Friday 15th January 2016
Bridgetown News Friday 15th January 2016 Contact us:
01789 205092
[email protected]
Dear Parents & Friends, Happy New Year! We have very quickly got back in the swing of things at Bridgetown with trips already taking place – on Wednesday our year three children enjoyed a day at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford – and many more events planned, including the exciting residential trip to North Wales that our year six children are looking forward to later this term. We’ve also started the term with two well supported parent information sessions, with a meeting for our year six parents ahead of the Marle hall trip and a session for EYFS parents about effective characteristics of learning. Thanks to staff for leading these and to those who attended. Response from both sessions was extremely positive. At the end of last term we enjoyed a very colourful Christmas Jumper Day raising £229.32 for Save the Children, Macmillan Cancer Support and Make-AWish® UK.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY th
Fri 29 Jan: Y4 on Coventry Blitz trip Tue 2nd Feb: Y5 trip to Space Centre Fri 5th Feb: FOBS children’s disco Fri 12th Feb: Children’s art exhibition after school Mon 15th – Fri 19th Feb (inclusive): half term holiday: Fri 4th Mar: FOBS Mothers’ Day event Wed 9th Mar: Parents’ evening, 5-8p.m. Thurs 10th Mar: Parents’ evening 4 – 6:30 p.m. Fri 11th Mar: FOBS bingo Mon 15th – Fri 18th Mar: Y6 Marle Hall residential trip Fri 18th Mar: last day of spring term Mon 4th April: first day of summer term Mon 2nd May: bank holiday (school closed) 9th – 13th May: Y6 Statutory Tests Mon 30th May – Fri 3rd June (inclusive): half term holiday Mon 6th June: staff training day (school closed to children) Fri 22nd July: last day of summer term E-Safety Meeting Bridgetown parents and carers of year five and six pupils are invited to an e-safety evening at Stratford upon Avon School on Tuesday 9th Feb 2016 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Please go along if able. Newsletter Distribution After February half term this Bridgetown newsletter will be distributed electronically. It will be emailed to your chosen email address. To ensure we have your correct email address we would ask you to email the school office on [email protected] as soon as possible stating which email address you would like to receive this and future information. The newsletter will also be available on the school website and a few paper copies will be available in the school entrance for those without access to email.
Norovirus (Winter Vomiting Bug) Advice Norovirus is the most common stomach bug in the UK. NHS Choices, in collaboration with the Foods Standards Agency, has put together a useful guide to help schools and parents understand, detect and prevent the spread of the virus. The complete guide is available on our school website.
Community New School Closures due to Severe Weather - Reminder At this time of year we can experience severe weather and while we will always try to keep school open, there is the possibility that, for safety reasons, it may be necessary to close the school. In this event, we will inform you via text message and notices about the evolving situation will be displayed on the homepage of the school website. Additionally, the information will be listed on the Warwickshire school closures page, where you can also sign up for text message alerts: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/schoolclosures.
Best wishes, Louise Lowes, Head Teacher
01789 205092
[email protected]
Dear Parents & Friends, Happy New Year! We have very quickly got back in the swing of things at Bridgetown with trips already taking place – on Wednesday our year three children enjoyed a day at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford – and many more events planned, including the exciting residential trip to North Wales that our year six children are looking forward to later this term. We’ve also started the term with two well supported parent information sessions, with a meeting for our year six parents ahead of the Marle hall trip and a session for EYFS parents about effective characteristics of learning. Thanks to staff for leading these and to those who attended. Response from both sessions was extremely positive. At the end of last term we enjoyed a very colourful Christmas Jumper Day raising £229.32 for Save the Children, Macmillan Cancer Support and Make-AWish® UK.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY th
Fri 29 Jan: Y4 on Coventry Blitz trip Tue 2nd Feb: Y5 trip to Space Centre Fri 5th Feb: FOBS children’s disco Fri 12th Feb: Children’s art exhibition after school Mon 15th – Fri 19th Feb (inclusive): half term holiday: Fri 4th Mar: FOBS Mothers’ Day event Wed 9th Mar: Parents’ evening, 5-8p.m. Thurs 10th Mar: Parents’ evening 4 – 6:30 p.m. Fri 11th Mar: FOBS bingo Mon 15th – Fri 18th Mar: Y6 Marle Hall residential trip Fri 18th Mar: last day of spring term Mon 4th April: first day of summer term Mon 2nd May: bank holiday (school closed) 9th – 13th May: Y6 Statutory Tests Mon 30th May – Fri 3rd June (inclusive): half term holiday Mon 6th June: staff training day (school closed to children) Fri 22nd July: last day of summer term E-Safety Meeting Bridgetown parents and carers of year five and six pupils are invited to an e-safety evening at Stratford upon Avon School on Tuesday 9th Feb 2016 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Please go along if able. Newsletter Distribution After February half term this Bridgetown newsletter will be distributed electronically. It will be emailed to your chosen email address. To ensure we have your correct email address we would ask you to email the school office on [email protected] as soon as possible stating which email address you would like to receive this and future information. The newsletter will also be available on the school website and a few paper copies will be available in the school entrance for those without access to email.
Norovirus (Winter Vomiting Bug) Advice Norovirus is the most common stomach bug in the UK. NHS Choices, in collaboration with the Foods Standards Agency, has put together a useful guide to help schools and parents understand, detect and prevent the spread of the virus. The complete guide is available on our school website.
Community New School Closures due to Severe Weather - Reminder At this time of year we can experience severe weather and while we will always try to keep school open, there is the possibility that, for safety reasons, it may be necessary to close the school. In this event, we will inform you via text message and notices about the evolving situation will be displayed on the homepage of the school website. Additionally, the information will be listed on the Warwickshire school closures page, where you can also sign up for text message alerts: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/schoolclosures.
Best wishes, Louise Lowes, Head Teacher
