Sheldwich Primary School NEWSLETTER
Sheldwich Primary School NEWSLETTER No. 15
Website Address www.sheldwich.kent.sch.uk
Dear Parents, Welcome back to a sunny Term 5! As the weather is turning lovely and warm, I would like to remind you of our summer uniform rules. Key Stage 2 (3, 4, 5 & 6) Our junior children are not expected to wear ties when it is hot so they may just wear either long or short sleeved shirts with smart grey shorts or skirts. White or grey socks please should be teamed with smart black shoes. No open toed sandals are allowed. The girls may wear a blue gingham summer dress (not navy). Key Stage 1 (R, 1 & 2) Polo shirts with logos should be worn as normal either with a smart grey skirt or shorts. Grey or white socks should be worn with smart black shoes (no open toed sandals please). Girls may wear a blue gingham summer dress (not navy). All children should have with them a royal blue cardigan or sweatshirt with the school logo. No hoodies please and if you have a school fleece, this may be worn outside only. If you are in any doubt please refer to the website of our uniform supplier, Mapac. Soon your children will need to bring sun hats or caps to school and you will also find these on the Mapac website. The most important rule is please name everything clearly, even with just a surname, so we can reunite lost property with its owner! When you feel it is necessary to start applying sun cream to your child, we would be grateful if you could do this every morning before school as we do not really want 213 bottles of sun cream at school and 213 children spending half their breaktimes smothering theirselves! Of course we do understand that there are special circumstances when a child will need sun cream at school and if this applies to your child, please let the office staff know. We always encourage the children to cover up in the sun and play in the shade where possible as well as take on board plenty of water but we do want to be able to spend as much time as possible outside during these next 2 terms. Ear Piercing If you plan to have your child’s ears pierced, please wait until the very beginning of the summer holidays as your child will be unable to take part in P.E until she/he can remove the earrings. Internet Safety We are being visited by PCSO Ashley Gorton on Wednesday 29th April who is delivering an Internet safety presentation to parents at 9am and Classes 5 & 6 later in the day. Please see the separate letter, sent home today, which gives you more information. Mrs S Garrett Headteacher After School Club We still have places available for our special Falconry afternoon on Thursday 30th April. Please call the office if you are interested.
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Parentmail Please may we remind you that we cannot receive texts at school so please do not reply to Parentmail texts in this way. If you need to reply, please either telephone or e-mail. Thank you. Term 4 Prize Winners It may seem a long time ago now but the winners of the Easter Bonnet competition were as follows: R – Tilly and Eli 1 – Felix and Lexy 2 – Isabella and Oliver C 3 – Sam and Abigail 4 – George and Mia 5 – Leo and Ellie 6 – Anne-Marie and Theo The library ‘egg decorating’ competition winners were: R – Jessica 1 – Molly 2 – Freya 3 – Jack 4 – Aoife 5 – Abigail S 6 – Katie Prizes for 100% attendance went to: Gigi Yeung Thomas Groombridge Lilly Denton Finally, the PTA 100 Club winners for April were Mrs Higbee and Mrs Howe. WELL DONE to you all! Clubs Clubs all start again next week. You should receive a slip home today telling you which clubs you have been given. We have tried very hard to ensure you have at least one club. If there are any problems with what you have or have not been given, please speak to the office staff and we will do our best to sort it out. At the moment we still have spaces in the following clubs: Loom Bands (3, 4, 5 & 6) Wednesday 3.30pm – 4.30pm Junior Athletics Thursday 3.30pm – 4.30pm Lego (Class 1) Monday 3.30pm – 4.30pm Chess (4, 5 & 6) Monday lunchtime Choir (2, 3, 4, 5 & 6) Tuesday lunchtime Cricket Club Mr Cork would be very grateful of some parental help with the Cricket club, so if anyone has an hour to spare on Tuesday at 3.30pm please come and speak to either Mr Cork or the office staff. With an extra helper we may even be able to take more children! Please can we remind you to collect your children promptly after clubs as teachers then have marking to get on with! Payments by Cheque If you send any cheques into school, please could you write your child’s name on the reverse as this helps our accounting. Thank you.
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April 2015
Dates for your Diaries Mon 27th Apr Class 4 Swimming Clubs Start Appeti Tennis Tournament Magistrates in Class 6 Tues 28th Apr School Council Mtg E-Safety Presentation to Wed 29th Apr Parents at 9am Thurs 30th Apr Falconry Display at ASC PTA Meeting at The Sun Fri 1st May Science Day Tues 5th May High Frequency Words Presentations 9am & 3.30pm Wed 6th May Class 3 Visit to Living Land th Mon 11 May KS2 SATs Week Tues 19th May Potted Sports Afternoon Wed 20th May Class 1 Pirate Day* Thurs 21st May 2.55pm Class 4 Assembly Last day of Term 5 Fri 22nd May Mon 1st Jun First day of Term 6 Wed 3rd Jun Circus Workshops for R, 1 & 2 Class 6 First Aid Training Thurs 4th Jun PM – Class 5 Football Tournament Tues 9th Jun Class 1 Visit to Port Lympne Wed 10th Jun Class R Visit to Brogdale Thurs 11th Jun Class 2 Visit to Dover Castle Fri 12th Jun Class 6 Visit to Rye 6.45pm – 8.45pm PTA Pool Party Mon 15th Jun Year 1 Phonics Testing Thurs 18th Jun Class 4 Visit to Dover Museum Mon 22nd Jun Class 6 Residential Visit to Lincolnshire th Mon 29 Jun Last week for clubs Thurs 2nd Jul Class 5 to Abbey Sch (Magna Carta) Sat 4th Jul PTA Summer Fair Tues 7th Jul 1.15pm KS1 Sports KS1 Informal Open Evening Wed 8th Jul 1.15pm KS2 Sports KS2 Informal Open Evening Fund Raising Afternoon Fri 10th Jul Wed 15th Jul 9.10am Piano Concert 2pm & 6pm Class 6 Production Thurs 23rd Jul 1.30pm Leavers’ Service Last day for children Fri 24th Jul INSET Day *Please start collecting together some simple pirate costume bits and pieces. Special Awards Well done to the following pupils who all received Headteacher awards: Friday 24th April Class R Lucy and Josh Class 1 James and Jim Class 2 Henry and Oliver Class 3 Rafael and Poppy Class 4 Jacob and Oliver T Class 5 Ella and Kai Class 6 Anne-Marie and Shane Citizen of the Week was awarded to Ellis in Class 2, Pupil of the Week to Jim in Class 3 and Class of the Week to Class 4. The Lunchtime Award went to Thiago in Class 1, Smart Pupil Award went to Myles in Class R and the Extended Schools Award to Thomas in Class 6.
Website Address www.sheldwich.kent.sch.uk
Dear Parents, Welcome back to a sunny Term 5! As the weather is turning lovely and warm, I would like to remind you of our summer uniform rules. Key Stage 2 (3, 4, 5 & 6) Our junior children are not expected to wear ties when it is hot so they may just wear either long or short sleeved shirts with smart grey shorts or skirts. White or grey socks please should be teamed with smart black shoes. No open toed sandals are allowed. The girls may wear a blue gingham summer dress (not navy). Key Stage 1 (R, 1 & 2) Polo shirts with logos should be worn as normal either with a smart grey skirt or shorts. Grey or white socks should be worn with smart black shoes (no open toed sandals please). Girls may wear a blue gingham summer dress (not navy). All children should have with them a royal blue cardigan or sweatshirt with the school logo. No hoodies please and if you have a school fleece, this may be worn outside only. If you are in any doubt please refer to the website of our uniform supplier, Mapac. Soon your children will need to bring sun hats or caps to school and you will also find these on the Mapac website. The most important rule is please name everything clearly, even with just a surname, so we can reunite lost property with its owner! When you feel it is necessary to start applying sun cream to your child, we would be grateful if you could do this every morning before school as we do not really want 213 bottles of sun cream at school and 213 children spending half their breaktimes smothering theirselves! Of course we do understand that there are special circumstances when a child will need sun cream at school and if this applies to your child, please let the office staff know. We always encourage the children to cover up in the sun and play in the shade where possible as well as take on board plenty of water but we do want to be able to spend as much time as possible outside during these next 2 terms. Ear Piercing If you plan to have your child’s ears pierced, please wait until the very beginning of the summer holidays as your child will be unable to take part in P.E until she/he can remove the earrings. Internet Safety We are being visited by PCSO Ashley Gorton on Wednesday 29th April who is delivering an Internet safety presentation to parents at 9am and Classes 5 & 6 later in the day. Please see the separate letter, sent home today, which gives you more information. Mrs S Garrett Headteacher After School Club We still have places available for our special Falconry afternoon on Thursday 30th April. Please call the office if you are interested.
E-Mail [email protected]
Parentmail Please may we remind you that we cannot receive texts at school so please do not reply to Parentmail texts in this way. If you need to reply, please either telephone or e-mail. Thank you. Term 4 Prize Winners It may seem a long time ago now but the winners of the Easter Bonnet competition were as follows: R – Tilly and Eli 1 – Felix and Lexy 2 – Isabella and Oliver C 3 – Sam and Abigail 4 – George and Mia 5 – Leo and Ellie 6 – Anne-Marie and Theo The library ‘egg decorating’ competition winners were: R – Jessica 1 – Molly 2 – Freya 3 – Jack 4 – Aoife 5 – Abigail S 6 – Katie Prizes for 100% attendance went to: Gigi Yeung Thomas Groombridge Lilly Denton Finally, the PTA 100 Club winners for April were Mrs Higbee and Mrs Howe. WELL DONE to you all! Clubs Clubs all start again next week. You should receive a slip home today telling you which clubs you have been given. We have tried very hard to ensure you have at least one club. If there are any problems with what you have or have not been given, please speak to the office staff and we will do our best to sort it out. At the moment we still have spaces in the following clubs: Loom Bands (3, 4, 5 & 6) Wednesday 3.30pm – 4.30pm Junior Athletics Thursday 3.30pm – 4.30pm Lego (Class 1) Monday 3.30pm – 4.30pm Chess (4, 5 & 6) Monday lunchtime Choir (2, 3, 4, 5 & 6) Tuesday lunchtime Cricket Club Mr Cork would be very grateful of some parental help with the Cricket club, so if anyone has an hour to spare on Tuesday at 3.30pm please come and speak to either Mr Cork or the office staff. With an extra helper we may even be able to take more children! Please can we remind you to collect your children promptly after clubs as teachers then have marking to get on with! Payments by Cheque If you send any cheques into school, please could you write your child’s name on the reverse as this helps our accounting. Thank you.
24
th
April 2015
Dates for your Diaries Mon 27th Apr Class 4 Swimming Clubs Start Appeti Tennis Tournament Magistrates in Class 6 Tues 28th Apr School Council Mtg E-Safety Presentation to Wed 29th Apr Parents at 9am Thurs 30th Apr Falconry Display at ASC PTA Meeting at The Sun Fri 1st May Science Day Tues 5th May High Frequency Words Presentations 9am & 3.30pm Wed 6th May Class 3 Visit to Living Land th Mon 11 May KS2 SATs Week Tues 19th May Potted Sports Afternoon Wed 20th May Class 1 Pirate Day* Thurs 21st May 2.55pm Class 4 Assembly Last day of Term 5 Fri 22nd May Mon 1st Jun First day of Term 6 Wed 3rd Jun Circus Workshops for R, 1 & 2 Class 6 First Aid Training Thurs 4th Jun PM – Class 5 Football Tournament Tues 9th Jun Class 1 Visit to Port Lympne Wed 10th Jun Class R Visit to Brogdale Thurs 11th Jun Class 2 Visit to Dover Castle Fri 12th Jun Class 6 Visit to Rye 6.45pm – 8.45pm PTA Pool Party Mon 15th Jun Year 1 Phonics Testing Thurs 18th Jun Class 4 Visit to Dover Museum Mon 22nd Jun Class 6 Residential Visit to Lincolnshire th Mon 29 Jun Last week for clubs Thurs 2nd Jul Class 5 to Abbey Sch (Magna Carta) Sat 4th Jul PTA Summer Fair Tues 7th Jul 1.15pm KS1 Sports KS1 Informal Open Evening Wed 8th Jul 1.15pm KS2 Sports KS2 Informal Open Evening Fund Raising Afternoon Fri 10th Jul Wed 15th Jul 9.10am Piano Concert 2pm & 6pm Class 6 Production Thurs 23rd Jul 1.30pm Leavers’ Service Last day for children Fri 24th Jul INSET Day *Please start collecting together some simple pirate costume bits and pieces. Special Awards Well done to the following pupils who all received Headteacher awards: Friday 24th April Class R Lucy and Josh Class 1 James and Jim Class 2 Henry and Oliver Class 3 Rafael and Poppy Class 4 Jacob and Oliver T Class 5 Ella and Kai Class 6 Anne-Marie and Shane Citizen of the Week was awarded to Ellis in Class 2, Pupil of the Week to Jim in Class 3 and Class of the Week to Class 4. The Lunchtime Award went to Thiago in Class 1, Smart Pupil Award went to Myles in Class R and the Extended Schools Award to Thomas in Class 6.
