MONKFRITH SCHOOL

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Class	Week ending: 5.5.17	Please note any children arriving in school after 9.15 a.m. will be marked in the register as an ‘unauthorised absence’. This may then trigger a meeting with the school’s Educational Social Worker (ESW) to discuss punctuality. Well done to RC for 100% attendance again last week and well done to 6D for 100% attendance last week. Brilliant attendance across the classes again last week-keep it up!

Reception C	100%
Reception R	98%
Year 1C	99%
Year 1D	98%
Year 2S	99%
Year 2D	96%
Year 3	93%
Year 4	97%
Year 5	95%
Year 6D	100%
Year 6LD	96%
Whole School Average	97%

Bikeability Training in Year 5 and 6 - July 2017

In the Summer Term we have been offered spaces for children in Year 5 and 6 to have training in safe cycling. The sessions are done in school time, both on the playground and with trained instructors out on the road. At the end of the week, the children will receive an award depending on the level that they reached during their sessions. If you would be interested in this opportunity and they have or will have a bike by July, then please email the office by Friday so we can put together a provisional list. There is a limit of 25 places - with priority given to Year 6.

FOMS UPDATE

Dear All,
Letters went out in book bags last week asking for volunteers to display Estate Agent boards to advertise our summer fair. Thanks to everyone who has already returned their form. FOMS gets money for each board displayed so please return the form if you can! You can also email us your details if that is easier on f.o.m.s.@outlook.com (we need your name, your child's name, your address and a contact number).

With thanks and best wishes,
FOMS committee

ACTIVITY STUDIO

Now we have some lovely new spaces in school, we are considering hiring these areas and are looking for some regular hirers for evenings and weekends. The activity studio would be ideal for a yoga or Pilates group. If you know anyone who is looking for a new venue, ask them to get in touch with the office and come and have a look at what we can offer. Prices will be competitive!

COMMERCIAL FILMING

A film company used our school on Saturday as a location for a commercial. It was a really interesting process and a very long day! Keep your eyes peeled for a supermarket commercial in the next few months (begins with M!) and see if you can spot our main entrance, dining room and one of our classrooms. The school benefits financially from the booking.

SECOND HAND BOOK SALE- Wednesday 10 May from 3.30 p.m.

Thanks for all the books we have received for our Book Sale on Wednesday. We would be really grateful for any donations of cakes from today. Don’t forget to come along for the sale on Wednesday at 3.30 p.m. Thanks for your support.

DATES FOR THIS TERM

Monday 8^th May: SATS week for Y6 classes.

Tuesday 9^th May: Y5 Architecture workshop in school

Wednesday 10^th May: Kingswood meeting for Y4 parents at 4.30 p.m. in the Y5 classroom.

Sunday 21^st- 26^th May: Y6LD trip to the Isle of Wight (Parents-please note that children will need to be collected promptly as the school is closed for training that day and there is no after school club. Time to be advised.)

Tuesday 23^rd May: Moat Mount meeting for Y3 parents in Y4 classroom at 5.30 p.m.

Thursday 25^th May: school closes for the half term break at the usual time.

HALF TERM BREAK

Monday 5^th June: Back to school at the usual time.

Tuesday 6^th June: New Reception parents meeting (2017-18) at 7.00 p.m. in the hall.

Thursday 8^th June: School closed for voting for general election.

Friday 9^th June: Rainbow day for summer fair-wear own clothes, bring £1.

Sunday 11^th-Friday 16^th June: Y6D trip to the Isle of Wight

Thursday 15^th June: Y1 and Y2 sports event 9.30 a.m. Parents and families welcome.

Friday 16^th June: Rainbow day for summer fair. Bring a bottle for the tombola stall (please carry any glass bottles into school for your child)

Saturday 17^th June: Summer Fair

Tuesday 20^th June: Reception Sports event 9.30 a.m. Parents and families welcome.

Tuesday 20^th June: Barnet Sports Festival at Allianz Park- team selected from Y3, 4, 5 and 6 following trials in school.

Thursday 22^nd June: Barnet Music Festival-KS2 choir to attend (lunch in school/packed tea required)

Monday 26^th June: Science and PE week

Thursday 29^th June: Key Stage 2 Sports afternoon at Oakhill Park. Supporters and cheerers very welcome!

ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEMS

We are currently looking at online payment systems for schools such as School Money, Parentpay etc. We hope to bring in whichever system is chosen by the end of this term so it should be running smoothly by September. Hopefully many of you will find this a helpful way to send payments to us. If anyone has already had experience of a particular system and has something positive/negative to say about ease of use, please let us know. Thank you.

CLASS ASSEMBLIES THIS TERM

Wednesday 10^th May: RR assembly at 2.45 p.m. in the hall

Wednesday 17^th May: RC assembly at 2.45 p.m. in the hall

Wednesday 7^th June: Y2D assembly at 2.45 p.m. in the hall

Wednesday 14^th June: Y2S assembly at 2.45 p.m. in the hall