15.03.2024

This week has been relatively quiet in school! Thank you to everyone who supported mufti-day and donated chocolate items, there are going to be some fabulous hampers and prizes at the Bunny Drive on 28th March (further details below).
Due to the weather, unfortunately the cluster football tournament was postponed earlier this week. This has been re-arranged for Tuesday 16th April.  

Walk 2 School – our next Walk to School is arranged for Tuesday. As always, any children taking part will enjoy breakfast together when they arrive at school. We will meet at 8.20am in the carpark at the back of Cowan Bridge Village Stores.

KS1 Cluster Lent Celebration – Tuesday 19th March – all infants and nursery children will be taking part in a cluster Lent activity day with children from other local schools. Please can children come to school in appropriate outdoor clothing, but with their school jumper too.  

Toddler Group Stay & Play Session – Monday 25th March from 9.30am. Flyer attached – please share details to any families with pre-school aged children.

Film Night – Bentham Pet Rescue Fundraiser – Monday 25th March – as our chosen charity for the year, we will be hosting a film night to raise all important funds. Tickets are £2.50 to include juice and popcorn. We will be watching MIGRATION. This film is a PG Please email Mrs Knapp to book tickets.  

Easter Activity Day – 26th March 2024 – the children will need to bring in their decorated egg entry. There will be prizes for infants, lower juniors and upper juniors. They will also need a hardboiled egg for pace egging in the afternoon. 
As usual, there will be activities in the morning and in the afternoon there is the egg challenge. The day ends with our pace egg competition.

Decorated Egg Competition – the theme this year is “Easter”.

REMINDER: After School Clubs –
Junior Golf – thank you to everyone who has registered their interest in the after-school golf club, this will be starting on Wednesday 24th April – 3.15pm – 4.15pm – Y1-Y6 – until the end of Summer term. Places are still available so please email me if your child/ren would like to join. Payment has been made available on SchoolMoney to all those who have already signed up.
Gym Club – Mrs Jones will be running an after school gymnastic dance club for children in Y2-Y6 on a Thursday from 3.15-4.15pm. Places are limited to 14 children, the cost for the half term is £18.00. Please let me know if your child/ren wish to join.

Gardening Club – Tuesday Lunchtime – Mrs Mather will be running a gardening club on Tuesday lunchtimes following the Easter break. Any children wishing to join in should always have wellies and a coat. If any parents / grandparents would like to come along and help that would be much appreciated.  

SEEKING: Wool – we are on the look out for wool donations, any leftovers from projects would be very welcome, these will be used for a weaving project in the infants. Thanking you in advance.

Personal Achievements – this week in assembly, Mrs Davison was pleased to celebrate:

All children are encouraged to bring any recent outside of school achievements into school, be that for sports, swimming, cubs, brownies etc. We look forward to seeing what the children get up to and enjoy outside of school.

SEEKING: Welfare Assistant – we are still looking for a welfare assistant, are you or do you know anyone who may be interested?  Please share with friends and family.
We need someone to help serve meals and supervise the children during their midday break.  The vacancy is term time only covering Monday-Friday from 11.15am – 1.15pm – this includes collection of meals from Melling.  Please contact the office for more details.

PTFA News –
Raffle tickets to sell to family and friends will be should be returned to school by Monday 25th March. If anyone would like any additional raffle tickets, Mrs Knapp has some in the office.
Bunny Drive – Thursday 28th March – refreshments available from 3.15pm onwards – Bunny Drive starts at 3.45pm. Tickets now available from the office, please email bursar@leck-st-peters.lancs.sch.uk to book.

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