WEEKLY UPDATE AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS NO.491

Monday 24 October – Sunday 13 November 2011

ISSUED Friday 21 October 2011

ALL

We hope that you have an enjoyable break and our best wishes also go to all those staff, parents and children who will be away on one of the school trips to Northumbria, North Wales or Boulogne. The school is now closed for the next two weeks for Half Term and reopens on Monday 7 November. (The school office remains open.)

Parent and Toddler Sessions: Our successful free parent and toddler sessions in Nursery continue to run after Half Term, from 10.00am until 11.30am on Wednesday 9 and 16 November. There will be music, games, toys and plenty of coffee for the parents! Do come along.

Reception morning special: We are also offering a special session on Saturday 12 November, 9.30 – 11.30am, for any children who are Reception age in this current school year (Date of birth between 1.9.06 and 31.8.07). Activities on offer include cooking, learning in German and some sport. The children will take home a personalised photo album of their day plus their self-made biscuits! If you know of anyone with children of this age then please inform them of this opportunity.

School Photos: The photographer will be in school to take individual photographs of the children on Tuesday 8 November in the morning. Children will be called for in turn, so should go to registration as normal.

We are very pleased with our new water fountain, recently installed on the field. The water fountain was the project of last year’s School Council and was bought by FunRaisers. A big thank you goes to last year’s School Council, the FunRaisers for their support and Linda Charlesworth, Tony and Alex for installing it for us.

Chess: Dolphin is hosting one of the weekly chess tournaments that are arranged in schools in Berkshire on 29 October. If you would like to come and play against children from other schools then it begins at 1.00 and finishes at 5.00 pm. Check with the Berkshire Chess website for details.

This year’s School Council has been elected and our congratulations go to our new representatives: Erin Watts and

Micah Barendse in Year 4, Max Meadows and Melissa Scanlon in Year 5, Maya McCarthy and Paris Ferguson in Year 6, Charlotte Holt and Edward Fry in Year 7, and Clare Pearson and Hal Watts in Year 8. (Chantal – School Council leader.) We apologise that we listed some of the children in the wrong year group last week.

FunRaisers: are holding a Christmas wreath making evening on Wednesday 14 December at 7.30pm. Tickets are £20 and include tuition and materials for the festive wreath you will create and take home to keep. There will be complimentary mulled wine and mince pies available. Numbers are limited to 30 people and therefore places need to be confirmed and paid for in advance. Tickets are available in the school Reception.

The next Hot Lunch will be on Thursday 17 November organised by Year 5 and Reception.

The next FunRaisers meeting is Thursday 1 December, 7.30pm, in the History Room.

The repair of the potholes on the area outside the school entrance will now take place during half term. Our plans for repair have been delayed by the Thames Water work outside the school.

St Patrick's Community Church Hall, Charvil is under threat of closure. If you or your child/ren have links to St. Patrick’s as a drama or other group member, please access http://www.fostpat.webs.com/ for more details.

NURSERY

Forest School Trip on Friday 11 November, 9.00am – 12.00pm. The children will need a warm coat/waterproofs and wellies.

YEAR 2

Trip to Milestones Museum on Tuesday 8 November, 8.00am – 3.30pm. The children need to be dressed in their Victorian costume and bring along a snack and picnic lunch in a disposable carrier .

YEAR 3

Visit to Reading Synagogue on Tuesday 8 November, 1.15 – 4.15pm. The children will need a coat and sensible footwear

YEAR 5

Boulogne trip departs at 6.30am on Thursday 3 November. Bags to the Hall by 12.00 on Wednesday 2nd November please. The trip returns at 7.30pm on Saturday 5 November.

Please make sure that the bags supplied for the coming trips are not too heavy for your child to carry up a flight of stairs. We suggest that the bag should be soft and without wheels and not exceeding 15kgs.

Year 5 will be having a morning of orienteering on Wednesday 9 November, 8.00am – 12.30pm. Parents are welcome to join year 5 at Dinton Pastures for the morning. Please contact Mr. Andrews if you would like to volunteer to help. The children will need to be dressed warmly and wear trainers. They will need a snack, but will be back in school for their lunch.

YEAR 6

Trip to North Wales trip returns on Tuesday 25 October at 8.00pm.

The Ashmolean visit scheduled on the school calendar for Monday 7 November has been postponed. We will advise you of the new date as soon as we have rescheduled this visit.

YEARS 6 & 7

Individuals in the Dickens Club have once again persuaded Judy to continue the club after half term although there may be one week when she will need a breather! The club must end at Christmas.

YEAR 7

A letter has been sent home about our work on Romeo and Juliet. Judy would appreciate it if you would sign the consent form attached to the letter and return it to her a.s.a.p.

Parents’ Evening on Wednesday 9 November, 6.30 – 8.30pm. You should have received your sheet inviting you to the parents meeting by email and hard copy. Please return your reply slips by Monday 7 November to Reception.

YEARS 7 & 8

Northumbria trip returns Wednesday 26 October at 9.00pm

Monday 24 October HALF TERM

Tuesday 25 October

TRIP Year 6 North Wales trip returns 8.00pm

Wednesday 26 October

TRIP Years & & 8 Northumbria trip returns 9.00pm

Thursday 27 October

Friday 28 October

Saturday 29 October

CHESS Berkshire Chess Event 1.00 – 5.00pm

Sunday 30 October

Monday 31 October

Tuesday 1 November

Wednesday 2 November

Thursday 3 November

TRIP Year 5 Trip to Boulogne departs at 6.30am

Friday 4 November

Saturday 5 November

TRIP Year 5 Trip to Boulogne returns at 7.30pm

Sunday 6 November

Monday 7 November TERM RESUMES

Tuesday 8 November

TRIP Year 2 Milestones Museum 8.00am – 3.30pm

Year 3 Synagogue 1.15 – 4.15pm

PHOTOGRAPHS Individual School Photos from 8.00am

Wednesday 9 November

ORIENTEERING Year 5 8.00am – 12.30pm

TODDLERS SESSION 10.00 – 11.30am in Nursery

SPORT U11 A&B Netball v Daneshill (A) 1.30 – 4.30pm

Senior A&B Netball v Lambrook Haileybury (H) 2.00 – 4.30pm

1^st Xl Football v Yately Manor 2^nd Xl (H) 2.00 – 5.00pm

Colts Football v Yately Manor (H) 2.30 – 3.45pm

U10 A&B Football v Yately Manor (A) 2.30 - 4.45pm

PARENTS EVENING Year 7 6.30 – 8.30pm

Thursday 10 November

SPORT U11 Basketball v Yately Manor (A) 4.00 – 6.00pm

Friday 11 November

TRIP Forest School Nursery 9.00am – 12.00pm

SPORT U9 A&B Netball v St. George’s (A) 2.00 – 4.30pm

U8 A&B Football v St. Edward’s (H) 6-a-side 2.00 – 4.30

U13 Basketball v Yately Manor (A) 4.00 – 5.30pm

U9 Netball v St. George’s (A) 2.30 – 4.45pm

Saturday 12 November

Sunday 13 November