Newsletter 1.10.19
Date: 1st Oct 2019 @ 12:49pm
Dear Parents
Mr Joule
Mr Joule successfully had his operation on Monday of last week, and arrived back home on Wednesday to fully recuperate. He is in regular contact with me and I’ve been keeping him updated on the day to day running of the school. I’ve already passed on some well wishes from children and parents and these have made him feel greatly missed, whilst he is off.
Harvest Festival Celebration Services
Our Harvest Festival services will take place in a variety of venues this year led by children from different year groups.
- The EYFS (Nursery and Foundation Stage) children’s services will be held in the school hall on Friday 11th October at 9.15am and 2.45pm. Parents of Nursey children are invited to attend the first performance. Parents of FS are invited to attend the afternoon service due to the number of spaces available.
- The Key Stage 1 service will be held at St Andrew’s Methodist Church on Tuesday 15th October at 9.30am. Please note this is a change of date as the Church can now no longer accommodate us on the original date. (Year 1 parents are invited to attend, as these children will lead the service). Y2 children will form the choir, but unfortunately there will not be sufficient space to accommodate the parents of these children. There will be opportunities later in the term for these parents to see their children in other performances.
- The Year 3 children will be leading the KS2 service with Y5 at the United Reform Church on Thursday 10th October at 9.45am. (Year 3 and 5 parents are invited to attend with the Y3 leading the service with Y5 as the choir).
- The Year 4 and Year 6 children will take part in a Harvest Service led by Y3 at school. Unfortunately we can’t accommodate parents, but there will be opportunities later in the term when these children will take the lead and parents will be invited.
- As part of our Harvest Services this year we will be collecting food contributions in support of the ‘Mid Cheshire Foodbank’ which supports families in need through low income, who are in debt or who are experiencing Benefit delays. (Contributions of dried foods, biscuits, cakes and tinned produce can be brought into school from Monday 30th September onwards).
Closing Date for Reception School Applications
Please note the closing date for applications for children to start at Primary School in September 2020 is 15th January 2020. If you have a child who is due to start at this time, please do not automatically assume that they will gain a place at the school because they have an older brother or sister at High Street or have attended our Nursery provision. All applications for children starting school need to be made through the Local Authority. Further details can be obtained from Wyvern House or through the school office.
We will be holding tours of the school for prospective parents on the following dates. Should you wish to attend or know someone who would like to view the school, with a view to them sending their child to High Street, please contact the school office on 01606 288188 to book onto one of the tours:
Monday 14th October @ 9.45am
Tuesday 22nd October @1.30pm
Wednesday 6th November @1.30pm
Thursday 14th November @9.30am
Wednesday 27th November @1.30pm
High School Applications
Can I also remind parents of children in Year 6 that the closing date for High School places is October 31st 2019. Please make sure that you apply for your child’s High School place before the deadline, to ensure that you get one of the choices of schools you’ve opted for. Last year we had a small minority of parents who missed this deadline and didn’t get any of their choices of High School.
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 £177.09 was raised for the charity. 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 school council who supported the sale of cakes and coffee during the morning/ after school event.
Sickness
We have had a small number of children with sickness and diarrhoea over the last few days. We will be reminding children to wash their hands regularly to fight off any bugs in school but please could you reinforce this at home. Also can you assist us in sending your child back to school no less than 48 hours after their last bout of sickness/ diarrhoea to limit the spread of any bugs in school.
Dates for your diary
Please see the list of dates below to guide you through the remainder of the Autumn Term.
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10/10/19 |
Harvest KS2- Y3 at the United Reformed Church @9.45am |
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11/10/19 |
EYFS Harvest at School 9.15am & 2.45pm |
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15/10/19 |
KS1- Y1 Harvest at St Andrews @ 9.30am (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CHANGE OF DATE) |
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23/10/19 |
Parents Evening 5-7pm |
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24/10/19 |
Parents Evening 4-6pm |
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25/10/19 |
Close for Half term |
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4/11/19 |
Open for Autumn 2 term |
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27/11/19-29/11/19 |
Y4 Residential to York |
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9/12/19 |
Nursery Nativity @ 2pm |
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10/12/19 |
EYFS Nativity @ 10am |
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10/12/19 |
Y1 Performance @ 6pm |
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11/12/19 |
EYFS Nativity 1 @ 2pm |
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12/12/19 |
Y1 Nativity @ 9.45am |
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12/12/19 |
Y5/6 New Vic Theatre trip all day |
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13/12/19 |
Y2/3 Nativity at the United Reformed Church- 2 shows 1 morning & 1 afternoon |
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16/12/19 |
Y5/6 Carol Concert @ St Andrews @ 6pm |
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17/12/19 |
N/KS1 Travelling Panto am |
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18/12/19 |
Y3/4 Grange Theatre am |
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18/12/19 |
Y5/6 Christmas Party am |
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18/12/19 |
N/EYFS Christmas party pm |
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19/12/19 |
Y1/2 Christmas Party am |
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19/12/19 |
Y3/4 Christmas party pm |
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20/12/19 |
Close for Christmas hols |
Kind regards
Caroline Lowe
Deputy Head Teacher