MAGDALEN GATES PRIMARY SCHOOL
Weekly Newsletter: 24/04/2017
Attendance
Well done to
Year 2 who received the £20 in assembly.
Their attendance for the week
was……..
100%
School attendance % last week was: 95.9%
School attendance to date for this year: 96.5%
We still strive for a 100% attendance day and school offically starts at 8.45am – late arrivals after the bell has rung are
marked as an L in the register
School playground needs to be vacated by 4pm after school please.
P4C:
The best things in life are free – true or false?
Welcome Back Everyone
I hope everyone had a great Easter holidays – the weather was truly wonderful. This is a busy term with lots of
great events to look forward to. Please keep an eye on the diary section of the newsletter. We do truly believe
in working in partnership with parents- my door is always open for parents to pop in and have chat.
Well done to Year 6
Well
done
Year
for aAssembly
fantastic class assembly on the last Thursday before we broke up. It was great to see
EYFS
andto
Year
16
Class
lots of family members there too!
Clubs
Please take the time to complete our annual Parent Survey and return by Friday 8th July –
Due to a tighter budget this year – difficult decisions about funding after school clubs have had to be taken,
yourfund
feedback
counts
much.
Unfortunately the school can no longer
art, recorder
andvery
ukulele
club. Ukulele club will continue for the
(A
returns
box
is
in
the
school
office)
summer term as Damoyn has kindly offered to run the club with no charge to the school. Football and
homework clubs will continue to run as normal.
Use of the Astro-turf after school – Consultation – Parent Feedback required
The FOMG committed £8,000 for our astro-turf pitch. The children love playing after school and I feel it supports
our community ethos. However, following an incident before half term, I would welcome your feedback &
comments about this issue – Do you feel that the children should be allowed to play football after school. If
parents could complete the comment slip at the bottom of this newsletter and return back to school I would be
very grateful. Many thanks.
Edwards and Blake Catering
Our lunchtime experience has now been radically transformed. We have had a re-organisation of
lunchtimes: tables set out with new tablecloths, bread baskets and water jugs on the table. China crockery
for all KS2 pupils and new signage around the hall area. There is also a new exciting packed lunch option
(pick and mix).
A free parent taster session is being organised in the form of a coffee morning on Friday 12th May 2017
and we really hope as many parents as possible will attend this. More information about this will follow in
future newsletters.
Important Reminders regarding lunches
 Edwards & Blake menu order form will be sent home with children every 3 weeks. Next one due
out with the first newsletter issued after the Bank Holiday Monday in May.
 Order form needs to be kept whole and not cut up. You are however more than welcome to pay
weekly.
 DAILY ORDERS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED (Unless exceptional circumstances) – All orders need to be
placed in advance.
School of Sanctuary
As a school we are committed to being a safe and welcoming place for all and engaging with the local
community to promote these values. With this in mind, we are aiming to become a School of Sanctuary.
Schools of Sanctuary is a nationwide initiative to celebrate the good practice of schools who welcome
asylum seeking and refugee families and foster a culture of welcome and inclusion for all.
Schools of Sanctuary help their pupils, staff and wider community understand what it means to be seeking
sanctuary and extend a welcome to everyone as equal, valued members of the school community.
We have recently joined Norwich Schools of Sanctuary which is a county-wide network of schools. We hope
to be amongst the first group of schools in the county to achieve School of Sanctuary status and will keep
you informed of what we are doing to achieve this in the coming months. If you would like to find out more
about Norwich Schools of Sanctuary, please visit the website: www.norwichschoolsofsanctuary.org
Language of the Half Term
This initiative celebrates different languages, especially those ones spoken within our school community. All
the children will be learning to say basic words and greetings in British Sign Language this half term. We are
very proud that our school community is so rich in languages and we hope that you will enjoy learning any
new signs that your child might come home and share with you.
Diary Dates – Please see attached sheet
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Astro-Turf Consultation Response Form
Please provide feedback/comments on this issue below.........
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