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October 2007

1 Harvest Celebrations
2 Reception Classes
3 Parents’ Evening
4 School Celebrations
5 Diary Dates
6 Quicken Trust

Dear Parents

Everyone is welcome to the Friends of Hawkes Farm AGM on Monday, 8th October at 3.30pm in the Junior Hall. A new Committee needs to be formed at this meeting with a Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. The planned events for this term are the Pumpkin Disco and Christmas Fair. Please do try and come along as we desperately need your support for our annual events to go ahead.

1 HARVEST CELEBRATION
Our Harvest celebration this year will take place on Wednesday, 10th October. We will be supporting our local community by taking contributions to Grangemead Resource Centre and Hare Lodge. We will also be supporting Christian Aid and Feed a Kid for a Quid (The Quicken Trust – see overleaf)

We would very much welcome your contributions, and ask that the Infant children bring in produce and the Junior children choose both / or one of the chosen charities.

Our Harvest celebration will be led by Reverend Stan Tomalin, the children will be contributing with songs, poems, drama and art work. We have sent out a special invite to Year 1 and Year 3 to join us on this occasion.

2 RECEPTION CLASSES
The new reception children have settled in extremely well to school. They have all benefited from the opportunity of small groups during the first couple of weeks. As a new parent, please do come in and see us if you have any questions or concerns. We hope that you can also attend the meeting on Monday, 8th October and get involved in some of our fantastic events.

3 PARENTS’ EVENING
You should have received your letter last week about booking a time for the Autumn Parents’ Evenings. The reception class always sign up first on a noticeboard in their porch area. If you have not seen this please ask the classteacher.

4 CELEBRATION OF OUR SUCCESSES
Once again Hawkes Farm School is recognised for its outstanding achievements. During last year the school achieved the following awards for its achievements in the arts, promoting healthy lifestyle, approach to international studies and investments in supporting staff development:
1 Artsmark Gold Award
2 Healthy Schools Award
3 Intermediate International Award
4 Investors in People Award

With the outstanding academic results achieved at the end of Year 2 and Year 6 and the awards for a range of other opportunities, Hawkes Farm is recognised for providing an excellent all round education for all children in a very supportive and highly skilled environment. Thank you to all the staff and governors who work so hard to ensure that the children receive the very best.

REMINDER: All children need to bring a coat to school for those chilly playtimes.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Monday, 8th October at 3.30 pm.

Yours sincerely

Mrs V Cobb – Headteacher


5 DIARY DATES
Please use the calendar on the school’s website which is regularly updated with all future events. www.hawkesfarm.co.uk

Thur 4/10 School Nurse to visit Reception Classes
Mon 8/10 FOHF AGM – 3.30 pm Junior Hall
Wed 10/10 Harvest Assemblies – Infant 9.00am Yr 1
Parents. Juniors 10.15am Yr 3 Parents
Tue 16/10 Parents’ Evening 3.30 – 6.00 pm
Thur 18/10 Parents’ Evening 4.30 – 7.00 pm
Thur 18/10 Last day of Term 1
Fri 19/10 INSET DAY
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Mon 29/10 Term 2 Begins
Wed 31/10 Year 5 Brighton Museum/Preston Manor
Mon 19/11 Year 6 IMPS training
Wed 21/11 Fire Safety Training
Thur 22/11 “ “ “ “ “
Mon 26/11 Year 3 Roman Day
Wed 28/11 School Nurse – Autumn Born Health Checks
Mon 3/12 Years 5 & 6 – Big Sing at Winter Gardens
Fri 7/12 Mufti Day
Sat 8/12 FoHF Christmas Fair - 2.00 – 5.00 pm
Tue 11/12 Rec & Year 1 Christmas Play – 9.30 am
Wed 12/12 “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “
Thur 13/12 Year 2 Christmas Play – 9.30 am
Mon 17/12 KS2 Christmas Service – St Mary’s Church
Tue 18/12 Christmas Lunch
Thur 20/12 Last day of Term 2
Fri 21/12 INSET DAY

Quicken Trust
PO Box 113 Hailsham BN27 4US
Telephone & Fax: (01323) 832361 Email: contactus@quickentrust.com
Website: www.quickentrust.com
Charity Registration No. 1102474 Company Registration No. 5047081

Dear Parents

Feed a Kid for a Quid Campaign

We are delighted to inform you that Hawkes Farm Primary School has decided to take part in Quicken Trust’s fundraising campaign which could be used for either Harvest or Christmas. We are seeking to improve the lives of many orphaned children in a rural village of Uganda called Kabubbu. These children only get one meal of vegetables per day and we are hoping to raise money for a “Porridge Kitchen” so that they can have breakfast to start the day on – possibly their only meal.

Your children have been asked to make and decorate a DIY collection box (which we have provided through the school) which they will bring home. Every £1 they collect in this box provides porridge for a child in Kabubbu for a month. We would like to assure you that 100% of monies collected will be used in full in Kabubbu as our administration costs are separately funded.

We would like to thank you for your kind co-operation and encouragement of your children taking part in this much needed project.