HINTON ST GEORGE CE FIRST SCHOOL
Headteacher: Mr Philip Smith
West Street, Hinton St George, Somerset, TA17 8SA
Tel & Fax. 01460 72653
E-mail: office@hinton-st-george.somerset.sch.uk
Web site: www.hinton-st-george.somerset.sch.uk
3 October 2014
Dear Parents and Carers
It is lovely to see so many of you at the first Parent Forum and the PFA meeting this week. It
was great to discuss the curriculum at the first meeting and understand your thoughts on how
we should equip our children for the 21st Century. Our next Parent Forum is planned for
Thursday 6 November (but we are hoping to have an earlier meeting on Tuesday morning 14
October to discuss our Ofsted Report providing we have received it and distributed to all
parents by then, we will let parents know if this is to go ahead), and we will look at how the
school is supporting all its learners. I have invited Jo Milum, our new SENCO, along to this
meeting to answer any specific questions around SEN provision.
HARVEST SERVICE
We are very much looking forward to seeing you all at the Harvest Festival service at the
church on Monday at 9am. Kingfisher Class have been busy rehearsing a short retelling
of the ‘Enormous Turnip’ and Woodpecker class will be singing a harvest song and
sharing their artwork. We would be grateful if your child/ren could bring in a gift as a
token of harvest (*see details below). Please make sure it is not too heavy for your
child/ren as the they will be carrying their gifts to church. Please remember that the
children sit in the front pews. After the service the staff will escort all the children back
to school. Thank you.
*Should you wish to send in some produce (tins or packets – please no glass jars/bottles) for your
child as their Harvest offering please do so. We are hoping to take our harvest gifts to the Pilsdon
Community ourselves, as we have done in the past. Pilsdon is a Christian Community situated at
Pilsdon Manor, near Bridport and the staff and residents have always been very grateful to receive
our Harvest offerings. The Community has grown over the years and their self-sufficiency and
vegetable gardens have improved considerably, therefore, they do not need so much fresh produce any more
which has a limited shelf life. They now ask whether ‘everyday’ gifts could be incorporated into our Harvest
offerings – razors, soap, flannels, jumpers, socks (in good condition) etc. I’m sure, as in past years, all our gifts will
be gratefully received and the children will see the good work that is being carried out by the Pilsdon Community.
OPEN MORNING
The school and pre-school are going to have an Open Morning on 13 October between 9.30 to
11.30am so please could you spread the word to prospective parents and families in the local
area with small children to come see our school in learning. Year 4 parents received an
invitation on Monday to visit Maiden Beech for their open evening on Tuesday 7 October. You
may be also interested to know that Swanmead Middle School are also having an open
evening on Thursday 9 October 6.30 - 8.15pm.
SCHOOL DINNERS
Hot school meals and packed lunches continue to be enjoyed by the Key stage 1 and
reception children and we would like to extend the provision for Year 3 and 4 too.
However, in order to do this we need to have an idea of how many pupils would be
interested in taking up this option. If you are interested please could you complete the
slip at the bottom of this newsletter and return in to the school office by Wednesday 8
October so that we can investigate these plans further with our catering supplier. If
you would like to see a sample 2 week menu do please let us know. One is pinned to the school noticeboard just
outside the infants’ classroom.
SCHOOL LUNCHES R, Y1 & Y2
Today we are sending home the school lunch order form for the weeks beginning 13 and 20 October.
Please remember to complete the form and return it to school by next Monday morning 6 October
WITHOUT FAIL. There have been occasions when parents have not returned the form on time and we
have had to ring up to ascertain your child’s lunch choices. If we are unable to contact you we will
order a repeat of your child’s menu for the previous 2 weeks. Thank you.
BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL DAY
A polite reminder to parents in the morning that when dropping children
off at school please ensure that they remain in the classroom once you
have left. We do not currently have the resources to supervise the children
outside and therefore you must ensure they are supervised if they are
going to play outside. Please also ensure that your child is then delivered
to their classroom but before leaving the site so that we keep track of
where the children are. Thank you for your
continued cooperation on this important matter.
PARENTS’ EVENING
Parent’s evenings are planned for the week before half term (Monday and Tuesday 20/21
October) and will give you an opportunity to see how your child has settled in to the new
school year. Please look out for signing up forms in each classroom from Tuesday next week.
BAG2SCHOOL COLLECTION
Thank you for last Bag2school collection, we raised £165 between school and preschool.
We have another collection organised for 3 December, so parents may we remind you to
start collecting unwanted clothes, shoes, cuddly toys, accessories now. Thank you
WOODPECKER CLASS CAKE SALE
Thank you to everyone who supported the cake sale yesterday. They raised £35.10.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Monday 6 October
Harvest Festival at the church at 9.00am
Tuesday 7 October
Y4s to Pilsdon with Harvest donations
8 – 13 October
Friday 10 October
Monday 13 October
Monday 13 October
Tuesday 14 October
Wednesday 15 October
Friday 17 October
Best wishes
Philip Smith
Headteacher
Scholastic School Book Fair
Football match at Home -v- Shepton Beauchamp School
School Open Morning
Football Match at Home –v- West Chinnock School
Parents’ Forum meeting re the Ofsted Report – 9.15am in school
– to be confirmed
Heights and Weights Measurements for Reception children – more information
will be sent home when we have received the relevant leaflets from the NHS
Foundation Trust
PFA the Big Quiz
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HINTON ST GEORGE CE FIRST SCHOOL
PLEASE RETURN THIS SLIP BY WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014.
Reply slip for School Meals for Years 3 and 4
I am very interested in ordering hot/packed lunch school meals for my child/ren:________________________________________________________________________________(Name(s)).
I understand that the meals will be charged at £2.30 each, and the money will be collected in advance 2 weeks at a
time (to be sent in with the fortnightly meals order sheet), and that we are unable to refund money for meals
missed.
Signed: _________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________