. 24 April 2015 Dear Parent, The summer term promises to be a very busy term with charity and enterprise weeks, bikeability and 1st aid courses, book fair and PA summer fair culminating in Sports Day and Prizegiving on Saturday 27 June which is a compulsory event for all children from Reception to Year Six. Please keep an eye on dates in the newsletter and school calendar. Fingers crossed for good weather this term! .CHARITIES WEEK 18-22 May 2015 This year Greenbank is supporting Wythenshawe Hospital Transplant Fund, New Start. Many of you will know Mrs Lyndsey Aizlewood, Junior teaching assistant, Librarian and IT technician, and her son George, in Year Three. Lyndsey’s husband, Mark, had a heart transplant in June and for charities week we would like to change Team Aizlewood to Team Greenbank. To read more about the charity and Mark’s story go to www.newstartcharity.org – icon top right – patient stories. A representative from the charity, along with Mark, will be talking to the children about the work they do. Look out for the sponsor forms and thank you for your support. Y1 TALK ABOUT SIKH FESTIVAL, VAISAKHI On Tuesday 14 April Mrs Randhawa came to Y1 to talk about the Sikh Festival, Vaisakhi. This is like our harvest festival. We would like to say thank you because we found it really interesting. Inayah Munir Y1 Kent Windsor York SCHOOL CAPTAINS Olivia Smith and Alex James VICE CAPTAIN Eva Mills HOUSE CAPTAINS Yusuf Abdel Maged, Bianca Baier, Haider Rashid Olivia Aylett, Taylor Barnett, Harry Reeder-Hirst Dara Akande, Ollie Harrison, Carla Thompson NEW CAR PARK The new staff car park is finally in use so congestion on Heathbank Road should be alleviated. A reminder that the car park is open to parents before 8am and after 4.30pm only. Parking on the yellow zigzags continues to be a problem with many serial offenders – please make the effort to walk so that the flow of traffic is not disrupted. STAFFING We are delighted to welcome Mrs Denise Proud who will be joining Greenbank on Monday at HR & Operations Manager. PRESCHOOL & RECEPTION VISIT WACKY WOODS On Wednesday 15 April Preschool and Reception visited Wacky Woods in Adlington for a fun filled day in the woods. We enjoyed many activities including a nature walk, collecting objects on a magic string, making fairy houses, printing leaves on material and adventure playground. The highlight of the day was toasting marshmallows on the camp fire! SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR 7 – 13 MAY The book fair will be held in the Orsborn Room and from 5pm in Peter Rabbit room. Early Years and school buy all their library books with the profits from these fairs so please support generously. If you are able to help at the fair please sign up at the office. Y6 OLIVER PRODUCTION At the end of Y6 we get to produce a play and this year it was called Oliver Twist. It was a brilliant play and we all enjoyed doing it. We loved all the songs and my favourite part was the Fagin’s Den, when we picked Fagin’s pocket. I also liked the finale when we sang lots of songs. Ayaan Bani Y6 ECO NEWS The new term has seen wildlife ‘springing’ into action! Nesting boxes are being used and night vision cameras (courtesy of Mr Barlow) have so far filmed a cat, a pigeon and a fox! NURSERY NEWS Congratulations to Erin and her husband Dan who are expecting their second child in August. With the warmer weather fast approaching please provide us with sun cream and a sun hat for your son/daughter. PA NEWS Date for your diary Summer Fair Saturday 6 June Volunteers will be needed! 200 CLUB WINNER The April 200 Club £25.00 winner is D C Cooper. Congratulations. The Fortnight Ahead Thursday 30 April 3.30pm Netball U11 v Hursthead (A) Wednesday 6 May 8.45am - 3.30pm Y1/Y2 Visit Blackpool Zoo Y5 Visit CHS – Author talk - Helen Skelton Wednesday 6 May Wednesday 6 May 3.30pm Thursday 7 to Wednesday 13 May Friday 8 May Netball U11 v Hursthead (H) Scholastic Book Fair 2.30pm Infant Speech Presentation