14th June 2019
Our walk to school breakfast trek was well attended this week, and the weather held off until we got to school; the children were treated to a delicious breakfast of toast, crumpets and fruit loaf! Unfortunately the weather didn’t hold out for the cricket tournament, but there are plenty of other sporting events coming up in the calendar!
Next week is a very busy week, and as the weather is ever changing please send children with appropriate clothing for the day. Thank you.
School Photos – children all wore their best smiles on Thursday for the school photo – please find enclosed a card with details of how to order and pay. Thank you.
Big Sing Event @ Casterton – all our junior children will be participating in The Big Sing again this year. The event will take place on Monday 17th June, there will be a performance for parents to attend at 2.15pm if you wish. A full information sheet is enclosed.
Shakespeare Day @ Hornby – Tuesday 18th June – our upper junior children have been invited to join Sky Blue’s Shakespeare Rewired day at Hornby St Margaret’s alongside children from Tatham Fells and Melling St Wilfrid’s. Children will be spending the day there so should be dropped off at Hornby St Margaret’s from 8.40am where Mrs Chesters will meet them and then collected at the end of the day. Early morning club is available for those who may wish to use it for siblings; siblings can also be collected from Leck at 3pm if necessary. A full information sheet is enclosed.
Infants Westhouse Nursery Visit – on Tuesday 18th June the infant class will be visiting Westhouse Nursery to link to our current topic of ‘Growing’. They will have a tour of the nursery, looking at different plants and learning how to take care of them, and also get to watch the potting machine in action. Children are welcome to bring £1 with them to purchase a plant. A full information sheet is enclosed.
KLRUFC Rugby Tournament – our Y5 & 6 children have been invited to take part in a rugby tournament with children from other local schools on Wednesday 19th June at Kirkby Lonsdale Rugby Club. Parents are able to watch from 1.30pm. A full information sheet is enclosed for those involved.
Rounders Tournament – some of our upper junior children will be taking part in a cluster rounders tournament at Hornby St Margaret’s next Friday 21st June. A full information sheet is enclosed for those involved.
PTFA Jumble Sale – Saturday 22nd June 10am-12noon at Fraser Hall.
A list of helper slots has been put up outside the office – please ensure you sign up if you can help – these events cannot happen without enough volunteers.
Please encourage friends and family to come along and grab a bargain. Any suitable items left over from the jumble will be included in the Bag2School collection which is on Tuesday 25th June. Jumble can include these items as long as they are in good condition:
• Childrens clothes
• Soft toys
• Adults clothes
• Bric a brac
• Household items
• Toys
• Jigsaws
• Books
Jumble donations can be dropped off at the office early next week so it can be sorted before the sale.
Donations of cakes, tray bakes, biscuits, scones, butter, jam and milk should be brought into school no later than Friday 21st June. Thank you.
Raffle Tickets – for the pamper hampers will be available from the office on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday next week – £1 per strip, please pop in at drop off or before pick up.
QES Induction Morning – Tuesday 25th June – Y6 QES transition morning, parents should arrange transport to QES on Tuesday 25th June and to return children to school once collected after lunch. Thank you.
Edinburgh Residential – parents of children going to Edinburgh – you will find your child’s medical form in the Friday bag, please mark onto it any changes and return to the office for Monday, even if there are no changes – many thanks.