Monday 21 May 2012

Newsletter 36

NURSERY PLAY & CHAT MORNING – Thursday 24 May

Nursery parents are welcome to come along between 9.30 – 11.30am to join their children in the Nursery and to chat to the Nursery staff.

ROAD SAFETY TRAINING
As part of the curriculum we will be doing a number of activities in class (and in some cases around the town) to raise children’s knowledge and understanding of road safety over the next few weeks.
Our aim is to make the children more aware of the dangers on the roads and to make them more confident when out and about. The emphasis will be on using the Green Cross Code to stay safe, always crossing with an adult (holding hands for the younger children), looking all around and waiting until it is safe to cross. There are some parent booklets for children in Foundation, KS1 and Year 6 which will be distributed when the training takes place.
Classes LC, CA & JC will need parent helpers to assist with a ‘Traffic Trail’ around Framlingham – if you would like to help please speak to the class teachers to find out days / times.
Any help you can give reinforcing road safety messages to you children will help them become safer pedestrians. Thank you.

CORRECTION – MERE VISITS – Classes KT, EM, LC & CA
On the letters sent last week it mistakenly stated the trips to the Mere were being run by the Woodland Trust, when in fact it is the SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST to whom we are most grateful for their support in educating the children about the nature around the Mere.

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO, PLEASE VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH ACTIVITIES LIKE THE VISIT TO THE MERE, ROAD SAFETY OR SWIMMING
– WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT WE CANNOT DO ALL THESE
EXTRA LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITH THE CHILDREN. THANK YOU.

WHOLE SCHOOL PANORAMIC PHOTO – Tuesday 29 May
Please can we ask that all children bring their school sweatshirt with them on Tuesday for the whole school photo; this event only happens once every 4 years, and is a great memento of your child’s time at the school.

JUBILEE LUNCH – Friday 1 June
SCC Catering are having a celebratory Diamond Jubilee Lunch on Friday 1 June the menu is:
Coronation Chicken filled Baguette or Jacket Potato; Coronation Crown Puff (V); Rainbow
coleslaw / Celebration Salad; Elizabeth Sponge with Jam & Cream Filling.
Friday’s normal menu for this week will be served on Tuesday 29 May.

TESCO VOUCHERS – Deadline for handing in is Friday 1 June
Tesco have now stopped handing these out, however, you can still hand in any that you may still have. We can accept them up until half term. Thank you.

WARNING: LEGO BIBLE WEBSITE
Please can we advise families NOT TO USE www.legobible. This site was previously recommended but has since been corrupted. Although we have a secure intranet site at school that prevents unwanted pop-ups from happening on this site we have stopped using it at school and have found alternative sites.

SUFFOLK PARENT PARTNERSHIP SERVICE
This service aims to promote effective partnerships between parents/carers, Schools and the County Council. They provide information and support for parents and carers to enable them to play an active and valuable role in their children's education.
Helpline: 01473 265210 email: parent.partnership@suffolk.gov.uk
website: www.suffolk.gov.uk/parentpartnership

FRIENDS UPDATE
FRIENDS JUBILEE FETE – Friday 22 June
The theme of the fete this year is 1950’s, if any parent or child wishes to dress up in 1950’s style there will be prizes for the best entrants. The fete will be a traditional English Summer Fete with lots of games and stalls. There will be a Pimms bar, ice creams, and cream teas; a Cake Competition with a ‘Royal’ theme– for both adults (sponge cakes) and children (cupcakes) - for which the winning cakes will be awarded a prize, and all cakes will be raffled.
To help support this event the Friends will need donations of items (please see below) and they will also need an army of volunteers to help set up; run the stalls; & also to help clear away at the end. PLEASE can you give an hour of your time to support them? PLEASE contact Marie-Therese Walker on mtwalker666@hotmail.com 07939 265646

NON-UNIFORM DONATION DAY – Friday 15 June
The children may wear their own clothes on Friday 15 June for a donation of items to the Jubilee Fete. The Friends would like donations of the following items please:
• For the ‘Cream Teas’: plain/fruit scones suitable for freezing (ie not previously frozen).
• For the Bottle Tombola's: Wines, Spirits, Beers, & Non-Alcoholic bottles
• Chocolates for a Chocolate tombola; also items for a Children’s Tombola.
• Items for the White Elephant stall (NO broken or damaged goods, please)
• Promises to bake cakes for the Cake Stall