Friday 9^th May 2008

Dear Parents

This week we have all enjoyed the sunshine and the start of summer! Now seems to be a good time to remind you to send a named hat into school for the children to wear when working and playing outside. If you would lie to send some sun block into school please put your child’s name on the tube/pack. Staff are unable to apply the sun block so please show your child how to do so, wipes or sticks may make this process easier.

The Year 2 children all had a fantastic time at Warwick Castle on Tuesday, read some of their comments at the end of the newsletter.

Yesterday our school governors met to discuss the school learning environment.  We considered ways in which the children’s learning opportunities could be enhanced through the improvement of our buildings and site. We also reviewed the school health and safety policy.

This week we welcomed Miss Taylor to work in Reception. Miss Taylor is a student at Warwick University on her final teaching placement. She will be working closely alongside the reception team. Next week we look forward to the Year 1 visit to Compton Verney on Tuesday and a meeting of the governors finance committee.

Mrs Bradbury

 

 

Head Lice

There have been quite a few cases of head lice reported in school.  This can be a problem from time to time, so please ensure that you check your child’s hair regularly and let us know as soon as possible if you think there is a problem.  It would also be helpful if children with long hair have it tied up at school, to reduce the risk of head lice spreading.    If you would like further advice on the matter please contact our School Health Advisor, at Kenilworth Clinic.  We now have Head Lice Combs in school, at a cost of 80p each.  If you would like to purchase one please call into the office.

 

 

Dinner Money Reminder

Dinner money for Thursday 3 April to Thursday 22 May will be £56.00. If you would like to pay for the whole term it will be £112.00 (until 18^th July) Please make cheques payable to WCC.  If you know of any days your child will be away from school please deduct them from this total. 

 

Two Castles Run

Sponsorship forms are now available from school reception.  Please use these forms so that we can claim gift aid and perhaps even get pound for pound funding form the Rotary Club.  The sponsor form must be handed in with the funds raised for Gift Aid and Pound for Pound.  ‘Team Thorns’

t-shirts will soon be available so watch this space for your size request.  If you are not planning on running then please support the team on June 8th – they will be the ones with red t-shirts and equally red faces!

 

Year 2 Warwick Castle

The were 2 different kinds of vultures in the Birds of Prey.  The owl kept screeching and it was enjoying and funny.  James Worrall

 

If you were really naughty in the dungeon there was a pit and you were put down there and not thought of for years. Alastair

 

There were slots in the walls to fire bows and arrows through.  Tommy

  

There were lots of peacocks in the garden putting up their tails and they looked beautiful.  Frankie

 

In the Great Hall there was a really big pot which people ate out of and they never cleaned it out!  They just kept putting more food on top.   Pippa

 

The washed their clothes in their wee to bleach them clean again.  Jasmin

 

If they went to the toilet it went out of the castle wall and a farmer cleaned it away below.   Holly