A special welcome to all our new starters this term.
Along with this newsletter is a DIARY DATES leaflet and a LIST OF CLUBS & ACTIVITIES which specify the first date of each club – please note apart from music lessons there will be NO LUNCHTIME CLUBS for the first 2 weeks of term.
Remember to bring instruments / PE kits on the correct days and to check collection times.
A few reminders for the new term:
HALF-TERMLY DINNER PAYMENT
DINNER MONEY (whether paid weekly or
half-termly) should
be paid on a MONDAY.
ALL HALF-TERMLY PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE BY THE FIRST
MONDAY FOLLOWING THE START OF EACH HALF TERM.
DINNER MONEY COSTS FOR AUTUMN 1st HALF TERM
(4 September - 23
October) (*note there is a PD on Fri
24 October)
The cost for lunch every
day (36 days) will be = £79.20
Weekly: 5 days £11.00 4 days £8.80 3
days £6.60 2 days £4.40
1 day £2.20
Cheques should be made payable to Suffolk County Council (SCC) with your child’s name
and class WRITTEN ON THE BACK please. ALL
DINNER MONEY SHOULD BE HANDED
TO THE CLASS TEADCHER IN AN ENVELOPE THAT STATES:
Child’s Name + Child’s Class + which days dinner money
is for.
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT IS MONDAY 8 SEPTEMBER, PLEASE.
*******DON’T FORGET IF YOUR CHILD IS YEAR 2 OR
BELOW THEY GET FREE MEALS*******
LUNCH TIME SERVING
As we are expecting a big
increase in the numbers of children having a school dinner we are taking some
steps to speed up the process of serving these to the children. They will include having older children as
monitors to help the younger ones make main course/dessert choices, and also
the catering team will automatically give every child a spoonful of vegetables.
DINNER MONEY CARRYOVER
We would like to remind
parents that as there is no increase to school meal prices we have carried over
any dinner money overpayments from the Summer term for those in KS2.
PUPIL PREMIUM
Please see the accompanying
letter regarding applying for Pupil Premium.
CIRCUS AT SCHOOL - WEEK OF
8 SEPTEMBER
We are very excited to
announce that we will be having Circus Ferrel here next week. We are sending
out a letter/ permission form today which
needs to be returned for all children.
All classes will be taking part in workshops during the week and circus
performances will be on Weds 10th at 4pm, Friday 12th at
6pm, Saturday 13th at 3pm and Sunday 14th at 2pm – to
which friends and families can buy tickets.
The letter also includes a
ticket application form (please note CASH
only for ticket purchases). This will
be a wonderful and exciting experience for the children and families.
FRONT ENTRANCE DESIGN
PROJECT REMINDER – Monday 8 September
Don’t forget to submit your
design at the office by next Monday.
SCHOOL LETTERS BY EMAIL ......
If
you would like to register please email us on admin@hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk.
Those who are already
registered do not need to re-register.
SCHOOL START AND END OF DAY
PROCEDURES
The school will be unlocked
at 8.40am to allow children to put their bags on their pegs before going into
class. If you allow your child to walk
home we require you to complete a form from the office please (if you have not
previously done so), else we will be unable to let your child leave school at
the end of the day.
Please advise the class
teacher of any changes to normal
collection arrangements in writing.
PROCEDURE
FOR ABSENCES & LATE ARRIVALS
If your child is ill
or going to be late:
RING THE SCHOOL ON 723354 BEFORE 8.30am PRESS 1 – to leave your message:
STATE YOUR CHILDS NAME, CLASS & REASON for absence or
lateness
If they are likely to
be off for more than one day, state which day they will be back, if you do not know how long they will be off: you must ring EVERY MORNING
Please
read the enclosed copy of ‘Attendance – Parent Guide’.
PENALTY NOTICES FOR
NON-SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
We are sending home a
letter and leaflet from SCC regarding tackling absences by issuing fixed
penalty notice fines from 1 September 2014.
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT
ALL PARENTS READ THIS LETTER & LEAFLET, THANK YOU.
BIKEABILITY CYCLE TRAINING
Just a reminder for those
children in Year 5 & 6 who have signed up for the cycle training, that
those in the first group should remember their bikes on Thursday & Friday
11/12 September.
GARDENING CLUB
Gardening Club will
continue WITH THE SAME CHILDREN AS LAST TERM starting on 15 September until the
October half term when it will finish for the winter.
It will re-launch after
February half term when a new letter will be sent out for new children to join.
LOST PROPERTY
We have a large bag full of
un-named uniform at the school office.
If, over the summer, you have
found that you are missing any items please claim them at the start of
term. PLEASE NAME ALL CLOTHES & PROPERTY
Any unclaimed items will be
given to a charity shop within 2 weeks of the start of term or put aside for
the 2nd hand uniform sale later in the term.
BIRTHDAY CAKES
We are sorry but we cannot
share out any cakes brought into school except those pre-arranged for Year 6
birthdays at lunchtime. Please do not
bring in cakes to share in class; due to severe allergies in a number of
classes we cannot risk this at school.
MORRISONS ‘LET IT GROW’
CAMPAIGN
We will again be collecting
the vouchers for this – please pop any you may have in the box outside the
school office, until 28 October. Thank you.
