Dates for your diary. Advanced Notice. Attendance Winners 5th & 6th January. KS1 Year 2B 100% KS2 Year % Year 1 Daniel L. Well done!

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1 St Richard s Newsletter Week ending 13th January 2017 Dates for your diary Newsletter Date Week ending 13th January 2017 Thursday 9th February School Closes for half term Friday 10th February INSET Day Monday 20th February School Opens Advanced Notice Wednesday 1st March Parent s Evening Thursday 2nd March Parent s Evening Sign up dates will be published asap. Attendance Winners 5th & 6th January KS1 Year 2B 100% KS2 Year % Year 1 Daniel L. Year 2a Poppy F. Well done! Year 2b William W Year 3 Milkolaj Year 4 Grace Year 5 Adam Year 6 Louise Please remember to ring school if your child is off ill using the absence option. Thank you.

2 Outside Play Equipment on School Grounds Just a reminder that before and after school it is parent s responsibility to supervise their own children on any of the school equipment that is available on our school grounds Nursery Registration Forms It is never too early to register your child for our school nursery. Forms are available on the carousel outside the school office. Good news from each class Nursery Have been looking at traditional tales (three little pigs) and have made houses out of straw, sticks and bricks. Reception - Have been learning about animals and also about hot countries. Year 1 -The story Bog Baby has been our focus this week in English. We have met the character and have been using lots of language to describe what it looks like. Year 2A&B Have been listening to the story of Paddington Bear as part of their new English topic and will be planning their own story soon. Year 3 We are reading Billionaire Boy in English and in Maths we are doing place value and number ordering. Year 4 Have been looking at different fables and trying to work out the moral of the story. Year 5 Have been finding out about forces in Science and are having a table dojo competition this half term. Year 6 Are enjoying reading extracts from Harry Potter and are looking forward to writing their own flashbacks next week.

3 Free school Meals If you think you may qualify for free school meals please contact the Pupil Access department on This is also applicable even if your child already receives universal free school meals. The check is a very simple procedure and will benefit your child. Applications for Reception 2017 The applications close this Sunday. Applications for reception also require a supplementary faith form along with proof of Baptism to meet the criteria of our admissions policy. Please ask at the office if you require any help with your application. In addition if you know anyone who wants to apply to St Richard s in another year group ask them to contact school and all their details will be taken and advice given on an individual basis. Payments to school Please check your parent pay account on a regular basis. Dinner money should be in credit at all times. I have put milk charges on parent pay for Reception and KS1 children who have requested milk and are not eligible for free milk. Please let me know if there are any queries regarding milk. Year 5 & 6 Swimming money 5 for the term is now due. Thank you

4 HOLIDAY DATES Autumn Term 2016 Inset Day Thursday 1 st September 2016 School Opens Friday 2 nd September 2016 School Closes for Half term Friday 28 th October 2016 School Opens Monday 7 th November 2016 School Closes Wednesday 21 st December 2016 Spring Term 2017 School Opens Thursday 5 th January 2017 School Closes for half term Thursday 9 th February 2017 INSET Day Friday 10 th February 2017 School Opens Monday 20 th February 2017 School Closes Thursday 30 th March 2017 INSET Day Friday 31 st March 2017 Summer Term 2017 School Opens Tuesday 18 th April 2017 Bank Holiday/May Day Monday 1 st May 2017 School Closes for half term Friday 26 th May 2017 School Opens Monday 5 th June 2017 Inset Day Friday 23 rd June 2017 School Closes for Summer Thursday 20 th July 2017 Inset Day Friday 21 st July 2017

5 Valentine Disco School & Eco Council at their recent meeting have requested that they do a Valentine Disco on Thursday 9th February. They are going to be involved in the decorating of the hall and running of the Disco. They will be selling Sweets (5p - 20p each) and drinks (20p or 50p) that are available to purchase during the Disco. The disco will be during the school day: Reception & KS to 2.15 KS to 3.15 The cost is 2 per child, payable to the office in an envelope with your child s name clearly marked. Our discos are a great way of fundraising for school and the children always have a fantastic time.

6 HOLIDAY DATES Autumn Term 2017 Inset Day Friday 1 st September 2017 School Opens Monday 4 th September 2017 School Closes for Half term Friday 27 th October 2017 School Opens Monday 6 th November 2017 School Closes Friday 22 nd December 2017 Spring Term 2018 Inset Day Monday 8 th January 2018 School Opens Tuesday 9 th January 2018 School Closes for half term Thursday 8 th February 2018 Inset Day Friday 9 th February 2018 School Opens Monday 19 th February 2018 School Closes Friday 23 rd March 2018 Summer Term 2017 Inset Day Monday 9 th April 2018 School Opens Tuesday 10 th April 2018 Bank Holiday/May Day Monday 7 th May 2018 School Closes for half term Friday 25 th May 2018 School Opens Monday 4 th June 2018 Inset Day Friday 29 th June 2018 School Closes for Summer Friday 20 th July 2018 Please find holiday dates for the following academic year above which may be useful if you are planning holidays in advance.

7 School Nurse Drop in Clinic Tuesday 17 th January 9am 10am Liz Wade our school nurse is holding a drop in clinic at school at 9am on Tuesday 17 th anuary you ha e any concerns or ues ons a out your child s health and well eing and would like some ad ice please come along lterna ely i you are una le to make this date or me please con tact rs irkman the schools pecial duca onal eeds Co ordinator or any ad ice or in orma on The children who are taking part in our Peace Proms concert at the end of January are busy rehearsing with Mrs Carr and Miss Lowe each week. They will perform at the Liverpool Echo Arena on Saturday 28th January and tickets are available from the box office. It would be lovely if families were free on that day to come and support the children, further information is available on the Liverpool Echo Arena web site.

8 Year 4 families, please continue to support your children as they continue on their Sacramental journey. Any child who missed the Sacrament of Reconciliation can catch up by contacting the lead catechist Kath Gresty k.gresty@sky.com or one of the Church Catechists at Mass to arrange this. The Sacrament of Reconciliation has to be undertaken before your child can receive his/her Communion.