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Newsletter
No. 227 6th March 2008
Eco Fair – Friday=
7th
March – 2.00pm
Eco Week is going really
well. There is a buzz of excitement around the school as the children learn
more around the theme of REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE. To find out about what =
we
have been doing you are all invited to our Eco Fair on Friday. The children
will be doing different activities in the classrooms for you to see and enj=
oy.
In the hall there will =
be
more information related to our Eco Week including a chance for the childre=
n to
make and decorate an insect house with Mr Johnson or to guess where we are
going to bury our time capsule. You will also be able to find out more about
our new garden and how you can help. Our new Eco Bags have arrived, they lo=
ok
great and will be on sale at the Fair. There will also be a raffle with lot=
s of
gardening and healthy living prizes to be won. All the money raised will go
towards our new school garden fund. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow,=
all
members of your family are welcome.
Thank you for all your
contributions of ‘junk’ this week and also to the PTA for
purchasing mini solar panel, photovoltaic and wind turbine kits for Y2 chil=
dren
to investigate.
The Sheffield Telegraph
came into school yesterday. They filmed a few children and talked to them a=
bout
Eco Week and this has gone onto their website – you can find it in th=
eir ‘News’
section on www.sheffieldtel=
egraph.co.uk.
Spring Assembly<=
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Our Spring Assembly will take place on Tuesday 18<=
sup>th
March this year. The children will sing some seasonal songs, recite poems a=
nd
tell stories for the local residents of Firth Homes and Abbeyfield. This an=
nual
event is very popular with the residents and we would also like to extend t=
he
invitation to grandparents of our Reception children.
The Assembly will begin at 11.00am and should last
approximately 30 minutes. Refreshments will be available from 10.30am in th=
e school
entrance. Please let the office staff know if you would like seats for
grandparents so that we have an idea of how many chairs will be needed. As =
usual,
we will be asking for a few parent volunteers to transport our Firth Homes =
and
Abbeyfield visitors to and from school. If you are able to help, please lea=
ve
your name at the office. Those parents are welcome to stay and watch the
assembly.
PTA News
Cake Sale
There will be a PTA cake
sale on Wednesday 12th March 2008. This is a fundraiser to enable
the PTA to purchase ‘extra’ items for the school that will bene=
fit
our children. Any donations of cakes, buns and biscuits would be gratefully
received and can be brought to the art room from 8.30am on the morning of W=
ednesday
12th March.
Children are invited to=
purchase
cakes during the afternoon. If you would like your child to participate we =
ask
that you put 20 pence in your child’s book bag on that morning. We in=
vite
parents to purchase any remaining cakes after school from 3.00pm. If you wo=
uld
like to donate any baking but are unable to get into school on the morning,
cakes can also be dropped off at 2.45pm before school pick up. We really
appreciate your support. If anyone wishes to help please contact Di, Mum of
Bailey Cole in Mrs Wigley’s class. The whiteboard will be in the hall=
the
week before the sale for anyone wishing to volunteer to help. Thank you.
School Link Catalogues
School Link catalogues =
will
be in the book bags this week. Please could order forms be handed into the
office by Monday 10th M=
arch
(next Monday). This is to ensure that the books are with us by the end of t=
erm.
World Book Day tokens may be used. Please attach your token to your order f=
orm.
The book orders for the first half of term have enabled the school to spend
£44 on new books. Thank you. If you miss the Monday deadline, you can
order on-line and the books will be delivered to school. Don’t forget=
to
quote the Nether Green Infant School code.
Staff Professional Development
Friday 7th March – Miss Ball R=
11;
Pay and Grading Review Briefing
Monday 10th March – Miss Ball =
211;
Early Years. Mrs Wigley – English – Miss Tattersfield to teach
class 4.
Green and Flowery Friday
Please don’t forget this Friday is our Green=
and
Flowery Friday – everyone is invited to dress in green, in flowers or=
as
a flower! Donations to go to school garden fund, thank you.
Clothes Recycling
Thank you for all the clothes, bedding, bags etc y=
ou
brought into school last week – we don’t know how much we raised
but it certainly looked a lot. We intend to make this a twice yearly event =
as a
fundraiser for our school garden. The next collection will be on 17th<=
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September.
Lost Property
Please remember to check our lost property box in =
the
hall (near the double doors). It is over flowing – mostly hats and odd
gloves. If you child has been changed into borrowed dry clothes due to an
accident in school we would appreciate it if you could return them to the
Medical Room. Thank you.