Newbridge Newsletter Autumn Term : Week 5 Friday 3rd October 2014 Aiming High Building Bridges Preparing For Life A message from the Headmistress Dear Parents, Exciting news! Next week the contractors start on the much needed repairs and redecoration of the front elevation of the old house. Please be vigilant when supervising your children in this area. We also have a new phone system in school aimed at improving communication and directing your call to the person who will be able to help you the most! Details on page 3. Kind regards, Mrs S.A. Fisher - Headmistress Special Award for Independent Learning Project Many congratulations to Tanita Patel (Year Six) for achieving a special award for her Independent Learning Project on World War One. Her beautiful embroidery and artwork compliment the depth of her research. Tanita spent some time in Wolverhampton archives and library and was particularly moved by the ‘white feather’ symbol. Independent Learning Projects—World War One Well done to the girls in Upper School who participated in the Independent Learning Project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War One. There were some excellent projects and all of them have been highly praised by staff and parents. Congratulations to Sienna Sahota, Rachel Bond, Leila Uppal, Rahma Umar, Keara Uppal and Elizabeth Burnett who had highly commended awards. Headteacher’s Awards were given to Madeleine Walker, Eleanor Harvey, Claudia Rosewarne, Esha Dudrah, Kiya Somal, Grace Rosewarne, Millie Braitch, Sachkirat Bhambra, Isabella Beech, Chloe Beech, Esha Bharj, Amy Timmins, Keira Sahota, Shreya Bhardwaj, Mya Hardawa and Jiya Undre. Repair and Redecoration to the Front Elevation. The repairs and redecoration to the front elevation along with some roof work will commence on Monday. Scaffolding will be on-site throughout October. This work needs to be started before the weather turns and so, unavoidably, the work will be taking place whilst school is in session. Please be aware that the children’s entrance will be out of action for the next few weeks. On arriving at school please use the door at the top of the garden, requiring access through the side gates—the girls will need to walk down the side driveway and back up the garden path. Girls in Upper school will also be dismissed from the lower gate at 3.45pm, as will any after school clubs. The car park will be out of use to all cars, so the road is likely to be more congested than normal. Please remember that Mark Hughes of Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis Club has given permission for cars to park next door. Staff cars must be parked down by the indoor courts. Please remind your children about the safety aspect on scaffolding and please supervise them closely when entering or leaving the site via the car park. If you were wondering, the plan is to return the building to its original paint work colour—I believe some of the old P.N.E.U. girls will be very pleased to hear that! New Telephone System - One Number: 01902 751088 This week Newbridge Preparatory School had a new telephone system fitted to improve our communication both with yourselves and internally. Please be aware that when you ring into school now on 01902 751088, you will hear this menu: To report a child absence, press 1 (Ms Kempson) For Accounts and Fees , press 2 (Mrs Walker) To speak to a member of staff from TOTs, press 3 (Mrs Moss) To speak to a member of staff from Nursery, press 4 (Mrs Charlesworth) For all other enquiries press 5 (Miss Taylor) The offices and telephones are staffed from 8.00 a.m. – 4.30 p.m. After this time, the phone system will automatically direct calls into After School Club for your convenience. The good news is that you now only need to remember one telephone number when contacting the school. All previous mobile numbers for TOTS, Nursery and After School Club are no longer in operation. One number: 01902 751088! Please may I also remind you that when coming into school, your first port of call is Miss Taylor, who is based in the room which was my old office. Please go directly to Miss Taylor, who will happily help you and direct you to the main school office if required. I know old habits die hard … I keep going the wrong way too! Yellow Belt for Kick Boxing Congratulations to Simran Virk (Reception) who has achieved her yellow belt in kick boxing — there is no stopping her! Singing Exam—Grade 1 Invitation from St Jude’s Church on 31st October 2014 Many congratulations to Isabella Beech (Year Five) who has passed her Trinity College Grade One singing exam with merit. Well done Isabella. This is a great achievement. For further information please contact : [email protected] MacMillan World's Largest Coffee Morning! Thank you to everyone who made and donated a cake, or came along for a fabulous coffee morning organised by Year Six. The total raised was: £383.51, and the winner of the 100’s & 1000’s game was K. Hardawa, who won £25.00. What a great start to our charity work this year! Mrs Turner met the Osmonds last weekend … What’s happened to Des? Housepoints so far this term! BLUE HOUSE GREEN HOUSE RED HOUSE NIGHTINGALE PANKHURST 365 344 383 The Week Ahead ….. Notes to parents: BE SMART! Individual Photographs on Tuesday. TOTS parents please see Mrs Moss. Dare to dream it …. SEACOLE Oct WEEK 6 - Menu C M 6 T 7 W 8 T 9 F 10 Dance 4 Individual Photographs 9.00am Jo Jingles 4/ Gymnastics 3/ICT 4 Year 3 Swimming 4/Ensemble 4 Tennis 4 Y5 London Cultural Visit Spanish 3/ Football 3 Y5 London Cultural Visit Brownies 4 New Life Clothes Sale - Parents’ Association Event The first PA Event this year is a win-win-win situation! You get to bag yourself some discounted high street and designer-label fashion items, the school raises funds and we all support the Newlife Foundation for disabled children. An event not to be missed! Tickets for this event are £5 each. Please ask Ms Kempson in the office for tickets or a member of the Parents' Association. Samaritan’s Purse - Shoebox Appeal This morning, Mrs Wallbridge visited the children in assembly to ask if they would like to pack a Christmas Shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. A leaflet will be sent out with this newsletter. How to Pack a Shoe Box: SHOEBOX: Find an empty medium-sized shoebox and wrap the box and lid separately. BOY OR GIRL? Decide if your gift is for a Boy or a Girl and the age category: 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14. Download and print the appropriate boy/girl label. Mark the correct age category and stick the label to the top of your shoebox. Get the Label. GIFT SUGGESTIONS Please fill your box with a selection of new gifts from the following list, or similar items: TOYS: Include items that children will immediately embrace such as dolls or stuffed toys (with CE label), toy trucks, harmonica, yo-yo, skipping rope, ball, small puzzles etc. SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Pens, pencils & sharpeners, crayons or felt pens, stamps & ink pad sets, writing pads or notebooks & paper, solar calculators, colouring & picture books etc. HYGIENE ITEMS: Toothbrush and toothpaste, bars of wrapped soap, comb or hairbrush, flannel. OTHER ITEMS: Hat, cap, gloves or scarf, sunglasses, hair accessories, jewellery set, wind up torch, wrapped sweets (sell-by date must be at least March of the following year). DO NOT INCLUDE: used or damaged items, war related items such as toy guns, play soldiers or knives; chocolate or other food items; liquids or lotions of any type including bubbles; medicines; hand-made or knitted stuffed toys; anything of a political, racial or religious nature; marbles or sharp objects; glass containers, mirrors or fragile items; clothing other than as listed above. INCLUDE £3 DONATION PER BOX: We ask for a minimum £3 shipping donation to cover UK transportation, overseas shipping and promotion for each box you prepare. You can give online to discover the destination of your shoebox. You can also write a cheque to Samaritan’s Purse, place it in an envelope and put it inside your shoebox, then secure the box with an elastic band. If you do more than one box, just make out one cheque to cover all of your shoebox donations, put it in an envelope and place it inside one of your shoeboxes. DROP YOUR SHOEBOX off at school by Friday 7th November in the main entrance.
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