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Newsletter 7th October 2022

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Message from the Headteacher 

 Dear Parents/Carers, 

The children in Year 1 and the whole school have been busily rehearsing songs to sing at the Harvest Festival service next week. The service will take place in St John's Church at 2pm. The church are asking for non-perishable food items to be brought along to the service which will then be distributed to a local food bank. This could include dried pasta, tins of soup, packets of biscuits. You can either bring the food to the service yourself or send it into school with your child. 

Can I remind you as the weather changes, and we have rain showers and lower temperatures it is really important that your child is sent to school every day with a warm and waterproof coat or jacket with their name in it. 

Thank you for your support, 

Kerry Devane 

 

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Dates for your Diary  

Parent/Carer Consultation Week -Week Beginning 10th October

School Photos - Monday 10th October.

Flu Vaccinations - Thursday 13th October. Please complete the consent form before the day. https://www.somersetsaint.co.uk/Forms/Flu School Code: SM123759 

Harvest Festival in the Church - Friday 14th October at 2pm. Parents welcome.

Last day of the Autumn half Term - Thursday 20th October. 

First day back after October break - Monday 31st October. 

Glastonbury Frost Fayre 26th November.

Holy Thorn Wednesday 14th December @ 10am on the Church grounds. 

Carol Service Thursday 15th December @ 2pm in the Church.

Reminder: Friday, October 21st is an Inset day. 

PTA News 

Our first PTA meeting has been set for Thursday 20th October 3.15-4.15pm.

We welcome all, so please come along. The more people involved, the more we can do to create funds to keep our school pool running and support extra curricular activities for our children.

Hot drinks and biscuits will be available and children are absolutely welcome!

If you would like to email the PTA with any ideas or enquires please do so. 

stjohnsinfantspta@gmail.com

Thank you for your support, 

Gemma Stout (PTA Chair)

Attendance 

Our target for attendance is 95%

This week it was 89%, which is a disappointing drop.

Top class this week is FOXES  again with 95% Brilliant, Foxes !

Top year group this week is YEAR TWO with 93% - Well done, YEAR 2!

Parenting Tip

RELATIONSHIPS - Quality Time

Last week, I talked about some of the things we would need in place to make any relationship successful. One of these was Quality Time. 

It's a surprise for many parents to hear that 30 seconds to 2 minutes of QUALITY time, frequently throughout the day is better than, less frequent longer periods. 

A day trip to Longleat etc feels like it should provide an excellent opportunity for shared adventure and bonding. What parents often find, as they drive home with crying, tired, over-stimulated children, is that they're left feeling a bit under appreciated! 

Time that's important to your relationship is time when your child approaches you to show you something or have a chat. When they do, stop what you're doing and share that quality time. 

 

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Achievements 

Well done to Marley in Foxes Class who moved up to Green reading level this week we are so proud of you! 

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Artist of the week 

This week the children have been learning about the artist Sir Frank Bowling.

Sir Richard Sheridan Franklin Bowling OBE RA (born 26 February 1934), known as Frank Bowling, is a Guyana-born British artist.

Bowling's paintings have been shown in numerous exhibitions in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States and are included in major private and corporate collections worldwide.

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-frank-bowling

School Prayer 

 

Dear God,

Thank you for loving us and teaching us how to love, persevere and respect each other in everything we do. 

Amen

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