Fortnightly Newsletter Princess Road, London, NW1 8JL Tel : 020 7722 8500 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.primrosehill.camden.sch.uk Friday, 10 th October 2014 Issue No. 03 (14-15)

IMPORTANT NOTICE % Attendance th Week beginning 29 September2014 We were informed yesterday by Camden Children, Schools and Families that the Nursery 91 planned industrial action by Unison, Unite and RJ 90 the GMB has been postponed and will not now RR 96 take place on Tuesday. Our support staff will 1D 97 not, therefore, be on strike and all staff will 1K 99 welcome your children to school as usual on 2L 96 the 14 th October. 2P 98 3M 97 3P 95

4C 97 Autumn Diary dates … 4M 97 (see also our Website) 5A 97

th th 5M 98 13 -17 October Year 6 School Journey 5MD 98 14 th October 4-6 p.m. CSSA Netball League at La Sainte Union 6J 98 15 th October Year 3 trip to The Little 6S 99 Angel Theatre a.m. 16 th October Years 5 & 6 Meet the Well done 1K and 6S, both with 99% Parents Evening st 21 October 4-6 p.m. CSSA Netball League at La Sainte Union

27th – 31st October HALF TERM WEEK - SCHOOL CLOSED 3rd November School re-opens at 8.55 a.m. 6th November Year 6 visit The Globe Theatre on the Southbank On Monday next week most of our Year 6 children are off on the annual trip to Osmington Bay in Dorset. This is an activity centre for young people located at the heart of the Jurassic coast. The SCHOOL SPORTS CLUB children will have lots of fun under the watchful eye of our staff and the trained instructors at the YEARS 5 & 6 HALF TERM WEEK th th centre. We understand that in their DT lessons Monday, 27 – Thursday, 30 October from they have been designing and making cushions 10 a.m. – 3.00 each day which they will take with them on their week away from families and school. The cushions have Once again, Haverstock School are running a pockets into which pictures and keepsakes can be sports scheme to help children improve their tucked away to travel with Year 6 on their journey. skills in a variety of sports. This is also an We wish them a safe, happy trip and look forward th excellent way for our primary school children to welcoming them back on Friday, 17 October. to familiarise themselves with secondary school. To book in, return the consent form (sent home with children in Years 5 & 6 today) with a £4 deposit which is refundable at the end of the scheme. Allocation will be on a first come, first served basis. Places fill up quickly so please return the consent form by 17 th October.

LATIN CLUB CORNER Parking outside the school Trajan was Roman emperor from 98 AD until his death in 117 AD. Officially We are very aware how difficult it is in a declared by the Senate as “optimus residential area to drop off and collect your princeps” – “ best leader” (and not children from school if you need to drive. many Roman Emperors earned such a However, we must at all times be mindful of glowing description!), he is our neighbours. Illegal parking in Princess remembered as the emperor under Road and adjoining streets is not alright. whom the Roman Empire was at its largest. Parents must exercise care by not parking on His conquest of what is now Romania double yellow or zig zag lines, nor across our funded a huge building programme in Rome, most notably Trajan’s Column. Look neighbours’ cars and painted lines. out for his statue if you visit the Tower of London! Please do be very careful where you park your cars for the safety of our children and other road-users. Thank you.

Camden’s Local Offer Netball Friendlies at La Sainte Union The Local Offer is to enable parents and young people to see more clearly the services that are available to children and young people with special needs and disabilities, and their families, and how to access them. • Find out more about Camden’s services • See how to use the new Local Offer website Below some of our children from Years 3 and 4 at the Contact : [email protected] Benchball Tournament at William Ellis School The Local Offer website is available at www.localoffer.camden.gov.uk Further information about services available in Camden will be added to the site over time and the website will be enhanced as Camden takes feedback from families. Both events at Library 88 Avenue Road NW3 3HA Thursday 23rd October 11am-1pm (Brunch provided) Tuesday, 28 th October 5 pm – 7 p.m. (Food provided) On their ‘journey’ with a visitor from a drama team, Fun all-age crèche with circus skills! Reception children shone like stars, curled up small like a Please book a place and or crèche place by moon, spun like Saturn, jumped into the air like rockets, contacting Shanara, phone 020 7974 6249 or email spoke like aliens and even had an intergalactic party! See [email protected] the other lovely pictures on our website.

The Working Men’s Club Book now for great FREE lectures & events full details - http://www.wmcollege.ac.uk/pages/events For October see below :

Thursday 9 Oct 7pm The Extinction of the Dinosaurs by Prof Joseph Schwartz WMC Science Lectures for Non Scientists Tuesday 14 Oct 7pm Ruskin and the Nature of WMC Robert Hewison WMC Lectures 2014-15 Tuesday 11 Nov 7pm Owen Jones on The WMC Lectures 2014-15 Establishment 16 th OCTOBER 2014 6 – 7 p.m. Thursday 13 Nov 7pm The Fluorescent Future by Dr Meet the Parents Evening for Years 5 & 6 Aleksandar Ivetic and Dr Klaus Suhling WMC Science An opportunity for you to meet and ask Lectures for Non Scientists in collaboration with the Crick questions of a panel of children and parents Institute from our local secondary schools. Look out You can book free places from WMC’s website for the flyer today! events pages using the Eventbrite button – or through [email protected] or 020 7255 4748.