KINTBURY ST MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL HEAD TEACHER MRS FIONA HENDERSON Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you to all parents/carers who were able to aend the consultaon meengs about early closure on Fridays: the Governors found the sessions incredibly helpful in gaining community views; we will be sending out an FAQ sheet before half-term which I'm sure par- ents will find useful - especially those who were unable to aend the meengs. School Council - we are currently in the process of elecng our new School Councillors. Each class from Y1-Y6 vote for two of their class members to join the council. If your child would like to be elected, then they may have to deliver a short speech to their peers about why they want to join the School Council, what sort of qualies they will bring etc. We will be announcing the new Councillors in the next newsleer. School Councillors play an important role in the day to day running of the school - pupils are able to offer suggesons about playmes, school rounes and our Behaviour Policy - amongst other things! Please encourage your child to stand for elecon. Parent Pay - Please don't forget to acvate your account as the school will be cashless from next Wednesday 31 January and you will also need to acvate your account to connue to receive school texts and messages. If you would like help in seng yourself up for ParentPay, then please just ask at the school office. Lunchme Supervisor - we have a vacancy for a Lunchme Supervisor to start as soon as possible. Please ask at the school office if you are interested in applying. Woodpeckers have been wring story openers based on myths this week: Here is Lewis's opener, which I thought was a brilliant start! Innocence, Paence and Arrogance - the Triple-Header, Deadly Shadow Dragon One day in the Deadly Shadow's magical cave, he lay down next to his eggs aſter a very busy day indeed. His kids had just hatched and three of them were trouble-makers and the other one was very calm. He had to chase them all over his cave! By the me he had caught and put them in their nest, there was a marching sound. (The Emper- or had sent forty soldiers to invesgate the cave). The Deadly Shadow Dragon flew out of his cave as soon as he had heard the sound - his wife got killed so he to take his eggs away by himself... And here is Arty's opener.. which really made me want to know what happens next! Lightning and Chen Hao Long, long ago there lived a dragon - the people called him 'Lightning' because no-one could ever see him. One day, Lightning was hunng cale when someone saw him. Lightning fled, hoping that his eyes were just playing tricks on him - but he was wrong! The next day, the Emperor sent his army aſter Lightning. Lightning knew he had to leave! That night.... Well done to everyone in Woodpeckers: these sound like they will be fantasc pieces of wring when they are finished! Best wishes for a relaxing weekend - it seems ever-so-slightly lighter in the mornings! Fiona Henderson Parents’ Newsletter Monday January 29th 2018
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KINTBURY ST MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL HEAD TEACHER MRS FIONA HENDERSON
Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you to all parents/carers who were able to attend the consultation meetings about early closure on Fridays: the Governors found the sessions incredibly helpful in gaining community views; we will be sending out an FAQ sheet before half-term which I'm sure par-ents will find useful - especially those who were unable to attend the meetings. School Council - we are currently in the process of electing our new School Councillors. Each class from Y1-Y6 vote for two of their class members to join the council. If your child would like to be elected, then they may have to deliver a short speech to their peers about why they want to join the School Council, what sort of qualities they will bring etc. We will be announcing the new Councillors in the next newsletter. School Councillors play an important role in the day to day running of the school - pupils are able to offer suggestions about playtimes, school routines and our Behaviour Policy - amongst other things! Please encourage your child to stand for election. Parent Pay - Please don't forget to activate your account as the school will be cashless from next Wednesday 31 January and you will also need to activate your account to continue to receive school texts and messages. If you would like help in setting yourself up for ParentPay, then please just ask at the school office. Lunchtime Supervisor - we have a vacancy for a Lunchtime Supervisor to start as soon as possible. Please ask at the school office if you are interested in applying. Woodpeckers have been writing story openers based on myths this week: Here is Lewis's opener, which I thought was a brilliant start!
Innocence, Patience and Arrogance - the Triple-Header, Deadly Shadow Dragon
One day in the Deadly Shadow's magical cave, he lay down next to his eggs after a very busy day indeed. His kids had just hatched and three of them were trouble-makers and the other one was very calm. He had to chase them all over his cave! By the time he had caught and put them in their nest, there was a marching sound. (The Emper-or had sent forty soldiers to investigate the cave). The Deadly Shadow Dragon flew out of his cave as soon as he had heard the sound - his wife got killed so he to take his eggs away by himself... And here is Arty's opener.. which really made me want to know what happens next!
Lightning and Chen Hao
Long, long ago there lived a dragon - the people called him 'Lightning' because no-one could ever see him. One day, Lightning was hunting cattle when someone saw him. Lightning fled, hoping that his eyes were just playing tricks on him - but he was wrong! The next day, the Emperor sent his army after Lightning. Lightning knew he had to leave! That night.... Well done to everyone in Woodpeckers: these sound like they will be fantastic pieces of writing when they are finished! Best wishes for a relaxing weekend - it seems ever-so-slightly lighter in the mornings!
Fiona Henderson
Parents’ Newsletter Monday January 29th 2018
Contact Us:
Give the School Office a call if you have any queries : (01488) 658336
Saturday 27 Jan — 4-6pm PTA Emoji Film Night at Coronation Hall, Kintbury
Monday 29 Jan — 1.30pm—3.30pm Yr 4 St Gabriel’s Maths challenge (a letter has been sent).
Wednesday 31st Jan — 9.30am-11.30am Choir to rehearsal at Hungerford Primary School (letters have been sent)
Tuesday 6th February— 7.30pm PTA Meet-ing at Dundas Arms
Thursday 8 Feb—1.30pm-3.30pm Yr 5 St Gabriel’s Maths challenge (a letter will be sent to those involved) & 1.50pm Informal Brass Concert to Yr 4 parents
Monday 12 Feb—Friday 16 Feb Half Term
Tuesday 20 February—3.15pm Maypole Club starts (letter to follow)
Tuesday 20 - Monday 26 Feb —Book Fair
Tuesday 27 Feb — 9.30am-11.30am Choir to rehearsal at Hungerford Primary School (letter has been sent) AND 9.30am-1pm JOG Yr 4 event (letter to follow).
Thursday 8 March— 3.30pm Yr 2 and Yr 6 SATS Parents’ Info Meeting
Wednesday 14th March —Choir at Anvil schools concert
Tuesday 27 March - 3.30pm—7pm Parents Evening (letter to follow)
Wednesday 28 March—3.30pm-6pm Parents Evening (letter to follow)
Thursday 29 March last day of term
Friday 30th March—Monday 16th April school holiday
REMINDERS & MESSAGES
Online payments to school with ParentPay! Reminder re dead-
lines / registering your new account -
You have by now received your login and instructions and need to activate your account.
26.01.17 Deadline to pay for school meals for the following week by cash or Cypad (ISS)
26.01.17 Deadline to activate your Parent Pay account in time for the 31st Janu-ary launch date.
27.01.17 27th Jan until the end of 30th Jan DO NOT LOGIN in to Parent Pay or Cypad (ISS)
31.01.17 Parent Pay goes live – cash no longer accepted in school
Choir — reply slips due back for Hungerford Primary rehearsals ON
31st Jan & 27th Feb. Please note that pupils do not need to come to
school first to register, they can go straight to Hungerford Primary for
9.30am, if that is easier.
Yr 5 PGL Payments — Thank you for the 19th Jan payments, please
note that the next payment is due on 16th Feb.
Brass Concert—Yr 4 Parents (and parents of the Yr 5’s who have con-
tinued with brass this year) are welcome to attend an informal Brass
concert on Thursday 8th February at 1.50pm for approx. 20mins to
showcase all their hard work so far this term.
Maypole Club - We will be sending out a letter with details of the May-
pole Club which will start after February Half term, on a Tuesday after school.
