DECEMBER 2014 Newsletter Primary email: [email protected] tel. 070 7001600 Dear Parents, The festive month has started and we are looking forward to celebrating this with you and our pupils. The cold weather and festivities create an exciting winter atmosphere, which we all love! In this newsletter, we would like to give you an update on current matters as well as information about upcoming events. Upcoming events During the month December there are several events about which I would like to inform you: - On the 5th of December Sinterklaas will visit our school. He will arrive at 08:45 at the main play ground in front of the school. In order to make sure that the children have a good view to the arrival of Sinterklaas I kindly ask you to follow the instructions from the teachers. - On the 16th of December from 18:00 - 20:00 we are going to celebrate Christmas with the children in school. During the children’s dinner parents can wait in the Atrium and enjoy a drink and a snack organised by the school and the PTA. An official invitation will be sent to you by our Christmas Committee to explain in detail what is expected. Also on the 18th of December, a Christmas assembly will take place at 09:00, which you are welcome to attend. Please remember that Thursday the 18th of December is the last day of school before the Holiday. We will start again on Tuesday the 6th of January 2015. Cake Bake & Book Sale On Wednesday the 26th of November the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) organised the second Cake Bake & Book Sale for this school year. French books were sold for the first time this year and it was a huge succes! The PTA raised 1000 euro’s (a record). The money will be used towards the organisation of the Summer Party. On behalf of the ESH: Thank you PTA and thank you parents for your contributions! Vogelgriep - Bird Flu in The Netherlands We would like to assure you that the chicken served in our canteen is safe for your children to eat. All chicken that is sold in a store has passed an inspection from the NVWA (National Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority) and this applies to all the food purchased for consumption in our canteen. Nursery Playground As mentioned in our last newsletters the discussions about the Nursery playground are still ongoing and we are going towards a final decision. The estimated time line is as follow: final decision regarding the proposed quotations: mid December, start renovations during the Christmas Holiday and the month of January (if the weather permits). We would like to open the renovated play ground for the Nursery department before the February holiday. Class Representatives I would like to thank all class representatives for putting their name forward and help us in daily school life. I would also like to inform you that Ms Ania James is the Coordinator for the Class Reps. Movember During the month of November several male teachers grew moustaches as part of the ‘Movember Month’. We are proud to announce that the winner of the Moustache contest is Mr Guillaume Roux from Primary and Mr Mathieu Baudet from Secondary. The Movember Foundation funds men’s health programmes, particularly with regard to Prostate and Testicular Cancer as well as mental health. More details can be found at: http://nl.movember.com/en/ All money raised will go to the Movember Foundation in the Netherlands. Thank you very much for any contributions that you have given towards this worthy cause. Also the pats on the back and thumbs-up we have been receiving the past few weeks have been greatly appreciated! Best regards, The Movember Participants School Nurse Through cooperation with the Centre for Youth and Welfare (CJG) here in The Hague, a nurse has been allocated to our school, who is based at CJG Segbroek. During the school year parents will receive an invitation to see the school nurse together with their child on a specific day and time. At the moment several of our pupils in P4 and P5 have received the invite. The focus of these meetings is on the medical and social-emotional well-being of your child. We kindly request you to attend these sessions with the school nurse. If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please consult our school guide or contact our support department via [email protected] New Members of Staff Reception: On Tuesday and Thursday Brigitte Mahieu is working at the reception together with Ms Birgitta Blank. Ms Lisa Poot is working from the 1st of December as the PA of Ms de Graaf. Ms Paula Rufini will replace Ms Olga D’Auria as a L1 Italian Teacher. Ms Rufini will start on the 6th of January but will in the mean time prepare herself together with Ms D’Auria for a good handover. Primary children drop-off procedure A kind reminder to all parents of children in the Primary cycle of our school to please say goodbye to your children on the ground floor. Because of the increase in traffic internally in the building, we would like to limit the amount of people on the stairs to a minimum. We thank you for your cooperation. Closing Words With December here, the festive season is beginning. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a wonderful Sinterklaas and all the best for your Christmas preparations. Kind Regards, Eugene Voorneman Deputy-Director Primary
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