As we come to the end of another school term, I would like to take the opportunity of thanking all our PAWS committee members and governors for their continued support of the school. Many thanks to you all for supporting us in so many ways.
I would like to highlight some of our key successes this term:
· A stable staff team.
· Induction of our reception pupils who have settled in so well.
· Some wonderful learning opportunities, such as Theatre Groups, Science Week, One World Week, Food Events and school trips.
· The fantastic Christmas Performances.
· Fundraising for a wide variety of charities.
· The Children in Need Sleepover.
· The excellent turnout for our weekly Good Works assemblies.
· The setting up of the Parent/Toddler group. We would like to see some more people attending next term.
· ESOL and Family Numeracy classes.
After School Club Please note there will be no after school club tomorrow, Friday 18th December.
Book Amnesty If you have any library or school books at home please return them to us as soon as possible as our stocks appear to be every low in some parts.
Dates for your Diary
Class talks will take place as usual early January on the following dates:
Year 6—Jan 6th 8.30am
Year 5—Jan 8th 8.30am
Year 4– Jan 11th 8.30am
Year 3—Jan 12th 8.30am
Year 2– Jan 13th 8.30am
Year 1—Jan 15th 8.30am
Reception—Jan 18th 8.30am
Following the meeting, we would like to invite you in for a coffee morning to share ideas and to tell us ways in which we can improve the school further.
Class 4N Swimming This starts on Friday 8th January and will continue each Friday until 26th March. If you have not yet paid please do so as soon as possible and please ensure that your child has the correct swimming kit in school, each week ready for these sessions.
Dinner Arrears If you owe money, please ensure you pay up by the end of tomorrow or your child will be unable to have school dinners in January.
Year 3 and 4 Performance Well done to all pupils and staff for a fantastic performance on Tuesday!
Choir Our school choir did an excellent job singing at TESCO this week. Many thanks to all the children and Mrs Robinson and Miss Boak.
Staffing Update I regret to inform you that Eric Long, who was Headteacher here for many years, lost his battle against leukaemia and passed away last week. I am sure you will join me in sending condolences to his family .
I would also like to welcome Marion Robbens to our staff team from January. She will be supporting the whole school and in particular Year 6 whilst Mrs Walsh is Acting Head.
Weather Whilst we endeavour to grit the playground and pathways during the slippery conditions, please help us by not walking across the playground. Given the weather warnings for tomorrow children will be allowed to enter the building from 8.45am.
Finally, thank you for all the lovely gifts, kind words and good wishes to us all.
Wishing you all the very best for the festive season and 2010! We look forward to seeing you all on 4th January.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Thursday, December 3, 2009
No.12 - 3rd december
I do hope that all of our families who celebrated Eid last Friday had a fantastic family time.
In school this week, we have started our Christmas festivities with the PAWS discos tonight and Christmas performance rehearsals that are well under way.
Further Christmas Reminders of Dates
Dress Rehearsal—Morning Nursery, RC, 1J and 2S.
7th December at 10am
Actual Performance for parents—10am 9th December.
Dress Rehearsal—Afternoon Nursery, RN, 1M and 2M. 7th December at 2pm
Actual Performance for parents—2pm 9th December.
11th December Christmas Dinner Day Please note, it is now too late to order a Christmas dinner for your child as the food order has been sent as per previous communication.
Parent Concerns I was very disappointed to discover that a number of parents, who have clearly not read letters that have been sent out, have been very aggressive and rude when told that their child has not got a ticket for the PAWS discos.
For health and safety reasons, there is a limit to the number of children who can participate in such activities, that are not during the school day and are not run by school staff.
I would therefore clarify that PAWS Committee members are parent volunteers who give up their time, effort and energy to support the school. They deserve to be treated better by parents who are less generous with their time!
And now onto some Good News…..
Christmas Carols at Tesco—Our school choir will be performing at TESCO Woodford on 15th December at 1.30pm. It would be lovely to have parents come along to support.
Exhibition/Reports End of Term reports will be sent out next Friday 11th December.
There will also be an exhibition of children's work on the same day after school for parents. We will also provide an opportunity for parents to tell us what we do well and to share their complaints/moans, so that we can work towards addressing them.
Dates for your Diary
Class talks will take place as usual early January on the following dates:
Year 6—Jan 6th 8.30am
Year 5—Jan 8th 8.30am
Year 4– Jan 11th 8.30am
Year 3—Jan 12th 8.30am
Year 2– Jan 13th 8.30am
Year 1—Jan 15th 8.30am
Reception—Jan 18th 8.30am
School Prospectus We are in the process of translating the school prospectus into minority languages and would be very grateful if any parent is able to support us with this.
In school this week, we have started our Christmas festivities with the PAWS discos tonight and Christmas performance rehearsals that are well under way.
Further Christmas Reminders of Dates
Dress Rehearsal—Morning Nursery, RC, 1J and 2S.
7th December at 10am
Actual Performance for parents—10am 9th December.
Dress Rehearsal—Afternoon Nursery, RN, 1M and 2M. 7th December at 2pm
Actual Performance for parents—2pm 9th December.
11th December Christmas Dinner Day Please note, it is now too late to order a Christmas dinner for your child as the food order has been sent as per previous communication.
Parent Concerns I was very disappointed to discover that a number of parents, who have clearly not read letters that have been sent out, have been very aggressive and rude when told that their child has not got a ticket for the PAWS discos.
For health and safety reasons, there is a limit to the number of children who can participate in such activities, that are not during the school day and are not run by school staff.
I would therefore clarify that PAWS Committee members are parent volunteers who give up their time, effort and energy to support the school. They deserve to be treated better by parents who are less generous with their time!
And now onto some Good News…..
Christmas Carols at Tesco—Our school choir will be performing at TESCO Woodford on 15th December at 1.30pm. It would be lovely to have parents come along to support.
Exhibition/Reports End of Term reports will be sent out next Friday 11th December.
There will also be an exhibition of children's work on the same day after school for parents. We will also provide an opportunity for parents to tell us what we do well and to share their complaints/moans, so that we can work towards addressing them.
Dates for your Diary
Class talks will take place as usual early January on the following dates:
Year 6—Jan 6th 8.30am
Year 5—Jan 8th 8.30am
Year 4– Jan 11th 8.30am
Year 3—Jan 12th 8.30am
Year 2– Jan 13th 8.30am
Year 1—Jan 15th 8.30am
Reception—Jan 18th 8.30am
School Prospectus We are in the process of translating the school prospectus into minority languages and would be very grateful if any parent is able to support us with this.
Friday, November 27, 2009
No.11 - 26th November 2009
Children in Need
Thank you to all of you for your donations, we raised a grand total of £1,030 at the last count, money still coming in which is fantastic and will be forwarded on to this very special charity.
Best Dressed Teddy Results
Nursery Frayer Stevens-Ashman and Zunan Abdi Noor
Reception Ottisha Matthews
Year 1 Khadija Mohammed
Year 2 Jade Patrick-Dunn
Year 3 Mithulan Purusothaman
Year 4 Rebecca Welch
Year 5 Hayley Bowyer
Year 6 Daisy O’Mahoney
Best Sleeper on Friday
Theo Demetriou and Mrs Leverton!
Donations for Wet Playtimes
We would be really grateful for old toys or board games for use at wet playtimes.
Christmas Dinner Letter
Just to remind you that the deadline for returning your child’s school dinner request is tomorrow—27th November, as the cook has to pre order the food. Therefore, any requests made after this date will be considered as too late and you will have to then either provide your child with a packed lunch for the 11th December or else take them home for lunch, Thank you. Please also note that if your child is normally free school meals they will not have to pay for the Christmas lunch as their entitlement will still be valid.
Interventions Fair
Accompanying this letter you will find a leaflet about this fair which takes place in school on Monday 7th December from 2.45-3.30pm. This will be a great chance for parents to come in and speak to school staff about the interventions and support that we provide your child with. There will also be the chance to speak with professionals from Special Needs Schools who can offer support and advice.
Parent Volunteers
We are always grateful for the support that parents offer us as volunteers. However, I must emphasise that due to recent changes in safeguarding procedures. CRB checks have to be cleared before any such voluntary work can begin. This includes helping on school trips. On average these checks come through between 5-8 weeks. I would therefore, ask parents who would like to help on trips, to ensure they have completed the CRB forms and provided all relevant supportive evidence.
Swine Flu
We have had 3 confirmed cases this week. The children are not in school, but as always I would ask you to be vigilant.
Nursery Gate
Please do not wedge it open in any way as this contravenes our security and risks children's safety.
Thank you to all of you for your donations, we raised a grand total of £1,030 at the last count, money still coming in which is fantastic and will be forwarded on to this very special charity.
Best Dressed Teddy Results
Nursery Frayer Stevens-Ashman and Zunan Abdi Noor
Reception Ottisha Matthews
Year 1 Khadija Mohammed
Year 2 Jade Patrick-Dunn
Year 3 Mithulan Purusothaman
Year 4 Rebecca Welch
Year 5 Hayley Bowyer
Year 6 Daisy O’Mahoney
Best Sleeper on Friday
Theo Demetriou and Mrs Leverton!
Donations for Wet Playtimes
We would be really grateful for old toys or board games for use at wet playtimes.
Christmas Dinner Letter
Just to remind you that the deadline for returning your child’s school dinner request is tomorrow—27th November, as the cook has to pre order the food. Therefore, any requests made after this date will be considered as too late and you will have to then either provide your child with a packed lunch for the 11th December or else take them home for lunch, Thank you. Please also note that if your child is normally free school meals they will not have to pay for the Christmas lunch as their entitlement will still be valid.
Interventions Fair
Accompanying this letter you will find a leaflet about this fair which takes place in school on Monday 7th December from 2.45-3.30pm. This will be a great chance for parents to come in and speak to school staff about the interventions and support that we provide your child with. There will also be the chance to speak with professionals from Special Needs Schools who can offer support and advice.
Parent Volunteers
We are always grateful for the support that parents offer us as volunteers. However, I must emphasise that due to recent changes in safeguarding procedures. CRB checks have to be cleared before any such voluntary work can begin. This includes helping on school trips. On average these checks come through between 5-8 weeks. I would therefore, ask parents who would like to help on trips, to ensure they have completed the CRB forms and provided all relevant supportive evidence.
Swine Flu
We have had 3 confirmed cases this week. The children are not in school, but as always I would ask you to be vigilant.
Nursery Gate
Please do not wedge it open in any way as this contravenes our security and risks children's safety.
Friday, November 20, 2009
No.10 - 19th November
As we enter the ’bug’ season, please help us by providing your child with tissues if they have a runny nose.
Also, if your child has been sick or has diarrhea please do not send him/her to school, as the virus spreads very quickly.
Once again we have had one confirmed case of swine flu. The individual concerned is not at school but as always I would urge you to be cautious, but sensible.
Violin/ Brass Tuition Vacancies We have vacancies for the two mentioned instruments. If you would like your child to be considered please send a letter into school via the school office. This is for KS2 children only. Please note that there will be a charge for the hire of the instruments and also for tuition fees.
Redbridge Music Service Singing Club This club takes place every Monday for children in years 4,5, and 6. It runs from 4.30-5.30pm at the John Savage Centre in Fencepiece Road. For more information please call 0208 501 3944 or go to http://www.redbridgemusic.org/
Recorder Club This takes place on Thursdays from 4pm onwards depending on ability, again at Redbridge Music School. Further details can be found by calling the same number as above and speaking to Mrs Goble.
Christmas Performances—Important Dates for your Diaries so that you do not miss your child’s performance. Please make a note of them.
Wednesday 9th December 10am Nursery morning session, RC, 1J and 2S.
Wednesday 9th December 2pm Nursery afternoon session, RN, 1M and 2M.
Tuesday 15th December 2pm Years 3 and 4 performance—Under 5’s welcome.
Tuesday 15th December 6.30pm Years 3 and 4 performance—No under 5’s please.
Reception Application for Sept 2010 Deadline for applications is 11th December 2009.
Children in Need 3-4pm today. Bake and Take Sale in the school hall. Please come and support us in achieving our target of £1000 +.
Sleepover Year 5 and 6 children who are participating should not arrive before 7pm tomorrow, as we will not be here to let you in.
Wear Your Pyjamas Tomorrow for Children in Need -£2 donation from all who participate.
Congratulations to Ex-Pupils It is always lovely to hear about the achievements of pupils who have moved on. I would like to congratulate Zahnah Ahmed, Chelsea Agyeman and Nazia Sohail for the outstanding achievements at Woodford County High.
School Uniform From 9am tomorrow morning in the main school hall we shall be putting out items of second hand school uniform. If you would like to come along and take some you are most welcome. Any donations will be appreciated.
Afternoon Good Works Assemblies Please note, as from tomorrow the Friday afternoon good works assemblies will start at 2.50pm instead of 3pm. Thank you.
Also, if your child has been sick or has diarrhea please do not send him/her to school, as the virus spreads very quickly.
Once again we have had one confirmed case of swine flu. The individual concerned is not at school but as always I would urge you to be cautious, but sensible.
Violin/ Brass Tuition Vacancies We have vacancies for the two mentioned instruments. If you would like your child to be considered please send a letter into school via the school office. This is for KS2 children only. Please note that there will be a charge for the hire of the instruments and also for tuition fees.
Redbridge Music Service Singing Club This club takes place every Monday for children in years 4,5, and 6. It runs from 4.30-5.30pm at the John Savage Centre in Fencepiece Road. For more information please call 0208 501 3944 or go to http://www.redbridgemusic.org/
Recorder Club This takes place on Thursdays from 4pm onwards depending on ability, again at Redbridge Music School. Further details can be found by calling the same number as above and speaking to Mrs Goble.
Christmas Performances—Important Dates for your Diaries so that you do not miss your child’s performance. Please make a note of them.
Wednesday 9th December 10am Nursery morning session, RC, 1J and 2S.
Wednesday 9th December 2pm Nursery afternoon session, RN, 1M and 2M.
Tuesday 15th December 2pm Years 3 and 4 performance—Under 5’s welcome.
Tuesday 15th December 6.30pm Years 3 and 4 performance—No under 5’s please.
Reception Application for Sept 2010 Deadline for applications is 11th December 2009.
Children in Need 3-4pm today. Bake and Take Sale in the school hall. Please come and support us in achieving our target of £1000 +.
Sleepover Year 5 and 6 children who are participating should not arrive before 7pm tomorrow, as we will not be here to let you in.
Wear Your Pyjamas Tomorrow for Children in Need -£2 donation from all who participate.
Congratulations to Ex-Pupils It is always lovely to hear about the achievements of pupils who have moved on. I would like to congratulate Zahnah Ahmed, Chelsea Agyeman and Nazia Sohail for the outstanding achievements at Woodford County High.
School Uniform From 9am tomorrow morning in the main school hall we shall be putting out items of second hand school uniform. If you would like to come along and take some you are most welcome. Any donations will be appreciated.
Afternoon Good Works Assemblies Please note, as from tomorrow the Friday afternoon good works assemblies will start at 2.50pm instead of 3pm. Thank you.
Friday, November 13, 2009
No.9 - 12th November 2009
Children in Need
We have had a great response to the Year 5 and 6 sleepover. Children have now been notified if they have a place and we look forward to an exciting evening. If you have not yet returned your contact slip and money please do so as soon as possible. We will also have a ’Bake and Take’ sale on Thursday 19th November from 3-4.15pm in the school hall and the school council will be organising other events. On Friday 20th November we are having a non-uniform day and asking children to come to school dressed in their pyjamas, donations of £2 please. This year we hope to raise £1000 for this fantastic cause.
Yoga
We would like to offer parents the chance to join in with the staff yoga on Mondays at 4pm. If you are interested please come in to the school office and let us know. Children are not able to come along.
Coats/ Hats and Scarves
Despite my note in last weeks letter I have noticed that some children are still coming to school without coats and even sweatshirts. The weather is becoming increasingly colder and the children do need a coat, hat or scarf for wear during outdoor playtimes.
Anti-Bullying Week
As previously, we will be joining many schools across the country in the national campaign against bullying. This will relate to our on going work with the children through assemblies, discussions and class activities.
Reminder to Year 1
Please ensure that Year 1 children line up in front of the TV screen in the mornings before school as their lines sometimes get messy and end up mixing in with Year 2. Thank you.
Parent Governors
I would just like to inform you of who our current parent governors are in case you have concerns and need to approach them at any time.
Mrs. Louis, Domonic in class 3D.
Mrs. Lawrence, Mia in 1M and
Tiyah in Nursery.
Mr Sohail, Hamoomah in 6M.
Mr Green, Harry in 6W and George in 4N.
Mrs Khan, whose child left last July.
PAWS Christmas Disco
This year PAWS are organising a Christmas Disco for the children. This will take the place of the annual Christmas Fayre and will be on 3rd December. Further details will follow.
Late Collection of Children
Once again we are getting an increasing number of children who are picked up late at the end of the school day. School finishes promptly at 3.30pm and the office staff go home at 3.45pm. Any child left after this time will be put into the after school club and parents will incur the relevant charges. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
Bravery Award
Lewis and Jack Evans, Lewis for being accidentally burnt at home and Jack for calling the emergency services so promptly.
For taking part in the British Troupe Dancing
Championships in Wolverhampton:
Emerald Butseme Megan Houton Shannon Tripp
Elese Obiekwe Callie Watts Tia Wallace
The girls came third overall, excellent stuff!
Ex Pupil on National TV
Christopher Elliott, who left the school last July will be on TV playing the trombone in the band at the Mayor’s ceremony on Saturday 10-11am.
We have had a great response to the Year 5 and 6 sleepover. Children have now been notified if they have a place and we look forward to an exciting evening. If you have not yet returned your contact slip and money please do so as soon as possible. We will also have a ’Bake and Take’ sale on Thursday 19th November from 3-4.15pm in the school hall and the school council will be organising other events. On Friday 20th November we are having a non-uniform day and asking children to come to school dressed in their pyjamas, donations of £2 please. This year we hope to raise £1000 for this fantastic cause.
Yoga
We would like to offer parents the chance to join in with the staff yoga on Mondays at 4pm. If you are interested please come in to the school office and let us know. Children are not able to come along.
Coats/ Hats and Scarves
Despite my note in last weeks letter I have noticed that some children are still coming to school without coats and even sweatshirts. The weather is becoming increasingly colder and the children do need a coat, hat or scarf for wear during outdoor playtimes.
Anti-Bullying Week
As previously, we will be joining many schools across the country in the national campaign against bullying. This will relate to our on going work with the children through assemblies, discussions and class activities.
Reminder to Year 1
Please ensure that Year 1 children line up in front of the TV screen in the mornings before school as their lines sometimes get messy and end up mixing in with Year 2. Thank you.
Parent Governors
I would just like to inform you of who our current parent governors are in case you have concerns and need to approach them at any time.
Mrs. Louis, Domonic in class 3D.
Mrs. Lawrence, Mia in 1M and
Tiyah in Nursery.
Mr Sohail, Hamoomah in 6M.
Mr Green, Harry in 6W and George in 4N.
Mrs Khan, whose child left last July.
PAWS Christmas Disco
This year PAWS are organising a Christmas Disco for the children. This will take the place of the annual Christmas Fayre and will be on 3rd December. Further details will follow.
Late Collection of Children
Once again we are getting an increasing number of children who are picked up late at the end of the school day. School finishes promptly at 3.30pm and the office staff go home at 3.45pm. Any child left after this time will be put into the after school club and parents will incur the relevant charges. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
Bravery Award
Lewis and Jack Evans, Lewis for being accidentally burnt at home and Jack for calling the emergency services so promptly.
For taking part in the British Troupe Dancing
Championships in Wolverhampton:
Emerald Butseme Megan Houton Shannon Tripp
Elese Obiekwe Callie Watts Tia Wallace
The girls came third overall, excellent stuff!
Ex Pupil on National TV
Christopher Elliott, who left the school last July will be on TV playing the trombone in the band at the Mayor’s ceremony on Saturday 10-11am.
Friday, November 6, 2009
No.8 - 5th November 2009
Welcome back, everyone! I do hope that you all had a great half-term break.
Puppeteer
The week started with all the children enjoying a fantastic performance of ‘The Selfish Giant’. All the children, and the staff, thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the follow-up work in classes was excellent.
Well done, Ms. Patel, for organising an exciting start to this half-term.
Inclement Weather
Please ensure that your child brings a coat to school daily, as the weather is now cold and we do not want the children to suffer with cold at playtimes.
Uniform
It is lovely to see the majority of the children coming to school in uniform. Please note, that jewellery should not be worn apart from small stud earrings or items of religious observance. Headscarves should be plain black or white.
Donations of Board Games/ Clothing, Underwear, etc.
We would be really grateful for any old board games or playing cards for use at wet playtimes.
Office staff would also be very grateful for small sizes of tights, and underwear for use when children have ’little accidents’.
School Priorities 2009-2010
We continue to focus on building on our past successes and are working towards improving the following areas:
· Writing across the curriculum, especially for more able pupils.
· Working towards gaining the I.C.T. and Arts Marks by the end of the academic year.
Much has already been done to develop these areas, but we are keen to achieve further improvements.
In addition, the governing body is once again working closely with the local authority on our next building project in order to get a much needed school library. More updates to follow in future letters.
Children in Need
Year 5 and Year 6 parents, please look out for the letter accompanying this one regarding Children in Need.
Maths Bead Strings These are now on sale for Reception and Year 1 parents and can be purchased from the school office. Prices as follows:
20 beads on a string £1
50 beads on a string £2
100 beads on a string £2.50
Puppeteer
The week started with all the children enjoying a fantastic performance of ‘The Selfish Giant’. All the children, and the staff, thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the follow-up work in classes was excellent.
Well done, Ms. Patel, for organising an exciting start to this half-term.
Inclement Weather
Please ensure that your child brings a coat to school daily, as the weather is now cold and we do not want the children to suffer with cold at playtimes.
Uniform
It is lovely to see the majority of the children coming to school in uniform. Please note, that jewellery should not be worn apart from small stud earrings or items of religious observance. Headscarves should be plain black or white.
Donations of Board Games/ Clothing, Underwear, etc.
We would be really grateful for any old board games or playing cards for use at wet playtimes.
Office staff would also be very grateful for small sizes of tights, and underwear for use when children have ’little accidents’.
School Priorities 2009-2010
We continue to focus on building on our past successes and are working towards improving the following areas:
· Writing across the curriculum, especially for more able pupils.
· Working towards gaining the I.C.T. and Arts Marks by the end of the academic year.
Much has already been done to develop these areas, but we are keen to achieve further improvements.
In addition, the governing body is once again working closely with the local authority on our next building project in order to get a much needed school library. More updates to follow in future letters.
Children in Need
Year 5 and Year 6 parents, please look out for the letter accompanying this one regarding Children in Need.
Maths Bead Strings These are now on sale for Reception and Year 1 parents and can be purchased from the school office. Prices as follows:
20 beads on a string £1
50 beads on a string £2
100 beads on a string £2.50
Thursday, October 15, 2009
No.6 - 15th October 2009
We have really enjoyed our Science activities this week. Everyone has been doing lots of practical enquiries to find out scientific facts . There are lots of great scientists in our school!
We have also been lucky enough to have a visiting science show which demonstrated the science of the circus and Galileo's great mistake which included lots of explosions, which the children loved.
Reception Admissions 2010
If your child is eligible for a reception place for September 2010, please remember to send in your applications to Lynton House by December 11th 2009, so that your child does not lose out on being allocated a place.
Secondary School Applications
Year 6 parents, please ensure your applications reach Lynton House by 23rd October 2009. This deadline is very important.
Attendance
Well done 4N for your 100% attendance!
Car Parks
Please do not park in the staff car parks in Atherton Road or Harewood Drive, as these are specifically for staff use.
Photographing Pupils
From time to time we take photos of the children in class and on trips, etc. The photographs are used in displays within school, but also on the school website. If you have any objection, please let us know by writing in.
Parents Evening Appointments
I hope that you have all managed to make appointments with the classteacher. If not, please do so in order that you can meet with the teacher to discuss your child’s progress.
One World Week—Thursday 22nd October 3.45-4.15pm
Once again we would like to run an International Food Tasting event. This was very popular last year. We would very much like your support once again. If you are able to donate a dish from a different country, please send it in on Thursday 22nd October clearly labelled with the ingredients. Thank you to all who have offered to donate so far.
Non-Uniform Carnival Day Friday 23rd October
—More fun and donations
(£1) please. We would like the children to come into school dressed in their national dress or colours that represent their country of origin. During carnival each year group will represent a continent and countries with in them.:
Nursery, Reception and Year 1—Europe
Year 2—Asia Year 3– Africa
Year 4– North America Year 5—South America & the Caribbean
Year 6—Australasia and Oceania.
Parents please come and join us as we celebrate all the cultures that make us great. Start time 2pm in the playground.
PAWS/PANTO
PAWS have once again booked some tickets for the annual pantomime at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford. It is for 6th January 2010 and the tickets are priced at £9 per person. Children need to be accompanied by an adult. We have only secured a number of tickets so places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you would like to purchase tickets please send the money in to school by Friday 23rd October and place it in a clearly marked envelope with the correct money and number of tickets you require.
Late Collection of Children at the end of the school day
Some parents are using the office staff as free ‘childcare’ for 15-30 minutes regularly. School finishes at 3.30pm as does our duty of care. Therefore, if this continues, we will send the children to after school club and pass the charge onto the parents concerned. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
Good Works Assemblies
Please note that class RN will come out slightly late on Fridays because of the afternoon Good Works Assemblies.
Book Fair
The school book fair will start from tomorrow until next Wednesday 21st October in the main school hall at 3.30pm each day. Please come along to support it.
Sealegs Theatre Co.
This company will be visiting school on 2nd November and will be performing ’The Selfish Giant’ puppet show to all children from Nursery to Year 6. Please could you donate a £1 towards the cost of this extravaganza.
We have also been lucky enough to have a visiting science show which demonstrated the science of the circus and Galileo's great mistake which included lots of explosions, which the children loved.
Reception Admissions 2010
If your child is eligible for a reception place for September 2010, please remember to send in your applications to Lynton House by December 11th 2009, so that your child does not lose out on being allocated a place.
Secondary School Applications
Year 6 parents, please ensure your applications reach Lynton House by 23rd October 2009. This deadline is very important.
Attendance
Well done 4N for your 100% attendance!
Car Parks
Please do not park in the staff car parks in Atherton Road or Harewood Drive, as these are specifically for staff use.
Photographing Pupils
From time to time we take photos of the children in class and on trips, etc. The photographs are used in displays within school, but also on the school website. If you have any objection, please let us know by writing in.
Parents Evening Appointments
I hope that you have all managed to make appointments with the classteacher. If not, please do so in order that you can meet with the teacher to discuss your child’s progress.
One World Week—Thursday 22nd October 3.45-4.15pm
Once again we would like to run an International Food Tasting event. This was very popular last year. We would very much like your support once again. If you are able to donate a dish from a different country, please send it in on Thursday 22nd October clearly labelled with the ingredients. Thank you to all who have offered to donate so far.
Non-Uniform Carnival Day Friday 23rd October
—More fun and donations
(£1) please. We would like the children to come into school dressed in their national dress or colours that represent their country of origin. During carnival each year group will represent a continent and countries with in them.:
Nursery, Reception and Year 1—Europe
Year 2—Asia Year 3– Africa
Year 4– North America Year 5—South America & the Caribbean
Year 6—Australasia and Oceania.
Parents please come and join us as we celebrate all the cultures that make us great. Start time 2pm in the playground.
PAWS/PANTO
PAWS have once again booked some tickets for the annual pantomime at the Kenneth More Theatre in Ilford. It is for 6th January 2010 and the tickets are priced at £9 per person. Children need to be accompanied by an adult. We have only secured a number of tickets so places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. If you would like to purchase tickets please send the money in to school by Friday 23rd October and place it in a clearly marked envelope with the correct money and number of tickets you require.
Late Collection of Children at the end of the school day
Some parents are using the office staff as free ‘childcare’ for 15-30 minutes regularly. School finishes at 3.30pm as does our duty of care. Therefore, if this continues, we will send the children to after school club and pass the charge onto the parents concerned. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
Good Works Assemblies
Please note that class RN will come out slightly late on Fridays because of the afternoon Good Works Assemblies.
Book Fair
The school book fair will start from tomorrow until next Wednesday 21st October in the main school hall at 3.30pm each day. Please come along to support it.
Sealegs Theatre Co.
This company will be visiting school on 2nd November and will be performing ’The Selfish Giant’ puppet show to all children from Nursery to Year 6. Please could you donate a £1 towards the cost of this extravaganza.
Friday, October 9, 2009
No.5 - 8th October 2009
As always, we have arranged a week to celebrate the diversity of our school community and have planned a ‘Food Event’ for 22nd October, where we would invite parents to donate traditional food to share with others. If you are able to do this please ensure that all items of food arrive in school by lunchtime on 22nd October and are clearly labelled with the ingredients, so that we know what they contain.
Also, Friday 23rd October will be a non-uniform day, when all the children will participate in a school carnival. More to follow from Ms. Nwichi.
Science Week
Miss Willers has once again organised a week to promote Science across the school for next week. I am sure the children will be very excited about this, and we look forward to parents coming in on Friday 16th October for Good Works assemblies to find out what each class has been doing.
Jewellery/Uniform
I have been disappointed to see some children coming to school not in uniform and wearing large earrings etc. Please note, it is school policy that all children should be in uniform and jewellery is not allowed except for religious observance. Please also note that children wearing jewellery will be asked to remove it.
Partnership Festival
Apologies to Simran Rattan who was missed off the list of children that participated in this festival. Also could children who took part in the Partnership Festival please return their pink T-shirts to Mr. Merchant as soon as possible as they are to be used again next year.
Football Match against St. Anthony's
Well played to the team! Even though we lost, everyone played really well and worked well together as a team. Thank you to all the parents who came along to support us. It was great to see so many of you there. ‘Men’ of the match go to Daniel Hildreth for excellent goalkeeping and Emilios Andreou for great defending skills.
Mr. Merchant and Mr. Ashwell
Dinner Money
Please note dinner money cheques must be payable to ‘London Borough of Redbridge’.
Late Collection of Children School ends at 3.30pm each day, please arrive on time to collect your child.
Good Works Assemblies
Over recent weeks I have been thrilled to see such large numbers of parents coming along to Good Works assemblies on Fridays.
For the afternoon session, in order to help us dismiss the children promptly at the end of the day, from this week I will be asking children to go straight back to class once assembly is finished.
Late Gate/Attendance
Over the last 2 years the attendance figures for the school have shown a decline. Although the main reason for absences is general illness, I am becoming increasingly concerned that some children appear to have absences too frequently. In such cases, the Education Welfare Officer, will be requesting medical evidence from parents. She will also be doing ‘Late Gates’ on a regular basis to monitor punctuality.
On this note, I would like to say ‘well done’ to class 5M for receiving the highest attendance percentage so far since our return in September 97.93%!
Also, Friday 23rd October will be a non-uniform day, when all the children will participate in a school carnival. More to follow from Ms. Nwichi.
Science Week
Miss Willers has once again organised a week to promote Science across the school for next week. I am sure the children will be very excited about this, and we look forward to parents coming in on Friday 16th October for Good Works assemblies to find out what each class has been doing.
Jewellery/Uniform
I have been disappointed to see some children coming to school not in uniform and wearing large earrings etc. Please note, it is school policy that all children should be in uniform and jewellery is not allowed except for religious observance. Please also note that children wearing jewellery will be asked to remove it.
Partnership Festival
Apologies to Simran Rattan who was missed off the list of children that participated in this festival. Also could children who took part in the Partnership Festival please return their pink T-shirts to Mr. Merchant as soon as possible as they are to be used again next year.
Football Match against St. Anthony's
Well played to the team! Even though we lost, everyone played really well and worked well together as a team. Thank you to all the parents who came along to support us. It was great to see so many of you there. ‘Men’ of the match go to Daniel Hildreth for excellent goalkeeping and Emilios Andreou for great defending skills.
Mr. Merchant and Mr. Ashwell
Dinner Money
Please note dinner money cheques must be payable to ‘London Borough of Redbridge’.
Late Collection of Children School ends at 3.30pm each day, please arrive on time to collect your child.
Good Works Assemblies
Over recent weeks I have been thrilled to see such large numbers of parents coming along to Good Works assemblies on Fridays.
For the afternoon session, in order to help us dismiss the children promptly at the end of the day, from this week I will be asking children to go straight back to class once assembly is finished.
Late Gate/Attendance
Over the last 2 years the attendance figures for the school have shown a decline. Although the main reason for absences is general illness, I am becoming increasingly concerned that some children appear to have absences too frequently. In such cases, the Education Welfare Officer, will be requesting medical evidence from parents. She will also be doing ‘Late Gates’ on a regular basis to monitor punctuality.
On this note, I would like to say ‘well done’ to class 5M for receiving the highest attendance percentage so far since our return in September 97.93%!
Friday, October 2, 2009
No.4 - 1st October 2009
Parents Yoga
I am sad to inform you that for the time being we have had to cancel the Parents Yoga classes that took place on Tuesday afternoons. This is due to the falling number of parents who were attending. If you are interested in these classes still please write in to the school office as soon as possible and if we get a firm number of parents who are interested we may be able to re start the classes.
Parents Evening - 20th October from 3.45-7.45pm
Accompanying this is a letter regarding Open Evening appointments. There will be a separate letter for Year 6 as we shall be arranging appointments for them during the morning of the 20th October or daytime appointments on the 22nd.
Redbridge Summer Reading Challenge 2009
The following children took part in this scheme during the Summer holidays. Children had to read 6 books to be successful at this challenge and received a medal and a Quest Seekers certificate. Very Well done to you all!
Samuel Seyoum Christopher Elliott Gemma Elliott
Faizah Ahmed Zaid Ahmed Daniel Seyoum
Qasim Khan Maryam Muhammad Maryam Khan
Muhammad Muhammad
Long Boat
You will probably have noticed that the long boat in our school playground is out of use as it is broken. We have contacted the company concerned and hopefully this repair will be carried out soon.
Year 6 Teambuilding
Our year 6 children had a very exciting time on Monday when they took part in a variety of team building exercises. The children really enjoyed themselves and I am sure they will all benefit from this bonding experience.
Year 5 Drama Centre
Year 5 also had an exciting time on Tuesday of this week when they were joined by a member of the Drama Centre at Redbridge. The children were given part of a script from Homers Odyssey and they had to act it out. There were different parts to play including the parts of a 6 headed monster and a giant whirlpool. Birkan told of how the children enjoyed the time and about the warm up game they had before starting the main task. Anisha said" It was really good, I liked Oscar, Danyaal and Kane’s whirlpool.”
School Council
I would like to congratulate all those children who have presented such excellent manifestos during assemblies this week and last. I am very impressed with the very creative posters that have been displayed around school. Officer positions will be announced next week.
Holiday Dates
Please make a note of the holiday dates displayed on the next page to ensure that no holidays are taken during term time as these will be deemed as unauthorised and the local authority will be administering fines accordingly.
Activities Fair
We had a great turnout for this on Tuesday. Feedback from parents was very positive indeed. We will aim to do this on an annual basis in future.
I am sad to inform you that for the time being we have had to cancel the Parents Yoga classes that took place on Tuesday afternoons. This is due to the falling number of parents who were attending. If you are interested in these classes still please write in to the school office as soon as possible and if we get a firm number of parents who are interested we may be able to re start the classes.
Parents Evening - 20th October from 3.45-7.45pm
Accompanying this is a letter regarding Open Evening appointments. There will be a separate letter for Year 6 as we shall be arranging appointments for them during the morning of the 20th October or daytime appointments on the 22nd.
Redbridge Summer Reading Challenge 2009
The following children took part in this scheme during the Summer holidays. Children had to read 6 books to be successful at this challenge and received a medal and a Quest Seekers certificate. Very Well done to you all!
Samuel Seyoum Christopher Elliott Gemma Elliott
Faizah Ahmed Zaid Ahmed Daniel Seyoum
Qasim Khan Maryam Muhammad Maryam Khan
Muhammad Muhammad
Long Boat
You will probably have noticed that the long boat in our school playground is out of use as it is broken. We have contacted the company concerned and hopefully this repair will be carried out soon.
Year 6 Teambuilding
Our year 6 children had a very exciting time on Monday when they took part in a variety of team building exercises. The children really enjoyed themselves and I am sure they will all benefit from this bonding experience.
Year 5 Drama Centre
Year 5 also had an exciting time on Tuesday of this week when they were joined by a member of the Drama Centre at Redbridge. The children were given part of a script from Homers Odyssey and they had to act it out. There were different parts to play including the parts of a 6 headed monster and a giant whirlpool. Birkan told of how the children enjoyed the time and about the warm up game they had before starting the main task. Anisha said" It was really good, I liked Oscar, Danyaal and Kane’s whirlpool.”
School Council
I would like to congratulate all those children who have presented such excellent manifestos during assemblies this week and last. I am very impressed with the very creative posters that have been displayed around school. Officer positions will be announced next week.
Holiday Dates
Please make a note of the holiday dates displayed on the next page to ensure that no holidays are taken during term time as these will be deemed as unauthorised and the local authority will be administering fines accordingly.
Activities Fair
We had a great turnout for this on Tuesday. Feedback from parents was very positive indeed. We will aim to do this on an annual basis in future.
Friday, September 25, 2009
No.3 - 24th September 2009
We had a great turnout for last week’s Good Works assemblies, particularly in the afternoon. I do hope that many of you will be able to join in again this week.
Harvest Good Works Assemblies
Once again we would ask for donations of tinned and packets of food, as we are collecting for Redbridge Night Shelter. I hope that you will agree that this is a good cause.
Please send in the items on Friday.
Activities Fair - Tuesday 29th September 2009
Please come along to our Activities Fair in the school hall from 3pm—4.30pm. You can find out about children’s clubs in the local area and what they can offer you and your children.
Donations of Clothing
We would really appreciate old clothes for the school office for use when children have ‘little accidents’.
PAWS (Parents Working for School)
We had the first of our meetings yesterday afternoon and have arranged various special events for this term.
Details to follow. We would love to see as many parents as possible at the forthcoming events. All the money raised goes directly back to the children in a variety of ways such as Christmas presents, Outdoor play equipment,etc.
Racist Incident Monitoring
You may be aware that all schools are required to monitor racist incidents and report to parents, governors and the local authority annually. Our procedures include recording all incidents and noting who the victims or perpetrators are, so that we are able to address overall issues arising. This relates to incidents not just between children, but also adults.
In total last year, 20 incidents were reported by pupils. All were dealt with by adult intervention, and parents were notified of the consequences and the schools policy.
If you would like any further information regarding this, please contact me via the school office.
Reception Admissions for September 2010
Any child turning 5 between 1st Sept 2010 and 31st August 2011, will need to start in Reception in September 2010. Admission booklets have been sent to all nursery parents. I would urge you to ensure that your application is received by the Admissions Department at Lynton House by Friday 11th December 2009.
WE NEED YOU!
KS2 children who love to sing for choir Tuesdays 3.30-4.15pm in 3F.
Please bring in note from parents/carers if you wish to join.
Staff Toilets
Could I please remind you that if your child needs to use the toilet before or after school they need to use the children’s toilets as opposed to staff ones. Thank you.
Harvest Good Works Assemblies
Once again we would ask for donations of tinned and packets of food, as we are collecting for Redbridge Night Shelter. I hope that you will agree that this is a good cause.
Please send in the items on Friday.
Activities Fair - Tuesday 29th September 2009
Please come along to our Activities Fair in the school hall from 3pm—4.30pm. You can find out about children’s clubs in the local area and what they can offer you and your children.
Donations of Clothing
We would really appreciate old clothes for the school office for use when children have ‘little accidents’.
PAWS (Parents Working for School)
We had the first of our meetings yesterday afternoon and have arranged various special events for this term.
Details to follow. We would love to see as many parents as possible at the forthcoming events. All the money raised goes directly back to the children in a variety of ways such as Christmas presents, Outdoor play equipment,etc.
Racist Incident Monitoring
You may be aware that all schools are required to monitor racist incidents and report to parents, governors and the local authority annually. Our procedures include recording all incidents and noting who the victims or perpetrators are, so that we are able to address overall issues arising. This relates to incidents not just between children, but also adults.
In total last year, 20 incidents were reported by pupils. All were dealt with by adult intervention, and parents were notified of the consequences and the schools policy.
If you would like any further information regarding this, please contact me via the school office.
Reception Admissions for September 2010
Any child turning 5 between 1st Sept 2010 and 31st August 2011, will need to start in Reception in September 2010. Admission booklets have been sent to all nursery parents. I would urge you to ensure that your application is received by the Admissions Department at Lynton House by Friday 11th December 2009.
WE NEED YOU!
KS2 children who love to sing for choir Tuesdays 3.30-4.15pm in 3F.
Please bring in note from parents/carers if you wish to join.
Staff Toilets
Could I please remind you that if your child needs to use the toilet before or after school they need to use the children’s toilets as opposed to staff ones. Thank you.
Friday, September 18, 2009
No.2 - 17th September 2009
Class Talks
It has been lovely to see some of you at the meetings this week. We would love to see more parents for the Year 2 (Fri), Year 1 (Mon) and Reception (Tues) meetings.
Primary Admissions
Any child born between 1st September 2005 and 31st August 2006 can apply for a Primary school place for September 2010. A booklet will be sent out shortly and the application form will need to be returned by 11th December.
Secondary Transfer Booklets
All Year 6 children should have brought home a booklet regarding transferring to secondary school. Application forms can either be returned to school for us to return or directly to Lynton House by yourselves. If returning to school we must receive them by Friday 9th October 2009 or if sending to Lynton House, by Friday 23rd October at the latest. Thank you.
Attendance
Please note that we will only be authorising one day's absence for Eid.
Leave of Absence Requests
All new parents please note:
Pupils attend school for a maximum of 190 days each academic year. Full attendance is vital for your child’s educational progress. The school regards absences as a very serious concern and there is an overwhelming connection between those students who are frequently absent and those who go onto underachieve in examinations. The school will only grant leave in term time in the most exceptional circumstances.
Leave taken without permission of the Head Teacher will be recorded as unauthorised, and you may be liable to a Penalty Notice resulting in a £100 fine. (Reduces to £50 if paid within 28 days).
Extended leave may result in your child being removed from the school roll.
Playground Equipment Please ensure that your child takes care and plays safely on the new equipment, we want them to enjoy the new apparatus.
School Lunches
As the new catering company settle in may I just remind you that we can no longer supply a lunch without prior payment. All money must come in on a Monday morning in a clearly labelled envelope with your child's name and class on it. Lunches are £1.93 per day and cheques need to be made payable to London Borough of Redbridge. Please also note that any queries regarding payment will be directed to the new cash collector as office staff are not involved in this process. I am also pleased to inform you that as from Monday 28th September we will have non-halal and halal meat dishes, so that no child is disadvantaged.
Snacks
Morning snack will be available as usual from Monday 28th September. We apologise for any inconvenience caused over the last two weeks.
Parents Yoga
We have not had much response regarding parents classes. If you are interested please come into the office for a form or if you already have one please complete it and send in as soon as possible, as we need to make a decision about whether classes will be continuing or not.
Contact Details
Please inform the office if you have changed any of your contact phone numbers as we use Group call every day now to contact you if your child is absent from school and so need up to date numbers Thank you.
100% Attendance Class 4N—Well done!
Activities Fair
Tuesday 29th September. Please come along to our Activities Fair from 3pm—4.30pm. You will be able to find out about children’s clubs in the local area and what they can offer you and your children.
It has been lovely to see some of you at the meetings this week. We would love to see more parents for the Year 2 (Fri), Year 1 (Mon) and Reception (Tues) meetings.
Primary Admissions
Any child born between 1st September 2005 and 31st August 2006 can apply for a Primary school place for September 2010. A booklet will be sent out shortly and the application form will need to be returned by 11th December.
Secondary Transfer Booklets
All Year 6 children should have brought home a booklet regarding transferring to secondary school. Application forms can either be returned to school for us to return or directly to Lynton House by yourselves. If returning to school we must receive them by Friday 9th October 2009 or if sending to Lynton House, by Friday 23rd October at the latest. Thank you.
Attendance
Please note that we will only be authorising one day's absence for Eid.
Leave of Absence Requests
All new parents please note:
Pupils attend school for a maximum of 190 days each academic year. Full attendance is vital for your child’s educational progress. The school regards absences as a very serious concern and there is an overwhelming connection between those students who are frequently absent and those who go onto underachieve in examinations. The school will only grant leave in term time in the most exceptional circumstances.
Leave taken without permission of the Head Teacher will be recorded as unauthorised, and you may be liable to a Penalty Notice resulting in a £100 fine. (Reduces to £50 if paid within 28 days).
Extended leave may result in your child being removed from the school roll.
Playground Equipment Please ensure that your child takes care and plays safely on the new equipment, we want them to enjoy the new apparatus.
School Lunches
As the new catering company settle in may I just remind you that we can no longer supply a lunch without prior payment. All money must come in on a Monday morning in a clearly labelled envelope with your child's name and class on it. Lunches are £1.93 per day and cheques need to be made payable to London Borough of Redbridge. Please also note that any queries regarding payment will be directed to the new cash collector as office staff are not involved in this process. I am also pleased to inform you that as from Monday 28th September we will have non-halal and halal meat dishes, so that no child is disadvantaged.
Snacks
Morning snack will be available as usual from Monday 28th September. We apologise for any inconvenience caused over the last two weeks.
Parents Yoga
We have not had much response regarding parents classes. If you are interested please come into the office for a form or if you already have one please complete it and send in as soon as possible, as we need to make a decision about whether classes will be continuing or not.
Contact Details
Please inform the office if you have changed any of your contact phone numbers as we use Group call every day now to contact you if your child is absent from school and so need up to date numbers Thank you.
100% Attendance Class 4N—Well done!
Activities Fair
Tuesday 29th September. Please come along to our Activities Fair from 3pm—4.30pm. You will be able to find out about children’s clubs in the local area and what they can offer you and your children.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
No.1 - 10th September 2009
Welcome back to you all. I do hope that you had a great Summer holiday and are back feeling refreshed and ready for some hard work!
A special welcome to our new Reception children and their parents . I must say that they have all settled into school life very quickly. Well Done!
Class 4P Swimming This starts tomorrow afternoon and continues until Christmas. If you have not yet done so please return the permission slip and money by tomorrow. Also please ensure that your child has the correct swimming kit in school every Friday ready for these lessons.
Dinner Money As you are aware we now have a new catering contract in place. Dinner money is now £1.93 per day and should be in every Monday morning in a clearly marked envelope with your child's name and class on it. If paying by cheque please make them payable to London Borough of Redbridge and not ISSC as previously instructed and put the name of the school and your cheque guarantee number on the back. The company will not provide any school lunches without prior payment so please ensure that we receive all payments promptly on Monday morning.
Photographs Occasionally in school we take photos of the children for purposes such as display or presentations. If you have any objections to this please send a letter in via the school office. Thank you.
Breakfast/After School Club Please note places must be booked in advance via the relevant form and payment also needs to be made in advance.
Uniform/Jewellery Please ensure that your child comes to school dressed in the correct uniform each day and that they do not wear any items of jewellery. Earrings are allowed but only if they are tiny studs.
Swine Flu/etc We continue to work with the children to promote hygiene habits, and would ask all parents to ensure that the children are provided with tissues.
Reporting Absences If your child is absent from school, please phone the school office and inform us of the reason as early as possible.
Music Tuition We have some vacancies for KS2 children who are interested in learning either the clarinet, flute, oboe, trumpet, trombone or cornet. There is a charge for instrument hire and tuition. If you are interested in a place, please write in to the school.
Parents Yoga Classes These are due to start back on Tuesday 22d September at 1.30pm. If you are interested in joining please come to the school office where you can collect an up to date letter regarding new charges.
Good Works Assemblies These will continue on Fridays as follows:
10.15am—Classes 1J,2S,3F,4P,5H and 6M.
3PM—Classes 1M,2M,3D,4N,5M and 6W.
RC will be am and RN pm and will start on 2nd October, once the children have settled in and gained in confidence.
We would like to see as many parents as possible to join us for these.
Drama Letting There is a new school letting beginning on Saturday 12th September from 10am-1pm. This is a drama group, which also includes dancing and singing. Children are welcome to come in and have a free trial with no obligation. If your child is interested please bring them along on Saturday.
Class Talks These begin tomorrow at 8.30am, as always there will be provision for your child to go into the other year group classroom whilst you meet with their teachers. Please try to attend these meetings as we aim to provide parents with lots of relevant information.
Year 6 Fri 11th September
Year 5 Mon 14th
Year 4 Tues 15th
Year 3 Wed 16th
Year 2 Fri 18th
Year 1 Mon 21st
Reception Tues 22nd
Year 6 Sailing This activity begins next Tuesday afternoon and runs for a total of 6 weeks. Children should be back to school for the end of the day at 3.30pm. If you have not already paid please do so or if your child no longer wishes to go please let the school office know as soon as possible so that we can offer the place on.
Toddler Group This resumes next Wednesday16th September at 2pm.
NewPlayground Equipment I expect you have all noticed our lovely new long boat and other playground equipment that was fitted during the holidays. I am sure the children will enjoy getting full use of it all. Please ensure that children do not climb on the roof of the train unsupervised please either before or after school.
Year 6 1960`s Day On 21st October we have arranged for Year 6 to have a 1960`s day as part of the work they are doing in class. Please send your child dressed up accordingly and I am sure they will enjoy this experience immensely.
A special welcome to our new Reception children and their parents . I must say that they have all settled into school life very quickly. Well Done!
Class 4P Swimming This starts tomorrow afternoon and continues until Christmas. If you have not yet done so please return the permission slip and money by tomorrow. Also please ensure that your child has the correct swimming kit in school every Friday ready for these lessons.
Dinner Money As you are aware we now have a new catering contract in place. Dinner money is now £1.93 per day and should be in every Monday morning in a clearly marked envelope with your child's name and class on it. If paying by cheque please make them payable to London Borough of Redbridge and not ISSC as previously instructed and put the name of the school and your cheque guarantee number on the back. The company will not provide any school lunches without prior payment so please ensure that we receive all payments promptly on Monday morning.
Photographs Occasionally in school we take photos of the children for purposes such as display or presentations. If you have any objections to this please send a letter in via the school office. Thank you.
Breakfast/After School Club Please note places must be booked in advance via the relevant form and payment also needs to be made in advance.
Uniform/Jewellery Please ensure that your child comes to school dressed in the correct uniform each day and that they do not wear any items of jewellery. Earrings are allowed but only if they are tiny studs.
Swine Flu/etc We continue to work with the children to promote hygiene habits, and would ask all parents to ensure that the children are provided with tissues.
Reporting Absences If your child is absent from school, please phone the school office and inform us of the reason as early as possible.
Music Tuition We have some vacancies for KS2 children who are interested in learning either the clarinet, flute, oboe, trumpet, trombone or cornet. There is a charge for instrument hire and tuition. If you are interested in a place, please write in to the school.
Parents Yoga Classes These are due to start back on Tuesday 22d September at 1.30pm. If you are interested in joining please come to the school office where you can collect an up to date letter regarding new charges.
Good Works Assemblies These will continue on Fridays as follows:
10.15am—Classes 1J,2S,3F,4P,5H and 6M.
3PM—Classes 1M,2M,3D,4N,5M and 6W.
RC will be am and RN pm and will start on 2nd October, once the children have settled in and gained in confidence.
We would like to see as many parents as possible to join us for these.
Drama Letting There is a new school letting beginning on Saturday 12th September from 10am-1pm. This is a drama group, which also includes dancing and singing. Children are welcome to come in and have a free trial with no obligation. If your child is interested please bring them along on Saturday.
Class Talks These begin tomorrow at 8.30am, as always there will be provision for your child to go into the other year group classroom whilst you meet with their teachers. Please try to attend these meetings as we aim to provide parents with lots of relevant information.
Year 6 Fri 11th September
Year 5 Mon 14th
Year 4 Tues 15th
Year 3 Wed 16th
Year 2 Fri 18th
Year 1 Mon 21st
Reception Tues 22nd
Year 6 Sailing This activity begins next Tuesday afternoon and runs for a total of 6 weeks. Children should be back to school for the end of the day at 3.30pm. If you have not already paid please do so or if your child no longer wishes to go please let the school office know as soon as possible so that we can offer the place on.
Toddler Group This resumes next Wednesday16th September at 2pm.
NewPlayground Equipment I expect you have all noticed our lovely new long boat and other playground equipment that was fitted during the holidays. I am sure the children will enjoy getting full use of it all. Please ensure that children do not climb on the roof of the train unsupervised please either before or after school.
Year 6 1960`s Day On 21st October we have arranged for Year 6 to have a 1960`s day as part of the work they are doing in class. Please send your child dressed up accordingly and I am sure they will enjoy this experience immensely.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Newsletter 36 - 2nd July 2009
We are pleased to report that all our Year 6 children returned back safely on Friday evening from West Runton. They had a great time, as did the staff that accompanied them.
Our Year 5 camping was also a huge success with fun being had by all involved.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Walsh, Mr Crouch, Mrs Ward, Mrs Bacon, Miss Willers, Miss Porter, Mr Merchant, Miss Foster, Mrs Jones, Miss Boak, Miss Hartwell and Mr Suttling for giving up their own time to make both these events so enjoyable.
O2 Concert On Wednesday evening a number of our children participated in a wonderful concert at the O2 Arena celebrating the music of the ’Beatles’. Very Well done to all! More to follow next week.
Good Works Assemblies Please note there will be no more Good Works Assemblies this term. This is because we have lots of other events going on at this very busy time of year.
Nursery Last Day of Term Just to remind you that the Nursery will be closing on 9th July. This will be the last day of term. Thank you. Nursery re-opens on Monday 7th September 2009.
Sports Day This is next Wednesday, 8th July. Children should have brought home a letter with details. Please note that for this day only lunchtime arrangements will be slightly different. KS1 lunch will be from 11.45-12.45pm and for KS2 12-1pm. Therefore, if your child goes home for lunch, please ensure that they are picked up and brought back on time.
School Closure Friday 10th July Please make a note of this date as school will be closed to pupils because of a staff training day. Thank you.
Exhibition 9th July 3.30-4.15pm We would like to invite all parents to come along after school on 9th July to view the exhibition of work in classes and in the school hall and to meet your child’s new teacher.
Photograph Collection Braiswick photographers will be coming in tomorrow morning to collect all orders. If you have not yet done so please ensure that you return any requests by 9am in the morning or else there will be no guarantee that the photos will be back in time for the end of term.
Tissues Please send in clean tissues with your child each day. As well as the obvious flu pandemic lots of the children also suffer from hay fever. The following website is offering free packs of tissues for children www.sneezesafe.co.uk
Reports End of year reports will be sent home on Monday 6th July. If you have any issues you would like to discuss with the classteacher, please speak to him/her directly.
PAWS Summer Fair 12.30-3.30pm Don’t forget to join us on Saturday for this event. We would welcome donations of International food for the refreshments stall. Please label the ingredients.
Flora Vouchers Please keep these for us and send into school as we can get cookery utensils for the children’s use. Thank you.
Dinner Money/After School Club Please ensure that all arrears are paid by the end of term. We cannot provide lunches of after school care facilities without payment.
Spitting We have had reports of parents spitting in our playground. Please refrain from doing this.
Our Year 5 camping was also a huge success with fun being had by all involved.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Walsh, Mr Crouch, Mrs Ward, Mrs Bacon, Miss Willers, Miss Porter, Mr Merchant, Miss Foster, Mrs Jones, Miss Boak, Miss Hartwell and Mr Suttling for giving up their own time to make both these events so enjoyable.
O2 Concert On Wednesday evening a number of our children participated in a wonderful concert at the O2 Arena celebrating the music of the ’Beatles’. Very Well done to all! More to follow next week.
Good Works Assemblies Please note there will be no more Good Works Assemblies this term. This is because we have lots of other events going on at this very busy time of year.
Nursery Last Day of Term Just to remind you that the Nursery will be closing on 9th July. This will be the last day of term. Thank you. Nursery re-opens on Monday 7th September 2009.
Sports Day This is next Wednesday, 8th July. Children should have brought home a letter with details. Please note that for this day only lunchtime arrangements will be slightly different. KS1 lunch will be from 11.45-12.45pm and for KS2 12-1pm. Therefore, if your child goes home for lunch, please ensure that they are picked up and brought back on time.
School Closure Friday 10th July Please make a note of this date as school will be closed to pupils because of a staff training day. Thank you.
Exhibition 9th July 3.30-4.15pm We would like to invite all parents to come along after school on 9th July to view the exhibition of work in classes and in the school hall and to meet your child’s new teacher.
Photograph Collection Braiswick photographers will be coming in tomorrow morning to collect all orders. If you have not yet done so please ensure that you return any requests by 9am in the morning or else there will be no guarantee that the photos will be back in time for the end of term.
Tissues Please send in clean tissues with your child each day. As well as the obvious flu pandemic lots of the children also suffer from hay fever. The following website is offering free packs of tissues for children www.sneezesafe.co.uk
Reports End of year reports will be sent home on Monday 6th July. If you have any issues you would like to discuss with the classteacher, please speak to him/her directly.
PAWS Summer Fair 12.30-3.30pm Don’t forget to join us on Saturday for this event. We would welcome donations of International food for the refreshments stall. Please label the ingredients.
Flora Vouchers Please keep these for us and send into school as we can get cookery utensils for the children’s use. Thank you.
Dinner Money/After School Club Please ensure that all arrears are paid by the end of term. We cannot provide lunches of after school care facilities without payment.
Spitting We have had reports of parents spitting in our playground. Please refrain from doing this.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Newsletter 34 - 18th June
As we approach the end of yet another academic year, the children continue to enjoy the additional events and opportunities.
Musical Afternoon We had a fantastic turnout for our `Music Showcase` on Tuesday afternoon, when many of our talented musicians displayed their skills and progress. Well done to Mrs Robinson for organising this wonderful event.
Trip to Hampton Court Our Year 4 children went on their exciting trip to Hampton Court yesterday dressed as `Tudors`. Look out on the school’s website for forthcoming blogs on this.
West Runton Residential Trip 27 of our Year 6 pupils are off to West Runton on Sunday until next Friday. Parents please ensure that you arrive at the school by 10.45am, and not before on Sunday 21st June. Staff will be here from 10.30am.
Camping on the School Field Year 5 parents, please respond to the letter in order that we can plan groupings, etc.
Arts Week We have had a special Arts Week in school and the children have all thoroughly enjoyed making lots of different things. We shall be showing off their wonderful work in our Good Works Assemblies tomorrow. Please do try to come along. We shall be starting them a little bit earlier for this week only. Tomorrow morning will start at 10.10am and tomorrow afternoon at 2.50pm. Thank you.
Non-Uniform Day Donations of full bottles of drink or £1 for the Paws Summer Fair.
Mobile Library The mobile library will be in school next week on 24th June. If you have borrowed any books please return them for this date. Thank you.
Musical Afternoon We had a fantastic turnout for our `Music Showcase` on Tuesday afternoon, when many of our talented musicians displayed their skills and progress. Well done to Mrs Robinson for organising this wonderful event.
Trip to Hampton Court Our Year 4 children went on their exciting trip to Hampton Court yesterday dressed as `Tudors`. Look out on the school’s website for forthcoming blogs on this.
West Runton Residential Trip 27 of our Year 6 pupils are off to West Runton on Sunday until next Friday. Parents please ensure that you arrive at the school by 10.45am, and not before on Sunday 21st June. Staff will be here from 10.30am.
Camping on the School Field Year 5 parents, please respond to the letter in order that we can plan groupings, etc.
Arts Week We have had a special Arts Week in school and the children have all thoroughly enjoyed making lots of different things. We shall be showing off their wonderful work in our Good Works Assemblies tomorrow. Please do try to come along. We shall be starting them a little bit earlier for this week only. Tomorrow morning will start at 10.10am and tomorrow afternoon at 2.50pm. Thank you.
Non-Uniform Day Donations of full bottles of drink or £1 for the Paws Summer Fair.
Mobile Library The mobile library will be in school next week on 24th June. If you have borrowed any books please return them for this date. Thank you.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Newsletter 33 - 11th June 2009
Parent Governor Vacancy As mentioned in last week’s newsletter we have a vacancy for a Parent Governor. You will be receiving a nomination form tomorrow. If you are interested in nominating yourself for this position, please complete the form and send back to school by Friday 19th June. If we have more than one person nominated, we will have to go to ballot. Further details will follow.
Non-Uniform We raised £219 at our last PAWs Non-Uniform Day. Thank you to you all for your support. Please remember that the next non-uniform day is Friday 19th June when we will be asking for donations of bottles of drink for the Summer Fair.
Year 5 Camp We are planning an overnight camp on our school field for children in Year 5. This will be on 26th June. Please ensure you respond to the letter sent out earlier in the week.
Year 5 Parents Please return the reply slip for sailing and the residential trip, so that we can finalise details and make the necessary bookings. Please also note that those who do not go on the residential trip next year, will be offered the opportunity to go on local trips at a cost of approximately £50. Thank you.
Missing Books We appear to be missing a great number of school books that have been taken home by pupils and not returned. Please help us to re-stock by checking at home.
Dinner Money Arrears We have a number of parents still in debt for dinner money. Please clear your arrears by the end of this week or send a packed lunch in for your child until the debt is settled.
New Catering Contract From September 2009, we will have a new contractor providing school meals. Under the new management, there will be a price increase. In addition, the new contractor will only provide meals for children who have been paid for in advance.
MDA Vacancies We have two MDAs stepping down from their posts. If you are interested in joining our MDA team, please collect an application form from the school office. Closing date for applications is Wednesday 24th June 2009.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Newsletter 32 - 3rd June 2009
Welcome Back! I do hope you all had an enjoyable sunny break! As we begin our final half term for the school year, we start with some reminders.
School Closure Tomorrow School will be closed tomorrow as we are being used as a polling station. School will resume as normal on Friday morning.
Staff Car Park I have mentioned this issue in previous newsletters, please, please do not use the staff car park when dropping off or picking up your children. It is only for the use of staff members!
Parent Governor Vacancy We currently have a vacancy on the Governing Body for a parent governor. Leaflets will be coming home shortly with more information.
Attendance and Punctuality Please ensure that your child attends school regularly and is on time. In line with Redbridge policy we do monitor regularly and will issue fixed penalty fines to parents, who take children on holiday during term time—£50 per child.
Donations The Reception staff would be grateful for any donations of toys, puppets, games, drapes, carpet squares, dressing up clothes and handbags, that can be used to develop creative play. If you have any good quality items that you no longer need, and think it would be useful for the Reception classes. Please speak to any of the staff in Reception. Many Thanks.
PAWS Non-Uniform Day Thanks to all who supported us with the last event. We will let you know how much we raised next week. Remember, we are working towards raising £2000 for additional exciting playground fixed furniture such as a long boat. The next non-uniform day is now on 19th June and we are asking for donations of bottles for the summer fete.
Wrong Trousers Day This is on 26th June and we are asking children for a donation of £1 please. Thank you.
School Closure Tomorrow School will be closed tomorrow as we are being used as a polling station. School will resume as normal on Friday morning.
Staff Car Park I have mentioned this issue in previous newsletters, please, please do not use the staff car park when dropping off or picking up your children. It is only for the use of staff members!
Parent Governor Vacancy We currently have a vacancy on the Governing Body for a parent governor. Leaflets will be coming home shortly with more information.
Attendance and Punctuality Please ensure that your child attends school regularly and is on time. In line with Redbridge policy we do monitor regularly and will issue fixed penalty fines to parents, who take children on holiday during term time—£50 per child.
Recorder Festival The following children represented Glade in the Redbridge Recorder Festival before half term and did the school proud. It was a wonderful evening:
Cathryn Bowyer, Hayley Bowyer, Becky Condon, Lauren Condon, Aaran Vijayakumaran, Walisa Jameel, Kartegan Thavanesan, Karthik Ganesh, Subirna Visvalingam, Elizabeth Folorunso, Whitney Ile, Jyothi Sadeh, Zaynah Mahmood, Uzaam Asim
And a special mention to Phoebe Francis who was due to take part but sadly had an accident the day before and hurt her wrist.
And a special mention to Phoebe Francis who was due to take part but sadly had an accident the day before and hurt her wrist.
Donations The Reception staff would be grateful for any donations of toys, puppets, games, drapes, carpet squares, dressing up clothes and handbags, that can be used to develop creative play. If you have any good quality items that you no longer need, and think it would be useful for the Reception classes. Please speak to any of the staff in Reception. Many Thanks.
PAWS Non-Uniform Day Thanks to all who supported us with the last event. We will let you know how much we raised next week. Remember, we are working towards raising £2000 for additional exciting playground fixed furniture such as a long boat. The next non-uniform day is now on 19th June and we are asking for donations of bottles for the summer fete.
Wrong Trousers Day This is on 26th June and we are asking children for a donation of £1 please. Thank you.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Newsletter 31 - 21st May 2009
SATs Last week our Year 6 pupils worked very hard and put in a great deal of effort, enthusiasm and energy for their SATs. They are now looking forward to the forthcoming trips and end of term performance.
Staffing Update Good wishes and farewell to Mrs Stamp who is starting her maternity leave from tomorrow, having her second baby. Also congratulations to Miss MacGregor who is getting married over the half term holiday and will be returning as Mrs Grant!
Youth Games Success Many congratulations to Nicholas Reeve who has been selected to represent Redbridge at the Youth Games event in swimming. This is an outstanding achievement and a real privilege. We hope he does well. Go for it, Nicholas!
Dinner Money Once again we have a growing number of school dinner arrears. Please make sure that dinner money is paid each Monday and is in a clearly marked envelope, with your child’s name and class on it. Please also note that from September 2009, a new catering contractor will be providing school meals. Under the new arrangements only those who have paid in advance will be able to book school dinners.
Non-Uniform Day Reminder that this is tomorrow—Famous Faces.
School Closure Reminder May I just remind you all again of the school closure on Thursday 4th June. The school is being used as a polling station and so children are unable to come into school.
After School Club This childcare provision is now extremely popular. However, more and more parents are not booking places in advance. Please note, as there are strict rules concerning adult to pupil ratios, we cannot go over number. Therefore, unless you have booked and paid in advance, your child will not be accepted.
Contact Forms Despite several reminders we have only had about 50% of the contact forms that were sent out to all parents regarding the flu pandemic returned to us. We urgently need this information in order to make contact with parents in case of emergency. Therefore, if you have not already done so please return your form as soon as possible. If you have lost the form please come to the school office to obtain another one.
Staffing Update Good wishes and farewell to Mrs Stamp who is starting her maternity leave from tomorrow, having her second baby. Also congratulations to Miss MacGregor who is getting married over the half term holiday and will be returning as Mrs Grant!
Youth Games Success Many congratulations to Nicholas Reeve who has been selected to represent Redbridge at the Youth Games event in swimming. This is an outstanding achievement and a real privilege. We hope he does well. Go for it, Nicholas!
Dinner Money Once again we have a growing number of school dinner arrears. Please make sure that dinner money is paid each Monday and is in a clearly marked envelope, with your child’s name and class on it. Please also note that from September 2009, a new catering contractor will be providing school meals. Under the new arrangements only those who have paid in advance will be able to book school dinners.
Non-Uniform Day Reminder that this is tomorrow—Famous Faces.
School Closure Reminder May I just remind you all again of the school closure on Thursday 4th June. The school is being used as a polling station and so children are unable to come into school.
After School Club This childcare provision is now extremely popular. However, more and more parents are not booking places in advance. Please note, as there are strict rules concerning adult to pupil ratios, we cannot go over number. Therefore, unless you have booked and paid in advance, your child will not be accepted.
Contact Forms Despite several reminders we have only had about 50% of the contact forms that were sent out to all parents regarding the flu pandemic returned to us. We urgently need this information in order to make contact with parents in case of emergency. Therefore, if you have not already done so please return your form as soon as possible. If you have lost the form please come to the school office to obtain another one.
Newsletter 30 - 14th May 2009
Contact Forms Last week your child brought home a letter regarding swine flu and attached was a contact form for parents to complete. Thank you to all parents who have returned the information requested. If you have not yet done so, please return yours to the school office as soon as possible. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL IF THEY HAVE BEEN SICK IN THE MORNING AS THIS WILL ONLY INCREASE THE SPREAD OF THE BUG TO OTHERS!
Parking Once again, I am having to mention parking issues. Please be more considerate of our neighbours. A disabled driveway was blocked by one of our parents last week and car registration DU03 MOV was parked over the zigzags by the nursery!
PAWS (Parent Association Working For Schools) We had a great turnout at last week’s meeting. It was especially lovely to see some new faces and share new ideas. The next Non-uniform day is planned for 22nd May as listed overleaf. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the committee for agreeing to donate £500 towards further climbing apparatus for the playground. The committee also agreed to work towards raising £2000 to pay for a play long boat for the playground.
4th June—School Closure As listed in the dates overleaf, school will be closed to pupils on 4th June as the building is being used as a Polling Station. I hope that the early notice will enable you to make the necessary arrangements.
Meeting for Year 6 Parents—WEST RUNTON A Meeting has been arranged for parents to receive some important information regarding this forthcoming residential trip. Please make every effort to attend—May 19th at 6pm.
Meeting for Year 5 Parents—3rd June I do hope many of you have noted the date mentioned in previous communication. This meeting is for adults only and will cover the following items:
· 11+
· Secondary Transfer
· Arrangements for Year 6
· Residential Trip
· Sailing
· SATs
Uniform An increasing number of children are coming to school not in uniform. Please make every effort to address this issue if it applies to your child. NB We have many second hand jumpers available free of charge.
Parking Once again, I am having to mention parking issues. Please be more considerate of our neighbours. A disabled driveway was blocked by one of our parents last week and car registration DU03 MOV was parked over the zigzags by the nursery!
PAWS (Parent Association Working For Schools) We had a great turnout at last week’s meeting. It was especially lovely to see some new faces and share new ideas. The next Non-uniform day is planned for 22nd May as listed overleaf. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the committee for agreeing to donate £500 towards further climbing apparatus for the playground. The committee also agreed to work towards raising £2000 to pay for a play long boat for the playground.
4th June—School Closure As listed in the dates overleaf, school will be closed to pupils on 4th June as the building is being used as a Polling Station. I hope that the early notice will enable you to make the necessary arrangements.
Meeting for Year 6 Parents—WEST RUNTON A Meeting has been arranged for parents to receive some important information regarding this forthcoming residential trip. Please make every effort to attend—May 19th at 6pm.
Meeting for Year 5 Parents—3rd June I do hope many of you have noted the date mentioned in previous communication. This meeting is for adults only and will cover the following items:
· 11+
· Secondary Transfer
· Arrangements for Year 6
· Residential Trip
· Sailing
· SATs
Uniform An increasing number of children are coming to school not in uniform. Please make every effort to address this issue if it applies to your child. NB We have many second hand jumpers available free of charge.
Newsletter 29 - 7th May 2009
I do hope that you all had a enjoyable long weekend and made the most of the sunshine.
Year 6 SATs Our Year 6 pupils will be sitting their SATs each day next week as follows:
Monday—Science Test A and B.
Tuesday—Short and Long Writing Task and Spelling Test.
Wednesday—Reading Test.
Thursday—Mental Arithmetic Test— Non-Calculator Paper.
Friday—Calculator Paper
Parents, please make sure that children arrive promptly each morning.
Budding Musicians Calling all children who are musicians—Grade 2 and above and playing any instrument. You are invited to a ’Come and Play Session’ at Bancroft's School on July 2nd. If your child would like to be involved in this, please leave details of his/her name, class, instruments played and grades with the school office for the attention of Miss Boak, Nursery Teacher. Further details will follow.
Dropping off children to school in mornings I have noticed that more and more parents seem to think it is ok to drop their children off to school in the mornings by simply letting them out of the car in the middle of the road and allowing them to come in to school on their own. The roads outside of school are extremely busy at this time and this is a very dangerous thing to do. Please make sure that you bring your children into the school playground safely.
Yoga Classes These will start at 1.30pm from next week and will cost £1.50 because of the extra half hour.
Family Literacy We already have a sufficient number of parents attending this programme, and are unable to accommodate any more. We hope to run the programme again next year.
Swine Flu Whilst we are all listening to the daily updates, I would urge parents to be cautious, but not overly concerned. Remember, basic hygiene and prompt action will ensure that the virus is contained. Please read the accompanying letter and check the school website for regular updates on this matter.
Year 5 parents We have arranged for you to come on May 13th 3.45pm and view the DVD that we will be using for the children’s Sex and Relationships programme. We will organise care of the children to enable you to attend.
PAWS Non-Uniform Day Please send in £1 as a donation for those participating on May 15th.
Year 6 SATs Our Year 6 pupils will be sitting their SATs each day next week as follows:
Monday—Science Test A and B.
Tuesday—Short and Long Writing Task and Spelling Test.
Wednesday—Reading Test.
Thursday—Mental Arithmetic Test— Non-Calculator Paper.
Friday—Calculator Paper
Parents, please make sure that children arrive promptly each morning.
Budding Musicians Calling all children who are musicians—Grade 2 and above and playing any instrument. You are invited to a ’Come and Play Session’ at Bancroft's School on July 2nd. If your child would like to be involved in this, please leave details of his/her name, class, instruments played and grades with the school office for the attention of Miss Boak, Nursery Teacher. Further details will follow.
Dropping off children to school in mornings I have noticed that more and more parents seem to think it is ok to drop their children off to school in the mornings by simply letting them out of the car in the middle of the road and allowing them to come in to school on their own. The roads outside of school are extremely busy at this time and this is a very dangerous thing to do. Please make sure that you bring your children into the school playground safely.
Yoga Classes These will start at 1.30pm from next week and will cost £1.50 because of the extra half hour.
Family Literacy We already have a sufficient number of parents attending this programme, and are unable to accommodate any more. We hope to run the programme again next year.
Swine Flu Whilst we are all listening to the daily updates, I would urge parents to be cautious, but not overly concerned. Remember, basic hygiene and prompt action will ensure that the virus is contained. Please read the accompanying letter and check the school website for regular updates on this matter.
Year 5 parents We have arranged for you to come on May 13th 3.45pm and view the DVD that we will be using for the children’s Sex and Relationships programme. We will organise care of the children to enable you to attend.
PAWS Non-Uniform Day Please send in £1 as a donation for those participating on May 15th.
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