NEWSLETTER 38      05/06      14.07.06

 

From the Headteacher:

 

Year Six Cycle Safety Training:   16 of our Year Six pupils completed the first eight hours of a ten hour course of cycle safety training this week led by Mr. Hamilton and Mrs Kaunhoven.   We hope all will ‘pass’ at the final session next week.

 

School Profile:   It is the responsibility of the governors to publish a profile on a government website and our first version is now online.   Although we have nearly reached the end of the 2005-2006 school year the profile on the website is about the 2004-2005 school year!   The next profile (which WILL be about this school year) will be available in the first term of next year. www.parentscentre.gov.uk will provide you with the link to the relevant information.

 

Annual Reports:   The annual reports were sent home on Tuesday.   The accompanying letter invited pupils and parents to comment and send the reply slip back to school.   If you have not already done so, please take the time to fill this in and return it.   Should you wish to make an appointment to talk to your child’s teacher about the contents of the report there was a space on the form to indicate this.

 

Mr. Knowles and Mrs. Brown:    We are saying ‘goodbye’ to Mr Knowles and Mrs Brown at the end of this term and we want to make sure that everybody gets an opportunity to express their thanks at one or more events before the term finally ends.   We are therefore holding a tea and cake session on Monday 24th July in the hall.   All parents and friends of the school are invited along with our pupils, of course.   We shall start our ‘tea’ at 3.00pm and parents are welcome to collect children from classrooms and take them to the hall.

 

Rhema Theatre will be visiting school next Thursday as an end of term treat.   This event will be free to children.

 

Thank you to everyone who participated in the village fête last weekend.   It was a very enjoyable afternoon and it was good to see so many people there.

                                                                                                Roger Whitewick

 

Message from the Kitchen:   All children should have brought home a new Autumn Term menu.   The new cost for lunches from September will be £1.70 due to higher food costs as all our meat and most of our vegetables are local and fresh.

 

Due to the leavers picnic on Monday 24th of July there will be no hot dinners, picnic option only.

 

From the Friends of St. Aldhelm’s (PTA):  

Summer Fête – (organised by the village, church and school).   We were lucky with the weather and it stayed dry Sunday afternoon.   The school brass band was great and the dancers performed Barnum brilliantly.   The event raised £1,500 which will be split between the school, village and church.

A BIG thank you to everyone who helped.   A special thank you to Jeff Body who opened the fête and also donated one of his infamous ‘lambs’.   The lamb was won by Mrs Joan Hill.

Date for your diary for next term, Quiz Night Friday 22nd September in school hall.   Doors will be open from 7.00pm, quiz to start at 8.00pm prompt.   £10 entry per team (teams of 4) The first prize will be £50.

There will be a bar open for those in need of refreshments!!