Newsletter No 2 / 11th September 2009

Nit Alert!
We have been advised by a parent of a child in Class 1 that she has treated her child for nits. We are grateful for this information and ask that all families please check their child(ren)’s hair this weekend for nits and treat if necessary, in order to eradicate this problem quickly.

After School Fun Club
A reminder that there are currently places available on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays at the after school fun club, run by Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins until 5pm each day in the portacabin. The cost is £5 per session for payment received in advance and £6 if paid on the day. A registration form needs to be completed (if it hasn’t been already) and this club is open to all pupils aged 3 or over.

Recorders
Recorder lessons will begin again on Monday 21st September for all pupils in Years 3-6. For hygiene reasons pupils need their own recorder. These are available from the school office for £6.50 each or can be bought from a music shop such as Blackwells in Oxford. Recorder books are also available to purchase from the office at £3.50 each.

Roald Dahl Day
On Monday 14th September we shall be celebrating Roald Dahl Day in school with some fun stories and activities. A number of associated activities have been uploaded onto the Learning Platform for pupils and their parents to access. Each family should now have a unique user name and password which will allow them to access the Learning Platform from their home computer.

Staff Advert for the Chalgrove and Watlington Children’s Centre
Chalgrove & Watlington Children’s Centre are looking for ‘bank staff’ for the Childrens Centre. The play workers will be working with young children & their families in the Centre at Chalgrove, Watlington & surrounding villages on an adhoc basis to cover staff holiday & training. Their focus will be ‘stay & play’ sessions, holiday activities & crèche work. They will need to have (or working towards) a recognised level 2 or 3 qualification relevant to early years.
Pay £14,587 - £18,937 per annum (pro rata) equates to £8.53 - £8.81 per hour. Either term time or holiday time -days flexible. Please contact centre manager Helen Rints on 07504 958334 or Helen.Rints@Oxfordshire.gov.uk for further details or an informal chat.

Cooker for Sale
During the summer break, a new larger cooker was installed in the kitchen in order to better cater for the growing number of school meals that Mrs Shortman makes for us each day. The old cooker has now been removed from the kitchen and is available to purchase for a small donation to school funds.

Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been looking at themselves in the mirror and then painting pictures of what they see! They also enjoyed making sandwiches, playing outside in the warm sunshine and settling back into routines.

DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 16th September Mobile Library
Tuesday 22nd September Advanced Warning – School Photographs!
Friday 2nd October Harvest Festival in school – 9.05am – All welcome!
Wednesday 14th October Open Morning in School and at Little Bears – All welcome – 9.00-11.30am
Wednesday 25th November Family Poetry Workshop 3.15-.4.15pm. No after school SPORTS Clubs, - After School Fun Club in the portacabin will run as normal with Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins bringing pupils over to/from school for the poetry workshop.