It has been an exciting week in school as we have been
holding a ‘Maths Week’. All the children appeared to love the maths show that
we brought in for them which was called ‘Cap’n’ Half-Inch’, and those that
attended the after school maths events loved carrying out the different
activities with their parents. In school the children have all enjoyed the
maths related tasks and certainly seem excited and enthused by maths which was
the aim of the week. I would like to thank Miss Kenwell for co-ordinating the
event and Mrs Hopkins for organising the after school maths activities.
Unfortunately in school this week we have been joined by a
sickness bug. A lot of the children have had to be sent home after being sick
which is not pleasant for either them or you. Thankfully most children seem to
be recovering quite quickly which is good but may I remind you that if a child
is sick they should not return to school until 48 hours after they were last
sick. So, for example, if your child vomits on a Monday and they are sick no
more they should not return to school until Wednesday.
As you will know we are holding our ‘Bonfire Night’ with the
Rotary Club on Saturday, November 7th. There is a letter coming out
from the PTA for you to order your ticket and to see if you are able to volunteer
to help run the event. To help advertise the ‘Bonfire Night’ to the whole of
Potters Bar we always put up posters around the town which have been designed
by a child in the school. This morning the Rotary Club came into the school to
present a framed copy of the winning poster to the child who designed it and
this year the winner was a Year 1 child who created his design on the computer.
I am sure you will join me in offering congratulations to him on his winning
design.
Next week we are holding our parent consultations. This is
an opportunity for all the parents to look at the learning their child has
completed in this half-term and to discuss with the class teacher how their
child has settled into the new academic year. I know all parents look forward
to this event and are eager to get as much information as possible about their
child but can I gently remind you that each appointment lasts ten minutes and that
if everyone goes over by just a couple of minutes it can cause long delays as
the consultations progress. Rather than delay the teacher if you feel that
there is something you would like to discuss in detail please contact the school
to make another appointment at a later date.
That is all for now. I cannot believe that at this time next
week we will be breaking up for the half term holiday. That has to be a good
sign because they do say that times only flies when you are having fun.
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