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Saint Patrick's Support

Please talk to us if you have any concerns, no matter how big or small so that we can work together to ensure we can support you and your family. For any help/support queries please contact admin@st-patricks.wilts.sch.uk  F.A.O Mrs Courtney or Mrs Minty, and please do be assured your queries will be dealt with in a confidential and sensitive manner. 

 

We are passionate about ALL children experiencing enriching experiences at Saint Patrick's. Therefore, this year we have introduced the 'Saint Patrick's Passport of Possibilities'. Throughout each child's time at our school, we have planned in free experiences which are engaging, enriching and educational. Every child will receive a passport, which they keep in school and can keep a record of these experiences, until they leave us and can then take these home to reflect on their time at our school. Click here to view in more detail

 

Have a Savvy Summer

Family Days Out and Things To Do

Everyone is looking for things to do during the summer holidays and Martin Lewis’ website ((Money Saving Expert) has some amazing ideas! Please follow the links below to find low cost or FREE days out for your family, things to do and even places to eat.

 

Things to do…

  1. Follow this link for a region by region rundown of 200+ FREE museums and galleries to visit

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/free-museums-and-art-galleries/

  1. Convert Tesco Clubcard points into Tesco Reward Partners vouchers and on many attractions, you get two-times the vouchers' face value to use on tickets, for example £5 in points converts into £10-worth of vouchers. They can be used at theme parks, wildlife parks and more.

https://secure.tesco.com/clubcard/spendvouchers?icid=Ovo_Spend&_gl=1*1c3vwr2*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTE4OTM0NTE5Ny4xNzIxMjExMDI1*_ga_33B19D36CY*MTcyMTIxMTAyNC4xLjAuMTcyMTIxMTAyNC4wLjAuMTkzMjI2NTA3&dclid=CLeJwNzqrYcDFbBIHQkdLcEAAg

  1. Bath City Farm is free to visit. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 9am to 4pm and Sunday from 9.30am to 4pm. No need to book. https://www.bathcityfarm.org.uk/
  2. If your kids love animals, this could make for a fun and informative free day out. Pet products retailer Pets at Home is running totally free 'My Pet Pals' workshops for kids in most of its 450+ stores from Saturday 20th July until Sunday 1st September, you'll just need to book your place online by filling in a form. Chippenham has spaces available throughout the holidays.
  3. Fancy a park run? There is a free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14-year olds) held every Sunday at 9:00am in Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3PA. https://www.parkrun.org.uk/chippenham-juniors/
  4. Follow the link to see Cinema Deals, Tips and Tricks https://www.moneysaingexpert.com/deals/cinema-tips-and-tricks/
  5. 'Free' National Trust Family Pass with 95p newspaper - If you pick up a physical copy of the Daily Star (95p), Daily Mirror or Daily Express (both £1.50) by Sunday 21st July, you'll find a free National Trust family pass printed as a voucher within the papers. This is a one-time family pass that can be used on any day until Sunday 1st September, excluding the summer bank holiday weekend (24-26 August). On aerage, the pass would normally cost £25 to £35 depending on which site you're visiting. The family pass allows two adults and up to three children, or one adult and up to four children (or couples or individuals) to visit one National Trust site for free in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There's nothing to pay for entry, but some car parks charge fees, and this pass doesn't get them for free. One pass per household is permitted.

Things to read…

  2. 6 Free Beano magazines - If you go online to classic comic Beano, you can download six editions of its Golden Beano comic totally free. To download the comic, simply click/tap on the image of each comic and it'll open as a PDF. You can then print or download this to your deice and it'll be yours to keep. https://www.beano.com/posts/the-golden-beano-worth-its-weight-in-lols?scrlybrkr=780e926c
  3. Free Lego Life Magazine - If your child is aged 5-9 years, you can sign up to be sent a totally free Lego Life Magazine in the post four times a year. The magazine includes Lego news, themed games and puzzles, character comics, posters, and sneak peeks at future Lego sets. https://www.lego.com/en-gb/life

Places to eat…

  1. Tesco Cafe Kids Eat Free (Calne and Trowbridge) - Kids can eat for free at any Tesco Café (310 of them) when an adult makes a purchase in the café, and scans their Clubcard during the summer holidays on weekdays (excludes weekends). If you're not yet a Clubcard member you can register online for free to take advantage of this deal. This offer is available from Monday 22nd July until Friday 30th August. Tesco say there is no fixed minimum spend, so you could pay 60p for a piece of fruit in its cafés to claim one free kids' meal.
  2. Asda Café Kids eat for £1 - Kids aged 16 or under can eat for £1 when dining in at any Asda café. There's no minimum spend or purchase required, and this deal is valid all day, seven days a week. There's a maximum of one meal per child, per day. https://www.asda.com/about/instore/cafe
  3. Brewers’ Fayre Kids Free Breakfast (Chippenham) - Up to two children aged under 16 years can eat a 'free' breakfast at any Brewers Fayre restaurant when accompanied by an adult buying an unlimited cooked breakfast. https://www.brewersfayre.co.uk/en-gb/breakfast
  4. Hungry Horse Kids Eat from £1 on Mondays (Chippenham) - If you go into your local Hungry Horse pub (Chippenham) on a Monday, kids can eat from £1 when an adult purchases a main meal (normally £7.29-£8.49). There's no code or voucher needed, the discount is applied automatically. There's no end date for this deal – it's currently an ongoing offer. https://www.hungryhorse.co.uk/deals/kids-eat-for-1
  5. Ikea Kids eat for 95p or £1.50 (Bristol) - If you visit an Ikea store with a restaurant from 11am on Saturday to Thursdays, kids can eat a main meal from 95p. There's no minimum spend required and Ikea told us this deal is ongoing. It excludes Fridays. Kids will be able to get either cheese and tomato pasta with a drink for 95p (usually £2.20 with a drink included) or a meal for £1.50 which includes fruit and a soft drink (usually £2.50). You don't need to be an Ikea Family member either to claim this deal. https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/stores/restaurant/
  6. Morrison’s Café Kids Eat Free (Chippenham) - You can get a free kids' meal (normally costing £3.50) when purchasing an adult main meal for £5 or more. The offer is valid every day, all times of the day until cafés close. Morrisons has confirmed this is an ongoing offer https://my.morrisons.com/kids-eat-free tscs/?utm_source=tradedoubler_MoneySaingExpert&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=21705696&sprogram=246156&affiliateId=995083&site_name=MoneySavingExpert&tduid=89c957f450f2670c508dced1fba2e23b
  7. Sainsbury’s Café Kids Eat for £1 - You can get a kids' meal for £1 (normally £3.25) when purchasing an adult main meal for £5.20 or more. The offer is valid from 11.30am until café closing time. https://help.sainsburys.co.uk/help/terms-and-conditions/sainsburyscafe

Things to do on a rainy day…

  1. Tate Kids – Has videos, games, activities, quizzes, Tate Paint and Tate Draw all available online https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
  2. National Geographic Kids - has games, videos, information and lots more to keep you busy. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
  3. Take a virtual tour of the Natural History Museum - https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/the-natural-history-museum-hintze-hall/yQHjHCmSOMKyhQ?sv_lng=-0.17630020333149682&sv_lat=51.49614943214926&sv_h=275.286264612715&sv_p=17.052753430970498&sv_pid=xCOPaa20DC3Z4eRiKDUyew&sv_z=1
  4. Watch shows, games, puzzles, songs on Cbeebies - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
  5. You might not be able to get to Mexico City, Mexico, but you can still explore the work of artist Frida Kahlo and imagine her life in the "Casa Azul" (Blue House) through this virtual link https://www.recorridosirtuales.com/frida_kahlo/museo_frida_kahlo.html
  6. The Vatican Museum: You can get 360 looks at nine rooms in the Vatican — including the magnificent Sistine Chapel. https://www.museiaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/cappella-sistina/tour-virtuale.html
  7. Would you like a virtual tour of the Moon? Nasa can take you there by clicking this link https://science.nasa.go/resource/tour-of-the-moon-4k/
  9. What about a tour of the International Space Station? https://www.nasa.go/international-space-station/suni-iss-tour/
  10. Take part in the Summer Reading Challenge - Marvellous Makers at your local library
  11. Or go out in your waterproofs and splash in muddy puddles!!!