newsletter 6 summer 2012

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Helping children be the best they can beDear Parents, Governors and Children,

OUR NEXT HOLIDAY - SPRING BANK HOLIDAYOur next holiday is Late Spring Bank Holiday, which this year

coincides with the Royal Jubilee. We break up at 3.30 p.m. on Friday 1st June,and we return to school at 8.45 a.m. on Monday 11th June.

OUR NEXT TRAINING DAYSOur final two training days of this school year are Friday 29th June and Monday 2nd Julyand school will be closed to children on these dates. We thought you would appreciatea reminder of these so you can organise childcare if necessary.

JUBILEE RAFFLEWe would really appreciate donations of prizes for our Jubilee raffle. If you have anythingsuitable for prizes, or you can help in obtaining prizes, please drop them in at the office.Spare raffle tickets are also available if you require more.

JUBILEE CELEBRATION PICNICTickets are now on sale for our Jubilee Celebration Picnic. The tickets are being sold fora donation of 20p and if you wish to attend, you will need a ticket for site securitypurposes. If the weather is wet, then the picnic will be cancelled and there will be norefund of money. Children will then be picnic-ing indoors and unfortunately we wont haveroom for parents. We hope the fine weather will last for our celebration, and we hope to see manyof you there. Please see attached letter for further details of the celebration for Years 1 to Year 6.Nursery and Reception have had a separate letter.

NON-UNIFORM DAYTo celebrate the Jubilee Day further, we are inviting children to come in Red, White andBlue non-uniform on June 1st (NOT fancy dress please). Any combination of the colourswill be fine, so please dont think you have to buy something special. The staff will also tryand continue this theme, so please look out for them, tastefully dressed in keeping with

the day!

MEMORIAL JUBILEE TEA TOWEL SELLING FASTThe children have produced a Memorial Jubilee Tea Towel which is decorated with small self

drawn portraits of the children at school. There are two different towels one for Nursery,

Reception and Key Stage 1, and another with the children from Key Stage 2. The towelshave arrived and are available to view in your childs class. If you would like topurchases these towels they are on sale at the school office at a price of 2.50 each.The towels are a fantastic memento of this Diamond Jubilee and a great keepsake for

the children in years to come as a reminder of where they were when this historic eventoccurred. They are selling quickly, so please dont miss out.


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HOT WEATHER - HATS, WATER BOTTLES AND SUN CREAMPlease remember to send your child with a hat for the sun, and a water bottlenow the hot weather has decided to come back. Wide necked bottles can befilled from the water coolers in school. Please remember to put your childsname in the hat. Also, putting sun cream on your child before they leave home

the morning would be a good idea if you feel they need it. Thank you.

VOLUNTEERS FOR THE OLYMPIC TORCHAs you may know, the Olympic Flame is passing along Balby Road on Tuesday 26th June,

between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. We would like to take the children up through the park towitness this historic event, but we need your help. If you would be available to walk up with

your childs class and help us keep the children safe, we would be very grateful. DMBC cannotgive us any guarantees about the way the route will be patrolled, so we would rather err on the side

of caution and have more help than necessary. Please give your name to your childs class teacherif you are able to help. Thank you.

PARSON HOUSE MEETING YEAR 6Just to remind parents that there will be a meeting for those involved in the Year 6 parsonHouse residential visit on Wednesday 30th May, at 3.30 p.m. in the Year 6 area. We will beable to answer any last-minute questions you might have about the visit and give you

further details of the activities, groups etc. We look forward to seeing you there.

SPORTS DAYSOur Sports Days will be held in Sports Week, and further details of times etc. will be on next

weeks newsletter. However, just so you can note it in your diary, they will be heldas follows;

Year 1 & 2 on Monday 25th JuneReception on Tuesday 26th June

Year 3 & 4 on Wednesday 27th JuneYear 5 & 6 on Thursday 28th June

All events will be held after lunch, but we will send further details next week

BREAKFAST CLUB SAFETYBreakfast Club opens at 8 a.m. and we often remind parents that there is no supervision for thechildren before this time. Please impress on your child that they must wait inside the schoolgrounds for Breakfast Club to open. We are currently experiencing a number of children,mainly boys, waiting on the pavement outside school, pushing and generally playingabout (this is within sight of the CCTV, so we are sure that it is happening). If theplay became rough, they are so near to the road that an accident might occur. Pleasemake sure your child is aware of the danger, and stress that they should wait inside the schoolgate until Breakfast Club opens at 8 a.m. Thank you for your support.

LOST

One pink trainer has been lost in Key Stage 1. Please check your childs bag to see if it hasbeen put with their PE kit by mistake. Thank you.

CROSSING LITTLEMOOR LANE AND PARKINGWe now have a new Crossing Patrol Warden, so please impress on your childrenthat they should use the warden when they try to cross the road. Again we areasking that you park sensitively when you bring and collect your children, bearingin mind not blocking our neighbours drives or double parking and causing

problems for children trying to cross the roads. Additionally, please do not park ON thepavement, as buggies and wheelchairs need the space on the footpath, as well as it being dangerous forchildren if you try to drive on the path. Thank you for your co-operation.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NEWSLETTERWe are encouraging the children to contribute to our weekly newsletter withstories, pictures and items of interest they have done in the classroom ouroutside school. The contributions this week are from Year 4, Indigo &Blue classes. Look out for more class contributions in the comingweeks


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Year 4s visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Blue and Indigo class recently visited the Yorkshire

Wildlife Park, we had a brilliant time despite the fact that itrained and rained and rained and rained and rained

We had a talk about

meerkats

stroked wallabies

had a talk from Jessica about

endangered species


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and saw lots of other wild animals

Do you know what they are?


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Balby Central Primary School

Jubilee Arrangements

Dear Parents

On Friday 1st June we will be celebrating the Queens Diamond

Jubilee. We are encouraging everyone to join in the spirit of the day

by wearing an outfit of red white and blue.

Our celebration will start with all the children being involved in a series of

fun activities and games.

At 11.15pm you are invited to come and join in the Big Jubilee Picnic. The Picnic kicks off

with performances from the children in each Key Stage with a repertoire of songs toentertain you.

This will be followed by our Big PicnicNo hot meals will be available to purchase on this

day. However, your child can purchase a special Jubilee packed lunch for 2.00 - the

same price as a normal school meal. Alternatively you may send your child with a packed

lunch from home. If your child wishes to have a school Jubilee packed lunch (and doesnt

usually have a school meal) please send your money in an envelope on Monday, as this

will help cook in her organisation.

If you could bring with you something to sit on or picnic blanket this would be a huge helpthere are some lovely ones for sale at 1.00 in many of the pound shops. If you felt inclined

you could buy one for the picnic then donate it to school afterwards, this would be really

appreciated

We expect the performances will finish at about 12.00 at which time the picnic will begin. If

you would like to join the picnic you will need to bring your picnic with you when you

come along at 11.15am. The event will be over by 1.10 pm but there will be no

opportunity to take school age children home early - they will be expected to stay until

normal closing time at 3.30pm.

So what do you need to do now:

Dress yourself and your children in any clothes with a theme of red white or blue

Turn up at 11.15 a.m. and bring along your picnic lunch if you wish to do so.

Stay and enjoy the musical repertoires and eat your picnic

Leave about 1.15 pm or kindly stay behind and help us tidy up

We hope you can come along and join in the fun. Tea and coffee will be on sale along with

home baked cakes (donations gratefully received). The Jubilee raffle will also be drawn.

We look forward to seeing you there.

newsletter 6 summer 2012

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