Friday Letter for Parents and Carers
23rd September 2016
Principal and Head of School Update
Dear Parents and Carers
We have just come to the end of week three and the children have already
done so much learning! The whole school are now practising their spelling,
grammar and punctuation first thing on a morning when they arrive at
school. Please can I ask that EVERY child arrives at school ready to go into
class for 8:50am. We have lots of children coming just a little bit too late
and they are missing that vital learning time. Doors open at 8:50am and we
would like to see every child walking in then, thank you for your support with
this.
On Monday morning (26th September) we hare hosting a
MacMillan Coffee Morning. All parents and
carers are invited to join us for a cup of tea
or coffee and one of our delicious cakes All
donations go to this wonderful charity.
Cath Hindmarch and Alexandra Winter
Terrific Tigers
The Stone Age
Our first challenge was to work out where, on a timeline of history, the Stone
Age belonged. We compared pictures of Stone Age people to pictures of
people from Roman, Viking and Tudor times, looking for clues that would tell
us which group of people were the first to live in Britain.
Our second learning challenge question was ‘What was life like during the
Stone Age?’ We learned that Stone Age people left cave paintings to show
what life for them was like as they hunted and foraged for food, build their
own houses and tools from whatever they could find, and make clothes
from animal skin! We acted out parts of Stone Age life in groups while the
rest of the class guessed what was being shown. We ended the lesson by
creating some of our own cave art using brown paper and charcoal. The
children had a wonderful time smudging and shading their work to show
Stone Age people hunting, cooking, foraging
and even fighting wars! We are looking forward
to finding the answers to these learning
challenge questions before half term: What did
Stone Age people eat? What did Stone Age
houses look like? If you know anything about
the Stone Age that could help us answer these
questions, do not hesitate to come and tell any
of the Terrific Tigers!
Parents Forum
A parents forum is a group of parents who
represent other parents views, run by parents’
with support from the school. It will be a new
group led by parents to have a say in school
improvement. If you are interested please let
the office know by the 7th October on 555000.
Holidays in Term Time
Can we please remind you that children
should not be absent from school due to
holidays as it impacts on their learning and
friendships. Holidays are recorded as
unauthorised absences on the child’s
record. In line with Government policy, the
council may fine families who do take
holidays in term time and this is a situation
we really want to avoid.
School Lunches
Can we please remind parents that the cost
of a school meal has increased to £2.25. You
Training Day
should have received your ParentPay letter
A quick reminder that there will be with your unique login number and we would
like to encourage the use of this quick and
a staff training day on MONDAY
easy payment method. If you would like any
3rd OCTOBER so school will be
help in completing the login process please
closed for pupils.
call the office on 555000.
Midday Care Assistants
Would you be interested in working within our School? We currently have vacancies for
the following:
MIDDAY CARE ASSISTANT (PERMANENT and RELIEF)
HOB MOOR OAKS Salary: Grade 4 Level 1-4 (£8.55- £9.38 per hour) Permanent/Relief
posts to work Monday to Friday, 11.45am to 1.30pm, term time only. Permanent and
Relief posts to work Monday to Friday, 11.45am to 1.30pm, term time only. Working with
others in our team, you will be responsible for the safety and well-being of the children at
lunch time. The role requires care for pupils, helping them to prepare for mealtime,
access a suitable meal and clean up afterwards. You will also be required to provide
personal care for pupils and supervision of pupils using both the indoor and outdoor play
areas after lunch.
MIDDAY SUPERVISORY ASSISTANT (PERMANENT & RELIEF) HOB MOOR PRIMARY Salary:
Grade 2 Level 1-4 (£7.65 per hour plus living wage supplement)
Permanent/Relief posts to work Monday to Friday, 12 noon to 1pm, term time only.
Kind, caring and supportive Midday Supervisory Assistants needed to join our friendly
school. Working with others in our team, you will be responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the children at lunch time. If you are interested in either of these positions then
please contact Julie Thompson on 01904 555000 or come in and see us. Applications
Forms can be downloaded from our website www.hobmoorschools.co.uk