General News

We have been asked by the Health Protection Service at Lancashire County Council and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to raise awareness of measles and the importance of two doses of the MMR vaccine. Please see the two links below with more information on Measles.

UKHSA Measles flyer_School

Measles How to Stay Safe poster

If you are unsure if you or your child is vaccinated against Measles, please contact your GP who will be able to advise and if necessary book an appointment to get you vaccinated.

11th March to 15th March is reading week at Larches: –

It is a week dedicated to reading. Please encourage your child to read at home as much as possible.

We have a well-stocked and up to date library in school which they can borrow books from to bring home.

29th January –  2nd February is reading week at Larches: –

It is a week dedicated to reading. Please encourage your child to read at home as much as possible.

We have a well-stocked and up to date library in school which they can borrow books from to bring home.

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are reminding parents of back to school advice amid rising levels of winter illness.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ukhsa-reminds-parents-of-back-to-school-advice?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=d2897b05-876e-4b17-96d6-0a01fa2e1827&utm_content=daily

Kind regards,

Infection Prevention and Control Team

infectionprevention@lancashire.gov.uk

Please see the attached newsletter – Christmas Newsletter 2023

Merry Christmas from all at Larches

Reading Week

Next week, 20th – 25th November 2023 is Larches’ whole school reading week across all subjects. Pupils will be encouraged to visit the library to borrow a book as well as reading and discussing lots of different texts in all their lessons.

Some of students attended the Lancashire Violence Reduction Network event – Hope Hack last month.

Below is the feedback report from the event.

Staff who attended said “It was an incredibly inspiring experience; one the students took a lot from”.

Lancashire Hope Hack Report 2023

This week, 2nd October – 6th October is reading week at Larches: –

It is a week dedicated to reading. Please encourage your child to read at home as much as possible.

We have a well-stocked and up to date library in school which they can borrow books from to bring home.

Why not take advantage of Lancashire County Council’s cheap bus offers to visit Lancashire’s museums this summer.

There are some great offers on bus tickets running, it’s a maximum of £2 for single journeys every day on most bus services. Also with the new weekender ticket, you can buy a day ticket on the bus on a Saturday for free travel on Sunday. Kids under 5 always travel free.

With 6 county council museums to explore across Lancashire, there’s lots of options for days out to keep the kids entertained in the summer holidays and beyond.  There’s plenty of exciting activities at our museums this summer, with most open through to October half term.

Find out more about our bus ticket offers and the different museums you can visit at – www.lancashire.gov.uk/publictransport

The fare offers are funded by government as part of the council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan.

Our next reading week is 26^th June – 30^th June: –

It is a week dedicated to reading. Please encourage your child to read at home as much as possible.

We have a well-stocked and up to date library in school which they can borrow books from to bring home.