Newsletter for 21 July 2023

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 Tuesday 05 September 2023.

Summer Fayre Success

We are pleased to share with you that we raised £1074 to spend on educational resources for our pupils.  When we have made decisions about where to allocate the funding, we will update you.  This will be in the new academic year now.

Congratulations to:

Salishaenna for winning the barrel of pop.

Sophia’s aunty for winning the barrel of booze.

Freya for guessing the correct name of the teddy.

Curtis for winning the hidden treasure.

Thanks to your support, we have managed to raise £148 for UNICEF and £100 for Four Paws.

Woodland Parent and Toddler Group

Every Friday 09.15-10.15am

Join us for fun and inspiring outdoor activities!

Please visit our Facebook page to see pictures!

After School Sports Clubs

After school sports clubs have now finished for the Term.  More information will be sent out in the first week back in September about the clubs for the new term.

Term 6

Friday 21 July 2023 – Leavers’ Assembly at 9.30am

Friday 21 July 2023 – Last Day of Term

Term 1

Tuesday 05 September 2023 – First Day of Term 1

School Uniform

Please ensure that all children return to school in September in the correct school uniform.

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.

P.E. Kit is as follows:

Blue/Red/Marron/Green plain T-shirt

Black Shorts/Tracksuit style bottoms

Trainers/Plimsoles

Next year 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.

Celebration Assembly

Archie for always setting a good example to others.

Reggie for fantastic enthusiasm and resilience in all learning.

Preston for fantastic resilience and participation during our theme work, especially when creating our persuasive leaflets.

Jessica for always being a good role model for behaviour and for a positive attitude to learning.

Reading Incentive

The children continue to engage in our new reading incentive to encourage reading for pleasure, both at home and in school.  Please see our Facebook page for photographs of children selecting their gifts. We should be grateful if you could remind children of the incentive and encourage them to read for a period of time in the evening and weekends.  Books read at home will need your signature please.  Once your child returns to school, they will be given a raffle ticket for each book they have read which will be posted in the class raffle box.

School Dinners

Please use the link below to view a guide on how to order your child’s school dinner.

https://chandcoparents.myschoolmealorders.com/login

Information

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 site, without prior agreement, is technically 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 are checked periodically and closed by the Site Manager. 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.

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.

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 yoghurt in their packed lunch, please remember to pack a spoon in there too.

Wellington Boots

Please can you ensure that all children have a pair of wellington boots in school with them.  This year every class will attend the Woodland Area for a weekly planned lesson and it can be muddy depending on the weather.

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.

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

08.50am - 3.30pm

School Office opening hours

08.30-12.30

13.00-15.30