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GENERAL SCHOOL INFORMATION
1 SCHOOL PRODUCTION – ALICE
During this year’s Key Stage 2 production of Alice, there will be a 15 minutes interval whilst the scenery is changed. There will be no refreshments available during this time, but if you wish to bring along a soft drink to consume, please feel free to do so. The production will commence at 6.00 pm, however the children in the production need to be in school at 5.30pm.
2 INSET DAY – FINAL ONE FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR
Just a reminder that Friday, 16 July is an INSET day and school is closed for pupils.
3 REPORTS
All children will be given their reports to bring home next Thursday, 15 July. Please check your child’s bag.
4 SPORTS DAY – 20 JULY 2010
Team games will be held from approximately 10.00am until lunchtime, with the individual races commencing at approximately 1.15pm. Everyone welcome!
5 DINNER MONEY
Currently we have not received any communication from BMBC regarding the cost of school meals, and thus we are working on the premise that the meals will remain at £1.70p per day - £8.50p per week. Thus if you wish to pay for your child’s meals for the half term the cost will be £56.10p (7 weeks, less 2 inset days).
May I remind you that we ask you to pay for school meals first thing on a Monday morning. The money should be placed in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with the child’s name, and placed into the class collection box. PLEASE DO NOT BRING YOUR DINNER MONEY DIRECT TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE.
If your child has special dietary requirements please talk to the class teacher who will be able to pass on your request to the kitchen.
Dinner money envelopes are available from the school office – so if you have run out, or are new to the school or to dinners – please just call in and request a supply.
Please do remember that if your child wishes to change from school meals to their own sandwiches, or vice versa, then we do need two weeks written notice – even if this is at the very start of an academic year!
6 SCHOOL MILK
Currently we have not received any communication from BMBC regarding the cost of school milk and thus we are working on the premise that the cost will remain at £8.00 per term.
In line with the Governments “Nutritional Standards for School Lunches and Other School Food” the milk provided is skimmed or semi-skimmed.
If your child wishes to receive milk at morning playtime – from 7 September 2010 - then please complete and return the attached slip no later than Friday, 10 September 2010. Please enclose your payment of £8.00 per child with the form – with any cheques being made payable to BMBC – not school. If you receive Scheme of Aid for your child then milk will be free for that child.
Please note that this deadline cannot be extended, as we have to provide the Dairy with final numbers on the Friday afternoon of the first week back at school.
7 MUSIC LESSONS - PAYMENT
If your child is interested in CONTINUING music tuition in September, we must have parental notification, and payment, by Friday 10 September 2010. The cost of the tuition, as far as we are aware, is still £39.50 per term for group sessions. Hire of any instrument, if applicable, remains at £11.00 per term. Please forward your interest to Miss Price, School Office.
Please remember that there are no actual music lessons during the first week of term, as this is a planning week for the music teachers.
8 BRASS LESSONS
Brass lessons for the next 2 weeks will take place on WEDNESDAYS, instead of Fridays. Please ensure your child brings their instrument with them on that day.
9 SCHOOL READING BOOKS
If your child has any reading books which belong to school, it would be much appreciated if they could be returned to school by the end of the term.There are currently places available for music lessons and if your child is interested in learning to play a musical instrument, then please call into the office to discuss with Miss Price.All cheques should be made payable to Silkstone Primary School – (BMBC).
10 PTA NEWS – SUMMER FAYRE
Many thanks to those of you who supported the Summer Fayre. I’m sure you will all agree that it was a great evening and a huge success. We raised £1415.34 throughout the evening. Thank you to those of you who donated goods for the fayre, those of you who brought in baking and those of you who helped by setting up, manned a stall, and/or cleared up at the end. Finally, a very big thank you for attending the Summer Fayre and joining in the fun.
There are still several prizes to be claimed –
C1 Hamper - S Sidebottom
C5 Hamper - B Richmond
Knowsley Safari Park - Mr Scott
10% off beauty treatments - I Holmes
Chocolates - Helen Downes
Please bring your winning ticket into the office to collect your prize.
Composed and written by Mrs J Moore, on behalf of Mr S Barber, Headteacher
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Autumn Term 2009
Spring Term 2010
The new school text messaging service has proved to be so efficient and effective that as you have probably already realised we have extended the use for reminding you of various activities – eg the recent Sport Relief reminder. This reminder helped ensure that children came prepared with their trainers and we did not have any disappointed children who had forgotten all about it. We will also use the system to remind or inform you of payments for visits, forms not returned, reminders re class assemblies, etc.
It is much cheaper for school than to type a letter, photocopy it nearly 200 times, then have to count it out and distribute it round classes. As we support the sustainability of the environment it should save several trees! It is even more effective for those parents whose children sometimes forget to hand over letters! We have also used the service to contact some parents when their child is ill and we cannot reach them on the phone.
As it costs 9p – 16p per text message, and we only have 160 characters to use for that cost (including spaces between words) we need to keep the message very brief.
We would suggest that you put this number 07717 989 974 into your mobile phone address book as say “SCHOOL TEXTS” or “SPS TEXT SERVICE” or whatever name you will recognise the number by.
To date the response from the vast majority of parents has been very positive indeed.
If you have any queries please just call into the office to see either Miss Price or myself.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Avril S Griffin