Newsletter 27th April 2015 - Elston Hall Primary School

SUMMER TERM 2015
Issue 1 - Monday 27th April 2015
Note from the Headteacher
Welcome back! We hope you had a really enjoyable
Easter holiday and made the most of the beautiful
weather! Long may this weather continue to allow us
to make the most of the activities we have planned.
The summer term will as usual be busy with trips,
year 6 SATs and residential visits.
Also this year we are planning a Creative Arts Week
later in June where children will explore all kinds of
arts including music, drama and art – we hope
during that week to offer you opportunities to visit
school and see some of our work – As ever all the
important dates are listed on the calendar attached.
As the weather has been kind since we returned to
school it is good to see children in summer uniform.
There does appear to be a rise in examples of
inappropriate school uniform particularly in footwear,
correct school colours and the wearing of jewellery. I
have enclosed a copy of our uniform guidelines for
your information – please help us to ensure our
school uniform standards are as high as other areas
of our school. Please also make sure that uniforms
and PE kits are labelled with your child’s name.
Kevin Grayson
Summer Residential Visits
A polite reminder to parents that the payments for
the summer residential visits are due. Please send
payments into school with your child, ensure it is in
a sealed envelope marked with your child’s name
and class.
Thank you
Attendance
Last week’s attendance figure was 96.5%
What’s Coming Up….
Tuesday 28th April—Reception visit to Hoo Farm
Thursday 30th April—Class 18 to Alderlsey (PM)
Week beginning 11th May - Year 6 SATs. There will
be a free of charge Breakfast Club for year 6
Monday-Thursday of SATs week, all are welcome!
Week Beginning 1st June—Healthy Eating Week
* Please note that the Year 5/6 sports day has
changed to 25th June due to the year 7 transition
week beginning on 29th June.
Term Dates
Monday 4th May—Bank Holiday
The school will definitely be closed for General
Elections on 7th May.
Half term - week beginning Monday 25th May
School closed for INSET on Friday 26th June
Break up for the summer on Friday 17th July
Polite Request—Playground safety
We must ask that pupils do not bring their own
footballs / playground toys into school. There have
been a few accidents of late at the start/end of
school day. We provide children with balls during
playtimes and lunchtimes if they are required.
A reminder also to children and adults not to ride
bicycles and scooters on the playground at the end
of the day—they are very busy and accidents are
easily caused. May we also remind you that dogs
are not permitted on school grounds.
Can we again remind KS2 parents to wait away
from the Year 6 classrooms please and not use the
picnic benches outside the classrooms.
Thank you
Internet Safety
Please find attached a guide to the use of images online! Please do take the time to read this and help keep
our children safe online.