NEWSLETTER
11th September 2015
Individual School Photos
Next Monday 21st September
from 8.30am onwards in Village Hall.
If you have younger preschool siblings that
you would like photographed together, please
get there early.
Reception Photo
Monday 21st September, the KM Group
photographer will be taking a group photo of
our Reception children for their First Class
feature.
Jeans for Genes Day
Friday 25th September
This will be next Friday so you can wear your
jeans to school and bring a pound for this
great charity.
Wellie Walk
We will be holding our annual ‘Sponsored
Wellie Walk’ on Friday 16th October. The
letter with more details accompanies this
newsletter.
Diary Dates
You will have received last week a card with
diary dates for the year. This should help as a
forward planner for events and activities over
the course of the next academic year.
There is one mistake – we end term 1 on
Friday 23rd October, rather than Friday
26th!
Home/School Agreement
You will also have received a letter about the
home school agreement. This is a legal
contract between you and the school and
needs to be updated from time to time. Please
sign this, and the clubs agreement and return
them to school next week.
Clubs
We are sending home the afterschool club
letters today. We are sorry if your child has
not been offered a place this term. The clubs
will change from term to term to give all
children a fair opportunity to attend a club of
their choice during the year.
Clubs start next week.
Morning Arrangements
We are now encouraging children to come into school
as soon as they arrive in the mornings, meaning that
from 8.45 they can come straight into class. The TAs
will be in class to receive the children, and the class
teachers will be on the playground so that you can
still see them to have a word if you need to. This will
help us ensure that you have the time you need to
discuss any issues and we will still be ready to start
learning at 9am!
However, it appears that a few children are being
dropped off and left unsupervised before 8.45 and
also, there have been many arriving after 9.00. If you
are late, please come to the office and sign them in.
Thank you.
School Harvest Festival
Monday 28th September at 9.15am in Holy Cross
Church. It would be wonderful if we could beat last
year’s quantity of harvest gifts. All parents, carers and
friends are very welcome to attend this service.
PE Kits
Please can these be in school at all times and remind
you that it should consist of
Plain white T-shirt
Plain black/navy bottoms (shorts or joggers)
Plimsolls/trainers
Many Thanks
Staple Pre-school - Staple Village Hall
9.15am until 12.15pm Monday – Friday
Optional lunch club everyday 12.15 – 1.00pm
Phone 07816 841429
Breakfast Club
Don’t forget we have a fabulous Breakfast club from
7.45am in the Village Hall every morning. They get a
wonderful breakfast and fun activities.
Polite Request
Please can children come into school with a book bag
and a separate PE bag, rather than a large rucksack.
We just haven’t got the space! Thank you.
Local Church Services
Sunday 20th September
Sunday 27th September
Chillenden
Goodnestone
9.00am
9.00am Harvest Festival
Sunday 4th October
Chillenden
Lady Margaret Fitzwalter
As you may be aware Lady Fitzwalter recently
passed away. She was a great friend to our school
community and will be greatly missed. There will be
a memorial service in Canterbury Cathedral on the
27th November.