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Friends Summer News Letter

posted 13 May 2013 04:52 by Web Administrator   [ updated 13 May 2013 04:53 ]

Summer Term is here!....please see our news letter for more details

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Summer 1 Newsletter

posted 29 Apr 2013 06:34 by Web Administrator   [ updated 29 Apr 2013 06:47 ]

MAIDENBOWER INFANT SCHOOL

SUMMER 2013 (1)

Welcome to the Summer Term!

 

During the Easter holiday the staff spent a considerable amount of time sorting our book box books, guided reads and the library books. It became evident that several guided read packs are incomplete and we can only assume that some books are lurking in homes either under beds or in book cases! Therefore we are having a BOOK AMNESTY and ask that you have good look at home and any books you find can be returned into a box that will be in each cloakroom.
We have also developed a system for books coming home. Your child will bring a book they have read at school in a named plastic wallet and we ask that this is returned to the teacher when read.
Thank you.
 

Celebrations of Learning

Instead of individual class assemblies the teachers are planning year group Celebration of Learning assemblies that you are warmly invited to this term. (Please see calendar for your child’s celebration.)
  

Birthday Assemblies

We are delighted that many of you are able to attend these assemblies. We have, this term, tweaked our timetables and assemblies are now at 10.30am and not 10.15am. In this way our first learning session in the morning is extended.
 

Parking

We have received some concerns from parents who walk to school with their children that Nelson Close as well as Parker Close is becoming congested, particularly in the mornings, with parked cars. The main concern is that there are no pavements in these closes and parents and their children are having to make their way in the road; they are concerned for their children’s safety. Please park considerately.
Parking on the roundabout outside school is also a problem again. My main concern with this is that should the fire brigade or ambulance service need to come to an emergency at school at drop off or pick up time they would not be able to get their vehicles round the roundabout and unnecessary delay would be caused.
Please either park in the shops car park or at the playing fields car park and help us to keep everyone safe.
 

Book Fair

We will be running a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday 30th April until Thursday 2nd May.
It will be held in the Studio from 3.00 to 3.30pm, please enter the Studio via the door on the main playground. Please come along there will be some super books to buy and if we are able to reach a target of £300 the school receives 100% commission which means…
Buy a book and our schools gets one free!
 

Friends of Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery

The Friends are busy organising another fantastic Midsummer Madness event to be held on Friday 5th July. Not only does the event raise a considerable amount of money for the children it is a great fun family occasion. You will see from the diary daters that the event follows Sports Afternoon.
If at all possible PLEASE, PLEASE try to volunteer some time to support the committee and man a stall for an hour. If you can help please contact the Friends via their postbox.


Summer?

The weather seems to be quite unreliable! A couple of days of heat wave followed by cold or rain. Please be aware that there will be days when the children should be protected with sun screen and hats.
Thank you.

 

Spring 2 Newsletter

posted 27 Feb 2013 07:18 by Office MIS   [ updated 27 Feb 2013 07:19 ]

MAIDENBOWER INFANT SCHOOL

  Spring 2013 (2) 


CAR FREE FRIDAY

Congratulations to Mrs Boxall’s class who had the most children using sustainable travel to school.
We support Car Free Fridays and National Walk to School week particularly to ease congestion on Harvest Road. Therefore if it is impossible for you to leave the car at home on these days we ask that you park legally away from Harvest Road and suggest using the car park at Maidenbower Playing Fields or Frogshole Farm pub; and ‘stride’ from there.
Thank you to all of you who park sensibly and safely.
May I remind you that there is no parking available to parents and carers on the school site other than the drop-off zone. Please do not park in the Children and Family Centre car park or on the drive beyond the ‘hedgehog’ crossing. There have been some near misses when children have been using the crossing. Please help us to keep the children safe.
 


COMIC RELIEF: Friday 15th March

As a school we will be doing something funny for money!
The Red Noses this year all have funny toes. We will be joining the noses and wearing


FUNNY FOOTWEAR!

The children are invited to wear unusual things on their feet, for example slippers or decorated wellies. Use your imaginations and be as creative and funny as you want!
The footwear will need to be safe enough to wear around the school and school shoes will be needed to change into for playtimes.
The children will also be able to wear Red Noses or other merchandise available from the shops.
Please make sure noses are named.
There will be media coverage of the event and there is more information and some fun games to be found on the Comic Relief website.

www.rednoseday.com
The suggested donation for Comic Relief is £1.

Thank you for joining us in supporting this worthwhile cause, improving the lives
of children around the world.

 

SMALL CHANGE RACE

Just a reminder that the Friends have organised a small change race to raise funds to buy some programmable floor robots (Beebots) for the children. Piggy bank bottles are in each classroom for children to collect small change.
The race began on Monday 25th February and will finish on Thursday 7th March.
Thanks for your support.

 
HEADLICE

Unfortunately it’s that time of year when headlice are becoming a problem! If you notice any lice or eggs in your child’s hair please treat immediately and inform the school office. We will then send a note to the class or year group concerned in the anticipation that you will all check and treat the family if necessary.
The grey eggs are unhatched, the white ones are shells and have hatched!
 

PE KITS

Please ensure that your child/ren have PE kits in school EVERY day. We are struggling to provide PE clothes for children who forget.
Also if you’ve borrowed any school clothing would you please return it to the school office as soon as possible.
Thank you.
Children should remove all jewellery for PE. This includes earrings. It may be easier to remove earrings on PE days.
 
 

PLAYTIMES AND ILLNESS

 If your child is well enough to come to school they should be well enough to go out to play and participate in all activities including PE. Children may only stay in at playtimes in exceptional circumstances for example a broken limb.

Diary dates

Y1 and Y2 Easter disco: Friday 22nd March 4-5.30

Class photos: Friday 22nd March

Easter egg hunt for all children Wednesday 27th March during the day

INSET Day: Thursday 28th March: School closed for children

Back to School on 15th April

Spring 1 Newsletter

posted 23 Jan 2013 06:41 by Office MIS   [ updated 29 Jan 2013 06:25 by Web Administrator ]

MAIDENBOWER INFANT SCHOOL

Spring 2013

        Happy New Year!!!

Well, what a way to start the Spring term!
Snow, snow, snow!
 
I’m sure the children have had a great weekend in the snow; and many thanks to you all for collecting your children early on Friday so that we were able to ensure that teachers living some distance from school were able to make their journeys home safely and in daylight.
 
Most of you made good use of the school website and text messages that kept you informed. However it quickly became apparent that we do not have up to date contact details for several families.
PLEASE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE YOUR CURRENT DETAILS AND EMERGENCY CONTACTS IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE.
Thank you.
 

During this weather please could you provide your children with a change of shoes (plimsolls are fine) for indoors. Only children with wellies or snow boots can go out to play in the snow. It would also be a good idea to send in spare socks if you haven’t already.

Baboushka

WOW! What a fantastic performance! All staff and children worked so hard to present a show of an amazing standard yet again. We collected £680 for Coco’s Foundation.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
 

The Christmas Fair

Another superbly organised event by the Friends of Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery, Maidenbower Junior School and The Brook School and Nursery. Each school will receive just over £1800.
ANOTHER THANK YOU!
 
PARENT WORKSHOPS
This term we are preparing workshops for parents focusing on reading, spelling and maths. Each workshop will begin at 2.15 in the studio. Details of the dates are attached. You will receive a reminder nearer to the time.
 
CONSULTATION EVENINGS
This term our consultation evenings are on 13th and 14th February. Lists to sign up for a 10 minute appointment with your child’s class teacher and Mrs Ayres (if appropriate) will be available from Monday 28th January.
If you are unable to make your own child care arrangements there will be a crèche in the studio. Some pre-school children find the time in the studio quite distressing – if possible please make alternative arrangements or keep them with you for the consultation.
 
PARENTMAIL 2
Imminently we will be moving over to ParentMail 2 and you will receive a welcome email asking you to access your account. Please note that with the new ParentMail any change of contact details will have to be amended by you, the school office will no longer have access to amend your data.
 

If you are not on ParentMail and would like to be, please come and see Mel Cripps in the school office. You can register your mobile only for receiving emergency texts (very useful for snow days like last Friday) you will still receive paper copies of correspondence.


AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS
Monday – Chelsea Football / Wednesday - French and Karate / Thursday – Rhythm Masters / Friday - Yoga Bugs and Karate. 

If your child would like to attend any of our after school clubs please see Mrs Allcock to add their names to the lists.
 
 

And finally………….

• Several children are relying on our spare PE kits rather than bringing their own. Please, please ensure your child has a PE kit in school every day as our stocks are running very low.

• May I also remind you to ensure that staff in the school office need sight of medical appointment letters

• If your child has sickness and/or diarrhoea they must be kept off school for 48 hours after the last time they have symptoms. This is a West Sussex County Policy. 

• I have already received requests for Absence from Learning for the summer term. As you know an important factor in authorising absence is attendance. Should I authorise an absence well in advance of the requested dates and your child’s attendance falls significantly below 95% the planned absence will become unauthorised.

• Year 1 parents please be aware that the Phonics Screening check has to be administered during the week beginning 17th June 2013; please avoid taking your child out of school as no absence will be authorised for Year 1 children during that week. Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation.

Autumn 3 Newsletter

posted 14 Jan 2013 06:44 by Web Administrator   [ updated 23 Jan 2013 06:45 by Office MIS ]

MAIDENBOWER INFANT SCHOOL

Autumn 3 2012

Here we go into the second half of the Autumn term!
The weather is beginning to feel more autumnal now so 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.
Cauliflower Cards
These delightful cards have raised over £130 for school.
Children in Need
Thank you again! This morning we raised an amazing £355!!!!!!

 

Book Fair

The Book Fair will be open, in the studio, after school from 3 to 3.30pm on Monday 26th November until Wednesday 28th November. A booklet will be coming home shortly.
Buy a book and our school gets one free!

BAD HAIR DAY: Friday 30th November

Children may come to school with the craziest hair styles you can create! 
In return we ask you to donate an unwrapped gift for mums to sell in the Secret’s Room at the Christmas Fair. Boxes will be in the library on the morning of the 30th to collect the gifts.
(No alcohol thank you)
Children come into the Secret’s Room, unaccompanied by parents, to choose and wrap a maximum of two gifts.

Disco for Years 1 and 2: Friday 7th December
Years 1 and 2 children dress up and have some fun, dancing and games.

Christmas Fair: Saturday 8th December
This is a fabulous event held in both the infant and junior schools.
The Friends are always looking for helpers. If you can help on the day please let the Friends know.

Parent Mail
We are moving to Parent Mail 2 in the New Year. Further information will follow this half term.

OUR FRIENDS AT ST ALBAN’S PRIMARY SCHOOL, CAMDEN

As you may know, over the last three 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. We would like to support the children of St Albans in their fundraising by sending them good quality, clean 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 on Monday 10th December and Tuesday 11th.  Jan James, Chair of Governors, will be taking the toys up to London on Wednesday 12th December.  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.


PARTY DAY 

Friday 21st 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 Thursday 20th 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.


REMINDERS

• Pushchairs are not to be brought into the cloakrooms or corridors. They are a health and safety risk. 
• 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.


CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES

This year our production is Baboushka.

A great Christmas story that's told in Russia about this time of the year.
It's about an elderly woman called Baboushka, and you'll love it!

Tuesday 18th December Dress Rehearsal for pre-schools 1.30
Wednesday 19th December Performance 9.45
        Performance 1.45
Thursday 20th 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 Monday 10th 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. 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!




Autumn 2 Newsletter

posted 15 Nov 2012 07:19 by Web Administrator   [ updated 23 Jan 2013 06:46 by Office MIS ]

MAIDENBOWER INFANT SCHOOL

Autumn 2 2012

Consultation on over prescription criteria to inform the consultation on admission arrangements for 2014

As I’m sure you are aware our Maidenbower Schools are often full. Today I have received a letter from the local authority who would like to assess which admission arrangements parents prefer in relation to catchment areas and siblings, and links between infant/first schools and junior/middle schools.
There is a short survey to complete. The survey is open now and closes on 7th December 2012.
The link to the survey is
http://www2.westsussex.gov.uk/CustomerInsight/Consultation_Silblings/siblings_
consultation.htm (copy and paste into your browser)

The outcome of the survey will be published in due course.
  

School Crossing Patrol

The authority is looking to appoint a School Crossing Patrol person (a lollipop person!) for Harvest Road. If you are interested or know of anyone else who may be interested please contact JulieFinn@westsussex.gov .
  

Reminders

Consultation evenings are 24th October and 25th October.
Miss Jones consultations are 23rd October and 24th October – please sign up if you haven’t already.

A crèche will be provided, if you are unable to arrange your own child care, on 24th and 25th in the studio and on the 23rd in Mrs Buckingham’s classroom for Miss Jones’ children.

INSET day – Friday 26th October – school closed for the children.

See you all on Monday 5th November.

FIREWORKS on the 9th November.

Enjoy the half term break!

 

Autumn 1 Newsletter

posted 15 Nov 2012 07:12 by Web Administrator   [ updated 23 Jan 2013 06:49 by Office MIS ]

MAIDENBOWER INFANT SCHOOL
AUTUMN 2012: 1

Welcome back to the new school year.
All the children have settled into their new classes brilliantly.


STAFF NEWS

I’m pleased to announce the safe arrival of Mrs Burley’s baby, Alexander David, born on 1st September!
We are delighted to welcome Mrs Kerry Lister to our school team as a Special Needs Support Assistant.
Congratulations to Mrs Buckingham who has secured a new job for January 2013. We are in the process of recruiting and will keep you informed.
 
 
INSET DAYS

This year our In-Service training days will be as follows: Friday 26th October, Monday 7th January, Thursday 28th March and Monday 3rd June.
School will be closed for the children on these days.
 
 
BUSY! BUSY! BUSY!

This is a very busy term with lots to look forward to and many opportunities to help you to be involved and informed.

Back to School Talks for Y1 and Y2 parents.
You are invited to come along to the studio to find out more about the learning that your children will be enjoying this year and how you can best support them. Please do try to come along.
Monday 1st October at 2pm in the hall for Y1 parents and Wednesday 3rd October at 2pm in the studio for Y2 parents
I will give a short presentation about the year ahead and then your child’s teacher will talk to you in the classroom.

Please note we are unable to provide a crèche on this occasion and ask you to make your own child care arrangements for any pre-school siblings.
Thank you.

Consultation Evenings
This term consultation is by appointment.
Wednesday 24th October 10 minute appointments from 3.30 to 7.00
Thursday 25th October 10 minute appointments from 3.30-5.30

Lists to sign up for an appointment will be displayed in year group cloakrooms from Monday 8th October
If it is impossible for you to sign up in person, due to work commitments, please call the School Office.

There will be a crèche for your children in the studio so that you can talk to their teacher.

Celebration Assemblies
We will continue to offer you the opportunity to join us for Celebration Assembly on the Friday that we celebrate your child’s birthday. YR assembly will be in the studio at 10:00 and Y1 and Y2 assembly in the hall 10:15-10:35. There is no expectation that you will come but you will be most welcome.
We celebrate birthdays from the Monday to Sunday each week.
 
 
CELEBRATING HARVEST

This year we will be celebrating Harvest in our assemblies. The Lighthouse Project who have been leading occasional assemblies in school for some years now and Mrs Boxall have links with the Easter Team who support many of the neediest people in our town. At this time of year we would like to help by collecting food to share with them
Please would you help us by contributing one tin of food (vegetables, fish, meat, fruit etc) that we will display during the week beginning Monday 15th October.
They would also appreciate sweets, boxes of biscuits etc to share at Christmas. 
 

CAR FREE FRIDAYS AND INTERNATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK

We have achieved the Healthy School Award, Eco Schools bronze award and gained our Travel Plan that shows our commitment to caring for the environment and sustainable travel. To this end we encourage children to come to school by any means other than by car! Every Friday is car free and children are asked to come to school on foot or by scooter. The week beginning Monday 8th October is our International Walk to School Week and we ask the children to walk or scoot every day. The class with the most children who have not travelled by car (on Fridays and/or Walk to School Week) are rewarded with an extra playtime.
 
 
Enriching the Curriculum

We are very proud of our curriculum. We strive to enrich children’s experiences by inviting a variety of visitors and theatre groups to support learning. This is very expensive and unfortunately our school budget doesn’t stretch far enough to pay for all of these events. Therefore we ask parents to donate a contribution of £10 per year to enable us to continue to provide an exciting curriculum full of first hand experiences.
To give you an idea of the cost:
Cuddle-Me-Do Farm: £200
Man from Story Mountain: £440
Timespan: £281

Please complete the reply slip below and return along with your contribution in an envelope to the School Office or your child’s class teacher.
Many thanks in anticipation of your support.

And while we’re on the subject of money…………………………
Our Parent Teacher Association (PTA) known as the ‘Friends of Maidenbower Infant School and Nursery’ have raised huge sums of money for our school through a variety of really fun fundraising activities. We have come to rely on this money to provide the very best of equipment for your children; (on average £10.000 per year) For example we have been able to provide outdoor learning equipment for all children, replenish books and topic resources, update ICT equipment, provide shade and shelter, replace the activity trail and most recently our wild area and pond, with viewing and dipping platform, have been cleared and replanted.
Unfortunately support for organising and helping at these events is dwindling. If you can spare some time to get involved please let us know.


A few reminders……

School clothing:
• Please make sure everything is named – it’s almost impossible to reunite unnamed clothing with owners!
• Please ensure your child has their PE kit in school EVERY day. It is essential that children are dressed appropriately for the activity.
• Long hair must be tied back for school; not only for safety but also to impede the spread of headlice!
• Children may not wear any jewellery for PE activities and earrings should be removed on PE days unless recently pierced and then they may be covered with tape for the first six weeks. Please provide your own tape.
Spare clothing:
• We are in need of girls and boys socks and pants for boys as our stock is now depleted. Please see Mrs Cripps if you have any that are outgrown and we can use for those ‘magic’ moments.
The school day:
• May I remind you that the doors open at 8.40 for the children to change books and to begin early morning activities that settle them for their learning.
• Register is at 8.55 and children arriving after this time will be marked as late.
• If your child has an appointment during the school day please ensure the school office staff have sight of an appointment card or hospital letter.
• If your child is unwell and unable to come to school please ensure that you let us know on the first morning of the absence – you may leave an answerphone message informing us of the symptoms/diagnosis if calling before 8.30. Thank you.
 
 
Absence from learning

The Department for Education have reviewed school attendance and are making changes:
• From September 2012 schools must submit absence data that includes pupils who are four on 31st  August before the start of the academic year.
• New regulations will address the misconception that parents are entitled to holidays in term time.
• Parents will still be able to request leave of absence but it will be made clear that this should be granted at the headteacher’s discretion and only in exceptional circumstances.
• When making a request parents must detail the exceptional circumstance.

Penalty notices and prosecution
An increase in the amount stated on penalty notices from £50 and £100 to £60
and £120 takes effect from September 2012. Further work is being undertaken to develop a scheme to ensure that, where parents fail to pay, the money can be recouped without the need for a lengthy court process, from child benefit.
Legislation to give Academies the power to prosecute parents for attendance offences is also being developed.


………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

£10 Enriching the Curriculum contribution

Child’s name…………………………………………………………………………………………….….            Class………………………………………

I enclose £10 contribution towards enriching the curriculum.


Signed………………………………………………………………….

 

 


 

Summer (1) Newsletter

posted 27 Apr 2012 02:16 by Office MIS   [ updated 27 Apr 2012 05:24 ]

Welcome to the Summer Term – all we need now is the sunshine!

OLYMPIC CARNIVAL – Friday 22nd June
 

 

As I mentioned in my previous newsletter Maidenbower Infant School, The Brook School and Pound Hill Infant School are planning an Olympic Carnival that will meet to celebrate at Maidenbower Park during the afternoon of Friday 22nd June.
Planning is underway and it’s looking very exciting!

During the day Pound Hill Infant School children will be shared between our school and the Brook School to prepare headbands, flags and streamers for the event.
We would be grateful if you could work with your child at home to make a robust percussion instrument to beat or shake at the Carnival. Please use clean, dry, empty drinks bottles, washing powder tubs, tubes with lids etc. The children will need their instruments for the morning of Friday 22nd June. If you are unable to make an instrument with your child let the class teacher know and we will help them at school.
We would like the children to come dressed in one of the Olympic ring colours. So please choose either blue, yellow, black, green or red.

There will be no hot meals served on 22nd June; however if your child is entitled to free school meals Chartwells will provide a packed lunch. Would everyone else please provide a packed lunch to be eaten at school.

IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE TAKING A FREE PACKED LUNCH PLEASE LET MRS ALLCOCK KNOW BY 31st MAY AT THE LATEST.

You are warmly invited to join us in celebrating the Olympics and aim to be at Maidenbower Park at 1p.m. to start our procession followed by an extravaganza of entertainment!!
 
OLYMPIC SPORTS

This year we will be having two sports afternoons. YR and Y1 will compete on Friday 29th June at 1.15 followed by Midsummer Madness. Our Y2 and Y2 from St Alban’s Primary School will compete on Wednesday 11th July at 1.15. Both events will begin with an opening ceremony. We hope you come to both of these events.
 
NEW LIBRARY

Over the Easter holiday we had a new library fitted. The library looks enormous now that the tree has gone and is bright and cheerful with a new lick of paint.
We have a new system of rewards and the tree is no longer a necessary feature as our theme is Over the Rainbow. The children will continue to earn gems for effort and work and will then come to me for an ‘I’m a treasure’ sticker and to write their names in a special book that is kept in the library.
 
 
 

 

 

I’m a treasure.
 
NEW OUTDOOR LEARNING DEVELOPMENTS

Thanks to the Friends Y2 now have a covered shelter so that outdoor learning can continue whatever the weather.
Many thanks to the Friends.
 
PARKING

I have been made aware that inconsiderate parking at the beginning and end of the school day is still causing concern to the residents of Parker Close. They are concerned that a child could be knocked down, as cars parked so close to their driveways block their view as they come out of their drive ways. Also the damage being caused to the grass verges is unsightly.
Please, please park considerately so that we maintain our relationship with the local community.
 
STAFF NEWS

Mrs Jarvis was one of the very first members of staff at our school when it opened just over 20 years ago. She will be retiring at the end of the summer term and we will miss her hugely. I’m sure you will join us in wishing her a very happy and deserved retirement.
The stork will be flying our way during August! I am delighted to let you know that Mrs Burley is expecting her first baby. Miss Nikki Hyde will be covering her maternity leave for the year.
 
CLASS ASSEMBLIES

Miss Jones’ class assembly Thurs 31st May 9.15
THERE WILL BE A CRÈCHE FOR PRE-SCHOOL SIBLINGS.
PLEASE BOOK A PLACE WITH MRS CRIPPS
YR concert to parents Thurs 5th July 9.15
Y2 celebration of learning for parents Thurs 19th July 2pm
THERE WILL BE NO CRÈCHE FOR WHOLE YEAR GROUP PRESENTATIONS
PLEASE MAKE YOUR OWN CHILD CARE ARRANGEMENTS AS PRE-SCHOOL SIBLINGS CANNOT BE ACCOMODATED.
 
 
 
WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK
 
 
National Walk to School Week 21st May – 25th May 2012
Please support National Walk to School week. It gives schools, children, parents and teachers an opportunity to be part of a national event as they celebrate the many benefits of walking.
This year we will be doing a ‘Strider’s walking challenge’ where the class will embark upon a virtual journey from Lands End to John O’Groats. Each day your child uses a sustainable mode of transport to travel to school they will place a sticker on a set route on a map of Great Britain. Which class will get to John O’Groats first? 
Help your child’s class by walking to school on as many days as possible. If you really do have to drive you could park your car at the playing field car park or the Frogshole Pub car park, (we have permission), and walk from there.
The class that reaches John O’Groats first will receive an award!
Please support this event by setting those alarm clocks earlier and
Walk to School!
Thank you!
 
 

Spring 2012 (2) - Newsletter

posted 27 Feb 2012 05:00 by Office MIS   [ updated 27 Feb 2012 05:24 ]

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU!!

As a direct result of views expressed by parents in our recent travel plan survey I am delighted to let you know that we now qualify for a School Crossing Patrol on Harvest Road.
This post will be advertised by West Sussex in the next few weeks.
 

SCOOTERS NOT BIKES

May I remind you that children may only ride scooters to school. They will be able to ride bikes when they join the junior school.
 

DRESSING SAFELY FOR PE

In accordance with our policy for PE it is essential that children are dressed appropriately.
Please see extract below.
 

CLOTHING

Children must change into appropriate clothing for all Physical Education activities and long hair must be tied back.

INDOORS: vest and pants
  or short sleeved t-shirt and shorts
  or leotards.
  bare feet.
Bermuda style shorts, leggings and football strips are unacceptable.

Trainers may not be worn indoors.
Verrucas must be covered.

OUTDOORS:
As above although track suits during cold weather are acceptable.
Appropriate sports shoes, plimsolls or lightweight trainers must be worn – heavy designer trainers are not acceptable.

All PE kits are to be kept in drawstring bags and not in rucksacks or plastic carrier bags. 

JEWELLERY

Earrings: Only studs are permitted in school and these must be removed for PE unless the ears have been pierced within the past 6 weeks and then the stud must be covered with tape.

All other jewellery must be removed.


PACKED LUNCHES

A COUPLE OF REMINDERS:
• Please ensure that your child is able to open any packages independently.
• Please do not provide sweets or chocolate bars in packed lunches.
• Please avoid products containing nuts.

 
 

OLYMPICS


We spent our INSET day planning exciting learning experiences for the summer term centred on the Olympics 2012. The Friends are planning a super event to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee and would be delighted if you could help.
 

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND…..


Ollie Heath will provide Rhythm Masters club again this term (for Y1 and Y2) from Thursday 1st March until the end of term.
Please see Mrs Allcock in the school office if your child would like to attend.
 

DIARY DATES

 
Class photos  20th March
Consultation Evenings 21st and 22nd March – crèche available if you are unable to make child care arrangements.
Travelling Book Fair End of March dates to be confirmed
 
Thank you
 

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.
 

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