December 20, 2006
Mr Procter's Retirement
Mr 'Mike' Procter, school caretaker for the past 10 years, retires at the end of this week. He was given a warm sendoff in the final assembly of term yesterday. After being presented with a garden lounger and cards designed by all the yeargroups in the school, he was treated to a rendition of the song 'Tragedy', especially adapted by the school's music director, Kerensa Porter.
Mike Paschler, chair of the Governors, and Melanie Izon, chair of the Friends of Hawkes Farm, both paid tribute to Mr Procter's conscientious work.
Earlier in the assembly Teaching Assistants were presented with certificates for completing a training course earlier in the year.
In the afternoon Mr Thorn attended a meeting of the Learning Platform Group, which discussed the conference recently attended by Dee Hughes, and possible ways forward. Two documents hot off the press from SEGfL - one directed at local authorities, the other at schools - were circulated.
December 18, 2006
KS2 Parties
KS2 children had their Christmas parties this afternoon.
The December newsletter is now available online.
http://www.hawkesfarm.co.uk/newsletters/2006/dec06.php
Dry 8C
December 15, 2006
Carols & Parties
The older children had their annual carol service at St Mary's Church on Tuesday.
Watch clips from the service and the rehearsal...
On Wednesday children had staff had their Christmas lunch and this afternoon KS1 children had their Christmas parties and visit from Father Christmas.
The December newsletter went home in hard copy today. It will be online on Monday.
The Friends' chairperson, Melanie Izon, announced that over £2500 was raised at last Saturday's Christmas Fair - a great result for all the hard work put into the event.
December 11, 2006
Blogbook Is Back
We're back! For a while it looked as if we were gone forever, with all previous blogbook entries held irretrievably in a mangled database.
But a lot of time and the odd stroke of fortune (to make up for the many blows of misfortune) have got things working again.
No attempt will be made to back-blog the missing term, I'm afraid. So autumn 2006 will remain undocumented here. For the record you can always refer to the monthly newsletters.
In the meantime, we're into the last full week of term, with the infant nativities already performed and the KS2 Carol Service at St Mary's church coming up tomorrow.
Heavy rain 10C
A Present For The Baby
Gallery available NOW! - Movie now available too!
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