More from the School

More news from the weekly newsletter – there was also a news story on AudlemOnline yesterday:

News from FASA

We are very lucky to have a hard working FASA group who support school with many projects. FASA will be holding an open coffee meeting for all parents next week to welcome new and more established parents to our Parent Fundraising group. This meeting will be held on Wednesday 9th September at 2.30pm in our school hall. I hope many of you can join us then.

FASA's first event of the school year is a Teddy Bear's Picnic for all EYFS and Key Stage 1 children and their parents and carers to celebrate the start of the new school year. This will be held after school next Thursday (10th) on the school field (or in the school hall if wet) and a flier with more details will be sent home on Monday – please look out for it in your child's school bag.

Many thanks for all of the Rag Bag bin donations over Summer. I would like to remind everyone that it is important that all donations are bagged up and if the bin is full, please do not leave bags on the grass beside the bin – several donations have been ruined by wet weather and have had to be thrown away.

ABC Childcare

ABC is a provider of funded childcare and offer high quality Breakfast and After School Club care on our school site. If you would like further details about the provision ABC provide, please contact the ABC team on 01270 748081 or 07786 985110, alternatively email them at abcaudlem@outlook.com

School Term Dates

A list of key dates for this term will be sent out on Monday. I hope you find this useful and that many of you can join us for our Open Evening for each class on 17th September (5.00pm – 6.00pm).

This is an opportunity for parents to have a chance to meet class teachers and find out more about expectations and planned learning activities in new year groups. We will send out further details closer to the time.

Roving Reporters – School Newspaper Update

You may recall that our team of Roving Reporters, together with Bob Cartwright and John Tilling, worked hard to plan and write our school newspaper last term. I am delighted to announce that the paper is now published and it is a great read!

A copy of 'Inside Outside St James' will be sent home to all families in school next week. Well done to all of the Reporters and many thanks to John and Bob for all of their time and work with the team.

Office Letter

Our office team will be sending home an information letter next week outlining school office payment and communication systems together with data collection sheets for families to update contact details for the new academic year. Please help the Office staff by returning your data collection sheets promptly so we can ensure we have the most up to date details on our system.

Miss Cooper, Mrs Howard and Mrs Taylor are happy to help with any questions or queries you may have about any aspect of this, please do not hesitate to contact them.

Parent Survey

Many thanks to those parents who responded to last term's Parent Survey.

The number of responses was higher than last year and we were able to identify strengths and areas of development from the returned forms, which we are using to help us write our new Strategic School Development Plan for this year. I am sending out a summary letter in response to this today, which I hope you find informative.

Remember you can let school know your views via our surveys, Parentview on the OFSTED website (using the link from our website) and through Parent Forum. It is important that we hear parent views and any time given to responding to these feedback avenues is very much appreciated.

Volunteer Helpers in School

We were, once again, well supported by people volunteering to come into school to help with reading and activities in classes last year. We really appreciate the time people are willing to give to this and are keen to make the best use of it.

A letter with a reply slip for volunteers to complete about their availability is being sent out today so that we can allocate the help we get across school. Please look out for this letter and let the Office know if you have any questions about this.

School Meals and Pupil Premium

As you are aware, from September 2014, the Government introduced an initiative (Universal Infant Free School Meals) to provide free school meals to all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Cheshire East

Council will continue to administer free school meals to families that receive qualifying state benefits. Any family who feels they may be eligible for this scheme should apply by telephone on 0300 123 5012.

All schools receive additional funding known as the Pupil Premium for pupils registered with the Council for free school meals based on income levels, therefore any parents who may qualify should still apply to the Council if they are in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits, even if your child is currently in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2.

The School Office have an information sheet with further details about this funding if you would like to find out more.

Brine Leas Activity Day for Year 5 & 6 children

Fliers about this event for prospective students on Saturday 3rd October were sent home with all Year 5 and 6 children this week – please contact the school office if you have not received your copy and would like to find out more.

Finally

As usual, I will be on the playground before school most mornings to speak to parents, carers and children. If you would like to speak to me about any aspect of school life and are unable to see me then, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment or email me directly.

I look forward to working with both you and your children again this year.
R Jewitt

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