Shawclough Community Primary School

Shawclough Community Primary School

Letters out this week:
Theme Work – Reception to Year 6 inclusive

Reminders:
Year 4 swimming each Wednesday from 11 January to 28 March 2012 inclusive
Year 6 SAT’s 14-17 May 2012
Year 5 Robinwood stage payment due 19 January
Completed September 2012 Reception intake forms due with Rochdale LEA before 13 January 2012

Year Six SATs:
Year Six SATs will be taken during the week commencing Monday 14 May 2012. The tests are to be taken on the set days and only on those days. Absent children will not be able to do the test later no matter what the reason for the absence. So all absent children give the school a zero score. Please can I ask that you don’t take your child on holiday or make appointments during the week commencing Monday 14 May 2012. Thank you for your support.

New telephone numbers:
If you or your relatives changed telephone numbers over the Christmas holidays please could you inform the school office as soon as possible of your new contact numbers. Thank you.

Governors meeting:
The next full Governing Body meeting will be held in school on Monday 23 January 2012 at 6.30 p.m. in school. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Nursery places for September 2012:
We still have nursery places available for September 2012. If your child’s date of birth falls between 1 September 2008 and the 31 August 2009 please call into the school office for an application form.

Reception places for September 2012:
Completed September 2012 reception intake forms are due with Rochdale LEA before 13 January 2012

Winter weather:
School will make every effort to stay open during the poor weather. However, if school does need to close we will inform parents in the following ways:

Text message and via the council website.

Clothing order:
If you wish to order any items of school clothing please place your orders in the class boxes before Thursday 19 January 2012, an order will be placed after this date. Once the order has been received in school your child will be given a slip to say your clothing order has arrived and can be collected from the school office.

Parking and dangerous driving on the school car park.
We are astonished at some people’s behaviour on our car park. Rudeness and swearing will not be tolerated and people can be banned from the whole of the school premises if it continues. Remember we are looking after the safety of your children.