FRIENDS CAKE STALL
Many thanks to families in
DB & PASB for their baking before half term, it raised a brilliant £136!
AUTUMN REPORTS & PARENT
CONSULTATIONS
Reports will be coming home
this Friday. Along with the report you
will find a slip to be returned to book an appointment to meet with your
children’s class teachers for Parent Consultations on either Wednesday 19 or
Thursday 20 November from 3.30pm – 6.00pm. We would expect all parents
to make an appointment to see the teacher. Please return this slip by Tuesday 18
November.
SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE – 19 & 20 November
If you have any out-grown
good quality uniform the Parent Council are again running a second hand uniform
sale on the evenings of Parent Consultations on Weds 19 and Thurs 20 November.
Please just drop off the
uniform with the office, to give the parent council time to sort & label
the stock. Thank you for your
contribution to this.
PHOTOS TO RETURN BY THURSDAY
20 NOVEMBER
The
photos handed out Monday should be ordered by next Thursday. Please follow
the payment instructions on the envelope.
Cheques should be made out to Van Cols Ltd. If you do not return your order to school by
next Thursday, please be aware that you will have to then send it directly to
the photographers and pay a £3.50 surcharge.
SCHOLASTIC LEAFLETS – return by Friday 21 November
Orders
for the accompanying leaflet should be returned by Friday 21 November.
NO
CASH can be accepted for these, either cheques payable to
Scholastic
Limited or credit/debit card (using the form on the leaflet).
PLEASE NOTE IF YOU ARE ORDERING ITEMS FROM THIS
LEAFLET THAT YOU DO NOT WISH YOUR CHILDREN TO SEE PLEASE ENSURE YOU WRITE
CLEARLY ON THE FORM THAT YOU WILL COLLECT IT FROM THE OFFICE.
MEDICAL APPOINTMENT PHONE
MESSAGES
If you leave a message on
the school answer phone about your child coming in late due to a medical
appointment in the morning, please can you say if THEY WILL BE IN TIME FOR
LUNCH AND IF THEY WILL WANT A SCHOOL DINNER OR NOT? Otherwise, the kitchen will not cook a school
lunch for your child. Thank you.
WRITING WORKSHOP –
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2pm
We are running a session
for all parents to help understand the way your child is taught to write in
school, and how you can help them.
Please see leaflet with this letter for more details.
CHRISTMAS DINNER – THERE
ARE 91 CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT RETURNED THEIR SLIPS indicating if they are having
Turkey/Vegetarian/Packed. We have had to assume these children WILL BE having a
Turkey Christmas lunch and the kitchen will order to cover this. Parents will need to pay
£2.20 for this on Monday 15 December.
BE SAFE BE SEEN LEAFLET
If you wish to order from
the leaflet with this letter, please return to the office by 19 November.
Mrs Hopkins is short of volunteer readers on
Mondays at 9.30 / Wednesdays at 9.00 – if you can help please speak to her
directly. Thank you.
CHRISTMAS SHOEBOX APPEAL – THANK YOU
Thank you to everyone who
filled a shoebox for the Samaritans Purse appeal – you created 47 wonderfully wrapped
parcels, which is fantastic.
They will bring Christmas happiness to children
who otherwise would not have received a gift.
INVITATION TO PARENTS TO
DROP-IN TO SEE SCHOOL NURSING TEAM
The Child Health Advisor
from our local School Nursing Team will be in school offering a private drop-in
session for parents on Monday 24th November from 8.45am.
She will be available in the
library to discuss any health concerns you may have regarding your child, such
as… *Healthy eating, Bedwetting, Soiling, Behaviour, Head lice, Threadworm,
Hearing, Vision. Please come along to
the office from 8.40-9.40am.
MUSIC PERFORMANCE TO PARENTS
– THURSDAY 4 DECEMBER 6pm
We are planning to hold an
evening of music on Thursday 4 December and we would like any children who
wish to take part by performing a piece of music to sign up on the list in
the Music Room. Mrs Mawson & Miss
Ashberry will listen to your piece in advance of the event to arrange the
running order for the night. Parents are
warmly invited to come along on the 4th at 6pm.
MORRISONS ‘LET IT GROW’
VOUCHERS
If you still have any of
these vouchers please drop them into the office by the end of the week, so we
will be able to submit our order. Thank you.
FRENCH CLUBS
Unfortunately, Kate Archer
will not be able to start up the 'La Jolie Ronde' French Clubs in January,
as she had intended. She will be taking a year's maternity leave and will
aim to have French Clubs up and running from September 2015. More information to follow nearer the time.
Merci!
NORTHBROOK CHRISTMAS
CATALOGUE
The Friends have teamed up
with this company, so that if you order from their catalogue the Friends get
22% cash back. There is no P&P
charge and deliveries come straight to you.
NON-UNIFORM DAY
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER
PLEASE BRING A DONATION TO
THE FRIENDS OF:
CHRISTMAS HAMPER GOODIES
Bottles of alcohol,
chocolates, festive food, new gifts (eg candles, toiletries),
new decorations, boxes of
crackers etc…
Each class will make up
their own amazing Festive Hamper to be raffled before Christmas.
For Non-Uniform Day
REMEMBER:
Clothing & footwear
must be suitable for a normal day at school.
