The Life Education Caravan Visit This Week

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Head Boy and Head Girl Report This week the Life Education Bus has been in school for two days. Every class visited and met Harold the Giraffe. We were taught about how to look after our bodies and the choices we need to make sure we are safe and happy. The school council met with the Governors to put ideas forward to improve the front of the school. – Watch this space. Anya & Ali

Stars of the Week :Oliver Beig, James Littlefair, Jack Harbon, Leighton Thompson, Jacob Bagley, Alfie Bibby- Barnes, Ravis Skamanis, Bella Harrison and Isabelle Laird . Well done everyone!

Birthdays :Happy Birthday to: Anastasia Kuksinova, Freya Mason and Harvey Lee Hartness

Attendance: Congratulations to Years 3 and 5 for 100% attendance.

The Life Education Caravan Visit This Week This week we have been lucky enough to have specially trained Coram Life Education educators visit our school in a mobile classroom (a caravan on the Community Centre Carpark) to help teach our children to keep themselves healthy and safe. The messages the children are being given is central to our PSHE education and our children's Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development and is a wonderful experience for all the classes involved. Don’t forget to ask your child all about it and what they have learnt on their visit. Each class will have brought an information leaflet home about it. Or look on the website below to find out more details: http://www.lifeeducation.org.uk/film_clips/index.php This year the PTA has funded this venture and we thank them for supporting us with this in school and all the parents and carers, who support our PTA events.

Harvest Festival - Wednesday 28th Sept is our Harvest Festival in Church led by year 5. Donations of tins, dried foods etc for Kirkham Food Bank would be gratefully received in Church and school.

Congratulations School Council Representatives 2016 - 17 Well done to the successful children who have been democratically voted for in different classes to represent their year groups. The successful children have been awarded their badges in Worship today. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday 27th September 3:20pm until 4:15pm in Mrs Panther's classroom. Year 1: Archie Belfield and Evie Thelwell-Gillett Year 2: Jenson Greenham and Millie Bennett Year 3: Michael Gardner and Jamie Pixton Year 4: Eric Wrigley and Summer Harrison Year 5: Alfie Bibby - Barnes and Daniela Bukovska Year 6: Grace Kline and Ellie Gee

Homework Club Thursdays with Mrs Panther in the Computing Suite (Please note this will start from Thursday 22nd September) We would like to invite any children to use this session to complete homework in school with help and support from Mrs Panther. This is a ‘drop in’ session and therefore children do not need to sign up to it every week only if they feel they want some help or a quiet environment to work in. Parents are also welcome to ‘drop in’ and use this time to come and discuss with Mrs Panther how your child can be supported in their homework, if there is an area you feel you need help with.

The largest school choir concerts in the world We still have a few spaces available for any KS2 children who would like to join our ‘Young Voices’ choir this coming year. The concert will take place at the Manchester Arena next February 2017. The date has yet to be confirmed. Rehearsals will take place after school on Thursdays 3:20 - 4:15 in Year 3 classroom until the time of the concert. Order forms for T- shirts (compulsory for the performance) and audience tickets (evening performance) will be issued at the next rehearsal. It would be lovely if parents could come and support the concert. However, this is not compulsory. If your son/daughter would like to take part in the concert, please complete and return the ‘club choice’ slip issued in last week’s newsletter. NB. As places are limited, children who return their slips to Mrs Parkinson will be given priority.

Reading Week This year our reading week is from Tues 4th October. As part of reading week, on Friday 7th October to celebrate Roald Dahl's 100th birthday, we are all dressing up as a Roald Dahl character!

Homework Club Thursdays with Mrs Panther in the Computing Suite (Please note this will start from Thursday 22nd September) We would like to invite any children to use this session to complete homework in school with help and support from Mrs Panther. This is a ‘drop in’ session and therefore children do not need to sign up to it every week only if they feel they want some help or a quiet environment to work in. Parents are also welcome to ‘drop in’ and use this time to come and discuss with Mrs Panther how your child can be supported in their homework, if there is an area you feel you need help with.

Extra -Curricular Clubs – Please note the clubs that are being run after school by the staff. Some are on a first come first served basis. Please complete and sign the request slip and hand to your class teacher as soon as possible. There is a separate flyer coming home regarding the fencing club. Thank you. Diary Dates Tues 20th Sept Y5/6 Football Tournament at Carr Hill Weds 21st Sept Y6 Worship in church Fri 23rd Sept Year 6 to the cinema-attendance reward Weds 28th Sept Harvest Festival in church led by Y5 Fri 30th Sept – 3rd Oct Long Weekend. INSET day training for staff. inclusive Week commencing 4th Oct Reading Week in school Weds 5th Oct Dan Worsley (author) in church Fri 7th October Dressing Up as a Roald Dahl character day Wed 12th – Fri 14th Oct Y6 Residential to Borwick Hall. Weds 12th Oct Y4 Worship in church Weds 19th Oct Yr 3 Worship in church Weds 19th Oct Open Afternoon for prospective parents for Sept 2017 Thurs 20th Oct Class Photographs Weds 26th Oct Yr 2 Worship in church Fri 28th Oct 3.20 pm – School closes for Half Term. Tues 8th Nov School Opens 8.45am

With best wishes, Mrs Astbury