WEEKLY UPDATE AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS NO.484

Monday 5 September- Sunday 11 September 2011

ISSUED Friday 3 September 2011

ALL

We would like to welcome you all back especially all new children, parents and staff to Dolphin.

Our new Sundial is now installed on the field by the car park. Do take a look. We are very grateful for this gift from our outgoing Year 8 parents and children. Children will be able to try it out at break times during the day.

Term starts on Tuesday 6^th September. Please would established pupils (Years 3 – 8) see note outside gate. Established pupils in Nursery and Reception, Years 1 & 2 please go straight to your form rooms (or early birds before 08.45). New children please come into the school reception.

If you have not yet taken a look at our website, http://www.dolphinschool.net/ we hope you will do so. This site is an important source of information. The username and password details can be obtained from the office. The weekly newsletter can be viewed here.

May we remind parents that the children from Year 4 up should have all the necessary equipment for lessons in their pencil cases. The contents of these should include a fountain pen or other handwriting pen (not a biro), pencils, sharpener, rubber, colouring pencils and ruler. A glue stick is useful and children in Years 7 & 8 should also have a scientific calculator.

FunRaisers look forward to seeing you next term at the Welcome BBQ, after school, on Friday 16 September. The AGM will be held on Wednesday 28, 7.30pm, History Room.

The club list is on the club board in Reception for the next two weeks, and then will be in the blue folder behind the weekly updates on the Reception desk. Please check carefully which clubs your child will be going to and the days. If you wish to make changes or have any problems, please see Vivien in the office rather than the teacher who is running the club. Whilst we make every effort to run the clubs we have offered, sometimes unforeseen circumstances oblige us to make changes.

Judo will recommence on Tuesday 13 September and Choir on 27 September.

The new Mandarin Club will start after lunch at 12.50pm on Thursday 8^th September in the History Room.

Singing Lessons: All present and new singing pupils please note that singing lessons will begin on Monday 12 September. Please remember to bring a notebook to use as your practice books.

We are pleased that Lucy Head has taken over the administration of music lessons. Please leave information for her regarding music lesson queries and requests to start an instrument at the school office and we will put them in her pigeon hole.

The second hand PE kit sale will be on Tuesday 20 September.

In an effort to get more boys and girls playing rugby, here are some useful contacts. All these clubs run junior teams on Sunday mornings. Practices start in September.

- Reading RFC (U6 – U17) Amanda Newman 0118 969 6592 youthchairman@Readingrfc.co.uk

- Maidenhead RFC (U7 – U17) Julian Rainford 07787 993733 julian.rainford@btinternet.com

- Henley RFC (U7 – U17) Martin Leach 01491 571847 mleach@aol.com

- Redingensians RFC 0118 969 5259

From September Year 6, 7 and 8 girls will be allowed to wear a navy skort in PE lessons. The PE department will carry a stock of these for pupils to buy. They will cost £13 (this is cost price straight from the manufacturer). Please see Mrs. Hunt if you would like one of these. A sample is available to view in Reception. A Base Layer (long sleeved, navy top will also be available for all pupils to buy if they wish. A sample is available to view in Reception. These will cost £14.

YEARS 1 &2

Gardening Club with Chantal will be after school on Mondays. If you would like to join please see Vivien in the School Office. The first club starts on 19^th September since Chantal will be away on the 12^th, for which apologies.

YEARS 3 & 4

Football and Netball clubs: Some matches are played on Fridays, if your child has not been picked for the match team he/she should go to the other club.

INFORMATION & REMINDERS

(Much of the information in this section is either statutory or is passed on to you at the request of our insurers/other advisors)

Would parents please note that fees for the Autumn Term 2011 were due on or before 1 September 2011

A reminder that we need absence notes for ALL absences, including doctors’ appointments etc.

There are children in school with nut allergies. Please do not send nut or nut spreads into school.

If your child needs to take medicine during the school day, please bring it to the school office with your written permission and the dates and times it should be given.

Please may we remind parents and children that there should be no tennis or football played directly in front of the school gate – either first thing in the morning or after school as there is a danger of someone being hurt as they enter or leave the premises.

Monday 5 September

STAFF INSET DAY SCHOOL CLOSED

TRIP Adventure Week returns at 9pm

Tuesday 6 September TERM BEGINS

Wednesday 7 September

SPORT lst Xl Football v St. George’s (training game) (A) 2.30 – 4.45pm

Colts 9-a-side Football v St. George’s (H) 2.30 – 3.45pm

U10 6-a-side Football A&B v St. George’s (H) 2.30 – 3.45pm

Friday 9 September

TRIP Dickens Club members (Y6 & 7) Foundling Museum & Dickens’ House 7.30am – 6.00pm