Limbrick News Date: 15th September 2017 Latest news: Our Reception children have had a really good couple of weeks as they have started their new school. They have been busy making friends and getting used to our school routines. They are becoming more settled by the day. Well done to them all. Special mention certificates were awarded to: Reception - Lucas Yr 1 – Eleanor Yr 2 – Jenson Yr 3 – Glena Yr 4 – Lennon Yr 5 – Alarik Yr 6 – McKenzie New opening and closing gate times: Our school gates will be opened at 8.40am and will close at 8.55am. In the afternoons our gates will be opened at 3.10pm and will close at 3.30pm. If your child walks to school on their own, please make sure that they arrive at 8.40am or later so that they can come straight into school. Thank you. New course for parents at Tile Hill Library: The course title is “Maths and English Explained” and will help parents to understand how these subjects are taught to your children. It starts on 28th September and runs from 9.15am to 11.15am. Please ring Dorothy Hunter on 024 7678 7907. There may be a couple of crèche places available. “Back to School” lunch: Our cook will be providing a special “Back to School” lunch on Wednesday 20th September. Please see our “What’s on ......” page for details of the menu. If your child doesn’t normally have school dinners, but would like to try this menu, it will be free for Reception and KS1. Please send £2.20 into school if your child is in KS2. Names in uniform: Please remember to name all uniform so that it is easy for us all to return lost uniform to the right child.

Limbrick News Diary dates: Thursday 14th – Monday 18th September – Year 6 residential trip to Dol y Moch Friday 20th October – Staff training day, pupils not in school Monday 23rd to Friday 27th October – Half term holiday Mobile phone numbers: Thank you for completing the emergency contact sheets, which will have given us your current phone numbers. If your number changes, the office needs to be informed straightaway so that your records can be updated. This then also updates the numbers used for Parentmail text messages so it is really important to keep us up to date. Reminder about no nuts or sesame seeds in lunch boxes: Thank you for ensuring that your child’s lunch box is free of any product that contains nuts or sesame seeds. This also includes products which have “may contain nuts due to the manufacturing process” in the allergens section of the product’s wrapper. Please ask any member of staff for further information. Letters this week: All years – Boot Fund Y6 – Starting secondary school in September 2018 Y3 – Y6 Tennis Club on Tuesday mornings New Faces: Please say hello to Shanaz and Shiyaz in Year 3v. Attendance and Punctuality: The percentage attendance for each class, for last week, is shown below: Reception 96.3% Year 1 92.4% Year 2 96.6% Year 3 94.9% Year 4 96.9% Year 5 100% Year 6 100% Totals 96.7% Costs: Dinner money: £2.20 per day £11.00 per week School Uniform: School Coats - £16.00 Fleeces - £13.50 Sweatshirts – £8.00 / £9.50 (depending on size) Book bags – £4.00 Pump bags – £4.00 Breakfast Club: £ 2.00 Per day After School Club: £ 5.50 Per day Please ensure your children arrive at school on time. The bell goes at 8.55am. Children need to arrive at school between 8.45am and 8.55am, in order to undertake early morning work. Therefore we will continue to record poor punctuality. If children arrive after 8.55am, they will be recorded in the late book and their parents/carers will be asked to sign the late book and record the reason why.