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Issue July 19th 2019 2019 Grove Mission It is the end of another busy year. Thank you to all pupils, staff and parents for the support and hard work. Even though it is the last week we have, as always, fitted lots of things in. The Year 6 children delivered a fantastic, bespoke end of year production. We couldn’t have fitted anymore children in if we had tried. Four children from year 5 represented the school at an Athletics event at the London Olympic stadium. We had the annual House Point winners trip. The children in team Ennis had a fantastic time playing ten pin bowling and then having a picnic and time at a play area in Finsbury Park. The children can earn points from any member of staff, for manners, punctuality, attendance, attitude to work, home learning and much more. The year 6 children also had their graduation ceremonies. It is the first time that we have had one on the South as they have been the first Mission Grove children to go through from Reception to Year 6. The North site graduation was delayed slightly by a pigeon gate crashing the event. Last night the children came back to school for a party to celebrate their time at Mission Grove. Today has been a mix of clearing things up, collecting things and saying goodbyes. As always we will be making some improvements to the school over the holidays. All of the works will be taking place on the North site this summer. The new boilers have been installed in the old building and they are up grading the pipes , so hopefully this winter we will be warm! The Reception are getting new toilets installed and we are replacing the wooden red door leading into the kitchen area. Thank you to everyone who responded to the PTA survey on the APP. The majority of people voted for a 9am start with no major preference for the day. The first meeting will be on Thursday 12th September on the North site. As Sam, the current chair, will no longer be a parent at the school a member of the leadership team will start the meeting. I would like to thank Sam and the other parents from children in year 6 who have been involved with the PTA for all of their support over the years. The success of the events we hold are due to the commitment from parents and staff to organise and run all the activities. Unfortunately, we will be saying goodbye to Tania. She has been at the school for 15 years and will be sadly missed by us all. We wish her and all of the people leaving us the very best for the future. I hope you all have a fantastic holiday and see you on Wednesday 4th September . K.Jennings Holiday club is running for 4 weeks over the summer. Mr Taylor supervises the club and there are activities for Nursery to year 6 children. This is a paid facility and payment is expected before the club starts. Children return to school Wednesday 4th September Term dates are on the website. Medicine—Please make sure that you have collected any medicine that we have at school. Also, remember to get any inhalers checked for the best before date and to return them in September. Debts Please ensure that you have settled any outstanding debts with the school. You can pay on parentpay, with cash or by card. The school have spent a lot of time chasing debts, our policy does state that you should be in credit before using facilities. If you have any issues with parentpay during the holiday please email [email protected] School Dinners Children in Mallard, Moorhen, Merlin & Magpie will need to start paying for school dinners from September. If you feel that you are entitled to a free school meal please apply on line https://walthamforest.gov.uk/content/free-school-meals Increase in price Please remember the breakfast club will increase to £3 per day from September. In January the cost of the after school club will be £10 per day or £45 for the week. TT Rock stars & Accelerated reading In the summer there will be some challenges posted on TT Rock stars. Also, children will be able to access AR and bugclub.
