Active Kids
October’s Newsletter 2015
Diary Dates
FREE Fun Activities in the community!
Go along and join in the multi-sports activities,
play/indoor games, arts and craft a whole lot of fun
to be had during the half term holidays.
At Maltby St Marys
Monday 26th to Friday 30th October.
Age 5 -16
Booking Essential
For further details or to book on, please call 01909
510775
Flu Vaccination for Children in Years 1 and 2
School Closes on Friday 23rd October and
re-opens on Monday 2nd November.
The School Nurses will be in school all day to
administer the flu vaccination on Friday 6th
November.
Early Reminder Christmas Holidays
School closes on Friday 18th December at
the normal time and re-opens again on
Monday 4th January 2016
Harvest
Stepping Stones Children’s Centre
Tickhill Road
Maltby
S66 7NQ
Telephone: 01709 816946
Mysterious Messy Play
Monday 26th October
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
£1.00 per family
No need to book
Spooky Stay and Play
Tuesday 27th October
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
£1.00 per family
No need to book
Pumpkin Carving
Wednesday 28th October
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
£1.00 per pumpkin
(Please book a place)
Please note: to attend any of these activities you must have a
child under the age of 5 to attend.
Thank you to everyone who donated food
for the Rotherham Food Bank, it is
gratefully appreciated.
Thank you for your support.
Returning to School after Sickness
Can we please remind all parents that if their
child has suffered from vomiting or diarrhoea
he/she should not return to school for 48 hours
after the last bout of sickness or diarrhoea.
We appreciate that in some instances the child
might feel well – but sickness and diarrhoea are
classed as infectious illnesses and we have to
adhere to the health and safety guidance to
protect all children and staff in school.
If your child is taking prescribed medication the
school are able to administer this on your
behalf, please ensure that you complete an
authorisation form at the school office.
Also please would you inform school if your
child has any allergies that we need to be aware
of.
receive a written invitation from the
classteacher.
Free School Meals (whole school)
Sports News
This term has been extremely busy for after school
clubs and the first round of sporting events in the
Maltby Cluster.
Parents/Carers, who are in receipt of certain
benefits, may also be entitled to Free School
Meals.
These include:
 Income Support
 Income Based Jobseekers Allowance
 Employment and Support Allowance
 Support under part VI of the immigration
and Asylum Act 1999
 Child Tax Credit (Not Working Tax Credit)
If you are in receipt of one of the benefits above
you may also be entitled to free school meals,
therefore you will also need to apply for free
school meals at the same time as applying for
benefits.
Applications for free school meals now have to
be made on-line at www.rotherham.gov.uk.
Your child will automatically receive free school
meals once we have confirmation of their
entitlement from the Local Authority.
If you would like support with this please ask at
the school office.
Contact Details
It is essential that all contact details are kept up
to date just in case we need to contact you I an
emergency or if your child is ill; if you change
your telephone number either home or mobile
or address please ensure that you change these
at the school office.
Special Mention Assemblies
Every other Friday we have a Special
Mention Assembly. If your child is
receiving a special mention you will
In the very last newsletter it was reported that the
cross country was successful and that the
Rotherham finals were to be held at Herringthorpe
Stadium with 4 Crags students representing Maltby.
They all did the school proud.
There has also been the Year 5 and 6 football
competition held on the new Astroturf of the Maltby
Academy and the night after saw teams from Year 3
and 4 and Key Stage 2 girls competing against the
other 4 Maltby family schools. Unfortunately none
of the Crags teams qualified for the Rotherham finals
but Mr Vickers and Mr Wallace would like to thank
all the children who represented school and all the
parents who came to watch and cheered the teams
on.
Last week also saw the Maltby Cluster Matball
competition where a team of 10 Crags students from
the Matball after school club travelled to the Maltby
Academy sports centre to take on the other 3 family
schools. Another closely run contest unfolded
however, we did not qualify for the Rotherham
finals.
Breakfast Club
Please can we remind parents that
breakfast club opens at 8:00 a.m.
Please do not bring or send your child
to school before it opens as the doors
will not have been opened and there are
no staff on duty until 8:00 a.m.
becau8se they are preparing breakfast
for the children.