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St Swithuns CE Primary School

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FACE - Courses available to parents

   

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Target Netball Academy summer opportunities 

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Cumnor Cricket Academies

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Art K Art Classes

 

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BetterPoints

 

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Charity Fun Day

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This Is It Performing Academy

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Kennington Youth Club

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Footsteps – Be Bright Be Seen 

The good news for schools and families is that Oxfordshire County Council have a child pedestrian Road Safety scheme called Footsteps, aimed at parents and carers. The Footsteps programme is simple for parents to use as it can be carried out in normal everyday situations such as walking to school or to the local shops. Rather than telling children what to do, parents are encouraged to ask lots of open questions to make the children think about the decisions they are making. Making these decisions safely while in the company of a supporting adult will mean they will be better prepared for dealing with roads and traffic once they begin going out on their own.

Further information can be found here: Walking with children | 365Alive

Footsteps-Parents-guide

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Children’s Book Club

Taking place at Oxford Westgate Library.

Here is an Eventbrite link to book a place (although not a requirement) -https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-book-club-at-oxford-westgate-library-tickets-1072949874959?aff=oddtdtcreator.

The book club takes place on the first Saturday of the month and its FREE to join. The club is recommended for age 7 – 12. No need to sign up!

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Energy Saving App

Oxfordshire County Councils new free Energy Saver App has launched across Oxfordshire!

With the price of energy increasing and ongoing costs of living, we know many of our residents are worried about meeting the cost of their household bills. We estimate an average annual saving of more than £200 off energy bills* for app users by following tips, tracking consumption, and creating a budget. App users can see how much energy they’ve used and set weekly budgets, with alerts to let them know if they are going over or are on target. Anyone in Oxfordshire with a smart meter can use the app, no matter their supplier, and there’s no need to switch suppliers or any hidden costs.

Furthermore, Oxfordshire County Council are giving away a cash prize of £225 (the average price of a household’s monthly energy bill) to 3 lucky app users a month!

In a time where families have growing concerns over the rising living cost, the app can offer a way for individuals to take charge of their energy consumption as well as helping to save money.

The app is sponsoring the Sustainable Primary School of the year category in the Oxford Mail’s Climate Awards and we look forward to seeing what Primary Schools have been working on in their efforts to help reach Net Zero!

esa toolkit for partners 002 .pdf

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Helpful Links for Families

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Botley Bridges - Who are they and what do they do? 

Botley Bridges is a Community Charity set up to replace some of the services that were lost when local children’s centres closed in 2017. Their aim is to support local families from Botley, Cumnor, Dean Court, West Oxford and further afield with children under 5 by providing the following services: 
  • Stay and play sessions
  • Baby group (face to face and online)
  • Monthly well baby clinic with health visitors
  • Monthly Saturday family play sessions
  • School holiday activities (open to older children too)
  • Baby massage courses
  • Family learning workshops and courses
  • Parenting courses
  • First aid courses 

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ARCh Recruitment

                  

Community Larder

 

The Community Larder is open every Wednesday from 2.30pm – 4.30pm (NEW HOURS). Alongside the Larder there is a second hand uniform stall which offers a range of free St Swithun's uniform. 

Apple Cafe

The Apple Café is a community café for Kennington in Oxfordshire, which is run by a group of volunteers for the purpose of giving our community a place to meet in a relaxed atmosphere with a drink and a delicious piece of cake or a healthy snack.

Visit the website: Applecafe.co.uk

Kennington Library

The Village Centre

Kennington Road

Kennington

OX1 5PG

Tel: 01865 730763

24-hours renewal hotline: 0845 1202811 – PIN required

Opening hours

Monday 2.00pm – 5.30pm
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 10.00am – 12.30pm
Thursday Closed
Friday 2.00pm – 7.00pm
Saturday 10.00am – 1.00pm
Sunday Closed

Visit the website


Friends of Kennington Library

This group of volunteers aims to raise the profile of the library in the community and to run a programme of enjoyable book-related activities for both adults and children.

Visit the website

The 200 Club

The 200 Club is a school lottery ran by two parents to raise much needed funds for the school. It has recently been taken over by Mrs Brown and Mrs Nonweiler. If you would like to support the school and be in with a chance to win monthly cash prizes from £1 a month, please contact reception and we can put you in contact with them.

We would like to thank them for taking over the running of it as well as thank Mrs Reaney and Mrs Rawlings for all their hard work over the years keeping it running and raising much needed funds for the school.

Monies raised so far have purchased school ipads, lighting equipment, interactive whiteboards and most recently the circular wooden tree bench outside Poplar Class.

The winners for the FOSS 200 Club May superdraw are:

No 34 - Emma Slaughter - £70

No 70 - Ruth Sanders - £25

No 184 - Rachel Kenny - £20

No 106 - Kirstin Ashton - £15

No 111 - Mrs Billoti - £10

No 140 - Emma Bound - £5

Would you like to have a number (or 5?) in the 200 Club lottery and help raise money for the school? For more information, please email foss200club@gmail.com.