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Diary Dates January th 26 Big Schools’ Birdwatch Week 28th PTA AGM meeting at school 6.30 p.m. 29th No Y2/4/5 swimming 30th Y4/5 and Y5/6 Bricklaying February 5th Individual photos a.m. th 9 Swimming Gala – no Y3/4/5 swimming 11th Y4/5 gym at Lynn Sport 12th Y3/4 Reading Café 2 p.m. 13th Break for Half Term Holiday 23rd School re-opens Red Nose Day is actually on 13th March not 13th February as previously mentioned on our Diary Dates. Last term our PTA kindly purchased these items for the children:Bark and birdfeeders for the Infant play area behind the mobile (this links with our bird studies going on during Birdwatch Week). Childrens prizes for Walk to/ from School Initiative. Board games for wet playtimes. School Happenings Building News The winners of our ‘Site Safety’ poster competition will be announced on Friday 30th January. Gill directors will be presenting the prizes and the press will be there. School field News Work on laying artificial turf on our playing field will be starting tomorrow Tuesday 27th January and will take two weeks to complete. Please take extra care in the car park to avoid the contractors vans. Swimming Gala Congratulations to our swimming team who came an impressive 3rd against ten other schools. Y4 Miles, Jackson, Florence, Callum and Neve Y5 Kayleigh, Isabel, Jacob, Charlotte, Thomas G & Charlie E Y6 Elianna, Lucy, Alexia, Danny and William Very well done to Kayleigh, Florence, Neve and Miles who have qualified for the next round on 9th February. Coming Up Each class will be taking turns to visit the building site and have a go at bricklaying under the supervision of our site foreman, Graham and Gill director, Mr Gale. We are also thinking about preparing a time capsule to bury on the school site. The children will be voting on what items to include inside the capsule. School Photos Tempest photographers are coming in to take individual photos on February 5th. We are postponing photos with toddlers and babies until later on in the year when we do the group photos outside. Y3/4 Reading Café 12th February Parents and grandparents are very welcome to attend the café starting at 2 p.m. and join in with ‘Robot’ reading activities, meeting other parents and having refreshments. Wintery Weather Precautions Please enter and leave the car park carefully when it is icy or snowy. Children will also need hats, warm coats, scarves and gloves to wrap up in. If heavy snowfall has forced the school to close then we will text you by 7 a.m. in the morning of the closure. We will then text you at the same time the next morning to let you know if the school is still closed or open. If heavy snowfall occurs whilst your child is at school then we will assess the situation and may text you to arrange early collection. You can also log onto the Norfolk Schools Website or listen to Radio KLFM for further details of school closures. Class Attendance Figures (%) for December 2014 YR/1 – 91.9 (95.2) Y1/2 – 97.4 (93.8) Y3/4 – 93.8 (94.7) Y4/5 – 98.3 (93.5) Y5/6 – 95. (95.9) Well done to Y4/5 for the highest ever figures. Y1/2 also did very well coming second. Attendance in YR/1 was low due to an increase in illnesses and some unauthorised family holidays. (Previous month’s figures are in red). A reminder that if your child’s attendance falls below 85% then this is classed as Persistent Absence and will trigger a meeting with the Attendance Improvement Officer. Specialist Staff coming in this term are :Jo Dickson - KES Sports co-ordinator Mathew Lee – Violins and Junior music teacher Trina Lee - Junior dance instructor Chris Sunley – Infant curriculum art/art club instructor Alex Hodson - SEN school support Sue Wild – SEN specialist support DROPPING OFF REMINDER To ease congestion in the car park - Please drop children off at the gate and leave promptly Please do not stand and chat in the car park at peak times Those parents arriving in a rush just before 9 a.m. should aim to arrive between 8.45 a.m. to 8.50 a.m. when there are hardly any vehicles entering or exiting the car park. Families who arrive late more than 5 times in a term will be sent a warning letter. Breakfast Club Please can parents keep up to date with the monthly payments and ensure that they always pay by the due date on the invoice.
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