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February, 2007

1 New Parents
2 Parents’ Evening
3 FoHF – Wildlife Area
4 Yrs 3 & 4 Production
5 School Food Policy
6 Christian Aid
7 Book Week
8 Menu Dates
9 Diary Dates
10 FoHF News

Dear Parents

We are at the end of Term 3 and all looking forward to the one week break.

1 NEW PARENTS
If your child is due to start school in September, please make sure you have handed in your green preference form to the school office. The East Sussex website also has an electronic form and access to the ‘Admissions Booklet’ for further information.

2 PARENT’S EVENING
Parents’ Evening will take place on:
Tuesday, 27th February from 3.30 – 6.00pm
Thursday, 1st March from 4.30 – 7.00pm
Letters went home on Monday asking you to sign up for an appointment by Friday, 9th February.

3 FOHF – WILDLIFE AREA
The new wildlife area is really beginning to take form. You can just about see the trail through the area. The fenced off area is where the new pond will be.

The next event run by the Friends will be a disco on Friday, 27th April.

4 YEARS 3 & 4 DRAMA PRODUCTION
“Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs”
This will take place on Thursday, 22nd March. Further information will be available nearer the time.

5 SCHOOL FOOD POLICY
During Terms 1 & 2, staff and governors have been looking at a draft Food Policy. We have sent draft copies of this policy to a sample group of parents throughout the school. If you are interested in reading and commenting on this, extra copies are available from the school office.

6 CHRISTIAN AID
We received a letter of thanks from Christian Aid for our Harvest donation of £194.87. Our gift helped support work in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries. Thank you for your support and contributions last Harvest (Term 1).

7 BOOK WEEK
This year we have organised a range of exciting activities for the children for our Book Week. Each year group will have its own theme. We have organised for bookmaking, storytelling, ‘Dress as a Character Day’ and the grand finale on the Friday with the Puppeteers.

This year we have received funding from the Hailsham cluster of schools with a focus on literacy. Mrs Gent (Early Years Team Leader and Literacy Subject Leader) is organising the activities. A letter is attached with more information and to say how you can get involved if you have some time to spare.

Look out for:
Science Week – 12th March
Multi-cultural Arts Week – 11th June

We hope that your child will enjoy the extra enrichment activities that these theme weeks will bring.

8 MENU DATES
Due to the success of our current menu, we shall continue to run it until the Easter Holiday.
w/c 19th Feb - wk 2 w/c 26th Feb – wk 3
w/c 5th Mar – wk 1 w/c 12th Mar – wk 2
w/c 19th Mar – wk 3 w/c 26th Mar – wk 1
New menus will be issued prior to the Easter break.
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Thank you for your continued support this term. Have a good break.

Mrs V Cobb
Headteacher

9 DIARY DATES
Fri 9/2 Staff show organised by School Council (see separate letter)
“ “ Last Day of Term 3

Mon 19/2 Term 4 begins
Mon 26/2 Book Week (see separate letter)
Tue 27/2 Parents’ Evening 3.30 – 6.00pm
Thur 1/3 Parents’ Evening 4.30 - 7.00pm
“ “ School Nurse to Reception
Fri 2/3 Puppeteers Performance to
celebrate the end of Book Week
Mon 12/3 Science Week (info to follow in Term 4)
Fri 16/3 Red Nose Day (to be organised by School Council)
Thur 22/3 Years 3 & 4 Performance
Fri 23/3 Year 6 Newhaven Fort Trip (letter to go home in Term 4)
Fri 30/3 Last Day of Term 4

Mon 16/4 Term 5 begins
Thur 19/4 Class and Team Photos
Fri 27/4 FoHF Spring Disco
Mon 7/5 May Bank Holiday – School Closed
Tue 8/5 Years 3 / 4 / 5 Optional SATS Week
Mon 14/5 Year 6 National SATS Week
Mon 21/5 5RD Pyke House Residential (2 nights)
Wed 23/5 5GB Pyke House Residential (2 nights)
Fri 25/5 Last Day of Term 5

Mon 4/6 Inset Day
Tue 5/6 Term 6 begins
Fri 8/6 Year 6 PGL Weekend Residential
Mon 11/6 Year 6 PGL Return
“ “ Multicultural Arts Week
Tue 19/6 Infant Sports Afternoon
Tue 26/6 Junior Sports Day
Fri 6/7 School Reports Go Home
Wed 25/7 Inset Day
Thur 26/7 Last Day of Term 6

10 FOHF NEWS – FEBRUARY, 2007

Behind bars – the new interactive environmental classroom is developing fast with a completion date scheduled for the start of next term. As many of you will be aware that part of the infant’s playground has been sectioned off for safety and behind this area the new classroom is taking shape; and so if you have a few moments spare have a look to see how Rob Field (A professional landscaper and reception class parent) through funding from the Friends is developing the area for our children.

Funds raised last term but not previously itemised: Yellow Moon Christmas fundraising catalogues: £160

Reminder – Sutton Seeds catalogues. If you want to place an order, please dig out those catalogues and get your order in to the school by 9th February.

Forthcoming Events:
February – Yellow Moon catalogues – A new bunch of educational and creative gift ideas bursting at the seams for purchase at any time up until