Newsletter 383 Friday 17th October 2014 www.hollygrove.staffs.sch.uk @HollyGrovePSch T olerance O wnership R espect C o-operation H appiness Well Done, we are all very proud of you! Y1/2: Alfie Reynolds for excellent work in Maths, adding 2 numbers together and fantastic shape work. Poppy Wellington for being very helpful and considerate in the classroom. Declan Mason for creative moves and excellent dancing during our PE warm up, Emily Yeomans and Milly Cantrill for excellent reading this week. Ryan Warner, Harry Small, Charlie Tully, Megan Parkes, Eve Service, Scarlett McGowan, Rihanna O’Brien, Abigail Hearn, Grace Allison, Lily Allison, Oscar Brennan, Isobel Corbett, Milly Cantrill, Jasmin Gould, Tyler Holland, Kayden Coyne and Poppy Wellington for being Super Spellers and getting full marks 3 weeks in a row. Yr3/4: Erin Procter for fantastic reading this week.. To all of Year 3 and 4 for putting in a super effort and performing a beautiful Harvest Festival. TORCH will continue after half term Whole School Attendance for September 94.06% - just below the 95% target for Staffordshire. We had 23 late arrivers - Please try to get to school BEFORE the gates close as this will be a late on the register. Please remember to phone the school office EVERY day of absence for illness - as we need to keep our registers correct. Thank you. Parents Drop Ins Tuesday 21st 3.30pm - 5pm & Wednesday 22nd October 4pm - 6pm These drop in sessions are for you to meet the teachers to find out how your child has settled into their new class or year group. If you need to see the teachers about a particular issue please contact the office to arrange an appointment for another time. Books are not on display for these sessions. The pupil profiles will be sent out on Friday 7th November - if you wish to see a teacher regarding something in profile you have an opportunity to request an appointment within your parents comments and the teachers will arrange a time to see you. Thank you W/C : 20th October 2014 Monday: Hot Dog or Pasta Bake Tuesday: Beef Lasagne or Homemade Pizza Wednesday: Cottage Pie or Macaroni Cheese Thursday: Roast turkey & Stuffing or Vegetable and Cheese Risotto Friday: Crispy Fishcake & Chips or Vegetarian Sausage Roll & Chips The children found a hedgehog on the Key Stage 2 playground on Tuesday. Harriet is now at Staffordshire Hedgehog and Garden Bird Rescue in Great Wyrley over winter. She may come back to us when she's put on weight. The children can follow her on Facebook at Hedgehog and Garden Bird Rescue (Staffordshire). Diary Dates 21st Oct—Parents Drop in Evening 3.30— 5.00pm 22nd Oct—Parents Drop In Evening 4 –6 pm 23rd Oct—School Photographs 23rd Oct—School Disco School Disco Optional Halloween Costume Thursday 23rd Oct Rec and Year 1/2: 4:15-5:15pm Year 3-6: 5:30-6:45pm £1.50 entrance includes refreshments. Non-payment will result in non-entry. Reception parents need to stay with your children. 27th Oct—31st October—HALF TERM 7th Nov—Profiles out to parents 21st Nov—Reception Craft Afternoon 27th Nov—Theatre Company Cinderella 28th Nov—Christmas Faye 4-6pm 5th Dec—Holly Groves Got Talent 7pm