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

• Parking!

  Sun 02 Feb 2020
  

• PTA Disco

  Wed 22 Jan 2020

  PTA Disco

   

  PTA School Discos for Year R - 2 and Year 3 - 6 on Friday 7th February 2020. 

  Tickets/Wristbands must be booked and paid for in advance as there will be no tickets/wristbands available on the door.  Please submit your ticket booking form inside an envelope along with your payment and your child's name and class clearly marked on the front. 

  The last date for dropping in your forms/payments will be Wednesday 5th February 2020.

• Family Support

  Wed 22 Jan 2020

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  We all know how wonderful and yet challenging being a parent can be!

  
   

  Sometimes we need a little extra support or advice, or just a chat with others to know we are not alone.

  With this in mind, I have organised the following courses through Kent Adult Education, who kindly facilitate free courses for schools:

   

  * Confident Parent, Confident Child - a 4 week course aiming to help you build your own and your child's confidence, self-esteem and manage behaviour.  This course starts on Tuesday 2nd June 2020, at 9.30am for 2 hours, and will be held at Westborough Primary school, as we are co-hosting this. 

   

  * Stepping Up Into Secondary School - a 2 hour workshop for parents, from 9.15am, on Thursday 4th June 2020 at Barming School.

   

  If you are interested in either course, please contact me with any questions or to reserve a place.

   

  Mrs Darby

  Family Support Worker

• Year R Staffing

  Sat 18 Jan 2020
  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  Some of you may be aware of the recent baby boom we have had at Barming Primary School resulting in some members of staff going on maternity leave.  In Reception, we have been fortunate enough to have Miss Smith and Mrs Hart covering Miss Locke’s maternity leave. Next term, Miss Locke will be returning for 3 days a week, Wednesday to Friday, to job share in Pippin Class with Mrs Ingram.  Prior to this, Miss Locke will be in school for a couple of days to get to know the children and introduce herself to you on Wednesday 5^th and 12^th February.

   

  In addition to Miss Locke coming back, we will also be welcoming Mrs Mayer (formerly Miss Reed) back from maternity leave. She will be working in Bramley Class on a Monday and Tuesday, starting Monday 10^th February. Mrs Mayer will also be in school prior to this to meet the children, on Thursday 6^th and Friday 7^th February.

   

  I’m sure you will join with us in thanking Miss Smith and Mrs Hart for their support.

   

  Mrs Appleby and Mrs Ingram

  Joint EYFS leads

• Welcome Back

  Sun 05 Jan 2020

  Term 3 starts Tuesday 7th January 2020 for children.

  Don't forget Year 1 children will now need to come in via the main playground.

  See you all soon!

• 'Break the Rules' Day

  Wed 18 Dec 2019

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  I would just like to say a big thank you to everyone who has taken part today in our ‘Break the Rules' Day helping us raise £554.70 for the ‘Heart of Kent Hospice’.  

  ​Thank you for all of your support.

   

  I hope you have a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year!

   

  Mrs Wade

  Year 5 Teacher and Art/D.T Lead

• Christmas Fayre Thank you!

  Sun 01 Dec 2019

  Christmas Fayre Thank you...

   

  WOW, What an AMAZING Christmas Fayre. Thank you so much to the PTA who organised it and to everyone that came to support our wonderful school.

• Maths Manipulative Week

  Sun 17 Nov 2019

  Maths Manipulatives Week starts this week: WB Monday 18th November 2019

  We will be encouraging the children to use a variety of equipment to support their development in Maths... counters, cards, Numicon, Dienes, number fans, dice, whiteboards....

• Head Lice/Nits

  Sun 03 Nov 2019

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  There has been a few cases of head lice reported at the school and your child may have been exposed.  Below are some guidelines on how to detect and treat head lice.

   

  What are Head Lice?

   

  Head lice are little insects with moving legs. They are often not much bigger than a pin head, but may be as big as a sesame seed. They live on or very close to, the scalp and don’t wander far down the hair shaft for very long. They can only live on humans, you cannot catch them from animals

  .

  What are 'Nits'?

   

  Nits are not the same thing as lice. Nits are egg cases laid by lice, stuck on to hair shafts. They are smaller than a pin head and pearly white. If you have nits it doesn’t always mean that you have head lice. When you get rid of all the lice, the nits will stay stuck to the hair until it grows out.

   

  How are they spread?

   

  Anyone can pick up head lice. They are most common among young children as they often put heads together during play allowing the lice walk from one head to the next. head lice do not reflect standards of hygiene. They are just as willing to live in clean or dirty hair.

   

  Can you stop them?

   

  The best way is for families to learn how to check their own heads. This way they find any lice before they have a chance to breed. They can then treat them and stop them being passed round the family. The way to check someone’s head is called “detection combing”. This should be done regularly and in the case of a confirmed infection in one family member, the other members of the household should carry out “detection combing” twice weekly for one week.

   

  How do I do detection combing?

   

  You need a plastic detection comb, good lighting and an ordinary comb.

   

  ·Wash the hair well, then dry it with a towel. The hair should be damp, not dripping. A small amount of conditioner may help if the hair is tangled.

  ·Make sure there is good light, daylight is best.

  ·Comb the hair with an ordinary comb.

  ·Start with the teeth of the detection comb touching the skin of the scalp at the top of the head.

  ·Draw the comb carefully towards the edge of the hair.

  ·Look carefully at the teeth of the comb in good light.

  ·If there are head lice, you will find one or more lice on the teeth of the comb. A magnifying glass may be useful in identifying lice.

  ·Do this over and over again from the top of the head to the edge of the hair in all directions, working round the head.

  ·Do this for several minutes. It takes 10 to 15 minutes to do it properly for each head.

   

  Who needs treatment?

   

  Only treat those who have living, moving lice. If more than one family member has lice, treat all those at the same time.

   

  How do I treat them?

   

  A head lice lotion (not shampoo) should be used. Ask your local pharmacist, public health nurse or GP which lotion to use, and how long to leave it on. Follow the instructions that come with the particular product.

   

  ·Repeat treatment again seven days later, in the same way, with the same lotion.

   

  Check all heads a day or two after the second treatment. If you still find living, moving lice, ask your public health nurse or GP for advice.

• New Entrants Tours

  Sun 03 Nov 2019

  There will be 2 Open Mornings for the September 2020 Intake Tours...

   

  Tuesday 5th November 2019 - 9.30am to 11.30am

   

  Thursday 14th November 2019 - 9.30am to 11.30am

   

  We are looking forward to meeting you!