16 Sep 2009 - SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

Welcome Back

Welcome back to all Parents/Carers and children and a huge New welcome to all our new families. Our school number on the role has now gone up to 246!

A warm St. Luke's welcome to our new Teachers

-Miss Liz Foster, who is our new Year 1 teacher in Caterpilar.

-Miss Sue Phillips, Wodpeckers new Class Teacher.

All our new Teaching assistants -

-Mrs Jude Bliss working Squirrels.

-Mrs Denise Pearson who has changed her role and is the new Teaching Assistant in Caterpillars.

-Mrs eldica Lawes, a new member of the "Lunch Bunch".

 

After School Clubs

We are in the process of arranging a full range of activities for this academic year. A letter will follow shortly outlining all the clubs and unless stated these will commence week commencing 28 September 2009.

 

School Nurse

We have been assigned a new School Nurse, Claire Amy. we will be arranging a Drop-in session in due course.

 

September Intake 2010

Please remember, if you have a child who is due to start next September, register them at the Office as soon as possible.

We have organised Open Sessions on the following days -

Wednesday 14 October at 1.15pm

Tuesday 20 October at 10.00am

Wednesday 4 November at 10.00am

Monday 9 November at 1.15pm

Please book your preferred visiting tiime at the Office.

It is imperative that all applications should have either been completed on-line or returned to the Admissions Team by 13 November.

 

FOOD ALLERGIES

We have children in School with an acute allergy to nuts. Staff have ben trained in the use of an epi-pen in case of emergencies. May we ask for your support by NOT SENDING YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WITH ANY FOOD CONTAINING NUTS (EG PEANUT BUTTER IN THEIR SANDWICHES). If by doing this, we are helping to advert an emergency, I am sure you will not mind and help in this way.

 

Bookbags

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE check your child's bookbag. We are finding very important letters and information in bookbags which have passed cut off dates.

 

Attendance

We are delighted to treat 10 of our children to "lunch at St. Crispin's Retirement Village" for their 100% attendance over the last acedemc year.

We will continue to have Attendance Awards every term.

 

Harvest Festival

This will be held on Friday 2 October in the School Hall. Please could children bring in any unperishable goods (tins and packets of food). These contributions will be donated to the Soup Kitchen/Hope Centre.

This year we have arranged for one of their Represenatives to attend our assembly. we do not usually open this assembly to parents, but we will be inviting our new Reception parents as they will not have an opportunity to see a Class Assembly until sometime next year. In  addition, or Friends of the School will be attending.

 

Getting to School on Time

Thankyou for helping with punctuality. The instances of late arrivals have dropped significantly. However....we now have the reverse problem....and some children are ariving at 8.30am, which is far too early. We man the playground from 8.50am and are concerned for the safety of those children who get here before that time. For any parents who need childcare from 8.00am. please see Eldica regarding the Breakfast Club.

 

School Council

As in the past, two Representatives were chosen from each year group to sit on the School Council. we held our first meeting recently and the children's ideas and awareness astounded me yet again!! The new Chair will address the full School periodically in  Assembly.