Friday 14 December 2018

Weekly Newsletter - 14th December 2018


Dear Parents,

Christmas Concerts
A big thank you to all parents / carers who came along to support the children’s Christmas concerts this week. I am sure you will agree with me that all of the children sang brilliantly and read and acted like professionals. We hope that you enjoyed watching the concerts as much as we did. Well done to all pupils and staff involved.

Thank you for your generosity both at our concerts and during farm visits, we have collected a staggering £1102 which we are going to put towards the running cost of our wonderful farm. Thank you- I can’ even begin to tell you how impressed I am with the Harold Hill community spirit.

Diary Dates
Monday 17th December -Year 2 class Christmas parties

Tuesday 18th December-Christmas dinner day. Russell is in school to conduct Christingle assemblies and our year 4 pupils are going to the Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch to see the Pantomime Aladdin. After school at 18;00 or choir are singing at St Paul’s church

Wednesday 19th December-Last day of school this term. Parents/carers please join us at 14:30 when all the children will be outside for ‘Carols in the playground’.

First Day of 2018
We are looking forward to seeing all children back at school in January 2018. There are no clubs at the beginning of term, so all pupils should be picked up promptly by 3.15pm.

School opens again on the Tuesday 8th January – Breakfast Club at 7.45am – with the doors opening at 8.30am.

Havering Catering Services
Week beginning Monday 17th December is week 2 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.

However, as we are having out Christmas dinner on Tuesday 18th December the menu for the following day (Wednesday 19th) has changed- Please see below for Wednesday's choices

Red Chicken Nuggets

Blue Topped Jacket Potato

Green Macaroni Cheese

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 Mexico class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 and overall at 97.9% . Germany had the highest attendance in LKS2 and at 95.3% and Kenya had the highest attendance in KS1 at 96.7%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was disappointing at only 94.3% which is well below our target!

Have a wonderful weekend

Mrs L. Smith