Spring Newsletter 2010
Dates for your diary
Spring half-term – break up - Friday 12 February
return - Monday 22 February
Easter break up - Thursday 1 April
return - Monday 19 April
Early Breakfast Club – all parents should have had a letter about our Early Breakfast Club.If you would like your child to attend an Early Breakfast Club – starting 8.15 am with breakfast and activities please let us know. Parents will have to bring pupils to school themselves and there will be a charge
Successful at sport – pupils at school have taken part in inter-school cross- country and basketball competitions. These events involved competing against mainstream schools. Our pupils performed very well in the cross country and were second in the basketball.
E-safety - we give very high priority in school to e-safety of pupils. Children are supervised at all times when using computers and internet access is carefully monitored. Please ensure that your child is monitored while at home. Children can be very easily ‘groomed’. Sites such as Facebook are NOT meant for primary age children. Children should not be talking to strangers online or trying to contact adults from school.
Head Lice – we have an outbreak of headlice in school. If your child has headlice please obtain the appropriate products to get rid of them. Claire Robinson our Health Care Assistant in school can give advice. Products to treat headlice are usually free of charge if you approach your GP or health clinic.
Makaton Group – we have held a very successful Makaton signing group for parents. This has taken place in school one afternoon per week and has been organised by our Parent Support Advisor, Jeanette Forsyth. If you are interested in helping your child with their communication please get in touch with Jeanette at school.
Poor weather – thank you for your support during the recent spell of poor weather. I am sure that you understand we do not take lightly the decision to send children home or to cancel school. The safety of your children is our prime concern.
Parent conference - all parents should have had information about the parent conference ‘1 Heart, 1 Mind, 1 Future’. This is an important opportunity for you to influence events for your children in Hartlepool. Childcare, transport and lunch is available - Saturday 13 March – Mayfield Rugby Club. 9.30am start. Contact Diane Wright at school for more information.
Therapy pool - if you have visited school this term you may well have heard hammering, banging and drilling (the children have coped very well). This is all to do with the installation of our new therapy pool. Hopefully it should be up and running before Easter and those children who need this therapy so much will have access to it.
Families First - we have been asked by Families First to inform parents that they have vacancies in their after school / holiday activity sessions. Children are picked up after school and after activities are then taken home. There is a small charge but if families are receiving benefits this can be claimed back. If you are interested in your child attending please get in touch with school. If you would like more information contact Families First 01429 -867016.
