School Newsletter

Autumn Term 2008
Newsletter No. 4 - 5th December

Dear Parents,

We are now entering that busy fortnight when lots of fun activities are taking place in school. Please read on……

Christmas Fair

The Christmas Fair takes place this evening between 6 – 8pm. Please try to support the event; helpers are still needed so please make yourself known to Rachel Reed 07900 091492.

Christmas Concert

We are all looking forward to the children performing “Born in a Barn”. Due to fire regulations we are limited as to how many people we can have in the hall; there is only a handful of tickets left for the evening performance and some for the morning. Please call into the office if you need some; there will be no entry to the concert without a ticket. (Toddlers and babies should attend the morning performance and NOT the evening.)

As in previous years, parents are free to video or take photos at the performances.

We will welcome grandparents, year 3 and brothers and sisters from All Saints Junior School on Monday 8th at 2pm.

You are reminded the children will go home at 2pm on Tuesday, to return at 5.45pm, fully dressed in costume, and to go straight to their classrooms.

Christmas Party

Parent Reps will be coming round soon with party food lists for the children’s Christmas party to be held on Thursday 18th December in the afternoon.

The reps are:

Willow:  Nicky Cole (Joel)
Cherry Class: Rachel Reed (Devon)
Oak Class: Anna Kiely (Dan Byford’s nan)
Chestnut Class: Lynn Stevens (Nathaniell), Elizabeth England (Hannah)
Holly: Nicky Cole (Freya), Chris Heydon (Joshua)
Sycamore Class: Jayne Ali (Megan), Julie Thatcher (Nadine)

Coats in School

Please make sure your child wears a coat to school, and that it is clearly named and has a loop to hang it up with.

School Christmas Lunch

You will receive a letter next week requesting payment for your child’s Christmas lunch on Wednesday 17th December. Please return the slip with payment to school by Friday 12th December.

School Closure Text Message Service

You can sign up to receive text alerts if the school has to close due to bad weather at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/schoolclosures. Announcements will also be made on local radio stations.

School Post Box

There is a post box in the entrance hall for children to post Christmas cards to their friends. Please make sure they clearly mark the envelope with the name of the child and their class so that our expert team of Year 2 sorters can deliver them correctly!

Book Club

The last book club will be held on Friday 12th December and will resume in the New Year.

Christmas activities

Monday 8th – whole school will visit to All Saints Junior School to see their Christmas performance.

Tuesday 16th – Dick Whittington pantomime in school

Wednesday 17th – whole school visit to St Nicholas Park & Christmas lunch

Thursday 18th – church service and children’s parties

Coventry City Football Club

The last Sports Club for the year will be held on Tuesday 16th December and will resume on Tuesday 13th January 2008.

Absence from School

It is a requirement for school to report all absences and they have to be specifically coded depending on the reason for the absence. It is therefore most important that you inform the school by phone on the first day of your child’s absence or by letter on their return to school, thank you.

Christmas Service

All parents and friends are warmly invited to join with us at All Saints’ Church on Thursday 18th December at 9.15am for our end of term service.

Scallywags Kids Club

Scallywags will be opening the holiday club on Wed  2nd – Friday 4th Jan 2007 from 8.30am – 5.30pm. 

Non members welcome. Please call Pam 07759 301115 or Jo 07834 241414 for further information.

scallywagskids@yahoo.co.uk

Samaritan’s Purse International

Well done, we managed to collect 60 boxes which will make a lot of children happy this Christmas.

Milk

If you child wishes to start milk in school next term, please collect a letter for the school office. The cost is going up to 16pence per day for 1st January 2007.  it is still free for the under 5’s. 

If your child is entitled to Free School Meals, the school will provide free milk to your child as we receive a grant from Warwick Town Council, please see Mrs Briggs in the office.

Marie Curie Mini Pots of Care

The children will be coming home with a daffodil bulb in a pot. Please store outside until February. Bring them back to school on Monday 2nd March and we will plant them in the school grounds. If you would like to make a donation to Marie Curie Cancer Care send it in with the daffodil.

Extended Services

As part of our extended services participation I have been asked to tell you about the following:

Elaine from Pertemps People Development is around our area visiting Children's Centres and local community venues helping parents off benefits and into work or training. There is a new deal for lone parents returning to work with some fabulous financial incentives. Elaine can offer advice and guidance in strict confidence.  You can text or call Elaine on 07917 017080.

Elaine has orgainsed a free Christmas party at Sussex Court, Lyttelton Road, Packmores for Tuesday 16th December 4pm -6pm. Santa will be there, and  there wil be light refreshments and decorations made by local children. Just turn up or call Elaine.

Also note the attached list of Christmas holiday care and activities.

Illness 

Please remember if your child has been sick they must be not return to school for 48 hours after the last bout of sickness. We have a lot of children who are returning to school before they are fully recovered.

End of Term

School will finish at 3pm on Friday 19th December 2008 and the children return on Tuesday 6th January 2008.

Yours sincerely,

Debi Cossins
Headteacher