Richmond House School


NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE 11 January 2008 Dear Parents I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. It was lovely to see the children arriving back this week, full of excitement at sharing news from their holidays, and anticipation of the exciting events that this term has to offer. I am looking forward to my role as Acting Headteacher this term, and will be working in close consultation with Mrs Disley, the staff and the governors of Richmond House in order to ensure a smooth transition for Easter when Mrs Disley joins us as our Headteacher. Parents’ Consultations Consultations are for every child, as there are no written reports this term. If the chosen date proves impossible for you, your child’s form teacher will try to see you at another mutually convenient time, which should be arranged directly with the form teacher. Some parents of children further up the school may be interested to note that there will also be an evening when specialist teachers, other than those who teach their children within the form, will be available. Please be assured that if any of these teachers had a concern regarding your child, or felt that there was something that you needed to know about their progress in that subject, they will already have informed the form teachers in time for them to discuss with you at the form teacher appointment. Please, therefore, do not feel that it is necessary to attend this evening, but do come if you have a particular point of concern or interest with one of the teachers involved. That particular evening will not run on an appointment system. If you did have more than one teacher to whom you would particularly like to speak, we ask that you arrive no later than 4.30pm, to allow for a 5.15 pm finish on this evening. I will be in attendance at all meetings and look forward to speaking with you in due course. Dates and times are as follows. Please contact the office as soon as possible to book your appointment. Reminders will be issued as the term progresses. Thursday 24^th January and 2M and 2W 3.50 – 5.30pm Thursday 7^th February Please choose which date suits you best. Wednesday 30^th January 5E and 5K 4.00 – 6.00pm Tuesday 19^th February 4O and 4P 4.00 – 6.00pm Thursday 21^st February RB, RS, 1B and 1J 4.00 – 6.00pm Tuesday 26^th February 3M and 3Y 4.00 – 6.00pm Thursday 28^th February Specialist Teachers 3.50 – 5.15pm Thursday 6^th March 6G and 6H 4.00 – 6.00pm Nursery consultations will be on Tuesday 6 May and Thursday 8 May between 4.00 and 6.30pm and Mrs Page will put up a list in Nursery for parents to sign up after the Easter holidays. Health The vast majority of children and staff seem to be healthy at the moment, but as there is a nasty bug going around at the moment, we have taken the opportunity to reinforce the importance of hand washing as an element of keeping ourselves healthy. Could we also please ask, if you are in any doubt about your child’s fitness for school, that they be kept away from school, to give them the chance to become well again and also so that other children are not exposed to illnesses within the school environment. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter. It would also be appreciated if you could check your child’s medicine’s expiry dates. Calendar You may have noticed an error on our calendar this term: Summer Term ends on Tuesday 8^th July and not March! The visit to Bradford Industrial Museum on 15^th January is for the Reception classes and not Year 1 as was originally stated. Car Parking Following on from last term, please remember the following: Do not park up the back lane. Do not park in the staff car park. Park sympathetically to residents and entrances on Glen Road. Preferably park on Weetwood Lane or Ancaster Avenue. Please also be aware that the Highways Department has decided to implement some temporary parking restrictions to ensure emergency vehicles can access Glen Road, if necessary. These are due to take effect some time in January and we anticipate being in place for up to 9 months until a permanent solution is agreed with the school, residents and other interested parties. Please just remember at all times to park legally, safely and sympathetically. Thank you! *Mrs J Godsave* *Acting Head* Dear Parents, Boys and Girls I am grateful for this opportunity to thank you all so much for the wonderful send off you gave me at the end of last term. I was truly touched by all your lovely cards, letters and gifts. Thank you also to everyone who contributed towards my gift of a large flatscreen television which was presented at the governors’ dinner. Your generosity and kindness are very much appreciated. I wish you all a very happy, healthy and successful 2008. Gordon Milne PERIPATETIC MUSIC LESSONS Any child who wishes to stop lessons must give half a terms notice by Friday 8^th February – lessons will continue during the notice period until Easter. New forms can be collected from the office for any child wishing to start instrument lessons which will be £16 per half hour. *TRIPS* Year 2 are visiting Skipton Castle on Tuesday 15^th January. The coach will depart at 9.00am and return for 1.00pm. Reception are visiting Bradford Industrial Museum on the afternoon of Tuesday 15^th January and will return to school for 3.15pm. *ABSENCES* It is a legal requirement that parents must inform the school of reasons for all absences. If your child has been off school for any reason this week, please inform the office. Children who have written for permission to be absent do not need to write again. Thank you. Mrs S Pattinson School Secretary *SPORT* Cross Country In the holidays, the cross country teams raced in the third Leeds Schools’ League race of the season at Nunroyd Park. There were excellent results, especially from Amelia Crump who came 4^th and Louise Marsden who came 12^th in the girls’ race out of 108 runners and in the boys’ race Harrison Brown-Raw who came 13^th and James Micklethwaite who came 19^th out of the 116 runners. Overall our girls’ team came 5^th out of 21 schools and our boys 9^th out of the 22 schools that took part. On Saturday 12^th January, our cross country teams are in action again in the Leeds Schools’ Championships at Beckett Park. Good luck! U9 Matches On Thursday 17 January, our U9s will have their first matches of the season with mixed unihoc teams playing against Cliff School. The matches will be played at home starting at 2.20pm and team players may be collected as usual at the end of school. Mrs A C Milne Games/PE Co-ordinator

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

11 January 2008

Dear Parents

I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year. It was lovely to see the children arriving back this week, full of excitement at sharing news from their holidays, and anticipation of the exciting events that this term has to offer. I am looking forward to my role as Acting Headteacher this term, and will be working in close consultation with Mrs Disley, the staff and the governors of Richmond House in order to ensure a smooth transition for Easter when Mrs Disley joins us as our Headteacher.

Parents’ Consultations

Consultations are for every child, as there are no written reports this term. If the chosen date proves impossible for you, your child’s form teacher will try to see you at another mutually convenient time, which should be arranged directly with the form teacher.

Some parents of children further up the school may be interested to note that there will also be an evening when specialist teachers, other than those who teach their children within the form, will be available. Please be assured that if any of these teachers had a concern regarding your child, or felt that there was something that you needed to know about their progress in that subject, they will already have informed the form teachers in time for them to discuss with you at the form teacher appointment. Please, therefore, do not feel that it is necessary to attend this evening, but do come if you have a particular point of concern or interest with one of the teachers involved.

That particular evening will not run on an appointment system. If you did have more than one teacher to whom you would particularly like to speak, we ask that you arrive no later than 4.30pm, to allow for a 5.15 pm finish on this evening.

I will be in attendance at all meetings and look forward to speaking with you in due course. Dates and times are as follows. Please contact the office as soon as possible to book your appointment. Reminders will be issued as the term progresses.

Thursday 24^th January and                       2M and 2W                                               3.50 – 5.30pm

Thursday 7^th February                             Please choose which date suits you best.

Wednesday 30^th January                          5E and 5K                                                   4.00 – 6.00pm

Tuesday 19^th February                              4O and 4P                                                  4.00 – 6.00pm

Thursday 21^st February                             RB, RS, 1B and 1J                                     4.00 – 6.00pm

Tuesday 26^th February                              3M and 3Y                                               4.00 – 6.00pm

Thursday 28^th February                            Specialist Teachers                                3.50 – 5.15pm

Thursday 6^th March                                    6G and 6H                                                  4.00 – 6.00pm

Nursery consultations will be on Tuesday 6 May and Thursday 8 May between 4.00 and 6.30pm and Mrs Page will put up a list in Nursery for parents to sign up after the Easter holidays.

Health

The vast majority of children and staff seem to be healthy at the moment, but as there is a nasty bug going around at the moment, we have taken the opportunity to reinforce the importance of hand washing as an element of keeping ourselves healthy.

Could we also please ask, if you are in any doubt about your child’s fitness for school, that they be kept away from school, to give them the chance to become well again and also so that other children are not exposed to illnesses within the school environment. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

It would also be appreciated if you could check your child’s medicine’s expiry dates.

Calendar

You may have noticed an error on our calendar this term: Summer Term ends on Tuesday 8^th July and not March! The visit to Bradford Industrial Museum on 15^th January is for the Reception classes and not Year 1 as was originally stated.

Car Parking

Following on from last term, please remember the following:

Do not park up the back lane.

Do not park in the staff car park.

Park sympathetically to residents and entrances on Glen Road.

Preferably park on Weetwood Lane or Ancaster Avenue.

Please also be aware that the Highways Department has decided to implement some temporary parking restrictions to ensure emergency vehicles can access Glen Road, if necessary. These are due to take effect some time in January and we anticipate being in place for up to 9 months until a permanent solution is agreed with the school, residents and other interested parties.

Please just remember at all times to park legally, safely and sympathetically. Thank you!

Mrs J Godsave

Acting Head

Dear Parents, Boys and Girls

I am grateful for this opportunity to thank you all so much for the wonderful send off you gave me at the end of last term. I was truly touched by all your lovely cards, letters and gifts. Thank you also to everyone who contributed towards my gift of a large flatscreen television which was presented at the governors’ dinner. Your generosity and kindness are very much appreciated.

I wish you all a very happy, healthy and successful 2008.

Gordon Milne

PERIPATETIC MUSIC LESSONS

Any child who wishes to stop lessons must give half a terms notice by Friday 8^th February – lessons will continue during the notice period until Easter. New forms can be collected from the office for any child wishing to start instrument lessons which will be £16 per half hour.

TRIPS

Year 2 are visiting Skipton Castle on Tuesday 15^th January. The coach will depart at 9.00am and return for 1.00pm.

Reception are visiting Bradford Industrial Museum on the afternoon of Tuesday 15^th January and will return to school for 3.15pm.

ABSENCES

It is a legal requirement that parents must inform the school of reasons for all absences. If your child has been off school for any reason this week, please inform the office. Children who have written for permission to be absent do not need to write again. Thank you.

Mrs S Pattinson

School Secretary

SPORT

Cross Country

In the holidays, the cross country teams raced in the third Leeds Schools’ League race of the season at Nunroyd Park. There were excellent results, especially from Amelia Crump who came 4^th and Louise Marsden who came 12^th in the girls’ race out of 108 runners and in the boys’ race Harrison Brown-Raw who came 13^th and James Micklethwaite who came 19^th out of the 116 runners. Overall our girls’ team came 5^th out of 21 schools and our boys 9^th out of the 22 schools that took part.

On Saturday 12^th January, our cross country teams are in action again in the Leeds Schools’ Championships at Beckett Park. Good luck!

U9 Matches

On Thursday 17 January, our U9s will have their first matches of the season with mixed unihoc teams playing against Cliff School. The matches will be played at home starting at 2.20pm and team players may be collected as usual at the end of school.

Mrs A C Milne

Games/PE Co-ordinator