10th January 2020
Welcome Back! – a very Happy New Year to you and your families, we hope that you’ve all enjoyed the festivities over the holidays! We would all like to say a big thank you to all the children and parents who sent in lovely cards and gifts for the staff at Christmas – they were very much appreciated!
This week has been relatively quiet in school as we settle into the new term and our new topics, including dance with Mrs Marriott for the junior children – please ensure a full P.E kit is available in school for Tuesday afternoons.
New Faces – there have been a few new faces around school this week as we’ve welcomed Erin and Lillian to the junior and infant classes on Monday, we then welcomed Ella, George and Emma into nursery throughout the week. We hope you have all had a lovely first week settling in, and that you will continue to be happy here at Leck.
Class Newsletter – all children will find a class newsletter giving you specific information on the focus of studies for this term.
Welfare Assistant – we have a vacancy for a welfare assistant on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 11.45am – 1.15pm (term time only). We need someone to help serve meals and supervise the children during their midday break. Please contact the office for more details.
Lancashire Archives – the infant children will be visiting the Lancashire Archives on Tuesday to support our history topic work. A full information sheet is enclosed.
KS1 Multi Skills – our Y1 children will be attending a Multi Skills event at Caton on Thursday 16th January. There is an information sheet in your Friday bag for those parents of children involved. Please make sure the children have their PE kit in school along with a warm sweatshirt and jogging bottoms. They should also bring a named bottle of water. Thank you.
Infants – please can all infant children bring in a photograph of the outside of their house to aid our ‘Buildings’ topic.
Invoices – please find enclosed December 2019 monthly invoices for Early Morning Club and School Meals.
School Meals – for those parents who wish to pay for their children’s school meals up to half term, this will be at a cost of £69.00 (Monday 6th January to Friday 14th February = 30 meals @ £2.30 per meal). Payment can be made by cash, cheque (made payable to Lancashire County Council) or via the online School Money service. Any credits will carry forward as usual. Thank you.
Payment Cards for Malham – parents of those children taking part in this year’s residential visit to Malham will find a payment card enclosed. This is to help you keep track of payments and spread the cost of the trip. The total cost is £120.00 per child, less the deposit already paid if applicable. You can pay in instalments between now and the end of March, or in full – it is entirely up to you. Please make sure that you send any cash or cheque (made payable to Lancashire County Council) payments into school with the card provided. Card payments can be made online.
Uniform – Ruby is missing a jumper (it has her name on the label), it has been missing since before Christmas – please can everyone have a look at home and return if it has gone to you by mistake. Many thanks.
Pumps – a lot of children have not brought their indoor pumps back to school and their outside shoes are inappropriate to be worn inside (wellies, boots etc.) Please can all indoor pumps be returned to school ASAP. Thank you.
School Admissions September 2020 – primary school applications close next Wednesday (15th January), please apply via your local county council website, if this is Lancashire County Council visit www.lancashire.gov.uk and search “school admissions”.
Bag2School – the Bag2School collection has been arranged for Thursday 30th January, you will find a bag per child enclosed today. They accept good quality adult and children’s clothing, paired shoes, hats, bags, belts, ties and soft toys. No bedding, curtains, towels or bric-a-brac please. Bags should be brought into school before 9am.
Early Morning Club – available every morning from 8am, no need to book in advance, sessions cost £2.00 per child.
After School Clubs –
Mrs Lawson will run club on a Monday, Tuesday and alternate Friday’s; Mrs Franklin will run club on a Wednesday, Thursday and every other Friday.
Contact details for both are below, please book directly, thank you.
Mrs Lawson: 07812 503 114
Mrs Franklin: 07940 286 091
PTFA Charity Fundraiser – the PTFA have organised a mufti-day and crazy hair day for Friday 17th January to raise money to help the people and wildlife affected by the devastating bushfires in Australia.
Please send a monetary donation towards the mufti-day.