ARCHIVE - newStAnd newsletter 22nd October 2010

22nd October 2010

Dear Parents,

Home School Agreement & Governors' Questionnaire for Parents 2010

Please visit website 'parents' info & then newsstand newsletter section' or request a hardcopy from school office - Thank you

'Jeans for Genes'

We raised £90 - Thank you

Hot Christmas Lunch

9th December - Please mark your order to reach us by Friday 26th November.

Inset Days

Monday 1st November
Monday 29th November
Friday 27th May 2011 - The government have given primary schools an extra inset day this year.

Key Stage 2 Design Technology & Life Education Visit

Any further donations please would be gratefully received and your support has indeed helped us to gain Arts mark Gold Award.

Thank You

Many thanks to Elena's (in Willow Class) dad, Tim Walters for all the DIY work he has been doing voluntarily in the school grounds, but especially the play trail, we appreciate it a great deal.

Play time

We are keen, as are all the children, that they enjoy our field as much as they can during the winter months. Children who wish to play on the field during play times need to bring in a pair of outdoor shoes/boots which can be left in the cloakrooms. The children must therefore change into them to go on the field, and change out of them when they come in. Thanks.

Privacy Notice for Pupils in Primary Schools

Please see below - Thank you

Website

In addition to our Reception children our numbers have also been increased by newly arrived pupils in other year groups. Many parents contacting us about places have indicated that our website has given them a great preview of the school and its children. Mrs Bella Neate Clegg continues to work fantastically hard to coordinate and promote the high standards of this site. It now contains a wonderful, interactive school brochure and many other new features.
Please use it regularly as it has back copies of newsletters and other important information and details of your child's life in school.
We aim to increasingly use the site to strengthen communication with you and to provide the community with a broad and comprehensive view of its school. There is also my email address in case you would like to contact me.
p.miller@yetminster.dorset.sch.uk

AND, DON'T FORGET

To do all you're online shopping (Tesco, Amazon, Play.com etc) through our website- we receive an amount for each order processed which can be ploughed back into our ICT facilities. Many thanks.

www.standrewsyetminster.org.uk

Photograph permission

During the school year we would like to take some photographs of the children enjoying school life. The photographs would be mainly groups of children however if individual photos are taken they would not be close up shots and names would not be published. The photographs may then be used on our website or in newspapers where appropriate.
If you would prefer this not to happen please let me know in writing.

'Early Arrivers'
The Early Arrivers scheme.

Pupils may arrive at school no earlier than 7.30 a.m.
Pupils arriving between 7.30 am and 8.15 am will enter the school through the main school entrance and go directly to the Hall to be greeted by supervisory staff. Parents or guardians must accompany them into school and hand them directly into the care of 'Early Arrivers' staff' who will register them.
There will be a breakfast option available at a small additional charge.
Pupils will remain under the supervision of 'Early Arrivers' staff' and will be offered a range of indoor activities including the use of the library. (Pleases note that no computer facilities will be available at this time!)
At 8.15 am all pupils will take their belongings to the cloakrooms and join other pupils arriving on the buses.
(Please note that pupils, other than those on buses, should not be arriving before 8.30 am!)
A charge of £2 will be levied for each pupil arriving at any time between 7.30 and 8.15 am. Should your child require breakfast of cereal, toast and fruit juice the daily cost will be £2.50.
Parents will be billed on a monthly basis.

Dates for Diary (More to follow)
22nd October - Spooky Disco & Cake Sale - 6pm - 7.30pm.
Half Term - 25th October returning after inset day.
Back on Tuesday 2nd November.
3rd November - Parent's evening.
5th November - Bag2School - pick up 9am.
10th November - Parent's evening.
10th November - Reception Class - School Nurse/Hearing test.
11th November - Remembrance.
11th November - Full Governing Body Meeting.
12th November - 2.30 Holly - Showing Assembly.
18th November - Shoe Box Christmas Appeal - due to Leigh Village Stores.
29th November - Inset Day.
9th December - Christmas Lunch.
10th December - Robin Hood Production visiting school.
13th December - Class Holly & Oak visit Scaplan's Court.
14th December - Christmas carol singing - Old Vicarage at Leigh.
17th December - Church Service. (End of term).
4th January 2011 - Back to school.

Christmas production more dates to follow.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN STARTING SCHOOL

15th January - Closing date for applications if your child is starting school in September 2010. www.dorsetforyou.com/schooladmissions
To find out more information please contact:
The School Admissions Team, Dorset Council, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ
Tel: 01305 221060
e-mail: admissions@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Hot School Meals Reminder

Please note that orders will always be collected one week in advance by 9.00 am on Monday preceding the week for which you are ordering even if you are only ordering a meal for one or two days during that week. If you think you may be eligible for free hot school meals, please ring Dorset Direct on 01305 221000. They usually only require your national insurance number to be able to process your application.

Yours sincerely
Paul Miller
Head teacher

Privacy Notice for Pupils in Primary Schools
Privacy Notice - Data Protection Act 1998

We St. Andrew's C.E. Primary School are the Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. We collect from you, and may receive information about you from your previous school. We hole this personal data and use it to:

• support your teaching and learning;
• monitor and report on your progress;
• provide appropriate pastoral care, and
• assess how well your school is doing.

This information includes your contact details, national curriculum assessment
Results, attendance information, and personal characteristics such as your ethnic group, special educational needs and any relevant medical information.

We will not give information about you to anyone outside the school without your consent unless the law and our rules allow us to.

We are required by law to pass some of your information to the Local Authoring (LA) and to the Department for Education (DFE).

If you want to see a copy of the information we hold and share about you then please contact Sandra McVeigh - School Office.

If you require more information about how the LA and/or DfE store and use your information, please go to the following websites;
http://www.dorsetforyou.comp/privacynotice
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/ims/datamanagement/privacynotices/pupilsdata/
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/management/ims/datamanagement/privacynotices/pupilsdata/thirdpartyorgs/

If you are unable to access the website, please contact the LA or the DfE as follows:

Data Protection Officer
Records Management
Dorset County Council
Collition Park
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1XJ
www.dorsetforyou.com
email: d.j.wilson@dorsetcc.gov.uk
tel: 01305 225175