Wednesday, 5th December 2012

School will be open today!

21st November 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

If your child vomits or has diarrhoea, then

48hours is the required exclusion period

in the borough directive taken from the Department of Health Guidelines for

Prevention of Infection in Schools & Nurseries. You can see further information here:

http://www.hpa.org.uk/webc/HPAwebFile/HPAweb_C/1194947358374

It is important to remember that, although your child and all members of your
family may be fit & healthy (apart from the tummy bug) that is not the case for every child & family. Many children who attend school/nursery (or members of their families) may have a depressed or compromised immune system, or may have a
medical condition that makes a tummy bug much more serious for them than it is for others. What is a minor unpleasant inconvenience for your child could be a hospital admittance for one of these children. 

Thank you for your understanding.

19th November 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

This is a quick reminder letter that Sue, our school photographer, will be visiting the school on:

Friday, 23rd November

She will be here from 08.30 am onwards for the morning, so if you wish younger brothers and sisters not at school to have their picture taken, then please do bring them in from this time until 09.00 am. Sue will be taking individual and family group photographs.

The Friends of Dame Tipping will need the order forms back for “Secret Santa” by tomorrow, please. Donations for the Christmas Fayre will still be gratefully received.

If anyone is still packing a shoebox for the Samaritans purse, could we ask that they are brought in by the end of this week. You can also donate online at:

http://www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk/

Thanks to all who wore their nightclothes on Jim Jam Friday for *Children in Need*. We are delighted to tell you that we banked a cheque for £98!

Tuesday November 6th 2012

6th November 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope you all had an enjoyable half term break.

Please find attached leaflet about the “Firework Lunch”. As the children were not in school on

Monday, 5th November, this will now be served on:

Wednesday, 7th November 2012

After school clubs resume again this week, finishing on the week ending Friday, 30th November, as we prepare for the run up to a busy Christmas! The following clubs will change to accommodate children on a waiting list: 

Monday Years 3/4 Hockey 

Monday Years 5/6 Website 

Wednesday Years 1/2 Computer 

Thursday Years 5/6  Table Tennis

(Children in these clubs will receive a confirmation slip - other clubs will continue as before.)

Please bear with us as we embark on the last stages of our school building work. This will be an “external learning area” attached to Class 3C. Parking at the rear of the school - always difficult on the best of days - will be restricted to smaller areas for the next few days. Hopefully it will all have been worth it!

There is still time to send in your Christmas Shoebox! Details can be found on:

http://www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk/

where you can also customise and send a box online!

The Friends of Dame Tipping would like to remind you that donations for the

Christmas Fayre - to be held at St. John’s Church Hall on Friday, 30th November

would still be very gratefully received at the school.

Yours sincerely,

V. A. Morris

Operation Christmas Child

October 16th 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

“Operation Christmas Child” 2012 has now started!

Operation Christmas Child – sometimes known as the ‘shoebox appeal’ – is the world’s largest children’s Christmas project. Every year Operation Christmas Child is made possible through the amazing support of
thousands of children and adults. Please find attached to this letter a leaflet explaining how to get involved and bring Christmas in a box to a child for whom this may be the only gift they will receive.

Do visit the website at:

http://www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk/

which has lots of information, videos and also an online gift box service!

The shoeboxes will be collected on:

Tuesday, November 6th 2012

With many thanks for your kind support,

V. A. Morris

October 15th 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

We hope you can join us for our Harvest Festival on:

Thursday, 25th October at St. John’s Church at 9.00am

The service should take no longer than 40 minutes and the children will then be accompanied back to school by the staff to begin their school day. Would you please bring the children directly to the church on that morning at the usual time - 8.55 am - where staff will be waiting, along with any harvest gifts you may wish to donate to the elder residents of Havering-ate-Bower village. After the service, the older children at the school will deliver the parcels of food.

Mrs. Bimpong has kindly agreed to run a multicultural workshop for us on Friday morning (26th October). More details to follow nearer the day!

School will then end for the half term break. Teachers’ Training Day is on Monday, 5th November and the children will be back in school on Tuesday 6th November.

Parental Interviews will be held during this week as follows:

Tuesday 6th November 2012

Tuesday 6th November 2012 - Class 3B, Mr. Botha

Wednesday 7th November 2012 - Class 1, Mr. Evans

Thursday 8th November 2012 - Class 2, Mr. Drury

Next week, the appointment times sheets for these interviews will be out in the covered way as usual for you to sign. Please remember that you do not need to wait for an appointment to see your child/ren’s teacher or their teaching assistant. We are happy to talk to you if you have a question or a problem.

Yours sincerely,

V. A. Morris

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS! (take 2!)

October 12th 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

I do apologise most sincerely for the mix-up with the school photographer’s visit this term.

Sue (the photographer) will now visit again on

Friday, November 23rd 2012

She will be here from 8.30am should you wish to bring younger brothers and sisters in for family photographs.

The photographs will be back in time for Christmas.

If you have already ordered the photographs from the earlier visit, you have the

option of either continuing with that order OR having your child/ren’s photograph taken again. Please let us know in the office (01708 745409) which you prefer to do.

On Monday (October 15th), the author Edward Trayer will be visiting the school to deliver a writing workshop to Class 1 and Class 2 during the afternoon. Signed copies of his books can be ordered from the school.

With many thanks for your understanding!,

V. A. Morris (Headteacher)

September 4th 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to the new school year!  We hope you all had a very pleasant holiday.

Congratulations to our school cook - Mrs. Harrop - on being awarded the GOLD
Standard for her meals! For just £2.00 per day your child can enjoy one of her award winning lunches.

Children do not have to “stay to dinners” for a complete week.

SCHOOL MEALS ORDER LINE - 01708 433119 - 9am-5pm daily. 

School dates for the coming three terms are attached to this letter.

The new uniform is now available from http://www.tesco.com.
Go to clothing tab,
choose school uniform,
choose embroidery service,
choose “Havering” from the drop down list of boroughs,
click “D” and our school will be there to click and order.
The embroidery is now white on the burgundy items and we will shortly be offering burgundy ties with a white stripe to match.

THERE IS NO NEED TO PURCHASE NEW CLOTHING UNTIL YOU WOULD
NORMALLY REPLACE ITEMS. The new *look* will eventually filter through and be uniform throughout the school.

There is now an option for sweatshirts which, if worn, should be accompanied by a polo shirt underneath. No tie would be required for this selection. Very sturdy book bags are also available from this site with the school logo.

Thank you for your patience!

V. A. Morris (Headteacher)

Sports Day Postponed!

18th June 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

Sports Day Postponed!

Unfortunately, the prolonged wet weather over the weekend has made the field impossible to use for tomorrow’s planned Sports Day. We do - however - still have the option of trying again for the afternoon of NEXT Tuesday - June 26th.

If on that date, the field is waterlogged, then we will either use the playground or the school hall for a limited amount of events. Unfortunately this will mean that we would be unable to invite parents/carers and friends into school to watch the

proceedings.

I do appreciate that this uncertainty makes arrangements very difficult, especially for parents/carers that work, and can only apologise for the disruption it causes. Hopefully next year, we shall have the fenced play area - with larger hard surface -to use for such occasions.

Thank you for your patience and understanding and we hope to see you next week for Sports Day!

V. A. Morris

Sports Day!

15th June 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

Sports Day!

 “Spells of wet and windy weather with periods of persistent, heavy rain will affect much of England and Wales through Friday and the weekend. The public should be aware of the risk of localised flooding.”

Whilst we will make every effort to hold our Sports Day next Tuesday, the weather forecast has worsened and we are hoping that the field will be dry enough to use safely. As we have planned an earlier date this year, this still leaves time to hold the Sports Day on the following Tuesday (June 26th).

We can only apologise for the possible disruption that a new date may cause to

parents/carers who have possibly taken time off work. Unfortunately, it seems that this time of year is becoming increasingly more unsettled!

Many thanks,

V. A. Morris

1st June 2012

1st June 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

Thank you so much for your fantastic response to the Friends of Dame Tipping Garden Party yesterday! The weather was good and the children had a wonderful time. We are very

grateful to Danielle, Gill, Sonia, Louise and the many other parents who baked, carried

furniture, organised stalls and games and supported the non-uniform day. Reiss Thomas - an ex-pupil - kept the children well entertained with magic tricks, music and dancing.

The Friends  raised around £500 which will go towards funding the costs of school visits and extra treats for the children etc. Because of their continued support, the school is one of the few locally that still do not make a charge for the costs of school outings. The

children will all be presented with a commemorative Jubilee mug from the Friends today.

On Wednesday, the reception year group visited Old MacDonald’s Farm and Years 1 - 6 had a wonderful afternoon at the *Go Bonkers* afternoon generously hosted by Broadford School. Our children were exceptionally well behaved!

We wish you all a very Happy Jubilee Bank Holiday and half term week. The following

Monday is a staff training day so school will begin again on:

Tuesday 12th June 2012

With many thanks,

V. A. Morris (Headteacher)

28th May 2012

28th May 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

On Wednesday, Years 1 - 6 have been invited to visit to Broadford School for a *Go
Bonkers* afternoon of bouncy fun! The children will be taken to the school by coach after lunch and returned to school by 3.00pm ready for collection. Would you please complete and return the slip below to give permission for your child/ren to attend this event?

If the weather is wet, then the event will not be held.

Please note also that the Thursday clubs this week will have to be cancelled due to the Garden Party.

Many thanks,

V. A. Morris

18th May

18th May 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

As the weather is so changeable and unpredictable at the moment, if the children arrive at school expecting to be skipping in the playground, but the rain arrives, we will take them into the hall for a “Five-a-Day” mini exercise program. This will run from 08.30 until the start of the school day at 08.55 am.

We hope that this will make it easier for planning your start to the school day!

Many thanks,

V. A. Morris

11th May 2012

Dear Parents/Carers,

School begins at 08.55 am. The children may come into the school premises from 08.45 am onwards. The bell is rung and the children enter their classroom to begin their day.

However, IF the weather is clear (i.e. not raining or worse!) then the children may come into the playground at 08.30 am where they can join a supervised “skipping club”.  If the weather is wet we would ask that you do not send your child into school until the regular time of 08.45 am. We do not have sufficient waiting area to

accommodate the whole school.

Please can you make arrangements to supervise your child/ren at the front of the school until the doors are open? We have received worrying reports of children being left outside the school at the gate with no adult, often for long periods. Some silly behaviour has been observed, and children straying outside the school gate.

We do realise that the parking at the front of the school makes this difficult but we are hopeful that the situation will soon improve. We are delighted to tell you that the council has agreed to lease us an area of land at the rear of the school on the field for us to use as an enclosed play area! It also means that we can place a hard surfaced area for the children to use when the weather is poor, and will free up the back playground for easier parking at the beginning and end of the day. Work should be completed on this during the six week summer break.

Many thanks!