Chalfont St Giles Infant School & Nursery Newsletter – 17^th June 2005
Newsletters:	Dear Parents/Friends/Guardians 17^th June 2005 Nursery Sports Day Well done to all the Nursery children today! They all worked hard and remembered what they had to do in the races! They seemed to enjoy themselves very much and we were lucky with the weather. Thank you to all the Nursery staff and helpers who made the day go very smoothly. Thank you also to all of you came to support them! Infant School Sports Day Sports day is next Wednesday 22^nd June, starting at 10.30am. Please come and support your child(ren). You are welcome to stay and have lunch with the children. The lunchtime supervisors will be in attendance as usual from 12.10 to 1.20pm, so you can leave at any time. If the weather is poor, we will postpone Sports Day to the following day, Thursday 23^rd June - any decision to cancel will be made in the morning. Dates for your diary There has been a change to our INSET days next academic year, so please note that 21^st October 2005 is now a staff training day, instead of 6^th June. See dates below. Art Week We had a super Art week last week and the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves! We had many positive comments from parents about how much the children got out of the experience, especially working with the resident artist, Christine Wilkinson. I hope as many of you as possible visited the exhibition at the Junior School – it is still on until the end of Monday 20^th June! Shed Has anybody got a shed they no longer want? We are looking for something to keep the lunchtime equipment in, so it does not need to be very large. If you can help please let the school office know. Thank you. Staff Changes It is with sadness that we say goodbye to Mrs Karen Carter, Special Support Assistant in Ruby Class and our Finance Assistant. Mrs Carter is joining another school closer to her home and we wish her well. We are currently recruiting to fill her position(s). Coin Collection Well done to Sapphire class who collected the most coins! They collected an amazing £83. The PTA are giving the class £25 to buy something for their classroom. Strawberry Fayre I am sure you need no reminder that it is the Strawberry Fayre on Saturday 25^th June. The PTA has been working hard to make this an enjoyable and successful event so please come and support us on the day. Tissues We have run out of tissues and would be grateful for donations of more boxes. Thank you. Parents’ Questionnaire Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete and return the questionnaire to parents. If you did not have time to fill it in and would still like to do so, then we would be happy to receive any late returns by the end of next week (24^th June). We will report on the findings in the autumn term. School Travel Plan News from Donna Westall School Lane Footway Proposal Thank you to those people who have responded to my letter about a proposed footway along School Lane. PLEASE can I have some more responses IN WRITING. I need them to make my case for funding to the County Council. So far I have more objections from residents than written support from parents and that is not going to get us anywhere. If you do agree with the ideas, just a one line note to that effect will be fine. If you have any other suggestions or issues I would also like to know about them. Please write to me via the office or email to donnawestall@hotmail.com. Footsteps Training for all Year 1 Footsteps training is now underway for all year 1 pupils. All children will be taken out in pairs for two sessions over the next fortnight to teach them the basics of road safety. A big thank you to Anita Weinel, Julie Hoibak, Alison Robinson, Deborah Perera, Dionne Dibble, Jo Walker, Alex Freeman and Wendy Flawn for giving up their time to train the children. Walk to School Week There was a good participation in Walk to School week just before half-term. At least 75 children took part and received a bookmark which was stamped during the week and some gold star stickers with which to decorate it. Bottrells Lane Crocodile This Crocodile trail will be operating to the Junior School as well as the Infant School and Nursery from September, on Mondays and Thursdays walking via Albion Crescent and Milton Fields. Please let me know if there are any new children interested in joining. Dates for your Diary 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 (Amethyst class) 29^th June Year 2 trip to Mop End (Diamond class) 29^th June Reception trip to Quainton Railway 1^st July Nursery outing to Langleybury Farm 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 5^th September Infant School starts, new Nursery children visit 6^th September Nursery starts 20^th October End of first half-term (NOTE change of date) 1^st November Return to school/Nursery 16^th December Nursery end of term 20^th December Infant School end of term 4^th January Infant School starts, new Nursery children visit 5^th January Nursery starts 10^th February End of first half-term 20^th February Return to school/Nursery 29^th March Nursery end of term 31^st March Infant School end of term 18^th April Infant School starts, new Nursery children visit 19^th April Nursery starts 26^th May End of first half-term 6^th June Return to school/Nursery (NOTE change of date) 19^th July Nursery end of term 21^st July Infant School end of term 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'