Newsletter 3.10.17

Date: 3rd Oct 2017 @ 2:10pm

03 October 2017

Dear Parents / Carers

Macmillan Coffee Morning

This was a great success with many parents and friends of the school dropping in for a coffee and piece of cake. As a result a total of £272.66 was raised for the charity which will be added to the £451.47 raised by the children and staff wearing green for the day. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your kind donations. I should also like to thank the parents who donated cakes for the sale and to the members of the PTA who gave up their Friday to sell cakes and coffee during the day.

Grandparent’s Day

It was lovely to see such a high number of grandparents on our ‘Grandparents Day’ on Friday. The Y6 children were fantastic at showing them around and the older generation seemed to enjoy the experience of mixing with their grandchildren in school. Indeed we have received at least two offers of help on a regular basis.

Helpers

As a school we are always on the lookout for adults to assist in school with reading / changing books and other activities. If you would like to be involved in school life and have a few hours to spend each week, then please leave your details at the school office. Please note all volunteers will need to be DBS checked for convictions, to ensure that we can allow them to work in school.

Parliamentary Review

I am very proud to inform you that Winsford High Street features in this year’s Parliamentary Review. This is a document which is produced on an annual basis and features articles from prominent MPs as well as articles from good and outstanding schools. Hard copies of the review are available from the school office, but should you want to have a look at an electronic version of the document you will be able to find a hyperlink on the school website. This is a real accolade and one which we should all be proud of!

Football Match

The Y5/6 boy’s football teams participated in their first games of the new season. They played really well last Thursday against teams from other local schools. Both of our teams currently top their respective leagues, well done to all concerned. This week the girls’ football team will play their first game on Thursday at Winsford Academy. We wish them every success.

School Meals

Tina Piggott and her team continue to provide the children with a variety of hot meals. Weekly menus can be found on the school website and a hard copy of the menu for the week is displayed in the school entrance. Each Thursday, Tina produces a chicken korma, which is very popular. However for those children who don’t like curry she provides an alternative meal of jacket potato with a choice of fillings. Fridays will continue to be the’ Friday Special Day’; Tina will provide a choice of Pizza and savoury wedges or fish and chips. Should you wish your child to have hot dinners now that the temperature is falling, they can be purchased at a cost of £2.25 per day for Key Stage 2 children. Children in EYFS 2, Y1 and Y2 are able to have free school dinners under the Universal Infant Free School Meals scheme.

Parking

Unfortunately we have had a couple of instances where parents have parked their cars on the High Street, but in doing so have blocked the entrance to the school, this is dangerous as it means that emergency vehicles would not be able to access the site if required. Please note that the police are on alert and are monitoring illegal parking. Should you wish to use the pedestrian entrances off the High Street then there is parking on the town centre, with only a short walk being required to school through the subway.

Dogs

Please note that dogs are not permitted on the school site unless guide dogs or therapy dogs used in school. Please ensure that all dogs are left at the entrance to the school site.

MUGA

Following the completion of the building programme we are now in the position to promote evening and weekend community use of the MUGA and school field. Should you be interested in hiring the facilities for a one-off event or regular bookings, then please contact Mrs Motherwell in the school office.

Should you have any concerns or issues you wish to discuss, please don’t hesitate to contact me via the school office.

Kind regards

Mark Joule

Head teacher