Yew Tree Weekly News
27th November 2015 – Issue 11
Also available on our website- www.yewtreeknowsley.co.uk
“A good school… Teaching is typically at least good, and an increasing amount is outstanding.”
Ofsted December 2013
Book Fair
Please come along next week and support our book
fair. Looking for a special Christmas gift? Why not
purchase a book from our ’Travelling Books’ fair.
Each class will have the opportunity to visit prior to
it opening to parents after school.
Child’s name: ________________________
Half Term Attendance Raffle
This year the class who wins the weekly
Attendance Cup the most times will win a
mystery prize in July.
Pupils with 100% attendance will be
included in a raffle to win a £30 gift
voucher!!!
You have to be in to win!!
Reading Week
We are having a big push on reading for pleasure in
school next week. All our classes will be having lots
of fun participating in lots of activities and we will
be holding a lunch time club with children being
read to.
Dates for the diary....
Wednesday 9th December
Family Learning will be running a Christmas Crafts
Workshop
Monday 14th December
‘The Panto Bus’ will be in school all day with a
production of ‘Dick Whittington’.
Tuesday 15th December
 Nursery Christmas Sing-a-Long, in the morning
 Year 3 & year 4 visit Manchester Museum
 DSP present their Christmas play “Baubles”.
 Choir will perform with the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra at Halewood Academy, in
the evening
Wednesday 16th December
Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 Nativity at 1.30pm
Thursday 17th December
 Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 Nativity 9.30 am
 Nursery Christmas party
 Nursery finish for Christmas
Friday 18th December
 Christmas Jumper Day
 School Christmas Party
 School closes at 1.30pm
Have a lovely weekend
Julia Wright
Headteacher
If your child is absent for 5 or more days we will ask
you to provide medical evidence, such as a dated
appointment card, prescription or a Doctor’s note.
Without medical evidence your child’s absence will
not be able to be authorised. Unauthorised absence
can lead to a penalty notice being issued by the local
authority.
Clubs
Club
Year groups
Day
Violin
Mathletics
Multi-Sports
Choir
Science
Football
Film Club
4, 5 & 6
KS2
1, 2 & 3
2,3,4,&5
5&6
5&6
3&4
Monday
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Thursday
Thursday
NOTE: There will be no football club on
Thursday 3rd December
ALL CLUBS FINISH AT 4.15PM, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF VIOLIN WHICH FINISHES
AT 4.00PM
Term Dates 2015-16
Golden Book
Well done to the following children
who were recognised in the Golden
Book Assembly today:
Oak
Fir
Maple
Elm
Alder
Beech
Willow
Ash
Birch
Cedar
– Millie O’Hare &
Alfie McCracken
– Scott McLachlan &
Logan Kelly
– Joey Lamb &
Lydia Locke
– Elliot Stephens &
Jamie Rooney
– Maksymilian Wierzchowski
– Jake Reason &
Joseph Wakefield
– Matthew Tomlinson &
Jamie-Lee Murdoch
– Kyle Thomas
– Lewis Peacock
– Shaun Stocks
Autumn Term 2015
School Opens – 2nd September
School Closes – Thurs 22nd October (3.15pm)
Teacher Training Day - 23rd October
Half-Term
Monday 26th – Friday 30th October
School Opens – 2nd November
School Closes - 18th December (1.30pm)
Spring Term 2016
School Opens - 4th January
School Closes - 12th February (3.15pm)
Half-Term
Monday 15th – Friday 19th February
School Opens – 22nd February
School Closes – 1st April (1.30pm)
Summer Term 2016
School Opens - 18th April
School Closes – 27th May (3.15pm)
House Points
House
St. George
St. Patrick
St. Andrew
St. David
Points this
week
428
298
413
417
Total this
term
2977
3325
3556
3196
Half-Term
Monday 30th May – Friday 3rd June
Teacher Training Day – 6th June
Teacher Training Day – 7th June
School Opens – 8th June
School Closes – Wed 20th July (1.30pm)
Please note:
Any holidays taken in term time
will result in a fixed penalty notice
(fine) being issued.