24th November 2014
Lost Property
There will be a table of any unnamed lost property in
the Lavender Hall on Friday 12th December from
3:00pm. Please come and check this if your child has
lost some uniform.
School contact details
t. 020 8679 3707 f. 020 8679 2155
e. info@harrisprimarymerton.org.uk
w. www.harrisprimarymerton.org.uk
Any lost property that is not claimed after this will be
put in our spare uniform cupboard.
Bake Sale
We will be having a cake sale on Thursday 4th
December at 3:00pm. Nursery to Year 2 will be
holding their cake sale in Watercress Hall from
3pm. Years 3 to 6 will have their cake sale in
Lavender Hall from 3pm.
All monies raised will go towards a seasonal gift
that will be presented to each child at the end
of the term.
Please give any cakes, biscuits and cookies that
you would like to donate to the bake sale to
your child’s class teacher. Please do not bring
any donations in before Wednesday 3rd
December.
Visitors
All visitors to the school must report to the main
office where they will be asked to sign in and will
be given a visitors badge.
It is important that you do this for health and
safety reasons.
Wednesday 3rd December – Year 2 to the
Monument in London
Thursday 4th December – cake sale this will be held
in both the Lavender Hall and the Watercress Hall.
Friday 5th December – Year 5 to the Science
Museum
Wednesday 10th December – Year 4 to the British
Museum
Monday 15th December – Key Stage 1 Christmas
Performance at 9:30am.
Monday 15th December – Early Years Christmas
Performance at 2:00pm.
Tuesday 16th December – Early Years Christmas
Performance at 9:30am.
Tuesday 16th December – Key Stage 2 Carol Concert
at 2:00pm.
Wednesday 17th December – Christmas jumper day
Wednesday 17th December – Christmas Lunch.
Wednesday 17th December – Key Stage 1 Christmas
Production at 2:00pm
Wednesday 17th December – Key Stage 2 Carol
Concert at 6:30pm
Thursday 18th December – In class Christmas parties
Friday 19th December – children break up for
Christmas at normal time.
Access to the School
Christmas Events
Just a gentle reminder that if you wish to gain
access to the school between the hours of 9:00
am and 2:55pm you must use the entrance on
Abbotts Road.
There are a number of events happening this
December. Please make sure that you check your
child’s book bag for letters regarding these events.
This includes if you are coming to watch your
child’s assembly, picking your child up for an
appointment or if you are dropping your child off
late.
On Wednesday 17th December we will be having
Christmas jumper day to coincide with our
Parking
outsidelunch.
schoolYour
and government
employees
Christmas
child is welcome
to wear a
Christmas jumper to school on this day, however
they must still wear school shoes and school
trousers or a school skirt. Please note that it is not
compulsory for your child to wear a Christmas
jumper.
School Dinner Debt
Please make sure that you pay for your child’s
school dinners in advance. If you think that you
may owe money please go to the school office to
make a payment.
Your child’s Christmas Lunch will need to be ordered
in advance at a cost of £2.00. Children who are
entitled to Free School Meals do not need to pay but
do need to order their child a school dinner. Please
check your child’s book bag next week for an order
form.
It is important that you pay for your child’s school
dinners as anyone who is found to be in debt may
be requested to provide a packed lunch for their
child until the debt is cleared.
Pupil Premium Forms
There are a number of children across the Academy who have not returned their pupil premium forms. It is vital that
the school receives a pupil premium form for every child as it can mean extra funding for the school if you are found
to be eligible for pupil premium.
This funding goes towards extra-curricular activities. We are currently running 3 after school clubs for Key Stage 2
that are free of charge, however, we will have to cancel these activities if we do not receive enough funding through
pupil premium. We would love to extend these services to Reception and Key Stage 1 but again we need to receive
enough additional funding to be able to support this programme.
Year One went on a Bear Hunt
This week Year One went on a Bear Hunt on Mitcham
Common! Although they did not spot any bears
(thankfully) they did find a number of different trees,
leaves and insects which enhanced Year One’s learning
about nature.
As you can see from the picture the children loved
pretending to be bears in the woods!