Newsletter

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Erpingham VC Primary School Tel [phone]

HEAD LICE we have had quite a severe case of
head lice in school which seems particularly
prevalent in class 1. I would ask that ALL
PARENTS CHECK THEIR CHILDS HAIR AND TREAT ANY
LICE THEY FIND. Thank you. ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE Pl
ease remember to telephone school before 9.30am
if your child is sick you need to phone on EACH
DAY OF ABSENCE please. You may have noticed that
we are now using the Norfolk County Council
recommended Request for leave of absence forms.
These detail the occasions I can authorise an
absence, other than for illness. Going on a
regular family holiday in term time is not one of
these occasions, so can I please ask you to
remember to book holidays out of term time.
Obviously sometimes there are exceptional
circumstances in these situations Holidays can
be authorised. The information on the back of
the leave of absence form explains everything.
Thank you all. CLOTHING Remember to send your
child to school with the appropriate clothing
change of clothes for Forest schools Thank
You. CHARITY COLLECTIONS Many thanks to you all
for your kind donations to Comic Relief this term
total 76. And for the HUGE amount raised for
Foodaid at Harvest total 304.55. Thats an
amazing amount. SCHOOL WEBSITE The school website
is now live and contains lots of useful
information about school life. Its address is
www.erpinghamprimaryschool.co.uk Do take a look!!
Newsletter

Term Dates Spring Term 2009 5th Jan 2nd April 09 16th Feb 22nd Feb Summer Term 09 20th Apr- 17th July 25th May 29th May Spring Term School also closed Friday 3rd April Monday 20th July
Spring has Sprung!
How lovely it is to have the lighter, longer and
warmer days. Hopefully, we have seen the last of
the winter frosts and snow!! We have a busy 3
weeks before the end of term ahead of us Greens
sale, Easter egg hunt, Spring/Easter Hat Parade,
Y5/6 assembly and our end of term church service.
Details of all these events are given in this
newsletter please mark the dates on your
calendars and encourage your children to take
part. It is events like these that make school
fun and exciting!! We are currently busy planning
other exciting activities for the summer term
these will include family learning events,
occasions when you can join us in school. As
soon as details are finalised, we will let you
know. We are so lucky to have such dedicated and
committed staff who happily give up their time to
ensure school is a happy and safe learning
environment full of exciting ways for your child
to learn. The summer term is always
fun-filled!! As ever, I thank you all for your
continued support, especially with Homework
tasks and daily reading. Please remember, I am
always available for queries or concerns.
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End of term events During the last week of term
there will be THREE special events for all the
children to enjoy. Weds 1.4.09 Spring Hat
Parade all children are encouraged to make a
Special Spring/Easter Hat to wear there will be
prizes! Thurs 2.4.09 Easter Egg Hunt all
children will work together to find 35 hidden
flags in the school grounds. If they work
together to find all the flags everyone gets a
chocolate egg!! Thurs 2.4.09 We will be
celebrating the events of Palm Sunday and Holy
Week in a special end of term church service at
Erpingham Church at 2.30pm CHILDREN TO BE
COLLECTED FROM THE CHURCH PLEASE. PE After the
Easter Holidays, all children will undertake
their PE/Sport session outside here, at school.
During the summer term, we ask that ALL CHILDREN
KEEP A PE KIT IN SCHOOL AT ALL TIMES. However,
swimming will continue for years 3,4,5 up to the
May half term. Please note that it is preferred
that NO Jewellery is worn in school at all
(except a watch). However, we accept that some
pupils will wear small stud ear-rings. ALL
JEWELLRY MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE PE BY THE PUPIL
staff are not allowed to remove jewellery. If it
is impossible for your child to remove their
jewellery themselves, you may provide them with
plasters or other covering WHICH THEY MUST APPLY
THEMSELVES. The only exception to this is
swimming. NO JEWELLRY CAN BE WORN FOR SWIMMING.
GREENS! Greens are holding a mothers day sale on
Friday 20th March. The children have been busy
preparing for the sale their products will cost
2 donations. Separate details are attached with
this newsletter
YEAR 6 SATs Just a reminder that this year the
statutory and non-statutory assessments will take
place during the week commencing 11th May 2009.
It is vital that your child is in school this
week especially year 6 children. This week is
the national assessment week for ALL year 6
pupils, but we also use it for assessments for
ALL pupils in school. Parking Thank you to those
parents who are continuing to park sensibly
outside school However there are still one or
two cars being parked on the Yellow lines. Cars
parked outside the school gates cause an
obstruction to children and parents when
leaving/arriving the school. I do ask that we all
co-operate with safe parking to ensure the safety
of all our children. Vouchers We are again
collecting the Sainsburys and Tesco vouchers for
school. Please make sure if you receive vouchers
when shopping that they do reach us at school.
The boxes are in the entrance hall. Y5/6
Assembly The older children in school will be
holding a special assembly to show parents and
friends all the wonderful things they did at
Hilltop. Also at this assembly, the children
will be showing 2 short films child they made in
literacy this term. Lots of thanks goes to Mr
Morris for giving up his time to support this
activity. This will be on Thursday 26th March at
2.30pm.


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• Palm Sunday service insert
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Dates
19.3.09 C2 Purple Cow Music C1 PE at St.
Michaels 20.3.09 GREENS! make and Sell day
Mothers day sale 24.3.09 C2 French Full
Governors Meeting 26.3.09 Swimming (Y3/4/5) and
PE C1 in Aylsham Y5/6 Assembly to parents and
Friends 2.30pm 30.3.09 C2 last PE session at
Aylsham High 1.4.09 Easter/Spring Hat
Parade 2.4.09 Easter Egg Hunt C2 Purple Cow
Music C1 PE at St. Michaels to be
confirmed 2.30pm End of term church service at
Erpingham Church 3.4.09 Staff Training day No
school 20.4.09 Back to school for Summer
Term 30.4.09 Eco Parliament Meeting at Colby
Primary 11.5.09 ASSESSMENT WEEK FOR ALL
CHILDREN 18.5.09 Family learning afternoon
Sports activities PLEASE NOTE ART CLUB
CONTINUES EVERY MONDAY AFTERNOON (all) NETBALL
CLUB EVERY TUESDAY AFTERNOON (Y5/6) MISS GREENS
GAMES CLUB RUNS EVERY TUESDAY LUNCHTIME
(YR,1,2,3) Y6 SATS REVISION SESSIONS OCCUR
WEEKLY FOREST SCHOOLS CONTINUES EVERY MONDAY
MORNING (ALTERNATE WEEKS FOR YEAR 4/5/6) Please
also note that the summer term is usually very
busy with different activities, events, visits
and visitors. As soon as we have set dates for
these we will notify you.