23rd October 2013

23rd October 2013

Dear Parents/Carers,

Every year, Dame Tipping School participate in “Operation Christmas Child” also known as the “Shoebox Appeal”. The children are asked - if possible - to pack a wrapped shoebox with gifts to be given to a child who, in many instances, has never received a “gift” before, especially not a toy. Full details are attached.

The boxes need to be returned to school by:

Friday, November 8th 2013

Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is an initiative of Samaritan’s Purse UK, a Christian relief and development charity working amongst communities in need across Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Find out more about at:

www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/who-we-are

The list of items that can be put in a box are listed on the attached leaflet. Also listed are items which cannot be put in a box. If there is an item you are not sure about remember that all shoeboxes are checked and if there was something that was unsuitable it would be removed. However, it would still be used for the good of the charity. Your donation would not be wasted.

22nd October 2013

Dear Parents/Carers,

 *Harvest Festival*

You are warmly invited to attend our Harvest Festival which will be held at St. John’s Church on the village green in Havering-ate-Bower on:

Thursday, 24th October 2013

Please bring your children (and any Harvest gifts!) to the church for a 9.00 am start, as we will begin our day with the Harvest Service. The children will then be walked back to school by the staff to start their school day. The older children will then distribute your gifts to senior residents in the village later in the day.

Since the building of the covered way, we are able to admit the children who wish to skip from 8.30 am. However, some children are arriving well before 8.30 and are being left alone at the front of the school. Please could you ensure that there is an adult supervising your child before you leave as the road can be quite busy at that time in the morning.

Lastly, a quick reminder that next week (28th October to 1st November) is half term and the children get an extra day off on the Monday following (4th November) as it is a staff training day, so the children will return to school on Tuesday 5th November.

Many thanks,

V. Morris

Tuck Shop

The Friends of Dame Tipping School will be holding their Tuck Shop after school at 3.00 pm tomorrow (Friday 4th October)!

We are happy to tell you that the boilers have now been repaired or replaced and clubs can begin next week!

27th September 2013

Dear Parents/Carers,

We were hoping to begin the after school clubs on Monday next. You will be receiving a note telling you which club/s your child/ren has/have been allocated.

However, work on the boilers is still not complete, and for health and safety reasons, we will have to defer the start of the clubs
until week beginning

Monday 7th October.

A reminder that Sue, the school photographer, will be visiting next Tuesday (October 1st). She will be here from 8.30 am to
photograph brothers and sisters of children in the school, and to take family photographs. These make excellent Christmas gifts!

With thanks,

V. A. Morris

Dear Parents/Carers of Class 1 and 2

Bedfords Park Visitor Centre is running special Harvest Festival activities on the Tuesday 24^th of September, between 10 am and 12 pm.  The children will be registered at school as usual and then will take a short walk to the visitor centre. 

Parts of the morning may be outdoors, and uniform must be worn.  Time permitting, the children may be allowed to visit the gift shop, so they may wish to bring up to £10 spending money in a named envelope.  After having lunch at the centre, we will return to school to resume afternoon lessons.

Please select your child’s lunch option below and complete the consent form attached, which needs to be returned to secure your child’s place.  Please note we can only accept consent forms fully completed.

Yours sincerely,

Mr R Evans

revans31.311@lgflmail.org

6th September 2013

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome back to the new school term. We hope that you all had a pleasant holiday.

This is always a busy term, and already we have some dates for you:

Please could the children wear something *green* for Wednesday and Thursday next week. This will be the theme for our *WOW* days.

We are having the boilers repaired very soon - thankfully, just in time for winter! It will mean that parts of the playground may be cordoned off for extended periods of time. As soon as this disruption has finished, we will send home information, start dates and permission slips about the after school clubs.

Don’t forget that for just £2.05 per day your child can enjoy one of our (gold award winning!) school lunches.

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

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

The menu and the school dates (attached) can be seen on the blogspot:

http://dametipping.blogspot.co.uk/

With thanks,

V. A. Morris

Dates for the next school year

Here are the dates for the coming school year. 

Please click here for a larger version!