As ever, once the term gets underway, the weeks seem to fly
by – I could not believe when somebody told me that there were four weeks until
the end of term – where does the time go? It has been a very interesting week
in school this week because it has been anti-bullying week. This is a topic
that we take very seriously because we want all our children to feel happy and
safe in school. We also think it is important to teach them what to do if they
do think they are being bullied because it has been proven that if all
incidents involving bullying behaviour were reported in the first ten minutes
of them happening then bullying behaviour would drop by over 70%. The theme for
this year is’ Let’s Stop Bullying for All’. This theme has been chosen as it is
a sad fact that a child with a disability or learning difficulty is still more
likely to get bullied than a child who does not. I think that is quite a
shocking statistic in this day and age.
On a more pleasant note we have our Christmas Fayre coming
up soon. Preparations are now well underway for the event which is on Saturday, 6th December from 12
noon until 3.00pm. As I have also said in past blogs if you can spare an
hour or two to help out at the fayre on the Saturday or even on the Friday
evening on the 5th December to help set up then your help will be
appreciated. Just contact the school office with your availability and they
will contact the PTA. Remember the more money we raise the more we can purchase
for the school which benefits your child. At the moment our main goal is to
raise money to buy an outside classroom for the school.
You will also have received this week an invitation from the
Parents Council to attend a coffee morning. This is not a formal meeting but
just an opportunity for as many parents as possible to come and share some
ideas and suggestions on how they would like the Parents Council to proceed and
also present ideas that could help to make the school a better place for
everyone. Even though we cannot guarantee to be able to implement all
suggestions we certainly want to hear them. We hope to see as many of you there
as possible on Wednesday, 3rd
December at 9.00am.
I would like to thank everyone who has sent in a Rotary box
to send to Eastern Europe. The pile is building up in my room and I know they
will be gratefully received by those who get them. If you are intending to fill
and send in a box then you still have plenty of time to do so as the last day
to bring them into school is Friday, 28th
November. The more boxes we receive
the more difference we can make to those who really need it.
Have a good weekend and I will see you all again on Monday.
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