Friday, December 17, 2010

newsletter 16 dec

Now that my first term as Headteacher comes to a close I would like to thank all of our school community and express my delight in the many achievements for Glade Primary:
· Our Activities Fair in September—introducing parents/pupils to the variety of clubs in the local area.
· A very successful “One World Week” in October.
· The PAWS group have raised £2,000 towards school funds.
· The pupils have raised approximately £1,500 for charitable work.
· The opening of two new Reception classes.
· The participation of Glade pupils in many sporting events including the swim team achieving 3rd place over all in the Redbridge Gala and lst position as a state school.
· Our priority in the New Year will be:
· To create a school library.
· To develop the Early Years playground.

PAWS Raffle A very big Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets for our Christmas draw. We raised a staggering £1,300 which was amazing! The class who sold the most were 2M whose grand total amounted to £425 and the family that sold the most were the Mahesh’s (Tamar in class 2M and Kaile in Nursery), who sold tickets amounting to £330.
For a full list of prizes and the winners please see list displayed in the school office.

Christmas Performances This year’s Christmas performances have once again entertained family and friends. Years 3 and 4 performed the “Egyptian Nativity” and the KS1 classes performed “Countdown to Christmas”.

Booster Classes Year 6 booster classes start on Wednesday 5th January. Your child will get a letter inviting them to these sessions this week.

Don’t Forget—If you missed out buying a DVD of your child’s Christmas performance they can be purchased from the school office.

Arrears If you owe money for school dinners, morning club or after school club please pay these before we close for the Christmas break.

The staff would like to say a big “thank you” for all the lovely gifts, cards, kind words and good wishes that we have received.
Wishing you all the very best for the festive season and 2011. We look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday 4th January 2011.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

newsletter 9th december

Grand Opening Mrs Leverton returned to Glade yesterday to officially open the new Reception classes. These rooms have been named the “Leverton Rooms” as a tribute to Mrs Leverton for the 8 years that she devoted to Glade Primary. Thank you for all the parents, governors, contractors and staff who attended our celebration ceremony.

Guitar Showcase Our Year 5 pupils have been learning to play the guitar this term with Mrs Robinson, Mr Crouch and Mr Spooner from the Redbridge Music Service. They demonstrated their skill and talents this morning in 2 showcase assemblies. We would like to thank staff for their commitment and hard work supporting our pupils this term.

Christmas Lunch Once again, we enjoyed our annual Christmas lunch. The children and staff enjoyed our seasonal celebration together.

Christmas Ball - 3.45-5.15pm today
The Ball is tonight after school. Tickets have been distributed to all the children who have paid in advance. Any children wanting to attend and haven’t yet paid can turn up and pay on the door. KS1 children must be escorted by an adult during the whole session. I would like to thank PAWS for all their hard work this term and for their continued commitment to raising funds to support children at Glade.

Deputy Head Teacher at Glade Following interviews this week we are delighted to announce that Mr. Miller has been successfully appointed as the permanent Deputy Head Teacher at Glade.

Money coming into School Please ensure that all money coming into school is placed in a clearly marked envelope as it gets very confusing for staff and loose money can easily get lost, especially when teachers are busy in the mornings and money gets handed to them directly.

Tesco Carol Singing Our school choir will be singing carols at Tesco, Charlie Brown’s tomorrow from 2pm, so if you are shopping please pop in and give them some moral support. They will also be giving us a taste of their talents next Thursday after school.

Mid—Term Reports These will go out on Monday 13th December. Class 5F will be given their reports by Friday 17th due to Mr. Fraser’s absence this week.

Late Pick Up of Children Please pick your children up at 3.30pm. The office staff are not insured to look after children and they finish at 3.45pm. If you pick up late you will be charged.

Friday, December 3, 2010

newsletter 12 3rd december

PAWS Raffle Don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets, closing date 9th December—we have some fantastic prizes::
Meal for 2 at OXO Tower restaurant
A pair of panto/theatre tickets at Kenneth More Theatre
Meal for 2 at Nuovo restaurant
A manicure and spray tan at Imagination, Fullwell Avenue
M&S voucher for £20
Pizza Express voucher for £20
Neck, shoulder and back massage
Champagne
A manicure and eyebrow shape
Indian head massage
Manicure
Fish spa foot treatment for one
Waitrose Christmas goody bag
Tin of Cadbury’s Roses
Club Penguin game for the Nintendo DS
Plus many more assorted small prizes

Change of Date for next PAWS meeting The next PAWS meeting will be held on Monday 6th December and not Tuesday 7th as was previously discussed. We hope to see many of you there!

Class 4L Swimming If you have not yet done so please return the permission slip and money as class 4L will start their swimming sessions after the Christmas holidays.

Year 6 Mixed Basketball As you are aware this event was cancelled, it has been rescheduled for next week, 8th December. Letters will go out to the appropriate children.

Christmas Lunch—9th December If you have not yet returned forms it is too late so please provide your child with a packed lunch or take them home for lunch on this day.

Weather Please ensure that your child is dressed for the weather. It is very cold at the moment, we have had some children turning up to school without coats. You will be contacted on groupcall if the school needs to close. Please make sure your mobile numbers are up to date. Also check the school website for updates.

Toddler Group Please note toddler group will not be on anymore this term. We start back in January after the holidays.

No Good Works Assemblies There will be no more Good Works Assemblies until the new year.
Christmas Productions Please make sure that you provide the class teacher with a costume for the Christmas productions in a clearly labelled bag. Thank you.

Grand Opening of Reception Classes— This is at 2.30pm on Wednesday 8th December. Reception parents are invited to attend this event along with other invited guests.

PAWS Christmas Ball 9th December—tickets £3.50. Numbers are limited first come, first served!

Drumming Performance - Year 4 This has now been rearranged for Thursday 13th January. 4L at 1.45pm and 4N at 2.50pm.

Cancellation of Football Training There will be no football training next Thursday, 9th December because of the PAWS Christmas Ball. Thank you.