REDESDALE

NEWS Friday 3rd February 2017

School Contact Details Tel: 0191 200 7326 Fax: 0191 2005966 Email: Redesdale.primary@northtyneside.gov.uk

Website: www.redesdale.co.uk Twitter: @RedesdalePrim

Chinese New Year Chinese New Year - the year of the Rooster - began on Saturday 28th January 2017. We celebrated last week with a variety of activities including Chinese New Year cooking demonstrations for the children on Tuesday 24th January and our Nursery children performing a Chinese New Year dance to the rest of the school on Wednesday 25th January. We would like to thank all the parents and volunteers for their support in making the day so enjoyable and helping the children to learn many interesting facts along the way. Everyone really enjoyed the food tasting! Thank you.

Diary Dates Y6 at Safety Works Trip -Monday 6th February Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 7th February Valentines Disco - Tuesday 14th February KS1 Coffee Afternoon - Wednesday 15th February Goalden Shot & Sporty Non-Uniform Day - Friday 17th February HALF TERM HOLIDAY Saturday 18th February to Sunday 26th February Scholastic Book Fair - Monday 27th February to Friday 3rd March PARENTS EVENINGS - Tuesday 28th February and Wednesday 1st March World Book Day - Thursday 2nd March Dance Festival @ The Parks - Thursday 9th March

Governors At our recent Finance and Staffing Committee meeting on 24th January 2017, members discussed various financial items. Governors also recently reviewed our Sex and Relationships Policy in the Curriculum & Standards Committee and would welcome any comments parents and carers have regarding this policy. Please have a look at the policy on our website www.redesdale.co.uk in the section under ‘School Policies’. We have attached a comment slip with this newsletter for you to complete. Thank you for your continued support.

Scholastic Book Fair & World Book Day Our Scholastic Book Fair will be open the first week back after the half term holiday the week beginning Monday 27th February. We will also be celebrating ‘20 years of World Book Day’ on Thursday 2nd March where we are inviting children to dress as their favourite book characters and every child will receive a £1.00 book token to put towards a book of their choice in the book fair or can be used to buy a free £1.00 book at selected bookshops. We hope the children will enjoy having a look at the books in the Scholastic Book Fair and choosing from a lovely range of books. We will be sending out book fair leaflets to give a flavour of the books on offer.

Sex & Relationships Policy January 2017

Dear Parents & Carers

Governors recently reviewed our Sex and Relationships Policy in the Curriculum & Standards Committee and would welcome any comments parents and carers have regarding this policy. Please have a look at the policy on our website www.redesdale.co.uk in the section under ‘School Policies’. If you have any comments or questions you would like to make regarding the Redesdale Primary

School Sex & Relationships Policy please add them to the box below and return to the School

Office.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mrs T.V. Flannaghan

Headteacher

Comments/Questions:

REDESDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL Wiltshire Drive, Wallsend, Tyne & Wear NE28 8TS Tel: (0191) 200 7326 Fax: (0191) 200 5966 Email: Redesdale.primary@northtyneside.gov.uk Website: www.redesdale.co.uk Twitter: @RedesdalePrim

Headteacher: Mrs. T. V. Flannaghan B.Ed (Hons), NPQH