Aveley Primary School Celebrating One Hundred Years of Learning 1914-2014 Autumn Term Newsletter 005 24th October 2014 Dear Parents, Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Milliken – they are now the proud parents of a baby girl, Sophie Frances, born on Wednesday evening and weighing in at 7lb 7oz! Mother and baby are both doing well. Thank-you to all the parents that read the disco flyer carefully and were aware that tickets had to be bought in advance. I know that a few people were disappointed, but to ensure that supervision ratios are adhered to and that enough food is provided tickets will always need to be bought in advance in future. Christmas Production Dates Rec & KS1 Tuesday 9th December 2:15pm – CR, 1M, 2B Wednesday 10th December 2:15pm– BR, 1S, 2D Every child in each of the Reception and KS1 classes will be given 2 tickets for the above days. A letter requesting extra tickets if they are available will be sent nearer the time. These will be allocated on a first come basis. KS2 – Tuesday 16th December 2:15pm Wednesday 17th December 6:30pm Parents may request 2 tickets for one performance. A letter to request ticket will be sent nearer the time. SECONDARY SCHOOL APPLICATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER A reminder to Year 6 parents that applications for a secondary school place must be returned to the local authority by 31st October 2014. Applications can be made on 5959line at: Thurrock.gov.uk/admissions IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PENALTY NOTICES From 1 September 2013, schools are no longer allowed to authorise any requests for children to be taken out of school for holiday during term time. Requests for leave can only be granted in exceptional circumstances and a holiday is not considered to be exceptional. Parents may receive a penalty notice if their child is absent from school without permission. If a person is issued with a Penalty Notice they must pay a fine. This is set by regulation at £60 per child, per parent, if paid within 21 days rising to £120 if paid after 21 days, but within 28 days. If the recipient fails to pay the fine within 28 days the Local Authority will prosecute for the offence to which the Notice applies, except for in very limited circumstances when the Notice may be withdrawn. Diary Dates Autumn Half Term Holiday 27th – 31st October Mon 3rd Nov – Teacher Training Day ALL CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 2014 NOVEMBER 2014 Friendship Week 10th-14th November  Fri 14th Nov – 1M Class Assembly Parents Welcome at 2:30 pm TRAVELLING BOOK FAIR COMPANY Wed 19th – Tues 24th November  Tues 25th Nov - Open Day for Reception Sept 2015 Admissions 09:15 – 10:00am  Wed 26th Nov – Open Day for Reception Sept 2015 Admissions 02:15 – 3:00pm  Thurs 27th Nov - Christingle Service  Fri 28th Nov – 3L Class Assembly Parents Welcome at 2:30 pm AUTUMN/WINTER LUNCH MENU The new Autumn/Winter Menu will start on Monday 3rd November. There are lots of favourite dishes and warming puddings to provide your child with a nutritious meal to keep them going through their learning time. DID YOU KNOW THAT if your child is in KS1 they are entitled to this meal FOR FREE!!Why not give it a try? If you would like some more information or have any questions you can contact the Catering Team by email [email protected] or call 01375 652038 they are always happy to help. MONEY COLLECTION AT AVELEY PRIMARY Aveley Primary collects money for a variety of reasons; dinner money, trips, breakfast club, sports clubs etc. Please can we ensure that ANY payment is in a clearly marked envelope with your child’s name, purpose of payment and the correct money sealed inside. Cheques should be made payable to Aveley Primary School. All dinner money must be paid before your child has their dinner, preferably on a Monday for the week. SPORTS NEWS Aveley Primary were on top form yesterday, when they played Benyon Primary, beating them 5 – 1 away from home. Congratulations to our goal scorers, Thomas Kemp, Steven Warren, Bobby Reeman, David Roberts and Bobby Root. Well done to all concerned and keep up the good work. Firework Lunch Thursday 6th November 2014 Burger in a Bun Chilli Con Carne Cheesy Topped Jacket Potato Curly Fries, Rice, BBQ Beans Sweetcorn Cobbette Firework Finger - Iced Sponge finger with Hundreds and Thousands Yoghurts, Fresh Fruit and Cheese & Crackers ATTENDANCE CUP Week ending 3rd October 2014 st 1 Joint 2nd Joint 2nd 3rd 2B 4W CR 5C 100% 98.4% 98.4% 98.3% Week ending 10th October 2014 1st 2nd Joint 3rd Joint 3rd 2B 3L 5C CR 98.3% 97.9% 97.7% 97.7% We are adding the following two links to our Website homepage. They are supportive tools for parents to help and encourage their children and to give ideas around speaking, listening and reading. The Words for life site includes pre-schoolers http://www.wordsforlife.org.uk/ The Oxford Owl site http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/forhome is an award-winning free website, which is packed with up to date expert advice, top tips and activity ideas so you can support your child's reading and maths at home in the best possible way. The owl site has 250 free eBooks to access. Another useful site to support children practice letter formation/handwriting is: http://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/index.html At Aveley Primary we use the continuous cursive style of handwriting. Stars of the Week 6M 6S 5C 5M 4D 4W 3L 6M 6S 5C 5M 4D 4W 3L 13th October 2014 - Connor Nicholson 3VT - Maddison Vickers - Liam North 2B - Ashton Root - Samuel Marriott 2D - Stanley Fuller Burgess - Lewis Shelley 1M - Mia Reynolds - Aaron Ross 1S - Faith Webb - Grace Farmer BR - Scarlett Ponder - Danielle Babajide CR - Ava Collins 20th October 2014 - Hollie Gibson 3VT - Ellie Chapman - Charlie Richardson 2B - Esther Sanni - Thomas Pain 2D - Isabelle Ralph - David Roberts 1M - Molly Low - Blessings Komuhangi 1S - Mason Dale - Abbie McGoldrick BR - Riley Hilton - Charlie Halliday CR - Tyler Coney ACHIEVEMENT ASSEMBLIES 3rd October 2014 4W Harry Murphy Caitlin Croucher Rachel Sales Always listening and contributing in class discussions by putting his hand up. Always trying her best with her learning. Always being kind and helpful and always working well with others. 4D Chloe Langrish Eleanor O’Shaughnessy Arthur Kovchan Always trying her best and continuously modelling the school core values. For always following instructions and completing her work. For showing courage in starting a new school and settling in well. 10th October 2014 5M Aimee Robson Stanley Read Thomas Jagger For always doing the right thing and shows all of our core values. Consistently Display excellent attitudes to learning. Always shows excellent attitudes to learning. Great literacy work. Made great comparisons between characters. Always very hard working. Consistently displays excellent attitudes to learning. 5C Eleana Wood Consistently proud of Eleana in all her writing as she writes a range description, emotion and eloquent language. Mia Filipiak For being a model pupil. Always behaving correctly and showing the class how we should be looking, listening and working quietly. Luke Sayers For persevering with his spellings, he has taken his learning to another level by having a personal spelling book and doing spelling tests at home. 17th October 2014 3L Daniella Babajide Katharine-Lily Hiam Charlie Leverett For working really hard and listening always during maths and make improvements. For working carefully on her physical features model and taking pride in her work. For always having a positive attitude towards his learning and a smile on his face every morning. 3VT Bobby Seward Flynn Warne Kyran Riches For consistently working his hardest in all lessons and never having to ask for instructions to be repeated. Always displaying the core values and being a good role model For working really hard on his reading this half term and really impressing his teacher with the progress he has made. Autumn Term Newsletter 005 24th October 2014 What’s On During Half Term