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	Elham Primary School Newsletter for Friday 9th May 2008 School Calendar. Sat 17^th May – Jumble Sale doors open at 2pm Mon 19^th May – Carole Mann P.S.A in school 2pm Monday 19^th May – Cycling Training 2 day Year Six Tues 20^th May – Speed watch with year six Wed 21^st May – Rugby at Harvey Grammar School Thurs 22^nd May – Drop in Zone all years 3.15-4pm Fri 23rd May – Tag Day –bring in a bottle for fete Friday 23^rd May – Last day of term 5 3 days of Multi Sports here during May Holidays Tuesday 27^th, Wednesday 28^th & Thursday 29^th May 10am-4pm each day. Monday 2^nd June – Staff Training Day/School closed Tuesday 3^rd June – 1^st Day of Term 6 Friday 6^th June – Skipping Workshop in school all day Mon 9^th June – It’s magic time in school Mon 9^th June – Carole Mann PSA in at 2pm Mon 9^th June – 1^st Elite football training session Tues 10^th June – Zoo Lab in school with KS One Tues 10^th June – Kwik Cricket finals at Elham Ground Wed 11^th June – Sensational Science for KS 2 Wed 11^th June – 1.45pm Parent’s Forum Wed 11^th June – Tag Rugby at Harvey Grammar Fri 13^th June – Chocolate tag day for summer fete Thurs 19^th June - KS2 trip to Tutankhamun exhibition Sat 28^th June – School summer fete Wed 9^th July – KS1 trip to Farming World Reminder-Jumble Sale on Saturday 17^th May Jumble Sale If anyone is spring cleaning please remember that the school is holding a jumble sale on Saturday 17^th May. We will be happy to receive all your donations of goods on Friday 16^th May or on the morning of the sale. We will also need help to sort goods Sat morning, and to man a stall from 1.45pm Saturday afternoon. Please contact Mrs Risby. Drop in Zone – all classes On Thursday 22^nd May between 3.15pm and 4 o’clock, all pupils are welcome to bring Mums and Dads back into class for this term’s drop in zone. This is an opportunity for all the children to show their Parents their progress and work in class. Sports Relief We raised £466-92 in total for this wonderful organisation. The sponsored walk around the school field raised a total of £384.00, whilst the sporting activities raised another £82.92. Thank you to everyone who contributed, and a huge thank you to Mr Davison and Micheal Everitt for making the afternoon such great fun. After school cricket club with Elite Coaching This is a new club which will run on Thursdays after school from 3pm – 4.30pm. All pupils in year 2 and above will be sent home with an application form application form to join this club if they wish to. If your child is interested in coming along to play cricket please fill in the form and return it together with your payment of £24, which covers the club until 10^th July. Please make cheques payable to Elite Community Coaching Limited, and hand the form and payment into the school office. Please note that this club runs for 8 weeks only, please make a note of the dates as there are a few Thursdays that the club will not run. The coaches will be Micheal and Craig. Cricket Club – Saturday mornings Elham Valley Cricket Club offers Saturday morning children’s coaching every Saturday throughout the cricket season from 10am – 12 noon. All children are coached by experienced CRB Kent Cricket Club coaches. All children are welcome to come along from the age of 5 years. The cost is £2 per Saturday morning session plus a one off payment of £3 per child; this is for insurance/membership to the club. Tag Rugby On Wednesday the 7th May we completed the second round of the Tag Rugby League organized by the Shepway Schools Sports Partnership. A total of 17 teams are involved over the summer terms, playing every two weeks at Folkestone Rugby Club. So far, our record is fair, having won three and lost three, with the matches we lost being very close affairs decided by a single point! We are getting into our stride and will improve over the weeks although it has to be said the overall standard of the opposition is much higher than in previous years and some really good rugby is beibg played. Well done to all the team, and many thanks to all the parents that have helped with tranport. Prayer slip Please pray for the people of Burma, following the devastation that has swept through their country during the last week. We pray that their Government will allow in the much needed world aid to help their people. We continue to pray for Canon Russell and his family whilst Canon Russell undergoes further treatment. We pray also for the wellbeing of all our other Parish clergy and lay preachers, and for all who help in the running of our Parish Church St. Mary’s. Lunch time helper require We have a vacancy in school for a lunch time supervisor for one hour a day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday every week during term time. Duties will include helping in the dinner hall and then on the playground. The vacancy is from 12 till 1pm. Please contact Mrs Risby or Mrs Hope if you are interested in applying for the post. After School Clubs this week are:- Monday Squad training with Elite Tuesday Garden Clun until 4pm (only KS2 at present) Wednesday Rugby at School with Mrs Loome Thursday Cricket until 4.30pm Friday Cookery Club with Mrs Hall Music lessons with Make Time for Music. Tuesday Guitar with Mr French Thursday Brass and Flute lessons Friday Violin Recycling at Elham School A reminder to all parents and friends that Elham School continues to recycle junk mail, newspapers, magazines etc. Please place them into the big black bins outside the staff car park gates. We also recycle aluminium cans – please place in the blue round bin and aluminium foil which can be placed inside the green wheelie bin. All money raised is spent in school for play equipment and for the garden project. Security at School At the end of the school day, could we please remind all parents to collect their children from the playground, and to leave the school via the pedestrian gate by 3.15 pm and not through the school hall. The playground must be clear of all children and parents by 3.15 pm, except for pupils that are enrolled in the After School Club and Miss Bailey is present. NO children are allowed to play on the field or the wooden outdoor play equipment after 3pm as they are not be covered by the school insurance. Therefore could all parents ensure they have charge of their children at all times. Could I also remind parents and pupils that once you have left the school building you should not return via the playground doors to collect anything left behind. If you need to come back into school, this must be done via the main school door by the office. Thank you for your support. Trip of a life time to Wembley Stadium On Saturday 26^th April a small group left Elham School for a wonderful trip to the new Wembley Stadium to watch the under 18’s England v Scotland game. The weather was wonderful, the mini bus was cool and every thing went like clockwork. Wembley Stadium was brilliant! The stadium was huge: flags were flying, trumpets blaring and lots of cheering football supporters. There were six matches played by children but the main game, U18 England v Scotland, was best of all. England won 2 nil. I wonder if this was because the goalie was called Ben Lewis! Written by Ben Lewis class 3. On Saturday 26^th April a small group left Elham primary school heading for Wembley Stadium. The atmosphere at the stadium was very loud, and exciting, the stadium is massive. It will be a day that none of us will forget. Written by Sam Wilson class 4. Key Stage One and Reception Visit to Canterbury Environmental Centre The pupils, staff and helpers had a wonderful day on Wednesday in spite of the rain showers. The activities were enjoyed by everyone, adults included. Pond dipping involved learning about the minibeasts life in the pond, how they breathe and survive as well as identifying some very minute creatures under a magnifier. The art activity involved making 3D models of minibeasts that live on and around the ground. Although very messy we were commended for our talents and the use of natural materials! Some very thought provoking work to follow up in class! The pupils and staff would like to thanks all the parents who accompanied us on the trip, we hope they also had a very enjoyable day, albeit very tiring. Absences from school If you know that your child will absent from school for any reason (medical/dentist appointments etc), please write a note to let us know before the day of absence. If your child has become too ill to attend school overnight, please phone the school in morning, between 8.00 am and 9.30 am. We are required by law to record all unexplained absences as unauthorised. Parking outside of School We have been asked to bring to your attention the issue of road safety again. Could all Parents please refrain from parking on the corner of Vicarage Lane and the main road towards Browns Estate Agents, on the yellow zig-zag lines by the main pedestrian gate, also by the wooden field gates. By leaving the space by these gates, this will allow for all passing traffic to have a safe place to pull in to allow traffic to flow freely. PC Moody and Gary Harrison our Community Warden will be patrolling the school before and after school and do have the power to issue traffic tickets. This is for the safety of all pupils and road user alike, thank you for supporting your children school.