MONKFRITH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

30th October 2017

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office email: zhart3.302@lgflmail.org or office@monkfrithschool.co.uk

 


SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Class

Week ending:

20.10.17

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)

LS003422to discuss punctuality.

 

Well done to 1D for great attendance before the

holiday and well done to

Y5 for super attendance too!

 

 

RL

98%

RR

98%

Year 1D

99%

Year 1K

97%

Year 2S

96%

Year 2D

97%

Year 3P

96%

Year 3C

97%

Year 4

98%

Year 5

99%

Year 6

97%

Whole School Average

97%

 

ONLINE PARENT CONSULTATION BOOKINGS (Y1-6)

Monday 6th November: 8.00-8.45a.m. or 4.00-6.30 p.m.

Wednesday 8th November: 6.00-8.00 p.m.

We are trialling an online booking system for parent consultations.  From 7.00 a.m. tomorrow a tab will appear on the school website called ‘Book Appointment’.  When you click on it, you will be taken to a page with a list of the classes.  Click on the class your child is in and then click on with Monday 6th or Wednesday 8th November.  Select a slot and follow the instructions.  You will need to put in an email address and your child's name.  If you have any problems please email the Office.  You will not be able to change bookings once they are made, so please choose carefully!

 

STAY AND PLAY IN RECEPTION

Wednesday 1st November 9.00 a.m: Stay and Play (bring your child to school and stay and play with them for a while!)

 

FOMS NEWS

FOMS  Christmas Fair 2017 will be on  Friday 8th December from 3:30-6:30pm! We will be having an open Christmas Fair planning meeting this Friday 3rd November from 9am at school. If you would like to get involved in the planning please come along!

 The following is a list of donations we will be asking for soon, or other ways in which you can help support the Christmas Fair:

-          TOYS – including soft toys, games and/or general toys

-          PRESENTS – we will have a ‘Present Room’ for the children to go in and pick out a present for an adult in their life, whether it be their parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle etc. They will have the opportunity to wrap the present (with our helpers) to give as a gift during the holidays. These presents can be candles, picture frames, mugs, boxes of chocolate etc.

-          CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS – we will be trying our very best to make the school feel as magical as possible and will need quite a few Christmas decorations to do so. We will also need decorators when the time comes.

-          RAFFLE PRIZES – Do you have a business and would be willing to donate a prize for our Christmas Raffle? Or do you know someone who would? Perhaps you’d like to be in touch with local businesses to acquire raffle prizes? We would like to start gathering our raffle collection as soon as possible.

-          EXTERNAL STALL – Would you or someone you know like to purchase a stall at the Christmas Fair to sell your own items? The more stalls there are, the more festive it feels!

-          HOST AN ESTATE AGENT BOARD – Waterfield Brooke have agreed to sponsor the Christmas Fair with estate agent boards that promote the fair. Would you be happy to have a sign outside of your house for a few weeks leading up to the fair? If so, please email your address to FriendsOfMonkfrithSchool@gmail.com.  Please note, there are only 50 signs available so if we have more than 50 volunteers there is a chance you might not get a sign.

 

·         Thank you all for your ongoing support. Also, don’t forget about our Quiz Night on Friday 17th November. Tickets will be available by the end of this week.

All the best,

Your FOMS Committee

 

 

BOOK FAIR

We will be running a Book Fair in our new library from Tuesday 14th until Friday 17th November from 3.20 p.m. Please use the door next to the pond area on the top playground to enter and leave the book fair. The children brought home a flyer before the holidays showing some of the titles available to buy but there are lots more.

 

AFTERSCHOOL CLUB CUT OFF TIME

Just to remind you, there is a 1.00 p.m. deadline for ‘on the day After School Club bookings. We cannot accept any children after this deadline, as we cannot ensure that we have the correct levels of staffing in place at such short notice.

Both After School and Breakfast clubs are very busy now, so bookings for ASC must be before 1.00 p.m. otherwise you will have to make other arrangements for your child for that day. Please don’t assume that just because you have asked that there is a place available, check there has been confirmation from school.

 

BIRTHDAY BOOKS

Thank you to all the children (and parents!) who have given such lovely books to their class to mark the special occasion of their birthday. It is such a great lasting reminder of their birthday rather than sweets or cakes that are eaten and forgotten! We also have many children with allergies that mean they may not be able to partake of the sweets or cakes, so a book is much nicer and can be enjoyed by all the children.

 

PLEASE NOTE- no Tae Kwando or football club on Friday 8th December

This is because the hall and dining room will be in use for the Christmas Fair after school.

After School Club will run in the EYFS room and children will need to be collected from the EYFS entrance which is accessed by the gate near the woods at the bottom of Knoll Drive.

 

WATERAID

Thanks for your support for Wateraid- we will let you know shortly how much we have raised.

 

 

 

ART CLUBS START THIS WEEK

 

Key stage 1 Wednesday 12.15-1.15 (Y1 and 2) : 1 Nov, 8 Nov, 15 Nov, 22 Nov, 29 Nov,  6 Dec.

Ege (1K), Tay (1K), Emily (1D), Julia (1K), Beau (1D), Sophia (1D), Demetrios (2S), Tom (2D), Alex K (1K), Zoe(1K). FULL

 

Key stage 2 Thursday 3.30-4.45 (Y3-6) : 2 Nov, 9 Nov, 16 Nov, 23 Nov, 30 Nov, 7 Dec

Peter (3P), Irmak (3C), Elliot (5), Amir (3P), Alara (4), Leo (3C), Yashvi (5), Harley (5), Nicholas (3P), Molly Rosser(5), Mehr (3P), Jaidon (3P), Dimoula(4), Leyla(5). FULL

 

Send in £3 on the first session only for materials.

 

If your child would like to go on the waiting list for the January club, please let the office know.