Dear Parents/Carers,
Christmas Disco
I have recently been approached by a parent who has suggested organising a Christmas disco for the children. This is a fantastic idea and the event will take place on Wednesday 7th December. Infant children will have their disco from 3:15pm to 4:15pm and Juniors will be from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. Entry to the disco will be tickets only and will cost £1.00. Tickets are being sold each morning and at the end of the day, at the rear entrance to the school, by Kim Porter (Mum of Declan in Reception).
Children in Need
Children in Need is on Friday 18th November. Children can come to school wearing anything with spots and pay £1.00 per family for the Children in Need charities.
Parents Evening
We will be holding Parents’ Evening on the 15th and 16th of November. Please telephone the school office to make an appointment (01179664844).
INSET Day (School Closed)
The next INSET day (where the school is closed to children) will be on Friday 9th December. We will let you know the date of our final two INSET days as soon as possible.
New reception foyer at the front of the school.
Again, thank you for your help and cooperation this week with the new building work. The drilling has been noisy at times and if you have tried to gain access to the school and have found it difficult please telephone the school office on 01179 664844 - thank you.
Online Payments
We are delighted to announce that we are now in a position to offer the facility for parents to make payments online for school activities such as school dinners, school trips, school book bags and photos etc!
There is an immeasurable amount of valuable time spent on collecting and keeping track of what payments have been received for the numerous events that take place. This, combined with the burden that you may endure in either finding the correct change or writing a cheque to pay for your child’s activities can at times be frustrating.
The new schoolmoney.co.uk facility will allow for both parties to experience a more streamlined, cost-effective and efficient payment collection system in a secure and safe environment.
If you do not have access to a bank account or online facilities, payments can be paid by Paypoint – please contact the school office for further details.
From time to time you will receive a text message from the school inviting you to access a website as an option to make a payment for an activity. We would appreciate your support in this matter.
To ensure that we all experience maximum benefit from this service, we would ask all parents to notify us if you have recently changed your mobile number and/or email address.
You will receive a welcome text from school money with details of how to log-on and your unique password.
The on-line payment facilities will go live from Saturday 15th October.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Headteacher Award - Independent Learning
Each week we will be having a special focus for our Headteacher Awards. This week, our focus is for Independent Learning.
Headteacher Awards for Monday’s Assembly are:- Ralphie (YR), Cody W (Y1), Stephanie (Y2), Oscar (Y3), Colin (Y4), Matty (Y5), Dylan (Y6) and Lillie (Y6).
Attendance
Well done to the following classes who had attendance at over 97% this week:
- Year 3 - 99%
Year 3 will have a special non-uniform day on Friday 18th November.
100% Attendance assembly
On Monday we will also be celebrating 100% Attendance for last term. If your child had 100% attendance, they will have received a certificate which allows them to wear non-uniform on Monday and will be entered into a draw to win a new storybook.
Primary School Admissions
Reception admissions for September 2017 are now open on www.bristol.gov.uk/schooladmissions. Children born between 1st September 2012 and 31st August 2013 must apply for a school by midnight on 15th January 2017
Key dates for Diaries
- 15th November - Flu vaccinations for Year 1, 2 and 3
- 15th November - Parents Evening
- 16th November - Parents Evening
- 16th November - Feast of Christ the King Mass
- 29th November - Year 6 Trip to London
- 7th December - Year 1 and Year 2 trip to Colston Hall
- 7th December - School Christmas Disco
- Friday 9th December - INSET Day (School Closed)
- 12th December - KS1 Nativity performance - 2:00pm
- 13th December - KS2 Carol Concert at Church - 2:00pm
- 16th December - End of Term 2
- Term 3 - 3/1/17 - 10/2/17
- w/c 8th May 2017 - Y6 SATs week
- 6th January 2017 - Y6 to visit Create Centre
- 10th January 2017 - Y3 trip to Bristol Old Vic to see The Snow Queen
- 9th - 12th June - Year 6 camp to Manor Adventure
- 5th April - Year 5 trip to SS Great Britain
- Term 4 - 20/2/17 – 7/4/17
- Term 5 - 24/4/17 – 26/5/17
- Term 6 - 5/6/17 – 21/7/17
Yours sincerely,
Matt Condon, Headteacher
