The Goresbrook Gazette
22nd April 2016
Welcome message
Well done to those children who received attendance certificates this
afternoon. It was great to see Parents here to celebrate with us.
We hope you can all join us tonight at 4.45pm for tours of the building and
to receive information about what your children are learning this term,
and how best to support them at home.
Next Tuesday we will be holding our coffee morning at 8.45am—please do
come along if you can. We will be talking about initial ideas regarding our
summer fair 16th July 12-3pm.
Next Friday is our summer term ’Come Learn with Me’ for all Reception
and Year 1 parents. This is your chance to come into class and learn with
your children from 8.30-9.15am: please do stay if you can.
Volunteering Opportunity
We are currently looking for volunteers who are available every Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to listen to Yr 1 children read from
1.45pm—3pm. . We will carry out an enhanced DBS check and as soon as
this comes back you will be able to volunteer. This is a great opportunity
to support our children, and to gain experience in a school setting if you
are interested in career progression in this area. Please speak to Miss Harris if you are interested.
Communication
Following feedback letters such as chickenpox or head lice letters will now
be sent by email only to minimise on printing costs and wasted paper.
Please complete the correct email for yourself overleaf, tear off the slip
and hand in at reception so that we can check we have the correct details
on file.
Apologies if you have had trouble contacting us by phone recently, there
have been some technical difficulties since moving building, please bear
with us whilst we sort this.
Pink Form Feedback
As ever we are keen to get your feedback about what is working well and
what we need to improve as a school. We are currently writing our development plan for September, and are always very keen to gather parent
feedback. Please find a pink feedback form attached, for you to complete
and return to Miss Darley or the front office next week.
Parent voice is a key feature of Goresbrook School, and feedback in this
way have lead to significant improvements in the past including Home
Learning, uniform, trips, clubs and staffing. So please do take your time to
complete this.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Clare
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Attendance & Punctuality
On return to school please bring in a handwritten note or complete the absence form at
the front reception. This is valid for genuine
illness of two days. More than two days absence requires medical proof e.g. a prescription
bottle or a copy of a prescription or even the
appointment card are acceptable.
If your child is up and about at home then they
are generally well enough to be at school. If
your child is too ill to attend school please ensure you phone 0203 597 6666 as soon as possible that morning and every day that they are
absent.
A reminder for collection in the afternoons: If
you collect your child more than 10 minutes
late on three occasions in a half term, we are
required to charge you £10.00. As per our policy, any further instances of lateness in that half
term will incur a charge of £10.00 per occasion.
Goresbrook Attendance Bears!
Our Goresbrook
Attendance Bears
are awarded to the
class with the best
attendance in each
year group. Please
try really hard to be here on time and be here
every day, don’t let your class down! This week
the winners are:
Reception: Author Class 98.6%
Year 1: Architect Class 98.1%
The Goresbrook Gazette
22nd April 2016
After-School Clubs
We hope your children are enjoying their new clubs. Please do feedback to Miss
Munday with any comments.
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Key Dates
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School property
Unfortunately we had a number of incidents where school books have been
damaged at home. Please ensure your child takes care of the school belongings. We 
will charge for any damage to our books.
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Word of the week
We will be introducing a new weekly feature to the newsletter to help develop
students' articulacy.
Friday 29th April—Family
Friday Come Learn With
Me 8.30-9.15am
Reception & Year 1.
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Thursday 12th May—
School nurse drop-in
8.30am.
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Wednesday 18th May—
Reception trip to
Thorndon Woods—more
details to follow soon.
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Sainsbury’s active kids
We are collecting the Sainsbury’s active kids coupons. Please ask family and friends to collect
these and pass to Miss Bone at the front reception. The more coupons we accumulate, the
more resources we can buy for the school.
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Tuesday 26th April—
Coffee morning 8.459.30am to discuss our
summer fair.
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This week's 'word of the week' is DELECTABLE.
Can you write a sentence using this word? Bring your sentences to Miss Rix on
Monday morning. The most interesting sentences will be shared in the news letter
next week.
Friday 22nd April– Open
Evening & tours of the
school 4.45-5.45pm.
Year 1 Curriculum Summer Term
Please note that on Tuesdays and Fridays children in Year One will continue to learn
three different subjects on a rotation, these are outlined below. They will need their
PE kits on both days.
Tuesday: Physical Education, Computing/PSHE and Reading
Friday: Physical Education, French and Music
This term we are fortunate enough to have Miss Milne joining us on a Friday
afternoon. Miss Milne works for Barking and Dagenham music service and will be
teaching all Year One children to play the recorder.
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Child’s name: ______________________________________________________________
Parent email 1:
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Parent email 2:
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