Friday 24th June 2016
Head of SchoolI can't believe we are approaching the end of the school year, the year has gone so quickly and we are already looking forward to next year.
Today was Transition Day for Y2 children who are moving into Y3. They spent the day at the Upper Site, looking round, having sample lessons and getting to know their new teachers. It was a very successful day and the children seemed to really enjoy themselves. Hopefully all your questionswere answered but if not please ask a member of staff. It is important to us that you are happy about the transition.
Y6 have spent the last two days at the High School and we hope they areenjoying theirvisit. A date for your diaryis18th JulywhenY6 will be having a graduation ceremony. This is also the date for the Y6 Prom. Y6 will all receive a letter about this next week so please keep an eye out for it.
You may have heard in the news thatJuly5th is the proposed date for a strike by members of the NUT. This is also the date of our KS1 sports day. If the strike goes ahead it may be necessary to cancel this. We willmake sure you know as soon as possible if this is the case.
School provide all the equipment that your child is likely to need, so from September personal pencil cases will not be allowed into school. If your child does bring one in it will be put in a safe place till the end of the day. This avoids disappointment and upsetwhen pencils get mixed up or lost as they inevitably do!
Over recent weeks we have noticedthat an increasing amount of dog excrement is being left behind by dog walkers who are not cleaning up after their pets. Not only is this very unpleasant to see but it is also a health hazard!If you or someoneyou know walks their dog near our school can you please remind them about the need to clean up after their dog. We have alerted the council to this problem and they will be patrolling the area. There is also a lot of broken glass around the site so please can we ask that you take care as you enter or leave the premises and if you or your childshould accidentally drop a bottle on site please inform the caretaker. We have also informed the council about this and they are looking into taking action against offenders as this is potentially very dangerous for our children.
Dates For Your DiaryNew to Nursery Meeting
Tuesday 28th June 6pm
New to Reception Meeting
Thursday 30th June 6pm
Sports Days:
Monday 4th July - Reception 9am
Tuesday 5th July - KS1
Year 1 - 9-10.30 am
Year 2 - 11-12.15pm
Wednesday 6th July - KS2 (Upper Site)
Year 3 - 9.15-10.15am
Year 4 - 10.40-11.40am
Year 5 – 1.15-2.15pm
Year 6 – 2.15-3.15pm
There is a secure area on the Flower Park field for any parents of children at Upper Site that would like to spectate. You are welcome to stay until the end and see them receive their medals. Children will then be brought back into school and will finish at normal time.
Wednesday 6th July -Nursery
Morning Children and Mon, Tues & Wed Bears – 10-11am
Afternoon Children and Wed, Thurs & Fri Bears – 1.30-2.30pm
When their sports days are finished, parents can take children home.
Reception Graduation
Friday 8th July 2pm
Year 6 Prom
Monday 18th July 6-8pm
Last Day of Term
Wednesday 20th July – closing 12.30pm
On the last day of term, Wednesday 20th July, school will be closing at 12.30pm. Children will have an early lunch.
This week, ourhockey team participatedat the level 3School Sport Games at Cramlington Learning Village. Unfortunately they finished 5th; however they demonstrated determination, passion and respect and got the opportunity to experience competition of that level. Well done to those that were involved.
On Tuesday this week, a very loud noise was heard coming from the hall at the Upper Site. It was a great noise of 30 drummers and percussion players who were given the chance to learn some Samba rhythms in preparation for the Rio Olympic Games. All of the Year 4 and Year 6 children had an hours workshop with Rock School's Connor who had travelled all the way from Manchester to tutor us. A great time was had by all!
Friends NewsPlease note the date of the summer trip to South Shields has been changed to 5th August.The bus will leave Lower Site at 10am. We still have seats available priced at £7.00 each depending on a full bus.
We will be holding another Pie & Pea Supper on 29th June 7-9pm at Lower Site. Tickets are priced at £3.50 each.
Our Friends Meeting will take place on 4th July 2pm at Lower Site.
Panto theatre tickets must be paid by 5th October. The bus fare details will follow and must be paid by December.
The Universal entitlement for free school meals ends when your child enters Y3 so all meals must be paid for in advance. The cost of school dinners has increased to £2.30 per day, £11.50 a week. This must be paid in advance by bringing the correct money into school in a named, sealed envelope and your child will put it in the blue box in the classroom. Please also note that any money owing for school meals should be paid by the end of term otherwise the debt will be transferred to the appropriate high school.
From September 2016, no earrings will be allowed in school for health and safety reasons. If you plan to let your child have their ears pierced over the summer, please do this in the first week so they can be removed before coming to school in September.
There has been quite a lot of children who have missing coats/jackets. If your child takes a coat or jacket home that doesn’t belong to them, please return them to the class teacher or hand them in to the school office. Thank you.
It is coming to that time of the year when you will be ordering new school uniform.These items can be purchased directly from Emblematic. You can order them online at emblematic.co.uk and have them delivered to school free of charge. The processing time for orders will increase as we head into the summer months. Please be aware that during this time, orders can take up to 4 weeks to process. Also, we will be closed for 6 weeks over the summer so you will not be able to collect items from school during this time.
You can have uniform delivered to your home address but postage must be paid at the time of ordering. If you prefer, you can go along to the shop in Bedlington and purchase uniform over the counter. Their address is 30 Glebe Road, Bedlington, NE22 6JT. Telephone: 01670 820 262.
Head of School: Mrs S Gibbon
Central Primary School
Lower Site
Milburn Road, Ashington
NE63 0AX
Phone: (01670) 810570
Fax: (01670) 851073
Upper Site
Third Avenue, Ashington,
NE63 9BE
Phone: (01670) 813111
Fax: (01670) 851027
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