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.