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Helping children be the best they can beDear Parents, Governors and Children,

OUR NEXT HOLIDAYWE BREAK UP FOR THE SUMMER AT 3.30 P.M. ON FRIDAY 19 TH JULY AND RETURN AT 8.45 A.M.ON WEDNESDAY 4 TH SEPTEMBER.

WELL DONEWell Done to Olivia Moran, who has been awarded a medal and certificate for her gymnasticscompetition, and who also did really well in the dance show.

PACKED LUNCH NEEDED FOR PICNIC ON MONDAY 8 TH JULYDont forget our Welcome to Summer picnic on Monday 8 th July. All children not in receipt of

free school meals will need to bring a packed lunch to eat on the school field. No schooldinners are being served on that day. Adult tickets are still available from the school office

and the children are working hard on their performances to entertain you. The Year 6 childrenwill be running stalls and the raffle will be drawn so come along and join the fun.

CLUBS COMING TO AN ENDPlease be aware that many of our school clubs are ending for the summer,as detailed below;ICT club on Tuesday evening has now finished.TOCKs clubs on Wednesday and Thursday evenings will not operate forthe last week of term

Breakfast Club finishes on Wednesday 17 th July, and will reopen on Monday 9 th September

ATTENDANCE NON-UNIFORM DAY FRIDAY 19 TH JULYWe are having a non- uniform day on Friday 19 th July. We have previously held special nonuniform days to celebrate excellent attendance during the half term, but this time ALL

children are invited to come to school in non- uniform.The children who have achieved 100% attendance this half term have earned this rewardfor the rest of their class, and will receive an additional reward on the day. Well done toeveryone who has achieved 100% attendance so far this half term.

PLEASE RETURN BOOKSOnce again it is the time of year when Mrs Hall works hard to mend and clean our books forthem to be re-issued after the summer holiday. Please look at home for our books. They maybe hiding under the bed, behind the fridge, down the settee cushions or in the dogs basket.

We dont mind where they came from, but please send them home to us. Thank you.

ATTENDANCECongratulations to ORANGE CLASS for winning the Best in School attendance award last week with99% attendance! The class was rewarded with a lunchtime visit to TOCKS club.Last week the classes with the best attendance in each key stage were EMERALD , CRIMSON andINDIGO. Overall school attendance is currently 93.4%. Our target is 95%, so please help theschool to reach this target by attending school every day. You can check your classsattendance levels on the school website.

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ABSENCE DUE TO ILLNESS

Please remember to phone in as early as possible on 321914 and leave a message ifyour child is going to be absent due to illness.

HOLIDAYS DURING TERM TIMEPlease remember that until the end of this academic year, holidays in term time can only beauthorised if your child has over 95% attendance. From September, no requests forholidays can be authorised at all, except in exceptional circumstances for which writtenevidence must be provided.Fixed penalty notices will be issued if unauthorised holidays are taken in term time.From September, fixed penalty notices will be applied even for one days holiday in termtime.

PARKING ON GRESLEY ROADWe have had another phone call from a resident saying that tenants who live in thebungalows on Gresley Road are having problems with parents parking at pick up anddrop off times. This is causing access problems for mobility scooters and couldpotentially be dangerous should one of the residents need an ambulance in anemergency. Please, if you bring your children by car, make sure you park in aresponsible manner with regard to our neighbours. Many thanks.

CROSSING LITTLEMOOR LANE AND PARKINGWe now have a Crossing Patrol Warden, so please impress on your children that they shoulduse the warden when they try to cross the road. Again we are asking that you parksensitively when you bring and collect your children, bearing in mind not blocking ourneighbours drives or double parking and causing problems for children trying to cross theroads. Additionally, please do not park ON the pavement, as buggies and wheelchairsneed the space on the footpath, as well as it being dangerous for children if you try to drive onthe path. Thank you for your co-operation.

BOUNCE & PLAYIf you would like to book some party fun for your child, you may like to look at the Bounceand Play facebook page, or contact Jayne Lane on 07840 924942 or alternatively

jkl.lane@blueyonder.co.uk for further information.

CHANGE TO TRAINING DAY 2014Please note that we have changed the date of our Training Day in June 2014.School will now be open to children on Monday 30 th June 2014. We will send areminder nearer the time.

SPECIAL CONSTABLES NEEDEDIf you would like more information about becoming a special constable, which is

often a valuable volunteering opportunity, then South Yorkshire Police wouldlove to hear from you. They can be contacted on 01142 197 000 or visitwww.southyorks.police.uk to find out more.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NEWSLETTERWe are encouraging the children to contribute to our weekly newsletter withstories, pictures and items of interest they have done in the classroom ouroutside school. The contributions this week are from Reception. Look outfor more class contributions in the coming weeks

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Our trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park wasfantastic! The children did us proud! Thelemurs were amazing, they climbed to the

very tops of the trees!

Meg came from Zoona Land to visit us! Sheset us on a mission to teach her about the

animals from our planet, then, she taught usabout some of the animals from Zoona Land.Meg explained how she got here to see us on

her Dabba Dabba!

Sports Day was a great afternoon, it was a bit chilly

but at least it didnt rain! The children tried veryhard to join in with their friends cheering each

other on and persevering with some tricky events.

We were awarded with Gold (chocolate) Medals for

trying our best and joining in

Sapphire and Emerald LOVE the Summer time! Here are a few ofthe thin s that we have en o ed this term.