Dear Parents,
World Book Day
Well done to everyone for the fabulous costumes on display yesterday. A lot of time and effort went into producing the homemade costumes which showcased the exceptional artistic talent possessed by some of our parents/carers.
It is really important you advise us as early as possible if your child is not coming to school, as Mrs Kinchella is having to make numerous calls to ascertain reasons for absence. It is a safeguarding concern if we are unaware of the reason for their absence, especially as a number of our children walk to school on their own.
Due to ongoing building work we are going to have slight disruption to classes in KS1/EYFS over the next few weeks. We will endeavour to keep this to a minimum but, for health and safety reasons, some classes will have to be relocated for a short period while improvements are made to classrooms. Consequently I need to advise you that next week Australia class will be working in the KS1 hall.
Please can I remind you that if pupils are wearing earrings to school they should be small studs and definitely not hoops or dangling earrings, as they can easily get caught whilst children are playing or during PE lessons. Also please be aware that staff are not permitted to remove earrings and that if the children remove them we can not be responsible for looking after them.
Diary Dates
Monday 11th March -Year 6 pupils are at the Globe Theatre and we are expecting delivery of the Living Eggs experience-I anticipate we’ll have some very excited KS1 children over the next few weeks, as they wait for the eggs to hatch.
Tuesday 12th March -Some of our year 5 pupils will be attending a Music Junction workshop at Draper’s Academy after school.
Wednesday 13th March- School nurse drop-in session between 8:30 and 9:00a.m. Parents/ carers are invited into school between 9:00 and 10:00 for a Reception workshop session. During the afternoon some of our year 3 pupils will be attending a Forest School session.
Thursday 14th March- Mexico class will be visiting The British Museum.
Friday 15th March- Biker’s breakfast for pupils who regularly cycle to school. We will be holding Science week assemblies so the children have the opportunity to share some of the exciting work they have done this week.
IMPORTANT DATES THIS TERM
Monday 8th April and Tuesday 9th April -15:30-18:00 -Parents Evenings
Friday 12th April -last day of Spring Term
Monday 15th April- Friday 26th April -Easter Holidays
Monday 29th April-Inset Day-School closed
Tuesday 30th April- Pupils come back to school
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 11th March is week 2 on the Havering Catering Services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.
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 at 97.1% . N.Ireland had the highest attendance in LKS2 and at 96.7% and a massive well done to New Zealand who had the highest attendance in KS1 and overall at 99.1%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance is improving week on week and now stands at 94.7%.
Let’s hope this improvement continues!
Have a wonderful weekend
Mrs L.Smith
Headteacher
