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• Standon Bowers: November 2015

  Thu 14 May 2015

  Dear Parents

   

  I am really excited to inform you that we have arranged a residential for our new Year 6 pupils at Standon Bowers Outdoor Centre.

   

  Standon Bowers  is situated in Staffordshire and provides superb facilities for the children to explore including:

   

  • Bushcraft and Campcraft Skills
  • Caving
  • Archery
  • Climbing and Bouldering
  • High Ropes and Low Ropes
  • Canoeing and Kayaking
  • Bridge Building
  • Off road cycling (BMX Track)

   

  The total cost of the trip is £176.50 fully inclusive of all accommodation, food, transport and all activities.

   

  Places are limited and an early response is advised.

   

  In order to secure the booking, a non-returnable deposit of £10.00 deposit will need to be paid by Friday 5^th June 2015.

   

  Yours sincerely

   

  Mr M Dakin

  Head Teacher

  Year 6 Residential- Monday 23^rd November-Friday 27^th November 2015

   

   

  I enclose £10.00 non-returnable deposit for my child to take part in the Year 6 residential.

   

  Name of pupil: _________________________

   

  Signed parent: _________________________

  

• School Meals Update

  Wed 13 May 2015

  Meals are cooked freshly every day by well trained staff, using high quality ingredients. All menus comply with the Government’s new food and nutrient standards introduced to ensure children are guaranteed a tasty and nutritious meal. 
  
  School meals are now made using less sugar, salt and fat, with plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit. They include a wide range of healthy options, and combine traditional favourite dishes such as roast dinners, with new and exciting ranges including chicken joe wraps. 
  
  A wider range of fresh fruit and vegetables are on offer with strawberries, grapes and melon a regular feature, alongside the staples of bananas, apples and oranges. A salad bar is now available. 

   

  School Meals

  Reception/Years 1 and 2

   

  As you are aware, all children in Reception, Years 1 and 2 are entitled to a FREE SCHOOL MEAL. The majority of our children benefit from this fantastic provision and have access to a   balanced and healthy meal each day. If your child currently stays sandwiches I would strongly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. School meals do not need to be booked in advance or cancelled if your child is away as a Dinner Register is collated each morning. Children are also able to have a mixture of school dinners and sandwiches if that is helpful to you.

   

  School Meals

  Years 3,4,5 and 6

   

  If you are in receipt of Free School Meals there is no need to book your child’s meals in advance, or cancel if your child is away  as a Dinner Register is collated each morning. If you pay for your child’s school meal, payment can be made by placing and posting the correct money inside the designated postbox which is situated outside the School Dinner Hall. As a register is collated each morning, there is no need to cancel a meal booked and paid for if your child is absent from school.

   

   

   

• Year 4 'Latches Wood'.

  Mon 11 May 2015

  Latches Wood

  Wednesday 3^rd June-Friday 5^th June 2015

   

  Dear Parents

   

  Preparations are fully underway for our Year 4 trip to ‘Latches Wood.’ Please meet outside St Giles Church (Bus Stop) at 9.20am on Wednesday 3^rd June.

   

  We will be departing Latches Wood at 2.00pm on Friday 5^th June and aim to be back at school for 2.30pm when children can be collected.

   

  As you are aware, the total cost of the trip is £121.50 fully inclusive of all accommodation, food and transport. Any remaining balances are now overdue and must be paid in full

  .

  It is also essential that the permission slip/medical declaration is returned by Friday 15^th May. If there is not a form attached then you have already submitted required information.

   

  Yours sincerely

  Mr M Dakin

  Head Teacher

• VE Day Friday 8th May 2015

  Tue 05 May 2015

  On 8 May 1945, the news the nation had been waiting for arrived. War in Europe was over! For days people had been anticipating the news of the German surrender – a team of bell ringers were on hand to ring in victory at St Paul’s Cathedral, people bought Union Jack flags and houses were garlanded with bunting, ready for the celebrations that would surely come.

  Finally, in a school house in Rheims, Germany’s unconditional surrender was signed at 2.41pm on 7 May 1945. Active operations by the German Forces would cease by 11.01pm the next day. Six years of bloodshed in Europe that had killed approximately 382,700 members of the British Armed Forces and 67,100 civilians were finally over.

  Our whimsical ‘Everything You Need To Know About VE Day’ video gives a very quick overview .

   

  http://www.veday.org.uk/about-ve-day/