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Important Dates
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Attendance and Punctuality
Wednesday 29th June
Parent Forum
Philosophy for Children
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Well done 1AH and 2JW for the highest attendance last week! There
were 50 lates last week.
Overall school attendance for last week was
F2ES
Miss Sefton
F2AW
Mrs Atkinson and Mrs Wood
Year 1AH
Mrs Hughes and Miss Waller
Year 1PH
Mr Higgins
Year 2JW
Miss Weir
Year 2JP
Mr Park
Year 3RH
Miss Handy
Year 3BH
Mr Harper
Year 4GG
Miss Gleeson
Year 4MT
Mrs Tipping
Year 5OW
Mrs Wilson
Year 5LI
Miss Elliott
Year 6SJ
Mrs Jennings
Year 6FS
Miss Scott
Wednesday 6th July
Parent Forum
Maths Mastery
Thursday 7th July
Year 6 Cinema Trip
96.1%
Class
Monday 4th July
FS Sports Day
Monday 11th July
Sports Day and Summer Fair
Lates
% Attendance
2
94.3
5
99.0
3
99.7
1
98.0
Wednesday 13th July
Nursery Graduation
7
99.7
Wednesday 13th July
Year 6 Holocaust Trip
1
97.3
6
93.1
5
96.6
Tuesday 12th July
Y6 Hamlet Production
Wednesday 13th July
Parent Forum
British Values
Thursday 14th July
Reception Trip to Eureka
Thursday 14th July
School Disco
Friday 15th July
Year 3 YSP Dance
3
97.7
4
95.3
Bun Day
6
88.0
5
96.0
0
96.1
This week is the turn of Year 6
to provide buns! Thanks to
Reception for providing buns
last week.
2
95.3
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Parent Forum
Contact Parent Forum by emailing
[email protected]
Remember: Parent Forum Coffee Morning is now held on
Wednesday mornings from 9am to 10am. Everyone is welcome to
attend – the more the merrier!
This week’s Guest Speaker: Mrs Wilson with “Philosophy for Children”.
Year 3 Dance Performance
Mrs Wells would like all the Year 3 children to wear black pumps for
their dance performance at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park on Friday 15th
July. Please make sure your child has a pair – £3 from the school office!
If you haven’t paid yet, please pay £5 at the office.
Year 3 Sculpture Showcase
Year 3 are very proud of the work they have being doing this term on
sculptures. We have created sculptures out of natural and manmade
materials and are now ready to show these off!
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Eid
Eid al-Fitr is expected to fall on
Wednesday 6th July. We allow
all Muslim families a single day
of absence from school to
observe and celebrate this
festival. Please let the office
know if your child will be
absent from school.
Eid Mubarak!
Attendance and
Punctuality
Mrs Winterbottom is our
Learning Mentor – she is
around
in
mornings
to
promote punctuality and help
with attendance.
Families are invited to the Sculpture Showcase on Tuesday 12th July at
2.30pm. There will also be an opportunity to see the dance we have
been working on this term,
which we will be performing
later on in the week at Yorkshire
Sculpture Park.
Exhibition
We are very proud to exhibit our
refugee artwork at the Winter
Gardens all this week! Only a
small selection of the work could
be exhibited, but on the 8th July
at 2.30pm we would like to invite you into school where work from
Nursery up to year 6 will be put on display. We will be baking and
collecting money to support The City of Sanctuary charity. Children will
remain in school during this time.
If you have any questions or
concerns about attendance
and punctuality, please make
sure you see her! 
Doors in the Morning
Remember, classroom doors
open at 8.45am and close at
8.55am – you’ve got a ten
minute window to get into
class on time!
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Teacher Strike
Be aware that the NUT have called a teacher strike for
Tuesday 5th July. At this point we do not know what the impact on
school will be. We will let you know as soon as we are confident in the
outcome.
Parent Forum — Summer Fair and Disco
Remember – the Summer Fair is taking place on the afternoon of
Monday 11th July. Parent Forum need donations for the stalls, for
example:
Second-hand books
Second-hand toys
Second-hand School Uniform (in good condition)
Bric-a-brac
Cakes and buns
Please bring your donations to the school office at any time from next
week (week beginning 4th July) and we will be very grateful to receive
them.
If your child is allergic to balloons and/or face paint and/or you do not
wish for your child to receive a balloon model or have their face or
nails painted at the Summer fair then please complete the tear off slip
below.
The Summer Disco will take place on Thursday 14th July. If your child
wishes to attend payment (£2.50) per child must be made either at the
school office or online by Monday 11th July.
If you are able to help on the afternoon of the Summer Fair on Monday
11th July and /or at the Summer disco on Thursday 14th July, please
leave your name and telephone number with the office staff, and we
will pass it on to Parent Forum.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------I do not give permission for my child to have (delete as applicable):
- face painted
- nails painted
- a balloon model
Signed ___________________________________________
Dated ___________________________________________
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School of Rock
Mr Anthony will be hosting the
School of Rock concert on
Friday 15th July. Parents are
welcome to come and watch!
The show starts at 2pm sharp!
Soar is organising……
Free maths support group for all who want to:
a) Practice basic knowledge in mathematics
b) Skills in supporting their children
c) Improve their skills and ability using maths with others
d) Practice basic maths skills for their stay in the UK
e) Return to education and preparing for their GCSE exam
Venue: Sorby House
Wed. 13th July 2016
Time: 10 – 11 am basic/elementary maths support
11 – 12 pm GSCE support
For information and booking contact
Mr Patrick Ukonga
07448990898
Mrs Najwa Elbakhbakhi 07830784303
Or turn up on the day everyone over 18 welcome