Newsletter :: May 2008

There will be no free education places in the school building on Friday May 9th
Daycare is open in both buildings There are some paid places available on this day for children over three

The next holidays for education only children will be May 26th until May 30th Daycare will be closed on Monday 26th May for the bank holiday but open for the rest of the week

holiday club sessions for children from 3– 8 years in the school building please ask for a booking form

Mr Elcoat is still unwell and will not be back at work for some time. We have a lady
who works on Mondays and Tuesdays—Mrs Kate Hayes– She is doing the invoices.
Please contact her if you have a query with the invoice– be patient as she is still
getting used to our system

Do you know that we have playgroup sessions on Fridays in our under three’s centre?
The sessions are £8 for a morning or afternoon session. You can leave your child.

You cannot book in advance as places are limited and we cannot guarantee a place
every week as they are popular

You need to come to the centre or phone 332677 to see if places are available on the
day you want

There are also a few places in the over three’s on Friday afternoon for £8
This is for parents who do not access our daycare– you cannot have this instead of
daycare

Daycare fees—all fees for April should have been paid by now.
You will not be able to leave your child if you have arrears

Please note—there is a late charge for parents who do not come on time to collect
their child £5 will be added to your invoice every time you are late.

YOU MUST BRING AND COLLECT YOUR CHILD ON TIME.

THE STAFF ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THEIR DINNER BREAK BECAUSE SOME PARENTS DON’T COME UNTIL 11.45. AT THE END OF THE DAY THERE ARE ALWAYS CHILDREN LEFT AFTER 4 OCLOCK

MORNING SESSION IS FROM 9-11.30 WITH THE DOOR OPEN AT 8.45 - YOUR CHILD MUST BE IN SCHOOL BY 9.05 OR THEY WILL GET A LATE MARK

PLEASE NOTE PARENTS PAY FOR THEIR CHILD TO BE IN SCHOOL AFTER 11.30. IF YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE COLLECTED AT 11.30 AND IS HERE LATER—THEN YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR DAYCARE

AFTERNOON SESSION IS FROM 12.45 UNTIL 4 O’CLOCK. THE DOOR IS OPEN AT 12.40 .YOUR CHILD MUST BE IN SCHOOL BY 1 O’CLOCK OR THEY WILL GET A LATE MARK. CHILDREN DO NOT GO HOME UNTIL 3.45 UNLESS THEY ARE PAYING FOR DAYCARE .

IT TAKE US NEARLY HALF AN HOUR EVERY DAY TO COMPLETE THE REGISTER BECAUSE PARENTS DON’T BRING THEIR CHILD ON TIME CHILDREN NEED TO LEARN GOOD HABITS OF BEING ON TIME— PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON TIME

We have children in this school who are in our “resourced” places. These children have additional or specific needs that we support them with. The criteria for these places is

∙ Communication difficulties
∙ Moderate learning difficulties
∙ Mobility difficulties
∙ Underdeveloped social skills
∙ Medical reasons

These places are allocated by children’s services Special Needs Dept.

You may not know who these children are because they are included in everything the other children do. Our policy is the same for all children– to help each child be the best that they can be and to develop as individuals. All children are encouraged to be eager, lively learners who find their own way of doing things. The children with specific needs are given extra adult support to help them make progress we share our strategies with parents so that they work with us to help their child develop and learn at the right level and pace.

Trip days are:
Thursday 15th May –all day
Thursday 22nd May—all day

School is closed on these days as all the staff will be going with the children

You should have had a letter– please bring the slip with the money before May 6th

If your child does not go on the trip they need to stay at home on these two days
This trip is part of the work we are doing this term and all children are expected to go . Young children need to have first hand, real experiences before they can start to talk, draw , paint and pretend about things. If your child does not go to the farm then the work we do will not be as effective for their learning.

You need to send back the slip telling us why your child is not going otherwise you will be asked to pay

All children must wear old clothes and proper shoes– they will be running , climbing and touching animals. We will groom a pony and help to milk the cows.

We provide all the food and drinks— your child does not need to bring anything

The bus leaves school promptly at 9 o’clock—if you are late your child will miss the trip

Please note—children who come for paid full daycare may be taken on both days but you only need to pay for one trip-bring your child to school at the ususal times – there will still be daycare at the beginning and end of the day.

We have a celebration board near the entrance area in school

If your child has achieved something special—such as a swimming certificate -we can put this on the board for everyone to see

Please bring back our clothes if your child is changed All our clothes have ALEX written on the back—we are very short of under wear

Could you please write your child's name in their clothes

Can you please let Mrs Allen in the school office know which primary school your child will be going to in September

Please check your child’s head for nits every week—we have some free nit combs–ask in the school or daycare centre office if you would like one

Congratulations to Mrs Hena Rabadia – she has had a baby girl

We have a lot of students in the school at the moment— they are work experience, NVQ and teaching students

Mrs Mogradia and Mrs Ahmed are our new governors