MONKFRITH SCHOOL

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Class	Week ending: 16.9.16	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 Y4 for excellent attendance last week! Well done to all the other classes for fabulous attendance across the school too. What a great start to the year.
Year 1C	97%
Year 1D	99%
Year 2S	98%
Year 2D	97%
Year 3	99%
Year 4	100%
Year 5	98%
Year 6LD	99%
Year 6D	99%
Whole School Average	98%

DRAMA CLUB

We have a few spaces in drama club this term. It is open to children in Yr 3 - Yr 6, and if you would like to sign up, please let The Playing Space know by emailing gabi@theplayingspace.co.uk

The group for will be working on an Alan Ayckbourn script called ‘Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations’ about a young boy with such a vivid imagination that his fantasies start to come true! It’s great fun and will allow our students to put all of the dramatic skills they’ve learnt this term into practice.

Dates: 22nd September to 1 December (10 weeks in total, no class on 27 October due to half term break)

There will be an end of term presentation during the last session of the drama club (1st December) - please put this in your diary as we’d love you to come and watch!

Fees are £60 for the 10 week course or £105 for two siblings, and should be transferred directly into the following Barclays account: The Playing Space / 20-58-51 / 43618730 - use your child’s name plus MF as a reference.

Any questions, you can email Gabi, or call her on 07817 420 392.

TEXTS/EMAILS RECEIVED

Please note that from now on, the office will not be replying to texts and emails received from parents asking for information that has already been provided by means of the weekly newsletter, trip letters or the school website.

TRIPS THIS TERM

Wednesday 28^th September-Friday 30^th September: Y5 to Kingswood Centre in Kent

MACMILLAN BIG COFFEE MORNING-Friday 30^th September 9.00 a.m. in the Dining room

Don’t forget we are holding our annual coffee morning for parents in the dining room, to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Care on Friday. Children may wear their own clothes on the day and bring £1 to support the charity. Y6 will be making and selling cakes/biscuits to the children. If your child would like one, please snd an additional 50p.

Morwenna (Sammy in Y6’s mum) would like donations of cakes for the coffee morning and any raffle prizes by Thursday. Thanks for your support. We do hope you can join us for coffee/tea, cake and chat!

CROSS COUNTRY AT ALLIANZ PARK- 6^th October

Some of our brilliant long distance runners in Key Stage 2 will be taking part in the annual cross country event at Allianz Park next week. We wish them the best of luck.

MEETINGS COMING UP FOR RECEPTION PARENTS

Tuesday 11^th October: Coffee morning 9.00-9.30 a.m. in the hall

Tuesday 18^th October: Phonics Meeting for parents 6.30 p.m. in the hall

Tuesday 1^st November: Reception Play and Stay (parents come in with their child and ‘stay and play’).