NewStAnd Newsletter 20th January 2012
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Newsletter Friday, 20th January 2012
Clubs / activities
Dates for the term
Dorset school league tables
Pupil Premium
Touch typing club
Dodgeball from Team Theme
Music tuition
Breakfast club & school Start time
Dates for your diary
Uniform
Clubs / activities
Lunchtime and after school clubs and activities have begun this week. If you would like further information please see Mrs McVeigh in the school office.
Dates for the term
Showing assembly dates have been set for the spring term - please check out below for the dates for your child's class. Please note - not all the showing assemblies are on Friday.
Dorset school league tables
The Department for Education (DfE) recently published the Primary performance tables for results from 2011. The DfE table placed St Andrew's CE Primary School joint first out of 172 schools in Dorset when measured by the percentage of children achieving Level 4 or better. 100% of our children achieved Level 4 or above. Furthermore, the tables can be found by clicking on the links and then clicking on the 2011 column to order the results.
There are a range of methods to assess children's progress and judge how well a school is doing, but we are very pleased with the progress shown by our children in the performance tables.
Pupil Premium - funds for school
Below is a copy of a letter that was sent out recently. This is for anyone who may not have received it:
Department for Education - Information to Parents and Carers
Did you know…just registering your child for Free School Meals means that your school gets extra money?
Register now to make sure we don't miss out
The government gives money to schools to help children from lower income families do their very best. This funding is called a 'Pupil Premium'.
For every child registered St Andrew's will receive £600 this year.
We use this money to help fund and maintain our support and Special Educational Needs services in school.
Please register as soon as possible to make sure your child and others do not miss out on this valuable source of funding.
How does it work
1. First, check if you qualify - it is not just if you are unemployed, so please look at the list below.
2. Registering is really quick and easy - if you think you qualify contact Dorset Direct on 01305 221000. They will help you register. You can also apply on paper by downloading an application from from the Dorset County Council Website (www.dorsetforyou.com)
3. If you want your child to have a free, healthy meal at lunchtime that's great - they will get the free meal (saving you over £360 a year), extra benefits and school gets £600 extra.
4. If you don't want your child to have the school meals they can continue as normal - as long as you qualify and are registered, the school still gets £600 extra.
No one will know you have registered and it will not affect any other benefits you may be claiming.
Please talk to us about registering today. Do you qualify?
You can register your child for Free School Meals / Pupil Premium if you get any of these benefits:
• Income support;
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance;
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance;
• Income under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999;
• The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit;
• Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income that does not exceed £16,190.
• Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit.
Please come and talk to us if you are not sure.
Thank you for your support.
Touch typing After School Club
Last year the PTA purchased licenses for the KAZ software to learn touch typing. Sara Lackford has run an after school club but is unable to continue this term. If anyone would like to take over running the club we would love to hear from you. No typing experience is required we just ask that you are CRB cleared. The club could be run as before, immediately after school or during a lunch time if that is more convenient. Alternatively if you have children that are interested in doing the course it is possible to provide log in details so you can work through the course at home via the internet. Please leave your details at the school office and a log in can be arranged. The software is probably best suited to those pupils in Key Stage 2. The current licenses will expire in February so if you are keen bear this in mind, if there is not enough interest the licenses may not be renewed.
Dodgeball from Team Theme
We welcome Lee Cuff and Team Theme back next term. Dodgeball will begin on Friday, January 13th. A letter will be sent out early in the new term.
Music tuition
We have a wide range of music tuition available in school. Teachers, instruments and times are listed below:
Paul Huddleston: Drums - Thursday afternoon from January
Christine Dickerson: Tuesday; piano
Joy Edwards: Wednesday; piano and keyboard
Siska Redman: Thursday am; flute and clarinet
Roger Trim: Thursday pm; violin, guitar, mandolin, accordion and psaltery.
If you are interested in your child learning one of these instruments please ask Sandra for further details at the office. For any instruments not on the list that you are keen on, please ask us and we will attempt to secure a teacher.
Breakfast club & school start time
School opens at 8.30 am for an 8.45am start. Breakfast club is available from 7.30am at £3.50 (w. breakfast) / £3.00 (w/o breakfast). No booking is required. If you only require a shorter time, please contact school and we will try to arrive at a flexible arrangement.
Dates for Diary (More to follow)
10th Feb, Fri - End of half-term; Valentine Disco at school.
20th Feb, Mon - Back to school
24th Feb - Willow and Ash visit to Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
29th Feb, Wed - Books at Bedtime, 6-7pm
1st Mar, Thu - World Book Day - Fancy Dress and activities
2nd Mar, Fri - Chestnut showing assembly, 2.30pm
6th Mar, Tue - Willow showing assembly, 2.30pm
8th Mar, Thu - Holly & Acorn visit to Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
9th Mar, Fri - Oak & Chestnut visit to Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
11th March, Sun - Messy Church at St Andrew's CofE Primary
13th Mar, Tue - Book Fair Week
16th Mar, Fri - Holly & Oak showing assembly, 2.30pm
20th Mar, Tue - Jurassic Coast Van in school
21st Mar, Wed - Acorn showing assembly, 2.30pm
23rd Mar, Fri - Big Jurassic Mile (as part of Sport Relief)
27th Mar, Tue - Ash showing assembly, 2.30pm
30th March, Fri -Easter Church Service, 9.30am (provisional, TBC)
End of term
16th April, Mon - INSET, school closed
17th April, Tue. - Back to school
May 7th, Mon - Bank holiday
June 1st, Fri - end of half-term
June 11th, Mon - back to school
24th June, Sun - Messy Church at St Andrew's CE Primary
July 20th, Fri - end of term
21st October, Sun - Messy Church at St Andrew's CE Primary
Paul Miller
(Headteacher)