Newsletter
Issue 15
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Friday 19th December 2014
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Dear Parent/Carer,
Thank you all so much for
entering into the Christmas spirit this week through your attendance at the
Christmas productions, providing festive clothing and bringing in tasty treats
for the parties. Santa has made TWO appearances this week and to see the
children’s faces was absolutely priceless.
Parking
Once again, the parking
situation has hit crisis point with some inconsiderate drivers parking on the
Zig Zags or even in the gateway to school, both areas being an absolute no-go.
A delivery lorry for the school kitchen had to park on the Goldsmiths earlier
this week because he could not get into the grounds which is totally
unacceptable. Again, I must remind you that the Gardner’s Arms has an ample car
park and with a little bit of efficient time management, will provide a much
less stressful parking solution whilst we continue the building work. Thank
you.
Building
update
On a brighter note, we have now
had the official handover of my Headteacher office and a new staffroom. The new
staffroom is a welcome relief to all of us but I must congratulate all staff
for their patience during this time. This means also that we will be able to
move once more from the main school mall to the Year 3/4 corridor without
having to go outside. Work on the hall will commence in the new year and we
hope that there will be minimum disruption so that assemblies can still go
ahead.
Staff
update
We are sadly saying farewell to
Mrs Chapman this term, who has been working with us as a Teaching Assistant in
Reception. We are hoping however that it will be a temporary goodbye as Mrs
Chapman may return in the Spring Term on a voluntary basis. We would all like
to thank Mrs Chapman for her fantastic contributions to our school and in
particular, the Early Years. We will be welcoming our new teaching assistant,
Miss Hobson into Miss Mees’s class from January.
Lunchtime
supervisor
We are looking to appoint a
Lunchtime Supervisor to join our talented team as soon as possible. The
lunchtime experience for our pupils has improved significantly since September
and we would like somebody who has the energy and positive attitude to be able
to make a difference for our children at this important time of the day. Please
could you approach Mrs Smith in the school office if you are interested in this
role and you feel that you may be a suitable candidate. Thank you.
Training
day
Please remember that the first
day back is a training day (5th January). Teachers will be in school
discussing ways to develop our Numeracy Curriculum.
School
will re-open to the children on Tuesday 6th January.
Moving
forward and learning together
The next meeting will take
place on Wednesday 11th February in the hall at 8:15 a.m. The topic
for discussion will be Reports and how to make them more user friendly. Please
do come along and give your views. We will make arrangements for your children
in school if they need to come along too.
I would like to take this
opportunity to say a huge thank you to all of you for your support this term;
there have been so many changes to policies and practice driven by the
government and with the major building works taking place, this term could have been much more challenging
than it has. However, with everyone’s understanding and support, we have
maintained our high professional standards and attitudes around the school have
remained positive. I warmly thank all of you for that and hope that this
continues into the new year.
PTA news
Well
we managed it and it took a lot of persuading but Santa did take time out of
his very busy schedule to hand out presents to everyone at the school on
Wednesday. I think it is safe to say EVERYONE, including the teachers
enjoyed it I know I did! A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the PTA
in 2014, whether that be as a volunteer or attending one of our events. As you
all know without the volunteers to help organise and run the events none of
them would happen. We are at risk of not being able to hold as many
events in 2015 as we have done in the past due to lack of volunteers in the
background, so PLEASE make it your New Year’s resolution to give up ONE HOUR of
your time in 2015 and ensure that YOUR children do not miss out on the
wonderful memories we can create.
Have a wonderful Christmas
everyone and I look forward to seeing you all in 2015.
Mrs Dale
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