Chalfont St Giles Infant School & Nursery Newsletter – 2^nd December 2005
Newsletters:	Dear Parents/friends/Guardians 2^nd December 2005 Scholastic Book Fair Thank you to the PTA for manning the book fair. We raised £890.22 from the purchases you made and this has enabled us to buy £489.00 of books from the commission. Thank you for your support. Christmas service at Chalfont St Giles Church The children will be singing carols at Chalfont St Giles parish church on Thursday 15^th December at 9.15am. You are all welcome to attend. Please could you leave the first eight rows on either side of the central aisle for the children to use. Thank you. Candlelight Parade As in previous years, Y1 and Y2 children have been invited to participate in the candlelight parade on Saturday 3rd December. They will be meeting at the school at 5.30pm and will walk down to the Village Green where there will be carol singing and the Christmas lights will be turned on. Father Christmas will be joining us on the green and there will also be refreshments available. Parents need to accompany their children. Children’s Christmas Cards From 1^st December, there will be two post boxes for the children to use to deliver their cards to friends. One will be in the main entrance area of the Infant School and the other in Nursery. These are emptied each day and taken round the classes. Please ensure the child’s full name and class are on the envelope as we have quite a few children with the same first name in school and they could be delivered to the wrong person. Christmas Productions We look forward to welcoming you at our Christmas productions next week. The children have all been working hard and are looking forward to performing for you. Thank you for your help in providing costumes. The PTA will be on hand at each production to help you find your seat and to provide refreshments after the performances. Last year, they were disappointed to experience an unacceptable level of rudeness from a minority of parents. We would ask, therefore, that you remain patient if you have to wait to be shown to your seat (we suggest you come early) and you remember that younger siblings are not invited to the Years 1 and 2 performances. We appreciate the work the PTA does at these events and hope you do too. Christmas Party Day The children will be having their Christmas Party on Friday 16^th December. They will be watching a film and having a children’s entertainer. The party is in the afternoon, so please send your child in with a light lunch as the children will be eating party food later. Please liaise with your class parent regarding food, as each child needs to bring in something to share (eg, crisps, biscuits, cakes, sausages etc). The children can wear party clothes on this day! Christmas Trees Thank you to Rowans who donated two Christmas trees to the school. One is in the Nursery and the other in the school hall. We appreciate their generosity. Don’t forget you can order your Christmas trees from Rowans for delivery (orders in PTA box please). Yoga Bugs The lunchtime yoga club will again be available for children starting on Monday 9^th January at a cost of £50 for ten weeks. If you would like your child(ren) to participate, please obtain details from the office. Scannapeal Thank you to everyone who supported our Scannapeal day in October. We have been informed that we raised £185.40! This will go towards the £100,000 Bone Scanner Appeal at Amersham Hospital to purchase a bone scanner to diagnose osteoporosis and treat those using steroids long-term. Dates for your Diary (amendments/additions in bold) 5^th December Infant Xmas dress rehearsal for Foundation Stage/Y3 – 1.45pm 6^th December Infant Xmas dress rehearsal for Grandparents – 9.30am 7^th December Infant Xmas concert for parents – 9.30am Foundation Stage Xmas dress rehearsal for Y1/Y2 – 1.30 8^th December Infant Xmas concert for parents – 9.30am 9^th December Foundation Stage Xmas concert for parents – 10.30am and 2.15pm 12^th December Nursery consultation day for parents of children about to start Reception in January 14^th December New Reception induction day – 9.30am 15^th December Xmas service at St Giles Church 16^th December Xmas Party day for Infants & Nursery 16^th December Last day of term for Nursery 19^th/20^th Dec Nursery visits to new parents 20^th December Term ends at 2.00pm 3^rd January Training Day 4^th January Term starts (except Nursery children) New Nursery children visit 5^th January Nursery starts 20^th January Diamond Assembly (Memorial Hall) 25^th January 7.30pm – Clerked GB meeting in staffroom 27^th January Amethyst Assembly in Memorial Hall 1^st February Perform workshops for Infants 2^nd February Perform workshops for Infants 3^rd February Ruby Assembly in Memorial Hall 8^th February Infant Parents Evening – 5.30 – 8.00 9^th February Infant Parents Evening – 3.30 – 6.00 10^th February School closes for half-term 3.15pm 20^th February School re-opens 24^th February Emerald Assembly in Memorial Hall 3^rd March Sapphire Assembly in Memorial Hall 8^th March Public Open Day 9^th March Nursery open day for existing parents 16^th March Induction for new Reception children in April – 9.30 17^th March NAM Assembly in School Hall 22^nd March NPM Assembly in School Hall 23^rd March Nursery Consultation Day for parents of children about to start Reception in April 24^th March Pearl Assembly in Memorial Hall 28^th March Easter Service at St Giles Church – 9.15 29^th March Last day of term for Nursery 30^th/31^st March Nursery visits to new parents 31^st March Term finishes - 2.00pm 18^th April Term starts (except Nursery) New Nursery children visit 19^th April Nursery start 26^th April Perform workshops for Infants 5^th May Ruby Assembly in Memorial Hall 12^th May Emerald Assembly in Memorial Hall 22^nd May Arts Week 26^th May Pearl Assembly in Memorial Hall School closes for half-term 3.15pm 5^th June Training Day 6^th June School re-opens 16^th June Sapphire Assembly in Memorial Hall 24^th June Strawberry Fayre 29^th June Nursery open day for existing parents 30^th June NAM Assembly in School Hall Infant Sports Day – 10.30 4^th July Induction day for Y2 to Juniors and new Reception children/all children visit new classes 5^th July NPM Assembly in School Hall Infant parents evening – 5.30 – 8.00 7^th July Reserve Infant Sports Day – 10.30 Reports out 10^th July Nursery Consultation Day for parents of children about to start Reception in September 13^th July Leavers Assembly for Y2 parents – 9.30 14^th July Nursery Sports day – 10.30 18^th July Flower Festival at St Giles Church – 9.15 19^th July Last day of term for Nursery 20^th/21^st July Nursery visits to new parents 21^st July End of term - 2.00pm Yours Sincerely Mrs K. Whittington Headteacher A copy of this letter is available on our website 'www.csg-school.co.uk' Please remember to walk to school if possible, and not to park in School Lane or Staff car park. 'Our school is a happy, caring place where we work together to learn and succeed by doing our best'