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Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back and I would like to wish you and your families a happy and healthy 2016. The
children have had a very good week back at school and are all settled into their normal
routines. Behaviour on the whole has been fantastic and we are working hard on our manners in
particular this half term. School staff have been busy tweaking our current Behaviour Policy with
the clear emphasis on positive rewards. Once ratified by the Governing Board, I will be looking to
publish the new policy on the website and hold briefing sessions with parents so you can have
the most up to date information regarding our behaviour expectations.
Attendance has also risen to our highest level at the end of the last half term so thank you for
getting your children into school. It is crucial they attend school as much as possible so they do
not miss vital learning and we will be producing a new Attendance Policy plus some simplified
leaflets over the course of the half term. Our whole school aim is 97% by the end of this
academic year, a hard target to reach as we have never done it previously. However, we
continue with our motto of aiming high. In light of this we will looking to issue Fixed Penalty
Notices in future for unauthorised absence over a sustained period of time.
Can I also remind you to please ensure that all of your contact details are up to date, including
mobile numbers. We sometimes need to contact parents in emergencies so must have the
correct details. There are also number of educational visits that occur over the course of each
term for instance; please see your child’s class teacher if you are able to support on any of these
trips.
I have been amazed and truly blown away by the outstanding examples of homework topic
work that has been coming into school. I can see families must have been busy over the holidays
and I would like to thank all those who have got involved. It makes our learning environment so
much more inspiring and I hope you have enjoyed helping your child complete them.
On the 8th February, during our Arts Week, we will be celebrating Chinese New Year. The kitchen
will put on a special Chinese menu and children will be taking part in a range of activities
throughout the day. If you wish to dress up then feel free but you are under no obligation to do
so, after all red is considered to be the luckiest Chinese colour. This year is the Year of the
Monkey.
Finally, now that our clubs are up and running again, please remember that our after school
clubs finish at 4.30pm on the dot. Please ensure that your child is collected on time.
Best wishes in 2016 from all the staff at Upton Priory School.
Parents Evening
Parents evenings will be held on Tuesday 23rd February (3.30-7.00pm) and Wednesday 24th
February (3.30-5pm). The only exception to this will be Year 1 Mrs Hadfield/Mrs Donnelly’s class
which will be held on Wednesday 24th February (3.30-7.00pm) and Thursday 25th February (3.305.00pm).
Please note there will also be a parents evening for Nursery parents which will be held in the
Infant School hall. A further communication will follow towards the end of January regarding
booking appointment times so please keep an eye out for this.
Upton Priory School, Berwick Close, Macclesfield SK10 3ED,
Tel. 01625 383011
Heads up...
Notices
Thurs 21 Jan Athletics Yr5/6
Leisure Centre 4pm-6pm
Tues 2 Feb Yr6, Choir & Brass Group
Cheshire East Music Competition
4pm-7pm
Wed 3 Feb Quicksticks Hockey Yr5/6 Mixed
The Ryleys 9.15-12pm
Thurs 4 Feb Netball Competition Yr5/6
Fallibroome 4pm-5.30pm
Mon 8 Feb Chinese New Year
Curriculum Day
10th-11th Feb Yr4EB Beeston Residential
It’s cold outside so why not try a hot lunch?
We are having a special lunch
menu on Thursday 21st
January and a copy of the
menu is attached. If your child
would like to have a lunch on
this day (and usually has a
packed lunch) please send in £2.10 on the day in
a named envelope. Pupils in receipt of free
school meals will receive this meal free of
charge.
Pringle Pots
Thurs 11 Feb Macclesfield Music Festival Yr3
If you have any empty Pringle pots please could
you send them to school as our Reception
classes will put them to good use!
Tues 15 Mar Yr4EB Class Assembly
Lost Property
Sun 20 Mar Yr6 Competition Group
National Festival of Youth Heats
We have a large amount of school uniform and
PE kit in our lost property boxes in
both the Infants and Junior
buildings. If your child has
anything missing please check
the lost property box.
11th-12th Feb Yr4CW Beeston Residential
Tues 22 Mar Y4 Singfest Victoria Hall Hanley
Wed 23 Mar Y4CW Class Assembly
Thurs 24 Mar Boccia Leisure Centre
1.30pm-3pm
PTFA
The PTFA will hold its next meeting on Monday 18 January at 7:30pm at The Cock on Chelford
Road. All are welcome so please join us. We will be discussing events for 2016.
Tubs4Tablets-We were able to collect 204 foils in the Flora/Tesco promotion. We have posted
them and expect to be awarded with 4 Samsung Tablets in return. Unfortunately, we did not
collect enough to allow us to give away tablets. We did however draw a name from those who
handed foils in. The winner of our tub of chocolate was from Reception.
50/50-Thank you for all who participate in the 50/50 club. If you would like more information
about joining the 50/50 club, please contact Amanda Burns through
[email protected]
The winners of this past terms draw are:
1st Prize £50 Catherine Axton
2nd Prize £30 Anna Ackerley
3rd Prize £20 Helen Bristow
Christmas Raffle Draw-Thank you to everyone for the amazing response to our raffle. We
gathered some great prizes and were happy to hand them out to the lucky winners. We have
published the complete list on the PTFA Facebook page.
IT’S COLD OUTSIDE SO WHY NOT TRY A HOT LUNCH
On Thursday 21st January
Choose From
Pork Hot Pot
(Made using Free Range Pork)
Spaghetti Bolognese (v)
Served with Homemade Garlic Bread
Jacket Potato
Served with Beans Cheese or Tuna
Assorted Vegetables and Fresh Salad
Iced Sponge Cookies
Milk Juice or Water
If your child would like to have a lunch on this day (and usually has a
packed lunch) please send in £2.10 on the day in a named envelope. Pupils
in receipt of free school meals will receive this meal free of charge