Newsletter 18

SCHOOL MEAL PRICE INCREASE & HALF-TERMLY DINNER PAYMENT

As indicated previously on the ‘eats’ catering menu sent out before half term, the price of school meals will increase in JANUARY to £2.20

DINNER MONEY CAN ONLY BE ACCEPTED on MONDAYS - you will need to provide packed lunches for the week if you do not pay on a Monday.

DINNER MONEY COSTS FOR SPRING 1^st HALF TERM (7 January – 15 February):

   There are 6 weeks this term (30 days)

   5 days a week              30 days x £2.20          =          £66.00

   4 days a week              24 days x £2.20          =          £52.80

   3 days a week              18 days x £2.20           =          £39.60

   2 days a week              12 days x £2.20           =          £26.40

   1 day a week                6 days x £2.20                        =          £13.20

Cheques should be made payable to Suffolk County Council (SCC) with your child’s name and class WRITTEN ON THE BACK please.

ALL DINNER MONEY SHOULD BE HANDED IN TO THE CLASS TEACHER IN AN ENVELOPE THAT STATES:  Child’s Name + Child’s Class + which days dinner money is for.

HALF-TERM PAYMENT DUE BY MONDAY 14 JANUARY, PLEASE.

Did you pay for Christmas lunch on Monday?

The cost for this week is £11.50, the day £3.10, or £1.00 more is required if you have paid for the whole term but not for the Christmas lunch yet.

CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE REMINDER – Thursday 20 December

St Michael’s Church at 1.30pm. Children in PLDD, RV & KV will be leading in this service and parents of these classes are warmly invited to attend. 

Parents may sit anywhere except in the first few reserved rows. 

A charity collection will be made at the end of the service.

CAKE STALL – Friday 21 December

There will be cakes for sale from classes EM & NS this Friday after school in the front playground pavilion.

FOUNDATION OPEN SESSIONS

The Reception and Nursery classes will be open on Wednesday 9 January from 1.30-2.30pm & Thursday 10 January from 9.30-11.30am for parents with children due to start school September 2013.  (Born between 1/9/2008 – 31/8/2009)

Parents should sign in at the school office where admission application forms are available.

REMINDER - APPLICATIONS FOR RECEPTION PLACES 2013/2014

Reception Applications for next year MUST be returned to the Admissions Team at Ipswich by 15 January 2013.   For information go to:  www.suffolk.gov.uk/admissionstoschools,  you can apply online at www.suffolk.gov.uk/onlineadmissions but you will need to get a SIF form (Supplementary Information Form) from the school office.

DISCO SUCCESS

The Friends had a fantastic response with about 40 parents helping with supervision, signing in and out, selling tuck and glow sticks and corridor patrol over the 2 discos. Sincere thanks to all! The disco raised £519 this will go towards funding school projects over the coming year. 

DON’T FORGET YOUR PARTY CLOTHES ON FRIDAY.

        

WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS BY EMAIL

We are delighted with the response so far with 74 new families choosing to stop receiving paper copies.  Parents can do this at any time - forms can be obtained from the office or downloaded from the website at www.roberthitchams.ik.org

LOST PROPERTY

There are lots of items in our lost property container.  Can we please encourage all children and parents to seek for lost items in the container sited at the end of the corridor at the top of the stairs above the Nursery.  Please can we ask that parents ensure names are on all items brought into school – especially sweatshirts.  ANY ITEMS NOT CLAIMED BY FRIDAY 21 DECEMBER WILL BE GIVEN TO CHARITY IN THE NEW YEAR.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION COLLECTIONS

We would like to thank everyone who gave so generously to the charity collections at the end of the Foundation & KS1 Celebrations; the collections have raised £359 after covering costs. This will go to the EACH appeal.

ORCHESTRA would welcome new members who play above Grade 1.  Children should please see Mrs Armstrong in the first week of term, to start on Monday 14 January.

YEAR 2 FRENCH CLUB

There are only 2 places left!  French Club starts on Monday 14 January at 12.30pm in Miss Montague's classroom.  It's run by Kate Archer, a 'La Jolie Ronde' trained teacher and costs £40 for the term (£4 x 10 lessons).  If you would like your child to join please fill out a form from the school office.  Joyeux Noël!

VIOLIN   There are a few places left for violin lessons at school; either in a group (£3.50) or individual (£9.50).  Please telephone Mrs Fell on 07768 986014 for details.

MENU CHANGES FOR SPRING 2013

Following feedback from parents and the take up of some of the choices by the children there will be a change to the regular menu as follows for the Spring term:

Week 1 -  Tuesday will now be Italian Chicken

Week 3 -  Monday now Plain Chicken fillet;  Tuesday now Pasta Bolognaise;  Wednesday now Oriental Pork & Noodles;  Thursday now Cheese & Tomato Pasta.

CORRECTION – There will be NO MFSF Wind & Brass on Tuesday 8 January as stated on the last newsletter, the first lesson will be Tuesday 15 January.

SPRING TERM DATES

We have NO non pupil day at the start of term, so the children return to school on

MONDAY 7 JANUARY 2013.  Please be aware that Thomas Mills High School

DOES have a non-pupil day on Monday 7 January.

May I wish you all a peaceful Christmas

and happy celebrations for the New Year.