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.
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