Thursday 21 January 2010

Whole School Letter

NEW SCHOOL WEBSITE
Following a problem on the School Website back in early 2009 we are no longer able to update the information on this site or the files you can link off it (www.hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk). Mr Brook has created a new site which gives all the latest information; it includes the brochure, policies, lunch menu, Friends and Governor information, calendar dates and more. As with the old site it also has a direct link to the School BLOG. Please can we encourage you to set this new site www.roberthitchams.ik.org as one of your favourite links and remove the old one. Thank you.

QUANTUM THEATRE – Monday 1 February
A production of ‘’The Bin Raider’, a play on energy saving and recycling, is to take place during the afternoon of Monday 1 February. The cost of this production is £300 therefore we would ask for a voluntary donation of £1.00 per child. According to the Governors’ Policy of Charges and Remissions for School Activities parents who are in receipt of: (a) Income Support; (b) Income Based Job Seekers Allowance; (c) Child Tax Credit and do not receive Working Tax Credit and who have an annual taxable income of less than £15,575; (d) Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; or (e) a guaranteed element of State Pension Credit do not need to pay for this event. Nor will they be expected to make a voluntary contribution of money unless they wish to do so. Teachers will deal with the collection of money in the same sensitive way that operates for those children who receive free school meals.
Please complete the form below and return it to the class teacher by Tuesday 26 January.

FLORA COOKING FOR SCHOOLS
Many thanks to those of you who had registered your tokens on the Flora website. Parents can enter their tokens (found in the lids of Flora tubs) on the website www.cookingwithschools.com, these will accumulate and hopefully generate enough to enable us to swap them for cooking equipment and multimedia teaching resources for cooking. If anyone is unable to access a computer to register the tokens then they can bring them to the office. The scheme starts again now and concludes on 5 May, so please continue to register your tokens Thank you.

DATES – CHANGES AND NEW DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
French Day will now be held on Monday 8 February
The Book Fair has changed to Monday 8 – Wednesday 10 March
New! - Bring your Mum to Lunch will run on Wednesday 10 and Monday 15 March

SCHOOL MONEY ENVELOPES
We do have packs of envelopes that are useful for school lunches, trips etc. They cost £1 and can be obtained from the school office

SCHOOLS SPORTS COACH MANAGER
Suffolk Sports Partnership has a vacancy for a Schools Sports Coach Manager it is part time (20 hours per week, 42 weeks per year), salary £9045 - £10217, fixed term until July 2011. For an informal discussion contact Alan Peatfield 01379 872723 or email ssco@hartismere.com for application pack. Closing date 4 February 2010

OUT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS
Please find with this letter a survey form about any clubs or activities your children take part in. The local schools are aiming to create a directory from this information which will be available to all families in the area. Please return the completed form to the office by Friday 29 January, thank you.

DO YOU RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS?
If you do, the Friends Committee would like to hear from you. They would like to put together a database of self employed parents/guardians so that they can provide you with information about an exciting publication planned for the forthcoming months, which may include advertising opportunities.
If you are self employed and would like to hear from the Friends then please fill out and return this slip to the school office by Friday 12 February or email the information to Amanda Cornwell (Chairperson) on amanda.cornwell@btinternet.com. Thank you.
Name: ________________________________________
Name of Business: ________________________________________
Nature of Business: _______________________________________________________________
Contact Number: ___________________________
Email: ________________________________________