Dear Parents/Carers
Dates For The Rest Of Term
- Fri, 8th April Last Day Of School
- Wed, 27th April Back To School
- Fri, 29th April Bank Holiday
- Mon, 2nd May Bank Holiday
- Tue, 3rd May Back To School
- 30th May to 3rd June Half Term
- Fri, 22nd July Last Day of Term
When the children come back for the summer term don’t forget about hats and sunscreen for those hot sunny days we will be having.
Parent Governor Nominations
Many thanks to all those who filled in ballet forms for our new parent governors.
Congratulations to Katherine Edwards, Sudipta Chatterjee and Smitha Pallan. We look forward to welcoming them on to the governors.
Easter Hampers
Congratulations to he winners of our three Easter hampers! They are:
- Raeel Afaal
- Harrison and Cara Dethridge
- Alex Gedny
Football On The Astro After School
Year 3 and 4 football sessions have begun on the astro on Mondays from 3.15pm to 4.00pm.
Year 1 and 2 will be starting after the Easter holidays on Fridays from 3.15pm to 4.00pm. Year 1 and 2 children must be supervised by a parent/adult.
Request From The Gardening Club
Over the Easter holidays please could you collect any 3 litre squash bottles and bring them into the school office please. Huge plastic bottles can be made into brilliant self-watering mini greenhouse. Three bottles make two greenhouses.
Tennis
Free taster sessions for families (children must be accompanied by an adult) on:
- Tuesday 3rd May and Thursday, 5th May
- Tuesday 10th May and Thursday 12th May.
Times: 3.30pm – 5.00pm or 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Come along and have a go.
Easter Craft and Play Sessions – At The Playstation
They are holding craft and play sessions for the special price of £5 for a two hour session. This includes all materials and refreshments. There will be various crafts on an Easter theme with something to suit everyone.
These are for children from the ages of 3 to 14 and will be from 10.00am to 12.00 noon. The sessions will be held:
11th to the 15th April & 18th to the 20th April
If you would like to book a craft session, like more information on any of their childcare or to arrange a visit, please call Patsie on either 07921 541549 or 07980 950964.
Finally, I hope you and all your family have a lovely Easter holiday together.
We look forward to seeing the children back for the summer term on Wednesday, 27th April.
Kind regards
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Dear Parents/Carers
Red Nose Day – Well Done!
Many thanks to everyone who contributed to making last Friday a fun and successful day!
We sold 300 red noses, made £240 on non-uniform, cakes, biscuits and popcorn and collected £138 in 2p and 1p (7,600 1p coins and 3,100 2p coins). Making a grand total of £678!
Year 1 and 2 Working Party
After school today children can watch Ice Age 3 in the studio while parents help with the infant outdoor area. There is a sign-up sheet in the office for next Friday’s showing of Monsters vs Aliens while adults continue working on the outdoor area.
Mother’s Day Lunches
These are now fully booked and we look forward to seeing you next week.
Parent Governor Nominations
The following parents have expressed an interest in being a parent governor: Zoe Beeton (Reception and Year 2 parent), Nigel Bailey (Reception parent), Katherine Edwards (Year 1 parent), Smitha Pallan and Sudipta Ghatterjee (Year 2 parents). A summary of the nominees and voting forms will be sent out next week.
Main School Gate
The gate is locked between 9.00am and 2.45pm. Before 9.00am and after 2.45pm there is no need to buzz to enter as the gate is unlocked .
Ice Cream Van
We have received enquiries about stopping the ice cream van from being outside the school at the end of the school day. As the van is not on school property we are unable to prevent the van from trading in the hammerhead.
Nearly New Sale – Tomorrow
This will be tomorrow, Saturday, 26th March, from 10.00am to 12 noon. Why not come along for some great bargains.
Easter Hampers
If you are planning to contribute towards the Easter hampers, please bring items in by Monday afternoon so the hampers can be made up. The tickets which went home with your child need to be back to the school office by Wednesday, 5th April. The winners will be drawn on Thursday, 6th April.
End Of Term Discos
These will be held on the last day of term, Friday, 8th April in the school hall. Tickets are £2.00 a ticket and are now on sale from the office from 8.40am to 9.10am and 3.00pm to 3.20pm.
- Reception/Year 1/2 Disco - 6.00pm to 7.15pm.
- Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Disco - 7.30pm to 9.00pm.
Football On The Astro After School
Year 3 and 4 football sessions have begun on the astro on Mondays from 3.15pm to 4.00pm.
Year 1 and 2 will be starting after the Easter holidays on Fridays from 3.15pm to 4.00pm. Year 1 and 2 children must be supervised by a parent/adult.
Request From The Gardening Club
Please could you collect any 3 litre squash bottles and bring them into the school office please. Huge plastic bottles can be made into brilliant self-watering mini greenhouse. Three bottles make two greenhouses. If you can rescue any from the blue bin, with their tops preferably still on, it would be much appreciated.
Kind regards
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
The recent infant working party was a roaring success especially as the sun decided to show its face!
We hope to hold two more sessions on Friday 25th March and Friday 1st April. Film club will run at the same time so your children can enjoy a film whilst you help out! Hope to see you there.
Thank you to all that helped.
Mrs Worth
Dear Parents/Carers
Urgent – Stop Press! Tomorrow – Infants’ Working Party
If you are able to spare an hour or so, we would be delighted to see you tomorrow morning, any time from 10.00am to 1.00pm to work on the new outdoor area for the infants.
All parents and grandparents of any year group would be more than welcome.
Camhill’s Café
A huge thank you for supporting our citizens café last week. The citizens raised almost £100 some of which will be spent on Citizenship projects.
Pop Band
All children from Year 3 to 6 will bring home a leaflet ‘Let Your Child Play Their Part’ – Clive’s Easy Learn Pop Music School.
If your child does join, please can you inform the music school that your child attends Bar Hill School and let me know as they have promised to make a donation to Our school. The donations will go towards enhancing the music room.
Holidays In Term Time
Lately there has been a huge increase in children being taken out of school for term time family holidays. As you know, the holidays will be recorded as an unauthorised absence and it is import to consider the impact this additional absence has on your child’s education.
I appreciate that holidays are much cheaper in term time and that for some families there may not be a choice as to when holidays can be taken but if you do have a choice, please consider this carefully.
Parent Questionnaire
Thank you very much for the questionnaires. They have been analysed and I have prepared a feedback letter for you which will be sent out on Monday.
Parent Governor Elections
We have vacancies for two parent governors to join our proactive and supportive board of governors.
Pop Quiz
This will be on Saturday, 2nd April starting at 7.30pm. There will be no meal this time. Entrance is £4 per person and a maximum of 8 on a team. Licensed bar and snacks provided. Forms are available from the office and need to be back to the school office by Tuesday, 29th March.
Nearly New Sale
This will be on Saturday, 26th March from 10.00am to 12 noon. The cost is £5 to have a pitch and sell. To reserve a pitch contact Andrea on 07759-690-245.
Collecting Tokens
Many thanks to all of you who have been collect Tesco tokens, Sainsbury tokens and Nestle cereal box tops for education.
There are collection boxes in the office foyer for Sainsbury and Tesco and Nestle token can be put in the red posting box above the token box.
Red Nose Day
Next Friday, 18th March, it is Red Nose Day, and we will be doing three things:
- Non-uniform (50p) wear something red
- Filling Lennie with Pennies
- Cake stall during morning break
With 240 children buying cakes we would be most appreciative of any cakes, biscuits and popcorn you can bring in that morning for us to sell to the children.
Many thanks for all your support.
Kind regards
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Dear Parent/Carer
The Big Pedal is a FREE national cycle-to-school race taking place 7 – 25 March this year, and Bar Hill C P School has registered to take part!
We need YOU to get involved with The Big Pedal cycle race
With fantastic prizes for pupils and schools (not to mention the health benefits), we’d love it if you could get involved and take part in The Big Pedal too. The more pupils, staff and parents that cycle to school, the better your school will do, and the higher their chances of winning prizes.
How does the race work?
The Big Pedal is a stage race and works a bit like the Tour de France. Each day is a new stage in the race which takes schools on a route all round the UK. Schools log how many people cycle into school each day and the more people that do, the faster their time will be for that stage. The winning school is the school that completes the whole race in the fastest time.
How do I get involved?
The most important thing you can do is encourage your child(ren) to cycle to school during the race, and to join them in doing so. Years 5 and 6 can park within school grounds. Reception to Year 4 will need to park their bikes outside the school fence.
More information
If you’d like to keep track of how your school is doing, and for lots more information about the race, visit The Big Pedal website: www.thebigpedal.org.uk. Alternatively, we will be recording all the journeys being made in school, and the school’s times and stage position will be recorded on a giant wallchart.
Why we’re taking part
We think it’s a fantastic way to promote cycling in our school and get more pupils riding their bikes. Children who have recently completed cycle training will immediately be able to put their knowledge to use and develop their cycling skills further. What’s more it’s a fun, sociable way to start the day and we’ll be competing to become the UK’s best cycling school!
Great prizes too!
The top prize is a bicycle stunt show from Team M.A.D, the UK’s No. 1 Mountain Bike Display Team. Plus Land Rover bikes, cycle storage from Cyclepods and further regional prizes - so lots to get excited about!
The Big Pedal has been developed by Sustrans from its Virtual Bike Race in 2010, which encouraged over 280,000 cycle journeys to school. This is an excellent way to promote active travel and to introduce children to cycling.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions about the event.
Mrs Tabram
Dear parents/carers
What have we been doing?
As you would expect, December was busy. There was a raffle, a cake stall, the ever popular (and so very useful) Nearly New Sale, and the children were making Christmas cards. Then right at the end there was the brilliant end of term discos. This made a fantastic total of over £850 that will be fed back into the school. Well done to all who helped and participated.
Where is all this money going to?
Because we work so closely with the school we are not just raising money for the sake of it, but there are specific items we need. This year we have 3 targets.
- We started getting outdoor equipment last year, but we need more.
- We want to be part of the regions competitions, especially the Mini Olympics, so we will help fund the Sports Partnership in September.
- Our big target is to upgrade our reading provision, especially for reception and infants, but also revamp the book stock across all years. This is part of the governments’ initiative to have all children reading by age 6. We need new curriculum based reading packs, but it will cost money!
Coming soon…..dates for your diary
The next nearly new sale is on Saturday 26th March. The sale is on from 10 to 12. Don’t miss a bargain or two. The tables are £5 in advance or £7 on the day, and a 50p entrance fee for adults on the day. 8 a.m. set up in the school hall (please leave your details with the school office if interested).
The next Pop Quiz is on Saturday 2nd April. There is a slightly new format with no food this time, but tickets are only £4 a head, with a max of 8 people per team. Drinks at 7 p.m. and the quiz starts at 7.30.
The Fun Day is on Friday 20th May after school, with details nearer the time, and the leavers discos on Saturday 16th July.
What can you do?
All offers of help are greatly appreciated, but the latest requests are:
- One or two volunteers to help in the reception class on Friday mornings.
- Food hygiene qualified volunteers to help on the BBQ at the Fun Day
- Unwanted teddies to go to the Teddy Stall at the Fun Day
How to contact us:
Chat to a member of the PTA in the playground, or see our area of the school website. The school office can pass details to the PTA so we can get in touch with anyone interested in joining or helping.
The next committee meeting is 3rd March at 7.30 in the school staff room.
Dear Parents/Carers
Reminder
No school tomorrow, Friday, 18th February as we are holding a training day for the staff.
Parent Consultations
Thank you for your support to date and we look forward to meeting with the rest of you after half-term.
Infants’ Working Party
As you know the creative curriculum is at the centre of all that we do. To encourage our children to learn in all environments we would like to develop the infant outdoor area and sky room. We propose a working party on the 12th March (lunch provided!) where parents of children in Reception to Year 2 will be invited to come along and help us out. So if you can offer us any help painting, digging or even laminating please see Mrs Worth asap. Many Thanks.
Parent Elections
We have vacancies for two parent governors to join our proactive and supportive board of governors. This will be advertised after half-term so watch this space.
PTA Events
Guess The Sweets In The Jar: Congratulations to Georgia Wilson who guessed the exact number of sweets in the jar – 231. Well done Georgia!
Pop Quiz
This will be on Saturday, 2nd April starting at 7.30pm. There will be no meal this time. Entrance is £4 per person and a maximum of 8 on a team. Licensed bar and snacks provided. Forms are available from the office.
Nearly New Sale
This will be on Saturday, 26th March from 10.00am to 12 noon. The cost is £5 to have a pitch and sell. To reserve a pitch contact Andrea on 07759-690-245.
Camhill’s Café
Don’t forget that when we come back to school after the February half-term, the Camhill’s Café will be on Tuesday, 1st March straight after school in the school hall.
If you have a clear out over half-term of toys, books and puzzles that your child has outgrown or any new unwanted Christmas gifts, we will be having our very successful tombola again. Please bring any unwanted items to the school office. We would also appreciate donations of cakes on the day to sell. The Cambridge Evening News are very interested in our café and will be sending a photographer between 3.00 and 3.30pm so make sure you are there!
Twilight At The Museums
On Wednesday, 23rd February from 4.30 to 7.30pm nine Cambridge museums will be opening their doors after dark and running fun family activities for this year’s ‘Twilight At The Museum’. Highlights include: spotting dinosaurs at the Sedgwick Museum, discovering nocturnal animals at the Zoology Museum and following the deep dark safari route at the Botanic Garden.
To plan your evening visit: www.cam.ac.uk/twilight to check the times and details of individual events. And don’t forget your torch!
Staff News
As you know, Mrs Mayer will be leaving tomorrow, after our training day, to go on maternity leave. Mr and Mrs Mayer’s new arrival is due next week. We will keep you informed.
We welcome Mr Adam Edwards as a Year 5 teacher to cover for Mrs Mayer until July.
Finally, on behalf of staff, governors and pupils, we wish you an enjoyable half-tem break with your families.
Yours sincerely
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Please find below our latest school uniform guidance
 Guidance on School Uniform 2011
Dear Parents
Film Club
The next film club will be held next Friday, 11th February.
We will be showing ‘Up’ in the studio after school. It will be from approximately 3.15pm to 4.45pm. This film is open to all children in the school.
If you would like to come, please sign up your child at the office from Monday.
Infants’ Working Party
As you know the creative curriculum is at the centre of all that we do. To encourage our children to learn in all environments we would like to develop the infant outdoor area and sky room. We propose a working party on the 12th March (lunch provided!) where parents of children in Reception to Year 2 will be invited to come along and help us out. So if you can offer us any help painting, digging or even laminating please see Mrs Worth asap. Many Thanks.
Camhill’s Café – Change of Date!
Our next Citizenship Café was going to be on Thursday, 10th February. It is now going to be on Tuesday, 1st March.
Please put the date in your diary. In the meantime, if you have had a clear out after Christmas of toys, books and puzzles that your child has outgrown we would love to have them to sell at the café on the 10th February. Please bring any unwanted items to the school office. We would also appreciate donations of cakes on the day to sell.
School Meal Dates
- Mum’s Valentine Meal – Tuesday, 15th February
- Dad’s Valentine Meal – Thursday, 17th February
- Pancake Day (Children) – Tuesday, 8th March
- Granny and Grandad’s – Thursday, 17th March
- Mother’s Day KS1 – Tuesday,29th March
- Mother’s Day KS2 – Thursday, 31st March
PTA Events
Guess The Sweets In The Jar
Come to the office and guess how many sweets are in the jar. It is 30pence a guess or 4 guesses for a £1.00.
We will announce the winner on Valentine’s Day, Monday, 14th February.
Pop Quiz
This will be on Saturday, 2nd April starting at 7.30pm. There will be no meal this time. Entrance is £4 per person and a maximum of 8 on a team. Licensed bar and snacks provided.
Forms will be available from Monday afternoon.
Nearly New Sale
This will be on Saturday, 26th March from 10.00am to 12 noon. The cost is £5 to have a pitch and sell. To reserve a pitch contact Andrea on 07759-690-245.
Dates For January 2011 to July 2011
- Training Day – Friday, 18th February
- February Half-Term – 21st – 25th February
- Spring Term Closes – Friday, 8th April
- Summer Term Starts – Wednesday, 27th April
- Bank Holiday – Friday, 29th April
- May Day – Monday, 2nd May
- May Half-Term – 30th May to 3rd June
- End of Summer Term – Friday, 22nd July
Copper Coins For Red Nose Day
On Friday, 18th March the children will be supporting Red Nose Day. One of the fundraising ideas we have is to have a large cut out or drawing of Lenny Henry and we will ‘Fill Lenny With Pennies’. Hopefully we will get lots of coins, so do start saving them now!
Yours sincerely
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Dear Parent/Carers
Happy New Year
Welcome back to the start of our new term. Even though it seems a long time ago I hope you had an enjoyable break with your family. We now look forward to spring and longer days!
Reminder
During the first three weeks of May children in all year groups [except reception and year 1] throughout England have their annual assessments. KS2 (Year 6) SATs tests will take place during the week commencing the 10th of May. We would also ask all families to avoid taking holidays during this period.
Borrowed Clothes and Wet Play
Please return clothes lent to your child if they have fallen over and borrowed dry clothes from the school. We are very short now and will not be able to supply clean trousers.
Also, if your child has outgrown any trousers or leggings please could you donate them to the school.
During wet weather you may want to consider sending your child with a change of clothes.
Healthy Eating Tuck Shop
We will be restarting the healthy eating tuck shop this Wednesday, 12th January. Items to buy are still only 25p.
Parent Mail
If would like to receive letters and school information by email, let the school office know your email details and they will register you with Parentmail. You can also go on the site yourself to read more (www.parentmail.co.uk) or you can email the school office with your email details.
Just a reminder that if you wish to visit the school office in the morning after you have dropped your child off in their classroom, you must go back outside and enter the school via the main entrance. Please do not go through the school to reach the office.
This is a security measure so that we can identify adults who are in the school during the school day.
School office hours are from 8.35 to 9.10am in the mornings and 3.00 to 3.30pm in the afternoons. Other than an emergency, could parents please refrain from coming at other times to the office. Thank you for your cooperation.
Uniform and water bottles are only sold on Wednesdays during the above times.
Dramawise
This performing arts school runs on Tuesday evenings at the school from 5.00pm to 7.00pm. A new class for 6 to 8 year olds will be starting soon. To find out more information contact Frances on either 01223-832288 or frances.wyse@btinternet.com.
Dinner Supervisor
We are looking for a relief dinner supervisor to cover absences. It would be from 12.10pm to 1.10pm. Please see the office for more details.
Yours sincerely
Sanjay Mistry
Deputy Headteacher
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