Newsletter No.17

On the last newsletter

we celebrated the achievements of some of the children in the

cross country. Due to a computer error, Sasha

W in 5LW has also qualified for the next

round of the competition and

Arabella M from 5F gained 5th position

overall in year 5 and will now also receive a

medal. Well done to those two!

Our Year 3 children have been bringing some Christmas cheer to the

NHS this week. We have all created beautiful Christmas pictures to give

to the hospital as they are unable to decorate the hospital this

year. Thank you, Year 3, for spreading the joy of Christmas with the

EDGH I am sure that they will bring a smile to many faces!

Dates for your Diary

Christmas Lunch Day

Tuesday 15th Dec

(Yellow & Orange)

Wednesday 16th Dec

(Green & Red)

Thursday 17th Dec

(Purple & Blue)

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Year 6- Ancient Greece Day

Wednesday, 16 Dec

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Last Day of Term 2

Thursday 17th Dec

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INSET DAY

(SCHOOL CLOSED)

Friday 18th Dec

Tom Gates Ten Tremendous Tales Cover Competition:

EXCITING NEWS!

We have had two winners from Ocklynge. One of the winners was Iyla

from 3S. The other winner was Oscar from 5M they were ]recently

messaged the following from Scholastic UK:

Congratulations, your child is a winner! We are thrilled to let you know

that their entry has been chosen by the author and illustrator of the

TOM GATES series Liz Pichon as one of her favourite covers in our Tom

Gates Cover Competition!

As a result, Iyla and Oscar’s artwork will be printed in TOM GATES: TEN

TREMENDOUS TALES (publishing February 2021) and in the Tom Gates

backlist titles from the series.

Friday 11th December2020

Iyla 3S Oscar 5M

As the weather is much colder now, please can we remind you to

ensure your child has a coat with them, as we are

continuing to use our outdoor space as much as possible.

Newsletter No.17

Attendance The attendance team would like to say a huge well done to our children for their fantastic attendance at school for terms 1 and 2. Our average attendance for terms 1 and 2 has been nearly 97%, which is significantly above the national percentage for this year. Any child with an attendance of 97% and above for term 2 will be receiving an attendance certificate and a small gift. One child in each class will also receive a £5 gift voucher (chosen ran-domly from the 97% and above attenders). We are hoping to continue this high level of attendance next term. At the end of the school year, we will giving out some amazing prizes for high attenders. The top prize will be a mini laptop and there will also be some significant cash prizes too. Please note; if your child is self-isolating, their absence will be coded as X which means that it will not affect their attendance data.

Please remember to top up your child's ParentPay account for school dinners each week.

If your child has a food allergy please make sure that school office and kitchen are aware. There is a section on our website for Chartwells and advice for how to update information. Web Link Here We are a healthy eating

school - this includes break time snacks and packed lunches.

Also please remember we are a nut and strawberry free school in addition to this we

are pepper free red bubble and raw tomato free in purple

bubble.

If you need to drop things off to the school office please use the post box at the end of the school drive or pass to a member of staff on the school gates. Please only visit the school reception if your request is urgent or you are dropping off/ collecting medication.

Friday 11th December2020

A HUGE thank you to

Richard Lammas at LLB Landscaping and Brick-

work for donating this

beautiful 7ft Christmas tree to our school. It

looks fantastic in the

school hall and has really helped to create a

Christmas atmosphere for

the children throughout this tricky time.

As the weather is turning colder (and wetter!) please could you ensure that your child is wearing

correct winter P.E kit on their P.E and Games days. This consists of an Ocklynge P.E T-shirt,

black tracksuit bottoms or leggings (not tights) and a red or black warm sweatshirt. Our new red

or black tracksuit is available via Sussex Uniforms, but please be assured any warm jogging

bottoms and sweatshirt of any colour will be fine to

continue to wear if this is what your child is wearing

currently. It would also be a good idea for children to also

keep a spare pair of socks, trousers and shoes in their bag

on P.E days in the event your child gets wet or muddy.

Please ensure all clothing is named. It is also school policy

that long hair is tied up for P.E and Games sessions.