Friday 12th February 2010

Dear Parents and Carers,

School Attendance
We are still keeping up good attendance with Mr Sherwin’s class over attending over 95% of the time, Mr Conlon’s, Mrs Bell’s and Miss Wright’s over 97%, Mrs Joseph’s and Mrs Patton’s class over 98%, Mrs Mantles at 99% and…

MRS FORD’S CLASS ACHIEVED - 100% ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK!!! WELL DONE!

Bike it Ben
Bike it Ben will be available to talk about the schools cycling plans and to offer advice, during Parents Evening on Tuesday 2nd March.

Clothes for a Cause
Thank you to all who supported the Clothes for a Cause a total of £159.80 was raised. The money will be shared out equally between the nominated charities.

Year 5/6 Camp Clothes
We have a bag of clothes left over from last week’s camp. These will be available for parents to look at in the reception courtyard, after school on Monday 22nd February.

200 Club
The winners for January 2010 are:-
Mrs White - £ 12.25
Mr & Mrs Poole - £ 8.17
Mrs Palmer - £ 4.08

Please see Mrs Gossan if you would like to join. Many members are regular winners and all money raised supports children’s learning directly – some of it going directly to the School Council.

Eco and School Council News
Over the holidays we are having loft insulation and draft excluders installed to reduce the amount of energy we use to heat the school. Also we are replacing the soap and toilet dispensers with eco-friendly ones which will reduce the schools impact on the planet.

In term 4 we will be sending home envelopes for recycling jewellery (broken watches, costume jewellery) anything that you would like to get rid of. Also a box will be set up in the school to collect old DVD's and CD's - they must still be in their original case, so over the hols have a look around to see what you can find. Proceeds of both ventures will go to the school council to help with their fundraising for the playground.

PTFA Coffee Afternoon
There will be a coffee afternoon on Friday 26th February, from 3.00-3.30pm, in the Reception Class, 50p for a tea or coffee and a biscuit. Everybody is welcome!

Maths Online Support
Please visit the school website, where you will find links to the school’s Challenge website and the Number Crunch website (where you can also find the Maths Clubs). Here children will be able to find special challenges for the holidays, as well as guidance on how to improve their number calculation skills. Also all Year 5 and 6 pupils have access to Mathletics, if they have the internet at home. Mathletics is a great way to have fun and improve numeracy skills.

School Crossing Patrol
Mrs Pauline Sheere will be unable to work from the 8th March and for 8 weeks from the 11th March. Please use the crossing by the traffic lights to cross the road safely.

Dates for Diaries

Friday 12th February - End of Term 3
Wednesday 17th February - Ash Wednesday
Monday 22nd February - Start of Term 4
Monday 22nd February - Start of E-Safety Week
Tuesday 23rd February - Years 5 and 6 Mass in Church
Wednesday 24th February - E-Safety Week parents meeting – 9am
Friday 26th February - PTFA Coffee afternoon - 3.00-3.30pm
Tuesday 2nd March - Years 1 and 2 Mass in Church
Tuesday 2nd March - Parent’s Evening
Monday 8th March - Parent’s Evening
Tuesday 9th March - Years 3 and 4 Mass in Church
Sunday 14th March - School Mass in Church
Tuesday 16th March - Year 5 and 6 Mass in Church
Thursday 1st April - End of Term 4
Monday 19th April - Start of Term 5

Have a safe and restful holiday,

Matt Condon, Headteacher