School Newsletter

Spring Term 2008
Newsletter No. 8 - 15th April

Dear Parents,

Eco School

The Eco Team have been encouraging the school to save energy. The children did a survey around the school identifying where lights and computers had been left on. Since starting the project each class and the staff have really tried hard to turn lights and computers off. We are confident that we have been saving energy this term. Please can you encourage your children to continue this at home.

Friday Sharing assemblies

Sharing assemblies will be held at 9.15am as follows:
Friday 9th May Willow class
Friday 16th May Oak class
Friday 13th June Sycamore class
Friday 27th June Chestnut class
Friday 4th July Cherry class

I would like to remind parents that anyone is welcome to attend any sharing assembly.

School Website

We have developed our school website and now publish newsletters and other information on the site. There are brilliant photographs of the school and the children on the site, so please have a look. Please pass the address to any friends or interested prospective parents. www.emscoteinfants.co.uk

Scholastic Book Fayre

We shall be holding a Book Fayre from Monday 12th to Thursday 15th May in the hall from 2.30 to 3.15pm daily. If you could help to sell the books on one of the afternoon sessions I would be pleased if you could tell me as soon as possible, thank you. We will need two people on each day.

School Sunday

We are pleased to be taking part in School Sunday on the 8th June in All Saints Church, along with the Junior School. We meet at 9.30am and this year the children will be singing one song with All Saints Juniors. Parents can drop children off if they cannot stay and they will be looked after by staff. The service concludes at 10.30am and unaccompanied children will be looked after until they are safely collected. I hope as many of you as possible will be able to attend. The children do not have to wear school uniform. Please can you let class staff know if your child will be attending.

SATs

Children in year 2 will be completing their SATs over the next few weeks. It is, therefore, important they attend school during this time and arrive punctually please!

New Parents’ Evening

Can you believe it’s that time of year already? A meeting for parents of children starting school in September will be held on Thursday 12th June at 7.30pm. Induction day, when all the children spend a day in their new classes for next year, is on Wednesday 25th June. That is also the day the new Reception children visit Emscote and Year 2 visit their junior school for September.

Walk to School Week - 19th – 22nd May

We shall again be participating in this health promotion week and also hope to reduce traffic visiting school. The children will be given diaries and other activities to complete as they walk to school. Remember if you have to travel by car you can always park in Tesco’s and walk to school from there!

Scallywags Kids Club

This offers excellent childcare for children aged 4-11.
Breakfast Club 7.45 – 8.45am including breakfast.
Afterschool Club 3.00 – 5.30pm including snack.
Holiday Club 27th - 30th May 8.30 – 5.30 including trip on Wed 28th May.

Call in and see us or phone Jo 07834 241414 or Pam 07759 301115.

Helping Your Child with literacy

This is a free 6 week course for parents starting on Tuesday 6th May 1-3pm. Crèche available. At the moment we just have two parents who are interested! Please let us know by Friday 25th April if you would like to join this course.

Curriculum Focus

Curriculum Focus week is 21st-25th April. The theme is History/ ICT. We will be visiting St John’s Museum. The children will be finding out about Victorian schools.

If you have been a child yourself at Emscote in the past and have any photographs we would love to see them. If grandparents have interesting stories to tell about their school life and again old photographs we would like them to arrange with class teachers to talk to the children. All parents/carers are invited to an assembly on Friday 25th April at 2.30pm.

School Trips

We have exciting trips booked for all the children this term. We will have to ask for voluntary contributions from parents to enable the trips to go ahead.

If you are taking your child on holiday in term time over the next months, please could you fill in and return to school a holiday request form as soon as possible, so that we can work out the costs for our trips. Thank you.

Children’s School Disco

The Friends are organising a disco on Friday 16th May 4 -5.30pm. Put your dancing shoes on! More information nearer the time.

Staff Training Day

The school will be closed on Friday 23rd May 2008.
The school will also be closed on Monday 5th May – Bank holiday.
Half-term holiday is 26th-30th May.

Clubs

Please remember we have various clubs available at lunchtime and after school as follows:

Coventry City Football coaching - Tuesdays 3 – 4.15pm Places are available. All children should have received a letter. The children are now working outside and developing a range of skills.

Dance/Drama is on a Thursday. 3- 4pm and there are spaces available.

Cheerleading Club - which is great fun. This is on a Tuesday 3-3.45pm. Please let us know if your child would be interested in joining the club. No cost.

Sewing Club is on a Thursday 3-4pm. Please speak to Miss Hudson if you child would like to sew. £1 per term.

French Club is on Friday lunchtime for half an hour. Again there are spaces available in this club.

Kung Fu/Martial Arts
The children really enjoy Kung Fu which is during the day on Thursday. Dan now runs a club on a Monday at 5.30-6.30pm so that the children can develop their skills further. This is open to infants and junior children.

Letters have been sent home about these clubs, but if you would like further information please ask at the school office.

We look forward to seeing you at the forthcoming events.

Yours sincerely

Debi Cossins
Headteacher