Family Letter number 7
10th June 2010
Dear Parents,
Build Update
As you can see, the builders have been very busy over half term and this week, despite the rain!
Many thanks to parents and carers for their support and co-operation with the implementation of changed entrance and exit routines this week. Everything appears to be working well.
Our apologies for any inconvenience caused by our telephone systems not receiving calls on Monday – the problems have now been resolved.
The only concern that has arisen is that some parents are waiting at the gate by the kitchen at the end of the school day to access the playground. Could we request that only afternoon Nursery parents use this gate as an entry to school at 3.00 p.m. to avoid the security of Nursery pupils handover to parents being compro9mised also to avoid congestion and confusion as classes of children are accessing the playground. We are, however happy for you to exit through the garden once all the classes have been released onto the playground.
Retirement of Mrs. S. Bradley
I am sure you would want to join us in wishing Mrs. Bradley every happiness in her approaching retirement. After many years as our Office Manager, Mrs. Bradley will be retiring on Friday 18th June. We are currently undertaking a recruitment process to appoint her successor.
Congratulations to our Achievement Award winners this week:
Bronze - Olivia Wynn
Silver - Olivia Wynn
2nd Silver - Victoria Harbourne
Sports Day for Key Stage 1 is Friday 16th July at 1.30 p.m. on the main school field.
Sports Day for Key Stage 2 is Wednesday 21st July at 1.30 p.m. also on the main school field.
Year 6 Leavers Evening
– Wednesday 7th July at 6.30 p.m.
Please note change of date.
We look forward to seeing Year 6 parents at this event. Refreshments will be provided by the P.T.A. Please be aware that space in the hall is very limited and we can only provide two seats per family.
Special Lunch - Tomorrow - Friday 11th June –
‘World Cup 2010’ Lunch Menu will be:
Cottage Pie, Roast Potatoes, Seasonal Cabbage, Gravy
or
Breaded Fish, Creamed Potato, Mushy Peas
or
Mini Cottage Loaf filled with Cheese or Ham, Salad Bar, Homemade Coleslaw.
Strawberry Shortcake Fans served with Raspberry Sauce or
Jelly Jewels & Ice-Cream or Yoghurt
Juice Break or Cool Milk or Water.
The cost will be the normal price i.e. £2.10 and money should be brought on the day.
Class Worship – Class 1MWe look forward to seeing parents/grandparents of children in Class 1M on 18th June at 2.30 p.m.
Good luck to our pupils involved in the Lichfield Schools Swimming Gala – Thursday 17th June 2010We wish our children well for Thursday 17th June when they represent us. Good Luck!
Open EveningPlease come and join us at the Open Evening on Thursday 15th July between 4.00 and 6.00 p.m. Please feel free to look around the whole school, not just your child’s class. It is a wonderful opportunity for you to see your child’s classroom for next year and celebrate their ‘STAR Week’ work from this term.
‘Staffordshire Sings Concert’Our choir will be singing on Sunday 4th July in Symphony Hall in the ‘Staffordshire Sings Concert’.
We are pleased to present our new PTA logo this week and would like to thank Helen Podmore for designing this for us. We are sure that this will help you easily spot our announcements, posters & newsletters in the future. Keep your eye out for the colour version which will be appearing on a poster near you soon!
... calling all cake bakers, jam and chutney makers and plant growers!!
Just to remind you that we will be having cake and plant and produce stalls at the Summer Fayre this year. All donations for either of these stalls can be brought to school on Friday 25th June or on the Saturday to the Annexe.
If you would like to bake or buy something for the cake stall “cake bags” will be distributed next week. Your cakes can then either be put into these bags or wrapped in clingfilm etc...
Many thanks in advance for all of your donations!
…and just a little reminder that we are still collecting vouchers for the following:
Nestle Box tops -we’ve received £119 from these so far
Sainsbury’s – issuing of vouchers in store ended on 8th June & our deadline for submitting our order is in July so can you please send in any vouchers asap.
Tesco’s - if you have any Tesco vouchers still lying around please send them in asap.
Non uniform day Friday 18th June
We have arranged a non-uniform day on Friday 18 June 2010 when the children will be able to come into school wearing their own clothes in exchange for the donation of an item for this year’s tombola.
Please could each child donate items from the categories as set out below:
Nursery – Items for the Children’s tombola - New toys
Reception and Year 1 – Toiletries e.g. Bubble bath smellies perfume etc
Year 2 and Year 3 – Children’s tombola
Year 4, 5 and 6 - Items for the bottle tombola (bottled products) e.g. Wine, non-alcoholic alternatives speciality cordials etc.
Further information regarding the fayre will follow shortly but please speak to any of the PTA members if you have any queries.
Yours faithfully
Helen McKay