STAFF CHANGESI am delighted to advise that Mrs Dwyer will be returning to school on Thursday 7 April, following her maternity leave. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Greenacre for all his hard work in covering for her, and I am sure the children in PLDD will thank him personally too.
Mrs Pascoe, our superb office manager, will be leaving us at the end of the summer term, she is retiring – we can’t believe it either! More information will follow nearer the time regarding a leaving collection.
OFFICE VACANCYWith the retirement of Mrs Pascoe, and a redistribution of duties in the office, we are advertising a vacancy for a Finance and Premises manager. Experience in a school office and knowledge of the SIMs finance and pupil systems are essential. Please see the school website for more details and an application form.
YEAR 6 ADDITIONAL SWIMMINGYear 6 need to bring their swimming kit for the next 2 Mondays please; on Monday 28 March there will be swim trials for the House Gala to be held on Monday 4 April and the inter-schools gala to be held on Wednesday 6 April. Children can have normal school lunch on both these Mondays.
HOLIDAY REQUESTSI would like to clarify to parents that holidays should be booked in school holidays, not term time. The school will only authorise holidays during term time in exceptional circumstances as specified in our Attendance Policy. May I emphasise that 10 days absence is not a parental right, but will be considered by the school in exceptional circumstance. There will be no authorisation given during Assessments weeks (SATs) and no authorisation given for the first week of the new academic year as this leads to difficulty for the child settling into their new class.
A copy of the policy is available on the website, or from the school office.
SUMMER DRESSES AND OTHER UNIFORMWe have some girls’ excellent quality second hand school summer dresses for sale in all sizes. They will be available outside the School Office on Monday 28 March for the week. They can be purchased for a donation to the school. We will gladly receive any dresses that are found to be too small this year – come and do a swap!
MUMS TO LUNCH LUNCHES – THURS 31 MARCH, MONDAY 4 AND THURSDAY 7 APRILWe have had an overwhelming response to this, and are unable to accept any late orders. For those already booked in, please may we remind you to pay for your child’s lunch on the Monday of the week you are booked in. Thank you.
MORNING DROP-OFFPlease can we ask parents not to ‘hang-around’ outside classrooms, in corridors or activity areas in the mornings, as it not only causes congestion but delays the children getting to class and settling in. Thank you.
ABSENCE MESSAGESPlease can messages regarding absences be left on the school answer-machine before 8.30am wherever possible, as the office is busy dealing with parents at the window between 8.30-9.00am.
Mrs Pascoe, our superb office manager, will be leaving us at the end of the summer term, she is retiring – we can’t believe it either! More information will follow nearer the time regarding a leaving collection.
OFFICE VACANCYWith the retirement of Mrs Pascoe, and a redistribution of duties in the office, we are advertising a vacancy for a Finance and Premises manager. Experience in a school office and knowledge of the SIMs finance and pupil systems are essential. Please see the school website for more details and an application form.
YEAR 6 ADDITIONAL SWIMMINGYear 6 need to bring their swimming kit for the next 2 Mondays please; on Monday 28 March there will be swim trials for the House Gala to be held on Monday 4 April and the inter-schools gala to be held on Wednesday 6 April. Children can have normal school lunch on both these Mondays.
HOLIDAY REQUESTSI would like to clarify to parents that holidays should be booked in school holidays, not term time. The school will only authorise holidays during term time in exceptional circumstances as specified in our Attendance Policy. May I emphasise that 10 days absence is not a parental right, but will be considered by the school in exceptional circumstance. There will be no authorisation given during Assessments weeks (SATs) and no authorisation given for the first week of the new academic year as this leads to difficulty for the child settling into their new class.
A copy of the policy is available on the website, or from the school office.
SUMMER DRESSES AND OTHER UNIFORMWe have some girls’ excellent quality second hand school summer dresses for sale in all sizes. They will be available outside the School Office on Monday 28 March for the week. They can be purchased for a donation to the school. We will gladly receive any dresses that are found to be too small this year – come and do a swap!
MUMS TO LUNCH LUNCHES – THURS 31 MARCH, MONDAY 4 AND THURSDAY 7 APRILWe have had an overwhelming response to this, and are unable to accept any late orders. For those already booked in, please may we remind you to pay for your child’s lunch on the Monday of the week you are booked in. Thank you.
MORNING DROP-OFFPlease can we ask parents not to ‘hang-around’ outside classrooms, in corridors or activity areas in the mornings, as it not only causes congestion but delays the children getting to class and settling in. Thank you.
ABSENCE MESSAGESPlease can messages regarding absences be left on the school answer-machine before 8.30am wherever possible, as the office is busy dealing with parents at the window between 8.30-9.00am.
