Newsletter 13: 12th December 2014

Dear Parents/ Carers,

What a wonderful week, we’ve had, starting last Friday with the Christmas Fayre. We are really getting into the Christmas Spirit and looking forward to more special events next week.

Christmas Shows

We all thoroughly enjoyed the Christmas shows that we saw this week. All of us were able to see West End in Schools’ ‘Aladdin’ pantomime on Monday. The children joined in with singing and, of course, shouting. The older children also went to Brentwood Theatre to see ‘Danny, Champion of the World’, which was excellent, as I’m sure they have told you. We hope to repeat these events in future, so any feedback would be appreciated.

Friends of Dame Tipping Christmas Fayre

I am sure you will agree that the Fayre was a great success. It was lovely to see so many of you there. I would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all of those who organised the Fayre and helped on the day. They put so much effort into making it a really special event. We do not have a final figure for the amount raised, because the Grand Draw has not yet taken place.

Please return your Grand Draw tickets by Wednesday, as it will be drawn on Thursday in assembly.

Do you have raffle ticket number 55? If so, you have won the large hamper. If no one claims the prize by Wednesday, it will go back into the prize draw.

Christmas Lunch

Please encourage your children to have Christmas Lunch on Wednesday 17^th December. It will be a very sociable occasion, followed by a Christmas film for the whole school. The children (and staff!) will be allowed to wear their own ‘Christmassey’ clothes that day. Christmas lunch is the same price as a usual school dinner: £2.10 and will be free of charge for all Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils.

Christmas Service

Please make arrangements, if you can, to join us for our Christmas service at St John the Evangelist Church on the last day of term. The service will start at 1.30pm and the children will go straight home from there. It promises to be a very special occasion.

Pen Licences

Congratulations to Dylan Patel, Maansi Chagger and Sidonie Holmes for earning their pen licences this week. Pen licences are awarded for consistently neat, joined writing.

Headteacher’s Award

This week’s award goes to Dhiya Chagger for her contribution to the school and for living up to our school motto.

Commendations

Neli Higgins, Dhiya Chagger, Scarlett Kedadi, William Smyth, Fibian McKenzie, Erin Coxall,

Sidney Turrell, Deborah Ajay.

Well done, everyone!

Attendance

 I would like to say a huge ‘Well done!’ to Reception class (class 4) for having 100% attendance this week.

Well done to Class 2 for reaching the borough target of over 96%

Clubs

Please note: there will be no clubs next week. You will receive information about next term’s clubs in January. Thank you to all staff who have run clubs this term.

Dates for the diary:

·         Tuesday 16^th December- Reception and KS1 Nativity 9.30am and 1.30pm

·         Wednesday 17^th December- Christmas lunch

·         Friday 19^th December- Christmas Church Service 1.30pm

·         Monday 5^th January 2015- First Day of Term

·         Tuesday 10^th February 2015- Parent consultation evening 2pm-6.30pm

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Kathryn Waters

Newsletter 12: 5th December 2014

Dear Parents/ Carers,

This week, we have been busy preparing for our Christmas Fayre, which we hope will be a great success. Thank you to the friends of Dame Tipping, who have given many hours of their time. We have also started learning about Advent and organising our Christmas activities. We have lots of fun to look forward to, as well as looking forward to and preparing for Jesus’ birthday.

Cold weather

Now that the cold weather has arrived, it is important that they have warm clothes, gloves, scarves and hats. It can get very chilly on our playground, as your children have probably told you. Tracksuit trousers and sweatshirts will also be needed for PE. Please make sure girls have socks in their bags if they are wearing tights to school. All kit needs to be named!

Parking (again!)

Please could you avoid parking on the pavement, as this stops people being able to walk safely and forces them to walk in the road.

Miss Luxford needs to leave the school at 2.40pm each day in order to pick up her daughter from school. Please look out for her at this time if you are using the playground and avoid coming in at that time if you possibly can. Thank you for your understanding.

Christmas Lunch

Please encourage your children to have Christmas Lunch on Wednesday 17^th December. It will be a very sociable occasion, followed by a Christmas film for the whole school. The children (and staff!) will be allowed to wear their own ‘Christmassey’ clothes that day. Christmas lunch is the same price as a usual school dinner: £2.10 and will be free of charge for all Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils.

Arrangements for the trip to the Brentwood Theatre

KS2 children will need to arrive at Brentwood Theatre by 9.30am at the latest on 11^th December for the performance of ‘Danny, Champion of the World’. The school will be open from 8.20 that morning if you need to drop younger siblings here first. I will be at the theatre by 8.45am, should you need to drop at the theatre first (depending on where you live). We will show understanding if you drop at the theatre first and younger siblings are slightly late that morning. The coach will bring us back to school by lunchtime, so normal lunchtime arrangements will apply. Please let me know if any of your children are not allowed to have ice cream, as there is a chance there may be some on offer!

Christmas Service

Please make arrangements, if you can, to join us for our Christmas service at St John the Evangelist Church on the last day of term. The service will start at 1.30pm and the children will go straight home from there. It promises to be a very special occasion.

Commendations

Naadedei Osaji-Okai, Sidonie Holmes, Michael Battrum, Scarlett Kedadi, Jack Percival, Chinaza Osaji-Okai, Elena Marshall, Harry Newman, Henry Simmonett.

Well done, everyone!

Gold Book

Well done to Jack Robinson, Mikey Snow and Spencer Murrell for earning their place in the Gold Book this week for excellent classroom behaviour.

Attendance

Congratulations to class 2 for having the best attendance in the school this week at 98%. Keep it up!

Please remember that no holidays outside term time will be authorised.

Dates for the diary:

·         Friday 5^th December- Christmas Fayre at St John the Evangelist Church Hall. 3.00pm-5.00pm

·         Monday 8^th December- ‘Aladdin’ pantomime in school.

·         Wednesday 10^th December- Class 1 visit to the library and museum in Romford.

·         Thursday 11^th December-‘Danny, Champion of the World’ at Brentwood Theatre 9.15am

·         Tuesday 16^th December- Reception and KS1 Nativity 9.30am and 1.30pm

·         Wednesday 17^th December- Christmas lunch

·         Friday 19^th December- Christmas Church Service 1.30pm

·         Tuesday 10^th February 2015- Parent consultation evening 2pm-6.30pm

Have a lovely weekend

Mrs Kathryn Waters