Newsletter Friday 19 July 2024
Please see our news from across the week!
Summer Holiday!
Staff at Aycliffe Community Primary School would like to wish the School Community a safe and fun filled summer. We look forward to welcoming you back into school on Wednesday 04 September 2024!
Summer Fayre Success
We are pleased to share with you that we raised £1330 to spend on educational resources for our pupils. A huge thank you to you all for supporting your children and raising funds for the school! When we have made decisions about where to allocate the funding, we will update you. We will need to speak with the children also. This will be in the new academic year now.
Congratulations to:
Poppy Lawrence class 4 for guessing the name of teddy.
Taliyah class 2 for guessing the number of sweets.
Bettie class 1 for guessing where the treasure is buried.
Henry Hughes’ dad for adult welly throwing.
Tommy class 3 for children welly throwing.
Tyler’s stepdad for adult football darts.
Bella and Henry Hughes, class 3 for children's football darts.
Riley and Regan’s step-dad for adult football scorer.
Preston class 4 for children's football scorer.
All the forms that were enclosed in the report envelope, which include data collection sheet, consent form, bad weather procedures form and food allergy and intolerance forms, need to be completed and returned to the office by Tuesday 23 July 2024.
Term 6
Tuesday 23 July 2024- Leaver’s Assembly for parents- 09:30-10:00.
Tuesday 23 July 2024- Last day of the term.
Wednesday 04 September 2024, start the new academic year. All children in school.
Celebration Assembly
Bettie for increased independent when writing.
Henry Hamilton for an incredible piece of writing.
Class 2 for working brilliantly across the year and being a fantastic class. Well done!
Tate for perseverance. Cracked TT Rockstar and completed 25/25. And only in year 3!! Incredible!
Halle for perseverance. Amazing determination to conquer the TT Rockstars challenge. You did it!! Amazing! Well done.
After School Sports Clubs
More information for next year after school clubs will be sent out in the first week back in September.
School Uniform
Please see below for details of the school uniform. Children are required to come to school in full uniform every day.
The school uniform is as follows:
Black/Grey Trousers/Shorts/Skirt/Dresses
Blue/Red/Marron/Green Polo T-shirt
Blue/Red/Marron/Green logoed Jumper/Hoodie/Cardigan
Black/Grey Socks/Tights
Black Shoes (no heels, boots or trainers)
These items can be purchased from any retailer or through The Schoolwear Centre.
You can order the uniform through ‘The Schoolwear Centre’ by calling them on 01843 293555 or visiting their website.
P.E. Kit is as follows:
Blue/Red/Marron/Green plain T-shirt
Black Shorts/Tracksuit style bottoms
Trainers/Plimsoles
Please could all children bring their P.E. kit into school where they will leave it in their locker. On P.E. days children will change in class for their P.E. lesson. Of course, we will ensure that children bring their P.E. kit home at the end of the terms to be washed.
A Polite Reminder
Please can you ensure that if your child brings a water bottle into school, that it contains only water to be sipped throughout the day. Of course, children may bring in juice/squash to have at lunchtime to have with their lunch.
Breakfast Club
We shall be operating our breakfast club as normal. We would like to remind parents to book their child’s place the day before. We have had a number of children arrive at the club without notice.
We also ask that you accompany your child/ren to the breakfast club entrance.
Home packed lunch
Just a polite reminder that no sweets, chocolate bars or fizzy drinks are permitted in children’s packed lunches.
If your child has a yogurt in their packed lunch, please remember to pack a spoon in there too.
Free School Meals
If you have access to the internet and would like to apply online for Free School Meals, please use the following website:
http://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/free-school-meals.
Bikes and Scooters on the school site
Could we ask that children who ride their bikes or scooters into school, push them up to the bike rack once they are on the school grounds and push them back down to the pedestrian gate after school. We have had a couple of instances whereby younger children have nearly been hit by children riding their bikes and scooters down the hill.
Driving onto the School Site
Under our safeguarding rules, we have a duty to control the public access to our site.
Under our risk assessment, we have a duty to control the movement of vehicles on our site.
For insurance purposes, we are required to limit vehicular access to staff, essential visitors and – under certain circumstances - blue badge holders.
Access to the school is clearly signposted to notify all non-essential visitors that they must not drive on site.
Essential visitors are required to make prior arrangements with the school.
Any parent/guardian driving their vehicle on to our secure site, without prior agreement, is trespassing, and their insurance will be invalid.
Knowingly, ignoring our rules is therefore putting staff and pupils at risk. Should an accident occur, the driver will not be covered by their insurance.
Finally, the school gates and car park are checked periodically by our caretaker. Anyone ignoring our rules, could find themselves delayed for some time and inconvenienced by not being able to leave the site.
We would therefore appreciate your cooperation in keeping our staff and pupils safe whilst they are at school.
Wellington Boots
Please can you ensure that all children have a pair of wellington boots in school with them. Every class will attend the Woodland Area for a weekly planned lesson and it can be muddy depending on the weather.
Late arrival at school
When your child arrives late at school, he/she misses the teacher's instructions, their morning task and possibly the introduction to the mathematics lesson. Your child may also feel embarrassed at having to enter the classroom late. School begins at 09.00am. Please help your child to be punctual.
School opening hours School Office opening hours
08.45am - 3.15pm 08.30-12.30 & 13.00-15.30