REMEMBRANCE POPPIESThese will be on sale in the school as from Monday 3 until Friday 7 November. They will be brought to the classes each day when the children will have an opportunity to purchase a poppy.
START OF DAY ARRANGEMENTSAs children move into KS2 we encourage them to develop independence. Can we ask that unless you wish to see the teacher, you encourage your child to bring their belongings into school on their own and return straight to the playground. Thank you.
REMINDER INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS
Photos of all children and family groups will be taken on Tuesday 18 November. The children will be photographed in their white school shirts. If you wish to bring pre-school children into school to join your family group photo (which will be more formal in sweatshirts as in previous years), please come to the hall at 8.30am.
HARVEST CHARITY DONATIONSThe Harvest collection raised £147.00 for the Soup Kitchen in Ipswich and West Villa Homeless Families Unit in Ipswich was very grateful for the food donations. Thank you.
CATS’ EYES FOR KIDS – CHILD ROAD SAFETY
Each new child that starts in Reception is given a reflector to attach to their clothing/bag etc by the County Council sponsored by Nationwide. We have been informed that if your child has lost or would like a new reflector you may order these via the school for £1.00 each. There are several really nice designs available but the company are unable to specify what they will send us. Please complete the order form below and return to the school office by Friday 14 November
QUIZThe interactive quiz made £498, the Friends would like to thank all who supported the night and hope you had a good time – some photos can be seen in the school Blog.
WINTER WEATHER
Winter weather is now upon us and all children will NEED TO BRING A COAT every day. Thank you.
BAD WEATHER ARRANGEMENTS
We make every possible effort to ensure that the school remains open, but many of the staff do live a long way away which involves difficult cross country journeys. In the event of bad weather conditions, please listen to the following radio stations for information with regard to whether the school has to be closed or not:
· Radio Suffolk 95.5, 95.9, 103.9 and 104.6FM (have updates at 10 past and 20 to each hour)
· Broadland Norfolk 102.4FM
· SGR FM 97.1-96.4FM
· Beach Radio 103.4 and 97.4FM
NON-UNIFORM DAY – DONATIONS FOR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAIR – Friday 28 NovemberThe Friends of the School have asked that the children come in their own clothes on Friday 28 November in exchange for a donation for the Christmas Fair on Friday 5 December. eg an adult or children’s Raffle Prize, an adult, children’s or a chocolate Tombola prize, a Promise to Bake a Cake (to be delivered to school 5 December), Toys in excellent condition (please - no missing pieces from jigsaws etc) , Books, a Bottle for the Bottle Stall (all alcohol to be handed direct to the office) etc.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
We have had a few comments from parents about the high price of the Christmas cards that were done by the children. I would like to let parents know that we were not happy with the company who provided these cards and were misled on the pricing when we committed the orders believing the price to be £5 for both packs, not each pack. The school made just 50p on each pack of cards the balance £4.50 went to the card company. If we do this in the future we will research a better value company.
Please note that any outstanding cards or payments should be returned as soon as possible
KEY STAGE 1 ACTIVITY AREA
The Keystage 1 Activity area is set up as a structured learning environment. The area reflects the topics we are studying and the activities that have been set up have specific learning objectives. We would be very grateful if you could keep younger brothers and sisters away from re-arranging them – especially first thing in the morning! Your co-operation in this matter is appreciated.
