6 Oct 2006 - Abbeymead Newsletter 2
Dear Parents and carers
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
11th Oct. Parents evening signing up sheets available
11th Oct. 1.30 to 4pm Current Reception parents? meetings
16th Oct. Harvest Services for the children
17th Oct. 5-8pm parents evening
18th Oct. 3-6pm parents evening (except Reception)
23rd to 27th Oct. Half term
30th/31st Oct Inservice days ? school closed
9th Nov. School photographer in
30th Nov. School choir to NIA, Birmingham
11th Dec. Christmas Carol Service in Gloucester Cathedral
19th Dec. Whole school visit to Everyman Theatre
20th Dec to 2nd Jan Christmas holidays
IMPORTANT FOR Y6 PARENTS ? SATS week w/b 14th May ?
please do not take your child on holiday during this week.
PARENTS EVENING
Tues. 17th October from 5pm to 8pm / Wed. 18th October from 3pm to 6pm
Parents evening signing up sheets will be displayed on the rear classroom doors, except Year 5 which will be available on the front office desk and Year 6 who remain in the portacabin.
Please remember that if you have any lengthy or complex issues to discuss with your child?s teacher, you may wish to contact school to arrange a separate meeting on another day. Time is very short and the purpose of the parents? evening is to enable a brief progress update with the teacher where areas for improvement may also be discussed.
OFFICE NEWS
We said a fond farewell to Mrs Hook on Friday 15th September and are currently seeking her replacement. Until that time we have Miss Hannah Dunn who joins us from an agency.
CLUBS
If children would like to join any of the following extra-curricular activities this term, they need to see the staff indicated to check availability of space as these are limited.
Club Day/Time Venue For whom Staff Starting
Band Thurs. 3-4.15pm Studio KS2 Mr Pass 5.10.06
Choir Tues. 3 ? 4pm Studio Y4 to Y6 Miss Jones and Mrs Wright Started
Computer Microscope Tues. 3 ? 4pm Green 2 Y3 Mrs Spruce 10.10.06
Sudoku Mon. 1 ? 1.30pm Green 1 Y5 & 6 Mrs Robinson 9.10.06
KS1 choir Tues. lunchtime Studio Y1 & 2 Mrs Bunce Started
Boys football Mon. 3-4pm Y5 Y5/6 Mr Pass and Mrs White Started
Girls football Fri. 3 ? 4pm Y5 Y5/6 Mr Riordan Started
Recorders Thurs. 3 ? 3.45pm Rec. suite Y3 Mrs Chamberlain & Mrs Parker 2.11.06
Christmas Creative Club Tues. 3 ? 4pm Yellow Art area Y2 & 3 Mrs Larbey & Miss Bick 7.11.06
FABS (Friends of Abbeymead School) -100 Club Winners
Congratulations to the September winners.
1st Lindey Stait
2nd Lisa Dutton
3rd Tanya Dunn
COATS
We are delighted to see so many children wearing the new Abbeymead reversible jackets.
We have so many of these in school now that children are getting them mixed up with each other. Please could we ask that their name is clearly identified in the pocket or inside the hood pocket. This will help us identify individual ones. If you would like to put the child?s initials neatly onto a discreet part of the coat that will also help us identify owners easily. Could you just double check, today, that your child has their own jacket please. Let the teachers know if they are not and we will arrange for appropriate swaps.
May I also take this opportunity to remind parents that although the weather may seem good when dropping the children off in the morning, that does tend to change through the day. Children need to have their coats in school every day. Thank you for your support in this matter.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
We will be holding our harvest celebrations with the children on 16th October. We are again helping ?The Food Bank? who provide short term emergency food to people in crisis in Gloucester. Food is given as an intervention strategy which allows care professionals, such as Church Pastoral Workers, Health Visitors, Social Services etc. time to put long term measures in place. Since their launch in April 2005 the ?Food Bank? has distributed food to 1,500 people ? that?s 4500 days of food, 15,000 individual meals.
With this newsletter you should receive a leaflet that gives you a little more information about the organisation and a list of food items that you can choose from to send in as donations. The food items need to be in date and undamaged please. Food items can be sent into school from the 9th October. They need to be taken by the children directly to the art area in Year 2. Thank you.
RECEPTION REQUEST
If you have any toy cars that you no longer need please could they be donated to the Reception Suite.
Thank you.
DATA PROTECTION ACT
Please find attached a document that identifies clearly the information we hold and share about your child.
FABS - Yellow Moon Catalogues
The Yellow Moon fundraising catalogues should come home with your child today. All orders are to be made directly with the company, using the ?source code? on the front of the catalogue, so that our school can be identified. We will get up to 25% cash back. Share the catalogue with your neighbours, family and friends to boost orders if you can!
GUITAR TUITION
Just a reminder to parents that Mrs Payne is still absent due to a broken arm. Mr D Meade is taking the lessons until her return. Please ensure that the children bring their instrument in on their lesson day. Thank you.
J Pass
Headteacher
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
11th Oct. Parents evening signing up sheets available
11th Oct. 1.30 to 4pm Current Reception parents? meetings
16th Oct. Harvest Services for the children
17th Oct. 5-8pm parents evening
18th Oct. 3-6pm parents evening (except Reception)
23rd to 27th Oct. Half term
30th/31st Oct Inservice days ? school closed
9th Nov. School photographer in
30th Nov. School choir to NIA, Birmingham
11th Dec. Christmas Carol Service in Gloucester Cathedral
19th Dec. Whole school visit to Everyman Theatre
20th Dec to 2nd Jan Christmas holidays
IMPORTANT FOR Y6 PARENTS ? SATS week w/b 14th May ?
please do not take your child on holiday during this week.
PARENTS EVENING
Tues. 17th October from 5pm to 8pm / Wed. 18th October from 3pm to 6pm
Parents evening signing up sheets will be displayed on the rear classroom doors, except Year 5 which will be available on the front office desk and Year 6 who remain in the portacabin.
Please remember that if you have any lengthy or complex issues to discuss with your child?s teacher, you may wish to contact school to arrange a separate meeting on another day. Time is very short and the purpose of the parents? evening is to enable a brief progress update with the teacher where areas for improvement may also be discussed.
OFFICE NEWS
We said a fond farewell to Mrs Hook on Friday 15th September and are currently seeking her replacement. Until that time we have Miss Hannah Dunn who joins us from an agency.
CLUBS
If children would like to join any of the following extra-curricular activities this term, they need to see the staff indicated to check availability of space as these are limited.
Club Day/Time Venue For whom Staff Starting
Band Thurs. 3-4.15pm Studio KS2 Mr Pass 5.10.06
Choir Tues. 3 ? 4pm Studio Y4 to Y6 Miss Jones and Mrs Wright Started
Computer Microscope Tues. 3 ? 4pm Green 2 Y3 Mrs Spruce 10.10.06
Sudoku Mon. 1 ? 1.30pm Green 1 Y5 & 6 Mrs Robinson 9.10.06
KS1 choir Tues. lunchtime Studio Y1 & 2 Mrs Bunce Started
Boys football Mon. 3-4pm Y5 Y5/6 Mr Pass and Mrs White Started
Girls football Fri. 3 ? 4pm Y5 Y5/6 Mr Riordan Started
Recorders Thurs. 3 ? 3.45pm Rec. suite Y3 Mrs Chamberlain & Mrs Parker 2.11.06
Christmas Creative Club Tues. 3 ? 4pm Yellow Art area Y2 & 3 Mrs Larbey & Miss Bick 7.11.06
FABS (Friends of Abbeymead School) -100 Club Winners
Congratulations to the September winners.
1st Lindey Stait
2nd Lisa Dutton
3rd Tanya Dunn
COATS
We are delighted to see so many children wearing the new Abbeymead reversible jackets.
We have so many of these in school now that children are getting them mixed up with each other. Please could we ask that their name is clearly identified in the pocket or inside the hood pocket. This will help us identify individual ones. If you would like to put the child?s initials neatly onto a discreet part of the coat that will also help us identify owners easily. Could you just double check, today, that your child has their own jacket please. Let the teachers know if they are not and we will arrange for appropriate swaps.
May I also take this opportunity to remind parents that although the weather may seem good when dropping the children off in the morning, that does tend to change through the day. Children need to have their coats in school every day. Thank you for your support in this matter.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
We will be holding our harvest celebrations with the children on 16th October. We are again helping ?The Food Bank? who provide short term emergency food to people in crisis in Gloucester. Food is given as an intervention strategy which allows care professionals, such as Church Pastoral Workers, Health Visitors, Social Services etc. time to put long term measures in place. Since their launch in April 2005 the ?Food Bank? has distributed food to 1,500 people ? that?s 4500 days of food, 15,000 individual meals.
With this newsletter you should receive a leaflet that gives you a little more information about the organisation and a list of food items that you can choose from to send in as donations. The food items need to be in date and undamaged please. Food items can be sent into school from the 9th October. They need to be taken by the children directly to the art area in Year 2. Thank you.
RECEPTION REQUEST
If you have any toy cars that you no longer need please could they be donated to the Reception Suite.
Thank you.
DATA PROTECTION ACT
Please find attached a document that identifies clearly the information we hold and share about your child.
FABS - Yellow Moon Catalogues
The Yellow Moon fundraising catalogues should come home with your child today. All orders are to be made directly with the company, using the ?source code? on the front of the catalogue, so that our school can be identified. We will get up to 25% cash back. Share the catalogue with your neighbours, family and friends to boost orders if you can!
GUITAR TUITION
Just a reminder to parents that Mrs Payne is still absent due to a broken arm. Mr D Meade is taking the lessons until her return. Please ensure that the children bring their instrument in on their lesson day. Thank you.
J Pass
Headteacher