Newsletter – Friday 15th March
Good evening,
We’ve had a brilliant day in school, dressed in red and sharing jokes. Thank you to all that contributed to Red Nose Day as we raised a fantastic £92.20. We learnt today of a Waves project that benefits children of all ages, that need support, through music. It is great that we can do a little to help.
As part of the day, we had a joke competition within our classes. Congratulations to Rebecca, Henri, Toby, Etienne, Jack, Ottilie and Elliot for their winning jokes.
We are nearing the end of the term and preparing for Easter. School will visit the church for a service next week. As it has already been a very busy term, we have decided to keep this as a school event. Thank you to all that are helping to support our school Easter events especially the school disco, which I know the children are looking forward to.
Take care and enjoy the weekend.
Mrs L. Edgerton
April End of Day Arrangements
Please complete your child’s end of day arrangements form for April, if possible before the end of this term or by 7th April 2024 at the latest.
Next term we will be offering three after school activities: Sports 4 All on a Monday (a mixture of various sports) with Mr Nagy, Striking and Fielding club on a Wednesday (a mixture of rounders and cricket type games) with Mr Nagy, and Athletics on a Thursday with Mr Helliker. All clubs are open for children in Reception to year 6. Please book these on the end of day form. Thank you.
Please note, there are no sports clubs running in the first week of term (night owls is available as usual). All sports clubs will start the week beginning 15th April.
Thank you.
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Easter Disco – next Thursday 21st
The Easter Disco tickets must be purchased by Mon 18th!
Tickets are £6.00 per child to include a hot dog and drinks. KS1 (Little Owls and Kestrels class) 5.30pm-7pm, KS2 (Merlins and Eagles class) 7pm-8.30pm. Children from nursery joining us on the night must be accompanied by an adult.
Please let the school office know if your child has an allergy or a dietary requirement when booking your tickets.
ParentPay Balances
As we approach the end of the financial year, could we please ask that you settle any arrears outstanding on your ParentPay accounts. We would appreciate if you would give this your immediate attention.
All voucher schemes and government childcare vouchers have now been applied to your ParentPay accounts, up to the 28th February. Any payments received after this date will be processed after the Easter Holidays. Thank you.
Infections
We have had reports that a couple of children have had threadworm infections. Because of this, we are following guidance and increasing hand washing, ensuring all food is washed thoroughly before eating and making sure that key surfaces are thoroughly cleaned. Should you find that your child has an infection, please follow guidance and treat immediately. The school office would appreciate being notified of any infections in order to manage these effectively. There is no need to keep your child(ren) home from school.
Waterproofs needed
If anyone has any spare children’s waterproof trousers or coats that they are planning to donate, we would really appreciate them in school. Thank you so much.
Wood wanted
We are looking for some wooden stumps to use as seats in our school Forest School site. Ideally, the diameter of the wood needs to be at least 30cm and the stumps should be at least 45cm tall.
We also require some smaller logs with a diameter of about 10cm and a length of roughly 5 feet. These will be used as shelter poles (Y shaped poles are brilliant for this). Silver birch or beech wood is brilliant for this.
If you can donate some wood to our school, we would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you,
Mrs Lewis
Early Birds
Early Birds is our drop in wraparound service which runs Monday to Friday 7.45am – 8.35am during term time (excluding PD days). It takes place in the study, then the children are taken to their classes at 8.35am when they start the school day. A breakfast of toast, cereals and a drink is available if required. There are many activities on offer, depending on your child’s interests, these include: crafts, outdoor play, construction kits, puzzles, computer activities, board games, children’s TV and DVDs. Early Birds can be pre-booked by contacting the school office, or you can just turn up on the day.
Costs:
- 8.00am – 8.35am – £3.00
- 7.45am – 8.35am – £4.50
School Circle Meeting
Please join us for the next school circle meeting on Friday 12th April in the staff room at 2.45pm. This is an opportunity for us to build on the great ideas and input received in our February meeting. Everyone welcome!
100 Club – February Winners
Thanks to everyone who supports our 100 Club Draw – details of February’s winners are below.
1st Prize – Number 80, Rachel King
2nd Prize – Number 26, Tim Jordan
3rd Prize – Number 93, Clare Baxter
Numbers were drawn independently by a member of School Circle.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Duck Race – Save the Date
Please save the date of Sunday 19th May for the annual Longnor Duck Race. More details to follow soon.
Bags2School – Save the Date
Our next Bags2School collection will be Friday 17th May.
Please think of us whilst spring cleaning as your unwanted items can help raise funds for school. Link below gives a list of what we can accept. Many thanks!
What We Collect | Bag2School
Draw a Dragon Competition
Parenting helpline
Little Owls request
Little Owls are running low on spare underwear! If anyone has any spare small sized pants or socks that they are getting rid of, Little Owls would be very grateful to receive them. Thank you.