St Alphege CE Infant School Newsletter 15 December 19th 2014 Value of the Month:- Love Music of the Month:- Music for Advent and Christmas School Cups The eleven school cups were awarded at the final school assembly of the year. We were delighted to present them to the following pupils:Endeavour Cup - Angus Clowes Mathematics Cup - Richard Zhao Literacy Cup - Paula Proto Courtesy Cup - William Hughes Music Cup - Katie Savage Art Cup - Tilly Duffy PE Cup - Isaac Maddy Sunshine Cup - Elodie Muldoon St Alphege Boy - Harry Probyn St Alphege Girl - Jessica Filmer Listening Cup - Madison Learoyd Health and Safety You are asked to think of other people’s children when leaving your dogs at the front of the school; some children are genuinely frightened when walking past. Remember that the first day of term for the children is Tuesday 6 January 2015 Reception Christmas Eucharist Wow, what a FANTASTIC church Service we shared on Wednesday. A true reminder that:‘Jesus is the Reason for the Season!’ Thank you so much for helping us to remember that, amidst all the festive fun, Christmas is actually the celebration of a remarkable birth many, many years ago. During the school closure, please take time to enjoy all your own family celebrations. NOWZAD Please bring in any use postage stamps as Juniors are collecting them to support the NOWZAD charity. You can find out all about the charity on the internet but essentially its aim is to improve the welfare of the animals of Afghanistan; which includes humanely reducing the stray dog population which in turn will reduce the incidents of canine rabies, provide animal welfare education for the Afghan people and develop training programmes to improve the lives of working animals. Help! We need scrap paper or colouring books for use outside by those children who would rather not engage in energetic play! Thank you! Energy Saving! We can report that the Infant School has successfully reduced its CO2 and Gas and Electric usage by 5%. This equates to a saving of £188.86. Well done everyone!! Missing uniform.. Matilda Knights’ labelled cardigan is missing, please could you check that your child has the correct one. Clubs Commencing 5 January 2015 Please remember to park on the main school playground NOT the staff allocated bays at the front or rear of school. Your co-operation with this is greatly appreciated. Thank you. T NO FootieBugs Starts 13th Dance/Cheerleading 3.25pm - 4.25pm W Tennis 3.25pm- 4.30pm Th Gymnastics 8am-8.45am All years Chatterbooks 3.25pm-4.15pm GROUP TWO Smart Scribblers 3.25pm-4.15pm GROUP TWO Martial Art 3.25pm-4.20pm All Years French Club 3.25pm-4.15pm All years Godly Play Lunchtime Type of Club School Run (FOC) Outside let (£) F Class Attendance Lates Class Attendance Lates Christmas Mini-Challenge. R 90% 2 G 96.3% 7 B 86% 1 P 96% 1 Y 97.5% 2 I 97.3% 4 O 92.7% 3 V 95% 4 If your children enjoyed being part of the Summer Reading Challenge then they may like to take part in this year's Christmas minichallenge. Go to the Summer Reading Challenge website for more info and for the chance to win family tickets to Disney on Ice. Attendance/punctuality for week beginning 08.12.14 Sickness is still an issue Year 2 Riddles (written by Nathan Massey) I have to be pulled by reindeer; When Santa comes he sits on me; Santa fills a bag with presents and puts the bag on me. What am I? Admissions The closing date to apply for a reception or Junior (for infants only) place is 15 January. Parents can use the online system at www.solihull.gov.uk/enrol to make their applications at any time until the closing date. Applications received after the closing date are late and will almost certainly affect the outcome of your application. I have to look after my wife; My wife is about to have a baby; My son was born on Christmas day. Who am I? Mayoral Visit The Mayor has asked me to pass on her congratulations to all our children. Attending both our Christmas Bazaar and Christmas Eucharist she has had the opportunity to see, first hand, how super St Alphege Infant and Nursery children are. She is looking forward to her visit to both Infant and Junior schools in January 2015. www.st-alphege-inf.solihull.sch.uk