ARCHIVE - NewStAnd Newsletter - 6th October 2010

6th October

Dear Parents,

Please note there is a correction to our school meals letter. The price of a hot school meal is £2.15 and not as stated in our letter. Thank you.

Thursday 7th October

Wear jeans on the Thursday 7th October and please bring a small donation of fifty pence to go towards the worthy charity 'Jeans for Genes'.

School Photographes

Tempest Photography will be at school to take photographs on Tuesday 12th October.

Inset Day

Monday 1st November
Monday 29th November

Key Stage 2 Design Technology & Life Education Visit
Any further donations please.

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would be mainly groups of children but if of individual children would not be close up shots and names would not be published.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.

Harvest Service

All fresh produce, packaged goods or tins are welcome gifts for our Harvest Service on Friday 8th October. The service takes place at St Andrew's Church from 9.30am and you are warmly invited to join us.
Members of Willow Class will distribute the gifts to senior citizens in the village on the following Monday.

'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)

Thursday 7th October - Jeans for Genes Day
Tuesday 12th October - School Photographer
14th October - Full Governor Meeting.
22nd October - Ash Showing Assembly.
3rd November - Parent's evening.
10th November - Parent's evening.
5th December - Christingle Service.
9th December - Christmas lunch.
10th December - Robin Hood Production at school.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YEAR 6 STUDENTS
ADMISSION TO SECONDARY SCHOOL

31st October - Closing date for applications if your child is staring secondary school in September 2011. www.dorsetforyou.com/schooladmissions

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