Issue No 6

SCHOOL DIARY Please see attached a list of all known dates for the coming weeks/months. These are correct at this point in time but you will be notified of any changes, as they arise. PW indicates events to which parents are welcome. Popular events such as shows and concerts may require you to collect a ticket from the School Office.

OCTOBER 31st Term 2 starts 31st/4th Y6 Residential Trip to Swattenden NOVEMBER 31st/4th Y6 Residential Trip to Swattenden 9th/11th WW1 Exhibition School Hall PW 10th National Film Week KS2 ‘Strange Magic’ 11th National Film Week KS1 ‘Finding Dory’ 16th Flu Inoculations Y1/2/3 17th 7pm A Midsummers Night Dream PW 22nd Nursery & Reception Open Afternoon 1.15-2.30pm for prospective parents PW 24th Medway Youth Games Badminton 29th Y1, Y5, Y6 Parent Consultations PW 30th EYFS Parent Consultations PW DECEMBER 1st Y2, Y3, Y4 Parent Consultations PW 3rd FOWS Christmas Fayre PW 14th 2pm Year 1 Nativity Performance PW 15th 2pm Year 2 Nativity Performance PW 16th 2pm EYFS Nativity Performance PW 16th pm Key Stage 2 Christmas Parties 19th Christmas Jumper Day 19th Christmas Stories 19th 2pm & 7pm Key Stage 2 Carols PW 20th Children’s Christmas Lunch 20th Christmas Film Festival 21st am Church Service 21st 2pm Whole School Carols PW 21st Last Day of Term 2 JANUARY 2017 5th Term 3 starts

World War One (part 2) Many of you will remember our whole-school topic on WW1

last year. We will be re-visiting this again, after the term break,

with each year group looking at a different aspect of the

conflict. Below is a list for each Year group so please feel free to

talk about this with your children and do some research during

the break. There will again be an exhibition of the children’s

work in the Hall for you to view.

Nursery – Peace Fields

Reception – Food and Rationing

Year 1 The East Kent Buffs Regiment

Year 2 What a soldier wore and carried

Year 3 Trench Life

Year 4 The Hoo U-Boat

Year 5 RAF Hero James McCudden

Year 6 The role of Women & Animals in the War

21st October 2016

our children to read.

Parents Forum

Key Stage One Gardening Club have been busy growig

Summer fruit and vegetables which they will be

displaying at the Strood Gardening Club Show on Sat

4th July 2.30-4.30 at St Nicholas Church, Strood.

Old Shirts??? Old Shirts???

If you have any old men’s shirts

that you no longer use we would

love them as painting overalls for

the children. Please wash them

and send them into school.

Have you singed up to have this newsletter emailed to you???

Would all Parents please ensure they have paid the

£4 to cover the cost of the coaches to take the

children to the screenings for National Film Week.

….to achieve, be safe and be happy….