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We have had a fantastic first week of swimming lessons - thanks to Hunsonby Pool for stepping in and hosting us. The sun shone today! We are very proud of the progress made towards the School Swimming Charter awards and Water Safety awards. Please be assured the teachers are very experienced and the swimming programme has been carefully planned to ensure all children make progress and develop in their learning throughout the sessions. We are very proud of this programme and hope that it will be supported to continue in future years.

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Our Tag Rugby team did themselves proud at Helm Wind Tag Rugby Tournament, hosted by Long Marton School. They showed great teamwork and played brilliantly together, scoring plenty of tries! Well done Team Culgaith!

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Cumbrian Folktales Story Sharing and Creative Workshop

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Cumbrian Folktales Story Sharing and Creative Workshop

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1.6.26 - 5.6.26 - Daily swimming at Askham pool

3.6.26 - Temple Sowerby cricket (evening comp) Selected pupils

8.6.26 - Phonics screening week - Year 1

9.6.26 - Rounders - selected pupils

11.6.26 - Swimming - selected pupils, Kings Meaburn Cup - (evening comp) Selected pupils

12.6.26 - Youth Climate Summit - selected pupils - Mrs Dobinson - Great North Swim for Sunbeams!

15.6.26 - Culgaith Girls Football Competition

17.6.26 - Whole school music workshops and multi-sports day

19.6.26 - SPORTS DAY - morning

Fairtrade Farmers Market and coffee afternoon 2-4pm

22.6.26 - Year 6 Leavers Service @ Carlisle Cathedral and treat day

24.6.26 - Year 6 Kooth session, Warcop Netball Competition

26.6.26 - Open Water Swimming Day - KS 2, Gymnastics - KS1 selected pupils

1.7.26 - KS2 Sailing - Ullswater

2.7.26 - Transition (moving-up day)

8.7.26 - Moana 1pm and 6pm performances

9.7.26 - Moana 6pm performance

13.7.26 - 17.7.26 - Whole School 150 years celebration week

13.7.26 - 14.7.26 - Whole school history workshops (Victorian dress-up)

15.7.26 - Victorian dress-up, Open afternoon, afternoon tea, stained glass windows unveiling and world premier of Acorn Bank Watermill film featuring class 3 pupils

16.7.26 - Teddy Bears Picnic, Nursery open afternoon, winner of nursery logo competition announcement, new nursery uniform available

17.7.26 - Year 6 Leavers assembly 9am

17.7.26 - End of term 2pm.

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Carlisle United Community Football May Half Term Activities

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Carlisle United Community Football May Half Term Activities

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Our Culgaith Netball Team showed determination, skill and incredible team work in the Netball Tournament hosted by Long Marton School. Placing in an amazing 3rd place!

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We have now created a WhatsApp group for parents/carers to help share general information, reminders, volunteering opportunities and updates about school activities.

If you would like to get involved, whether that’s sourcing raffle prizes, helping to set up and clear away at events, or supporting fundraising activities — please sign up using the Google Form below:
https://forms.gle/9hVdLavbZqGS6Hix8

Fundraising plays a vital role at Culgaith School, helping us provide enriching experiences for our children, including events, trips, activities and school productions. It is therefore incredibly important that we have as much support as possible from our school community.

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Special Breakfast Club Week free to all from 8:15am-8:45am, taking place from Monday 8th June to Friday 12th June. We have some fun activities and special menus planned for each day!

All attendance during this week will help to support and fund the future of our Breakfast Club! We encourage as many children as possible to attend throughout the week.

So that we know numbers, please book on Arbor Parent Portal by Friday 5th June.

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We’re excited to welcome local farmers, makers and producers to our upcoming Farmers Market at Culgaith C of E Primary School Friday 19th June from 2pm–4pm.

We’re spreading the word across the local community and hoping to create a fantastic atmosphere full of great produce, local businesses and friendly faces. It’s a wonderful opportunity to showcase your products, connect with other local sellers and support fair trade and fair prices for farmers and producers.

If you’d like to take part, please email admin@culgaith.cumbria.sch.uk with the subject line “FARMERS MARKET”.

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We’re excited to announce that we’ll be holding a Summer Raffle at Culgaith School on Thursday 16th July! This is a great chance to get involved, have some fun, and win some fantastic prizes. Tickets will be available to purchase soon, so keep an eye out for more details. All proceeds will go towards supporting school activities and events.

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Free community group and health and wellbeing information and

advice, for all Penrith residents and surrounding villages.

Come along for a brew and chat, games, social walk, or to find out

about local services that can support your health and wellbeing.

Where: Penrith Library (upstairs)

When: Every second and fourth Monday of the month

Time: 12-2pm

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Our Values in Action This Term

This term, our pupils have been exploring the values of Friendship and Respect in many wonderful ways. One of the greatest expressions of friendship is sharing a meal together, and Class 3 have certainly enjoyed this as part of their topic work on Ghana. Through learning to cook a range of traditional recipes, including jollof rice and kelewele, the children have enthusiastically embraced new flavours and experiences.

Our Year 1 pupils have also been shining across the school with their ever-growing confidence and teamwork. They are often popping into Mrs Dobinson’s office proudly carrying a note, a collaborative piece of work, or something special they have created together. It has been wonderful to see them recognising and valuing one another’s strengths and talents.

What fantastic examples of our values in action — well done, everyone

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We are introducing the Happier Children's Project to some children across school - these resources may help parents at home. 

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For all things health related, see the 0-19 Growing Healthy information service from Westmorland and Furness.

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Welcome to Growing Healthy 0-19 years services in Westmorland & Furness
Click to view our clinics

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for providing 0-19 services in Westmorland & Furness.

Single Point of contact telephone number: 0300 304 9039

The role of the 0-5 Service is to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of children under five and their families. The 5-19 team promotes and protects the health and wellbeing of all children and young people aged 5 to 19.

0-5 Children's Service

All families with a child under five in Westmorland & Furness have access to a Growing Healthy 0-5 Team consisting of health visitors, Screeners, early years practitioners and infant feeding specialists. They provide expert health assessments, advice, support and interventions for babies, children and families.

The team encourages and supports parents and carers to develop life-long skills to enable them to make informed choices that affect their family's future health and wellbeing.

The team is community-based and is accessible at a range of different venues including the family home, Family centres and community venues. The service works in partnership with other agencies to ensure all families receive individualised and appropriate support.

Health Visitors

Health visitors are registered nurses or midwives who have an additional qualification in specialist community public health nursing. They are highly skilled in the assessment and co-ordination of support tailored to individual and family needs.

The team aims to help build parents' confidence in their ability to give their child the best start in life and listen carefully and support when parents have concerns. It identifies and builds on what is going well, and provides information to help parents find their own solutions to problems where possible.

The Westmorland & Furness Growing Healthy 0-5 Service offers a programme of:

Immunisation advice

Developmental reviews

Maternal and Infant Mental Health Support

Information and guidance to support parenting and healthy lifestyle choices

Healthy Child Programme (HCP)

The Healthy Child Programme (HCP) is a public health programme for children, young people and families which focuses on early intervention and prevention. The HCP offers a programme of screening tests, immunisations, developmental reviews, information and guidance to support parenting and healthy lifestyle choices.

The Healthy Child Programme contacts include:

Antenatal contact

New birth visit at 10-14 days

Contact at 6-8 weeks

Contact at 3-4 months

Contact at 6-9 months

A child health review/development assessment by one year of age

Contact at 18 months

A child health review/development assessment by two and a half years of age

A child health review/development assessment may be offered between 3-5 years

Some common areas of information and support:

Pregnancy and transition into parenthood

Infant feeding/ specialist breast feeding support

Growth and nutrition

Healthy eating

Dental health

Development

Behaviour

Accident prevention

Safe sleeping

Speech and language development

Immunisations

Common childhood illness/infection

Safeguarding

Postnatal depression and emotional wellbeing

Parenting

Our service is delivered in partnership with a range of health, social and education organisations and teams including:

CAMHS

Early Help

Early Years Education providers

GPs/paediatricians

Voluntary sector

Sexual Health Services

Child health clinics

Child health and infant feeding clinics are held across Westmorland & Furness, see clinic tab at the top of the page. Clinic appointments can be booked via the Children's Health Services App or by calling 0300 304 9039

Referral

The service accepts referrals from:

Midwifery services

GPs and other professionals

Self-referral from parents/carers

Other statutory and voluntary agencies

Westmorland & Furness

SEND Local Offer

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5-19 Healthy Child Service

We work with children, young people and families to empower and enable them to make informed decisions about health and to support them in transitioning safely and happily into adult life. The Westmorland & Furness Growing Healthy 5-19 Team works in the home and community settings to deliver universal and targeted interventions designed to meet public health outcomes. We ensure the emotional and physical health and wellbeing of families, children and young people across Westmorland & Furness.

We provide a service to all children and young people of school age, and their families, whether or not they are attending school. The service is based on the Healthy Child Programme from 5-19 years old. We offer advice and information and assess health needs on children entering school and on transfer to secondary schools. We are the first point of contact for schools when there are concerns about a child's health and wellbeing.

We are also responsible for:

Measuring and weighing children in reception and year 6 as part of the National Child Measurement Programme

Universal screening for vision and audiology for reception children

Providing first level enuresis (involuntary urination) advice and support

Providing emotional health and wellbeing support

Supporting children and families with additional health needs or disability

Parenting and behavioural problems

Risk taking behaviour including drugs and alcohol

Stop smoking advice

Relationships, sexual health and pregnancy

Promoting healthy lifestyles in schools and communities through health education

Specialist advice and support will also be offered to:

Children in need of protection and their families; children and families in need; foster carers and children who are in care.

Growing HealthyWestmorland & Furness 5-19 Team

The team comprises specialist community public health nurses , community staff nurses , Public Health Practitioner, school screeners and health administrators.

We work closely with Health Visitors so that children and families with complex health and social care needs are identified early. We support the development and implementation of health management plans to promote the child's health and wellbeing, school attendance, education and attainment.

When young people and families require targeted interventions, these may be provided solely by the School Nursing Team.

Service Manager - Diane Chew

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Growing Healthy 0-19 Westmorland & Furness | HDFT Childrens Health Service

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Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for providing 0-19 services in Westmorland & Furness through a Section 75 Agreement.

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Westmorland and Furness Family Hub have a wealth of resources available to support families in all aspects of life. Click above to see what they offer.

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Support, advice and guidance for you and your family aged 4 to 11 years.

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See below for just a few of our superstars from last term!

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We have had an incredible response to our food scheme. We now have 2 collections - Tuesdays Fairshare at Rheged and Wednesday nights M&S.

Thank you to our amazing band of helpers during the Spring Term who were able to help raise over £1000. Support from the village has been fantastic.

To keep the schemes going we rely fully on our parent and staff volunteers. If you are able to help for any collection, any week, just let Miss Powley know in the office.

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Dear Families and Friends,

I can't quite believe we are half-way through Summer Term already. We have been so busy and the children have achieved so much. We are particularly proud of Year 6 children who worked their socks off during their week of SATS tests. Thank you to Mr James and to AW Jenkinsons for supporting by providing the leavers hoodies! The celebration disco was fabulously supported and we loved seeing the children have a fantastic time after putting in such a great effort. Whatever the results, we know you are all going on to great things!

I have been delighted to see children thriving throughout school, with children looking more and more ready for the next class, or the next school - we know that children really value transition opportunities. Year 6 have had the chance to get to know other children locally at our Patterdale Hall event and will follow this up with a transition day and the Leavers service at Carlisle Cathedral.

Summer is the term of sport and our netball team did us proud last night at Long Marton, coming 3rd overall - fabulous result. Our Tag-rugby team have also competed and still to come we have football, more netball, our own girls football tournament - please come along to support even if your child is not playing - there will be drinks and snack and great football to watch!

Finally, as you are aware, at the end of this term we will celebrate our 150th birthday! We are looking forward to a wonderful week of celebrations. If you know anyone who has been linked to the school in the past - as a pupil, staff member, governor for example, then do let us know so we can extend an invite to the celebrations.

Warm regards,

Mrs. Dobinson
Headteacher

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As always, all our diary dates are published on our school calendar. If you would like to link this with you own calendar, you can do so via the website. 

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As always, all our diary dates are published on our school calendar. If you would like to link this with you own calendar, you can do so via the website. 

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As the National Year of reading continues, we remind ourselves that raising reading children comes from being a reading role-model - see here for more information and statistics from The National Literacy Trust https://literacytrust.org.uk/research-services/research-reports/role-models-and-their-influence-on-children-and-young-peoples-reading/

This month I bring you a Swedish novel, translated into English, When the Cranes Fly South

by Lisa Ridzén. This book will make you smile but be prepared, it is also a real tear-jerker. Enjoy.

THE PHENOMENAL SUNDAY TIMES WORD-OF-MOUTH BESTSELLER. A profoundly moving and life-affirming novel about the multitude of stories contained within a life, and the big things for which we have no words.

‘So heartbreaking and funny and beautiful and wise… an extraordinary book’ RICHARD OSMAN

'You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to buy twenty copies and give them to everyone you love’ FREDRIK BACKMAN

‘The most moving book I’ve ever read.’ JACQUELINE WILSON

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize & Waterstones Book of the Month

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Bo is determined to live his own life in his own way. But his son has other ideas...

Bo lives a quiet existence in his small rural village in the north of Sweden. He is elderly and his days are punctuated by visits from his care team and his son. Fortunately, he still has his rich memories, phone calls with his best friend, and his beloved dog Sixten for company.

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Role models are an important influence in children and young people's lives. Our data shows that the percentage of children and young people who say they have a role model has increased over the past decade, from 78.0% in 2009 to 93.4% in 2019. This report looks at children and young people's role models more closely to identify who they look up to, and what seeing their role model read would make them think or feel about reading.

Key Findings

Who do children and young people look up to?

93.4% of children and young people aged 7 to 18 had at least one role model.

The most popular role models were mums (67.4%) and dads (60.2%).

More than half of children (52.6%) said that they look up to a YouTuber, while fewer than 2 in 5 looked up to a sibling (38.3%) or teacher (36.5%).

How does seeing role models read influence children and young people's reading?

More than half (52.9%) of children and young people who had a role model agreed that seeing their role model read would make them think it's okay to read.

3 in 10 (30.4%) children and young people agreed that seeing their role model read would make them think that reading is cool

More than 1 in 4 (27.2%) agreed that seeing their role model read would make them think that reading would help them to pursue a career they are interested in.

Role models and their influence by demographic

More girls looked up to people they were likely in direct contact with, such as their mum (76.0% vs 61.9%) or friends (61.5% vs 44.6%).

More boys looked up to famous personalities such as YouTubers (57.9% vs 47.9%) or sportspeople (30.6% vs 22.0%).

Almost half (45.8%) of boys said that they looked up to a footballer compared with just over 1 in 8 (13.2%) girls.

The percentage of children and young people who said they had a role model decreased with age. While more than 9 in 10 of those aged 7 to 11 (95.2%) had a role model, just 3 in 4 (76.2%) of those aged 16 to 18 said the same.

Overall, parents continue to be the most important role models for children and young people. However, this report found that celebrity role models, including YouTubers, have become more prevalent than they were a decade ago. Boys' and older students' engagement needs particular focus to align with younger pupils that have consistently shown to be more likely to engage with, and benefit from, reading role models.

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Free School Meals - is not just free school meals! This grant is worth applying for even if your child already receives Infant free school meals. It actually provides school with a pot of money called Pupil Premium which can support your child's education in lots of ways. For more information - check out our website: https://www.culgaith.cumbria.sch.uk/additional-funding/ 

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Free School Meals - is not just free school meals! This grant is worth applying for even if your child already receives Infant free school meals. It actually provides school with a pot of money called Pupil Premium which can support your child's education in lots of ways. For more information - check out our website: https://www.culgaith.cumbria.sch.uk/additional-funding/ 

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Qualifying for free school meals and school clothing vouchers

If you already get free school meals and clothing grants you do not need to apply for each school year.

Benefits you receive

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

Income Support

Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance

Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

the guaranteed element of Pension Credit

Child Tax Credit - Provided you're not also entitled to Working Tax Credit. Also your annual gross income of no morethan £16,190

Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

Universal Credit - if your household income is less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Benefits your child receives

Children who get paid these benefits paid to them, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also get free school meals.

Your child may also get free school meals if you get any of these benefits and your child is both:

If your child is eligible for free school meals, they'll remain eligible until they finish the phase of schooling (primary or secondary) they're in on 31 March 2025.

If you receive working tax credits you may not be eligible for free school meals or clothing grants.

Any child receiving Income Support or Income Based Jobseekers Allowance in their own right is also entitled to get free school meals.

Free schools meals are available to statutory school aged children attending full time education. Full education is full days 9am to 3pm, this excludes private nurseries and further education colleges.

Apply for free school meals and school clothing vouchers

If you already get free school meals and clothing grants you do not need to apply for each school year.
Apply for free school meals and school clothing vouchers
Where possible all parents and guardians should apply online.

You will need to register on the Citizen Portal to do this.

If you apply online you will receive an immediate response telling you if you are eligible for the vouchers.

If you can't apply online please contact us:

Call us: 0300 373 3300
Email: FSM.ClothingGrants@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Write to:
Free School Meal and School Clothing Grants
PO BOX 304
Kendal
LA9 9GY

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Apply online to see if your child or children can get free school meals and clothing vouchers. In certain circumstances free school meals are available to families with no recourse to public funds.

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LINK is a Social Prescribing Service for Children and Young People aged 5 to 19 in Cumbria.
LINK works alongside GP practice teams in Carlisle, Penrith & Eden, Keswick & Solway and Longtown & Brampton Primary Care Networks (PCN), to support children and young people with their emotional health and wellbeing.
LINK is a personalised service - every child and young person works with a link worker to establish what is important to them as individuals and to find a solution that works for them.
Children and young people must be registered to a GP surgery or attend a school within one of the above PCN areas and can be referred into the Service by their GP, other healthcare professional or professional at school.

Our offer:
* 1 to 1 support with a Link Worker
* Assessment tools based on Signs of Wellbeing
* Drop-in Wellbeing Groups in various settings
* Working widely with other community groups

Area's of support:
* Confidence & low self esteem
* Social Isolation
* Peer difficulties
* School related worries
* Community Engagement
* Future goal setting
* Developing resilience
* Worry management
* Family relationships
* Coping with stress & mild anxiety

Instagram: @linkcumbria Facebook: LINK Cumbria

We can help with

Mental health

Services supporting children and young people's emotional health and wellbeing. We have centres where children and young people can visit and have a trained worker they can trust and talk to. We help them build their confidence and get to the root of their difficulties.

Find out more about Mental health

Search for Mental health services

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Cumbria LINK - Young People's Social Prescribing Service

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LINK is a Social Prescribing Service for Children and Young People aged 5 to 19 in Cumbria. LINK works alongside GP practice teams in Carlisle, Penrith & Eden,

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Westmorland and Furness SEND information and services.

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Westmorland and Furness SEND information and services.

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The SEND Local Offer is the central information point for families with children and young people aged up to 25 years with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

If you have would like to contact a member of the SEND Team, please see contact details below:
Barrow, Eden and South Lakes
inclusion.bandsl@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Tel: 01229 407403 You can also download our new Westmorland and Furness SEND Structure Chart [PDF 197KB] to contact a member of the SEND Team. Please note: Some web pages and service records are currently duplicated across both Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness sites. In due course, information will be split across the 2 new authorities.

News and events

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2. Sign up for Newsletters to keep up to date with Cumbria's Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Continuous Improvement Plan...

3. On the 1 of April 2023 the Local Government Reorganisation will come into effect, and Cumbria County Council as well as the 6 district councils...

4. If there are particular areas of work or themes that you would like support with, activities or events then do let us know. We would...

5. News and Opinions All the latest news from across the SEND sector alongside expert comment and stories from the ground. News, blogs, resources, events and...

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Families Information | Westmorland and Furness SEND Local Offer

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Kooth is a confidential platform for children in Year 6 and up to have a safe place to seek support. 

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Kooth is a confidential platform for children in Year 6 and up to have a safe place to seek support. 

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Kooth is your online mental wellbeing community. Access free, safe and anonymous

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The NSPCC has a huge bank of resources to support families. 

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The NSPCC has a huge bank of resources to support families. 

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🥪 Healthy Packed Lunches & Water Only! 💧

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🥪 Healthy Packed Lunches & Water Only! 💧

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Let’s Fuel Our Children for Success!

Why it matters:

✅ Helps your child concentrate and learn better

✅ Supports healthy growth and development

✅ Builds long-term healthy eating habits

✅ Keeps energy levels balanced throughout the day

What to Pack:

🥗 A healthy sandwich or wrap

🍎 Fresh fruit or veggie sticks

🧀 A small portion of dairy (like cheese or yogurt)

🍞 Whole grain snacks

💧 A bottle of water only – no juice or fizzy drinks, please!

Please Avoid:

❌ Sugary snacks or chocolate bars

❌ Fizzy drinks or juice

❌ Highly processed foods

❌ Nuts (we are a nut-avoiding school)

📢 Top Tip: Let your child help pack their lunch—it encourages better eating!

Together, let’s support happy, healthy, focused learners!

Thank you for helping us promote wellbeing at school.

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The school day starts at 8.45am

The gate and doors open from 8:40am with registration at 8.45am.  Breakfast club is available from 8am - 8.45am. Lessons begin at 8.45am immediately after registration.

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Breakfast Club is available from 8am every day. Book in on Parent Pay. If you wish to use the free breakfast club from 8.15am, please ensure you have booked via the office (in advance). This is necessary so we can provide correct staffing and food orders.

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Please remember to order your child’s school meals on Arbor. If they are bringing in a packed lunch from home, please select the "Packed Lunch" option.

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Home time is at 3:15pm. We ask parents to wait in the playground at the front of school and the children will leave via their classes when a member of staff has seen the adult designated to collect them.

Children going home on the bus are taken by a member of staff and seen safely on to the bus.

Please let us know in the morning or by phone if there is a change to the usual collecting arrangements for your child as we cannot let a child go home with someone else unless we have been asked to do so by their parent or carer, even if the other person is known to us.

After school club is available from 3.15-5pm Monday-Thursday. Please book ahead of time via Parent Pay. Please arrive by 5pm to collect your child. Staff are not paid beyond this time and may have their own responsibilities to attend to.

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Please see the link to our term dates.

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Use the following links to talk about staying safe online with your family. 

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Use the following links to talk about staying safe online with your family. 

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Campaigning for change

We fight to change laws to make society safer for children. Our Wild West Web campaign has pushed for new regulations through the Online Safety Bill to make sure websites, apps and games are safe for children to use. But the draft Bill doesn't go far enough to protect children.
Help us end the Wild West Web

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Understanding online safety is tricky for all ages - we have advice and guides to help you learn about staying safe online as a family.

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Our After School Club runs from Monday to Thursday, 3:15–4:30pm, at a cost of £3 per child. We also offer an additional session from 4:30–5:00pm for a further £1.50 per child. Activities change each half term, offering a wide range of fun and engaging experiences for the children to enjoy. You can book this via Arbor Parent Portal.

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This summer term between the 12th-17th of July, we will be celebrating 150 years of Culgaith School! To mark the occasion, we will be hosting a Victorian-themed week, and children are warmly encouraged to take part by dressing in period costume.

There will be an open day where visitors can come along and explore the school, as well as a special afternoon tea party during the week. We will also dedicate time to learning about the school’s rich history.

The celebrations will include the unveiling of a commemorative stained glass window, the drawing of the summer raffle, a Victorian themed fair and a welcome to our littlest members of the community with a Teddy Bear's picnic. More information to follow.

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Nursery for 2 Year Olds - now taking bookings

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Nursery for 2 Year Olds - now taking bookings

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We are delighted to share that from September 2026, Culgaith School will be offering nursery places for children aged 2 and above!

We are proud to be one of only 300 schools nationwide to receive funding to refurbish our facilities and extend our nursery provision to include two-year-olds.

For more information, please contact the school office. We will ask you to complete an enquiry form and add your child to our waiting list. Please note places are limited and we are already taking enquiries so spread the word if you require a space.

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From September there will be some slight adjustments to our class structure. Transition day is when all children from Year 6 get a chance to 'try out' their new secondary school so the children who remain in school can 'try out' their new classes. Nursery and new to school reception age children are also invited to a taster day.

Our classes in September will be as follows:

Class 1 and Nursery - Miss McWhirter and Mrs Parker

Class 2 - Year 2 and 3 - Mrs Parkin and Mrs Ray

Class 3 - Year 4, 5 and 6 - Mrs Dobinson and Mr Critchley.

As always, classes and teachers will collaborate and work together at times. If you have any questions, do pop in and see your class teacher.

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Sadly, Miss Powley will leave us on Friday 5th June to go onto a new job. She has been a wonderful asset in her time here and we are very grateful that she was able to join the team this year.

Mrs Jackson will return to her office duties on Monday 13th July, although she will be working odd days before then to help us!

This does mean a few changes in the meantime. We are very grateful to be supported by Miss Hamilton from the Morland School office team and Mr Nattrass who will remain our bursar until the end of term - please bear with us as the office will not be manned at all times. Messages etc will be checked when time allows. We appreciate your patience during this time.

Following this, in Autumn Term, the office will be manned Monday to Thursday only so please bear this in mind.

Many thanks and good luck Miss Powley!

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Running club in full summer term action!

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Rise gymnastics competition

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Orienteering event

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Loose parts play day with Rag Tag Arts

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Adventures from Africa talk with Peter Nutsford

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Monday 13th – Tuesday 14th July

Whole school history workshops

Victorian dress-up

Wednesday 15th July

Victorian dress-up

Open afternoon with tours and viewing of school archives and log books

World premiere of Acorn Bank Watermill film featuring Class 3 pupils – 1:30pm

Stained glass windows unveiling – 3:00pm

Afternoon tea – 3:30pm

Thursday 16th July

Teddy Bears Picnic – 12:00pm

Nursery open afternoon

Winner of nursery logo competition announcement – 2:00pm

New nursery uniform available

Friday 17th July

Year 6 Leavers Assembly – 9:00am

End of term – 2:00pm

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150 years celebration timetable of last week of term

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Mrs Dobinson is taking on Coventry Building Society Great North Swim!

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Mrs Dobinson is taking on Coventry Building Society Great North Swim!

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Mrs Dobinson will be taking part in the Coventry Building Society Great North Swim across Windermere on Friday 12th June at 5.30pm to raise money for Annie Mawson's Sunbeams Music Trust, an inspiring local charity that changes lives through the power of music!

Sunbeams delivers specialist community music therapy for children and adults across Cumbria, supporting people of all ages, including those living with physical disabilities, dementia, learning difficulties and mental health challenges. Through live music, participants are given opportunities to build confidence, experience joy, develop connections and improve their wellbeing.

Many children from our school benefit from our fortnightly visits to Sunbeams, which are always a highlight of the term. Sunbeams offers a wonderful environment where children can experience enjoyment, creativity, musical expression and a real sense of wellbeing.

If you are able to support this fantastic local charity, any donation would be greatly appreciated.

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I’m taking on the Coventry Building Society Great North Swim across Windermere on Friday 12th June at 5.30pm. As many of you know,I’m an avid lake swimmer so the chance to enter a race in aid of such