CALENDAR - EVENTS & DEADLINES

Michaelmas 1st Half Term Calendar - September to October 2017

Week Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

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2 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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all extra subjects will begin on 11th

September and run for 10 weeks for Sports, 12

weeks for Non-Sports and 12 weeks for Music.

Instrumental lesson timetables and music theory lists

will be outside the French room from the start of

term for children and parents to check lesson times.

Please check lesson times carefully.

For children with lessons at 8.00 a.m. they should

arrive through the front door and go to the Library to

register in early morning care before heading straight

to their lesson. They should not go to their

classroom until the 8.30 a.m. bell. Children with

lessons at 8.15 a.m. should arrive a minute or two

early, take their bag and coat to their classroom and

then go straight to their lesson. Children who arrive

significantly early for their lesson will be sent to Early

Morning Care. Children with lessons at 8.30 a.m.

should enter through the school gate as usual and go

into school just a minute or two before the 8.30 a.m.

bell rings, put their bag on their desk and then

proceed to their lessons.

Lent Term 2018

Start of Term: Thursday, 4th January

Half Term: Monday, 12th to Friday, 16th February

End of Term: Friday, 23rd March

Summer Term 2018

Start of Term: Tuesday, 17th April

Bank Holiday: Monday, 7th May

Half Term: Friday, 25th May to Friday, 1st June

End of Term: Thursday, 12th July

Michaelmas Term 2018

Start of Term: Thursday, 6th September

Half Term: Monday, 22nd October to Friday, 26th October

End of Term: Friday, 14th December

PARENT DATE LIST

MICHAELMAS TERM

2017

SEPTEMBER

Week 1

W 6th TERM BEGINS (Reception to Form 6)

Th 7th 3.45 p.m. Opportunity for 5L parents

to meet Mrs Lawler

F 8th 9.00 a.m. SMSA Uniform Shop

3.45 p.m. Meeting, in the Chapel, for Form 5

parents re: Isle of Wight visit, curriculum and

secondary school transfer

Week 2 EXTRA SUBJECTS BEGIN including music

(Sports 10 weeks; Non-sport 12 weeks;

Music 12 weeks)

M 11th 9.30 – 11.30 a.m. Nursery Familiarisation

(Group 1)

11.00 a.m. Nursery parents coffee (Group 1)

T 12th 9.30 – 11.30 a.m. Nursery Familiarisation

(Group 2)

2.15 p.m. SMSA Committee Meeting

W 13th 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. Nursery Familiarisation

(Group 1)

Th 14th 9.30 – 11.30 a.m. Nursery Familiarisation

(Group 2)

11.00 a.m. Nursery parents coffee (Group 2)

F 15th 9.30 – 11.30 a.m. Nursery Familiarisation (All)

1.30 p.m. Form 5 Hygiene Talk with

Teresa Bridgwater

3.30 p.m. Tea for new parents (Reception

to Form 6)

Week 3 Nursery pupils start

T 19th Form 3 Outdoor Education Day

F 22nd 9.00 a.m. SMSA Coffee Morning for new

parents

2.45 p.m. Literacy Meeting for Nursery and

Reception parents in the Chapel

Sa 23rd CSSE 11+ Selection Tests

Week 4

F 29th St Michael’s Day Celebrations

9.00 a.m. Procession and Mass

1.30 p.m. Children’s Parties

7.30 p.m. Evensong and Dinner

OCTOBER

Week 5 Form 5 Isle of Wight Week

M 2nd 7.45 a.m. Form 5 depart for Isle of Wight

T 3rd Form 4 Outdoor Education Day

2.15 p.m. SMSA AGM

F 6th 9.00 a.m. SMSA Uniform Shop

3.00 p.m. Meeting in Chapel for Form 6 parents

re: the French visit

4.30 p.m. (approx) Form 5 return from Isle of

Wight

Week 6

Th 12th a.m. Individual/family photographs

5.30 p.m. Nursery – Form 6 Parents’ Evening

F 13th 2.30 p.m. School Council Meeting

Week 7

M 16th CSSE results sent to parents by post

Form 5 Outdoor Education Day

W 18th 8.45 a.m. Harvest Assembly

F 20th 8.45 a.m. Pre-Prep Mass

Week 8 HALF-TERM (Mon 23rd – Fri 27th October)

Week 9 Poppies Available

T 31st Closing date for secondary school applications

in Southend and Essex

Form 6 Outdoor Education Day

NOVEMBER

Th 2nd 3.45 p.m. F5 Informal Concert

F 3rd Form 1 Visit to Hollytree Museum

9.00 a.m. SMSA Uniform Shop

Week 10

F 10th 11.00 a.m. Act of Remembrance

Week 11

T 14th Problem Solving Day (by invitation)

2.15 p.m. SMSA Committee Meeting

Th 16th all day - Flu immunisations

Sa 18th 12 noon Senior Choir and Orchestra at

St Margaret’s Christmas Fair

Week 12

F 24th 2.30 p.m. School Council Meeting

Sa 25th SMSA Christmas Bazaar

Week 13

Th 30th 3.45 p.m. Informal Concert (by invitation)

DECEMBER

F 1st 9.00 a.m. SMSA Uniform Shop

Form 3 visit to British Museum

Week 14

M 4th Nursery - Form 2 Crib Service Dress Rehearsals

Christingle Rehearsal

T 5th 9.15 a.m. Foundation Stage Crib Service

for Nursery Parents

2.00 p.m. Form 1 and 2 Crib Service for

Form 1 parents

W 6th 9.15 a.m. Foundation Stage Crib Service for

Reception Parents

2.00 p.m. Form 1 and 2 Crib Service for

Form 2 parents

Th 7th 9.15 a.m. Prep Mass at St Margaret’s

a.m. Christingle Rehearsal

p.m. Christingle making

F 8th a.m. Senior Orchestra and Senior Choir

Rehearsal at St. Margaret’s Church

7.30 p.m. Christingle at St. Margaret’s Church

Senior Orchestra to play from 7.00 p.m. *

* All children in Form 3-Form 6 are required to attend this event

Week 15

M 11th 2.15 p.m. SMSA Committee

2.45 p.m. Afternoon Tea for parent helpers

T 12th 9.00 a.m. Showcase Rehearsal

1.45 p.m. Showcase Performance

W 13th 1.30 p.m. Senior Choir to perform to

Thundersley U3A at Runnymede Hall

Th 14th Non-Uniform Charity Day

p.m. Class Parties

F 15th 12.00 noon - End of Term

TERM DATES 2018 – 2019

Michaelmas Term 2018 Thursday, 6th September – Friday, 14th December Half Term: Monday, 22nd October - Friday, 26th October Lent Term 2019 Tuesday, 8th January – Friday, 5th April Half Term: Monday, 18th February – Monday, 25th February Summer Term 2019 Wednesday, 24th April – Friday, 12th July Bank Holiday: Monday, 6th May Half Term: Friday, 24th May – Friday, 31st May

St Michael's School Association 13th July 2017

Newsletter Summer Fun Day Thank you so much to everyone who came along and supported the Summer Fun Day last Saturday. The weather was good and hopefully all of the children enjoyed themselves! We managed to raise just over £1,300, which is fantastic. It's a massive undertaking to put on such a large scale event and we really need all the help we can get. A very big thank you to the many volunteers who generously gave up their time to ensure that this day went as smoothly as possible. A special thank you to all of the SMSA committee members and the other parent volunteers who put in the extra hours setting up and then clearing away afterwards. These events would not go ahead if it weren't for you, so thank you!

Easyfundraising: To date we have raised over £4,200.00 for free when shopping online with a total of 110 members. If you haven't done so already, please can I ask you to take a moment to go onto the above website, search for St Michael's School Association Leigh-on-Sea and register to start raising funds for free for the SMSA. Thank you!

www.easyfundraising.org.uk

And finally.... We can't believe where the time has gone, this year seems to have flown by. We would like to wish everyone a very happy and fun summer!

Year Representatives

Nursery:

Emma Cunningham & Amie Cox

Reception:

Katie Forrest & Joanne Moir

Year 1:

Louise Phillips & Kate Sansom

Year 2:

Paula Chapman & Lucy Allison

Year 3:

Louise Kerton & Sally Symons

Year 4:

Kate Bixby & Lauren Withpetersen

Year 5:

Cathy Penneck & Romina Toumbas

Year 6:

Helen Masters & Camilla Osman

Secretary:

Emma Hearn (2SY)

Treasurer:

Sarah Walker (3M & 6S)

St Michael's School Association 13th July 2017

Further Information...

The SMSA committee is an organisation comprising all parents, along with staff and "friends of St Michael's" who arrange a number of social and fund-raising events for the school. The main aim of the SMSA is to raise funds for the school so special items can be purchased that would not normally be covered by the school budget. We also aim to provide opportunities for all to have lots of fun at these events. The SMSA committee is comprised of up to 25 members including parent representatives for each year group, the Head and Deputy Head, a member of staff, a governor, a past pupil of St Michael's and a "friend of St Michael's".

Kate Smithyes

SMSA Chair 07930 417353

ksmithyes@yahoo.co.uk

Stephanie Sampson SMSA Vice Chair

07515 330385 stephsampson18@yahoo.co.uk

Future Dates for your Diary

New Parents Coffee Morning - Friday 22nd September

Wine Tasting Evening - date tbc

Christmas Bazaar - Saturday 25th November

Dinner & Dance Ball - May 2018 (date tbc)