Friday, October 22, 2010

newsletter 21 october 2010

One World Week We have had a very enjoyable week in school with the children taking part in many different cultural activities, culminating in our carnival tomorrow.
Pakistan Flood Appeal Many classes have organised fundraising activities this week for the Pakistan Flood Appeal. We wish to thank everyone who has participated in this very worthwhile fundraising appeal.

Assembly Friday Afternoon Afternoon good works will start at 2.30pm due to setting up the hall for the Autumn Ball.

Dress up Friday 22nd October Children are asked to dress up in traditional dress/colours—please don’t forget your £1.

Food Tasting EventPlease come along to our food tasting event today after school. Thank you to all parents who donated food.

Harvest Assembly Thank you to all that donated items for our Harvest Festival assembly this morning. All donations will be sent to the Redbridge Night Shelter.

Dinner Money Arrears If your child brings home a letter today about school dinner arrears please make sure that this amount is paid in full by tomorrow. If the amounts are not paid please provide your child with a packed lunch from Monday 1st November.
Please also note that school meals will increase from Monday 1st November. The price for a school lunch will now be £1.95 per day, making a total of £9.75 for the week.

Packed Lunches If your child has a packed lunch please make sure that they bring it in with them at 9am in the mornings. Office staff do not have the time to take around individual lunches for children.

Autumn Ball Tomorrow
We still have tickets for sale for our Autumn Ball on Friday at 3.45—5.15. Tickets are available on the door £3.50 per child over one years of age.

Parents Meeting Teachers
Please note if you have a problem and need to come into school about your child/ren please speak to the classteacher as the first point of call. Thank you.

School Photos
These will shortly be coming home. All orders must be back in the school office by Friday 5th November as they are being collected on this day. If any arrive after this date we cannot guarantee that the orders will be back in time for Xmas.

Polite notice
Parents should not be approaching the school fence during break or lunchtimes to talk to their child or any other child. Thank you.
Finally, may I wish you all a pleasant Half - Term holiday. See you all bright and early at 9am on Monday 1st November.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

newsletter 14 october

One World Week This is the week beginning 18th October. The whole school will be engaged in cross curricular cultural activities that celebrate the diversity of our school. Activities will include our popular International Food Tasting on Thursday 21st and Carnival Day on Friday 22nd.

Maths Challenge Day This will take place tomorrow. All classes will be involved in solving maths problems. There was a parents session this morning which was greatly enjoyed by all those that attended.

Year 5 Bake and Take Sale - 19th October. Please join us in the main hall from 3-4pm. All proceeds going to Pakistan.

Year 6 Book Sale - 20th October in the main hall. Please bring in books for our sale and then join us at the book sale, books are £1 (children’s and adults).
All proceeds going to Pakistan Flood funds.

Year 3 and 4 Bring and Buy Sale - 20th
October. Years 3 and 4 are organising a ’Bring and Buy’ sale to raise money for Pakistan. Please send in any items for sale by Monday 18th October. Children will be going to the sale with their classes so can bring in money on Wednesday 20th, if they wish to purchase anything.

Harvest Assembly This will take place on 21st October. Please send in items of tinned and packet foods that can be donated to the Redbridge Night Shelter.

New Build We are very pleased with the progress of the new building. This is an exciting project which will enhance provision for all our pupils.
On Monday 1st November our Reception pupils will be in the new rooms and our Year 1 pupils will move to the old Reception classes. It is our intention to develop the old Year 1 classes into a school library. We would like to thank the governors for their commitment and hard work in driving forward our building development programme.

Dogs Walking to school is an ideal opportunity to take the family dog for a walk. Please do not leave your dog tied up outside the gate as this is distressing for your pet and others passing by who may be nervous of dogs.

PAWS Update A big thank you to all who sent in money for the non-uniform day last Friday. We raised a total of £288.33!
Remember—the last day for purchasing autumn ball tickets is Monday 18th October.

Transfer to Secondary School Forms All applications and documents should be given into the school office by Friday 22nd October or directly to Lynton House by 31st October at the very latest.
Late applications will receive lower priority, so it is very important that the forms arrive on time.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

newsletter 7 oct

Book Week We have had a good week here in school with our Book Week. The author Jack Trelawney came in on Tuesday afternoon and the children greatly enjoyed meeting him and listening to his stories. Please remember that tomorrow we are having a dress up day as a character from a book. We are asking for a £1 contribution to go towards the purchasing of some new books for the children.

Parking The Community Police Officer issued 3 parking tickets this week on Wednesday morning and gave several warnings. It is both worrying and disappointing to know that many of our parents are parking dangerously and ignoring the advice of staff and other parents.
PLEASE PARK YOUR CAR SAFELY AND WALK YOUR CHILD TO THE PLAYGROUND.

Security-School Gates Please note the school gates will not open until 3.20pm each afternoon. Therefore, access to the playground before this time will not be allowed.

School Photographs The school photographer will be in next Tuesday, 12th October to take individual photos of the children. If you would like a family group taken including a child of yours not currently at Glade please arrive at 8.30am. Any siblings that attend school will be got from their individual classes during the day so that they can have a photograph together.

One World Week
This is the week beginning 18th October. The whole school will be engaged in cross curricular cultural activities that celebrate the diversity of our school. Activities will include our popular International Food Tasting on Thursday 21st and Carnival Day on Friday 22nd. A letter with further details will come out next week.

Maths Challenge Day This will take place next Friday, 15th October. All classes will be involved in solving maths problems. There will be a parents session also on Thursday 14th October at 9.15-10.15am. We hope to see many of you there!

PAWS Reminders
· Last day to buy Panto tickets - Friday 8th October.
· Dress up day—Book character –Friday 8th October.
· Autumn Ball tickets—Friday 22nd October, last day to buy tickets Monday 18th.
Autumn Ball from 3.45-5.15pm. There will be an entertainer for KS1 and a Disco for KS2. Payment of £3.50 per child to the school office please in a clearly marked envelope.
· Next PAWS Meeting 19th October

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

newsletter 30 sept

Activities Fair - Tuesday 28th September 2010 Once again this was a great success with lots of outside agencies who came in to discuss their various activities. We hope those of you that attended found the session useful as we hope to repeat this annually.

Car Parking Please, Please be more considerate when parking, dropping off or picking up your child. Road markings are there for a purpose and need to be adhered to for the safety of all. Thank you. It is illegal to double park, so please do not do so at 3.30pm when collecting your children.

Book Week This year’s Children’s Book Week theme of books around the world provides a wonderful opportunity to explore and celebrate difference, as well as to read books that transport us to new places and introduce us to new cultures.

Dress Up Day—8th October To celebrate the end of our annual book week we will be having a dress up day on Friday 8th October. Children are asked to come to school dressed as a character from a book! PAWS will be collecting £1 from our pupils to provide new books for the school.
Book Exchange Children can bring in books that they have already read and no longer want and exchange them for another book of their choice.

Year 6 Sailing We still have 5 places left for Year 6 sailing. If your child is interested please come into the school office and let us know.

Courtroom Drama The year 5 and 6 pupils enjoyed the performance of “Courtroom” drama on the theme of a road traffic accident and how it could have been prevented if the correct safety procedures had been followed. The children took on the roles of jury members and court officials during the performance.

Year 5 visit to the Redbridge Museum Last week and then yesterday our year 5 classes visited the Redbridge Museum to look at the role of the commonwealth in relation to the World Wars and evacuation. The children thoroughly enjoyed this experience, which is linked to the work they are doing in classes.

Year 1 visit to the Museum of Childhood Last week the Year 1 classes visited the museum of childhood in Bethnal Green. They had a wonderful time looking at toys from the past up to the present day and also took part in a workshop.