First Newsletter 12th September 2014

Newsletter 1: 12^th September
Dear Parents/ Carers,

We’ve had a great first full week at Dame Tipping. The children have settled in really well and are already doing some excellent work. I am getting to know more of the children’s names each day and it has been lovely to meet so many parents already.

School Lunches

If your child is in KS1, please take advantage of the free school lunch we provide. There is plenty of choice and I can vouch for how tasty they are!

If your child is entitled to a free school meal, please do ask Mrs Wakeman in the office how you apply. Even if your child prefers a packed lunch, the school will receive extra money to support your child’s education.

Harvest Festival

Our annual Harvest Festival will take place on Thursday 9^th October in our local church, St John the Evangelist. Please take your children directly to the church at 9am. The service will start shortly after. We welcome parents and carers to stay for the service.

Morning Supervision

Thank you for not leaving your children unsupervised outside the school in the morning. Children are supervised from 8.30am.

Clubs

Clubs begin next week. We have some exciting new clubs as well as some old favourites. Please check which clubs your children are doing and make the necessary collection arrangements. Children should be collected at 3.50pm. I am keen to expand the amount and range of clubs, so please let Mr Evans know if you have any ideas. We can’t promise to provide everything you ask for, but will certainly look into it.

Swimming

As you know, swimming began this week. Please note: we have ordered swimming bags and they should arrive within the next week or so. We do not provide swimming hats any longer, so please ensure you buy a yellow hat, if possible, or white if you cannot find a yellow one. Swimming is part of the National Curriculum and we need all children in years 4-6 to take part, so please remember to send swimming kits in every Friday.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Parking

We have had further complaints from neighbours regarding parents parking across their driveways and blocking their access. Even more disappointing is the fact that parents have been rude to them when asked to move. It is damaging to the school’s reputation if parents park irresponsibly, but it is also dangerous for your children.

Please refrain from:

·         Parking across driveways

·         Blocking access to the school playground

·         Driving onto driveways in order to turn round

·         Parking on the pavement so that pedestrians cannot pass

·         Driving onto the pavement to turn round (this is extremely dangerous with so many small children around)

·         Allowing your child to exit your car onto the road

·         Driving right up to the school door when parking on the playground.

I understand that the parking situation is difficult, but this makes it even more important for everyone to be patient and polite. If at all possible, please walk to school.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Email of Newsletters

In order to save paper, I would like to email the weekly newsletter to everyone. Please ensure that you have provided the school with an up to date email address for this purpose. I am happy to email the newsletter to more than one parent if this would be beneficial to you.

Have a lovely weekend. 

  

With kindest regards, 

Mrs Kathryn Waters