September 2006 Newsletter

Welcome Back

Welcome back everyone to a new school year. We hope you had an enjoyable summer holiday.

We have welcomed many new faces to school this week including our new Reception Class. They have settled into school life very well!

We have also welcomed Mr. Rhodes, our new Y4 teacher and Mrs. Crompton, our new teaching assistant. We hope they will enjoy being part of our school community.

On Wednesday 20th September we will hold our special “Welcome Assembly” when we officially welcome all children new to the school. If your child is new to school you are invited to attend the special assembly which is always a lovely occasion.

The assembly starts at 9.10am in the school hall and lasts for about half an hour. Refreshments will be available after the assembly for anyone able to stay.

Each class teacher will be sending out a “Welcome “ letter in the next week which will inform you of things such as homework, PE etc. If you have any queries not covered by the letter please do not hesitate to talk to your class teacher on the yard first thing.

Mrs. Reynolds

Reminders - School Dinners

From September 2006 dinner money has increased to £1.65 per day—£8.25 per week. Please ensure dinner money is sent in a sealed envelope clearly marked with your child’s name. Cheques should be made payable to Bury MBC.

Reminders - School Car Park

Please remember for safety reasons parents should not use the school car park unless they have written permission from the Headteacher.

If you drive into the car park and down Blackley Close at the beginning or end of the day you are posing a risk to our children.

Whilst we work on road safety with the children they do not always take care on Blackley Close so please avoid parking there . Please keep the corner of Chadderton Drive and Parr Lane clear so that the Crossing Patrol has a clear view down both roads.

School Governor Vacancies

Have you received the information about the vacancies for 5 new parent governors?

Please consider putting yourself forward. It is a real opportunity to get fully involved in the education and care of our children. Contact Mrs. Lancashire for a nomination form.

Class Assemblies

Class assemblies will take place on the following dates this term:

• Wed 4th Oct - Y6
• Wed 11th Oct - Y5
• Wed 8th Nov - Y2

Please join us for refreshments after each assembly

Assemblies start at 9.10am

How Will School Be Providing PPA Time For Teachers This Year?

From September 2005 teachers have been entitled to guaranteed time for planning, preparation and assessment (PPA time). This works out at 10% of the school day—approximately 2.5 hours a week.

The following arrangements have been put into place both to ensure that we meet the requirements of the remodelling agreement but more importantly to ensure we provide high quality teaching and learning experiences for our pupils.

PPA time will be provided for each class in the following ways:

YR Mrs Moseley will teach YR on Tuesday afternoon

Y1 and Y2 We have secured further funding to continue the work started last year with our partner schools in the Music Collaborative. This means that we welcome back our specialist music teacher, Miss Katie Geelan. She will teach at Unsworth each Wednesday and will teach Y1 and Y2.

Y3 and Y4 Miss Helen Binns (Le Club Francais) will continue to teach French to Y3 and Y4. The lessons will take place on Friday mornings. Mrs Porter and Mr Brown will also take Y3 or Y4 for one of their science lessons.

Y5 and Y6 A specialist sports coach has been appointed to teach Y5 and Y6 for part of Friday afternoon. The French teaching with Miss Binns has also been extended to include Y5 and Y6. Miss Binns will take Y5 and Y6 for French also on Friday afternoon.

School Clubs

The following clubs will be offered this term:

• Fame Academy for Y3 pupils Wednesday 3.30-4.15 in music room with Miss Geelan.
• Football training for Y5/6 pupils Tuesdays 3.30-4.30 with Mr Brown and Mr Rhodes.
• Science Club for Y4,Y5 and Y6 pupils Wednesdays 3.30-4.30 with Mrs Porter in Y6 classroom.
• Netball Club for Y4,Y5 and Y6 pupils Tuesdays 3.30-4.15 with Miss Crossley and Mrs Owen.
• Country Dancing for Y1,Y2 and Y3 pupils Tuesdays 3.30-4.00 with Mrs Moseley and Mrs Reynolds in the hall.
• Jogging Club for Y4, Y5 and Y6 pupils Mondays 12.45-1.15 with Mrs Moseley and Mrs Reynolds.
• Choir for Y4, Y5 and Y6 pupils Wednesdays 12.45-1.15 with Miss Crossley in Y2 classroom.
• Advanced recorders Tuesdays 12.50-1.15 with Mrs Porter
• Intermediate recorders Mondays 12.50-1.15 with Mrs McGuire

School Uniform

Our school uniform consists of the following:

• White shirts or blouses (not polo shirts)
• Grey trousers/ skirts
• Navy blue jumper/cardigans

It is possible to buy jumpers, cardigans and fleeces with the school logo from Joyce Jones though these are optional.

Tel: 01706 359615 or Email: joyce@newwaveleisure.fsnet.co.uk

All children should wear a school tie. These are available from Mrs. Lancashire for £2. Please ensure that your child wears appropriate footwear for school. They should wear black shoes in which they are able to run about etc. Please don’t send your children in trainers or fashion boots/shoes.

Have you marked every item of your child’s uniform? Please remember to do pumps, lunchboxes etc as many children have the same items. Please remember to include any items the children may bring in for PE e.g. joggers, fleeces, trainers.

For safety reasons it is best if children avoid wearing ear rings at school. This is a common policy for most of our neighbour primary and high schools.

Milk

The children can have a carton of milk whilst in school. These will be provided from Monday, 18th September. The cost is 7p per carton so £4.45 for the autumn term.
Please send payment in an envelope to Mrs. Lancashire by Wednesday 13th September - Cheques payable to “Bury MBC

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