Tuesday 20 March 2012

Newsletter 28

DISCO SOLD OUT FOR KEY STAGE 2
The Friends would like to advise parents that there are no spaces left at the Key Stage 2 Disco on Friday 23 March. Key Stage 1/Foundation will have places available on the door.

VIOLIN CONCERT – Wednesday 28 March
Mrs Fell, who teaches Violin to a number of our pupils in school, has arranged for them to perform to parents, friends and relatives in the school hall on Wednesday 28 March after school at 3.15pm – 3.45pm. Everyone is welcome.

YOUNG ART EAST ANGLIA
We have been informed that the recent Art competition that a number of our pupils took part in raised £8500 for Cancer Research UK.

DINNER MONEY ENVELOPES
We have some really useful envelopes for paying money into school in; they can be used for dinner money, trips, Friends events etc.
They are priced at £1 for 25 and are available at the office.

SHARE SESSION REMINDERS – CLASS CH & KM
Just to remind parents that Class CH share session is on Tuesday 20 March and Class KM is on Thursday 22 March at 1.15pm.

VOLUNTEER SAFEGUARDING TRAINING
The first training session for volunteers takes place on Friday 23 March, followed by one on Monday 26 March and another on Thursday 29 March. If any volunteers are unsure of which session they are booked on please ask Mrs Miller at the office. Please note it is a requirement for all regular volunteers to have this child protection training every 3 years.

EASTER SERVICE – Friday 30 March
The Easter Services this year are being run by Year 6 pupils; although we normally have these services for the children only, we would like to invite the parents of Year 6 pupils to come along. You are welcome at either the 9.30am (KS1) or 10.30am (KS2) service at St Michael’s Church. Foundation Easter Service is being held in school.

BAGS 2 SCHOOL
The Friends would like to advise parents that the Bag 2 School collection in January raised £190 – thank you to everyone who donated unwanted items.

APACHE HELICOPTER AT FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE – Saturday 28 April
A great opportunity to discover more about the Apache Helicopters that we often see flying over Framlingham. The helicopter will fly in at 2pm and will remain at the college until 4pm; during this time there will be opportunities to learn about the helicopter and the Military establishments in the area. There will be a 10m high climbing wall, RAF Honington Volunteer Band, a small arms trainer and charity stalls for whom they are raising money on the day – Help for Heroes, Walking with the Wounded, Combat Stress and the Afghan Appeal fund.

FRAMLINGHAM 2012 T-SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION
Please find with this letter a sheet on which pupils can design a logo for the Framlingham 2012 events of the Diamond Jubilee and Olympics – all instructions are on the sheet.