Information Bulletin Summer Term 2012 cont...
Summer Term Clubs
Clubs started on Monday 30th April and will finish on Monday 9th July. Please note that during the School Journey week 21st – 25th May there will be no coaching, cake decorating, website build or maths clubs.
Uniform
Graduates, our uniform shop, will be in school on Thursday 10th May from 3:30 – 4:30pm and at our Induction morning and Open Evening on Tuesday 10th July from 9am – 12noon and between 6-8pm.
Please make sure that your child wears the correct uniform, including hats and caps. The summer uniform for boys is shorts, not long trousers, which are part of our winter uniform. The Year 6 boys may wear long trousers all year. Please ensure your child wears their hat or cap to school and that all hair bands are in school colours. Please make sure that all items of school uniform are clearly named so that we can return mislaid items to their owners.
Year 3 and Year 4 Swimming Gala - Thursday 28th June
This will be held at Sidcup Leisure Centre, Hurst Road, at 2:30pm. As space for spectators is very limited, each child may invite one parent to come along and support them. I am sorry there is not more space, but the spectators’ gallery will only hold 40 people. The children should be collected directly from the pool at 3.40pm. Homework Club and Crèche will run as normal and children who are not collected from the pool will be escorted back to the school.
Class Assemblies
Our class assemblies begin at 8.50am in the school hall. All parents of children in the class presenting the assembly are warmly invited to attend and to join us for coffee and biscuits afterwards.
Friday 18th May - Reception
Friday 25th May - Nursery
Friday 1st June - Y5 & Y6 School Journey Assembly
Trips
Friday 4th May – Y1 visit to Waring Park
Wednesday 9th May – Y5 & 6 trip to High Elms Environmental Centre
Wednesday 9th May - Y1 trip to Chatham Synagogue
Thursday 10th May – Y2 trip to Fire Brigade Museum
Wednesday 16th May – Y1 & 2 trip to High Elms Environmental Centre
Tuesday 12th June – Y3 & 4 to High Elms Environmental Centre
Wednesday 27th June – Y1 & 2 trip to the theatre to see ’The Tiger who came to Tea’
Friday 29th June – Foundation Stage trip to the park
Tuesday 3rd July – Y3 & 4 trip to Hever Castle
Thursday 5th July – Foundation Stage trip to the Eltham Environmental Centre
Thursday 12th July – Y6 end of school treat – Sidcup World of Golf.
Sporting Events
Tuesday 1st May – Y2 Football Festival
Thursday 3rd May – Cricket Match v Bronte school
Wednesday 13th June - Bexley Kwik Cricket – Provisional date
Thursday 21st June – All day Sports event for whole school at Sidcup Rugby Club
Thursday 28th June – Y3 & 4 Swimming gala.
In School Events
Friday 4th May - Class photographs
Friday 25th May – Y3 & 4 Public Speaking workshop
Friday 1st June – Queen’s Diamond Jubilee party
Wednesday 27th June - Y5 & 6 play - 7pm
Thursday 28th June - Y5 & 6 play - 7pm
Tuesday 10th July – Induction morning for pupils and Parents Open Evening 6-8pm
Thursday 12th July - Year 6 Leavers' & Prize Winners’ Assembly at 11am followed by a buffet luncheon in the school hall.
Year 6 KS2 SATs and Year 2 - Year 5 School Assessments
Key Stage 2 SATS and internal school assessments will take place from Monday 14th to Friday 18th May.
Transfer to Secondary School 2013
We are in the process of receiving information from secondary schools regarding the transfer of pupils in September 2013. Later in the term, as soon as we have all the information, we will organise a meeting for the current Year 5 parents.
Instrumental Musical Tuition
Please could I remind you that all arrangements for individual instrumental music lessons should be made directly with the music tutor. In particular, if you wish your child to discontinue lessons, a half term’s notice must be given, by letter, directly to the tutor.
Class Photographs – Friday 4th May
For these photographs, please ensure your child is wearing full summer uniform.
Queens Diamond Jubilee Party 1st June
We will be holding a Diamond Jubilee party for the children, with various activities taking place during the day associated with Britain and the Queen. It will be a non-uniform day and the children should come to school wearing red, white and blue.
Sports Day
Our Sports Day will be held at the Sidcup Rugby Football Club, Sydney Road, on Thursday 21st June. This year we are holding a special Sports Day known as the ‘West Lodge Olympics’. This will be a whole day event, with the opportunity for parents to bring a picnic lunch up to Sidcup Rugby Club to share with their child. There will be a coffee stall at the field selling bacon sandwiches and other snacks.
Pupils should come to school wearing their P.E. kit on this day and will not need to bring school hats or bags, although they should have their sunhats with them. School tracksuits may be worn or alternatively a school jumper or blazer may be worn over shirts and shorts, in case it is cold. Coaches will transport Nursery and Reception to the field. Pupils in Years 1 - 6 will walk to the venue with full adult supervision
Proceedings should conclude by 3.30pm. There will be no Clubs, Homework Club or Crèche on this day. If parents are unable to attend this event will they please make arrangements for their child to be collected directly from SRFC by 3.45pm. If your child is in Years 1-6 please would you provide them with a bottle of water. The school will provide water for Nursery and Reception classes.
A decision to cancel Sports Day, due to inclement weather, will be made by 9.30am on the day. In this event pupils will remain in school for the day and should be collected at the usual time.
Further details will be sent out nearer the time, but as they do with weddings, please save the date!
End of Year Production Years 5 and 6 - Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th June
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE DATES ARE AMENDED FROM THOSE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED.
The production this year is entitled “Wagons West” a comedy written by Mr Pressling. The performances will take place at 7pm in the school hall.
There will be a full dress rehearsal to the whole school on Monday 25th June at 2pm. Cast photographs will be taken on this day and displayed at the evening performances for parents to order.
School Reports
Reports for all classes, Nursery to Year 6, will be issued on Friday 6th July.
Induction Morning – Tuesday 10th July
On this day all children move up to their next class to meet their new teacher for the morning. Your child will receive a Class Handbook on this day, which provides a great deal of very important information about your child's next academic year. It will also contain a provisional calendar of events for the 2012/13 terms.
Open Evening - Tuesday 10th July
This will take place in school between 6pm and 8pm. All of our existing and prospective parents are most welcome to attend. Members of staff will be available in their classrooms and this will be an opportunity for you to meet your child's next teacher. Please use this opportunity to walk around the school and see the work that has been going on in all the classes.
Leavers' and Prize Winners' Assembly – Thursday 12th July
Traditionally we say our formal goodbyes to the Year 6 leavers at a special assembly in the last week of term. This will take place at 11am in the school hall and afterwards parents of the Year 6 leavers and prize winners are welcome to join us for a buffet luncheon.
The Year 6 end of year informal celebration will take place in the afternoon of Thursday 12th July at Sidcup World of Golf, where the children will be taking part in two rounds of crazy golf and a bite to eat with Mrs Webb and Mr Pressling.
End of Year Service – Friday 13th July
Pupils should wear smart summer uniform today. The children in the Nursery and Reception classes will be transported to St John's Church in Sidcup by coach. Children in all other classes will walk to the church with full adult supervision. Our service will begin promptly at 2.15pm. we would love to see parents at this event. The service should be completed by 3.15pm.
Please make arrangements for all children to be collected directly from the church as there will be no Homework Club or Crèche facilities on this day.
Tesco & Sainsbury Voucher Collections
Thank you very much for the Tesco and Sainsbury vouchers that you have sent into school so far. If you do have any more vouchers at home we would be grateful to receive them.
Nestlé Book Tokens
We are also collecting the tokens on the top of Nestlé cereal boxes, so please collect any you have and bring into the school office.
Mobile Devices
There is no reason for your child to bring their mobile phones into school. If you need to contact your child during the school day, please call the office and a message will be passed on to them. This is important to avoid messages and photographs being taken in school without authorisation.
Information Bulletin 2nd Half of Spring Term 2012
From the Head...
I hope you had an enjoyable half term. We are all looking forward to a productive and busy second half of the Spring Term.
The interviews for the KS2 teaching post will shortly take place.
Congratulations to all those pupils who have worked on the Science Week homework on the topic of ‘Our World in Motion’. It has been fascinating talking to the children about what they learnt whilst participating in this topic and to see all their wonderful poster designs.
Well done to all the children that took part in the NSPCC sponsored mini Olympic event. Altogether we raised an amazing £2880.00. A representative from the charity came to school for an assembly last week, to say thank you and to hand out the badges to the children.
The tenders for the school extension have been delayed, so at the moment we are not sure when the extension works will begin. We will send out the updated information as soon as it has been confirmed.
36th Exhibition of Young Art in Bexley
Some of our pupils’ art work was entered in to the 36th Exhibition of Young Art in Bexley. The judging has now taken place and I would like to congratulate the following pupils who have won an award.
Jack W - Y1 was awarded an individual prize
Ellie K - Y4 was awarded an Individual prize
Aden Q - Y6 was awarded a certificate of Merit
Please do go along to Hall Place in the next month, to see all the art work and our winning entries.
Saints’ Days
Saint David’s Day is on Thursday 1st March and we would like the children in Saint David’s House (Yellow House) to wear something yellow to celebrate their Saint’s day. Saint Patrick’s Day is 17th March and as it is on a Saturday, children in Saint Patrick’s house should come to school wearing an item of green clothing on Monday 19th March. School uniform is still to be worn with one item of their Saint’s colour, for example a hair tie, cardigan, jumper or pair of socks.
Outings
Tuesday 13th March – Foundation Stage trip to the National Gallery
Thursday 15th March – Y2 trip to the Fire Brigade Museum
Sports Fixtures
Friday 9th March – Y6 Netball against Merton Court at West Lodge
Wednesday 14th March – Y6 Indoor Athletics at Riverston
Friday 16th March – Y6 Netball at Colfes
Friday 23rd March – Y5 Netball at Farringtons
Workshops
Friday 16th March – Y5 & 6 Public Speaking
WLPA Breakfast – Friday 2nd March
The PA is hosting a free breakfast for parents, children, grandparents and staff from 8:00am in the School hall, to thank everyone for their support throughout the year. It would be lovely to see as many of you as possible but if you are unable to accompany your child to breakfast, they may still come along to have breakfast at School that day and join in the fun.
Parents Evenings – 6th and 8th March
Parents Evenings will be held on Tuesday 6th March and Thursday 8th March 2012 when you will have the opportunity to discuss your child’s progress with their teacher.
The appointments will take place in the School hall. Parents should make their way to their child’s classroom, before their appointment, to view a selection of their workbooks and the work displayed on the classroom boards. The Teaching Assistants will be available to assist you.
Five minutes before your appointment with the Class Teacher, please collect your child’s workbooks and make your way to the Hall. Seating will be available should you need to wait, however the Teachers will be making every effort to keep appointments to time and we would appreciate parents’ co-operation in this respect.
The Uniform shop, Graduates, will be in school on both evenings. Tuesday from 4-7pm and Thursday from 4-6pm
Mother’s Day Assembly – Friday 16th March
On Friday 16th March it will be our Mother’s Day Assembly for mothers of children in Nursery up to Year 2 at 8:50am. If you are unable to attend you may send a representative in your place, as the children like to be able to give out their daffodil to a family member.
After School Clubs
Summer term clubs recommence from Monday 30th April and end on Friday 6th July 2012.
Information about next term’s clubs will be sent home two weeks before the end of this term.
Year 3 & 4 Production - 29th and 30th March
The children in Years 3 & 4 are working hard on their production for the end of the Spring Term. The production will be performed to parents, friends and relatives at 2pm on Wednesday 21st March and 7pm on Thursday 22nd March 2012. The children will be performing twice so that more people are able to watch their production. Further details and tickets will be issued nearer the date.
Easter Concert -Tuesday 27th March
This will be an opportunity for our choir and musicians to perform in our School hall in front of parents and staff. Those children involved will be given further details nearer the time.
WLPA Quiz Night - Friday 23rd March.
The WLPA will be hosting the annual Quiz night on Friday 23rd March 7:30pm. Mr Pressling will again be presiding over the event and asking the questions. More information on tickets and cost will follow shortly. This is always a popular event so now is the time to start planning your team
Easter Activities
Wednesday 28th March – Easter egg hunt - Nursery to Year 2
Friday 30th March – Easter Bonnet Parade - Nursery to Year 2
Tesco Computers for Schools
We will again be participating in the Tesco Computers for Schools promotion and would ask for your support and that of any friends and family that shop at a Tesco store. All contributions will be most appreciated and may be given to your child’s Teacher to be forwarded to Mrs Kitney.
Sainsbury Active Kids
Our Foundation classes have again registered for the Sainsbury Active Kids’ promotion and will be collecting vouchers to buy equipment for use in the Foundation area. A collection box will be situated in the corridor outside their classrooms and any contributions from parents, friends and family members who shop at a Sainsbury store will be gratefully received.
Summer Term Dates
School reopens on Tuesday 24th April.
School is closed for the May Bank Holiday on Monday 7th May.
Half term is Monday 4th to Friday 8thJune
The last day of term is Friday 13th July
Information Bulletin Spring Term 2012
From the Head...
Welcome back to the start of the Spring Term 2012. I hope that you all had an enjoyable and restful break.
Congratulations to the Nursery and Reception children and their teachers for the enthusiastic and confident telling of the story of ‘Mary’s Knitting.’
The children and staff in Year 1 and Year 2 performed a wonderful play entitled ‘Born in a Barn’ telling the audience about the Christmas story, from the perspective of the animals that were there.
Thank you very much to all the readers and musicians who performed at the Carol Evening and the Carol Service at the end of term. It was wonderful to see so many friends and families there supporting the children and the school.
The staff have planned an interesting and educational range of activities for your children for this term. Further details are included later in this Bulletin.
Please may I remind you that the school’s annual assessments take place during the week beginning 14th May, before half term and it is very important that your child is in school for these dates, unless they are unwell. Thank you for your co-operation with this matter.
Could I remind parents that only school hats or caps are acceptable to wear to and from school and please could gloves and scarves be in the school colours, either blue or grey. Some children are repeatedly coming into school having forgotten their hat or cap. As these are part of our uniform, please ensure your child/ren are wearing them to and from school.
I am sure you will wish to join me in thanking Mrs Tant and the WLPA for their hard work for our Christmas Bazaar, which was a great success.
Proposed Building Works
As many of you are aware West Lodge applied for planning permission to remove the two temporary classrooms at the back of the school and replace them with a permanent structure. It is proposed that these building works will start on Monday 19th March and hopefully be completed by the end of the summer holidays 2012. This will cause some disruption to the organisation and running of the school, which I will make every effort to keep to a minimum. The plan is to build a new room that can be divided into two classrooms when necessary and to join these to the main building, so that it will be possible to walk from the Nursery and Reception classrooms internally through to the hall.
The proposed plans will be available to view on the notice board by the side gate, in the conservatory and in the office.
On Tuesday 24th January, from 8:15am to 9:00am, Mrs Webb, Mr Hankin and
Mr Standing, (the Governor in charge of the building works), will be in the school hall to answer any questions you may have with regards to the building works.
Thank you for your co-operation, we are all looking forward to a wonderful new building that the children, parents and staff can enjoy using.
After School Clubs
Spring term clubs started on January 9th and finish on Friday 16th March.
School Reports Years 3-6
Thank you to those parents who have returned the reply slips included with the reports sent out at the end of last term. If you have not yet signed the slip to say you have received the report, please would you do so and return it to the school office as soon as possible.
Class Assemblies
Our class assemblies begin at 8:50am in the school hall. All parents of children in the class presenting the assembly are welcome to attend and to join us for coffee and biscuits afterwards.
Year 3 - Friday 27th January
Year 2 - Friday 3rd February
Year 1 – Friday 10th February
Nursery, Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 will be holding a special Mothers’ Day Assembly on Friday 16th March, to which the children will be inviting their mothers.
Uniform
The School Outfitters, Graduates, is located at:
201 High Street
Orpington
Kent
BR6 0PF
Telephone number: 01689 821439
Fax: 01689 870609
If you are unable to get to the shop Graduates are happy for you to order over the telephone.
Graduates will be in school on Tuesday 17th January 3:30pm to 4:30pm – in the Conservatory
NSPCC Assembly Wednesday 25th January
All the children, in the two weeks following the assembly will be involved in a fundraising event, with the children from Nursey-Y6 undertaking Mini-Olympic sponsored events during the school day with Mr McCabe. The money raised by the sponsored activities will be sent to the NSPCC, to help them to continue their charitable work. Further details will be issued nearer the time. We hold a sponsored event about once every four years to raise money for this children’s charity.
Outings
Friday 20th January – Y6 visit to the Olympic Site
Wednesday 1st February– Year 1 visit to Hall Place
Friday 3rd February – Years 3 and 4 Public Speaking in school
Monday 6th February – Years 1 and 2 Orchestral Concert at the Barbican.
Tuesday 13th March – Nursery and Reception trip to the National Gallery
Thursday 15th March – Y2 Trip to the Fire Brigade Museum in London.
Young Shakespeare Company Visit
On Monday 16th January the Young Shakespeare Company will be putting on a performance of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in the school hall, during the afternoon, for pupils in Years 3-6. The performance will end at 3.45pm and so the children will be leaving school shortly afterwards. For children in Years 3-6, who attend a club on a Monday, please note that for this day only the KS2 clubs will finish at 4.45pm.
Bop and Pop will start in Reception at the usual time and move to the hall at 3.45pm.
Year 5 - 6 Swimming Gala - Thursday 26th January
The Year 5 - 6 Swimming Gala is to be held at the Sidcup Leisure Centre, Hurst Road at 2:30pm. Please note the change of date. There are only enough seats available for each child to have one parent supporting them. Pupils should be collected directly from the pool at 3:30pm. Children attending Homework Club and Crèche will be escorted back to school by staff members.
Cake Sale - Friday 10th February
The WLPA will be organising a Cake Sale, to be held at 1:30pm in the School hall. All contributions should be taken to the Crèche, before registration, on Friday morning. We would be grateful if any items that are nut free are marked, and as always there will be items available at the sale for those children with a nut allergy. The pupils always look forward to this event and will be able to purchase a variety of different cakes and biscuits, which will be wrapped to take home.
Saints' Days
This term we have two of our saints days, Saint David’s on Thursday 1st March, when the children in St David’s/Yellow House may wear something yellow with their school uniform, to celebrate. St Patrick’s Day is on 17th March, which is a Saturday and so we will celebrate it on Monday 19th March, when those children in St Patrick’s/Green House may wear something green with their school uniform. If you are not sure which house your child is in please check with their class teacher.
N - Y6 Parents’ Evenings Tuesday 6th March 4-7pm and Thursday 8th March 4-6.30pm
Parents of all our children are warmly invited to attend a meeting with their child’s form teacher on the above dates. Appointment slips will be sent out to parents closer to the date, to book a time for this meeting. We would ask that these are returned promptly please, with as many times as possible circled, to allow the teachers to give an appointment time that is mutually convenient.
The meetings with the teachers will take place in the school hall, as last term, with refreshments available. There will also be an opportunity for parents to look at their child’s work in the classrooms. We hope that this will help to keep the evening running on time, as we are aware that on some occasions parents have had to wait quite a while. Crèche will run as usual until 5.30pm on both evenings. We would be grateful if you could arrange for your children to be looked after during your appointment times, as some teachers and parents were distracted by children running around the school and in the playground unsupervised last time, which is not safe.
Year 3 & 4 Production 21st and 22nd March
The children in Years 3 & 4 will shortly be working on their production for the Spring Term. The production will be performed to parents, friends and relatives at 2pm on Wednesday 21st March and 7pm Thursday 22nd March 2012. The children will be performing twice, so that more people are able to watch their production. Further details will be issued nearer the date.
WLPA Quiz Night Friday 23rd March
The Parents Association are holding their annual Quiz night on Friday 23rd March at 7:30pm. Tickets will go on sale nearer the time.
Easter Concert -Tuesday 27th March
Our Easter Concert will be held in the school hall at 7pm on Tuesday 27th March, when there will be an opportunity for our choir and musicians to perform. Further details will be sent out nearer the time.
Easter Bunny
We are hoping that on Wednesday 28th March the Easter Bunny will be visiting the school, to fill up the baskets that the children from Nursery to Year 2 make, with little Easter eggs. The children then participate in an Easter egg hunt, to find their basket, assisted by Year 6.
Easter Bonnet Parade
Our annual Easter Bonnet Parade will take place on Friday 30th March at 9am in the playground, when all the children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 are encouraged to make an Easter bonnet.
Sports Fixtures
Football – Thursday 19th January v Bronte at Sidcup Rugby Club
Football – Thursday 2nd February ISA Tournament, at Sidcup Rugby Club
Athletics – Wednesday 14th March Y6 at Riverston
Netball – Friday 16th March Y6 Tournament
Netball – Friday 23rd March – Y5 Tournament at Colfes school.
Tesco Computers for Schools
We will again be participating in the Tesco Computers for Schools promotion and would ask for your support and that of any friends and family that shop at a Tesco store. All contributions will be most appreciated and may be given to your child’s Form Teacher, to be forwarded to Mrs Kitney.
Nestlé Books for Schools Tokens
Please collect the tokens found on the top of the Nestlé cereal boxes and bring into the school office or post in the box provided in the School Entrance Hall.
Sainsbury Active Kids
Our Foundation classes have again registered for the Sainsbury Active Kids’ promotion and will be collecting vouchers to buy equipment, for use in the Foundation area. A collection box will be situated in the corridor outside their classrooms and any contributions from parents, friends and family members, who shop at a Sainsbury store, will be gratefully received.
Summer Term Dates
School reopens on Tuesday 24th April 2012
School is closed for the May Bank Holiday on Monday 7th May.
Half Term is Monday 4th June to Friday 8th June.
The last day of term is Friday 13th July