St. Edward's CE Primary

St Edwards C of E Primary School

Farmhouse Breakfast
The week commencing 21 January. This is open to those children who normally attend but we are also opening it up to an extra 50 pupils. If your child does not normally come but wishes to join in during this week, please fill in the form overleaf as soon as possible as numbers are limited – your child has to come every day. The cost is £1.50 per day. There is a menu and a slip on the back of this newsletter. Please indicate food choices for Monday and Tuesday.

Those that normally come to breakfast club also need to make a choice for Monday and Tuesday.

Dinner Money
Dinners are now £1.85 per day - £9.25 per week which please send in an envelope with your child’s name and class on. Next week we will be on Week 1 menu.

Music Lessons
Fees for this half term are now due - £14.25. Please pay these and any outstanding fees into school as soon as possible in order to continue with lessons. Thank you.

Castleton Children’s Centre
The free ‘Stay and Play Sessions’ are here on Wednesday mornings from 9.30am-10.45am but if you come to drop older children off at school, there will be toys set up in our community room for the children to play with until the hall is available. Please note the change of time.

Change of Date
Our parents evening will now be on 12 February at 2.30-5.30pm and not 5 March.

Music Service
On Monday the Music Service are doing a short concert in school to show the children all the different instruments.

RSPB
On Tuesday we have a lady coming into school to work with Year 1 and Year 4 children making bird feeders and learning to identify different species of birds.

Ambassadors Award
On Tuesday we are being assessed for our Green Flag Award. The assessor will be talking to children about our environmental work and having a tour around the school and grounds.

Story Sacs
Next Tuesday 15 January Mrs. Farrall and Mrs. Taylor will be starting Story Sacs for Reception children. Parents can come to school at 2.30pm on a Tuesday afternoon and go down to the Library area together with their child. You can then pick a Story Sac with your child to take home and read with them. They need to be back in school by the Friday morning ready for the following week.

Class Assemblies
This year we are inviting you to share your child’s class assembly. Assemblies will take approx 15mins. Dates for this half term:
Tuesday 22 January 1.15am – RD
Tuesday 29 January 9.15am – 3P
Tuesday 5 February 9.15am – 4P
Tuesday 12 February 9.15am – 3L
Tuesday 12 February 1.15am – RP

Carbon Footprints
As an eco-friendly school we are asking all pupils, staff, parents and members of the local community to make a New Year’s resolution to reduce their carbon footprint, e.g. I promise to walk to school more often; I will remember to switch off lights; I will try to recycle. If you haven’t already sent one back, there is a footprint on the back of the newsletter. Please could you write your pledge on the footprint, cut it out and return it to school. Thank you.

Christingle
If you have a Christingle Money Box or wish to donate any spare change, please send it into school by this Friday. All money goes to the Children’s Society. Thank you.

Let’s Get Men Cooking
We have received some funding from the Big Lottery Fund to start a new cookery club which involves men cooking with their child/children. The club will be starting in the next few months and if you are interested, please give your name into the school office. At present, we are unsure as to days and times the club will be running but will have further information as soon as possible.