Newsletter

6th March 2024

TESCO Tokens

Well done everyone! Thank you so much for choosing to put your   
TESCO tokens into Burleigh’s box. We were successful and have been awarded the highest amount of money - £1500. This will allow us to purchase and build at least one more ‘summer hut’ on the playground, which means that children will have somewhere to relax, read and rest on those hot summer days! During ‘Hot chocolate with the Head’ last week, some of our Year 4 children were asking for somewhere to be able to go and read during lunch breaks. How nice to be able to grant their wish!

Reading Challenge

As a staff, we still can’t quite believe that through the sponsored read, the children have managed to raise a wonderful £3,756.10! By our reckoning, 60% of this is £2,253.66 which means that in total we will have just over £6,000 to spend on books! THANK YOU!

FABS

For new parents, FABS is Burleigh’s parent association which raises funds for the school. Eg. As a result of last year’s summer fete, FABS donated £1,800 to Burleigh to reduce the cost of school trips by £4.50 per pupil. However, unfortunately, due to the limited number of people being able to commit to helping out at FABS, it is highly unlikely that we will be able to have a fete again this summer. If you are able to help out on the proposed day of the fete – Saturday 29th June – please let FABS know by emailing: fabs@burleigh.herts.sch.uk and let them know you are willing to commit between one and two hours on the day to help set up / run a stall / pack away. 25 volunteers are needed to make the school fete viable. If you can, please help.

As well as needing people to help on the day of the fete, FABS also need to recruit two more members to their committee. One role would involve communication – someone with good communication skills to help raise the profile of FABS; the other role would involve managing the organisation and sale of second- hand uniform. On average, both roles would involve a time commitment of roughly three hours per month. Once again, if interested, please email FABS at fabs@burleigh.herts.sch.uk
NB Should you need to purchase some school uniform for your child, FABS have many jumpers, cardigans and fleeces that can be bought at a very favourable price. Please email FABS when you need an item. Everything is paid for via the School Gateway.

Parking on Blindman’s Lane

What a nightmare! Parents manage the situation very well indeed, but occasionally,  from time to time, one of our neighbours writes to the school to express their concern that people are parking in front of their driveway during school drop-off and pick-up times, preventing them from accessing or leaving their property. As difficult as it is, please continue to consider all our neighbours, despite the high level of traffic on the road and the lack of parking spaces. As a school, we have written to the local council to express our frustration with the situation and ask for help.

Some dates for your diary

8th March: World Book Day – please dress up if you’d like to…
11th & 13th March: Parent consultations – it’s still not too late to sign-up…
27th March: Year 2 to Capel Manor
25th April: Year 3 Roman Britain day
10th-14th June: Year 6 residential to PGL Caythorpe
20th-21st June: Year 5 residential to Cuffley Camp
27th June: Year 6 trip to the theatre
5th July: DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT DAY – an opportunity to take your child out of school for the day and literally…do something different. NB Now that the date has been set, parents may like to book the day off work to take their child somewhere special or try out something new together. More information to follow.

Working together for the good of the children