Alkrington Primary School

MacMillan Coffee Morning

Thank you to everyone who supported our Coffee morning last Friday. A total of £179.87 was raised. We have one raffle prize that has not been claimed – peach ticket number 9. If you have this ticket please come along & claim your prize.

National Poetry Day

All children from Y1 to Y6 performed their class poem for the rest of school this morning in the hall. The event was a great success, and I’m sorry that we didn’t have the space to accommodate parents who would have liked to come and watch. However, the performance has been filmed and will soon be uploaded to Youtube via the school website.
There is some updated information on the school website, including information which we are required by law to post on the site. Much of this will be of interest to you and can be found in the tab entitled: ‘Statutory and Other Useful Information’ and in there; most recently added: ‘Essential Statutory Information for Parents’.

Open Evening for new entrants

On Tuesday 21 October school will be holding an ‘Open Evening’ when prospective parents of new Nursery and Reception children, who are due to start in September 2015 are invited into school to meet and talk to staff and have a look round school.
The evening runs from 6.00 – 8.00 p.m.
Please pass on the message if you know others who might be interested.

Vacancies available for Co-opted School Governors

We currently have vacancies for co-opted governors at our school.
I wrote to you recently asking for nominations and I received three nominations, each from people who were currently parents of pupils at school.
Whilst I am grateful for their interest, the Governing Body would ideally like to appoint persons who are not parents, as then it would be made up almost exclusively of parents and not necessarily provide the balance of views we would like. Therefore I ask again for expressions of interest from non-parents.
A Co-Opted governor is a person appointed by the governing body and who, in the opinion of the governing body, has the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. These skills might be in finance, or premises management or HR for example.
If you know anyone who might have skills that they wish to share with our school and who may have an interest in working with the Governing Body to raise standards and improve outcomes for all our children, then please ask them to provide a 100 word written nomination about themselves and what they have to offer us.
Please submit this to the school office by Friday 24th October 2014. We look forward to hearing from you.

Book Fair

Thank you for your support at our Book Fair. You spent £1108.20 which gives us £664 in commission. We will be buying lots of books for the library and classrooms with this money.

Fashion Show

Don’t forget to buy your ticket for our spectacular Fashion Show on 15 October at 7pm.
Tickets are available from the school office – just £3 each!!

Parents’ Evening

Parents’ Evening will be on Thursday 16 October from 3.30 – 7.00 p.m.
A letter to book your appointment was sent out earlier this week.

Please make sure that you have returned the slip to book an appointment

School Council

Classes have elected their School Councillors for 2014 – 2015. These chosen representatives will meet regularly to discuss issues raised by their classmates and seek to improve our school from that important child’s viewpoint.

New councillors will be presented with their ties next week. They are:
1B & 1M George Edwards, Isla Masters, Alfie Lord, Grace Tyson
2C & 2B Jessica Bonar, Oliver Bleakley-White, Arwen Mountford, Derren Bork
3P & 3B Grace Beswick, Nooriyah Hussain, Alishba Umar, Louie Gagan
4A & 4H Mikey Farrington, Logan Young, Dominic Godfrey, Ava Walsh
5S & 5T Daniel Holt, Aimee Harrop, Heidi Taylor, Sean O’Keefe
6L & 6M Mae Hadnum, Ellie Swann, Sharon Kalolo, Maria Sinclair

Lost watch

A child’s watch has been found in school. It has a silver case and a pink strap. Please ask at the school office if you have lost it.

Menu for week beginning Monday 6 October

Monday: Baked Fish Fingers, Quiche (V), Chips, Mushy Peas or Baked Beans, Baked Dessert and Custard, Yoghurt and Fruit.
Tuesday: Hot Dogs Meat or Vegetable (V), (not frankfurters) in a finger roll, French Fries or Wedges, Spaghetti Hoops (V) or mixed salad, Fruit Whip / Fruit Salad
Yoghurt and Fruit
Wednesday;Roast Dinner with Trimmings, Pasta Bake (V), Garlic Bread, Pancakes (Blueberry or other fruit), Yoghurt and Fruit.
Thursday: Curry and Boiled Rice, Naan Bread, Cottage Pie, Selection of Vegetables
Or Baked Beans, Baked Dessert and Custard, Fresh Fruit / Yoghurts.
Friday: All Day Breakfast
(Omelette, sausage (meat or Quorn), Hash brown, tomatoes, baked beans), Cheesy Jackets (V), Mixed Salad, Jelly and Ice Cream, or iced cake, Yoghurt and Fruit
(V) – vegetarian option. Jacket potatoes are also available each day as are sandwiches.

Garden Club/Tuck Shop

Yesterday our budding gardeners harvested some carrots from our school garden!! These
will be on sale at our Tuck Shop on Friday for 20p.

Christmas Cards

We have extended the deadline for Christmas card orders to Monday 6th October. Please send your orders in by then!!

Forthcoming Dates and Events

Wednesday 15 October PTA Fashion Show at 7.00 p.m.
Thursday 16 October Parents’ Evening 3.30 – 7.00 p.m.
Friday 17 October Individual photographs
Tuesday 21 October Open Evening 6.00 – 8.00 p.m. for prospective Nursery & Reception starters in Sept 2015
Thursday 23 October Hallowe’en Party for KS2
Friday 24 October Non-Uniform Day – donations please for the Xmas fair
Break up for October holiday – 1 week
Monday 3 November Return to school

Week beginning Monday 6 October
Monday 6 October Year 6 visit Crucial Crew – 12.15pm
Cross Country Practice – 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Tuesday 7 October Cross Country Race at Alkrington
Wednesday 8 October KS2 Homework Club – 3.15pm to 4pm
Year 2 Sports Club – 3.14pm to 4pm
Year 2 & 3 Storytime Club – 3.15pm to 4pm
Girls Football for Y5 & 6 – 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Boys Football for Y5 & 6 – 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Thursday 9 October Hockey – 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Art Club – 3.15pm to 4pm
Netball Rally at Alkrington
Year 1 & 2 ICT Club – 3.15pm to 4pm
Year 2 Art Club – 3.15pm to 4pm
Football Match Alkrington ‘A’ v St. Thomas More ‘A’
Friday 10 October Tag Rugby – 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Football for Y3 and 4 – 3.15pm to 4.15pm
Attendance Ted was won by 2B who had 100% attendance last week.
On Time Ted was shared by RW, 1B, 2C, 3B and 5S– who had no children late for school – Well Done.