Family Letter number 1
7th January 2010
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had an enjoyable festive season.
WelcomeWe are pleased to welcome Mrs. Culverwell to the staff. She has joined us in Year 2 and will cover Mrs. Wakefield’s maternity leave.
Congratulations to Mrs. Wakefield
We are sure you will want to join us in congratulating Mrs. Wakefield on the birth of her son, Ben Andrew – 8lb 15 oz., born at 9.54 a.m. on 29th December 2009.
A list of events for this term will be available soon but we thought you would appreciate advance notice of this term’s parent consultation evenings.
They will be:
Wednesday 24th February, 3.30 – 6.30 p.m.
Thursday 25th February, 3.30 – 6.30 p.m.
We are very much looking forward to our Year 3 and 4 Easter Performances.
Mrs. Marsden will be working with the children this term to prepare for the performances. These will be on:
24th March
Friday 26th March
We do hope that Year 3 and 4 parents will be able to join us. Further information will follow closer to the time.
Year 6 at ShugboroughChildren in Year 6 are spending this week at Shugborough Outdoor Education Centre. We hope everyone will enjoy this experience.
Recycled Printer Ink CartridgesPlease keep sending any empty ink cartridges from all printers – if you have any at home please bring them into school – there is a collection box in the foyer. We will raise extra funds from this great new idea and help the environment at the same time!
Used StampsWe are still collecting used postage stamps for St. Giles Hospice. Please send any used stamps into the school office.
Parents’ Tea/Coffee ‘Drop in’ Friday 8th January – 9.00 a.m.
We are holding an informal tea/coffee morning with some of our Governors at Main School on Friday 8th January at 9.00 p.m. to which all parents are invited. We look forward to meeting you.
Multi-Skills Coaching
The Multi-Skills coaching sessions will begin on Friday January 8th from 3.30 – 4.30 p.m.
Feedback from Parents
Thank you to those parents who provided us with helpful feedback around the use of the Learning Platform in inclement weather. In future we will upload a message to confirm if school is to be open as normal.
PTA news
First of all we’d like to wish you all a Happy New Year from everyone on the PTA...
We’re starting the year with a couple of dates for your diary:
PTA meeting – Monday 11th January
Our first PTA meeting of 2010 will be held next Monday (11th January), in the main staffroom; 7.45pm-9pm. We would love more people to get involved even if you can only help with ideas and planning, so please feel free to come along.
AGM- Monday 18th January-
Our AGM will be held the following Monday (18th January). Full details will follow next week
School Disco- Wednesday 3rd February
The next school discos will take place on Wednesday 3rd February with
Nursery to Year 2 from 4.30pm – 5.30pm and Year 3 to Year 6 from 5.45 – 7.00pm
A separate letter will be distributed shortly with more details.
Dragons Den winners
The winners of the ‘dragons den’ Christmas Fayre stall competition were Lucy, Anna and Savannah with their skittle stall which raised a fantastic £72.75 profit on the night. Well done girls!
And finally…
Do you have any business connections we could utilise?
We would like to hear from any parents who have connections which could help us with future fundraising activities. i.e. connections with people who could supply raffle prizes, connections with the round table for doing the Santa Float, and also any other fundraising talents which could be utilised. If you think you can help us in any way please leave your details at the school office & a member of the PTA will get in touch with you.
Many thanks!
Yours faithfully,
Miss H. McKay
Headteacher.