Primary newsletter 12.07.19

Primary newsletter 12.07.19

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  12.7.19 Message from theHeadteacher I wanted to take the opportunity to write to parents before you receive the final round up of news next week. This week has been yet again a very busy one with yet more sporting occasions, including the secondary sports day, another music concert, transition evening, welcoming new Year 7 parents and our annual awards ceremony. I would like to also say a huge thank you to all of those who contributed to the highly successful “Slice of Summer” last Saturday. A group from the PSA, mainly led by Penny Lafferty and her team planned meticulously and this paid off! The sun shone, the children sang and everyone had fun and spent money! So a big thank you to all those of you who came- staff and their families, secondary parents and primary families. It is fast becoming a true all-through school event with a marvelous cake stall run by Jane Johnston and the Year 8s, and music from secondary students. Although not all bills in, the wonderful sum of over £5000 seems to be spoken about! Well done to everyone. Traditionally we say goodbye to a number of staff at this time of year. Firstly this year we have an unprecedented number of maternity leaves so we wish the following every good wish and look forward to hearing their news- Hannah Ahmet, Daisy Coulbeck, Rebecca Fish and Jenny Townsend. Lauren Davison and Emily Robinson who will be with us at the start of the Autumn Term. Other staff are also leaving and we wish them success- Sophie Wigmore, Jane Reed and Beth Cornelius. We would also like to thank Carolyn Kellaway our Head of Science for the great work she has done leading this very popular and successful team. Carolyn will be returning in September to teach two days a week. Ed Coy, our Head of Sixth Form is also leaving to a promoted post in St Albans. We thank Ed for all he has done and wish him success. New staff will be introduced next term. Please note that school ends for Simon Balle students on Tuesday 23 July Primary 12pm Y7 12.50pm Y8 12.50pm Y9 12.45pm Y10 12.45pm Y12 12.05pm SUMMER TERM Simon Balle All-through School Larch Newsletter Notices from the Primary Phase 2 From the Library 2 PSA News 3 PSA News Cont... 4 Inside this issue:
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  Page 2 Notices fromthe Primary Phase Lost property - There is still a box of lost property in the Larch office. Can you please come and check if you are missing any items or clothing or water bottles. Anything left at the end of term will be given to charity. Year 4 lunch choices - To start the term in September we are assuming that all lunch choices will carry over from the summer term this year. Should you wish to make any amendments to your child’s lunch choices can you please let us know as soon as possible via email to [email protected] The choices will remain the same, school dinners every day, packed lunch every day or packed lunch (Mon/Tues/Thurs) and school dinner (Wed/Fri). There are still a few outstanding payments for school lunches for the summer term can these please be made as soon as possible. All payments should be made via parentpay half termly in advance. Many thanks. Sports day photos - The photos taken on the sports afternoons last week will be available on the website until Tuesday 23rd July. After this time they will be taken down, so please take this opportunity to see them. Please follow this link to view http://www.simonballe.herts.sch.uk/primary-sports-day/ Last week of clubs - All clubs have now finished (including choir) with the exception of cooking and karate which have one more session. Karate for Year 1 - Mr Brown and Sensei Ali from SBJ karate are continuing with karate in September on a Thursday after school. If your child is going into year 1 next term and is interested in joining the class can you please let us know via email to [email protected] The cost will be £5 per session and the class will run from 3:15-4:15pm. Churchbury Photograpghs - The deadline for placing a group photograph order ends at midnight tonight. After this order's can still be place on line but will be charged a delivery fee. From the Library…. Can you please have a check at home and make sure all library books are returned next week at the latest. Many thanks Mrs Syme
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  Page 3 PSA News Sliceof Summer – THANK YOU! We would like to sincerely thank each and every one of our volunteers, helpers and staff mem- bers who gave up their time and came together to make our best summer fair yet. Events such as the Slice of Summer would quite simply not be possible without your support. It was wonderful to see so many happy visitors from across the school and we are especially pleased that some of our secondary phase students got involved, providing help, entertainment and refreshments. What great role models! We are always keen to grow new ideas. If you would like to share any comments, thoughts and suggestions please email: [email protected] Reception & Y1 Tea Towel This term, the Reception and Year 1 children have created a tea towel of self-portraits to cele- brate their academic year. All children have contributed to the design - so if you'd like to purchase one as a gift or keep- sake please order as many as you' d like via our website “shop”. www.simonballepsa.org.uk Tea towels are £4 each - with all profits from the sale going to the PSA. We'd like to distribute the tea towels before the end of term and in order to do so we need your orders by Tuesday 16th July. We will do our best to process the orders promptly and will inform you if there will be a delay. Please see below for an example of what your tea towel will look like. Year 2 & Year 3 Cotton Bag for Life The children in years 2 and 3 have also taken part in a self portrait project, with a similar concept to the tea towel design. To celebrate their academic year, their self portraits will be printed onto a cotton Bag for Life. The bagsare priced at £6 each. See below for an example of what your bag will look like. If you would like to place an order, please visit our website “shop”: www.simonballepsa.org.uk The bags take a little longer to produce and so will be available on return to school next term.
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  Page 4 PSA Newscontinued…. Pre-loved Uniform We are keen to build up our stock of older age items. If you have any outgrown uniform that is still in good condition, please consider donating this to us, to support future pre-loved sales (watch this space for sale dates or check our website). All Larch uniform items will be accepted. My Nametags With thoughts moving to the new academic year and the need to invest in new school uniform, please do consider using My Nametags to label your child’s personal belongings. Unlabeled items end up in lost property and are left unclaimed. My Nametags will provide Simon Balle with a small amount of commission when orders are place via their website, using our school ID: 37273 Joules Seconds Sale – save the date We are excited to announce that we will host a Joules Seconds sale during the evening of 4th December. This will be a ticketed event, open to the public and we anticipate ticket sales to be popular. More information to follow, for now though - save the date! Next PSA Meeting and AGM Our next PSA meeting and AGM will take place at 7pm on Monday 16th September in the secondary school library. You do not have to be a committee member to attend and there is no obligation to become a member, although new members are welcome as we have significant number of the team leaving this year.