Welcome Back to everyone for the New Year.
A special welcome also to all our new starters.
Along with this letter of general information please also find a
Diary Dates leaflet which gives details of dates for this term and beyond.
CLUBS – FIRST WEEK OF SPRING TERM
Please see the attached club timetable for this term for detailed start dates, in general:
Clubs run by the school will start in the 2nd week of term (14 January):
Orchestra, Reading, Rugby, Hockey, Choir, Holy Horrors, and all lunchtime clubs.
However, Art club (Y5) will start on Thursday 10 January
Externally run clubs will start this week:
Violin, CMS Clarinet & Brass, CMS Guitar, Premier Sport Gym
However, MFSF Wind & Brass and Tennis club will NOT start until Tuesday 15 January.
*****Please remember to bring instruments / PE kits on the correct days*****
CHOIR – STARTS NEXT WEEK
We are delighted that we have a volunteer from the Phoenix Singers, Mrs Moorhouse, who is going to help at Wednesday after-school Choir which will now start NEXT WEEK.
DINNER MONEY REMINDER
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.
Cheques are the preferred form of payment, rather than cash (payable to SCC) and if possible, it is best to pre-pay for a half term at a time.
Parents can, for example, pay for 2 days a week for the half term, and then the child can choose on a Monday which days they would like lunch for that week. Any payments not used during the half term can be carried over to the next term, or refunded on request.
SCHOOL MEAL PRICE INCREASE REMINDER
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
HALF-TERMLY DINNER PAYMENT – FOR JANUARY - FEBRUARY
ALL HALF-TERMLY PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE BY THE FIRST MONDAY FOLLOWING THE START OF EACH HALF TERM.
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 TO THE CLASS TEACHER IN AN ENVELOPE THAT STATES: Child’s Name + Child’s Class + Which days dinner money is for
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT IS MONDAY 14 JANUARY, PLEASE.
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.
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 office.
YEAR 6 SWIMMING AT FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE
Please can all Year 6 pupils remember to bring their swimming kit with them on Wednesday for their first swim session at the College.
REMINDER CLASS JC SHARE SESSIONS
Please can we remind you that Class JC have their share session Monday 14 January.
If you would like to enter this competition, then your Art work should be on the theme of “Magical Moment”, using any medium except bulky collage, no larger than A3 size and must not be mounted or laminated. The entry must be accompanied by a minimum donation of £2.00 for Cancer Research UK, and the child’s name, year and school name must be printed clearly on the back.
Selected entries will be included in an exhibition at the Peter Pears Gallery in Aldeburgh from 8 - 10 March 2013. To have exhibited artwork returned it will need to be purchased at the Gallery. Please hand all entries in to our own school office by Thursday 24 January.
Enquiries by email to info@youngarteastanglia.co.uk or visit www.youngarteastanglia.co.uk
VACANCY FOR RELIEF MIDDAY SUPERVISOR
We have a vacancy for a relief midday supervisor, to be called on when other staff are unable to work. The hours are 12pm – 1.20pm Mondays to Fridays as required, the rate of pay is £6.38 per hour. Please contact the office for an application form (01728 723354).
CAKE STALL
The Friends would like to thank the children and families of classes EM & NS who baked for their Christmas cake stall at the end of last term, it raised £133.32, thank you too to all those who bought from the stall.
REMINDER PHONICS WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS – Tuesday 15 January 2013
There will be a Phonics Workshop from 1.30 – 3.00 on this date for parents with children in Foundation and Key Stage 1. This, we hope, will help you understand the ‘synthetic phonic’ approach. We will also be introducing you to an exciting new scheme which includes access to on-line e-books for the children. It will be held in the hall.
LETTERS BY EMAIL … it appears that due to the volume of school newsletters we email some network providers diverted them into spam / junk / trash folders. Please check these folders for our weekly newsletter if they did not arrive in your inbox and make sure we are not registered as a blocked sender.
Letters are usually emailed on a Tuesday. Thank you.
