Spring Term - March 24th, 2016
Spring Term - March 24th, 2016 Dear Parents/Carers, I hope you and your family enjoy the Easter break. The summer term starts at normal time on Tuesday, April 12th. Attendance
We have had a lot of illness in school this term and it has had a big impact on attendance. We will continue to encourage good attendance and it is great to see Mandela & Rowling winning this week. Diary 11.4: Staff Training Day. School Closed to pupils. 12.4: Year 2 Maths Workshop. 13.4: Reception to Mount Pleasant Farm. 18.4: Yr 4/5 Girls Birmingham Finals. Robotcoders After School Club starts. 21.4: Football Tournament at Four Dwellings. 25.4: Malvern Meeting for parents/carers. 26.4: Football Tournament Sainsbury’s Vouchers Please keep sending in the School Vouchers, they really help us to purchase PE Equipment. Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club are running trials in the West Midlands in May. Please log on to their website for further details. www.nffc-westmids.co.uk School Meals Cost From April 1st the cost of a school dinner will rise from £2.05 to £2.10 per day. Mrs Osborne We had a celebratory assembly for Mrs Osborne on Wednesday because she has left after 14 years at Northfield Manor. Hundreds of children have benefited from Mrs Osborne’s teaching over the years and I wish her well in her new life.
Term Dates Start of SummerTerm: May Bank Holiday: Election Closure: Half term:
Tuesday, April 12th. Monday, May 2nd. Thursday, May 5th. Friday, May 30th at 3.20/25pm. Monday, June 6th Back to School. Possible Election Closure: Thursday, June 23rd* End of Summer Term: Friday, July 22nd at 3.20/25pm *New date Parents/Carers Evenings Thank you to everyone who attended the recent parents/ carers evenings. If you did not manage to make it, please contact your child’s class teacher to make an appointment. Girls Football Congratulations to the Yr4/5 Girls Football team who by winning the district tournament with a goal difference of 12 are through to the All Birmingham Finals on April 18th. Charitable Donations Local food banks are running out of plastic carrier bags. If you have any spare could you please send them into school with your child to give them to their class teacher. We are also collecting pre-owned bras and knickers for distribution to women who can’t afford them. In countries such as South Africa women who own bras and knickers are less likely to be victims of abuse. Please send donations into class teachers. Medical Notes etc After some consultation with parents/carers and staff we are going to revise our system for reporting sickness and/ or injury to you. From the start of the summer term if your child has banged their head not only will they get a medical note, but they will also have a sticker so that staff and parents/ carers will be able to look out for symptons of concussion. PTA If you are interested in being part of a Parents /Teachers Association at Northfield Manor please email Miss Whitaker at [email protected]. School Ethos Children sometimes display behaviours that can hurt others. We at Northfield Manor challenge the behaviour the child displays and not the child. To support this approach we do not discuss other children’s behaviour outside of school. It really helps the whole community if we are supported in this approach. Thank you! Mr M Smith
Chocolate Raffle Winners
Year 4 Cultural Cuisine
Easter Bonnets
Please don’t park in front of our neighbours drives. The police have been informed and will be patrolling!!
District Champions
We have had a lot of illness in school this term and it has had a big impact on attendance. We will continue to encourage good attendance and it is great to see Mandela & Rowling winning this week. Diary 11.4: Staff Training Day. School Closed to pupils. 12.4: Year 2 Maths Workshop. 13.4: Reception to Mount Pleasant Farm. 18.4: Yr 4/5 Girls Birmingham Finals. Robotcoders After School Club starts. 21.4: Football Tournament at Four Dwellings. 25.4: Malvern Meeting for parents/carers. 26.4: Football Tournament Sainsbury’s Vouchers Please keep sending in the School Vouchers, they really help us to purchase PE Equipment. Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club are running trials in the West Midlands in May. Please log on to their website for further details. www.nffc-westmids.co.uk School Meals Cost From April 1st the cost of a school dinner will rise from £2.05 to £2.10 per day. Mrs Osborne We had a celebratory assembly for Mrs Osborne on Wednesday because she has left after 14 years at Northfield Manor. Hundreds of children have benefited from Mrs Osborne’s teaching over the years and I wish her well in her new life.
Term Dates Start of SummerTerm: May Bank Holiday: Election Closure: Half term:
Tuesday, April 12th. Monday, May 2nd. Thursday, May 5th. Friday, May 30th at 3.20/25pm. Monday, June 6th Back to School. Possible Election Closure: Thursday, June 23rd* End of Summer Term: Friday, July 22nd at 3.20/25pm *New date Parents/Carers Evenings Thank you to everyone who attended the recent parents/ carers evenings. If you did not manage to make it, please contact your child’s class teacher to make an appointment. Girls Football Congratulations to the Yr4/5 Girls Football team who by winning the district tournament with a goal difference of 12 are through to the All Birmingham Finals on April 18th. Charitable Donations Local food banks are running out of plastic carrier bags. If you have any spare could you please send them into school with your child to give them to their class teacher. We are also collecting pre-owned bras and knickers for distribution to women who can’t afford them. In countries such as South Africa women who own bras and knickers are less likely to be victims of abuse. Please send donations into class teachers. Medical Notes etc After some consultation with parents/carers and staff we are going to revise our system for reporting sickness and/ or injury to you. From the start of the summer term if your child has banged their head not only will they get a medical note, but they will also have a sticker so that staff and parents/ carers will be able to look out for symptons of concussion. PTA If you are interested in being part of a Parents /Teachers Association at Northfield Manor please email Miss Whitaker at [email protected]. School Ethos Children sometimes display behaviours that can hurt others. We at Northfield Manor challenge the behaviour the child displays and not the child. To support this approach we do not discuss other children’s behaviour outside of school. It really helps the whole community if we are supported in this approach. Thank you! Mr M Smith
Chocolate Raffle Winners
Year 4 Cultural Cuisine
Easter Bonnets
Please don’t park in front of our neighbours drives. The police have been informed and will be patrolling!!
District Champions
