‘Being the best we can be’
Listening and Learning
Respecting and Caring
Trusting and forgiving
Helping and Supporting
Smiling and Inspiring.
Dear Parents,
It was lovely to come back to school and hear all the lovely stores of half term adventures, I was
also very pleased to hear that we have some entries to the BBC2’s 500 words competition. Good
Luck to all the entrants!
We begin a new guiding principle this half term, we will be thinking about how we can build our
knowledge of respecting and caring for others by using the teachings of Jesus and St
Lawrence. We will be thinking of ways that we respect and care of each other, the world around us
and how rules and laws also help us respect and care.
Our jungle gym appeal starts with the Easter Bingo! It is always such a great evening and
guaranteed to raise a smile! Tickets are like hot cakes so if you don’t have yours yet - hurry!
We welcomed into school the Wrekin riders this week. We have some very talented sports boys and
girls and this would be another exciting opportunity for children to experience an Olympic sport.
Please go along to the sessions- you don’t need a BMX bike – everything is provided for the taster
sessions!
World Book Day - Thursday 3rd March
Homework this weekend!
Reading in unusual places!! - We would like you to take a photo
of the children and yourselves, reading in unusual places
please!
The photos can be emailed into the office or printed out! Let’s
see who can come up with the most inventive place to read a
book! The closing date is Friday 11th March.
Other book related activities in school are…
Favourite books - The adults in school will be reading from their favourite books and dressed as
characters from a very famous book!
We are encouraging the children to dress as book characters, please no super hero costumes, they
don’t have to be fancy- just fun! Thank you to those parents who are adapting bought costumes!
Megan Davies – is fast becoming our artist in residence! She has helped us create the sculpture in
the hall for our Take 1 picture theme in 2013 and has worked with us again for this year’s picture
and now she will be here for world book day with art in storytelling. This will give the children a
different perspective on story-telling and how you can achieve it! Class 1 will be working on The Owl
Babies, this links with their work on growth and living things. Class 2 will be working on a children’s
classic – The Phoenix and the Carpet by E Nesbit. The children will be focussing on chapter 1 and
so will be keen to read the rest of the story, this book is easily available on amazon. Class 3 will be
working on the Ted Hughes classic - Iron Man.
Please make your appointments for parents evenings, we have listened to your suggestions and
have changed the format to 2 evenings so you can have more time with your child’s teacher. I would
like to thank the teachers for their time and commitment to the evenings. We really do have a great
team.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend
Mrs Gaskell
This week’s Head teacher award goes to ….
Ryu, Svenna and Finn for coming to share excellent work with Mrs Gaskell.
TEACHING ARRANGEMENTS
We would like to inform you about the teaching arrangements for next week. These absences are to
cover important staff training and teacher planning time.
Tuesday 1st March
Wednesday 2nd March
Friday 4th March -
Mr Macpherson to cover class 3
Mrs Paggett to cover class 2 (am).
Mrs Tudor to cover class 1 (all day)
This week’s awards go to……………………….
CLASS 1: Jacob: for being a star writer.
Joshua: for great information finding.
CLASS 2: Rachel: for fantastic responses in maths.
Landy: for super language in writing.
CLASS 3: Billy: for continued effort and hard work in completing his tables challenge.
Bea: for imaginative language choices during the writing of her narrative.
LINK TO THE TWSCB WEBSITE
Please find below a link to the Telford and Wrekin safeguarding board, you will find their latest
newsletters and useful information.
Link: http://www.telfordsafeguardingboard.org.uk/
PARENTS EVENING APPOINTMENTS – Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th March
Details of the Parents evenings have been sent out via parent mail.
MUFTI DAY
This year we will be holding a Mufti day on Friday 11th March. All children can come to school in
their own clothes in exchange for an Easter egg for the Easter bingo for a donation of £1.00.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
THE LAST SUPPER
On Tuesday 15th March at 2pm St Lawrence School will be celebrating the Last Supper under the
school oak tree. Parents are invited to join in with this special celebration, we would like to welcome
as many of you as possible.
EASTER BINGO
Saturday 19th March
at
St John’s Church Hall in Muxton.
Doors open at 4.30pm and eyes down at 5pm.
Tickets are now on sale at the school office
Adults £1.00
Children 50p
PALM SUNDAY LENT LUNCH
St. Lawrence Church would like to invite you to their Lent Lunch on Sunday 20th March in
School at 12.30 p.m. This will be a variety of soups and crusty bread, followed by cheese and
biscuits. We would like a minimum donation of £3 (not per person) which will go to the Bishop of
Lichfield’s Lent Appeal. Anyone wishing to attend the lunch, please would they ring either Betty on
603659 or Pat on 603612 by Monday 14th March.
Thanks Pat
EASTER SERVICE
We look forward to welcoming you all to our Easter service on Tuesday 22nd March at St Lawrence
Church at 2pm. The children will be starting a special palm procession from school to the church at
1.30pm. After the service, the children will be walked back to school into their classrooms. We will
release the children to parents from their classrooms.
We will be having a very special animal guest at the years Palm Sunday service.
POLLING DAY
Advanced warning for child care.
The polling date has been set for Thursday 5th May 2016. As the school is traditionally used as a
polling station, we will be closed on that day.
ACTIVE KIDS IS BACK
Sainsbury’s vouchers are back! If you shop in Sainsbury’s remember to collect your voucher for St
Lawrence Primary school. This year you will receive all your vouchers on one receipt. You still get
one voucher for every £10 you spend, so if you spend £40 you will get four vouchers on one receipt.
Vouchers are available in your Sainsbury’s store between 27th January and 3rd May 2016. Once you
have collected your vouchers please put them in the collection box in the school reception.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
MARCH
Thursday 3rd Tuesday 8th/9th
Friday 11th –
Tuesday 15th Saturday 19th
Sunday 20th Tuesday 22nd Thursday 24th –
APRIL
Monday 11th –
Tuesday 12th –
World Book Day – Dress up day.
Parents evenings.
Mufti day.
St Lawrence Last Supper at 2pm.
Easter bingo at Muxton.
Palm Sunday family Lent lunch.
Easter Service at St Lawrence Church at 2pm.
Last day of school.
PD day (School closed).
Back to school.
MAY
Monday 2nd Thursday 5th Monday 9th to
Thursday 12th Friday 27th -
SAT’S week.
Last day of term.
JUNE
Monday 6th -
Back to school.
JULY
Friday 22nd July
Break up for the summer holiday
MAY DAY (School closed).
POLLING DAY – Police and Crime Commissioner Election (School closed).