Issue 6 1st June 2015
Dear Parents,
Welcome to the final newsletter of this academic year.
I am so proud of our Year 6 children. Year 6 had their SAT tests and they all worked incredibly hard. This was an opportunity for them to show all of the skills that they have learnt at St Stephen’s and their focus, determination, enthusiasm and attitude was absolutely first class. All of them went in and came out of each test with a smile on their face and the knowledge that they had done their very best, which is all we can ever ask for. Well done Year 6 and get ready for your busy last half term at St Stephen’s.
Year 6 will be preparing for their end of term production performance and we will be bidding them farewell with a graduation assembly and a social leavers’ celebration. The rest of the school has been engaged with their own learning, but thanks must also go to them for being so respectful around the school whilst Year 6 completed their tests.
At the end of this term a number of our nursery and day-care children will be moving to reception classes in a variety of schools and I wish them a smooth and happy transition into their new school. All children will have the opportunity to meet their teacher for next year during a transition morning in the last week of term.
The year has passed quickly and the children have worked extremely hard and achieved so much. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the children for all their efforts and achievements and thank all parents for their continuous support of the school and their children.
I am grateful to staff and governors for their commitment and loyalty so generously offered to the school. I am delighted that St. Stephen’s has enjoyed another successful year where pupils have achieved well.
I along with the staff would like to wish you a restful and enjoyable Summer and for those of you observing fasts I wish you a peaceful Ramadan.
Ms Neena Lall
Headteacher
SUMMER TERM DATES 2015
JUNE
Tuesday 2nd June / 9am Finance Committee
Tuesday 2nd June / Nursery and Reception Sports day in School
Wednesday 3rd June / Years 1 and 2 Sports Day at West Ham Park
Thursday 4th June / Years 3 and 4 Sports Day at Newham Leisure Centre
Friday 5th June / Years 5 and 6 Sports Day at Newham Leisure Centre
Tuesday 9th June / Year 1 Educational visit to The Natural History Museum
Thursday 11th June / E safety parent meeting in the school Hall at 2.45pm
Monday 15th June / Year 6 Production- 7pm (Tickets will be on sale in the entrance from the 1st June).
Wednesday 17th June / New reception parents’ meeting- 9am
Thursday 18th June / Governors’ Meeting 6pm start
Friday 19th June / Dads Day in the Nursery
Monday 22nd June / Year 2 Educational visit to Chalkwell
Thursday 25th June / Day care parents’ meeting 5pm
JULY
Wednesday 8th July / Children’s Centre Advisory Board Meeting at 5pm
Thursday 9th July / Nursery, Daycare and Reception Parent Consultation Day
Tuesday 14th July / Teddy bears picnic- New reception classes
Friday 17th July / Report cards to parents
Monday 20th July / Year 6 Graduation Assembly-9am-Only Year 6 Parents invited
Monday 20th July / Year 6 leavers celebration visit
Wednesday 22nd July / Summer Holiday – School closes at 12:30 pm
Extended year Daycare and Children’s Centre closes on Friday 31st July and reopens on Monday 17th August.
See Children’s Centre for stay and play activities.
Thursday 3rd September 2015–Primary School restarts at 8:55 am
Wednesday 9th September –Nursery School starts
I will inform you of any additional dates and events that may be set during the term.
REPORTS and FEEDBACK
Reception Class teachers have written EYFS reports. These will be issued to parents on Friday 3rd July and will also contain details of classes and teachers for September.
Reception Parents will have an opportunity to discuss this report with the class teachers on Thursday 9th July at the reception parent’s consultation day.
Year 1-5 parents will receive a report card with details of attainment, classes and teachers for September on Friday 17th July.
Year 6 will receive their SATs and teacher assessment results.
We always welcome feedback.
OFSTED has a Parent view section where they gain a parents perspective of the school. If you would like to leave comments on how well your children are doing at St Stephen’s, please use this link: http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/
STAFFING
Primary
· We would like to welcome Georgia Dawson back to St Stephen’s as the Assistant Head Teacher for the Early Years.
· We also welcome Husnah Bhatti back from maternity leave.
· We are sad to be saying goodbye to Amy Buchanan, Sophie Johnson and Katy Carlos; we wish these teachers all the best for the future.
· Cilla Patel will also be leaving us at the end of this term.
· We have appointed Darlene Anderson and Bernice Amoako-Darko to our support staff.
· We have appointed Esther Williams and Tom Newnham as permanent members of staff to start as NQTs in September.
Nursery:
· We have appointed Rosie Chissick as a NQT to join us in September.
Daycare:
· We welcome Becky Ross back to day-care from maternity leave.
· Tammy Slater left St Stephens to move to out of London.
Children’s Centre:
· Tracy Cairns our Admin assistant left St Stephens to move to out of London.
FUNDRAISING
· Red Nose Day-£1354.62
· Nepal Earthquake Appeal-£598.59
· Summer Fair-£1974
Thank you for all your donations to these worthwhile causes.
SAFEGUARDING- Head lice information
During this time of year head lice can be a common problem. While lice are nothing more than a nuisance, it is important that parents check their children on a weekly basis so that any head lice can be dealt with quickly and before they are allowed to spread too far.
Follow the simple CHECK, TREAT, COMPLETE routine below to ensure we keep head lice to a minimum.
CHECK
· Your child’s hair once a week
· Use a proper detection comb – with teeth no more than 0.3mm apart to trap head lice and white in colour so they can easily be seen.
· If you find live lice, consult a pharmacist for treatment advice.
· If head lice are spotted, take a close look at all the family, including yourself and ask close family and friends to check as well.
TREAT
· Only treat if live lice are identified.
· Use a clinically proven treatment.
· Leave the treatment on for the recommended time for maximum effect – leaving it on for longer will not make if more effective.
COMPLETE
· Repeat the treatment for a second time seven days after the first to kill any lice that may hatch from eggs during that time, if the pack instructions specify that a second application is required.
· Check that all head lice have gone two to three days after the final application of head lice treatment to complete the process.
· For further information on head lice see your pharmacist or visit www.onceaweektakeapeek.com
Common facts:
1. Head lice can only be passed by direct head-to-head contact.
2. They cannot jump, fly, hop or swim.
3. Head lice can be caught by sharing things like hairbrushes, towels or bedding.
4. Head lice can only survive on heads, dying quickly once away from their food source.They can only survive for eight to 24 hours without feeding.
5. Having head lice has nothing to do with personal hygiene or having dirty hair.They can live on all types of hair and have no preference towards clean or dirty.
6. Lice live incredibly close to the scalp and can survive on hair as short as 2mm long so cutting or shaving hair will not necessarily help.
Any further advice please contact Mark Little, the Health and Safety Lead on 020 8472 7575.
SCHOOL SWEATSHIRTS
I would like to remind parents about the allocation of specific sweatshirt colours to each year group.
Nursery / Any colour
Reception / Blue sweatshirt
Year 1 / Blue sweatshirt
Year 2 / Blue sweatshirt
Year 3 / Purple sweatshirt
Year 4 / Purple sweatshirt
Year 5 / Red sweatshirt
Year 6 / Red sweatshirt
CHILDREN’S CENTRE AND DAYCARE
Healthy Eating
I would like to remind all parents of the outstanding work of St Stephen’s Children Centre. They offer a range of services and activities for families with young children. Please contact Janet Patterson in the Children’s Centre for further information.
The centre provides:
· Courses for adults (crèche provision available)
· Activities for parents and children
· Health services
· Family support including parenting
· Housing and welfare benefit guidance
· Advice on employment
St Stephen’s also offer Day Care provision within the nursery and children’s centre. They are a fee paying provision for children aged between one and five years old, which is open from 8am-6pm, 48 weeks of the year. Please contact Julie Haley in the Nursery for further information.
CONTACT US
St Stephen’s Schools and Children’s Centre, Whitfield Road, London E6 1AS
Head teacher: Ms Neena Lall
PRIMARY
Deputy Head Teacher
Mrs Fozia Ramzan
/ PRIMARY
Deputy Head Teacher
Mr Adam Bennett
/ NURSERY AND CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Deputy Head Teacher
Mrs Janet Mantey
Tel: 020 8472 7575
Email:
Website: www.st-stephens-primary.org.uk / Tel 020 8471 1366
Email:
Website:www.st-stephens-nurserychildrenscentre.org.uk
This newsletter is also available on the school website.
School Term/Holiday Dates
AUTUMN TERM
First day of term
DAYCARE / Tuesday 1st September 2015First day of term
PRIMARY / Thursday 3rd September 2015First day of term
NURSERY / Wednesday 9th September 2015Half term / Monday 26thOctober 2015 to
Friday 6th November 2015
Last day of term / Friday 18th December 2015 12.30pm finish for pupils
SPRING TERM 2016
First day of term
/ Monday 4th January 2016Half term / Monday 15th February 2016 to
Friday 19th February 2016
Last day of term / Thursday 24th March 2016
12.30pm finish for pupils
SUMMER TERM 2016
First day of term
/ Monday 11th April 2016May Day
/ Monday 2nd May 2015-SCHOOL CLOSEDHalf term / Monday 30th May 2016 to
Friday 3rd June 2016
Last day of term / Friday 22nd July 2016
12.30pm finish for pupils