Chalfont St Giles Infant School & Nursery Newsletter – 30^th September 2005
Newsletters:	Dear Parents/friends/Guardians 30^th September 2005 Lunch Times Trolleys We will be changing the system with the lunch trolleys from next Monday 3^rd October. The trolleys will be put in the Memorial Hall kitchen in the morning (as they are currently on wet days) for you to put your child’s lunch box on, rather than in the playground. Children will bring their lunchboxes out with them at the end of the day as normal. Children’s Sandwiches (message from the Mid-day Supervisors) The Mid-day supervisors would like to remind parents that lunchboxes need to be clearly named. Please also ensure that you place your child’s lunchbox on the correct trolley as mistakes are occurring, causing delay and confusion. Please also be aware that if your child is not eating their sandwiches, it is because they are telling the mid-day supervisors that they don’t like them. Admission to Reception 2006/2007 Parents of children reaching the age of 5 between 1^st September 2006 and 31^st August 2007 need to complete and return an admissions form to Bucks County Council by 18^th November 2005. Booklets and forms are available from the office. Please note that a child attending our Nursery is not automatically entitled to a place at the school and the Infant School has no control or influence over the admissions process. You must complete and return the form to Bucks County Council by their deadline for your child to be considered for admission to this Infant School. Permission form for photographs Attached to this newsletter is a form asking parents/guardians for permission to use images of the children at the school. This form has been prepared by Bucks County Council. Please would every parent complete and return the form (one per child) to school as soon as possible. Regarding point 3, we should note that we normally arrange a video recording of the Infant Christmas production for parents to purchase and all children would appear in the recording. Mid-day Supervisor Vacancy We have a vacancy for a mid-day supervisor after half-term. The hours are 12 noon to 1.30pm Monday to Friday but this could be a job share. If you are interested, please talk to Mrs Whittington. Signing In A reminder that you need to sign in the Visitors’ Book if you are entering the school for any length of time (other than to pick up or drop off). This is so that we know who is on the premises in the event of fire or an emergency and also for security reasons. Pushchairs We would ask that parents do not bring pushchairs into the main school building for safety reasons: the corridors are narrow and, in the event of an emergency, we would not be able to evacuate everyone efficiently. Please leave pushchairs outside in the playground where they will not obstruct the entrance. Thank you for your understanding. Collecting Children at the end of the day Please would parents stand well back of the entrance area to enable children from Year 2 to leave the building without obstruction. Thank you. Yoga Bugs Club We recently sent out information on a new lunchtime yoga club for the children. The deadline for booking places has been extended – if you are interested, please contact the office. Walk to School Week 10^th-14^th October is our walk to school week. Look out next week for the information in your child’s book bag. Diary Dates As a reminder, school closes each half-term at 3.15pm as normal. However, at the end of each full term, we finish at 2pm (the Junior School finishes at 3.30pm as normal). Dates for your Diary (amendments/additions in bold) 6^th October 7.30 – GB/AGM & PTA/AGM in School Hall 7^th October Jeans for Genes Day 12^th October Midsummer Night’s Dream performance 13^th October Harvest festival at St Giles Church - 9.15am 18^th October Individual photos 19^th October Infant Parents Evening – 5.30 – 8.00 20^th October Infant Parents Evening – 3.30 – 6.00 Perform workshops for Infants Bone scan appeal day School closes for end of first half-term 3.15pm 21^st October Training Day 31^st October Training Day 1^st November School re-opens after half-term 10^th November Nursery open day for existing parents 5^th December Infant Xmas dress rehearsal for Nursery/Y3 – 9.45 6^th December Infant Xmas dress rehearsal for Grandparents – 9.45 7^th December Infant Xmas concert for parents – 9.45 8^th December Infant Xmas concert for parents – 9.45 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 – 9.30 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 2^nd/3^rd January Training Days 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 7.30 – 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'