ARCHIVE - NewStAnd newsletter 26th Feb 2010

26th February 2010

Dear Parents,

World Book Day - 5th March

We will be celebrating by dressing as our favourite book character. There will be lots of fun book related activities throughout the day. Please bring in your favourite books to share and read.

Bag 2 School

Next collection date will be 31st March at 9.30am - bags and information to follow from The Wriggle Valley Pre School.

Website

Mrs Bella Neate Clegg continues to work fantastically hard to coordinate and promote the high standards of this site and our flat screen monitor in the foyer.
Please have a look when you're next in.

Please use the website 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. The news letter will be uploaded to the site on the last Friday of each month.

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

Education Sunday

This years' service will take place on Sunday 28th February at St Andrew's Church. Revd Simon Brignall and I look forward to welcoming you and your family at 10.00am.

'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.

Hot Meals

Any more survey replies welcome. As a result of your responses to date, the governing body has decided to go ahead with implementation as soon after the beginning of the summer term as possible. More details to follow.

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES

to Class Assemblies

Thursday 4th March* Acorn at 2.30pm

Thursday 11th March* Holly at 2.30pm

Dates for Diary

28th Feb - Education Sunday Service at St Andrew's Church, Yetminster.
On Thursday 25th February, 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th March - KS2 Sports coaching.
1st April - Good Friday & Easter holiday.
Monday 19th April - Inset Day - staff only.
20th April - First Day of Summer Term.
10th May - KS2 Sat's Week.
5th March - PTA Quiz Night.
10th March - Choir Competition organised by Rotary Club - Class Ash & Willow.
16th March - School Nurse - Willow Class height & weight measurement.
17th, 24th and 30th March Parent Consultations.. Details to follow.
19th March - Open Air Campaign Assembly.
28th March - Easter Extravaganza at Yetminster Village Hall. (PTA)
Friday 2nd - 18th April Easter break. (Children return to school on Tuesday 20th April.
April - PTA - Possible car boot sale if enough interest.
13th May - Parents Evening at The Gryphon School - Willow Class.
18th May - The Gryphon staff visiting Class Willow.
31st May - Half Term Week.
7th June - Willow Class Activity Week - details to follow.
23rd July - Last Day of Term.

Yours sincerely

Stephen Williams
Head teacher