NEWSLETTER
Friday 25th March 2011
Special Assembly for Reception and Year 1
Brian Drury, Site Manager of the new Nursery building project
will be holding an assembly for Year 1 and Reception children
to show them some safety equipment, talk about the building
project and to introduce a drawing competition linked to the
new Nursery building project.
We will be taking photographs during this assembly. If you do
not wish your child to be photographed please let us know.
Expansion Update
Our new Nursery building is due to be installed on Friday 1st April. There may be some disruption on
Vernon Road due to the size of the vehicles transporting it.
Mother’s Day Lunch – Wednesday 6th April
Last year we started celebrating Mother’s Day with the mothers and carers of
our children sharing lunch. It proved to be a success, giving an opportunity for
mothers/carers to enjoy eating and spending dinner time with their children.
This year, too, we would like you to join us for lunch.
 Date: 6 April
 Time: 12.00 noon (11.40 am for the Reception children)
 Price: £3.00 (alternatively, you can bring your own packed lunch)
If you can spare the time, you will be most welcome to stay with the children for the remaining
lunchtime in the playground. Please book your lunch by Monday 4th April.
This invitation is translated into Turkish, Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Urdu, Gujerati and Bengali
at the end of the newsletter.
Happy Easter Lunch – Monday 11th April 2011
Roast Lamb
Breaded Chicken
Cheese & Tomato Quiche
New Potatoes
Creamed Sweet Potato
Peas
Sweetcorn
Chocolate Crispie Nests
Carrot Cake
Fresh Fruit Bowl
Easter Bonnet Parade 2011
Our annual Easter Bonnet Parade is nearly here. This year the parade for Foundation
Stage is on Tuesday 5th April at 9:15 and Phase 1 and Phase 2 will be on Wednesday 6th
April at 9:10 and 10:00. So, start thinking creatively about how you can decorate your
Easter bonnet this year. Prizes of delicious, chocolate Easter eggs will be given to the
children with the most original and creative bonnets that they have made themselves.
Parents and Carers are welcome to come along to the Parades.
We did not pick raffle
ticket winners this week.
We will choose 4 next week.
Raffle Ticket Winners
I wonder who will be
showing us great
lunchtime behaviour
next week!
Homework Policy
You should have received a draft homework policy, survey and covering letter today.
We really want to know what you think and every completed survey will be entered into a prize
draw with a £20 Matalan gift voucher for the lucky name picked out at random on the closing date
for the survey Friday 8th April.
Top Table
I sat at Top Table this week with Christopher and his
guests Edvin and Pavel from Year 2.
There was a great deal of conversation about football.
Chris told me that he is learning a new language on
Sundays that no one else in his family knows. I was
intrigued!
I wonder who will be joining me on Top Table next week.
Dates for the Diary
Tuesday 5th April – Parent meetings
Thursday 7th April – Parent meetings
Monday 4th April – Mother’s Day Lunch
Tuesday 5th April – EYFS Easter Bonnet Parade @ 9:15 am
Wednesday 6th April – Phase 1 Easter Bonnet Parade @ 9am
Wednesday 6th April – Phase 2 Easter Bonnet Parade @ 10am
Monday 11th April – Last day of term for pupils
Tuesday 26th April – Summer term begins
Thursday 28th April - Royal Wedding Lunch
Monday 2nd May – Bank Holiday (school closed)
Monday 9th May – SATs Week (Year 6) begins
Wednesday 25th May – Class photos
Friday 27th May – Staff Training Day (School closed for pupils)
Monday 30th May – Friday 3rd June – Half Term Holiday
Thursday 16th June – The Great Coin Race (PTA)
Friday 22nd July – Last day of term
Suggestion Box
There were three suggestions in the box this week.
Can we, Year 3, play in the pitch if we are not allowed to play football but it is our day?
The reason you lost your football day is due to a number of Year 3 making the wrong choices. If
Year 3 make the right choices they get to play football and use the pitch.
Can we please have more trips (Year 6). This is our last year and some people are not going to PGL
so it’s not that fair?
We do have some exciting events planned for people who do not go to PGL. If you would like your
teachers to organise other visits you will need to ask them. Maybe they are waiting to see how
people are behaving after SATs.
At the end of term can we have a non uniform day or a holiday?
You will definitely get a holiday at the end of term!!
I look forward to reading your suggestions next week.
100%
Attendance
100%
HOW DID YOUR CHILD’S CLASS DO LAST WEEK?
RECEPTION 93.3%
Y1G 87.6%
Y2G 97.3%
Y3G 94.7%
Y5G 98.6%
Y1P 97.3%
Y2T 99.3.%
Y3T 96.7%
Y5T 100%
Y1T 98.0%
Y4G 100%
Y6G 98.6%
Y4T 92.7%
Y6T 95.9%
WELL DONE TO Y4G & Y5T!!!
You had the best attendance last week!!
Our whole school attendance total last week (minus the Nursery) was 95.9%.
Our target is 95%.
Well done!!!! This means we can have an extra 5mins play next week!!
Following on from previous pupils at George Tomlinson, Kelby May (Y1T) is captaining team KELBSTARS
for this years BT Swimathon on Sunday 10th April at Cathall Leisure Centre. He is raising money for
Marie Curie cancer care. The whole team will have to swim 200 lengths and he is aiming to swim at least
25 lengths of this himself. Any donations and sponsorship would be much appreciated. Sponsor via
www.swimathon.org or to Kelby. Many Thanks
Our final grand total collected for Comic Relief was £454.89.
Thank you for your generosity.
African Drumming Lessons
We are very lucky to be able to host a course of African Drumming Lessons. They
begin next Tuesday 29th March and will run each Tuesday an Friday from 3.154.30pm. The cost for the whole course is £30 and is at a subsidised cost. If your
child is interested in taking advantage of this opportunity please contact the school
office and book a place. There are only 30 available spaces so please be quick!
Holiday Club Correction
The Holiday Club will run from Tuesday 12th April - Friday 15th April and from Monday 18th April - Thursday 21st
April. Friday 22nd April is Good Friday and the school will be closed. Apologies for the error.
Have a sunny and enjoyable weekend. I will see you all on Monday!
Mandy Stewart
Headteacher