Glade Swim Team
Outstanding success at the Redbridge Primary Schools Gala last Thursday 17th November.
Amazing results and personal best times achieved.
Every swimmer making it through to the finals.
Fantastic support from parents, relatives and friends.
Glade taking 3rd place overall with Bancrofts 1st and Woodford Prep 2nd (both private schools with their own pools)
Boys team also won—Boys runners up Champions Award trophy.
Glade once again top state school in the whole borough—third year running!
The swimmers showed great team spirit and the children were a shining example to the school demonstrating excellent behaviour and attitude.
A fantastic achievement!
Children in Need We raised approximately £500 last week for this very worthy cause. Thank you to everyone that contributed.
Christmas Dinner 8th December- Reminder Please return your completed slips as soon as possible and at the latest by Monday 28th November as the cook needs to pre order food. Any slip not returned by then will mean that your child has to have a packed lunch or go home for lunch on 8th.
PAWS Tea Towels Have you seen your child’s self portrait on the Glade School tea towel? These make wonderful keepsakes. We will be selling these after school for £3.50 each or 3 for £10. Limited quantities available. All profits will go towards new school playground equipment.
Shop Online and Raise Funds It is completely FREE to register and you will not pay a penny more for your shopping. If you shop online anyway then why not raise valuable extra funds for us by using this fantastic scheme. All you need to do is visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/gladeptaredbridge and when you register select Glade Primary School—Redbridge. You shop directly with each retailer as you would normally.
Easyfundraising is a shopping directory listing over 600 retailers including Amazon, Play.com, Next, John Lewis, Toys R Us, HMV and many more.
Whenever you shop online and at no extra cost to you each retailer will make a CASHBACK donation to Glade Primary School Parents Association.
Christmas Concerts KS1 Concert will be at 10.00 am on Tuesday 13th December for morning nursery, RC, 10 and 2P. For pm nursery,RS, 1J and 2M the concert will be at 2.00 pm on the 13th December.
KS2 Concert will be on Thursday 8th December at 10.00 am for pupils and parents with toddlers. An evening performance of KS2 concert will be held on Tuesday 13th December at 6.30pm for adults only.
Bags 2 School Friday 2nd December at 9.00am PAWS have organised a textile collection with Bags 2 School in order to raise funds for new playground equipment. Just fill your donation bag with unwanted textiles (this can include clothing, shoes, hats, belts, bags, soft toys, curtains and bedding). The bags will be collected from the school gate on Friday 2nd December at 9.00 am prompt!! Please bring your bag or bags to the cycle shelter and help us have a really good collection. A separate letter about Bags 2 School will be coming home tomorrow.
Many thanks—Tamara—PAWS Chairperson
Because of this we will be unable to use the bike store on 2nd. Please do not let your child bring their bike in on that day.
Money coming into school We have a lot of money coming in at the moment, trips, Christmas dinner, Raffle, Disco, etc and so the office will only accept money if it is in an envelope with your child’s name, class and what the money is for clearly marked on it.
Year 5 Trip The year 5 children thoroughly enjoyed their sessions at the Redbridge Museum this week.
Nut Allergies Please note that if you are bringing treats into school for your child’s birthday or any other occasion we ask you to bear in mind that we have several children in school with nut allergies so please make sure that they do not contain any trace.
School Dinner Increase Please note that from January 2012 school lunch prices will be increasing to £1..99 per day, this is an increase of 4p. Thank you.
Reminder Year 6 Trenches Day This is tomorrow. Please send children in dressed accordingly.
Strike Day School will be closed for children on Wednesday 30th November.
