Tuesday 1 July 2014

Newsletter 42


CLASS PHOTO ORDERS – QUICK ORDER REQUIRED
Orders for the class photos proofs handed out on 24/25 June
MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL BY WEDNESDAY 2 JULY.
Please note late orders will incur a surcharge of £3.50 and will need to be sent by you directly to Van Cols so please get your order into us in time. 
There is a full colour copy of the full Year 6 photo at the office to view. 
Please complete the proof card with your childs name and return it with payment - either Cash, Cheque (cheques payable to VAN COLS LTD) or Visa/Debit card.

THOMAS MILLS HIGH SCHOOL INTAKE EVENING – Wednesday 2 July
Just a reminder for parents and Year 6 pupils (who are going to Thomas Mills in September) that the intake evening at the High School is tomorrow night.

 ‘ALADDIN’ PERFORMANCE AT FRAMLINGHAM COLLEGE
We have a few tickets available for the Year 6 production of Aladdin at Framlingham College on Wednesday 2 July (afternoon) or Thursday 3 July (evening). 
If you would like any please order them directly from the school office, they are £3.50 each.

REPORTS OUT – Friday 4 July
Pupils in Year 1-6 will be given their reports this Friday and they should not be opened until they are handed over to you.
As the reports are very detailed we will not be running parent consultations, however, if you would like to speak to the teacher about the report, please arrange directly with the teacher.
Reception pupils will receive a report at the Parent Consultation meeting on Tues 8 or Weds 9 July from 2.20-5.30pm; sign up for a time on the list outside the Reception classrooms.
Nursery will be having Parent Consultations on Tues 8 July from 2-4.30pm  and Weds 9 July from 3.25-6pm; sign up for a time on the list outside Nursery.

CLASS LISTS & MEET THE TEACHER SESSIONS – Mon 7 – Mon 14 July
Class lists will be sent home this Friday in the envelopes with the reports.  There will also be a letter about the ‘Meet the Teacher’ sessions that are scheduled for the week of 7 July.

CLUBS THIS WEEK
The only clubs running after school this week will be Fencing (Mon), Tennis & French (Tues), Holy Horrors (Weds), Orchestra (Thurs) and Gym (Fri).

NO READING CLUB IN CAMP WEEK – 8 July
As Mrs Akerman is away on camp there will be no reading club on Tuesday 8 July

MAGICIAN SUCCESS
The Friends would like to let parents know that the Magic Show was a great success and the children really enjoyed the event.  They raised £165. 
Look out for pictures on the blog.

FLUTE PLAY-ON LESSONS NEXT YEAR – Pupils in RV or PLDD
Children in these classes are offered the opportunity to continue to learn a musical instrument (Flute) in a weekly small group lesson for the next year.  As part of the County Music Service offer, the children get an instrument free of charge for a year.  The lessons will cost £35 per term.  We still have spaces left so if your child is interested please contact the office before the end of term.

FRENCH CLUBS NEXT YEAR
As many of you know, Madame Kate Archer is expecting a baby in September and is taking a term off teaching French.  She will start up again in January 2015 and classes are likely to run as follows:
Year 1 - Year 1 on Mondays within the school day in class.  (No charge to parents)
Year 2 - Lunchtime club on Mondays
Year 3 - After school club on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (choice of either day)
Years 4/5 - After school club on Mondays
The French Clubs for Years 2 to 5 are chargeable clubs and follow the ‘La Jolie Ronde’ course, which has just won the ‘UK Best National Activity’ category for Primary School Children with What’s on 4 Junior Awards.  For more news and information, please look at the school blog, http://www.hitchamsevents.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/French

MISSING BOOKS – HELP NEEDED
We recently asked parents to look out for any Suffolk Library Service books that your child may have brought home this year.  We have just returned all the books we had and are still missing 130 books.  PLEASE can we ask parents to have a good search at home?  If you find any of these books please just leave them at the office.  Thank you.

CURRENT RECEPTION & YEAR 1 PARENTS - REMINDER
If you haven’t yet returned the yellow slip sent recently, please could you give us your indication for free school meal choices for September on the repeat copy below & return to the office.
School Meals Indication for September 2014
Child’s Name: _____________________________________           Class:___________
My child will NOT be having a free school meal
My child is likely to have a free school meal regularly on the following days (please circle)
Monday          Tuesday          Wednesday          Thursday          Friday
Signed:    ________________________________________________               Date:     ____________
PLEASE RETURN SLIP TO SCHOOL OFFICE BY 4 JULY