Family Letter number 9
13th March 2008
A reminder of our Open Mornings/Afternoons for our ‘STAR Week’ work. We look forward to seeing you:
Monday 17th March - Nursery am - 11.10 am
Monday 17th March - Nursery pm - 2.50 pm
Tuesday 18th March - Years 3 and 4 - 9.00 – 9.25 am. (before our Easter Service)
Tuesday 18th March - Years 5 and 6 - 11.00 – 11.20 a.m. (after our Easter Service)
Wednesday 19th March - Reception, Years 1 & 2 - 2.45 p.m.
Year 3 and 4 Easter Performances –
Wednesday 12th March at 1.30 p.m. and Friday 14th March at 9.30 a.m.
It was lovely to see so many parents/carers at yesterday’s performance. We look forward to the performance tomorrow morning.
There will be a collection in aid of the charity ‘Sports Relief’ at the end of the performance.
Easter Holiday ReminderThe last day of term is Thursday 20th March; children will finish at the normal time. The children return to school on Monday 7th April.
Year 6 Visit to ‘Science of Light’ exhibition at Lichfield Heritage Centre.
This was a very enjoyable visit. We would like to thank the parents who volunteered to accompany us. Their help was greatly appreciated.
Traidcraft Geobars and Tropical Fruit Mix.
The sale of Geobars and Tropical Fruit Mix during morning break at the Annexe has proved very popular. We will continue to sell these cereal bars after the end of ‘Fairtrade Fortnight’.
Please do not come to St. Michael’s via the gates to St. Joseph’s School. This entrance is to St. Joseph’s School staff car park and should not be used. This in the interest of safety for all our children.
Children arriving at schoolPlease can I remind parents that children should not enter the school premises before 8.40 in the morning. There are no staff available prior to that time to supervise the children.
In the event of children being ill during the dayFrom time to time all of our children will be ill. If your child is ill before school please could you keep them at home. On occasions children are fine in the morning and then become ill during the day. Parents will be contacted by a member of staff to collect children who are unwell.
New Member of StaffI am pleased to announce we have made an appointment of a new Teaching Assistant,
Mrs. Leadbetter. She will be joining our Team in Reception and will I am sure make a great contribution to St. Michael’s.
If you intend visiting Alton Towers during the Easter period with your children, we have vouchers, which will save you up to 50% off admission charges. If you can use one please collect it from the Reception Area at Main School or the office at the Annexe.
Tesco and Sainsbury VouchersPlease send any Tesco and Sainsbury Vouchers you may have into school. We would also be grateful if anyone could volunteer to count these vouchers on a weekly basis. Please contact the school office if you could help.
Family Fun Cycle Day – 12th April 2008
Lichfield City Cycle Club are hosting a sponsored fun Cycling Day on 12th April 2008. Money raised will go to the Mayor and Sheriff’s Charity Fund. There will be coaching sessions for younger riders, to improve their skills and cycling demonstrations by the Club members. For those keen cyclists, laps can be counted and prizes will be awarded for the most laps completed. If you need more information please contact Kate Durrant on 01543 309854.
Band PracticeThere will not be a Band Practice next week. Practice will resume after the Easter Break on Tuesday 8th April.
PTA News
PTA Meeting
Thanks to everyone who attended the last meeting and offered their valuable contributions. The next meeting is on Monday 14th April from 7:45-9:00pm.
| Fundraising Update From the money raised at the children’s discos and ladies fashion show, the PTA have pledged to purchase 4 specialist CD players/ cassette recorders with headphones for the classrooms at a cost of £287 each. |
Non-Uniform Day
Thanks to everyone who took part in our special Easter non-uniform day. Your generously donated chocolate eggs will be used as prizes for tomorrows Chocolate Bingo event. We will let you know how much money this event has raised as soon as possible.
Family Event Chocolate Bingo Friday 14th March 6:00-8:00 pm
We are looking forward to seeing many of you at ‘Chocolate Bingo’ tomorrow night. Don’t forget that you are welcome to bring along your own soft drinks/alcohol, as there will be no bar - although soft drinks and sweets will be available on the night. We are also running a raffle as part of the festivities!
Greenhill Bower Procession, As you know we are interested in involving the school in the Greenhill Bower over the Spring Bank Holiday. As this is a new venture we felt perhaps it would be best to do things on a smaller scale and build up once we have dipped our toes in the water. Rather than have a huge lorry, a smaller vehicle might be better for our first entry.
Anyone interested in being involved with our Bower project please also pop a note into the office or mention it to a member of the PTA. |
Do any parents have a classic car, a quirky car, a camper van or any 'interesting' vehicle which they would be happy to drive in the Bower procession with maybe some school children travelling inside and adult collectors walking alongside? If you have any mode of transport you think might be suitable please drop me (Lindsey Smith) a note into the school office.Yours faithfully,
Miss H. McKay