The Wizard of Oz Production

Tickets are now live on ParentPay for the Year 6 production of The Wizard of Oz. The production will take place on Thursday 20th July at 1:30pm & 6pm.

Parents can book up to x2 tickets for each performance. Tickets are on sale until midday on Thursday 13th July. Any reserve tickets available will go on sale on Monday 17th July and will be on a first come first served basis.

Parents should arrive shortly before the performance outside the main reception doors. Tickets are £1 each and must be purchased through ParentPay.

Arthog Update

Dear Parents/ Carers,

As you know, we will be visiting Arthog the week beginning Monday 11th September. A more detailed letter will be shared closer to the end of term with further details regarding the journey and what your child will require.

Spending money:

Children can bring a maximum of £10 spending money in a clearly named, re-sealable moneybag so that any money that your child does not spend can be easily returned to you. Arthog have advised us to include some change in this as they have not got a lot! (Perhaps made up of a £5 note, 4x £1 coins and a pound in silver change.) This needs to be brought into the school office by Friday 21st July. It will be kept in a locked safe, until the opportunity arises for children to visit the shop at Arthog.

Medication:

If your child takes regular medication, you need to ensure that a medical form has been completed – we cannot administer medication without your consent. Thank you to those who have sent these in already. All medication needs to be given to school along with the completed form by Thursday 7th September. We will not have time to chase and collate this on the morning of our departure. Asthmatic children and those with epi-pens will be given the school pouch they normally use in which to always keep their medication with them. If your child has an epi-pen, we will need to take three with us please.

Many thanks,

Mr McFarland and Miss Jones.

Career Day in Reception

Thank you for the effort with the wonderful costumes today, that really brought our learning to life! We had builders, engineers, doctors, police, coffee shop assistants, fire fighters, ballerinas, vets, tennis players, explorers, coaches and hairdressers to name but a few! We have learnt all about the different types of jobs there are and what we might like to be when we grow up. We took part in some ‘Money sense’ lessons from Natwest, learning about how and where we might keep our money safe and also the difference between ‘wanting’ and ‘needing’ something.

To round off a brilliant day, we had a visit from a real Midwife, who taught us about her important job of looking after babies. A great day was had by all!

School Uniform

Just a reminder that children should be wearing full school uniform every day. In addition long hair must be tied back for PE lessons.  We encourage all children with long hair to tie it back to help prevent the spread of headlice. We are currently struggling with headlice within the school.  We recommend you check you child’s hair on a regular basis for headlice/nits.

Many thanks for your support.

Governors involvement within school

Governors from the Finance & Personnel met yesterday and were thankful to a Grandma of a child in reception who came to talk through the induction process. She reflected positively in that the induction process is personal to each child. She felt the information she gained before her granddaughter started school was clear and concise.

A cross section of children came to talk to governors about their understanding of British values and the BeSMART code. Children could confidently articulate their understanding and how the values relate to their life, school and wider community.

Governors met with the After School Club lead and was reassured that the range of activities and snacks on offer is of high quality. Governors were happy that the After School Club with continue to facilitate trips and events in and outside of school. They approved more investment into new resources for the club.

Dressing up clothes needed

Our afterschool club provision is in need of children’s dressing up clothes. If you would like to donate any old dressing up clothes you have at home, please drop them off at the office. Please can we kindly ask that any items donated are of a good condition and washed beforehand.

Many thanks