1. A few Gentle Reminders Please do not allow children to wear make-up to school as even some of the younger children are doing so! Mobile Telephones These should not be brought into school as they can easily be lost. If your older child does need one because they go home on their own (particularly by bus) then they need to be brought to the school office for safe keeping. However we cannot accept responsibility for them should they go missing. Coats As soon as the sun shines we seem to think it is summer! However it is still quite chilly and we will be encouraging the children, particularly the younger ones to keep their coats on at break and lunchtime. Please could you reinforce this message at home? Thank you for your cooperation in this matter Important Dates for your Diary 25 th March – 4 to 6pm Parent Consultations 26 th March – 6 to 7.30pm Parent Consultations 31 st March – Final Acorns Session Pre Easter 2 nd April – Final Supertots Session Pre Easter 2 nd April – 3.30pm Uniform Shop 6 th April – Final Share Session Pre Easter 7 th April – 4.00pm Dol-Y-Moch Parents Meeting 9 th April – Easter Bonnet Parade 9 th April – Break Up for Easter Holidays 10 th – 24 th April – Easter Holiday 27 th April – School Restarts 28 th April – Acorns Restarts 30 th April – Supertots Restarts 4 th May – School Closed ‘May Day’ 7 th May – 3.30pm Uniform Shop 11 th May – Share Restarts 11 th -15 th May – SATs Week 22 nd May – School Closed ‘Teacher Day’ 25 th -29 th May – Whitsun Half Term Holiday 31 st May – Y6 to Dol-Y-Moch (Return 4 th June) Please note there will be no After School Activity Clubs weeks commencing:- 23 rd March 6 th April 27 th April. Match Attack Club Please note that this Club, run by Mrs Holland, only takes place when a letter has been sent home in advance with your child. Otherwise these cards are banned from school. Your co-operation would be greatly appreciated. Thank You Mrs Holland No 11 17 th March 2009

2. Happy Birthday to all our children who celebrate their birthday during April. Year R – Oliver, Jack Year 1 – Shai, Jennifer, Alfie, Debanshu Year 2 – Amar, Liam Year 3/4B – Georgina, Kieran, Shannon Year 3/4R – Chloe W, Caitlin, Drew Year 5/6 E – Rebecca S, Nikita, Finlay Year 5/6 W – Jamie Yours sincerely Mrs N A Starritt Head Teacher Head Lice We have contacted our school nursing team to see if they can help us with the constant problem of head lice in school. They will contact us shortly with some ideas which we will pass on to you, to hopefully eradicate the problem, but in the meantime please make sure you check your child's hair regularly. If you need any help please contact the School Nurse directly on 76217352. Glasses We still have in the office a pair of child’s glasses that were found in school. Can you please check to see if your child has lost any glasses and if so please claim them from the office. Thank You Y6 Dol-Y-Moch Meeting for Parents This will take place on Tuesday 7 th April at 4pm and will be run by Mr Woods who will be accompanying the children to Dol-Y-Moch. Parents will be provided with information packs and we will answer any questions that parents may have about the trip. An invitation letter will follow shortly. Parents Consultation You should have received a letter about Parents Consultation arrangements for this term. It is your opportunity to find out about the work the children have been engaged in and to discuss with class teachers any concerns that you may have. If you haven’t received a letter please call in to the school office where we will do our best to get things sorted out for you. Share Group During this year we have involved Year Two parents in a Family Learning Group. They have been a great bunch to work with and they have had a brilliant time. As part of the fun they have made a Story Sack for the year two children to support their Literacy work. You can see the group on the website. We are hoping to extend this Family Learning to another year group after the summer holidays. Thanks to Mrs. Holland for organising this venture and of course for providing refreshments! Easter Bonnet Parade For the Easter bonnet parade the school have decided to make hats out of recyclable materials. KS2 (Years 3-6) will make theirs in school time and KS1 will make theirs at home. Parents/carers also have a chance to make their own Easter bonnets in our adult’s parade!!! The School Council will judge this parade.