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2006 / 07 Number 21 . June 22nd 2007
Dear Parents,
We
are all looking forward to our ‘Over, Under, All Around’
Theme Week which promises a variety of different events for us all to enjoy.
There are some important things to note about the weeks arrangements so please
read these carefully. Please also read on for details of other forthcoming
events.
Over, Under, All Around Week : June 25th to 29th 2007
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
I
have visited
- All children will need to wear strong , enclosed shoes or trainers. We
will be unable to take children wearing open toed shoes or sandals.
- If it is wet or has been raining
in the days before it would be a good idea to bring wellies.
Please put named wellies in a named
carrier bag.
- It would be best for all children
to wear long trousers. Please wear uniform tops.
- We intend to go to
- If it is warm (our preferred
option) please send a sun hat with your child and apply sun cream before
school.
- All children will need a
full water bottle for all the trips next week. Tap water only
please.
I am sure you
appreciate that the health and safety of the whole group is a priority. We will
all be able to enjoy ourselves if everyone helps with the above points.
Healthy Food Group Display
The Healthy Food
Group have met a few times recently and were very interested in the traffic
light labelling that some supermarkets and food manufacturers are now using.
Together we have been looking at the way crisps and other similar snacks are
labelled and we were quite surprised about some of the information we
discovered. The group thought that other parents might find the information
interesting too so we have decided to put up a display for a short time during
our ‘Over, Under, All Around’ week.
I would like to make
it clear that :
- We are not saying that children cannot bring crisps in their
packed lunches.
- We are asking parents to consider
following the same rules as school dinners do in relation to chips and
perhaps having proper crisps on Fridays and other snacks the rest of the
week.
- We do recognise that some of the
so called healthier snacks have other draw backs, for example they are
often sold singly rather than in money saving packs and can be expensive.
- We recognise that crisps etc are
well liked (I love them too especially as a Friday evening treat) and that
all foods need to be enjoyed as part of a balanced diet
.
This is part of the
work we have to do as a school to maintain our
Snack Making Activity
Next week Kerry
Hillier (Evie’s mum) has offered to make healthy
snack pots with the children using a selection of dried fruits and seeds.
Please can you let us know if your child has an allergy that we are not aware of. NO NUTS WILL BE
USED.
Zero Waste Check Up
On Monday we held a Zero Waste ‘check up’ at lunch time collecting and
sorting all the waste.
The results were most impressive ! So many of you are now using reusable
plastic pots that there was very little overall waste. The main items were
yoghurt pots, and some crisp/snack packets although many of them are labelled
as recyclable. This seems to be a great way to help the environment and have a
healthy lunch. I guess that many children are actually now bringing a zero
waste lunch every day. Thank you for all your support.
Our New Caretaker
We are very pleased to welcome Neil Jones as our new caretaker.
Neil is the husband of Mandy Jones, our school cook, and we are very lucky to
have them both as members of our staff team. Neil is an excellent handyman with
many D.I.Y. skills which I know we will be using to keep the school safe and
looking good.
P.E. Kit
Our new P.E. kit has arrived and we are very pleased with it. We will put
the items on display in the entrance hall. The kit will consists of navy blue
shorts worn with a royal blue round necked T.Shirt with embroidered logo. We
will also be selling school P.E. bags, although many of the current YR and Y1 children
will already have a bag so may not need one.We would encourage every child to
have a kit. Shorts cost £3.65; T.Shirts cost £4 and the bags will be £2.75 If
you would like to order kit for your child please complete the form at the end
of the newsletter.
Visit of Czech
This week the head teachers that I met earlier in the year during my visit
to
Early Morning Sports and Breakfast
Club
We have found a new provider for a Breakfast Club to start
in the new school year. This is, however, totally dependent on attracting
enough users. Please consider using the club especially if your child enjoys
the other sports clubs that we run in school. There are more details in the
attached letter. An early response would
be appreciated.
Sun Safety Update
The latest advice from
During the hottest weather we ask that you help us to
protect your child by:
·
Applying
a high factor sunscreen to arms, legs, face and neck before school.
·
Supplying
a named hat. A variety of school hats are available from the office.
·
Providing
a thin long sleeved shirt to wear outside if your child is particularly fair
skinned.
If your child is particularly fair skinned and needs to
reapply sun screen please talk to the class teacher.
Class Photos
A proof of
the class photo is being sent home with this newsletter. If you wish to
purchase a copy please follow the instructions in the envelope and return it to
school by Friday July 6th 2007. This will mean that the photos
should be delivered by the end of term.
P.C. World Photographic Competition
We were
very excited to receive a phone call from P.C. World last week telling us that
Dino Misina from Yellow Class had won their recent
competition with his entry in the animals section. Dino had photographed a shark(a plastic one !!) and his picture caught the judge’s
eye ! Dino was presented with a framed certificate featuring his photo and a
digital camera. He also won an all in one printer for the school which we are
thrilled with as it can produce colour photocopies, a facility we didn’t have
before. Well done Dino !
Sport’s Morning : Wednesday July 4th. 10.00am
You
are welcome to come and support your child’s team as they compete in a variety
of simple sports challenges from 10.00am onwards. If you have more than one
child in school they will be in the same team. Lists of the teams will be
posted on the playground and we have chosen the Solar System as our theme. A
full P.E. kit including shorts and T.shirt,
daps or trainers will be needed by all children. Being optimistic about
the weather, please make sure your child has a sun cap or hat and apply sun
block before they come to school.
Each
child will also need a named and filled water bottle in school for the
refreshment break.
If
it is raining at the start of school we will have to postpone and try again on
the morning of Tuesday July 10th. On a safety note, we will be
setting out apparatus before 10.00am. Pre-school children are welcome but
please keep them with you at all times and do not allow them on play on any
apparatus.
Y2 Music Workshop : Friday July 6th
The Year 2s will be
joining other local infant schools for a morning of music making at Widcombe Infants’ School. Please could all Y2 parents
complete the form at the end of the newsletter.
Year 1 Story Telling Day : Thursday
12th July
As part of our Infant
Storytelling Network a special day has been planned for all Year 1 children
across all six network schools. The day’s activities will focus on the story of the Jolly
Postman with each school focusing on a particular fairy story and working with
actors. Ours story is Jack and the Beanstalk. We will be using the grounds of
Annual Reports
We are planning to send these out on Friday July 6th.
If you require an additional copy of your child’s report so that
each parent can have their own copy please complete the slip at the bottom of
this page and return to the school office by Wednesday July 4th
. Normally both copies will be sent home with your child.
French Club
I am sure
you will all be pleased to hear that Maria, our French teacher, is expecting
her first baby in October. This means that she won’t be teaching the children
next year although she will still be organising the clubs. The new teacher is
called Claire Vallorge and she will be visiting
school with Maria over the next few weeks. The current Year 1s (new Y2s) will continue to
have their lessons on Fridays and the Y1 lessons will be on Wednesdays from
3.05 to 3.45pm. Claire will run a taster session early in the new term and
further details will follow. In the meantime Maria is happy to give information
and answer any questions you may have. She can be contacted on 07751235959
Year 2 Music Workshop
Name
of child :-
I
give permission for my child to attend the Year 2 Music Workshop on
Friday July 6th at
not participate.
Signed
………………………………….. parent / carer
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Year 1 Story Telling Day
Name
of child :-
I give permission for my child to attend the Year 1 Story
Telling Day
on
Thursday July 12th at
Signed
………………………………….. parent / carer
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Request for an Additional Copy of the Annual
Report (all Year Groups)
Please return by Wednesday July 4th
I require an additional
copy of my child’s annual report.
Name of child
……………………………………………
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
P.E.
Kit Order Form
Name
of child :- …………………………………………………
|
Item |
Size |
Price |
Number
required |
|
T.
Shirt |
22
/24 |
£4.00 |
|
|
T.
Shirt |
26
|
£4.00 |
|
|
Shorts |
22/24 |
£3.65 |
|
|
Shorts |
26/28 |
£3.65 |
|
|
Bags |
one
size |
£2.75 |
|
Please
enclose correct money with order or a cheque made payable to the school.
PTA news.
Summer Fair
: July 7th 2007
The donation boxes are now in the main entrance if
you would like to bring in your items, we would be most grateful. Enclosed with the Summer Fair poster (which
we hope that you display to get the most exposure!), are this years raffle
tickets to sell. They are to be sold at
50p each and the
slips needs to be returned with
the money in an envelope on the week leading up to the fair. If you don't manage to sell them all, please
bring them back and we can sell them on the day, more raffle tickets can be
obtained from the office. We have got
some fantastic raffle prizes including many family days out tickets to local
attractions, our food hamper and vouchers for various shops.
Treasure Hunt
Hopefully, the Treasure Hunt will take place
tonight. The unpredictable weather has
made this event a bit uncertain, signs will be up if
it is cancelled otherwise we will see you at 5pm. If you have still not got your ticket yet,
you can turn up and pay to get your treasure map, it should be great fun and
don't forget your picnic. See you there.
P.T.A. Meeting : Friday June 29th
There will be a
P.T.A. meeting next Friday at 2.00pm. This will take place in the hall as
Rainbow Room will be in the canteen.
Please check through the reply slips on the next page
carefully and return those that apply to your child promptly. We are sorry that
you have been bombarded with so many slips recently. This is the drawback of
being part of such an active school with so many events! We would appreciate not having to chase up
individuals at this busy time of year.
Yours sincerely,
Jo Claridge
Headteacher