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)