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GENERAL SCHOOL INFORMATION

Apologies for not being able to upload the last newsletter. I had to attend the hospital on the last day and was unable to

use the school computer which allows me to upload letters.

My home computer allows me access to the web site but for some strange reason, won't allow me to upload the letters.

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Parents' Letter 11 (6th January)

 

 

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EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF SCHOOL - PARENTAL INSTRUCTION/CONSENT FORM

 

 

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School Text Messaging Service

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