THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL ANTI-BULLYING WEEK….
….to support this the children have watched an ‘Anti-Bullying’ production today.
A visiting theatre group performed ‘The B Word’ to children in Y2-Y6, a powerful anti-bullying educational drama. Through the use of humour the production explores why people bully? What can be done about it? That no one should suffer in silence, how to speak out, cyber bullying and more. The overriding message is that bullying must not be tolerated.
DINNER MONEY
PLEASE CAN WE REMIND PARENTS THAT DINNER MONEY MUST BE PAID ON A MONDAY – please hand to the class teacher. If you do not pay on a Monday (unless your child was ill) you will need to provide a packed lunch for your child for that week.
FRIENDS AGM REMINDER– Wednesday 21 November
The Friends AGM will be held on the morning of Wednesday 21 November in the hall from 9.00 to 9.30am. Parents are very welcome to come into the hall earlier, from 8.40am for refreshments. It is essential that the Friends get as many parents attending as possible, in order to adhere to the voting procedures of the Charity Commission.
Please show your support of the school by giving half an hour of your time to attend ~ it does not mean you have to join the Friends! Pre-school siblings are welcome to stay with you.
PARENT CONSULTATIONS – appointments available with Mrs Beddow & Mrs Akerman
In addition to booking an appointment to see your child’s class teacher (using the form enclosed with your child’s report) you may also book an appointment to see Mrs Beddow, Mrs Akerman or Mrs Picton who will be available between 3.30 – 6.00pm on Wednesday & Thursday. Please contact the school office who will book you an appointment time.
In addition, one of our parent Governors, Catherine Hill, is also happy to see parents by appointment; she will not be available on these afternoons but please contact the office who can give you her availability.
PHOTOGRAPHS - RETURN ORDERS TODAY!
Orders and payment for the photo proof sheets must be returned to the office by Wednesday morning at the latest please (cheques payable to Van Cols Ltd).
If you miss the deadline then we are afraid you will have to send directly to Van Cols and pay a £3.50 surcharge for late delivery.
CAKE STALL FOR CANCER RESEARCH
The cake stall run by Freya, Maddie & Phoebe in EM on Friday, raised £110 for Cancer Research; they would like to say “THANK YOU to all the people who made cakes and bought them. Thank you for supporting us”.
NO HOLY HORRORS THIS WEEK
Reminder that there is none this week, however on Wednesday 28 November at Holy Horrors they will be casting for the Nativity play to be held in St Michael’s on Christmas Eve.
STAFF CAR PARK
The car park on the school site is very small and does not even have enough spaces for the school staff who drive in; therefore parents and volunteers cannot park there, unless they are eligible to use the disabled space. Thank you.
DISCLAIMER REGARDING CLUBS ADVERTISED THROUGH OUR LETTERS
The inclusion of details of extra-curricular, local and out-of-school activities (which are not run by us) in our letters in no way implies that they are supported/endorsed by Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham’s CEVAP School, its Governors or any member of Staff. Parents are advised to make the appropriate enquiries regarding supervision, insurance and other matters.
THE GIVING MACHINE
The Friends would like to remind parents about this website which, once you have registered, you can use to do internet shopping at many online stores. The online stores then give a % of your purchase price directly to our school (as your selected charity) – it does not cost you anything and the school benefits directly. The Friends politely ask that you consider using this when doing any online shopping. www.TheGivingMachine.co.uk Thank you.
WINTER WEATHER
Winter weather will be upon us soon, all children will NEED TO BRING A COAT every day.
VACANCY
We are currently advertising for a Nursery Teacher, for details of this please go to the school website at www.roberthitchams.ik.org or ask at the office. Application deadline 26 November.
CROSSING PATROL NEWS
We would like to thank all those parents who took the time to write to SCC about the importance of the Crossing Patrol on College Road, we are delighted to let all parents know that SCC have now agreed that this is an essential service for the safety of our children and have agreed to fund the Crossing Patrol going forward.
Did you know that around half of all new foster carers have children under the age of 18 living at home and nearly two thirds have previous experience of working or volunteering with children and young people? There are around 750 children in care in Suffolk, most of whom are in foster care, and we simply do not have enough carers. We need foster carers for children of all ages and who have a wide range of differing needs and abilities.
Many people may wrongly rule themselves out, believing they can’t foster for reasons such as sexual orientation, being single, renting their home, being too old or too young, or having their own children at home. They don’t always recognise that they have the qualities it takes to care for a child. What you do need is some experience of children, either through caring, volunteering or working with children, a spare room, lots of time and patience, to be up for a challenge and to have a sense of humour!
If you have ever considered fostering we would really like to hear from you. Contact us on 0800 328 2148, or at www.suffolkfostering.com
