Newsletter - June 2009
Newsletters are sent home with the children on the first school-Tuesday of each month and are also on the school web-site.
JUNE
2nd Tuesday
6pm PTA meeting – there is great need for more parents to join this planning and working committee – do come, please!
3rd Wednesday
Year 6 – “Live and Dangerous” at Gaydon
4th Thursday
10.30am Cricket v. Stivichall (A)
5th Friday
Year 6 “leaver” photos
11th Thursday
11.15am Mass in St Marie’s Church for the feast of Corpus Christi
12th Friday
6SM photography day with Peter Boswell
14th Sunday
9.30am Mass with confirmation, Sacred Heart Church
15th - 19th
Assessment tests for children in Years 3, 4 and 5
15th Monday
7pm Governors Resources Committee
16th Tuesday
3.30pm Cricket v. Crescent (H)
18th Thursday
3.30pm Meeting for September’s new children and parents
19th Friday
6BC photography day with Peter Boswell
22nd Monday
1pm Year 5 sports festival, Harris
7pm Governors Performance and Standards Committee
23rd Tuesday
4pm Inter-School Athletics (Paddox)
24th Wednesday
4pm Inter-School Athletics (Paddox)
26th Friday
6pm-8pm PTA Family Evening with barbecue
30th Tuesday
ICSS workshops (ten children only)
JULY
2nd Thursday
6pm ICSS Festival Concert, Benn Hall
3rd Friday
Year 3 reports sent home
7th Tuesday
Induction Day – Year 6 children visit their new schools,
10am Year 2 children come to us
Year 4 reports sent home
8th Wednesday
7pm Governors meeting
10th Friday
Year 5 reports sent home
11th Saturday
12noon St Marie’s Infant School fete
13th Monday
Year 6 reports sent home
14th Tuesday
6pm – 8pm Open Evening
17th Friday
1.30pm Final assembly and prizegiving
3pm The school closes for the summer holiday
SEPTEMBER
8th Tuesday
8.45am Children start the autumn term
The Times newspaper is currently running a “Books For Schools” promotion. We are registered so do please send us the tokens! Do also please send us Tesco, Sainsbury and Nestle Box Tops tokens.
SUMMER UNIFORM
In the warmer months of May to October we encourage children to be smart and comfortable in summer uniform.
Girls - light-blue and white gingham check dress with white socks
Girls also look neat in a navy-blue pleated skirt with a white blouse and white socks.
Boys - grey or navy-blue short trousers with a white shirt and grey, navy or white socks. School short trousers are available in many shops, including our uniform stockist, Schoolwear Centre.
Traditional (closed-toe) sandals in navy, black or brown are fine. Otherwise black school shoes, but no trainers inside the school – please!
There is very little shade outside and when it is very hot we advise children to use what shade there is and to choose activities in which they can be cool. Parents will consider sun hats, sun-lotion etc
HEALTHY SCHOOLS AWARD
Our latest success is to gain the Healthy Schools Award. This is for:
- our PE lessons and the amount of extra-curricular sport we offer
- the high quality of our school meals
- our weekly encouragement to children to walk or cycle to school
- our PSHE lessons and general ethos which promote a healthy life-style.
The trophy, with our other awards (including Artsmark Gold, Activemark, EcoSchools Silver and the Papal Blessing), is displayed in the main entrance to the school.
WALK TO SCHOOL
It is better for each child and for everyone else if cars are used less. We encourage children to walk or cycle to school, and badges are given at the end of each month to those who manage this even once a week. If you live more than a mile away and there is no bus service, we ask you to find a safe place to stop about half-a-mile from the school, and let your child walk from there. This is called park and stride.
We have received a complaint from a resident in Alfred Green Close about a parent car blocking his drive. Our neighbours in Merttens Drive and Alfred Green Close will be much happier if you keep your car away from the school, but at the least, we ask everyone to respect the rights of local residents.
THANK YOU
...for your support for the PTA sponsored activity in May. The children ran with enthusiasm and commitment! Please send sponsor money into school as soon as possible.
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