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Red carpet movie premiere – Thursday 26th June 2.00pm

RED CARPET MOVIE PREMIERE – Thursday 26th June 2.00pm

Parents of all children in school are invited to bring their cameras and join us for the ‘movie premiere’ on Thursday afternoon. This is the exciting culmination of several weeks work and we would like all children to join in by coming to school in their smart clothes (or getting changed at lunchtime).Boys might like to wear a tie or dickie bow and girls their party dresses.

At 2.00pm parents will be able to come into the hall and photograph the children as they enter from the classrooms and walk down the red carpet to present their work.

Y4, Y5,and Y6 will be sharing/ presenting the work from their Arts Award Project. This joint project with Ashover Primary has been funded by a grant from ‘Mighty Creatives’. Sara Giddens from’ Mighty Creatives’ will be joining us during the afternoon to see the children’s work and to meet with staff to evaluate the project.The children have taken part in various workshops including film, animation and photography. They have then worked in groups to plan and make either a short film, animation or photographic slideshow. These have been edited together into a short film presentation to be shared on Thursday afternoon. (We are hoping the DVD will be available for parents to order their own copy at £3.80 each) We would like to thank Howard Pratt and Tupton Hall School for sharing their ICT facilities and resources and Tupton Hall students who supported the animation ‘Inspire’ workshops on 6th June.

Rec/ Y1, Y2 and Y3 will also be sharing their short film which is being entered into the National Society Church of England competition. The theme is about what makes a church school distinctive. The children talk about their learning and the christian values that underpin our school ethos eg creativity, perseverance. (After the competition has been judged in July, the film will be available to view on our school website.)

After the presentations there will be refreshments and a chance to look at the children’s Arts Award log books which record the Y4,5,6 children’s Arts Award journey. Children may go home with an adult after the presentations. Any children who do not have a parent attending will stay in school to be collected as usual at 3.30pm. Please let us know in advance if your child will be leaving early with another adult. Thank you.

We look forward to seeing you on the 26th at 2.00pm.

 

Ladies’ Pamper Evening – Tuesday 24th June

Ladies’ Pamper Evening ( Over 16’s only)

Tuesday 24th June.

Thank you to Fran Edwards and Barbara Riggott for organising another Pamper evening. These events have always proved very popular and enjoyable in previous years and we are looking forward to a lovely evening of chat and treatments! Tickets are £3.00 each, including refreshments and there are a small number left. (Contact school office).There will be various stalls as well as a range of treatments available (treatments £5.00 each –  payable on the night)

reflexology          reiki                       hand massage            facial            back massage

Japanese facial                   nails                 etc.

 

Leonard the Lion visits school

Leonard the Lion
Leonard the Lion

On Wednesday 12th March Emma from Gulliver’s Kingdom visited with the mascot, Leonard the Lion. The children learned about the importance of exercise and healthy eating, before joining in with some of Leonard’s cool, unexpected dance moves!

After school Cross-country – Thursday 6th March

CROSS COUNTRY at Tupton Hall.

The cross country competition takes place on Thursday 6th March from 3.45pm to 5.15pm at Tupton Hall School.

The children will need to be transported to and from the event and parents are warmly encouraged to stay and support and cheer on our school. The children need trainers , shorts or jogging bottoms, t-shirt and a bottle of water. They can get changed in school before 3.30pm so that they can be collected and leave school on time.

The main competition is for Year 4,5 and 6 children and the fun competition, which is a shorter distance is  for Year 2 and Year 3 children.

This event is really good for physical exercise and fitness; it is also the chance to represent your school and good practice for the SPORT RELIEF MILE ( Friday 21st March) as well as being good fun so it would be fantastic to get as many children involved as possible.

In previous years children have experienced great pride in representing their school and also in themselves for the achievement of taking part and completing the challenge.

Letters and slips were sent home week beginning 23rd February. Please return these to school to confirm your child’s attendance and transport arrangements. Thank you.

Jewellery Policy

Jewellery Policy Feb 2014

Following up-dated guidance from the local authority (Oct 2013) the governors have discussed and have reviewed our school policy regarding jewellery and piercings in school.

Our school code of dress policy (reviewed and distributed to parents in July 2013) clearly explains that jewellery is not to be worn in school, apart from a watch and small, plain, STUD earrings due to health and safety concerns. The policy also states that all jewellery and ear rings must be removed for PE and swimming and that if the child is unable to remove earrings themselves then they should not be worn on PE / swimming days.

To clarify the issue of pierced ears further – If your child has pierced ears then the governors request that your child be provided with a small box or container in which to place earrings during PE, swimming and practical activities. Staff will not under any circumstances be expected to or allowed to remove any earrings being worn by a young person. Your child remains responsible for the ‘jewellery’ / watch and the box should be clearly named and placed safely in the child’s bag.

If parents are thinking of allowing their children to have their ears pierced then they need to ensure this is done at the start of the summer holiday so that the studs can be removed for PE / swimming / drama / technology sessions when the child returns to school in September.

 Where removal of stud earrings is not possible as ears have been pierced and this has been done in school term time and not healed, then parents should be aware that their child may have to “sit out of certain activities and only be involved in a way which avoids direct, physical participation/” (LEA Oct 2013).

We do not allow the taping up of pierced ears either during or after the healing period.

“If the stud was caught hard enough it could still pierce the tape and penetrate the skin behind the ear.  Removal of tape from either stud or small sleeper type jewellery, if not done carefully can cause an injury in itself and some pupils are allergic to ‘elastoplast’ type tape. Taping up of ear-rings for swimming is not allowed as it is not an appropriate safeguard due to the risk of the tape coming off in the water and causing a choking hazard to other swimmers”. ( LEA guidance Oct 2013)

“The school should not accept as an alternative to the removal of jewellery, a parent’s/carer’s assurance that he/she will not hold the school liable in the event of an accident/incident.  The parent/carer cannot accept liability for injury to the pupils during school activities.  This is not allowed by UK or European legislation or Civil Law.” ( LEA guidance Oct 2013)

A full copy of the school dress code policy is available on the information page of the school website.

School Communion Service Friday February 14th

Parents, Grandparents and members of the local community are warmly invited to join us at this term’s Holy Communion Service at St Mark’s Church, Handley on Friday February 14th at 2pm. After the service children may go home home early with their parent/s. Please let us know if your child will be going home with another adult. Unaccompanied children will walk back to school with staff to be collected as usual at 3.30pm.After the half term break school re -opens on Monday 24th February.

Partake Theatre workshop KS2 Feb 26th

‘Walk like an Egyptian’ – KS2

Wednesday 26th February

As part of our topic about Ancient Egypt we have organized a ‘Partake’ theatre workshop day in school on 26th February. (Please note there will be no violin/viola tuition on this day). Partake have visited us several times eg Ancient Greece’ ‘Victorian seaside’, ‘The Home Front’, and the sessions are always interesting and fun as well as educational.  Children will take part in a variety of workshops discovering the mysteries of an Ancient Egyptian burial ceremony – investigating and handling artefacts used in mummification ;discovering the clothing and makeup of an Egyptian princess; creating a cartouche; taking part in a atmospheric ‘burial ceremony’ where the story unfolds through the use of costume,  narration, mime, music, dance and drama.Please return slips and contributions to the class teacher or office. Thank you

Guitar tuition

guitarWe already have thriving violin / viola group lessons in school and this week all chidren attended a guitar demonstration. Please see separate letter sent out Thursday 23rd January for information/ costs about guitar tuition. Contracts and payment are organised directly with the tutor who is accredited with the Derbyshire School Music Partnership. There is a subsidy on the first six sessions of 20 minutes or longer. Please contact the tutor directly if you have any questions or need further information. Thank you.

Uni Hockey afternoon Years 3,4,5 Nov 22nd

To further develop our school PE , Sport, physical activity and well being provision and to enable others to share our good outdoor facilities, Mr Cooke has organised for children from Holy Trinity C of E Primary to visit us on Friday to share our outdoor grounds and take part in a friendly afternoon session of uni-hockey. Please remind children to have their outdoor PE kit at school. (Have indoor kit as well, just incase the weather is very bad).