Volume 17 Issue 10 Newsletter date: 13/11/15 Dear Parents / Carers, 3 Week countdown to the Christmas Fair! Our Christmas Fair is a family fun event. It takes place in the school hall on Thursday 3 rd December 1-3pm. Please come to school, with your friends and family. Collect your child from their class and enjoy the fun and treats together. Visit Santa, the Christmas Coffee Shop and enjoy the stalls and games. We need donations of gifts from you to help make our fair great! WEEK 1 On Mon 9 th November Please send in: a sealed bottle for the bottle stall, or a chocolate prize for the chocolate tombola! WEEK 2 On Mon 16 th November Please send in: Good quality toys & games WEEK 3 On Monday 23 rd November please send in cute teddies & quality books Your donations for the fair and attendance at the fair are greatly appreciated, we hope to see you there! All monies raised go into our school fund which subsidises our class educational visits. Please help us enjoy lots of trips by sending lots of donations to sell. If you would like to run a fun game or rent a table to sell your own things, please ring school and ask to speak to Vicki. We welcome anyone who can help by wrapping presents for Santa s Grotto, helping on a stall, setting up the fair in the morning of the 3 rd December WEEK 4 On Monday 30 th November please send in lots of chocolate & sweets for the sweet tombola Fair Day On 3 rd December please send in mince pies, cakes or Christmas food treats! Executive Head Teacher:
Citizens of the Week: Rainbows: Kalias Hassan for a great first week back. Sunshines: Kenzo Brown for following simple instruction and joining in with a sorting activity. Stars: Eva Dooley for massaging fadils foot and holding hands with Aiz. Galaxies: Azan Waheed for his excellent attitude - he's done some excellent walking and using of his Neater Eater this week!. Planets: Harvey Kouba-Norman for being polite and friendly to others in his class. Comets: Zahra Butt for being a good friend and working on her signs. High School Pupils: Walker: Matthew Butler for remembering to use his communication device. Houston: Hussein Al-Tammimi for being mature and coping well with change. Wonder: William Ashley for showing maturity and thinking about his future. Class with Highest Attendance Houston 99% Whole School 92%
When? Who? What? Time? Tues 1 st Wed 2 nd Sept Diary Dates Autumn Term 2015 All Staff STAFF TRAINING DAY NO PUPILS 2 days Thurs 3 rd Sept All pupils SCHOOL OPENS All day Every Monday Various After School Wheelchair Football Club 3.30-4.30pm Every Wednesday Rainbows To the Donkey Sanctuary, Debdale Park AM Wed 23 rd Sept Governors School Governing Body meeting 9.30-11.30am Tues 20 th Oct All pupils School Photos All day Fri 23 rd Oct All pupils Last day of half term for pupils in school All day Sat 24 th Oct Volunteers Rough Runner Fundraiser All day Monday 26 th Friday 30 th Oct SCHOOL IS CLOSED FOR HALF TERM Mon 2 nd Nov All Staff STAFF TRAINING DAY NO PUPILS All day Tues 3 rd Nov All pupils SCHOOL OPENS All day Every Monday Various After School Wheelchair Football Club 3.30-4.30pm Every Wednesday Rainbows To the Donkey Sanctuary, Debdale Park AM Fri 13 th Nov All pupils & staff Children in Need Day (to be confirmed) All day Thurs 3 rd Dec All parents, carers, staff School Christmas Fair Wed 9 th Dec Governors School Governing Body Meeting Thurs 10 th Dec Fri 11 th Dec All pupils, parents, carers, friends All pupils, parents, carers, friends Christmas Concert (pm performance) Christmas Concert (am performance) 1.00-3.00pm 9.30-11.30am 1.15-3.00pm 10.00-11.30am Thurs 17 th Dec All pupils Christmas parties and party lunch All day Fri 18 th Dec All pupils & staff Christmas Assembly time tbc Fri 18 th Dec All pupils & staff Finish for Christmas holidays All day Mon 21 st Dec 2015 Fri 1 st Jan 2016 SCHOOL IS CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Mon 4 th Jan 16 All Staff STAFF TRAINING DAY NO PUPILS All day Tues 5 th Jan All pupils SCHOOL OPENS All day