CLUB & ACTIVITY LIST AUTUMN 2014

DURING SCHOOL CLUBS OR MUSIC LESSONS
DAY/TIMES	CLUB	AGE	LOCATION	CONTACT	START DATE
Monday
12.00-3.00	*Violin  (Mrs Fell)	Y3-Y6	Music Room	School Office	8 Sept
Tuesday
12.15–2.45	*Wind and Brass (MFSF)	Y3-Y6	Music Room	Music For Schools	9 Sept
12.30-1.00 12.15–12.45 12.15-1.15	Board Games Philosophy Club Computer Club	Y3-Y4 Y5-Y6 Y6	Mrs Lord/Mrs Dwyer’s Classroom Mr Brook’s Classroom Music Room	Mrs Lord Mrs Cann Mr Brook	16 Sept 16 Sept 16 Sept
Wednesday
12.15-1.15 12.15-12.45 12.30-1.00 12.30-1.15	Computer Club Recorders– letter to follow Make and Do club Football Club	Y5 Y3 Y2 Y4	Music Room Downstairs Activity Area Mrs Ambrose’s Classroom Field	Mr Brook Mrs Hopkins & Mrs Eyles Mrs Ambrose Mr Vaughan	17 Sept 17 Sept 17 Sept 17 Sept
12.20-2.20	*Violin  (Mrs Fell)	Y3-Y6	Computer/Music Room	School Office	10 Sept
12.45-1.15	*Flute Play-On (County Music Service)	Y5-Y6*	Mrs Lord/Mrs Dwyer’s Classroom *(‘play-on’ pupils only)	School Office	10 Sept
1.00-3.00	*Guitar (County Music Service)	Y3-Y6	Library	School Office	10 Sept
Thursday
12.30-1.00 12.30-1.15 12.30 -1.15	Board Games K’nex Club Chess (after half term)	Y5-Y6 Y2 Y5-6	Upstairs Activity Area Mrs Seaward’s Classroom Mr Brook’s Classroom	Mrs Colchester Mrs Seaward Mr Byer	18 Sept 18 Sept 3 Nov
Friday
12.15 – 12.45 12.15 – 1.00 12.45 - 1.15	Netball Home Learning Club Singing Club	Y6 Y3-Y6 Y3-Y6	Front Playground Upstairs Activity Area Music Room	Mrs Spencer Mrs Venton Miss Ashberry & Mrs Mawson	19 Sept 19 Sept 19 Sept
AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS OR ACTIVITIES
Monday
3.05 – 4.00	Gardening Club (until Oct)	Y1-Y6	Framlingham Community Garden	Mrs Hopkins & Mrs Eyles	15 Sept
3.05 – 4.15	*Fencing (Premier Sport)	Y3-6	Hall (max 20 Places)	Office	15 Sept
Tuesday
3.05 – 3.45 3.15 – 4.15 3.15 - 4.15	Reading Club *Tennis – letter to follow Football Club	Y2-Y3 Y3-Y6 Y5-Y6	Mrs Akerman Old Room Back Playground Field	Mrs Akerman School Office Mr Brook	16 Sept 23 Sept 16 Sept
Wednesday
3.15 - 4.00	Hitcham’s Holy Horrors (limit to 20 per club)	Y1-Y2 Y3-Y6	Hall / Upstairs Activity Area	School Office	17 Sept
Thursday
3.05 – 4.00 3.15 – 4.15	Orchestra– letter to follow Art Club – letter to follow	Y3-Y6 Y6	Hall Upstairs Activity Area	Miss Ashberry & Mrs Mawson Mrs Dwyer	18 Sept 3 Nov
Friday
3.15 – 4.15	*Gymnastics (Premier Sport)	Y1-Y6	Hall	School Office	19 Sept

Amendments to Penalty Notices Code of Conduct to tackle non-school attendance

Reducing absence from school is a key priority both nationally and locally. In Suffolk, we appreciate that the majority of parents ensure that their children attend school regularly.
Suffolk County Council is committed to providing all children with the best start in life and works hard to improve the attendance of a small but significant minority.
This letter is to inform you that, from 1st September 2014, the Education Attendance Service on behalf of Suffolk County Council will be issuing fixed penalty notice fines when unauthorised absence occurs and where a pupil is stopped with parents / carers during a truancy sweep and the absence is not authorised by the school.

It is important that you ensure that your child(ren) attend school regularly and if your child is absent from school you must make the school fully aware of the circumstances. Please remember that schools are limited in the reasons they can accept for absences and they are required to notify the Local Authority if a pupil is regularly missing school for unacceptable reasons.

If you are concerned about your child’s school attendance it is important that you contact your child’s school as soon as possible to discuss the problem.

CIRCUS IN TOWN! - newsletter 5

Circus Ferrel is coming to Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's school field for the week commencing 8 September and all of the pupils will be taught a range of circus skills in their big top during the week.  Starting on Wednesday there will be 4 full circus shows open to everyone lasting approximately 90 minutes (including an interval).  Every child also has the chance to perform in one of these circus shows alongside the professional performers, if they wish to. In order to do this your child must be accompanied by an adult during the shows to supervise them when they are not actually performing.  You will also need to purchase tickets for your child and accompanying adults as your child will only be participating in a part of the performance.

You can of course come and enjoy any of the shows even if your child does not wish to perform.  Tickets can be pre-ordered from the school office at a special price of just £5 per seat using the form for any of the shows.  Tickets will also be available on the door 20 minutes before show times at the normal price of £6 per seat.  As ticket sales are the only means that the circus has of supporting the free workshops please bring as many family and friends as possible!

 
PLEASE NOTE: TO REDUCE THE IMPACT ON RESIDENTS NEAR THE FIELD PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN COUCY CLOSE – PLEASE USE ELMS CAR PARK OR ELSEWHERE.  Only disabled drop off allowed by field gates.

Newsletter 1 - Welcome Back

Welcome Back to everyone for a new school year. 
A special welcome to all our new starters this term.
Along with this newsletter is a DIARY DATES leaflet and a LIST OF CLUBS & ACTIVITIES which specify the first date of each club – please note apart from music lessons there will be NO LUNCHTIME CLUBS for the first 2 weeks of term.
Remember to bring instruments / PE kits on the correct days and to check collection times.
A few reminders for the new term:

HALF-TERMLY DINNER PAYMENT

DINNER MONEY (whether paid weekly or half-termly) should be paid on a MONDAY.

ALL HALF-TERMLY PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE BY THE FIRST MONDAY FOLLOWING THE START OF EACH HALF TERM.

DINNER MONEY COSTS FOR AUTUMN 1^st HALF TERM

(4 September - 23 October)  (*note there is a PD on Fri 24 October)

The cost for lunch every day (36 days) will be = £79.20

Weekly: 5 days £11.00   4 days £8.80    3 days £6.60   2 days £4.40   1 day £2.20

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 TEADCHER  IN AN ENVELOPE THAT STATES:

Child’s Name + Child’s Class + which days dinner money is for.

DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT IS MONDAY 8 SEPTEMBER, PLEASE.

*******DON’T FORGET IF YOUR CHILD IS YEAR 2 OR BELOW THEY GET FREE MEALS*******

LUNCH TIME SERVING

As we are expecting a big increase in the numbers of children having a school dinner we are taking some steps to speed up the process of serving these to the children.  They will include having older children as monitors to help the younger ones make main course/dessert choices, and also the catering team will automatically give every child a spoonful of vegetables.

DINNER MONEY CARRYOVER

We would like to remind parents that as there is no increase to school meal prices we have carried over any dinner money overpayments from the Summer term for those in KS2. 

PUPIL PREMIUM

Please see the accompanying letter regarding applying for Pupil Premium.

CIRCUS AT SCHOOL - WEEK OF 8 SEPTEMBER

We are very excited to announce that we will be having Circus Ferrel here next week. We are sending out a letter/ permission form today which needs to be returned for all children.  All classes will be taking part in workshops during the week and circus performances will be on Weds 10^th at 4pm, Friday 12^th at 6pm, Saturday 13^th at 3pm and Sunday 14^th at 2pm – to which friends and families can buy tickets. 

The letter also includes a ticket application form (please note CASH only for ticket purchases).  This will be a wonderful and exciting experience for the children and families.

FRONT ENTRANCE DESIGN PROJECT REMINDER – Monday 8 September

Don’t forget to submit your design at the office by next Monday.

SCHOOL LETTERS BY EMAIL ......

If you would like to register please email us on admin@hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk. 

Those who are already registered do not need to re-register.

SCHOOL START AND END OF DAY PROCEDURES

The school will be unlocked at 8.40am to allow children to put their bags on their pegs before going into class.  If you allow your child to walk home we require you to complete a form from the office please (if you have not previously done so), else we will be unable to let your child leave school at the end of the day.

Please advise the class teacher of any changes to normal collection arrangements in writing.

PROCEDURE FOR ABSENCES & LATE ARRIVALS

If your child is ill or going to be late:                   

RING THE SCHOOL ON 723354 BEFORE 8.30am PRESS 1 – to leave your message:

STATE YOUR CHILDS NAME, CLASS & REASON for absence or lateness

If they are likely to be off for more than one day, state which day they will be back, if you do not know how long they will be off: you must ring EVERY MORNING

Please read the enclosed copy of ‘Attendance – Parent Guide’.

PENALTY NOTICES FOR NON-SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

We are sending home a letter and leaflet from SCC regarding tackling absences by issuing fixed penalty notice fines from 1 September 2014.

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT ALL PARENTS READ THIS LETTER & LEAFLET, THANK YOU.

BIKEABILITY CYCLE TRAINING

Just a reminder for those children in Year 5 & 6 who have signed up for the cycle training, that those in the first group should remember their bikes on Thursday & Friday 11/12 September.

GARDENING CLUB

Gardening Club will continue WITH THE SAME CHILDREN AS LAST TERM starting on 15 September until the October half term when it will finish for the winter. 

It will re-launch after February half term when a new letter will be sent out for new children to join.

LOST PROPERTY

We have a large bag full of un-named uniform at the school office.

If, over the summer, you have found that you are missing any items please claim them at the start of term.  PLEASE NAME ALL CLOTHES & PROPERTY

Any unclaimed items will be given to a charity shop within 2 weeks of the start of term or put aside for the 2^nd hand uniform sale later in the term.

BIRTHDAY CAKES

We are sorry but we cannot share out any cakes brought into school except those pre-arranged for Year 6 birthdays at lunchtime.  Please do not bring in cakes to share in class; due to severe allergies in a number of classes we cannot risk this at school.

MORRISONS ‘LET IT GROW’ CAMPAIGN

We will again be collecting the vouchers for this – please pop any you may have in the box outside the school office, until 28 October. Thank you.

Newsletter 2 - NO NUT POLICY IN SCHOOL

We have 2 children at school who are extremely sensitive and allergic to NUTS.  EVEN IF THEY ARE TOUCHED BY SOMEONE WHO HAS HANDLED NUTS OR PRODUCTS CONTAINING TRACES OF NUTS it could bring on anaphylactic shock which can be life threatening.

WE ASK PARENTS TO BE VIGILANT PLEASE AND CHECK THAT THEIR CHILDREN’S LUNCH BOX CONTENTS DO NOT HAVE ITEMS CONTAINING NUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS for example:

Peanut butter, Nutella, some cereal bars, and any product that says ‘May contain traces of nuts’ or nut oils or nut essences.

Similarly, if you bring snacks to the playground at the end of the day for children to eat before going home please can I ask that you are VERY CAREFUL that they do not contain nuts or traces of nuts and that leftovers are not abandoned on the playground.

We cannot stress how important this is. 

Your help and co-operation is much appreciated.

On-line payments for school meals for KS2 parents - Newsletter 3

Parents can pay for school dinners on-line, on a weekly or half-termly basis. We are using a system run by SCC, which operates at no cost to the school or families. You will be aware that in order to streamline the dinner money processing we only accept payments by any means on a Monday (unless your child is absent).

You should allow 2 days for processing, and as we will need notification of the payment on a Monday, if you are paying weekly, you will need to make the online payment by the previous Friday.

Payment needs to be for a minimum of 5 meals, but those 5 meals can be spread over any time period.  The system is NOT able to process payments in arrears; however you can make over-payments and add comments in the box detailing what days the overpayments are for.

Credits will still be carried forward, should your child be ill, or change their mind about the days they have chosen.

Once you have completed payment you will receive a confirmation email from SCC, who will also notify us with details of the payment.

We hope that this system will provide a more convenient method of payment for parents. Please contact the office for more information.
Go to www.eats-catering  and select ‘On-Line Payment’

How could your child benefit from the ‘Pupil Premium Package’ funding? (Newsletter 4)

With some of the changes you may have heard about in the news we wanted to remind parents about Government funding into schools and the way in which you, as parents, could help increase these funds.
The Pupil Premium Package, also known as PPP, is a Government scheme which will allocate an additional sum of money per eligible child to the school (i.e. those who receive any of the benefits listed overleaf).
In addition to support in the classroom this PPP funding can be spent on YOUR child to cover the costs of:
·       attendance at a breakfast club
·       after school clubs and activities
·       payments for trips and visits
·       subsidised music tuition
·       a school sweatshirt
·       your child continuing to be eligible for free school meals when they progress to KS2

Those with children in KS1/Foundation will automatically be eligible for the new Government ‘Universal School Meal Scheme’ but if you receive any benefits overleaf, and you do not register via the “Free School Meals” link the school will miss out on this vital funding, and you will miss out on the extras listed above.

If you receive any of the benefits detailed below then

PLEASE STILL REGISTER via the FSM link:

www.suffolk.gov.uk/education-and-careers/schools-and-support-in-education/free-school-meals/  

 The school will handle this sensitively and confidentially, and at no point will other pupils be aware of your child receiving the Pupil Premium Package.

No matter what year your child is in, if you receive any of these benefits detailed below then PLEASE REGISTER for FSM:

·         Income Support;
·         Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance;
·         Employment Support Allowance (Income related);
·         Child Tax Credit, and you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by H M Revenues & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190;
·         the Guarantee Element of the State Pension Credit;
·         support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
·         if a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after their employment ceases, or after they start to work less than 16 hours per week

Parents can register online, please go to: 

www.suffolk.gov.uk/education-and-careers/schools-and-support-in-education/free-school-meals/  
and click on the link, or follow the link from our website front page.
If you need any more information please contact the Customer Service Centre on 0845 606 6173, or ask at the school office.