MONKFRITH SCHOOL

On behalf of the staff and governors of Monkfrith School, I wish you all a happy and peaceful holiday and look forward to seeing you all again in 2017!
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Class	Week ending: 16.12.16	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 RR and 2S for the best attendance in Key Stage 1 and well done to 6LD for the highest attendance in Key Stage 2 last week!
Reception R	96%
Reception C	95%
Year 1C	90%
Year 1D	92%
Year 2S	96%
Year 2D	95%
Year 3	92%
Year 4	96%
Year 5	87%
Year 6D	98%
Year 6LD	99%
Whole School Average	96%

OFFICE EMAIL (office@monkfrithschool.co.uk)

From now on, please use the email at the top of the newsletter to report absences or send notes to the office. Thank you.

FOMS FUNDRAISING NEWS
1. If you shop online, please sign up for easyfundraising:https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/friendsofmonkfrith/?q=Monkfr&cat=cause-autosuggest
It's a very easy way to make money for the school and only takes a minute or two to register for an account.

RECORDER VACANCIES

Miss Porzi has two spaces in her recoder groups for January. If your child would like to take up recorder, please speak to Sue in the office before the end of term.

CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY

Thank you for your support on Christmas Jumper Day. We raised £-- for Save the Children.

CHRISTMAS POST BOX

Please make sure all envelopes have a name and class on the front and a surname initial, if more than one child has the same name. The mail will be delivered once a day by our lovely Y6 helpers until Wednesday.

SMITHS SCHOOL WEAR

We are holding a 15% discount winter sale on Saturday 10th December instore and online!

Parents can use this discount on our website www.smithsschoolwear.co.uk. They can apply the discount coupon code 'SANTA15' which can be found in the shopping cart before checkout.

This is a great opportunity to 'top up' uniform or purchase for next year.

Kind regards

Molly

Smith’s Schoolwear

0208 3632424

www.smithsschoolwear.co.uk

CLASS ASSEMBLIES

Wednesday 18^th January at 9.00 a.m.- Y6LD

Wednesday 25^th January at 9.00 a.m.-Y3

Wednesday 1^st February at 9.00 a.m.-Y4

All families and friends welcome.

RSPCA

We are collecting used stamps and bubble wrap for the RSPCA. If possible please send in to the office in the new year. Many thanks

ART CLUBS IN JANUARY 2017

Key stage 1 Wednesday 12.15-1.15 (Y1 and 2) : 11 Jan, 18 Jan, 25 Jan, 1 Feb, 8 Feb.

Roksana (2D), Olivia (1C), Louis(2S), Nicholas (2S), Irmak (2D), Lexie (1C), Jasper (1D), Lemoni (2D), Josiah (1C), Demetrios (1D), Mehr (2S), Jaidon(2S) FULL.

Key stage 2 Thursday 3.30-4.45 (Y3-6) : 12 Jan, 19 Jan, 26 Jan, 2 Feb, 9 Feb

Philip (4), Michaela (4), Harini (6), Arun (4), Hannah (6), Charlotte (3), Mia (3), Ezra (3), Ruby W (6), Reve (Y3), Lily (6) 1 PLACE LEFT.

Please let the office know if your child would like a place for January. Please send in £3 on the first session only.

Anyone who has requested, but hasn’t been offered a space in January, will stay on the waiting list for the club after the February half-term break.

DINNER MONEY FOR NEXT HALF-TERM

If you would like to pay for the whole of the next half-term the cost will be £58.05 (27days X £2.15= £58.05). Otherwise, weekly payments need to be made in advance every Monday morning (£10.75 per week).Please make all cheques payable to ‘Monkfrith School’. Thank you.

We do not have the new menus yet. We have been told Sausages and chicken drumsticks will have a choice of Halal meat. More information to come in the new year.

DATES FOR THIS HALF-TERM

Monday 19^th December: 9.30 a.m. Christmas concert (Y1-6) Everyone welcome.

Monday 19^th December: 2.30 p.m. Reception Nativity (Choir from Y3 and Y6 to support in song). For all Reception families and choir families, if they wish to come along.

Tuesday 20^th December: 9.30 a.m. Reception Nativity (Choir from Y4 and Y5 to support in song). For all Reception families and choir families, if they wish to come along.

Wednesday 21^st December: 9.30 a.m. Christmas concert (Y1-6) Everyone welcome.

Wednesday 21^st December: 2.00 P.M. SCHOOL CLOSES FOR THE END OF TERM. NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUB.

New term starts on Thursday 5^th January at the usual time.