2007 / 08 Number 6 . November 23rd 2007
Dear
Parents,
This newsletter is accompanied by
our ‘Christmas Special’ with details
of our Christmas Celebrations and other events. . Please make sure that you
keep this to refer to over the next few weeks. Year 2 parents please pay
special attention to the details of our performance at ‘the egg’. Spare copies
of all letters are available from the red pockets outside the office and on the
website. This is always a busy and fun time to be in school.
Staff
News
Those of you who have a longer association with the school
will know that Jane Stone, one of our highly valued teaching assistants, and
our longest serving member of staff has been absent due to ill health since
June. Although Jane is making a slow recovery she is not yet well enough to
return to school and has decided to retire. As her colleagues we are naturally
sad to be losing Jane as part of our team. We will be finding a suitable way to
mark the occasion of Jane’s retirement in the New Year.
School
Dinners during Christmas Lunch Week : December 10th
to 14th
School dinners will be available to all children as usual
during this week. Each year group will have the Christmas Dinner menu on the
day already allocated. On the other days they will be served a different meal.
Mandy has asked me to let you know that due to the number of Christmas meals
she is cooking, the main menu may differ slightly from that advertised for the
week.
Please send dinner money in as usual for this week £1.70 per child’s meal
including the Christmas dinner and £2.30 for adult meals. Please pay on Monday
December 10th.
Family SEAL : Going For Goals : Follow Up Assembly
You are welcome to join us at 10.00am on Wednesday 28th
November for the follow up assembly for the ‘Going For
Goals’ theme. We understand that it is more difficult for parents to attend the
assemblies and that many of you are putting all your efforts into making time
for the workshops. Mr George will be leading this whole school assembly which
will last no longer than 30 minutes.
Zero Waste Week
On Monday
26th November (next Monday) we will be having a Zero Waste
lunchtime in which everyone can participate.
If your
child is bringing a packed lunch please try to choose items / packaging which
will lead to nothing being left that cannot be recycled or composted. Last time
we did this crisp packets and plastic wrapping were the main problem areas so
perhaps you could choose alternative foods.
If you
child is having a school lunch we will be encouraging clean plates.
Special
stickers will be available as an incentive. We will be seeing how little waste
we can create.
Walking to School
I understand that the walk to school which so many of you
make along the railway path and Dorset Street is being spoiled by irresponsible
dog owners allowing their animals to foul the path and failing to clean up. In
common with many of you I have contacted the dog warden to ask for urgent
action. The more of us make an issue out of this the better so please add your
voice by email or phone to environmental_protection@bathnes.gov.uk or 01225 394041
Lost Sweat Cardi
Please can you check to see if your child has got the wrong
sweat cardi by mistake. We
are looking for one sized 26 / 28 with the name Hope Hammond written on the
label.
Christmas Fair :
Saturday December 1st 12 noon
to 2pm.
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Don’t
forget to sell those raffle tickets – more are available from the office.
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Put
up the posters to advertise the event.
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Make
your donations for the stalls ~ please bring items to the hall on Friday November
30th
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Contribute
to your class’s colour box
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Volunteer
to help on the day itself ~ sign up on the board which
will be on the playground from Monday.
Arrangements for Severe Weather.
With the
weather taking a turn for the worse, these are details of the school’s
arrangements in the event of severe weather.
We will
always do our best to keep school open during bad weather such as snow or ice.
However, all the full time teaching staff do have to
travel some distance to reach school and we need to ensure that we have
adequate care available.
If the
school is closed we will normally arrange for announcements to be made on the
local radio stations as early as possible so advise you to tune in to these in
the first instance. We also belong to an internet service “Snowday”.
In the case of snow, please log on to www.snowday.co.uk
and search for our school’s name. The site will display whether the school is
open or closed. The office should be staffed from 8am to receive calls if you
are unable to get information from the radio or ‘Snowday’
Snow Contact Pyramid
We also run
an ‘emergency contact pyramid’ whereby
each family can be contacted quickly by phone in the case of bad weather or
another emergency.
This means
your telephone number being given to one other parent only. You would then be
asked to pass the message on to about three others. We now need permission to
add all reception families and those new to the school.
Please
return the form below by Friday November 30th if you are NOT willing to be involved. Please also let us know if you were not
involved last year but would like to be added.
Congratulations to ……
Isabel Bolton , sister of Nelly in Yellow Class, who has been
chosen to dance in the pantomime at the Theatre Royal this year. This is the
second year running that
Taken part.
So if you have tickets for Aladdin look out for Issy.
Does any one have a spare
booster car seat.
We have had Mr George’s car seat on loan for some time, but
he now needs it back. Does anyone have one they could lend or donate to us ? This is necessary in case we need to take a child somewhere
in a staff car in an emergency.
We are looking forward to the next
few weeks of Christmas preparation and festivity. Once again please take time
to read both this newsletter and the Christmas Special.
Yours sincerely,
Jo Claridge
Head
teacher
Dates for Term 2
Monday
November 26th Zero
Waste Week : Lunchtime challenge
Wednesday
November 28th Family
SEAL follow up Assembly 10am
Tuesday December 4th Reception
Classes Performance (for pre school children ) 1.45pm
Wednesday December 5th Years 1 and 2
Performance (for pre school children) 1.45pm
Thursday December 6th Reception Performance
to reception parents 10am
Thursday December 6th Years 1 and
2 Performance for Y1 parents 1.45pm
Friday December 7th Performance
for Y2 parents at ‘the egg’ at 12.45pm
Tuesday
December 11th YR
Christmas Dinner
Wednesday
December 12th Y1
Christmas Dinner
Thursday
December 13th Y2
Christmas Dinner
Friday
December 14th Christingle Carol Service at
Monday
December 17th Christmas
Party Day
Tuesday
December 18th Last
day of term
Wednesday
December 19th In Service Day
Wednesday
January 3rd School
re-opens for 2008
Please return
by Friday November 30th
Name of child :-
I do not wish to participate in the Snow
Pyramid.
Signed ……………………………………… (parent
/ carer)
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