Archives for September 2008
Auction Of Promises
26 September 2008 | News | No Responses
AUCTION OF PROMISES – TOMORROW NIGHT – 7PM – TURN UP ON THE NIGHT WITH YOUR OWN DRINK & NIBBLES – OVER 30 LOTS
RAFFLE – BLIND AUCTION – ALL PROCEEDS SPLIT 50:50 BETWEEN SCHOOL AND GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND – SEE YOU THERE! 
Newsletter 15.3 – 19th September 2008
22 September 2008 | News | No Responses
Thank you for supporting the ‘Shades Day’ in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind. We raised £94.00 towards the cost of supporting a guide dog through its training and working life. Look out for the photos in the Halstead Gazette. If you are interested in sponsoring a guide dog, we have ‘Sponsor a Puppy Appeal’ forms available in school or ring 08702406993. Finley, the Guide Dog and Christine spent some time in each class and children were able to ask questions and find out more about disability.
DON’T FORGET – You can still donate your unwanted treasure for recycling for Guide Dogs i.e. coins, jewellery, costume jewellery, foreign bank notes, mobile phones, watches, keys. Bring them into school and place in the box in the library. Thank you.
Grand Auction of Promises
Saturday, 27th September 2008 at 7.30pm
Proceeds will be equally shared by
St. Andrew’s School and Guide Dogs for the Blind
Tickets: £1 adults, 50p children over Year 2 available from the School Office
(Please bring your own drinks and nibbles)
School uniform is now available to order on line. A link is available from the school website www.greatyeldhamschool.co.uk. Go to parents section then uniforms. You will need to register before you order. If you do not have access to the internet, orders can be placed for you via the School Office.
HARVEST SERVICE
FRIDAY, 3RD OCTOBER AT 2.00PM IN ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
Donations in aid of ‘First Stop’, Braintree
Lateness – If your child is late for school they are not allowed to go into their classrooms using the back doors. You should take your child to the front entrance and report any lateness to the office. The back doors to classrooms will not be opened to children in these circumstances, so please make sure your child is either on time i.e. lined up on the playground at 8.55am or accompanied to the front entrance when late. Thank you.
THE QUIZ NIGHT PLANNED FOR THE 11TH OCTOBER HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE SPRING TERM
PTA Planet is a website gateway to 800 or more online stores, like Amazon, Marks & Spencer, Next, Boden, PC World, Halfords and lots more of the places you already shop. You simply click through to the stores of your choice through the PTA Planet website, and every time you make a purchase, we make a little money! Your support is the key to making this scheme work for us, as with most of the fundraising events we do. Please visit www.ptaplanet.com and check it out, and then just get in the habit of using it every time you shop online.
ERR/Phonics – Parents of Butler and De Vere classes requested the order and sound of the phonics taught. They can be found on the school website in the Parents section. You should be able to download to your desktop. If you do not have the internet, please let the school know and they will provide a copy for you.
School Profile (Governors Report to Parents) has been published for the year 2007-8. The School Profile is an overview of achievements and other information for the academic year 2007/8 at St. Andrew’s School. It can be accessed on the school website, following the Governor link. Copies are also available at the school office.
Ipswich Town are offering reduced price tickets for children (£3) when accompanied by an adult (£20) for the following matches: Saturday 18th October (v Swansea City), Saturday 1st November (v QPR) and Saturday 13th December (v Cardiff City) – tickets from the office.
Spanish Classes After school Spanish classes, organised by Presto Spanish, can be held at St. Andrew’s if there is enough interest. Please complete the attached form and return by Friday, 26th September if interested.
Denise Tarbin and Kim Springett would like to thank everyone who contributed towards their collection. It was a big surprise and very much appreciated. Thank you.
Languages Week and Book Fair – week beginning 22nd September. The Book Fair will be open from Thursday, 25th September to Wednesday, 1st October at 8.30am and 3.20pm.
Newsletter 15.2 – 12th September 2008
17 September 2008 | News | No Responses
Grand Auction of Promises
Saturday, 27th September 2008 at 7.30pm
Proceeds will be equally shared by
St. Andrew’s School and Guide Dogs for the Blind
Tickets: £1 adults, 50p children over Year 2 available from the School Office
(Please bring your own drinks and nibbles)
The PTA are working in conjunction with the Guide Dogs for the Blind charity and on the 16th September ‘Finley’ the guide dog will be in school working with the children and taking part in ‘Shades Day’. We will be finding out more about some of the difficulties and issues for persons who are partially or non sighted. We would like all pupils to come to school in their shades on Tuesday, 16th September and bring a donation of £1. On the day pupils will be taking part in activities such as blind trails and making a ‘pair of shades’ to take home.
Hedingham School Open Evening for Year 6 is on Thursday, 2nd October
Mad Science starts on Thursday, 18th September 3.20-4.20pm
HARVEST SERVICE
FRIDAY, 3RD OCTOBER AT 2.00PM IN ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
Under 5’s ‘First Steps’ parent/carer support group will be held at Halstead Resource Centre from Wednesday, 17th September at 9.15am for eight weeks. For more information please see the flyer in the outside notice board.
Regrettably, the Dance Club (Wednesday) will no longer be available due to too few children attending. Toni, however, will be at De Vere School on Thursdays from 3.15pm and St. Peter’s, Sible Hedingham 5.00-6.00pm, if you are keen to attend a dance class.
School uniform is now available to order on line. A link is available from the school website www.greatyeldhamschool.co.uk. Go to parents section then uniforms. You will need to register before you order. If you do not have access to the internet, orders can be placed for you via the School Office.
Jewellery in School – Children are not allowed to wear jewellery in school i.e. necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings, other than very plain and small gold/silver studs. This is for health and safety reasons and is LEA recommended policy. Studs must be removed for PE and therefore if your child is unable to do this independently, then they must be removed for the day when your child has their PE lessons. You will be informed of the days your child has PE. The only time tape will be used to cover the studs is for about six weeks after piercing. We expect your support in this matter.
Teams around Schools, Children and Communities (TASCC)
TASCC will be providing a range of parent/carer support groups, mainly at Halstead Resource Centre, at different times. These will be posted in the outside notice board. Please take the opportunity to read this information and use some of the support on offer.
Lateness – If your child is late for school they are not allowed to go into their classrooms using the back doors. You should take your child to the front entrance and report any lateness to the office. The back doors to classrooms will not be opened to children in these circumstances, so please make sure your child is either on time i.e. lined up on the playground at 8.55am or accompanied to the front entrance when late. Thank you.