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SITE SECURITY IN
THE MORNINGS
While
we are still using the Knoll Drive main entrance for soft start, please make
sure that children are dropped at the front door and come into school
independently. Parents do not need to accompany children to the classrooms,
the children are quite capable of getting themselves there! Thank you for
your help.
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OFFICE EMAIL (office@monkfrithschool.co.uk) or zhart3.302@lgflmail.org
From
now on, please use either of the emails at the top of the newsletter to
report absences or send notes to the office. Thank you.
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GOODBYE TO SUE MORLEY
After many years
connected to Monkfrith as a parent, governor, Hi-Five team trainer and most
recently an employee Sue has decided to move on to pastures new. We thank her
for her service over the years and will miss her very much. We wish her the
very best of luck in her new ventures.
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FRIDAY FOOTBALL
CLUBS
If
you are paying for Friday After School football, I’m sure that you would want
your child to have most of their time learning football skills. However at
least 15-20 minutes of every session is taken up with children getting
changed into football kit and then eating a three course snack! It would be
much better for your child to have their snack after football when you
collect them. If you feel they really need to have a snack, then please send
in 1 small item. Also, children struggle to put a whole football kit on, so
please just send in shorts, shirt and boots-they can wear school socks-after
all it isn’t the Premier League! To ensure the safety of all children and for
insurance purposes parents are not allowed into the hall to watch the
sessions and should wait outside school when collecting children to keep the
Reception area free for parents collecting children from the After School
Club. Thanks for your cooperation.
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DANCE FESTIVAL
Our
dance club members will be taking part in the Barnet Dance Festival on Friday
with many other Barnet schools. They are really looking forward to the
experience. Their dance is a lively rendition of ‘Footloose’ and I know they
will be fantastic.
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AFTER SCHOOL CLUB PICK UP
Please note: Parents must not enter classrooms or cloakroom
areas after picking up children from After School Club. If you need to access
these areas to collect something your child has forgotten, please speak to
Mrs Costas and she will help you.
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SPRING ART COMPETITION- closing date
Monday 27th March
The challenge
this year is to create a 3D masterpiece with a Spring theme. It could be made
from clay, plasticine, card, junk, Lego etc- the choice is endless! Please make sure all
creations have a label somewhere with your child’s name and class. All
entries need to be brought into school by Monday 27th March and
judging will take place on Wednesday 29th March. Pupil Council
representatives will choose 3 winners from each class. Prizes will be given
out in our Friday assembly that week.
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A MESSAGE FOR RECEPTION/YEAR 1 PARENTS
Unfortunately
because of the number of children in our Reception classes we are no longer
able to put party invitations into book bags. Please pass them onto parents
yourself or if you work please ask another parent to do the honours for you.
Many thanks.
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MISS
PORZI’S END OF TERM WOODWIND AND RECORDER CONCERTS
Recorder: Tuesday 21st March at 2.30 p.m.
Woodwind: Friday 24th March at 9.00 a.m.
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PARKING ON GRASS
VERGES
Now
there are no contractors parking on Knoll Drive, this should make parking
much easier. Please note that our grass verges have really suffered over the
last few weeks where cars/vans have driven over them or parked on them.
Please do not park on any grass verges in the roads surrounding school. If
you are parking where there is not enough room for a car to pass unless you park on the verge-the solution is to park somewhere else!
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ALTERNATIVE
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS-No sweets/cakes please, instead send in a book to be a
lasting reminder of your child’s birthday
Thank
you to all the parents who have done this so far, we have received some
lovely books for classrooms as a lasting reminder of a child’s birthday.
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CURRICULUM MEETING
FOR PARENTS-Wednesday 15th March at 6.00 p.m.
Miss
Donaghy will be running a curriculum meeting so
that you can find out how to help your child in their journey to fluency in
reading and writing. She will provide lots of ideas about how you can help your
child at home and information about the extra challenges of the new English
curriculum. We do hope you can join us.
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WORLD BOOK
DAY-Thursday 2nd March
 See the Website for our own ‘Where’s
Wally’ photographs.
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CLASS ASSEMBLIES
Wednesday 8th
March at 2.50 p.m.-Y1D
Thursday 16th
March 9.00 a.m. Ukelele concert for Year 3 parents
Wednesday 22nd
March at 3.00 p.m.- Y1C
All families and
friends welcome.
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MESSAGE FROM FOMS
The FOMS AGM
on 10th March has had to be postponed.
This will be rescheduled for after the Easter holidays.
Bingo Night on 17th March, 7.30pm
Following the success of November's Quiz Night, we'd
like to invite you to join us for some Bingo! There will be food (curry),
there will be drinks ... and there will be lots of Bingo! Details via email
today.
Easter Event 30th March
Please join us for an informal after school event of
drinks and Easter treats. The Spring raffle will also be drawn.
Summer Fair Save the Date!
This year's Summer Fair will be on Saturday 17th June from
1-4pm. We're already busy organising a
bumper event of fun and games!
Please note the fair will now start at 1pm
Thanks and best wishes,
FOMS Committee
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DATES FOR THIS TERM
Tuesday 7th
March: Y3 to Barnet Environmental Centre (packed lunch required)
Friday 10th
March: Barnet Dance Festival for dance club members-from noon (packed tea
required).
Friday 17th
March: Y5 visit to British Museum-packed lunch required
Friday 17th
March: FoMS Bingo Night 7.30 p.m.
Tuesday 21st March at 2.30 p.m. Recorder concert
Thursday 23rd
March: Last drama club for this term
Friday 24th March at 9.00 a.m. Woodwind concert
Friday 24th-
Comic Relief day-information to follow nearer the time.
Monday 27th
March: Spring Art competition closing date
Thursday 30th
March: FoMs raffle/Easter event
Thursday 30th
March: Choir concert 2.30 p.m.
Friday 31st
March: End of Spring term. School closes at 2.00 p.m. NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUB
New term begins Tuesday 18th April at the usual
time.
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ABSENCE NOTIFICATION
Please let us know by
9.15 a.m. (at the latest), if your child is going to be absent from school.
You can notify us by phone, email or by returning a text we have sent to you.
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KEY STAGE 2 CHOIR
CONCERT- Thursday 30th March 2.30 p.m.
The choir would like
to share some of the new songs they have been learning with anyone who would
like to listen! Everyone welcome.
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