Eastrington Primary News Friday 23rd June 2017

Writer of the Week Gold Reading Awards Sahara Unsworth Sophie Beighton (200) Thomas Laven Bella Pierce (200) Rocco Collie-Van De Langenberg Katie-Anne Varga (700) Harry Risebury Isabella Speer (700) Andrew Burns Elenor Walsh (1000) Eve Ullathorne Silver Reading Awards Evie Bonser Rose Cressey (150) Marley Zacharias Grace Waring (150) Lilly Hall (250) Headteacher’s Awards Thomas Shirbon (550) Emily Barker Bronze Reading Awards Dylan Gammage Rocco Collie-Van De Langenberg Eddie Scott-Dunton (220) Sam Lagoe (720) Well Done !

Dear Parents

An exciting start to the week …. A note from Mrs Stewart Tour de Inter County Children’s Relay As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, a group of Year 6 children and myself took part in the Schools Yorkshire Tour Relay. It was a fantastic event and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We welcomed in the children from Primary with some fantastic cheering and were then sent on our way with some ‘Good Luck’ messages from our children. It was a lovely atmosphere outside school and nice to see parents of those taking part and local people supporting the event. Our route was mainly based along country lanes with small sections along the main road, which was carefully supervised by all the staff. All the children cycled extremely well – with no problems or complaints of tiredness along the way! On arriving at North Cave Primary, about an hour later, we were welcomed in by the staff and children there. We handed over the baton and the next group of children continued its journey, which ended in later that day. The children were then presented with a small rucksack (which included a t-shirt and water bottle) to thank them for their efforts and as a memory of the event. We were then returned to school in the support vehicle, feeling very pleased with ourselves – and surprisingly… not too tired!! Although this was a ‘one-off’ event and will contribute to our Modeshift Award, I did ask if it could be something we could look into doing annually with our Year 6 children – a perfect event at this time of year for them! The Road Safety team leading the event were extremely positive about our children and hope this will inspire them to continue cycling.

EYFS Open afternoon It was great to see so many new and familiar faces on Thursday, for our open afternoon. This was for parents who may be interested in their child attending our Foundation Stage Unit from September 2017 onwards, either as a three year old or four year old. Many thanks for taking the time to attend and we hope everyone enjoyed meeting staff and looking at the excellent facilities we have. If you or anyone you know couldn’t make Thursday, then there is another open afternoon on Saturday 24th June between 2.00 and 3.30 p.m.

We have been asked by the Local Authority to update all parents regarding the situation for our proposal to extend the age range from 3 to 11 years from September 2017.

Eastrington Primary School - Proposal to Extend the Age Range At its meeting on 16th May 2017, Council's Cabinet approved the publication of proposals to extend the age range of Eastrington Primary School. A notice about the proposal will be published on 23th June 2017. A copy of the notice and full proposals can be seen on the Council's website at: http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/learning/schools-colleges-and-academies/school- organisation-and-planning-of-school-places/ A paper copy of the notice and proposal can also be obtained from: School Organisation Officer Pupil Services East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall HU17 9BA tel: (01482) 392131 email: [email protected]

Within four weeks from the date of publication of this proposal any person may object or make comments on the proposal by sending them by email to, or by post to the contact details given above.

Free Early Education 30hrs Extended Entitlement - Message to parents Please ensure that you have applied for the 30hrs extended entitlement and received your voucher code by 31st August at the latest, in order to start taking the 30hrs extended entitlement in the Autumn term. Parents who do not successfully apply before this deadline will not be able to take up the additional 15hrs until after Christmas, so will only be able to take their universal 15hrs in the Autumn term. Parents should go to the new Government childcare website, which is operated by HMRC to apply: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ Parents cannot take up their place until their voucher code has been checked by the local authority and are therefore advised to give their code to their provider this term and not wait until the first week back in September.

Yoga Gary apologises for having to cancel his Yoga Club last Monday due to a family illness. We have been in touch with Gary and all being well, he intends to run his Club as normal this Monday. If anything changes, we will text parents, or please pop into the office just to make certain. Many thanks.

‘Cinderella Rockerfella’ – Class 3, 4 and 5 Wednesday 28th June, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Village Hall Rehearsals are well underway for our production of the very popular ‘Cinderella Rockerfella’, which will be performed at Eastrington Village Hall on Wednesday 28th June. Thank you for all the costumes you have provided, it is really appreciated. If pupils could please be back at the Village Hall at 5.45 p.m. for the evening performance, all dressed and ready for the stage. Many thanks. Letters regarding ticket sales have been handed out, so if you haven’t yet obtained yours, please hurry, as any spares will be offered to parents on Tuesday. Thank you.

Sports Day – Friday 30th June - 1.30 p.m. Our special school event will take place next Friday (weather permitting!). Your child will please need to wear a coloured t-shirt which corresponds with the school house name to which he/she belongs. Also a sunhat, suncream and a bottle of water would be appreciated. Diamonds - white coloured t-shirt Emeralds - green coloured t-shirt Rubies - red coloured t-shirt Sapphire - blue coloured t-shirt Many thanks for your help and support.

Uniform for Secondary School – ‘School Wear’ From 3.30 to 4.30 p. m. on Tuesday 27th June ‘School Wear’ from Holme upon Spalding Moor will visit our school and bring a selection of Howden Secondary School uniform, which they will display in the school hall. If parents of our Year 6 children would like to take a look, then you are very welcome to do so. Letters have been handed to our Year 6 children regarding this event, so please look in your book bags and return your slips to give an indication if you are able to attend. If you cannot make Tuesday 27th between 3.30 and 4.30 p.m., ‘School Wear’ will supply us with order forms for you to complete, so please ask Gill or Liz in the office for a copy. Many thanks.

PTFA Summer Sizzler – Friday 7th July – 5.00 – 8.00 p.m. Our PTFA team have been working so hard to make this Summer Sizzler a really successful evening! There are lots of stalls and activities planned to make this event a lot of fun for all the family, so please come and support us! Remember to bring a blanket or chair to sit on if you can! Thanks to everyone who has purchased Summer Sizzler raffle tickets. There are still some left in the school office, so please sell some more if you can!! Thanks so much. Father’s Day Secret Shop – Thanks again for all your support – the event raised £157.99 – brilliant news!

Two items we have been asked to mention … Animal Agents Summer Reading Challenge 2017 East Riding Libraries invite you to collect the clues and solve the mysteries this Summer …. Read six books, join in with their fun themed weekly activity sessions and collect rewards – all for FREE! Sign up at Howden Library, but don’t delay as places are limited. There are four sessions per week over a five week period, starting Monday 24th July – Mon 10.30 - 11.30 a.m. 2.30 - 3.30 p.m. Wed - 2.30 - 3.30 p.m. Fri 10.30 - 11.30 a.m. -

Here is an opportunity for you to have your say on future SEND services and support for children and young people. The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is undertaking a strategic review of support, services and provision for children and young people with SEND in the East Riding, and has commissioned an independent organisation called Isos Partnership to work with them to facilitate this review. As part of this review, Isos are keen to gather feedback from a broad range of people across the East Riding, including local authority officers, partner agencies, services and most importantly parents and carers, and young people. In order to gather feedback from parents and carers, Isos will be facilitating two workshops:  27 June 2017 Promenade Bar, The Spa, South Marine Drive, , YO15 3JH - 6.30 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.  28 June 2017 Room 2 County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9BA – 11.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. The aim of these workshops will be to hear from parents and carers about their experience of accessing SEND support and services for their children. We want to hear what is working well, and about what is needed to improve support for children and young people with SEND in the East Riding. We hope that many parents and carers are able to attend one of these two workshops. If you would like to attend one of these workshops, please reply to Beverley Harrison on 01482 396827 or [email protected] and let her know which workshop you wish to attend.

Have a lovely weekend Heidi Gallagher and staff

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