Office

8^th  January 2010 

Dear Parents,

Happy New Year to you all!

Despite a challenging first week due to weather conditions and building work problems, the children have returned to school refreshed after the Christmas festivities and ready to begin the new term with enthusiasm.   They have thoroughly enjoyed playing in the snowy conditions and their behaviour has been impeccable. All children have followed the firm guidelines put in place and that has enabled us to stay safe outdoors.

Thank you for your support during this difficult week. We expect to operate as normal on Monday unless there are any unforeseen events. I hope you have found our text messaging service useful to keep you informed. The blog site also contains more detailed information on the office and Head teacher pages.

Reminders

 Children should not arrive in school before 8.45 a.m. as the playground is not supervised before this time and in such cold conditions children can be at risk from slips and falls. 

• Thank you for not using the main school car park gates as access to the playground.  This is a dangerous area, where cars and delivery vehicles are entering and leaving the premises.
• After school activities will begin for the Spring Term on Tuesday 12^th January. Please refer to your year timetable, there is also a copy on the blog site.
• We have extended the date for accepting T shirt orders to Friday 15^th January a.m.

 School improvements

To improve the safety and security of our premises, new fencing will be installed at the front of the school. This work will take place next week. The location of the new fencing and gate is outside Mrs Grimshaw’s classroom and the work will take approximately one week. Access to and from the school by the side gate will not be interrupted.  The new gate will be locked at 9.05 in the morning and unlocked at 3.00 p.m. in the afternoon. During the day access to the school should be made through the main entrance at the front of the school.

 Dates for your diary:

Tuesday 12^th January – clubs start

Friday 12^th February – school closes for half term

Monday 22^nd February – School opens

Thursday 18^th March – Parents’ Evening

Monday 22^nd March -  Parents’ Evening

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. C. Williams