Newsletter 16.10.17
Date: 16th Oct 2017 @ 2:25pm
16 October 2017
NEWSLETTER
Dear Parents
Harvest Services
It was lovely to see so many parents and relatives at our Harvest Services last week. Both Y2 and Y3 led super services for the rest of their Key stages. Mr and Mrs Smith from the United Reformed Church sent the following message:
‘Thank you so much for holding your Year 3 Harvest Service with us today; I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! The performance of your pupils (both on and off the ‘stage’), was well up to the usual high standard. A bonus for the Elders present was seeing the positive interaction between Garry, the children and the staff; we are confident that there are many more good things to come with him here at Over.
As a result of your encouragement, £62 was put on the collection plates. Sticking with your Harvest theme of the day, we have decided to share the money equally between the Church and Water Aid.’
May I take this opportunity to also thank you for your support in donating produce for the Harvest. This has been sent to the local branch of the Salvation Army for local families in need.
Netball
On Thursday last week the school netball team participated in the first round of their tournament. All players represented the school with skill and determination and as a result the team won all three of their games!
Parent / Teacher Meetings
As previously noted these will take place on Tuesday this week from 5-7pm and on Wednesday from 4.00pm until 6.00pm. Should you be experiencing difficulties in booking an appointment please speak to your child’s class teacher who will help you to sort this out.
Please note that entrance to the school during Parents Evenings will only be from the Grange Lane entrance. Please can you access the building in the following way:
Year 5/6 via Y6 entrance
Y4 via Y4 entrance off green carpet area
Y3 via Y3 door off green carpet
Y1/Y2 / Reception and Nursery via main Year 1 door in new build Please note members of the school council and additional staff will be available to guide you to the different classes.
School Meals
Please note Tina and her staff in the kitchen will be providing week 1 of the 3 week menu. This has been posted on the school website and is displayed in the new entrance.
Attendance Cup
Each week we present a cup to the class in EYFS / KS1 and a second cup to the class in KS2 with the best overall attendance for the previous week. Last week 3 KR (Mrs Robbins’ class) and 15OW (Miss Warrell’s Class) were presented with the respective cups. This week the winners were 17JA (Mrs Andrews Class) in KS2 and 3KR (Mrs Robbins’ Class) for a second week in KS1 / EYFS. The children in each class are also awarded an extra 5 team points in recognition of their achievement these convert to an additional raffle ticket each which give the children the chance of winning one of our end of term prizes.
Half Term
Please note that the school closes on Wednesday 25th October 2017 at 3.15pm for the children and reopens on Monday 6th November 2017.
Should you have any issues or concerns which cannot be addressed by your child’s class teacher, please do not hesitate to contact me via the school office.
Kind regards
Mark Joule
Head teacher