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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

 

Summer Savings!

Family Days Out and Things To Do!

                                                                                                          

Everyone is looking for things to do during the summer holidays and we have some, recommendations, aided by Martin Lewis’ website (Money Saving Expert) to help save some money and have some fun! 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. 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. Bristol Museum & Art Gallery has free entry! Explore their collections of art, nature and history on display in this beautiful building. Find out about the last billion years of Earth’s history, explore the region’s natural wonders and discoer more about peoples’ lives, past and present. From ancient egyptians to dinosaurs, from the art of the old masters to Banksy, there is something for everyone! https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/
  3. Calne Bike Meet is perfect if your children loe motorbikes. This year it is on Saturday 26th July and t is an annual, free to attend eent bringing together motorcyclists and the local community. This event is organised by volunteers, The Friends of Calne Bike Meet - visit www.calnebikemeet.com for more information.
  4. Fancy a park run? There is a free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k eent 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/
  5. Cinema Deals, Tips and Tricks Did you know that the cinema is cheaper on certain days of the week or if you are a member of some phone proiders, Tesco Clubcard holder or member of Amazon Prime? Follow the link to see https://www.moneysaingexpert.com/deals/cinema-tips-and-tricks/
  6. The National Trust has ‘Summer of Play’ this summer, with eents all over our region, and some do not require admission to join in, such as the amazing standing stones in Avebury! Also keep an eye out for newspapers who will start to offer FREE National Trust family passes, with the purchase of one newspaper. Last year it was the Daily Star, Daily Mirror and Daily Express who had the offer
  7. Chippenham Museum Want to learn more about our local history? Chippenham Museum is free to isit, open 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday in the heart of Chippenham. Learn about Chippenham’s past and explore its surprising links to Alfred the Great and Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Things to read…

  1. Our Local Library Online – Download the Libby App or Solus App to be able to read samples or whole books, listen to audio books online or simply resere a book you would like to collect. These apps require you to have a library card and are for children’s and adults fiction, non-fiction and magazines.
  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

Supermarket Deals…

Be a savvy supermarket shopper, with deals on groceries, in store meals and even early bird uniform shopping for September!

ASDA

  1. School Uniform - If you go online to Asda or into store (our nearest is in Melksham), you can get 20% off school uniform until 11.59pm on Sunday 29th June. 2x polo shirts – from £2.40 with discount (was £3-£6), 2x trousers – from £5.60 with discount (were £7-£11)
  2. Asda Cafés 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 alid all day, seven days a week.

SAINSBURYS

  1. New Online Customers Saing - If you're a new online Sainsbury's shopper, you can get £15 off your first £60+ shop – get the code ia deals site VoucherCodes and enter it at the Sainsbury's checkout. Your shopping must be delivered before 11.59pm on Monday 30th June (so ensure you book a slot before this time). Deliery costs from £1 to £7 depending on the slot you choose
  2. School Uniform - If you go online to Sainsbury's or isit a store that stocks the Tu clothing range (our nearest is in Chippenham), you can get school uniform items (ages 2-16) from £3. Delivery's £3.95 and click and collect is free on orders over £15. 2x polo shirts - £3-£6, 2x trousers - £7-£11

TESCO

  1. School Uniform - You can get school uniform items (ages 3-16) from £4 at Tesco, in stores and online (our nearest Tesco Extra is in Trowbridge) Some sizes may be running low  in stock, so there's no guarantee you'll be able to get what you're after. Standard deliery from £3.99. 3x polo shirts - from £4.50,  2x trousers - from £7

Places to eat…

  1. Tesco Cafe Kids Eat Free (Calne and Trowbridge) - Tesco will be running their Kids Eat Free scheme during the summer school holidays in July 2025. The offer will allow one free Kids Hot Meal Deal, Kids Breakfast or Kids Pick 'n' Mix deal with each purchase made by an adult in Tesco cafes. To redeem the offer, customers need to show their Tesco Clubcard at the till. The offer is aailable from the start of the summer holidays.
  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 alid all day, seven days a week.
  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 oucher 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 Family Members Meal Deal (Bristol) - IKEA Family members in Bristol can enjoy 50% off all main meals and children's meals in the IKEA restaurant from Monday to Friday, 11am onwards. This offer is aailable until August 29th, 2025. You will need to show your IKEA Family card at the checkout to redeem the discount.
  6. Morrison’s Café Kids Eat Free (Chippenham) – The Kids Eat Free partnership with Birdseye continues, this gies customers more choice for the kids! For breakfast, why not build your own Waffles. Pick two of the following: Sausage, Veggie Sausage, Scrambled Egg, Fried Egg or Heinz Baked Beans to go with the Birdseye Potato Waffles. Why not Build your own Main? Pick one Main, One Side and One Veg option. Or what about a portion of our Steamfresh Pasta, including Garlic bread. Kids Eat Free also includes your choice of a Kids' drink! Get one free kid's meal with any adult meal over £5, including The Breakfasts, or the Classics excluding extras.
  7. Sainsbury’s Café Kids Eat for £1 - Enjoy one child’s hot main meal or lunch bag for £1 with the purchase of an adult hot main meal from £5.20 in the Sainsburys café.

Parks to Play in for Free…

  1. Great Playgrounds Nearby – John Coles Park with splash pad (Chippenham) , Monkton Park with basketball and Pitch and Put (additional cost in Chippenham), Yatton Keynell, Marshfield, Colerne, Box Rec and Biddestone to name but a few!

Things to do on a rainy day…

  1. Tate Kids – Has ideos, games, activities, quizzes, Tate Paint and Tate Draw all available online https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
  2. National Geographic Kids - has games, ideos, information and lots more to keep you busy. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
  3. Take a irtual tour of the Natural History Museum - https://artsandculture.google.com/streetiew/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 irtual 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 irtual tour of the Moon? Nasa can take you there by clicking this link https://science.nasa.go/resource/tour-of-the-moon-4k/
  8. What about a tour of the International Space Station? https://www.nasa.go/international-space-station/suni-iss-tour/
  9. Take part in the Summer Reading Challenge - Marellous Makers at your local library
  10. Or go out in your waterproofs and splash in muddy puddles!!!

Teddy Recommends these Places to Visit with your Furry Friends…

  1. Lacock Village - Walk around the medieal streets of Lacock village. There’s a dog walking area in the National Trust car park, plus nearby walks in the countryside. Great for Harry Potter fans!
  2. Deizes Canal Walks - Deizes Canal Short Walk (1.75 miles) This is a nice family-friendly short walk around the market town of Devizes. It will stroll around town itself with plenty of refreshment options and it also walks along a stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal. Devizes Canal and Quakers Longer Walk (2.75 miles). This alternative route from Devizes heads north of the town along the Quakers Walk path and through some open countryside for fresh air and exercise. The walk then brings you back along a lengthy stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal for some waterside walking before heading back to the start.
  3. Aebury Stone Circle - Walk around parts of the World Heritage Site on a isit to Avebury. Dogs on leads are welcome within the stone circle and longer walks into the Avebury landscape can also be enjoyed.
  4. Salisbury Cathedral - Adults £11 in adance, £13 on the day, but children under 12 are free. Well-behaved dogs are welcome inside the Cathedral, but must be kept on leads at all times. You’ll find water bowls in the Cloisters, and you can collect a biscuity treat for your dog at our Welcome Desk.
  5. Lydiard Park (Swindon) - Open all year round, Lydiard Park is the ancestral home of the Viscounts Bolingbroke. The Palladian house, beautiful church, walled garden and formal parkland are the stroking remains of a great country estate. Great playground.
  6. Alexandra Park (Bath) - Look to the south from Bath city centre and you will see a wooded hillside rising from just beyond the rier. On the summit is Alexandra Park, a wonderful, tranquil green space with mature trees and magnificent views over the city. This 11-acre park, opened in 1902 to commemorate the coronation of Edward VII, is situated at the top of Beechen Cliff providing magnificent panoramic views of the city and the surrounding wooded vales and hills.
  7. The Sites of Bath - Distance: About 2.2 miles/approx. 4,400 steps

We are so lucky to have such a beautiful but compact city so near to us, so you can easily fit in most of the top sights in a single day. Despite Bath’s small size, a calm stroll through its cobbled streets really does rack up the step-count.

Starting From: Bath Spa Train Station and head for the Royal Crescent and the Circus, taking in Bath Abbey, the Roman Baths and Pump Room, Parade Gardens, Pulteney Bridge, Victoria Art Gallery, the Theatre Royal and Queen Square on your way. Of course, don’t march right by. Be sure to explore each landmark a little deeper before moving on. Before the return journey back into the centre of town, make sure you head for the Assembly Rooms and Fashion Museum, and then head for Bartlett Street before working your way down Milsom Street, Union Street and Stall Street.

Have a great Term 6 and summer everyone. As Teddy will tell you, it doesn’t need to cost, especially when you are with your loved ones and friends!