Weekly Newsletter-19th October 2018

Dear Parents,
Thank you to all of the parents who attended parents evening, we hope that you found the pupil passports informative. The feedback from the surveys was overwhelmingly positive, thank you for letting us know what we are doing well and what we can do better. If you haven’t had the chance to complete a survey yet you can login in at home and complete the questions online at the Parent View website.

I have been asked by the Food Bank to extend their thanks for your generous donations to our Harvest Festival.

It is really important we have up to date information in our records in case we need to contact you in an emergency. Please complete the data collection sheets (which your children will be bringing home this evening) and return them to school after half term so we can check/update our records accordingly.-Thank you

Veggie Run competition
We are one of 30 schools across the borough to win 6 weeks of  ‘Healthy Hammers Provision’-which is a healthy living programme delivered to schools by West Ham Football club. Year 4 will be benefiting from this experience starting in November.
Also we are really thrilled to hear that Victoria in New Zealand class is one of 10 lucky primary school pupils across the borough to win a trip to the West Ham stadium on the 7th November. She receives a free West Ham home football kit printed with a Veggie Run character, shin pads, and a full stadium tour. I think a lot of our children will be very envious of you Victoria!

Diary Dates
Monday 29th October-Back at school after what I hope has been an enjoyable week.
Year 4 swimming starts today so don’t forget your costumes/shorts
Tuesday 30th October -Individual School photos-If you would like a group photo with siblings who are not yet at school please come to the KS2 hall between 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday 31st October-First Forest School session this half term for some of our year 3 pupils. During the afternoon our year 2 Spinebreakers will be going to Hilldene Library
Thursday 1st November -Mead Harry Potter club will be watching film 3 in the series. Our football team will be playing an away fixture against Hilldene
Friday 2nd November- Our LFPA Firework event at Broadford Primary school -Gates open at 5:30pm-Tickets still available.

Key Dates for the Autumn Term 2018
Monday 10th December-       KS1 Nativity@ 14:00
Tuesday 11th December -      KS1 Nativity@ 9:30
                                               YR 3/4 Carol concert @14:00
Wednesday 12th December-  YR 3/4 Carol concert@ 9:30
                                               Reception Xmas concert @ 14:15
Thursday 13th December-     Reception Xmas concert @ 9:15
                                              YR 5/6 Carol Concert @14:00
Friday 15th December-         CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY
                                              YR 5/6 Carol Concert @9:30
                                              Nursery Nativity @ 10:30 & 14:00
Tuesday 18th  December-     Carol service@ St Paul’s 18:00-19:00
                                           
Last day of the Autumn Term- Wednesday 19th December
Pupils return to school after the Xmas break-Tuesday 8th January


Havering Catering Services -Please note you should receive a new menu for the forthcoming half term today.
Week beginning Monday 29th October is week 1 on the Havering catering services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20. Meals are free to our KS1/EYFS pupils.
Please be reminded to top up your child’s catering account as we cannot provide dinners for pupils whose accounts exceed a debt of £10.

Attendance Update
Well done to Canada class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 99.1% . Wales and Germany shared the highest attendance in LKS2 at 98.3%  and Australia had the highest attendance in KS1  at 96.4%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was disappointing at only 94.0% which is well below our  target!.
 
Have a fabulous weekend and I hope you have a fantastic weeks holiday. I look forward to welcoming pupils back on Monday 29th October ready for what promises to be a very busy run up to Christmas.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Smith
Headteacher