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	Class Assembly: Friday 6^th February – School Council UNICEF Collective Worship at 9am Friday 13^th February –Topaz Class at 9am No.705 5^th February 2009 Dear Parents, Arrangements re. Snowy Weather A reminder that if school has to be closed due to snow or extreme weather conditions we will contact Radio Leeds (92.4, 95.3FM) and Pulse (97.5, 102.5FM). If the weather should deteriorate during the day and we think it necessary to close, we will contact the radio stations. If you think closure is a possibility, please check the radio stations, school and Kirklees websites. Thank you to all the children who came to school in wellies yesterday. The children can only play out if they have a pair of wellies and appropriate clothing. UNICEF Non-Uniform Day – Friday 6th February A reminder, we are supporting UNICEF by having a non-uniform day on Friday 6th February. If your child would like to wear their own choice of clothes for the day, please send in a donation of £1 for UNICEF. Thank you. M & M Theatre Company, Performance of Aladdin Thank you for all your donations towards the cost of Aladdin. We have received £170 currently. Please send in any remaining donations as soon as possible. The theatre company put on a fantastic performance and the children really enjoyed it. Mrs Bordman – Absent Mrs Bordman has had an accident and broken her arm and is expected to be absent from school until half term. Cover has been organised for Emerald class during her absence. The New School Library We have been reorganising the area between Jet and Topaz classrooms and this is now a dedicated library area. We are delighted with our new library and it is now ready for the children to use. Photographs will be on the school website from tomorrow. Breakfast Club – Increase in Charge from Tuesday 24^th February Due to increased costs for staffing, food and resources we reluctantly have to increase the cost of Breakfast Club to £2.20 per day from Tuesday 24^th February. This is the first increase since the Breakfast Club was introduced three years ago. Breakfast Club booking forms for next half term will be sent home with the children who regularly attend tomorrow Friday 6^th February. Copies are also available from the office and on the school website. Please pre-book places if at all possible as a large number of children who ‘drop in’ can cause staffing difficulties. PFA Meeting – Tuesday 10^th February at 7.30pm Please come along to the next PFA Meeting on Tuesday 10^th February at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend. Safer Internet Day – Tuesday 10^th February We are taking part in Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 10^th February. The children will be doing a variety of activities during next week learning how to use the internet and information technology in a safe and responsible way. Year 3 - Miss Louise Speight, Student Teacher Miss Louise Speight, a student teacher, will be on teaching practice in Year 3. Miss Speight will observe lessons and teach the children during her placement. Y6 – Visit to Oakwell Hall on March 5^th – please see attached letter Y4 – Visit to Hardcastle Crags on 27^th February- please see attached letter Year 5 – Victorian Day – Wednesday 11^th February The children in Year 5 are having a ‘Victorian Day’ on Wednesday 11^th February. We would like the children to dress in Victorian clothes, long skirt & shawl, short trousers, long socks etc. and the classroom will be set up and run as a typical classroom in Victorian times. Year 3 – WWII Theme Day – Thursday 12^th February The children in Year 3 are having a WWII Theme Day on Thursday 12^th February. Information has already been sent home with the children’s homework. Please don’t forget your gas mask and to dress appropriately in WW2 clothes. School Council Visit to Huddersfield Town Hall On Thursday 15^th January Councillor Margaret Bates invited us to hold a meeting at the town hall. When we arrived we were met by Councillor David Hall, then he showed us round the town hall. Then we got to hold a very exciting meeting in the council chamber. This was a very enjoyable opportunity for the school council, we hope to go back there and hold another meeting there sometime in the future. By the School Council Holiday List – please see attached We would be grateful for your support to avoid term time holidays wherever possible. Please put any requests in writing to the Headteacher. Sainsburys Active Kids Vouchers We are collecting Sainsburys Active Kids vouchers, the promotion starts on Wednesday 11^th February until Wednesday 3^rd June. You receive one voucher for every £5 you spend. Please send the vouchers into school. Thank you. Community Week ‘Community Week’ began in school last week and will continue over the next few days. The children will be working on various activities about the local community e.g., the area’s history, jobs that people do, famous people that were born in the area and the local shops and buildings.