Tuesday 15 July 2014

Newsletter 45


CLUBS IN LAST WEEKS OF TERM
THIS WEEK w/c 14 July - there will be NO LUNCHTIME CLUBS & THE ONLY CLUBS RUNNING AFTER SCHOOL FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE for Fencing (Monday), Reading (Tuesday), Orchestra (Thursday) and Gym (Friday).
This is the last week for County Music Service (Guitar, Brass, Flute & Clarinet)
FINAL 3 DAYS OF TERM w/c 21 July - NO LUNCHTIME CLUBS & THE ONLY CLUB RUNNING AFTER SCHOOL WILL BE for Fencing (Monday)

KS2 SATS RESULTS          Grammar, Punctuation
                                    Reading      & Spelling        Maths                             
Level 4 and above         98%             80%               96%                          
Level 5 and above         70%            60%               62%                          
Congratulations are due to all the children concerned, and of course, to the teachers too. 
Level 4 is the ‘expected’ level that children should be working at, at the end of KS2.
Level 5 is ‘above the expected’ level that children should be working at, at the end of KS2.

LEAVERS’ SERVICE – Tuesday 22 July 9.30am
The Leavers’ Service will be held at St Michael’s Church on Tuesday 22 July in the morning at 9.30am.  Year 6 parents are warmly welcomed to this event. 
Pupils in classes JA and EM will attend plus any other younger siblings of Year 6 children.

LAST DAY OF TERM TREAT FROM THE FRIENDS
The Friends want to celebrate the end of another great year with all the children and will be donating an Ice Pop to each child at the end of school on the last day of term.
‘Vouchers’ will be sent out in book bags on the Monday 21st July and if you have any dietary concerns or questions, please contact Rupert@thedurrants.com ASAP

CLASS PHOTOS
The photos went home yesterday (Monday) - if there are any problems please speak to the office before the end of term.

BEAR HUNT FUNDRAISING
The ‘Bring your Bear to school’ in aid of the Royal National Institiute for the Blind (RNIB) today was great fun.
We joined in a  live stream to school with the author of “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest reading session of 1000 children in a recital of this picture book which celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Donations for the RNIB charity today totaled £82.

A BIG THANK YOU TO THE FRIENDS….
The Friends have used some of their funds to purchase 2 new picnic tables for the year 6 courtyard. 
As well as this they have given all classes £50 towards art and craft materials to supplement their budgets for next year.
Find out more about what the Friends purchase for the school at their AGM on 8 October at 9am in the hall … more details nearer the time.

FRIENDS (NEARLY) END OF TERM CAKE STALL – Friday 18 July 3pm
Classes CH & KM will be baking for this cake stall on Friday in the Playground.  Please remember to bring in some pocket money to buy a sweet treat!

ROAD SAFETY INCIDENT – VYCES ROAD
There was a worrying near miss on Vyces Road last Tuesday morning (where it joins College Road) a parent with a young child (KS1/Foundation) parked on the yellow lines on the opposite side to the crossing & let their child run across Vyces Road, unaccompanied, with no regard for a car approaching them who had to break to prevent an accident.
Parents must understand that it is their responsibility to get their child to the Crossing Patrol. 
The Crossing Patrol is there for College Road only and it is not physically possible for them to be responsible for Vyces Road too.
As a parent your vigilance for your child should not end just because you can see the crossing patrol from your car window.

HEADLICE AGAIN IN SCHOOL
Please can we ask parents to take time over the summer break to check thoroughly for headlice and take action where needed to clear any up.
We had 38 reported incidents this year, (in 39 weeks!)… let’s see if we can start the new year free of headlice!

Community Information:

FREE DRAMA TASTER SESSION - Thursday 17th July

Free Drama fun-and-games taster session for all children aged 5+.  Do come along and give it a go!  St. Michael's Rooms from 4pm - 5pm.
Contact Ali - 07867807144 / captivatedramafram@gmail.com