Dear Parents/Guardians
Happy New Year!
Welcome back to the New Year and the start of the spring term. I hope you all had an enjoyable festive time with your families.
Noro Virus
As many of you would have heard in the news there is quite a virulent vomiting and diarrhoea bug sweeping the country.
We have spoken to the children about the importance of washing their hands before eating and after using the toilet and we have provided anti-bacterial liquid soap in the toilets instead of our normal bar soap. The children have responded very positively!
It is being recommended that if a child comes down with this virus they need to be off for 48 hours after the vomiting and diarrhoea has stopped (normally we say 24 hours). Please can all parents make sure their children are off for the 48 hours in order to lessen the spread of this virus. Many thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Dates For January 2008 to July 2008
- February Half-Term – 11th to 15th February
- Spring Term Closes – Thursday, 20th March
- May Day – Monday, 5th May
- Summer Term Starts – Tuesday, 8th April
- May Day – Monday, 5th May
- May Half-Term – 26th to 30th May
- End of Summer Term – Tuesday, 22nd July
- Pop Quiz – Saturday, 15th March
Healthy Eating Tuck Shop
Tuck shop restarts this Wednesday, 16th January.
Just a reminder that fruit has gone up to 25p but fruit juice will remain at 25p. This is due to the increase in price of fruit and veg.
Parent Support Adviser
The role of our parent support adviser is to support you as parents and your child by providing support, advice and information. She is able to help you with any worries you may have in relation to your child’s education, behaviour or attendance, and provide support on how best to deal with it.
Our adviser, Rachel Britton, will be holding informal surgeries in the community lounge starting next Friday, 18th January from 8.45am to 10.30am these will take place every Friday until February half-term.
Absence Letters
If your child is going to be off school, please remember to phone in and leave a message either on the answer machine or with someone in the office for each day they are off. Upon their return, please make sure your child has an absence note for the teacher which has the dates of the days they were off. If you do not send in an absence note to the teacher it goes in as an unauthorised absence.
Hockey
Is your child in Years 2 to 6? Would they like to learn hockey? There are places available in the hockey club which meets on Wednesdays from 3.15pm to 4.15pm. For more information contact Louise Honey on 780966 or Claire Thorby on 781527.
Under 7′s Football
Open to boys and girls in reception, year 1 and year 2. Training will start on Saturday, 12th January 2008 from 10.00am to 11.00am on the astro. Cost will be £1 to cover the hire of the astro. Come and have fun learning football skills! For further information, please contact either Andrew Barrett (Evan’s dad) 780844, Matt Cundy (Dan’s dad) 780743 or Janine Swanser (Luke and Becky’s mum) 203095.
Regards
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
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