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Autumn (2) Newsletter

posted 14 Nov 2011 04:49 by Web Administrator

Here we go into the second half of the Autumn term!
The weather is beginning to feel more autumnal now with a chill forecast.
Please make sure your children bring a coat to school from now on.
This half term our thoughts turn to celebrating Christmas and the second part of this
newsletter will inform you of the fun activities we have in store.

THANK YOU!

 

Harvest

Thank you so much for your generosity in providing tinned foods to help the Easter Team
ensure that many people less fortunate than us in Crawley will have access to good food.
Thank you for also providing some ‘treats’ such as biscuits and cakes for Christmas.
I’m sure this will make the festive season a little more special for them.

THANK YOU AGAIN!


We would all like to thank you for the funds you have raised to enable Mrs Gosling (Harry’s
mum) to travel to South Africa to support Coco’s Foundation in developing the children’s
village there.
You can help further by donating any clothing or shoes that the foundation will recycle to
raise more money to clothe the children well.
Did you know that without shoes these children cannot go to school?
We have a BIG BIN in our entrance or alternatively you can drop donations at the
hairdresser on Maidenbower Square.
 

INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK


Congratulations to Mrs Southall’s class who had 90% of the children travelling to school
without making use of a car!
 

CAR FREE FRIDAY

Congratulations to Mrs Buckingham’s class who had 88% of the class travelling on foot or by
scooter.
 

FANTASTIC!

OUR FRIENDS AT ST ALBAN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL, CAMDEN

As you may know, over the last two years we have developed a link with the inner city St
Alban’s School in Camden, London. This link has gone from strength to strength over this
time. We are currently working on plans for this year’s shared activities, which promise to
be very exciting. As part of the link we have established, we want to support our friends in
their upcoming fundraising venture. They organise a grand toy sale in December each year,
to raise money for Unicef which is a charity about which they (and we) feel very passionate.
Unicef works in many of the countries that St Alban’s children come from, and they have
often seen this work at first hand, benefitting their families. Unicef runs the Rights
Respecting Schools programme which our children are following.
The St Albans Toy Sale has the dual purpose of raising much needed funds for Unicef, and
allowing the children of St Albans to buy good quality toys, books and games at prices they
can afford. Many of the children have few toys, and eagerly await the fair so they can get
some new things to play with. Last year, we heard about how a number of toys we had sent
had been bought with great delight by St Alban’s children: most memorably a pair of sisters
who had only 50p each to spend had been able to buy the prams they had desperately
wanted for the doll each girl had bought at the previous year’s fair.
We would like to support the children of St Albans in their fundraising by sending them
good second hand toys to sell at the fair. If you are having a clear out before Christmas,
and would like to find a good home for used toys, books or games which are no longer
needed, the St Albans Toy Fair could be just the place! Any donations can be brought in to
school in the week beginning Monday 21st November. Please ensure that toys/games are
complete or in suitable condition to play with (that is that any missing pieces do not affect
the ability to play with the toy/game). St Albans is a primary school with a nursery, so it
caters for children aged 3-11, but the child customers at the fair also include babies and
secondary school aged children so there is no age restriction on the toys, games and books
which can be sent.
If you would like further information, or have any questions, please ask at the office or talk
to Jan James.
Many thanks.

CHILDREN IN NEED FRIDAY 18TH NOVEMBER

A group of Y2 children are organising our event this year. They will be writing to you soon
with details of the day.
REMINDERS
• Please, please ensure that your children have their PE kits in school EVERY day.
Rehearsals for Christmas are already underway!
• Children who have pierced ears must remove them for PE lessons after the six week
healing time. This is a County as well as a school policy.
• No jewellery should be worn to school apart from stud earrings for pierced ears.
• There seem to be a growing number of back packs being brought to school. Our
cloakrooms are not suitable for their storage and they always end up on the floor!
Please only use back packs if they are necessary for such things as football kits for
club. Thank you.
• We now have several children with an allergy to nuts. Please ensure that no nuts or
foods containing nuts are in your child’s lunchbox.
POPPY APPEAL Children can make a donation and choose a poppy to wear from
the library.
 

CHRISTMAS!!

CHRISTMAS FAIR Saturday 3rd December 12.00 – 3.00p.m.


Further details from the Friends of Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery
MAD HAIR DAY (to raise gifts for the Secret’s Room) – Friday 25th November
On this day the children can come to school with the craziest hair style!! I understand that
Boots in Maidenbower Square has stocked up on hair glitters and colours.
In return we ask that you donate a gift for dads for the Christmas Fair Secret’s Room to
the value of at least £1.50. Please place the unwrapped gifts in the box that will be in the
library (no alcohol thank you.)
The Secret’s Room will be in the studio. Each child comes in, without an adult, chooses and
wraps a gift for mum or dad. We limit the gifts purchased to two per child.

Christmas performance:

This year our production is “A Very Special Delivery”
Tuesday 13th December Dress Rehearsal for pre-schools 1.30
Wednesday 14th December Performance 9.45
Performance 1.45
Thursday 15th December Performance 9.45
Please note that there will be no crèche and pre-school siblings, including babies will
not be able to watch the performances on Wednesday and Thursday. Please make your
own child care arrangements.
Please complete the attached slip to order tickets that will be distributed from 1st December.
We have allocated two tickets per family for the performances. This year there will be a
limited number of tickets for the dress rehearsal for grandparents, aunties and uncles
to bring pre-school siblings. There will be a maximum of 2 tickets subject to availability.
Should any of the audience have special seating requirements please let us know in good time
and we will do our best to accommodate those needs.

Costumes:

We are in the process of looking through costumes we already have that we can re-use or
adapt. Should we need any help with adaptations and embellishment your child’s teacher will
be in touch for help!

PARTY DAY

Friday 16th December
We party all day!!!!
Children may wear party clothes to school however they will need sensible school shoes. Please
remember a coat as playtimes are likely to be chilly.

Hat parade

Please help your child to make a Christmas themed hat to wear at the Hat Parade.

Party food


We would be grateful for a contribution of 50p per child for party food. The teaching
assistants will go shopping so please would you send your 50p into school by Wednesday 14th
December at the latest.
No donations of food thank you.

Entertainment

The children will be enjoying a performance by a children’s magician!! There will also be
dancing and party games.
And finally………………….St Catherine’s Hospice Christmas Friends are available from the
office £1.50 each.
 

Back to School West Sussex Magazine

posted 11 Sep 2011 13:05 by Office MIS

Please click here to see the latest copy of the Primary Times Magazine.

School Uniform

posted 26 Jul 2011 12:30 by Web Administrator

School Uniform will be available to buy from Tuesday 6th September at the school office 8.30 to 3.30.
From 19th September we will revert back to out usual selling time of 3pm only.
 
Thanks

Mid Summer Madness - Auction Winners

posted 9 Jul 2011 01:53 by Office MIS

All auction winners have now been contacted via the email address submitted on the bidding form.
 
Thank you again for your support and generosity.

Mid Summer Madness Auction has now ended.

posted 8 Jul 2011 11:51 by Office MIS

Thank you to all of you who have generously bid on our auction, it has raised a grand total of £1002 !!
 
The winning bidders will be contacted over the next few days.
 
Please see here for the final prices.

School Closure - Thursday 30th June 2011

posted 22 Jun 2011 02:47 by Office MIS

Regrettably the school will be closed for children on Thursday 30th June 2011 due to industrial action and will reopen as usual on Friday 1st July.
 
We look forward to seeing you at Sports afternoon and Midsummer Madness.
 
 

Summer (1) 2011 - Newsletter

posted 24 May 2011 02:25 by Office MIS

MAIDENBOWER INFANT SCHOOL

Summer 2011


How unusual these past few weeks have been! Bank holidays and the Royal Wedding!
We had a fantastic time celebrating Prince William and Kate’s wedding. The children were
fascinated by it all. We had a delightful playground party and the children celebrated in
style!

ParentMail +Pay

Please make sure you have activated you ParentMail account to enable you to view and if you
wish pay for school trips. If you have a problem doing this you can either email ParentMail
at contact@parentmail.co.uk or come and see the ladies in the office, who will be able to send
you a re-registration email.
 

MEASLES

Schools have been asked by the Health Protection Agency to pass on the following
important information:
In the past few weeks we have started to see confirmed measles cases across Surrey and
Sussex and this has involved a small number of schools.
In addition, there are outbreaks of measles ongoing in:
- Bulgaria
- France (large outbreak)
- Germany
- Italy
Families planning to travel abroad during the school holidays should check that they are up to
date with their MMR vaccinations prior to departure. This is also important for any planned
school trips.
It is important to have two doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination. MMR is
routinely given in the UK at the age of 13 months and again at 3.5 years. You can catch measles
at any age, but it is most common in children, teenagers and young adults who have not been
immunised. Measles complications affect 1 in every 15 children and can include eye and ear
infections, pneumonia, seizures and rarely encephalitis.
Symptoms of measles can include:
- runny nose
- red eyes
- cough
- fever
- small spots with white centres inside the mouth
- rash
People with measles are infectious from five days before the rash appears until four days
afterwards.
MMR vaccine
- If you or your child has had two MMR vaccinations, there is no action that you
need to take.
- If you or your child is well and has not been vaccinated, or have only received
one MMR vaccination, please make an appointment with the Practice Nurse at your local
GP surgery.
- People born before 1970 who think that they have had measles infection in the past are
likely to be immune.
Two doses of vaccine can be given one month apart over the age of 18 months. MMR vaccine
does not contain thiomersal or any other preservatives.
Special circumstances
- Pregnant women should not have MMR as it is a live vaccine. Babies aged up to six
months, pregnant women and adults with compromised immune systems may be offered
immunoglobulin to reduce the severity of measles if they have been in contact with a
case.
Further information is available from:
- NHS Direct - 0845 4647
- NHS Choices - http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/MMR/Pages/Introduction.aspx
- Department of Health – MMR facts leaflet (attached)
Measles is a serious disease, please check that you and your children are fully immunised.
 

SUMMER WEATHER

Please ensure that your child is sun safe – sun hats and long lasting sun cream applied before
school. They will also need to be prepared should it rain……..so even if you drive to school
children will need a coat on miserable days.

PE

This term PE will be outside – weather permitting – please ensure that your child has a pair
of plimsolls that fit and that they have a complete PE kit in school every day.

WATER

Please only provide juice, squash or flavoured water for packed lunches.
The children may only drink water during the day.

STAFF NEWS

Many of you will know Mrs Parrish, a Teaching Assistant working in Year 1.
Following a long period of ill health Mrs Parrish will be leaving on 8th July 2011.
Miss Musgrave will also be leaving to take up a new leadership position in Hove.
Congratulations!
I’m sure you will join us in wishing them both well for the future.
I will inform you of the new staff as soon as possible.

OPEN EVENING FOR ALL YEAR GROUPS

WEDNESDAY 6TH JULY 5-7 p.m.
The classrooms will be set up with activities for you and your children to enjoy. No crèche.
Your child’s report will be coming home on Monday 4th July. Our reports are very detailed
and therefore you may not need to discuss anything further. However teachers will be
available should you need a quick chat.
Please return your report comments when you come to the Open Evening. Thank you.

MEET THE NEW TEACHER!

On Tuesday 19th July all of the children will spend time with their new teachers, including
those transferring to the Junior School. The parents of children who will be moving from YR
to Y1 and Y1 to Y2 will be able to meet their child’s new teacher at any time between 2 and
3 o’clock on that day. Just collect your child from their class and pop into the new classroom
to say hello.

YEAR 2 - A QUICK UPDATE

The transfer programme for preparing the children for the move to Junior School is going
very well.
Year 2 will be singing in Queen’s Square Bandstand on Thursday 30th June at 1.30p.m. Please
come along if you can.
The Friends have organised a Leavers Disco for Y2 children on Friday 15th July (and
therefore there will be no karate)
 

ACTIVITY TRAIL

May I remind you that children should not be playing on the activity trail, tyre park or
climbing frame in the playground and YR outdoor learning area before or after school.
Thank you.
 

Curriculum Outlines

Keep an eye on the website, soon to be added
 
 
 
 

Spring (4) 2011 - Newsletter

posted 6 Apr 2011 03:20 by Office MIS   [ updated 6 Apr 2011 03:28 ]

Goodness me! We’re almost at the end of the Spring term already and preparing for an
exciting Summer Term.

 

THE ROYAL WEDDING!

We are planning a playground party to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Kate
Middleton. We’d like everyone to dress in red, white and blue on Thursday 28th April.
We would appreciate a donation of 50p per child towards buying some party food and drinks.
Please may we have the 50p by Tuesday 26th April so that we can go shopping.

A HUGE THANK YOU!

Thank you for your generosity in supporting Comic Relief this year. We have raised
£372 .70p that will go a very long way in helping the poorest children around the world
achieve their right to go to school.
 
Many thanks too for shopping at our book fair. Commission from the Travelling Book
Company gave us £75 per unit to spend on books for our book boxes.
 

THE BRIGHTON MARATHON

This year Mrs Steer is running the Brighton Marathon on Sunday 10th April. She will be
running for St Catherine’s Hospice in memory of Gary Lewis whose son Aaron was a pupil at
our school. If you would like to support Mrs Steer please log on to
http://www.justgiving.com/Anne-Steer to make a donation.

OUTSTANDING SCHOOL

We have just had our monitoring visit with our School Improvement Partner who agrees
that we have further improved since our Ofsted inspection and that we are outstanding in
all areas bar one. ATTENDANCE is not outstanding. This is an area that only you as
parents/carers can improve. Unfortunately Ofsted use attendance as an indicator of
children’s enjoyment of school! After Easter we will be sharing a Crawley wide Attendance
Policy with you that will come into effect from September 2011.
Please help us to be outstanding across the board.
 

OUTDOOR LEARNING

Year 2 are really enjoying working in their outdoor learning environment that is
being resourced using money the Friends have raised. So thank you for supporting
Friends events, the children are reaping the rewards.

SAD NEWS

We are experiencing a few problems with intruders to the nursery outside area. We are fed
up with clearing up their cans and re-assembling the sandpit after their fun and games.
Please if you see anyone on school premises at the weekends/evenings would you call the
police.
Thank you.

School Funding and Free School Meals

The new government has announced a number of changes to the way schools are to be
funded resulting in a reduction in funding for many schools. On a positive note however, one
of the changes is the introduction of a new funding stream called the Pupil Premium through
which schools will receive an ‘additional’ £430 for every child eligible to receive free school
meals whether or not you choose to take the meal. It would therefore be very helpful for
any parent/carer who does qualify to register with Financial Services (Pupil Support) West
Sussex County Council.
From 6 April 2009 there was a change to the income ‘threshold’, which forms part of
the ‘Tax Credit’ free school meal eligibility category. The current threshold figure is
£16,190. Children whose parents receive any of the following benefits are entitled to
receive free school meals:
• Income Support (IS)
• Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA)
• An income‐related employment and support allowance
• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual
income, as assessed by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs that does not exceed £16,190.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICE.

LOST PROPERTY

Lost property will be on display before and after school on Thursday 7th April in the front
playground, if it’s a rainy day it will be in the studio.
As ever…………..a few reminders!

• Please return data collection sheets before the end of term
• PLEASE ensure your child has their PE kit in school EVERY day
• Do not allow children to ride their scooters across the playground at the beginning
and end of the day – there’s an accident waiting to happen!
• Do not allow your children to use the activity trail or climbing frames before or
after school.
 
A.M Collins

Spring (3) 2011 - Newsletter

posted 8 Mar 2011 05:06 by Office MIS

Parent Mail

If you are experiencing problems with Parent Mail please contact the School Office
staff who will send you a re-registration email that should sort it all out. (Fingers
crossed!!!)

FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Oriel Radio Day

Wow! What a wonderful experience for our locality to be part of this special broadcast.
I do hope that lots of you managed to tune in and hear our performance.
Ella Laws, Dylan Colyer and Holly Anderson (Year 2) and Gemma McCann, Kristina
Mutongerwa (Year 1) were wonderful ambassadors for our school.
We are SO proud of them!
 
You can also listen to the recording of the broadcast if you missed it.

Crawley Schools Cross Country Competition

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!

Congratulations to our cross country team who won the infant schools trophy! Well done
to the team, Alicia Macleod, Ashton Macleod, Max Eagle, Sirra Batchelor, Morgan
Warnes, Danny Cordingley, Taylan Scarratt and Eloise Bromfield.
Individual medal winners were Ashton 1st, Alicia 1st, Sirra 2nd and Max 3rd.
Many thanks to Miss Musgrave who supported the children.

Dance Time 2011

We are again taking part in this super Crawley Schools event on Monday 7th March at the
Hawth Theatre. We will be represented by a fabulous group of boys who will be
performing ‘Rusty Robots’. They have choreographed their dance with Miss Musgrave.

Outdoor Learning

Since the completion of our Outdoor Learning environment Mrs Reeve has been busy
planning activities and resourcing the area. We are keen to introduce as many plants as
we can to make the area magical. Tesco and Sainsbury vouchers can be exchanged for
lots of resources that we can use to enhance outdoor learning, so please collect for us.
Huge thanks to the Friends of Maidenbower Infant School who have provided us with
the money to get this project underway.
 

Diary dates

Travelling Book Company 15th – 17th March 3-3.30pm Studio
Please bring your children along to the studio after school on these days to browse and
maybe use your World Book Day book token in exchange for part payment of a book.

Class photos 15th March

Red Nose Day 18th March


We’ll be doing ‘something funny for money’. So a fun day for the children in exchange for
a £1 donation for Comic Relief. Children will need to wear school uniform please. If they
wish to bring a red nose to wear please ensure it is NAMED!


Consultation Evenings 22nd and 24th March


Lists to sign up for a 10 minute appointment will be available from Monday 7th March. If
you are unable to make your own child care arrangements I will be running a crèche in
the studio. Your children do not accompany you to talk to the teacher on this occasion.

Easter Egg Hunt Thursday 7th April.

The Friends will be organising an Easter Egg Hunt for the children.

INSET Day 8th April

School will be closed for the children on this day as we will be working on developing our
curriculum.
Return to school on Tuesday 26th April
Public Holidays 29th April and 2nd May

REMINDERS
P.E KITS! P.E KITS! P.E KITS! P.E KITS! P.E KITS! P.E KITS! P.E KITS!


PLEASE ensure that your children have a P.E kit in school EVERY day.
Earrings may only be covered for 6 weeks after piercing. Thereafter either remove
earrings on P.E days or teach your child to remove and replace them independently.
This is West Sussex County policy.

Thank you.
 

Spring 2011 Newsletter

posted 16 Jan 2011 13:11 by Office MIS

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!


Last Day of the Autumn Term

Party day had the added excitement of significant snowfall!
Many thanks to the staff who supervised those children who were unable to be collected on time.

Have you seen Santa?

WOW! What a fantastic performance! All staff and children worked so hard to present a show of an amazing standard even though rehearsals were disturbed by the snow days. You clearly enjoyed yourselves if the collection was anything to go by! We collected an astonishing £756.05. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
The money will go towards developing our outdoor learning environments.
 

The Christmas Fair

Another superbly organised event by the Friends of Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery, Maidenbower Junior School and The Brook
Approximately £3600 was raised to share between the three schools.
ANOTHER THANK YOU!

School Plan

We will be continuing to develop our partnership links with St Alban’s Primary School, Holborn. We are planning a collaborative event in the summer term that will celebrate our similarities and differences within the context of learning about each others locality, its people, culture and heritage.
If you would like to help with this event please let me know.
British culture is quite difficult to define. Would you please complete the attached questionnaire so that we can begin to develop our understanding of British culture. Thank you.

Class Assemblies

During the Spring and Summer terms the children in Year 1 and 2 will present an assembly for their parents/carers. These assemblies are held on a Friday morning at 9.15 a.m. You will receive an invitation to attend nearer the time.

Drop-In Coffee mornings

Parents who ‘drop-in’ to the coffee morning find these informal gatherings of huge benefit. The school nurse often attends as does the Family Link Worker. Both have been able to give fantastic advice on a range of issues from fussy eaters to parenting tips. The group also gives each other support. They would love more of you attend if at all possible. The dates are attached.
Please note a couple of the meetings will be in the afternoon.

Activity Trail and boat

As part of our developing outdoor learning environment we are replacing the activity trail surface and have removed the boat. Work was delayed due to the snow; hopefully it will be completed soon. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Parentmail

The system should be up and running in the next few weeks. Those who have not registered will continue to receive paper copies of any communications we send out and of course we will continue to update our website.


And finally…………..

Please make sure that your children have their PE kits in school every day.

Winter clothing

Freezing temperatures may well return and the children will need to come to school with adequate clothing. Playtimes can be cold! The children need a coat every day and probably hats and gloves. If the weather determines the need for wellies or waterproof boots a change of shoes for indoors will be necessary.

Uniform Sales

May I remind you that uniform, water bottle etc sales will be after school only.

Cool Milk

Please ensure that you provide the correct class teacher’s name with your order.


Medicine in school

Please note that if your child is prescribed antibiotics three times a day we will not administer them in school as they can be given in the morning, after school and at bedtime.

Scooters

We have a number of scooters that have been left in the scooter park for some time. If one could be yours please pop into school to see if you can be reunited!
It would really help if your child’s scooter was labeled with their name. Thanks.

 

 

A.M Collins 

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