Friday 12 January 2018

NEWSLETTER FRIDAY 12th JANUARY

Dear Parents,
Diary Dates
Tuesday 16th January - Reception reading morning.
Wednesday 17th January - The Year 3 classes are visiting the Harold Hill Library. The first session of Forest Schools takes place during the afternoon.
Thursday 18th January IS Census day - Please see information below and our Reception children have a special visitor, the storyteller Charlie Wilson. During the afternoon our year 2 Spinebreakers will be going to Waterstones in Romford and after school Mead Football team will be taking on Brookside (at Brookside) -Come on Mead!!
Friday 19th January - The community Dental nurse will be in school seeing our Reception and Year 1 pupils and some of our more able writers will be attending workshops at St Patrick’s school.

Key Dates
Last day of the Half Term - Thursday 8th February
INSET Day - School Closed Friday 9th February
Parents’ Evening Monday 26th March & Tuesday 27th March
Last Day of Spring Term Thursday 29th March

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 15th January is week 2 on the havering catering Services menu.
All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.

REMINDER-Reception Admissions September 2018
If your child is looking to join our school in Reception 2018, it is vital that you get your application completed by 15th January or it is likely you will miss out. YOU MUST APPLY! Attending our Nursery will have no impact on your application. Many parents mistakenly believe that a place in the Nursery = a place in Reception… it doesn’t!

REMINDER -School Census
In the month of January we complete the school census which determines the amount of funding the school receives. For every pupil who is eligible for Free School Meals, our school receives funding of £1,300 per year for six years. Even KS1 children who receive Universal Free School Meals may still be eligible for this funding. If your child is eligible for this funding you would also receive:
  • £40 voucher per child, per year to assist with the cost of school uniform redeemable at Premier Schoolwear. 
  • Assistance with contributions towards school trips and residential visits. 
  • After school clubs can continue to be free of charge. 

If you are receipt of one of the following you are eligible. Please visit the school office and see Mrs Parker.
  • Income Support 
  • Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance 
  • Income related employment and support allowance 
  • Support under part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999 
  • Child Tax Credit ( provided you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and whose annual income (as assessed by the Revenue and Customs) does not exceed £16,190.
Havering Catering Services are putting on a special menu on 18th January (Census Day) as our funding is also determined by the uptake of school meals on that day - See below.

MENU FOR THURSDAY 18TH JANUARY 2018-CENSUS DAY
Red - pork sausages
Blue - chicken nuggets
Green - cheese and tomato pizza
Potato smiles
Pasta
Broccoli
Baked beans
Sprinkled iced sponge

Attendance
Well done to Chile and Brazil classes who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 97.5% . Greece had the highest attendance in LKS2 and at 96.1% and Egypt had the highest attendance in KS1 at 97.5%. Well done to them!

The overall attendance is improving at 95.5% only just below our target of 96%!

Have a fabulous weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs L Smith
Headteacher