Family Letter number 9
24th June 2010
What a week weather wise! No doubt we are using up all this summer’s best days. Can I thank all parents for remembering hats and sun cream for their children. It has made dinner times so much easier as we have very little natural shade.
Music LessonsThe list has now closed for requests. If you have applied for your child to be considered for peripatetic music lessons next year you will be informed soon if he/she has been allocated a place.
Class Worship – Class 2CWe look forward to seeing parents/grandparents of children in Class 2C on Friday 2nd July at 2.30 p.m.
Congratulations to our Achievement Award winners this week:
Gold - Joel Ho, Cyra Gallagher, Ben Bourne, Bradley Hammond, Connor Baikie.
Silver - Brody Rogers, Jamie Roper, Alice Matthews. Adya Sudhakar,
Bronze - Henry Richards, William Dawson, Elin Van-Block, James Suttle,
Parking on Housing Estate near Frenchman’s Walk
Residents are increasingly concerned by parents parking on their numbered parking spaces in this area. Please be courteous as these are in fact people’s drives. Please do not park there.
Lichfield Police are also extremely concerned about parents parking and following a parent assaulting a resident in Cherry Orchard last week when the resident asked them to move their car, the police are patrolling at the beginning and end of the school day.
This week we welcome a new member of staff. Mrs. Siobhan Manton has joined us in our school office.
Staffing Arrangements for 2010-2011At the end of term we will be saying farewell to both Mr. Halliday who is moving on to Anglesey Primary School in Burton on Trent and Miss Mugglestone who comes to the end of her contract. We wish them every success for the future.
We will also be saying farewell to Mrs. Wallbank whose secondment comes to an end. I am sure you will all join me in congratulating Mrs. Wallbank on her appointment as Headteacher at Stoneydelph Primary School in Tamworth.
Some of you will have recently seen Miss Nickolls in school and at the gate at main school. Miss Nickolls rejoins our team in September as Deputy Headteacher following her secondment to Churchfields. Miss Nickolls will be teaching at the Annexe each morning.
Our staffing structure for next academic year will be:
Nursery - Mrs. Barker
Reception - Mrs. Elcock, Mrs. Worsley
Year 1 - Miss Hulse, Mrs. Wakefield/Ms. Mirfield
Year 2 - Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Culverwell
Year 3 - Miss Attwood, Mr. Hayward
Year 4 - Mrs. Brittain, Mrs. Taylor
Year 5 - Mrs. Moseley, Miss Morris
Year 6 - Mr. Greenway, Mrs. Jones/Mrs. Beddow.
New that the weather is warmer please can you make sure that your child has a named water bottle in school so that they have access to water throughout the day. Research demonstrates that children who are hydrated learn far more effectively.
Year 6 Leavers Evening – Wednesday 7th July at 6.30 p.m.
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.
Sports Day for Foundation and 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.
We will open the Frenchman’s Walk Gate at 1.15 p.m. once all of the children are back in their classrooms to enable you to access the field. At the end of the afternoon the children will be taken to a class base on the field and dismissed from there.
... Reminder: Cake and Plant & Produce Stalls!!
The date of the Summer Fayre is almost upon us. We are really looking forward to seeing the results of your making, growing and baking!
Please could you send any items into school with your child on the morning of Friday 25th June or bring them to the hall at the Annexe on the day of the Summer Fayre between 10.30 and 11.30am.
Many thanks for anything that you are able to donate for either of the stalls.
Parking for the fayre
Can you please note that parking is not permitted in the immediate area surrounding the Annexe for the summer fayre. Please give consideration to local residents and avoid parking on Dean’s Croft.
Summer Fayre programme winners
A big thank you to everyone who submitted a design for our summer fayre programme, and congratulations to our winners:
Infants - Nathan Mack (2C)
Lower Juniors - Camille de Waele (3A)
Upper Juniors -Aleena Khan (5PM)
The deputy Mayor will be presenting our winners with their prizes at the start of the fayre on Saturday.
Raffle tickets
Can you please ensure that any raffle ticket stubs or unsold tickets are returned to school by Friday 25th June at the latest.
Many thanks!
Yours faithfully
Helen McKay