Chalfont St Giles Infant School & Nursery Newsletter – 4^th March 2005
Newsletters:	Dear Parents/Friends/Guardians 4^th March 2005 If any unforeseen circumstances occur, you can access the Bucks County website to check whether the school is closed or not. The address is www.buckscc.gov.uk. Once you have accessed this page, click on ‘parentzone’ then ‘school closures’. If you cannot find the school listed, it has not been closed. Public Open Day We will be holding our annual Public Open Day on 10^th March. The Infant School and Nursery will be open for members of the public to come and find out what our school is all about! Please tell anyone you know who is in the process of choosing a school for their child to come and visit. We look forward to seeing as many people as possible on the day and invite everyone to come along, observe and join in where possible! Assemblies Nursery PM Assembly will now be held on the 16^th March, rather than the 9^th March. Due to the cancellation of Ruby Assembly because of the snow, Ruby Assembly will now be on Monday 14^th March instead. Hot Dog Lunch On the last day of term, Thursday 24^th March, the PTA is offering you the chance to buy a hotdog lunch for your child. Lunch will include one hotdog, crisps and a choice of juice. Payment of £1.50 will be required in advance (£2 for two hotdogs). We will be offering a vegetarian option, and ketchup! Order forms will be in book bags in due course, with further details. All profits will go to school funds, so please support us on this trial, which may be offered on other dates if successful, and save on making the odd packed lunch! If anyone could lend an hour to help on the day, please see a member of the PTA. The City of London Academy Boys from the City of London Academy in Southwark have been involved in an art project with our school. The boys have been working with children from all year groups to make a mural for the Nursery and a sculpture for the Millennium Garden. They will be visiting again on Monday 7^th March with the Vice-principal, David Davies, to continue working on the project. The finished results should be ready in the latter half of the summer term! World Book Day The children celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 3^rd March. Each year group used different authors and themes as a stimulus for their work during the day: Nursery: Elmer Stories Pearl: Percy the Park Keeper stories Sapphire: Nick Sharratt Emerald: Trees and forests. Ruby: Jill Murphy Amethyst: Roald Dahl Diamond: Dick King Smith It was very exciting and the children really enjoyed themselves. At the end of the day your children all brought home a £1 book voucher towards buying a new book. We hope they enjoy them. Red Nose Day Friday 11^th March Along with the Junior School we are celebrating red nose day in order to raise money for the needy causes that this charity supports. We are encouraging all the children to wear red clothes (please make sure they are comfortable and warm) and to bring in a donation. This year’s theme for red nose day is… Big Hair and Beyond… I wonder what we will see on the day!! Barn Dance The PTA and Governors are holding a fundraising Barn Dance on Saturday 21^st May. Details are being sent via bookbags. Please come along and support us – it promises to be an excellent evening! There will be an experienced caller and a bar. Tickets cost £17.50 per person which includes a hog roast meal and a sweet. Tickets are available from various PTA members. The money raised from this event is going towards helping reduce the school’s deficit budget, so please come along and have a great time! Butterflies We will again be collecting 2ps and 1ps for our butterfly pupae this year. Last year it was very successful and the children really enjoyed watching the pupae develop and grow in the pavilions. The jars will be ready for the coins at the start of the summer term and we will be watching to see which class can collect the most! Easter Service Don't forget we will be holding our Easter Service at St Giles Church on Tuesday 22^nd March at 9.15am. This will be a celebration of songs, readings and poems by all the children. We hope as many of you as possible will be able to attend. Egg Rolling The PTA will be holding an egg rolling competition again on the Shakman playground at 2.15pm on the 22^nd March. Prizes will be given for the egg that rolls the furthest. Please come along and support us! Videos /DVDs If anyone has any old videos or DVDs they no longer want, the school would be very grateful to receive them as we are in the process of building up resources! Recycling If you noticed the untidy state of the recycling bins lately, it is because the collection was three weeks’ overdue. The plastic has now been collected. If the bins are full in the future, we would ask that you do not leave bags of plastic next to the bins – thank you. End of term/beginning of summer term A reminder to Nursery parents that the last day of term is Tuesday 22^nd March. Infant School children finish school on Thursday 24^th March, at the earlier time of 2pm. As there will not be another newsletter before Easter, may I wish you all a very enjoyable holiday. Infant School children return on 11^th April (when the new Nursery children visit). Nursery starts on Tuesday 12^th April. We look forward to seeing you then. Dates for your Diary 10^th March Public Open Day 11^th March Morning Nursery assembly (after registration in School Hall) 13^th/14^th March French Club starts 14^th March Reception trip to Chiltern Open Air Museum (confirmed) Rescheduled Ruby Class Assembly 16^th March Afternoon Nursery Assembly (School Hall 1.30pm) 17^th March Induction pm for new Reception children 18^th March Amethyst Class Assembly (after registration in Memorial Hall) 21^st March Nursery Consultation Day 22^nd March Easter Service at St Giles Church – 9.15am (Nursery and Infant) Last day of term for Nursery 24^thMarch Egg Rolling and Cake Sale Infant School term finishes - 2.00pm 11^th April Infant School Term starts (not Nursery) New Nursery children visit 12^th April Nursery start 29^th April Emerald Class Assembly (after registration in Memorial Hall) 3^rd May SATs start for Y2 pupils (2 weeks) 13^th May Ruby Class Assembly (after registration in Memorial Hall) 27^th May Pearl Class Assembly (after registration in Memorial Hall) School closes for half-term 6^th June Training Day 7^th June School re-opens 17^th June Nursery Sports day – 10.30am 22^nd June Infant Sports Day – 10.30am 23^rd June Reserve Infant Sports Day – 10.30am 24^th June Sapphire Class Assembly (after registration in Memorial Hall) 25^th June Strawberry Fayre 28^th June Year 2 trip to Mop End (class tbc) 29^th June Year 2 trip to Mop End (class tbc) 29^th June Reception trip to Quainton Railway 5^th July Induction day: Y2 to Juniors and new Reception children 6^th July Afternoon Nursery Assembly (School Hall 1.30pm) 7^th July Infant Parents Evening 8^th July Morning Nursery Assembly (after registration in School Hall) 8^th July Year 1 trip to Windsor Castle 12^th July Nursery Consultation Day 15^th July Leavers Assembly for Y2 parents – 9.30am Memorial Hall 19^th July Flower Festival at St Giles Church – 9.15 (Nursery and Infant) Last day of term for Nursery 21^st July Infant School 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'