Newsletter 7 2015-2015

Dear Parent/ Carer,

I cannot believe that half term is upon us already!

What a great half term we have had with lots of fabulous learning and wonderful experiences.

Thanks to you all for attending the Parent Consultations this week; we really value having that time with you.

We enjoyed our first PTA event of the school year on Tuesday at the Fashion Show, which not only was a very enjoyable evening but also raised in the region of £250 for our PTA funds. My sincerest thanks to all who attended and supported.

Well done to the “Red Team” who won the prize for receiving the most house points this half term. Pupils celebrated with a toy afternoon treat.

This year Children in Need is running a campaign for schools called 'Champions of Change'. It is encouraging school children to be enterprising in devising their own fundraising activities within school. We are very proud to say we will be taking part in this, with our year 5/6 children taking the lead in becoming Champions of Change and leading the fundraising across school as part of their enterprise development. This will culminate in a non-uniform day on Friday 13th November where children will be asked to come to school dressed as something they might want to be when they grow up. More details about the events will be coming after half term so watch this space! 

Have a great week with lots of Halloween-y fun!

Mrs Dale

Newsletter 6- 16th October 2015

Dear Parent/ Carer,

It’s been a wonderfully creative week! We started our Monday with our annual “Big Draw” event. The children created lots of interesting pieces of art work built around a different story. The outcomes were then displayed in the hall which really showed the impact of these large scale pieces. Thanks to the many parents, carers and pupils visiting the hall on Tuesday after school to marvel at displays.

Today was all about the Harvest Hunt celebrations. Many came along to join in the hunt and we are grateful for all of the food contributions that have come flooding in. Mandy, our local reverend joined us for a Harvest assembly this morning and spoke to the children about the tradition of Harvest. She will be assisting us in distributing the collection to the less fortunate within our local community.

If anyone is interested in booking a stall at the PTA Xmas Craft Fayre on November 28^th, please email

robinhoodprimarypta@gmail.com.

A polite reminder that children need a water bottle in school so that they can stay hydrated throughout the day. Thanks.

Unfortunately due to an unforeseen rise in prices we will have to increase the price of school dinners to £2.40 per day/£12.00 per week from Monday 2^nd November.

Hope to see many of you next week during the consultations and at the PTA Fashion Show.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Dale

Harvest Hunt- 16th October 2015

Newsletter 5- 9th October 2015

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Autumn has well and truly arrived and the temperatures have dropped. Please ensure your child has a warm coat for school.

You should have received this week notification of times for our first Parent Consultations of the year, which take place during the week beginning 19^th October. I hope you will find these brief meetings a valuable way to find out how your child has settled into their new class and to maximise opportunities for us to support each other for the benefit of your child.

Monday is our annual “Big Draw” event. Please send your child to school in plain clothes. The children will be engaging in some magnificent drawing activities based on story themes. You are all welcome to join us from 3p.m on Tuesday 13^th October to view the outcomes which will be displayed in the hall.

Please ensure that all school photograph orders are handed in to the office no later than Wednesday 14^th October.

Advance notice- Please note that if your child is in Year 6 and attending Rodillian High School next year, their last day at Robin Hood will be Friday 1^st July 2016.They will start Rodillian on Monday 4^th July 2016.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Dale

Newsletter 4 2015-2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

It was lovely to see the children and many siblings looking super- smart and smiley ready for photos on Wednesday, which you should have received on Thursday. Could you please return your orders to the school office as soon as possible.

This week, I have visited many classrooms as part of my first round of formal classroom observations. The classrooms really do look stunning and the teaching and learning is on a par with the best I have ever seen. There is some inspirational practice which takes place here at Robin Hood and I am looking forward to sharing outcomes through our up and coming assemblies.

Following on from last week, I hope that as many of you as possible will join us for the PTA Fashion Show. To make this really worthwhile, we need to sell quite a few more tickets so please do email Kay at robinhoodprimarypta@gmail.com or enquire via the Facebook page.

I would like to thank all of those who have attended various Parent Meetings over the past few weeks. Communication with parents is very important to us so we appreciate your support and input at these meetings. Please remember that the School Calendar on the website is updated frequently for your reference and past newsletters can be accessed via the Newsletter or Phase blogs also on the website.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Dale

Newsletter 3 25th September 2015

Dear Parent/ Carer,

First of all, some PTA news. As always we are planning to fully support the PTA events in the coming year and I continue to work closely with Kay, our PTA Chair to ensure that events run smoothly and there is a good level of teacher and staff participation. The funds raised are very much needed and so we appreciate all support, offers of help and participation from parents and the wider community. The first big event will be the Fashion Show on Tuesday 20th October 2015. The PTA are in need of donations for the raffle so kindly ask that if you have anything, to bring them into the school office, where they will be picked up or any questions to contact Kay Millson at PTA robinhoodprimarypta@gmail.com or via the PTA Facebook page.

Individual School Photographs will be taken on Wednesday 30^th September. The photographer will be available in the hall from 8:00a.m. to take photographs with younger siblings who do not attend our Nursery or school. All siblings in school will have their photographs taken together as well as individually.

Our Harvest celebration will be taking place this year on Friday 16^th October. It will take a different form to previous years. This year we will be holding a Harvest Hunt before school from 8:15 am. Please put this in your diaries and we will provide the details in a separate letter- it promises to be fun!

Following on from last week’s newsletter, please note that KS1 phase assembly will take place at 2:30 pm on Friday 16^th October.

We would like to make you aware that on a Friday afternoon the lost property box will be put inside the school office reception area for parents to come and look through on a weekly basis.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Dale

Newsletter 2 2015-2016

Dear Parent/ Carer,

It’s been a great first full week for our pupils and it has been a pleasure to go in and out of classrooms seeing the fantastic teaching and learning that has been going on.

Miss Pyatt will this year be studying for her Post Graduate Certificate of Special Educational Needs and taking on the role of SENCo alongside Mrs Cookson. I am sure that she will be a great support to Mrs Cookson and the families we work with.

Some great news - our school has been shortlisted as one of the Finalists for this year’s ASA Aquatics Awards 2015 for the ASA School Swimming Charter: Primary School of the Year Award. A ceremony will be held in Leamington Spa in November to hear if we are winners but in the meantime I would like to thanks Mrs Moore who has been a key driver in improving our swimming provision, also Mr Knight and Mr Grenfell for the expertise and support that has impacted on the quality of swimming lessons for our pupils.

Thanks to those who attended Welcome Meetings this week. Please be assured that further information regarding new assessment systems will be shared in the coming weeks.

Dates for your diary:

The Big Draw community drop-in: Tuesday 13^th October 3p.m.

Parent Consultation Week: week beginning 19^th October (details to follow)

Year 3/ 4 assembly: 23^rd October 2:30 pm

Reception assembly: 6^th November 2:30 pm

Nursery (1) assembly: 11^th November 11a.m. 

Nursery (2) assembly: 13^th November 2:30p.m.

Year 5/ 6 assembly: 20^th November 2:30

KS1 and Harvest celebration to be confirmed next week.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Dale