School Panto Trip Oh Yes It Is

FRIDAY NEWSLETTER

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Friday 18th November 2016

SCHOOL PANTO TRIP – “OH YES IT IS”

We are delighted to have been asked by the Tyne Theatre to attend their final dress rehearsal on Friday 2nd December 2016 1 pm – 3.30 pm.

The show will be free of charge, however, we will need a £3 contribution towards transport costs in order for the trip to go ahead.We would hope to be back by 4.15pm, depending upon traffic. We will text parents to let them know we are on our way.Please note that your child MUST bring in a signed consent slip to be able to attend the pantomime. The visit is open to all pupils from Reception to Year 6. We will arrange a separate ‘treat’ for Nursery.

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MORNING – NON UNIFORM DAY – MONDAY 28TH NOVEMBER

To help us get into the Christmas spirit and spread some glad tidings our Christmas Decorations Day will also be a non-uniform, perhaps an early airing of the Christmas jumper?!A donation ofa chocolate bar or bag of chocolate sweets will be required to take part, these will be used as prizes in our Chocolate Tombola at the Christmas Fayre.

MR FASSOM’S EAL COFFEE MORNING

On Friday 25th November at 9:00-9:30am in the Community Room, Mr Fassom is holding an EAL Coffee Morning for parents of children with English as an additional language. He is looking for parents who speak a language other than English at home. He is working on improving our communication with this group of parents and needs your help. What things does the school do well? What other things could we be doing to help parents?

CHRISTMAS FAYRE

This year’s Christmas Fayre will be on Friday 9th December, so why not come along and get into the Christmas spirit, as we will have lots of stalls and activities such as; raffles, tombola’s, face painting, a café with mince pies and scones and our famous Santa’s Grotto!

This year we are also introducing a parent table top sale (Parents can book a table for £5 – NON FOOD STUFFS ONLY PLEASE).

Entry is 50p per adult and free to Kelvin Grove children.

As ever, we are counting on YOUR generosity to support our success. Can you help? We are looking for donations of prizes for the Raffle and Tombola and also bottles for our famous Bottle Stall! All donations are hugely appreciated.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

SCHOOL ADMISSIONS – RECEPTION

If your child is currently a Nursery pupil you will have received an application form to apply for your child’s next school place. Application forms must be returned by 15th January 2017. Parents who apply after the deadline dates seriously jeopardise their chances of their child getting a place at their preferred school.

KELVIN GROVE - PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION

The PTA of Kelvin Grove is involved in fund raising and event organising for the school throughout the year, such as the Summer Fayre and last terms Stars In Their Eyes Show. They are currently busy getting the Christmas Fayre ready and are looking for new members. If you would like join the PTA and help raise funds and organise events for the pupils please see the school office.

TIGHTS, SOCKS, KNICKERS AND UNDERPANTS

Can you help? Reception Classes are looking for donations of pre-owned or new tights, socks, knickers and underpants for ages 3 – 5. If you can help us with any of these items please can you give them to the school office.

TODDLER GROUP

There is a toddler group run by parents every Tuesday morning in the Community Room from 9 am to 11 am. They have lots of games for your child to play and learn social skills by interacting with other children. There are refreshments ie tea/coffee, biscuits and toast. The cost is £1 or £1.50 per family. At Christmas the children have their own party and a present from Santa. Please come along and give it a try.

SPARE/UNWANTED WOOL

Do you have any spare or unwanted wool? Year 3 are planning some special Christmas crafts and need any wool you may have hidden away. If you can help with this please give your wool to the office.

UNWANTED TABLE TOP GAMES

We are looking for donations of any unwanted table top games such as Connect 4, Guess Who, Snakes & Ladders, Drafts or Ludo for Breakfast Club. If you have any of these or others lurking in the back of cupboards or on top of wardrobes please can we please have them?

CLASS ATTENDANCE

REC CP-91.6%REC H-94.3%

1SA-98.8%1YA-96.2%

2F-94.8%2B-97.2%

3H-93.6%3/4M-100%

4H-98.5%5B-91.4%

5/6W-100%6H-97.9%

The best attendance for last week goes to Classes 3/4m – Miss Chaudhry’s Class & 5/6W – Mrs Wilson’s class both with 100%! Fantastic! Well done!

PLEASE CAN WE REMIND YOU THAT ALL CHILDREN WHO HAVE 100% ATTENDANCE THIS TERM WILL BE REWARDED WITH A FREE TRIP AT THE END OF TERM!

LEARNERS OF THE WEEK

Sarah, Jack,

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