Richmond House School


NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE 14 March 2008 Dear Parents We send our congratulations and very best wishes to Miss Turner (Nursery Assistant) who gave birth to Annie Rose, 7lb 5oz, on Saturday. Open Evening Thank you to all those children and parents who were able to help out with and/or attend our Open Evening. Many of our Year 6 children were complimented as excellent tour guides and ambassadors for the school, Mrs Sutherland has several converts to Tai Chi and the weather did not put off visitors to the school. BHF Sponsor Forms This week all pupils have participated in a British Heart Foundation Sponsored Skip and have demonstrated a huge number of skills, including various jumps over a rope, skipping with hoops, various skipping jumps while skipping, doubles skipping and long-rope skipping. We are now collecting sponsor money and would appreciate your help in encouraging your son/daughter to collect the money as soon as possible. The sponsor form and money should be returned to your child’s form teacher by Wednesday 19th March. Illness If your child has been sick, we respectfully request that you do keep them off school for 48 hours afterwards, even if they seem fit. This is to ensure that infections are not passed on, either to other children, or to members of staff. On a child’s return from absence, an explanatory note should be handed in at the office, please. We are obliged to keep these notes for our records. Art Focus Day Our thanks go to Mrs Edwards for organising a most interesting visit from Peter Wengraf, yesterday. He brought with him a selection of African artefacts which the children were able to draw, and I am sure that any parents who were able to visit the exhibition in the hall at the end of the day would agree that the children had produced some excellent pencil sketches, looking carefully at the objects and learning a great deal in the process. Health and Fitness Week Thanks also must go to Mrs Milne, who, with assistance from Mrs Blackie, has put a great deal of time and effort into organising a super Health and Fitness Week. We have had visits from tutors and students at Carnegie to give us some ideas on being more active - ask your children about ‘Jean, Jean the Dancing Machine’ ! Year 5 and 6 have also visited Carnegie to participate in circuit-style activities, and all the children have been taking part in their sponsored skips, raising money for the British Heart Foundation. Hopefully we will be able to give you an idea of the amount we have raised on next week’s newsletter, along with the winner of Mrs Blackie’s ‘Guess the Vegetable’ Competition! Swimming Gala All pupils in Years 3, 4, 5, and 6 will take part in our Inter-House Swimming Gala on the morning of Thursday 20th March, at Carnegie. All pupils will walk to and from the pool and will need to bring a bag containing their swimming costume/swimming shorts, 2 towels, goggles and swimming hat (if required). Pupils may wish to have one towel which is their house colour, which they can have on poolside. Their bag must be large enough to fit in all their uniform while they are swimming. Unfortunately, due to lack of space, it is not possible for parents to come to watch but you may be able to hear the cheering in Headingley and we are sure that the children will tell you all about it at the end of the day! Match Results This week has been a disappointing week for our footballers as matches against Moorlands and Westville House were cancelled because of the waterlogged pitches. Our netballers were still able to play and the U11’s beat Moorlands 13-7. The U9’s and U10’s had very close games against Leeds Girls, with the U10’s losing 5-7 and the U9’s drawing 1-1. A very good effort. Inter-House Matches Inter-house hockey and rugby matches will take place on Wednesday 19th March, but players involved in those matches will be finished by the usual end of school. Kit As pupils bring all their belongings home for the holidays, please would you check the names and return any item belonging to someone else which has accidentally ended up in the wrong bag. Please could pupils return any football team kit, cross country shirts or white team sweatshirts that they have in their possessions. End of term notices There will be no clubs next week as it is the last week of term. Term finishes this coming Thursday 20th March at 3.35 p.m. School opens for the children’s return on Tuesday 8th April when we look forward to welcoming Mrs Disley as our incoming head. Mrs J Godsave Acting Head COLLECTABLES Box Tops for Books If you have any more tokens at home please bring them in before the end of term, as I have to send all tokens to Nestle before the end of this month. Many thanks to everyone who have sent tokens in. I will let you know how many books we have been successful in acquiring for the Library in due course. The scheme still carries on even though I cannot redeem the tokens until next year, so please keep sending the tokens in. Library Books I would be grateful if all library books could be returned before the end of term. Many thanks. Mrs L Cuthbert Librarian CRB If you have brought supporting documents for the CRB applications to me recently, please can you remember to collect them before Thursday 20th March. If I am not available, a member of the office staff will be happy to return them to you. Maureen Young Director of Admin Services PERIPATETIC MUSIC LESSONS Any child who wishes to stop lessons must give half a term’s notice in writing – letters should arrive before Friday 16th May, lessons will continue during the notice period until the end of the Summer Term. New forms can be collected from the office for any child wishing to start instrument lessons which will be £16.00 per half hour, lessons will start after the Summer Half Term. TRIPS Year 3 Trip to Hadrian’s Wall – Wednesday 10 to Friday 11 April A letter went home on Wednesday containing an invoice, medical form and a slip to sign and return. Mrs Matthews will be holding a short meeting in her class room on Wednesday 19th March with parents at 3.35pm. Please return the forms to me as soon as possible. Thank you. Sarah Pattinson School Secretary Lost Property Mrs Milne will display all lost property on the top playground on Wednesday 19th March at 3.30. Please use this opportunity to have a look through – you might be surprised! PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION May Ball Thank you for the fantastic response to the Ball. We are really pleased that so many of you have requested tickets and are keen to support the event. There is still time for anyone else wanting to attend and spare forms can be collected from the Parents’ Association basket in reception. If your name has been submitted as part of a group booking but you have not yet paid, could we ask that you get payment to us as soon as possible. Committee Meeting Just a reminder that the next committee meeting is Monday 17th March in the pavilion at 8pm.

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

14 March 2008

Dear Parents

We send our congratulations and very best wishes to Miss Turner (Nursery Assistant) who gave birth to Annie Rose, 7lb 5oz, on Saturday.

Open Evening

Thank you to all those children and parents who were able to help out with and/or attend our Open Evening. Many of our Year 6 children were complimented as excellent tour guides and ambassadors for the school, Mrs Sutherland has several converts to Tai Chi and the weather did not put off visitors to the school.

BHF Sponsor Forms

This week all pupils have participated in a British Heart Foundation Sponsored Skip and have demonstrated a huge number of skills, including various jumps over a rope, skipping with hoops, various skipping jumps while skipping, doubles skipping and long-rope skipping.

We are now collecting sponsor money and would appreciate your help in encouraging your son/daughter to collect the money as soon as possible. The sponsor form and money should be returned to your child’s form teacher by Wednesday 19th March.

Illness

If your child has been sick, we respectfully request that you do keep them off school for 48 hours afterwards, even if they seem fit. This is to ensure that infections are not passed on, either to other children, or to members of staff.

On a child’s return from absence, an explanatory note should be handed in at the office, please. We are obliged to keep these notes for our records.

Art Focus Day

Our thanks go to Mrs Edwards for organising a most interesting visit from Peter Wengraf, yesterday. He brought with him a selection of African artefacts which the children were able to draw, and I am sure that any parents who were able to visit the exhibition in the hall at the end of the day would agree that the children had produced some excellent pencil sketches, looking carefully at the objects and learning a great deal in the process.

Health and Fitness Week

Thanks also must go to Mrs Milne, who, with assistance from Mrs Blackie, has put a great deal of time and effort into organising a super Health and Fitness Week. We have had visits from tutors and students at Carnegie to give us some ideas on being more active - ask your children about ‘Jean, Jean the Dancing Machine’ ! Year 5 and 6 have also visited Carnegie to participate in circuit-style activities, and all the children have been taking part in their sponsored skips, raising money for the British Heart Foundation.

Hopefully we will be able to give you an idea of the amount we have raised on next week’s newsletter, along with the winner of Mrs Blackie’s ‘Guess the Vegetable’ Competition!

Swimming Gala

All pupils in Years 3, 4, 5, and 6 will take part in our Inter-House Swimming Gala on the morning of Thursday 20th March, at Carnegie. All pupils will walk to and from the pool and will need to bring a bag containing their swimming costume/swimming shorts, 2 towels, goggles and swimming hat (if required). Pupils may wish to have one towel which is their house colour, which they can have on poolside. Their bag must be large enough to fit in all their uniform while they are swimming.

Unfortunately, due to lack of space, it is not possible for parents to come to watch but you may be able to hear the cheering in Headingley and we are sure that the children will tell you all about it at the end of the day!

Match Results

This week has been a disappointing week for our footballers as matches against Moorlands and Westville House were cancelled because of the waterlogged pitches.

Our netballers were still able to play and the U11’s beat Moorlands 13-7. The U9’s and U10’s had very close games against Leeds Girls, with the U10’s losing 5-7 and the U9’s drawing 1-1. A very good effort.

Inter-House Matches

Inter-house hockey and rugby matches will take place on Wednesday 19th March, but players involved in those matches will be finished by the usual end of school.

Kit

As pupils bring all their belongings home for the holidays, please would you check the names and return any item belonging to someone else which has accidentally ended up in the wrong bag.

Please could pupils return any football team kit, cross country shirts or white team sweatshirts that they have in their possessions.

End of term notices

There will be no clubs next week as it is the last week of term.

Term finishes this coming Thursday 20th March at 3.35 p.m. School opens for the children’s return on Tuesday 8th April when we look forward to welcoming Mrs Disley as our incoming head.

Mrs J Godsave
Acting Head

COLLECTABLES

Box Tops for Books

If you have any more tokens at home please bring them in before the end of term, as I have to send all tokens to Nestle before the end of this month. Many thanks to everyone who have sent tokens in. I will let you know how many books we have been successful in acquiring for the Library in due course. The scheme still carries on even though I cannot redeem the tokens until next year, so please keep sending the tokens in.

Library Books

I would be grateful if all library books could be returned before the end of term. Many thanks.

Mrs L Cuthbert
Librarian

CRB

If you have brought supporting documents for the CRB applications to me recently, please can you remember to collect them before Thursday 20th March. If I am not available, a member of the office staff will be happy to return them to you.

Maureen Young
Director of Admin Services

PERIPATETIC MUSIC LESSONS

Any child who wishes to stop lessons must give half a term’s notice in writing – letters should arrive before Friday 16th May, lessons will continue during the notice period until the end of the Summer Term. New forms can be collected from the office for any child wishing to start instrument lessons which will be £16.00 per half hour, lessons will start after the Summer Half Term.

TRIPS

Year 3 Trip to Hadrian’s Wall – Wednesday 10 to Friday 11 April

A letter went home on Wednesday containing an invoice, medical form and a slip to sign and return. Mrs Matthews will be holding a short meeting in her class room on Wednesday 19th March with parents at 3.35pm. Please return the forms to me as soon as possible. Thank you.

Sarah Pattinson
School Secretary

Lost Property

Mrs Milne will display all lost property on the top playground on Wednesday 19th March at 3.30. Please use this opportunity to have a look through – you might be surprised!

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION

May Ball

Thank you for the fantastic response to the Ball. We are really pleased that so many of you have requested tickets and are keen to support the event. There is still time for anyone else wanting to attend and spare forms can be collected from the Parents’ Association basket in reception. If your name has been submitted as part of a group booking but you have not yet paid, could we ask that you get payment to us as soon as possible.

Committee Meeting

Just a reminder that the next committee meeting is Monday 17th March in the pavilion at 8pm.