PTA Family Quiz Night Reminder This is tonight at 6.15-8pm. Why not come along and have some fun, bring drinks and nibbles?
Staffing Update I am sure you have noticed that we have some teachers who will be going on maternity leave later this year. Saffiyah will be starting her leave on 28th February. 1G will be covered by Mursheda for the remainder of the year. Caroline and Julia will be starting their leaves after Easter. I am currently in the process of arranging their cover. Junaida will not be here for the remainder of this year as she has been seconded to another school as deputy headteacher. She will return to her duties here in September 2011. I am sure you will all join me in wishing them all well.
Attendance The class with the highest percentage was Year 2 Green with 99.3%. Well done Year 2 Green! The overall percentage for the whole school was 95.1%. I would also like to remind you that children who are taken out of school for holidays during term time will be removed from the school roll.
Coffee Morning We had a fantastic turnout and would like to thank all the parents who came along to our first coffee morning on Tuesday. Those who managed to have a head massage and/or facial thoroughly enjoyed it. There was a great atmosphere and we are planning to make parents’ coffee mornings a regular event. We would especially like to thank two of our parents who offered free beauty treatments on the day. Paula Constantinou offered free head massages and Rubila Amjad offered free mini facials, both parents helped to make the event a real success and their kindness and generosity are much appreciated.
Next PTA Meeting The next PTA meeting is this Friday (21st January) at 9.30am
Money Management Course for Parents We will be hosting a free 2 day Money management course for parents. If you would like to find out how to manage your money, stop overspending, reduce your debts and learn to budget as well as where to get help, then this may be the course for you. The course will be held on Tuesday 1st February and Wednesday 2nd February from 9am Р10.30am. Free refreshments will be provided and an attendance certificate awarded; however there will be no cr̬che available on this occasion. If you would like to reserve a place, please phone the school office on 0208 518 2562 or pop in to put your name down on the waiting list.
Year 3 and 4 Football 1st Club Children in Years 3 and 4 were offered an additional football club on a Monday and Wednesday after school. Unfortunately, due to a very low take up we are not able to continue with these. However, if you wish your child to attend the Football First session on a Friday please contact Anna on 07834 386 814 to get the details of costs and times. We will review this again for the summer term to look at offering additional football clubs in the better weather!
Open School I would like to invite all parents and carers to walk through the school and look at your child’s class books on Wednesday 26th January between 3.30 and 4.15pm. Please note that this is, once again, an opportunity for the children to show their books to their parents, rather than a meeting with the class teacher.
Parent Questionnaire On this occasion, we will also have parent questionnaires available for you to complete, as we are keen to gather your views on the schools strengths and areas for development.
Late collection of Children Recently some children were collected as late as 4.12pm at the end of the school day. Over the following weeks we will be closely monitoring this situation. Persistent lateness in collecting your child from school may result in a referral to the Education Welfare Services and a charge for providing childcare. Some parents are taking advantage and expecting school staff to be late for their own children and provide free childcare. This is clearly not acceptable.
Security/Safety I would ask all parents to support us by only using identified doors – i.e. main door. Parents should not enter the building without permission, as we cannot monitor who is on site. If you do need to, please let a staff member know, and they will be happy to escort you.
Dates for your diary:
19th January PTA Quiz night 6.15-8pm
21st January PTA Meeting 9.30am
26th January Open School 3.30-4.15pm
18th February Break up half-term
21st -25th February incl Half Term
28th February Inset Day (no pupils in school)
1st March School re-opens for pupils
28th March Year 1 and Year 4 performances
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