Christmas Bazaar Thursday 1st December 2011

Monday 21st November 2011

Dear Parents and Carers

Christmas Bazaar Thursday 1st December 2011 3.30 – 4.45

Christmas Raffle:

There will be a Christmas Raffle with a first prize of a delicious Christmas Hamper, other prizes are Nerf gun, Pictureka, Aqua beads, Croquet set and a lot more. Tickets are priced at £1 a strip. They will be available to buy at the Christmas Bazaar.

Stall:

There will be stalls where you can buy some Christmas goodies, hook the duck, name the bear, a white elephant stall (any donations of toys or household goods in good condition). Please hand these into the main office.

Lucky Bag Stall:

One stall will be a lucky bag stall, where every child will be given a bag to decorate (attached to this letter) and fill up with sweets, pencils, hair clips, small toys etc so other children can win them. There will be a small prize for the best decorated bag in each class. So be sure your child’s name and class is clearly on it.

Cake Stall:

If you could donate a box of cakes or even some homemade ones that would be appreciated. Please hand in the handmade cakes on the morning of the Christmas Bazaar to the office.

Poster Competition:

This year we are running a poster competition, 20p entry. The poster should be on an A4 piece of paper and include the Date of the Bazaar: Thursday 1st December 2011 Time: 3.30 – 4.45 Location: Parsloes Primary School, Spurling Road Entrance: Breakfast Club Door. The best posters will be displayed around school and up the Heathway to promote the Christmas Bazaar. Please return to school, by Monday 29th November.

Father Christmas:

Father Christmas will be visiting school on Thursday 1st December, in school time. So if you would like your child to visit Father Christmas £1.50 which includes a present. If you would like a ticket for this please complete the slip below and return it with £1.50 in a named sealed envelope to Miss Baker or the School office, before the Tuesday 30th November.


Thank you for all your help and support.

Yours sincerely

Miss Baker

Christmas Bazaar Organiser

MATHS WEEK: Week beginning 21st November 2011

18th November 2011

Dear Parents

Next week is Maths Week at school, and the children will be involved in numerous fun and creative maths activities throughout the week, see reverse for list of some of the activities that will be taking place.

Many of the maths sessions may be outside the usual classroom environment and children will also get the chance to work with other classes and year groups across the school.

Whole School Challenge:

Each class has been set the challenge to design, set up and run a small business either as a whole class or in small groups. Most of the work they will be doing in school next week will link to this.


Parsloes Pounds:

All the children’s house points they have gained for the past week will be converted in Parsloes Pounds, in preparation for next week The children will have opportunities next week to ‘make more money’ ie Parsloes pounds by offering services such as helping around the school. The children will only be spending Parsloes £s for all the activities during the school day including market day.

After School events:

There will also be opportunities throughout the week for parents to buy goods from the children in the playground after school, the times will be advertised through the course of the week. All monies raised from these sales will go to Children in Need.

Here are some of the activities that will be happerning during this week:

All Week Year 3 children need any old Christmas cards, kitchen roll tubes etc to help make and decorate their Christmas themed products so please send any donations to Mrs. Macleod and Mrs. Steyn.



On Monday 21st November the children in Class 1 AF will be making pizzas to sell throughout the week and the children are encouraged to bring in pizza menus.

On Monday 21st November Year 2 children need any old Christmas cards, glitter, confetti etc to help make and decorate their Christmas themed products so please send any donations to 2L and 2W

On Wednesday 22nd November at 9.00am Parents of children in class 1B are needed to help ice cakes, please see Miss Baker


Friday 25th November All children in Year 3 need to wear a green t-shirt/top as they are dressing up as elves to sell their Christmas goods. Please see Mrs. Macleod.

Year 5 & 6

All Week Pupils in these classes will be taking part in ‘Classroom City’. The classrooms will be turned into a town for the week and the children are citizens of their classroom town. They have already been earning Parsloes £s by attending school on time everyday. The children will be taught to budget their own money for the week. As a result the children will be required to set up their own businesses to earn money and to buy and sell to the rest school on Market Day.

On Friday 25th November Market Day will also be a non uniform day for Classes 5O, 5J, 6MR, 6AR and they will be required to wear suitable clothes depending on their business, for example a suit and tie or an apron and chef’s hat.


If you have any further questions please ask myself or the class teachers.
Further information, dates and times will be advertised on the screens throughout the week.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Yours sincerely

Mr. Robbins

Maths Coordinator

POPPY DAY

3rd November 2011

Poppy Day/ Armistice Day

Friday 11th November 2011

It is important that our children remember those who fought and sacrificed their lives in both World War 1 and 2 so we can have the freedoms we do today.
Therefore for the past few years we have held a Remembrance ceremony on Armistice Day.
This year it will be on Friday 11th November at 11 O’clock.

In addition to making donations for poppies you will also be able to make a donation towards red helium balloons which will be released on the day. This year these will be in a net and released after the 2 minute silence

All the money raised will go to the Royal British Legion.

Weather permitting we will hold our ceremony in the main playground just before 11.00. Our year six pupils have been studying World War 1 and 2 and will be leading this ceremony.

At 11.00 we will hold a whole school two minute silence
Please can you send in donations by Thursday 10th November 2011.

If you are available we would love you to come along, Please bear in mind that if it is raining we may have to hold this in the main hall and you may have to be prepared to be squeezed in where possible!

Thank you for your support

Yours sincerely

Mrs. A. Lipski

Head Teacher

Walk About: Thursday 7th April 2011

1st April 2011.

Dear Parents,

Walk About Evening 2011

Thursday 7th April, 5.00pm to 7.00pm

We invite the children to bring their families to their school on Thursday 7th April between 5.00pm and 7.00pm. They will be able to show you around the school and introduce you to all the staff. Usually you are only able to see the classroom where your child works, but on this evening the whole school will be open to you.

This year we are holding some events that you might enjoy taking part in with your child. These are aimed at giving you a flavour of some of the activities that take place here.

We do hope you will join in with some of these events with your child and we would be grateful if you could tell us which ones you found enjoyable and helpful.


In addition to the above The School Meals Service will also be providing sample lunches in the dining hall.


At 6.45 all the classrooms will close as everyone is asked to come into the main hall for our Showcase Finale on some of our work with Creative Partnerships.

We would be grateful if pupils coming back to the school could, if possible, wear their school uniform.

All children must be supervised and accompanied by their parents during this evening.


We all look forward to seeing you on Thursday 7th April 2011

Yours sincerely

Mrs A. Lipski

Head Teacher

Fundraising

29th March 2011

Dear Parents,

CHARITY FUND RAISING

Non- Uniform Day Friday 1st April

 

In January year 2 and 6 pupils went to hear the Watoto Choir at Bethel Church. Watoto is an organisation that rescues and cares for orphaned children and vulnerable women in Uganda. They have developed a children’s choir who tour the UK and raise money to support this organisation. Our pupils requested further information on how we could be involved and Claire, from Bethel Church, did an assembly for the whole school. As a result of this our pupils would like the school to sponsor a Watoto baby and a House mother.


Ideas for fund raising have become the responsibility of our House Ambassadors, who had many really good ideas. The first being a non-uniform day.


So on Friday 1st April (this isn’t an April fool though!!) all pupils can come to school in non-uniform. As this will be the last day of our Olympic themed week our theme for this non-uniform day will be linked to sports.

To take part in this all pupils should bring in £1 and this will then go towards our sponsorship of a Watoto baby and House Mother.


Our House Ambassadors hope as many of you as possible participate in this and thank you in advance for your support.
Yours sincerely


Mrs. A. Lipski

Head Teacher

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Tour with Blue Badge Guides

14 March 2011



Dear Parents
For years 3, 4, 5 & 6

During week beginning 28th March 2011

We have arranged a visit for children in years 3, 4 5 &6 to visit the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. The LA has approved this trip and full insurance details can be viewed at the school office.
Monday 28th March Year 4 pupils will be going

Tuesday 29th March Year 3 pupils will be going

Wednesday 30th March Year 5 pupils will be going

Thursday 31st March Year 6 pupils will be going
The trip is a Guided Tour with Blue Badge Tour Guides and will involve a visit to the ‘Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park’ in Stratford (the main stadium for the 2012 Olympics). Here the children will be led to a panoramic vantage point, where they will be able to see the iconic stadia and arenas. Following this, the children will be taken to the Excel Centre where they will be able to see the planes taking off and landing at City Airport. Finally, the children will travel to the Thames Barrier Park where they will have lunch before returning to school.



The Blue Badge Tour Guides are very informative and will be able to give the children lots of information regarding the forthcoming Olympics.

The children will be travelling by coach, which are fitted with seatbelts. They will be supervised by teachers and classroom assistants.

All children need to bring a packed lunch. This should be in a plastic bag, with their name on it, so it can be thrown away once finished.
For the visit all children should wear full school uniform and sensible footwear. The children should not bring pocket money.

We intend to leave school by 9.00am in the morning so ensure your child is in school on time. We will be returning by 3.00pm so please collect your child at the usual time.
The cost of this trip has been subsidised by the school and therefore the cost to parents will be £5.00, which should be sent into school along with the attached permission slip.
If you have any further questions about the trip please do not hesitate to contact the class teachers or myself.
Thank you for your co-operation
Yours sincerely
Mrs A Lipski

Head Teacher

World Book Day

18th February 2011

Dear Parent / Carer,

World Book Day – Thursday 3rd March

We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March 2011.
There will be many activities that the children will be able to enjoy on this day while  they are learning about a book that their teacher will introduce to them.

We will be announcing the winners of our Sponsored Read during this day, so please make sure all forms and monies are in by Wednesday 2nd March.

We are encouraging all children to dress up as a character from a book.

There will also be prizes for the most creative book characters.

These will be decided during the day and prizes award on Friday 4th March.

If you have any questions please see your class teachers.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. A. Lipski

Head Teacher

Sponsored Read over half term

10th February 2011

Dear Parent/Guardian,


To encourage a lifelong love of reading at home and school and to celebrate world book day, we will be running a school sponsored read between Monday 21st February 2011 and Sunday 27th February 2011 (half term).


All of the money raised will go towards brand new books for our school. In addition to the sponsorship money raised Usborne will donate up to 60% of the total in EXTRA FREE BOOKS to the school. So for every £600 raised we will get an extra £360 in FREE Usborne books!


Please help us to enhance our reading resources for pupils by helping your child spend a small amount of time each day either reading to themselves, to others, or being read to. They can read anything with words; comics, recipes, magazines, for as long or as little as they like.

Prizes:

The child that raises the most money for the school will win a new Amazon Kindle. The child from each year group that raises the most money will be given a free book of their choice.

Sponsorship:

Should you wish to support our sponsored read, please find enclosed a sponsorship form for your child. A reading log, to record the minutes they have spent reading, will be given to them in class.


After the sponsored read, please send all the sponsorship money your child has raised to the school by Wednesday 2nd March 2011.


Please support our sponsored read so that your child has more books to read, share and enjoy in school.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Richards and Miss Murray

Healthy Eating Workshop for Reception Parents

10th February 2011

Salad making with your child on Friday 18th February 2011

9.00am – 11.30am

You are invited to join your child for a Healthy Eating Workshop for Reception pupils and their parents.

This workshop is about making and eating healthy food with your child in school. It is run by the adult college.

This is a unique opportunity to come and work alongside your child in class in creating a meal.

Please let me know on the slip below who will be attending the workshop so that we know who your child will be working with on the day.


Please enter via the Infant entrance at 9.00am once all pupils are in school. The workshop will start shortly after with an adult only session and then you will join your child to work with them in preparing a delicious salad. Please do not bring younger children with you.


Yours sincerely



Mrs K. Deville

Deputy Head Teacher

Healthy Eating Workshop for Year One Parents

10th February 2011

Salad making with your child on Friday 18th February 2011

12.15 – 2.45PM

You are invited to join your child for a Healthy Eating Workshop for Year 1 pupils and their parents.

This workshop is about making and eating healthy food with your child in school. It is run by the adult college.

This is a unique opportunity to come and work alongside your child in class in creating a meal.

Please let me know on the slip below who will be attending the workshop so that we know who your child will be working with on the day.


Please enter via the Infant entrance at 12.15pm. The workshop will start shortly after with an adult only session and then you will join your child to work with them in preparing a delicious salad. Please do not bring younger children with you.


Yours sincerely



Mrs K. Deville

Deputy Head Teacher

POPPY DAY

4th November 2010

On Thursday 11th November Parsloes Primary School will be holding a Remembrance

Day ceremony at 11 O’clock.

This year as well as selling poppies, we will be selling a red helium balloon for £1. The

proceeds of this will be donated to the British Legion.


The children will be given the balloon on the day to take outside and following our two

minutes silence, these will be released.


Please can you send in your £1 donation with your child by Wednesday 10th November

so we have the right number of balloons ready for the ceremony the following morning.


If you are around you are welcome to come along.


Thank you for your support



Yours sincerely



Mrs. A. Lipski

Head Teacher

Book Fair

Tuesday 2nd November 2010

Dear Parents

Book Fair Tuesday 9th November until Friday 12th November

Our termly book fair, which is open after school, will start on Tuesday 9th November and finish on Friday 12th November.

The book fair will be located in the school library so please enter through the library door located in the Junior playground (not through the main school office) from 3.15 until 4pm. It will also be open during parents evening, Wednesday 10th November, until 6.30pm.

Inside the booklet enclosed with this letter is a voucher for £1 off selected books and further information about the range.


We look forward to seeing you.


Yours sincerely



Miss Richards and Miss Murray

Be Bright Be Seen Day Friday 22nd October 2010

18th October 2010

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The clocks will be going back at the end of October. The nights draw in and it starts to

get darker just after school finishes.


To make people more aware of the importance of wearing something bright and to be seen

by other road users, our school is taking part in the borough wide ‘be bright be seen’ event on

Friday 22nd October. We are asking you to encourage your child to wear something bright

for the day.

It is not a non-uniform day. Your child should wear one item of bright clothing that can be

seen. This could be their trousers/skirt, t-shirt or jumper. They should then wear the

rest of their uniform as usual.

Children will be given prizes for taking part in the ‘be bright be seen’ event.

Please encourage your child to wear one item of bright clothing.


Yours sincerely

Mrs. A. Lipski

Head Teacher

Maths Week

30th September 2010

Dear Parents,

‘PARSLOES+ MATHS = FUN WEEK’

4th October to 8th October 2010

As part of our new School Developments we are focusing on Maths, and making this more engaging and practical. So we are having a week devoted to Maths.


During this week the children will be involved in numerous fun and creative Maths activities.


Many of the Maths sessions may be outside the usual classroom environment and children will

also get the chance to work with other classes and year groups across the school.


For example in Years 5 and 6 the children will be taking part in ‘Classroom City’. They have already been earning Parsloes £s by attending school on time everyday. The children will be taught to manage their own

money for the week.


On Tuesday Quantum Theatre Group will be performing, ‘Calculating Mr. One’ to year 1 to 6 pupils.


Over the week children will get the opportunity to cook in school, whilst learning about weight, measures, capacity and costs of ingredients etc, and children will be able to sample and buy food cooked in school on Market Day, which is on Friday 8th October.


Friday 8th October, Market Day, will be a non- uniform day.
Classes may have a theme for theirs and the class teacher will let you know.


For more details on what your child’s class will be doing, please see your child’s teacher.


Yours sincerely



Mrs. A. Lipski

Head Teacher

FOUNDATION STAGE SUMMER EVENTS 2010

June 2010

Dear Parents,
Pyjama day – Thursday 17th June

Reception pupils will be learning about day and night over the next couple of weeks. On Thursday 17th June Reception pupils may come to school wearing pyjamas. Please avoid sending your child to school in a night dress. Pyjamas / slippers and dressing gowns recommended. They may bring a cuddly toy should they wish. They will still have access to the garden so please be sure that they are dressed suitably for the day.

Dads day – Thursday 17th June

On Thursday 17th June we are holding our annual dad’s day. A separate letter is attached with more information for all Nursery pupils.

Nursery open day – Monday 12th July

NURSERY ONLY - Nursery parents are welcome into the Nursery at 10.30am for morning pupils and 2.00pm for afternoon pupils. Please come along and help your child to decorate a biscuit before sharing refreshments with them. We hope to see you there. Please enter via the Shortcrofts Road gate.

Inflatables day – Monday 19th July

On Monday 19th July we will be having our Inflatables day in the Foundation Stage garden. The children will have the opportunity to share in the fun of playing on the bouncy castle and activity slide.

Please ensure your child is suitably dressed, has no jewellery on and is able to take off/put on their own shoes. There will be no charge for the pupils.
Foundation Stage Bike day - Tuesday 20th July

You may send your child with their bike and helmet to school. Please label all items. Your child should enter via the Nursery garden gate on this day.


Class Parties – Wednesday 21st July

Parties will be held on Wednesday 21st July. Fancy dress please. Please see a member of the Nursery / Reception for the party list nearer the time.

Last day for Nursery children –Wednesday 21st July.

This will be the day of their party.


Last day for Reception children – Thursday 22nd July.

Please send a toy or game in with your child to share with their friends.

Please no expensive items that could get damaged or broken.

School finishes at 2pm.


Thank you for all your support during this year and we look forward to seeing you all in September when your children Have a safe and happy six weeks.


Yours sincerely,

Foundation Stage Staff

Walkabout Evening 2010

25th March 2010.

Dear Parents,

Wednesday 31st March, 5.00pm to 7.00pm

 

We invite the children to bring their families to their school on Wednesday 31st March between 5.00pm and 7.00pm. They will be able to show you around the school and introduce you to all the staff. Usually you are only able to see the classroom where your child works, but on this evening the whole school will be open to you.

This year we are holding some events that you might enjoy taking part in with your child. These are aimed at giving you a flavour of some of the activities that take place here.

5.05 to 5.30 Bollywood Dancing in the main hall

5.30 to 6.00 Story Spinning in the library with Phil McDermott

6.30 to 7.00 Story Spinning lesson demonstration in the main hall, school staff and parents as the pupils!!

You will also get to meet some of the Practitioners, from Creative Partnerships, who have been working in the school this term.

We do hope you will join in with some of these events with your child and we would be grateful if you could tell us which ones you found enjoyable and helpful.

In addition to the above The School Meals Service will also be providing sample lunches in the dining hall.

We would be grateful if pupils coming back to the school could, if possible, wear their school uniform.

Children must be supervised by their parents during this evening.

We all look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 31st March 2010.

Yours sincerely


Mrs A. Lipski

Head Teacher

Monday 11th January 2010

The school is open as usual today, so children should attend as normal.

Full Attendance Reward

26th November 2009

FULL ATTENDANCE REWARDS
AT THE
PARTYMAN WORLD OF PLAY, LAKESIDE, THURROCK

We want to reward all those pupils who come to school everyday and are on time.

So we have made links with the Partyman World of Play at Lakeside, Thurrock and we will be taking these pupils to the Partyman World of Play to use all their facilities and have a party / disco with their experienced entertainers. Pupils will receive prizes and have a thoroughly enjoyable day.

This trip will take place during June 2010 and will be completely free for those pupils who have attended school everyday, on time from Monday, 30th November until the end of May 2010.

You child has been told about this initiative at their assembly last week.

We are sure that you would agree that if a pupil comes to school everyday they have the best chance of a great education.

If you have any questions regarding attendance issues please contact the school office.

Yours sincerely,


Karen Deville
Deputy Head Teacher

Additional Date for Father Christmas

27th November 2009

Father Christmas Visits Parsloes Primary School

Dear Parents and Carers,

With the high demand for tickets ( all 60 were sold within ten minutes) we have been in touch with Father Christmas and he does not want to disappoint anyone so he has kindly agreed to come on Monday 7th December again. He will only be able to see children who attend this school, so unfortunately parents will not be able to accompany their child, as this will be during lesson times.

If you would still like a ticket for this please complete the slip below and return with £1.50 in a named sealed envelope to Miss Baker.

Yours sincerely


Miss Baker



My child would like to see Father Christmas, in school time, on Monday 7th December.

Name_________________________________________________

Class _________________________________________________

I enclose £1.50 in a sealed named envelope.

Please return to school before Wednesday 2nd December 2009

Christmas Bazaar

Monday 23rd November 2009

Dear Parents and Carers

PARSLOES CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
THURSDAY 3RD DECEMBER FROM 3.20 TO 4.45

This year we are holding a Christmas Bazaar. The Christmas Bazaar will be held in the Dining Hall and you will need to enter through the Breakfast club door.

Visit Father Christmas:
You will be able to visit Father Christmas at the Christmas Bazaar for £1.50. You will need to buy your ticket in advance as Father Christmas will only be able to see 60 children at the event. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 25th November and Thursday 26th November from the Infant playground, by the Nursery gate.

Christmas Raffle:
There will be a Christmas Raffle with a first prize of a delicious Christmas Hamper, other prizes include, tickets to a football match at Dagenham and Redbridge, Ben 10 Torch, High School Musical pens and pencils and a lot lot more. Again I will be selling tickets in the Infant Playground Friday 27th November and the Junior Playground Monday 30th November 2009. They are priced at £1 a strip. You will also be able to buy more tickets at the Christmas Bazaar.

Stalls:
There will be stalls where you can buy some Christmas goodies, guess the weight of the cake, guess the name of the teddy, a white elephant stall (any donations of toys or household goods in good condition).
One of the stalls will be a clear cup stall, where every child will be given a clear plastic cup to fill up with sweets, pencils, hair clips, small toys etc, so that other children will be able to win them.
Also a cake stall, if you could donate a box of cakes or even some homemade ones, would be appreciated.

Christmas picture competition:
If your child can complete the Christmas picture attached, using pencils, pens, paint, glitter, etc. There will be a prize for the winning entry, from Foundation stage, KS1 and KS2. Don’t forget to write your child’s name and class on the back of their picture. Please return pictures by Wednesday 2nd December. Good luck.
Look forward to seeing you at the Christmas Bazaar,

Miss Baker