Recent letters shared with parents and carers.
20 November 2017
Dear Parents/Carers
Key Stage One Christmas Production
Our Christmas Production, ‘The Magical Christmas Jigsaw’ will take place in the main school hall on Wednesday 13 December at 6.00pm and Thursday 14 December at 6.00pm.
There will also be a dress rehearsal on Tuesday 12 December at 1.30pm, for which there are very limited seats.
We politely ask that babies and toddlers are not brought to the evening performances, but they are welcome to attend this afternoon dress rehearsal instead.
The children will need to be back in school at 5.30pm for the evening performances to allow time to get dressed.
Due to fire regulations, we are only able to offer 2 tickets per family. Please complete the slip below and return it to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible or by Monday 4 December at the latest. We will do our very best to accommodate you. We will inform you if there are any spare tickets later on.
This year we will be issuing numbered tickets for all performances and we would like to make it clear that every member of the audience will need to have and bring their own ticket, even accompanying toddlers. This is because we need to be very sure that we are not breaking any Health and Safety or Fire regulations.
For the same Health and Safety and Fire reasons we are unable to allow any buggies into the hall for the performances, unfortunately we cannot make any exceptions.
Can we politely ask you to remember that the children performing are very young and easily distracted so please do not feel embarrassed to take your toddler out to calm them down if they should become upset or unsettled during the performance.
We would like to request that toddlers must remain seated throughout the performance and the aisles must be kept clear as the ‘performers’ will be moving through these areas.
Yours sincerely
Miss Penning, Miss Keal, Miss Waterhouse, Mrs Birtchnell and Mrs Yates
Key Stage 1
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Key Stage 1 Christmas Performance – 2017
Child’s Name.................................................................................................. Class.................................................
PLEASE TICK WHICH PERFORMANCE YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR 2 TICKETS FOR
I would like 2 tickets for 1.30pm Tuesday 12 December (for parents and toddlers only)
I would like 2 tickets for 6.00pm Wednesday 13 December
I would like 2 tickets for 6.00pm Thursday 14 December
Should there be any spare tickets I would like……… (Max 2) tickets for ……… …………..……………performance.
Signature..................................................................................................................................... (Parent/Carer)
17 November 2017
Dear Parents/Carers
We are planning to take the Year 6 children to Gadebridge Park on Wednesday 29 November. We will be conducting some fieldwork by the River Gade as part of our Geography focus on rivers and the water cycle.
The children will need to come into school dressed in their school uniform and school shoes on that day, however, they must wear a warm coat/jacket and bring in their wellies in a bag.
Their lunchtime routine will be as normal, as we intend to be back before midday.
Yours sincerely
Miss Hosein Dr Inglis
Year 6
20 November 2017
Dear Parents and Carers,
Please can we remind you that our Nursery morning session starts at 8.30 am and finishes at 11.30 am, the afternoon session starts at 12.30 pm and finishes at 3.30 pm every day.
It is very important that your child arrives promptly and stays until the end of each session. Late arrivals in the morning miss the start of their lesson and it is very disruptive for your child because they know they are late to school.
We do understand that on a rare occasion a child needs to be picked up early because of an emergency. Unfortunately, most days children are being picked up at different times at the end of the afternoon nursery session. We are a school and our routines and teaching patterns are very different from child care settings. If your child is being picked up between 3.00pm and 3.20pm then they miss their phonic lesson that day. These lessons are a very important part of every child’s education. If a member of staff is getting children ready to go home every few minutes, then this means children and lessons cannot be taught.
We have two collection times for afternoon nursery children. 30 hour children are collected at 2.30pm and 15 hour children at 3.30pm.
If you do need to collect your child early due to an emergency situation, then please use the 2.30pm collection time.
We do appreciate your help and support with school routines, which enables the teaching of all your children to take place, without interruptions, every day.
Thank you for your understanding,
Miss Elsey
Deputy Headteacher
8 November 2018
Dear Parents/Carers
Year 4 Coral and Opal will take part in swimming lessons at Dacorum Sportspace, next term on Tuesdays, starting 9th January 2018. Lessons will take place between 11.00 and 11.30 and will run for 11 weeks. The children will leave Galley Hill at 10.30am by coach and return by lunchtime. The last session will be on Tuesday 27th March 2018.
Children will need to bring a towel, swimming costume or trunks (no bikinis please).
We are asking parents/carers for a contribution of £1.50 per week for swimming plus £1.00 per week towards the cost of the coach. This will be a weekly cost of £2.50 or if you wish to pay for the term in full the cost will be £27.50.
All children will be required to wear a swim hat. If you do not have a hat you will be able to purchase one from the office for £1.00
Please complete the attached permission slip by Friday 15th December 2017
Yours sincerely
Mrs E Birch BA Ed (Hons)
Headteacher
Swimming Year 4 Coral and Opal Spring Term 2018
I/We give permission for ………………………………………to take part in swimming lessons at Dacorum Sportspace starting Tuesday 9th January 2018
*Please tick, as appropriate
£ I enclose payment of £27.50 for the full term.
£ I have made a Full/Part payment of £…………….on School Gateway
£ I agree to make a weekly payment of £2.50 via Cash or School Gateway.
Signed ………………………………………………................................…………....……………….. (Parent/Carer)
MILK FORM – SPRING TERM 2018 (4TH JANUARY – 29TH MARCH 2018)
TO BE RETURNED BY MONDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2017
As from the 1st January 2015 the government had introduced a new directive that all school children be offered milk during the day. Therefore, this means that children in KS2 can have the option of milk as well as children in KS1. The cost of milk for the Spring Term 2018 is £14.00
• There is no charge for pupils in Foundation stage, if the child will still be 4 years old on 29.03.18
The deadline for returning payment is Monday 11th December 2017, if your child is to receive milk for Thursday 4th January 2018. If payment is received after this date, there will be a delay of up to a week for your child to receive milk.
The amount is calculated by the number of days in the term and therefore varies each term. There are 56 days in this term, calculated at 25p per day.
Parents/carers who are in receipt of Free School Meals (not universal free school meals) are eligible for Free School Milk. If your child wishes to have milk, this can only be ordered if the slip is returned.
We can only order milk for your child once full payment has been received.
Yours sincerely
Mrs E Birch BA Ed (Hons)
Headteacher
8 November 2017
MILK FORM – SPRING TERM 2018
Name of Child: ..................................................................................................... Class: ……….……………….
*Please tick, as appropriate
£ I would like my child to have milk and enclose £14.00
(Cash or cheque payable to HCC)
£ I would like my child to have milk and have paid £14.00 on School Gateway
£ My child has been granted Free School Meals and is therefore eligible for Free School Milk (not universal Free School Meals). If you are unsure, please contact the school office
£ My child is in Nursery/my child will still be 4 years old on 29.03.18 and would like to take the free milk option.
Signed: ............................................................................................................................................ (Parent/Carer)