures for minors because it is not aimed at very young children. Your child is potentially unsafe when using Facebook if you ignore this restriction and lie about their age to gain an account. If you insist on allowing your under age child to have an account, please register yourself too and make sure your child adds your account as a 'friend' so that you can monitor their communications and who they are adding as 'friends'. Also change all account privacy settings to their highest level to resrict the information that can be viewed by the public.

Although chatting online can be great fun, young people can sometimes find themselves in situations where they are out of their depth. Risks can arise when young people give out their personal details to strangers believing them to be friends. The online world is very different to the real world and people can be tempted to say and do things that they wouldn't dream of if they met face to face. This can include giving out personal information such as mobile numbers, pictures of themselves and where they can be located.

For further information about internet safety and the risks of using online social sites, please see the resources at the Thinkyouknow website run by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre.

Photographs

Here are some children using our traversing wall in the junior playground.  Hold on tight.

Our bike shed now complete with a table tennis table.