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This is the latest Weekly Update, published on Friday 30 September.  It covers activities for the week beginning Monday 3 October.

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1. Attendance
2. What's On during the week beginning Mon 3 October
3. News, Messages, Reminders!
5. This Week's Achievers Assembly
5. Dates for your Diary

 

1. Attendance for week ending Friday 30 September
 
Reception: 90.3% 2G: 97.1% 5C: 88.5% Whole School:

94.4%
1S: 98.5% 3M: 97.4% 6M: 97.3%
1H: 91.6% 4H: 92.9%  

Champion Attenders Award ('Spike') winners this week: 1S. Well Done!

Average attendance so far this academic year (since 6 Sep 2011): 94.7%

Remember

· 100% attendance in a week enters your child into a Prize Draw!

· The class with the best attendance each week wins the Spike Award.

· 98%, 99%, 100% attendance for a full term automatically earns a certificate (Bronze, Silver, Gold). Please keep in touch!

If your child is absent, please immediately inform the school by telephone. This ensures that the absence will not be ‘unauthorised’. Thank you.

Good attendance is vital for your child’s learning!

 

2. What's On this week: Mon 3 - Fri 7 October     

Every Day of the week:

· Could all parents please make sure your child brings PE kit to school. Thankyou.

· Could all parents please make sure your child wears school uniform every day. Please make sure uniform has your child’s name on. Thankyou.

· Homework - please make sure it is in on time! Thanks!

· Breakfast Club - 8.00 to 8.50 (£1.20 per day).

· No jewellery, chewing gum, sweets or mobile phones allowed in school. Thankyou for your support with this.

· Mon-Friday ICT lunchtime club 12.30-1.00.

Monday 3 October

· Breakfast Club from 8.00am

· Parents'Group 9.00

· Lunchtime: ICT Club

· PE: Yr 1. Shorts, t-shirt and trainers/plimsols please

Tuesday 4 October
· Breakfast Club from 8.00am

·Morning break - toast KS1 & KS2 (10p per slice)

· Lunchtime: ICT Club

· Violin & Cello tuition

· PE: Reception. Shorts, t-shirt and trainers/plimsols please

· 3.20-4.30: After School Clubs - ICT, Arts & Crafts, Cross Stitch, Let's Get Cooking, Messy Play, Gymnastics (all £1 charge)

Wednesday 5 October

· Breakfast Club from 8.00am

· Lunchtime: ICT Club

· PE: Yr 2, Yr 5 (Shorts, t-shirt and trainers/plimsols please)

· Year 4 Swimming

· 3.20-4.30: After School Clubs - Keep Fit, Boys Football, Girls Football, Film Club, Design Club, Just Dance! (all £1 charge)

Thursday 6 October
· Breakfast Club from 8.00am

· Lunchtime: ICT Club

·Morning break - toast KS1 & KS2 (10p per slice)

· Yr 4 recorders class with Mr Preston

· 2.00-3.00. Cornet (brass) instrumental tuition with Mr Preston

· PE: Reception, Yr 3, Yr 4. Shorts, t-shirt and trainers/plimsols please

· 3.15-4.15. Netball Club.

Friday 7 October
· Breakfast Club from 8.00am

· Lunchtime: ICT Club

· P.M. Year 6 Dance / PE. Shorts, t-shirt and trainers/plimsols please

 

3. News, Messages, Reminders!

Genes for Jeans Day
It’s non uniform day on Friday 7th October. The children can, if they wish, wear jeans or denim...or just regular non-uniform if they prefer. Those who wear non uniform should bring 50p - we will donate this to Jeans for Genes charity - this is a very worth cause, supporting research into genetic disorders that affect babies.

 Foundation Stage Parents’ Meeting
Thank you to all of the parents that attended the meeting - we hope you found it very useful.

Family Learning
This term, we are hoping to run a BTEC Sports Course with SAFC - there are still places available - or full details ask at the school office. (Next term, it’s time for more DANCE with Sunderland University - we will be recruiting for that course in November).

Homework
Could all parents and carers ensure that children return homework on time.

Dogs
Please note that dogs are not allowed on the school site.

Headlice Checking Request
Can all parents please check your child’s hair regularly for headlice please.

Parking
Can parents please remember to park in the two open areas at the bottom of Spelterworks Road.  Anyone who parks directly outside of school may cause a dangerous hazard.  Thank you.

A note on ear-piercings
If your child has their ears pierced, please ensure they wear only very small studs.  This is to avoid any accidents. As a general policy, we would discourage the wearing of any form of ear-rings or studs in school - however we understand that some children have had this done and that as a parent you may feel that you want your child to wear small studs.

 Attendance
Every week we give out awards to our best attenders.  Please do all that you can to support your child’s attendance in school.  Thank you

 

4. This week's Achievers Assembly

In today’s Achievers’ Assembly we:

·Gave out the Achievers’ Certificates for this week (2 per class)

·Said ‘well done’ to all pupils for a superb week!

·Thanked our brilliant, multi-talented teachers and support staff for their hard work this week. 
 

This week's Achievers are:

Miss Hough’s class: Chloe Young & Charleigh Kelly

Miss Stabler’s class: Olivia Dobrowolska & Cameron Swales

Miss Grainger’s class: Radhi Hussain & Ellie Moreton

Miss McLoughlin’s class: James Docherty & Connor Cassidy

Miss Heddle’s class: Summer Conley & Ryan Taggart

Mrs Collins’s class: Sabbique Hussain & Lauren Petty

Mrs Millican's & Mrs Miller's class: Victoria Armstrong & Dalton Gray

Remember: at Grangetown we are ALL Achievers!
5. Dates for your Diary

Fri 7 Oct. Jeans for Genes Day – non-uniform with 50p donation for charity please.
Mon 10 Oct. School photographer.
Wed 19 Oct. Harvest Festival Assembly 9.30 a.m. Parents & carers warmly invited
 Mon 24th – Fri 28th October - Half Term Break
Thurs 3 Nov. 5.30 Cheese & Wine Evening. Parents & carers warmly invited.
Week beginning Mon 7 Nov. Themed week – Writing.
Tues 8 Nov. (i) EYFS Parents’ Open Afternoon: Mrs Mitchell’s Key Group. (ii) Yrs 3,4,5,6 Parents’ Open Afternoon
Wed 9 Nov. EYFS Parents’ Open Afternoon: Miss Booth’s Key Group
Thurs 10 Nov. (i) EYFS Parents’ Open Afternoon: Miss Tose’s Key Group. (ii) Yrs 1 & 2 Parents’ Open Afternoon (Miss Hough and Miss Stabler).
Wed 7 Dec. EYFS Parents Xmas Crafts Workshop
Thurs 8 Dec. KS1 Parent Workshop – Xmas Crafts.
Tues 13 Dec. 1.30. Working Space Theatre present Oliver Twist

This will be updated every week. Also see our website for dates & events: www.grangetown.sunderland.sch.uk