OLD VILLAGE NEWS

Issue No.2 Friday 21st September 2018 Welcome back! We hope that you all had a fantastic Summer and are looking forward to the year ahead. It’s lovely to see all of the children back and settling into their new classes so quickly. We have lots happening this term, including the Macmillan Coffee Morning which is being held on Friday 27th September after the Celebration Assembly. More information regarding the coffee morning will be sent home during next week. We would like to remind parents of our Year 6 children that applications for Secondary school places need to be submitted by 5pm on Thursday 31st October.

Dates for your Diaries

Thursday 26th September Celebration Assembly Year 6—Height and weight checks (details Star of the Week certificates were given to to follow) the following children on 13/09/18 Friday 27th September Macmillan Coffee Morning Class

Monday 8th October Unicorn Ewan Flu vaccinations for all year groups (details Pegasus Oliver to follow) Griffin Camden

Monday 14th October Centaur Charlie Parent consultations, 3-7pm (details to Dragon Alex follow) Phoenix Libby

Wednesday 16th October Well done everyone! Individual and sibling photographs

Wednesday 16th October Parent consultations, 3.30-5pm (details to Staff List 2018-2019 follow)

Friday 25th October As we begin the new academic year, please Harvest Assemblies (details to follow) find below a list of all teachers and support

Friday 25th October staff for each class: School closes for half-term

Monday 4th November Pixie—Mrs H Mason, Mrs Sneath and Miss School reopens for children Jones Unicorn—Miss Williams, Miss Singh, Miss Weekly attendance % McCaffrey and Mrs S Mason Pegasus—Mrs Ball, Miss Waterfield and Mrs Class W/C 2/09/19 W/C 9/09/19 Walker Pixie Not yet started 93.8 Griffin—Miss White and Miss Parker Unicorn 96.1 91.7 Centaur—Miss Moore and Ms Hughes Pegasus 100 96.9 Dragon—Miss Bland and Mrs Russell Phoenix—Mrs Lowe, Mrs Howe, Miss Terry Griffin 100 97.0 and Mrs Pun Centaur 96.7 98.7 Dragon 98.3 97.9 Phoenix 93.3 100 Year 6 Secondary School Application Data Collection Forms If your child is in Year 6 you will shortly re- ceive a letter this week requesting your choices for secondary schools for next year. During next week we will be sending home data collection sheets for you to Applications can be made from Monday 10th complete. Please complete them as soon September 2018 and the closing date is as you can and return them to school. It Wednesday 31st October 2019 at 5pm. is vital that we have correct contact You can apply online at details in case of an emergency. If your www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/admissions contact details change after you have Please find below a list of open days at local handed in the form, please inform the schools. No appointments are necessary for any School Office. Thank you! of these open days.

Corby Technical School Applying for a Primary School Place Tuesday 17th September—5:15pm and 7pm Tuesday 24th September—5:15pm and 7pm If you have a child who will be 4 years old between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020, it is time to apply for a place Wednesday 18th September— Thursday 3rd at Primary School. You can apply online at October— 6:00pm - 8:00pm (presentations at www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/admissions 5:30pm and 6:15pm) Closing date for applications is Wednesday Mon 23rd Sept—Fri 27th Sept—”school in action” 15th January 2020 at 5pm. at 9.50am and 11.40am (needs to be booked!)

Lodge Park Academy Volunteers Tuesday 8th October—5pm-8pm If any parents or grandparents would like Brooke Weston to volunteer to come into school and read Monday 23rd Sept— Friday 27th Sept with the children or help out in any other way, please contact the School Office. — 9am, 2pm and 3pm

Kingswood Secondary Academy Thursday 3rd October— 6:00pm - 8:00pm (presentations at 6:00pm and 6:45pm) Parental consent form Tuesday 8th October, Thursday 10th October and Tuesday 15th October— “school in action” at Can you please inform the School Office if 11:30am (needs to be booked!) there are any changes in the general consent/permission forms you had previously completed for your child(ren)? Thank you. Friday 20th September—9:30am and 11:45am Monday 23rd September—9:30am and 11:45am

Flu Vaccinations

These will be taking place on Tuesday 8th October for children in all year group. A consent form will be sent out next week. If you would like your child to have the vaccination, please return the form by Tuesday 26th September as they are being collected by the school nursing team on 27th September. Thank you.

Safeguarding If you ever have any concerns regarding the safety and wellbeing of our children, please contact the School and ask for Miss Thomas or Mrs Lowe (Designated Safeguarding Leads).