SPORTS DAY – THURSDAY 25
JUNE
Sports Day will take place
this Thursday on the school field (access via Coucy Close).
KS2 from 9.05am – 12.15pm KS1 / Foundation from 1.15pm – 2.45pm
Please can we ask that
parents do not park in Coucy Close unless disabled access is needed.
If the weather is too wet
we will notify parents of delay / cancellation via the school BLOG, website
& email (for those that get their letters via email), the reserve day is
Friday.
There will be NO lunchtime
clubs for pupils on Thursday.
REPLY SLIPS FOR VOLUNTEER
THANK YOU TEA
For all those volunteers who
have been invited to a Thank you Afternoon Tea in July, please can you return
your reply slips to the office. Thank
you.
GUITAR LESSONS
We are sending out a letter
this week to children in Year 2 – 5, regarding Guitar lessons from
September. If your child is interested in starting lessons, with a tutor
from the County Music Service, then please complete the form and return it to
the office. The deadline to return it is Friday 3 July.
‘HOODWINKED’ PERFORMANCE AT
FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE
We have tickets available
for the Year 6 production of Hoodwinked at Framlingham College on Wednesday 1
July (afternoon) and Thursday 2 July (evening).
We have allocated requests from Year 6 families and still have some seats
free.
If you would like any please
order them directly from the school office, they are £3.50 each.
REPORTS OUT – Friday 10
July ** change to original date**
Pupils in Reception to Y6 will now be given their
reports a week later than previously notified.
Please remind your children that the reports are addressed to parents
and should not be opened until they are handed over to you.
The reports are very
detailed, and therefore we will not be running formal parent consultations, however,
if you feel that you would like to speak to your child’s teacher about the
report, then please arrange a suitable time directly with the teacher.
CLASSES FOR SEPTEMBER
Class letters will be sent
home on Friday 10 July indicating which class your child will be in from
September, in advance of the transition sessions detailed below…
TRANSITION SESSIONS
The transition sessions for
the children will take place in the last full week of term where they will
spend time in their new class.
In addition, we would like
to invite parents in to the school to view your children’s new classes in the first
full week back in September (either at the start or end of the school day from
7-11 September).
The parent information
sessions (originally scheduled for July) will now be held in that week (7-11
September) and detail of each class dates and times will follow.
CELEBRATION OF FRAMLINGHAM
FESTIVAL – 3-5 July
St Michael’s Church is
hosting a Celebration of Framlingham over next weekend. Amongst all the wonderful
floral displays in the Church you will find some splendid art work from our
pupils, as well as from Thomas Mills High School and Framlingham College. There will also be an assortment of musical
interludes over the weekend.
SINGING CLUB are performing
in the family service on Sunday morning, and all family will be welcomed to
come along.
HOUSE SPELLING
We are pleased to announce
that the winners of this year KS2 House Spelling Cup are Hitcham’s. Well done
to everyone who took part.
COMPUTER GAMES ARE
AFFECTING BEHAVIOUR OF CHILDREN
Would you like your child
to see violence and inappropriate imagery? The answer for all parents goes
without saying is,"no". Computer games manufacturers produce games
such as Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty which promote violence and language
that is damaging to our children. These games are not positive for any age but
manufacturers do put age limits on the games for a reason. Within school we see
the impact of these games on those that have played them underage, particularly
on very young children. We have seen children as young as 6 talk about these
games and even bring them in for 'show and tell'. We then see them re-enacting
the scenes and violent behaviour and using the language on
the games and for some, the imagery comes out in their writing. Research shows
that children who repeatedly play brutal video games are learning thought
patterns that will stick with them and influence their behaviour as they grow older. Maybe
for some parents you have not looked at the games before buying them for your
children. For some parents maybe the 'everyone else has it' has worn you down.
However these games are damaging the minds of our children and so can I ask you
to consider carefully whether your children have them or play on them. I raise
this because it is impacting on their behaviour in school and on them.
WINDBREAKS – if you loaned a windbreak
for the Arts Festival, please collect it from near the hall this week. Thank you
VIOLIN
'There a few places left
for children to have violin or viola lessons at school in September. If you would like your child to have lessons,
please email Cal Fell Cal.fell1@googlemail.com
as soon as possible. (The High School is
keen for pupils to start at Primary School).
