Blandford St Mary Primary School Newsletter Headteacher: Mr Paul Lavis Deputy Headteacher: Mrs Sam Harris
October 2013 Volume 5, Issue 10
Contents: Macmillan
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School Nurse drop-in
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Diary dates
2
Poppy Appeal
3
Children in Need
3
Head lice
3
Newsletter printing
3
School Applications
4
Celebration
Dear Parents So, another half-term draws to a close and at this time of year it must mean that bonfire night is approaching. Of course—for the first time ever Blandford St Mary Primary School could be hosting a display provided by our amazing Friends of School team. However—we are currently trying to tie-up some loose ends and it may well be that we have to postpone this event should some of those loose ends prove too difficult. The FoS are working really hard to make sure this doesn’t happen but I’m sure you’ll agree: we have to make sure all is 100% before we allow the event to go ahead. We will keep you informed. Don’t fret about the ticket costs—all are refundable.
that has disappeared recently under the growing vegetation around the edge of our field. The cuttings from this event will be used to fuel our ‘bonfires’ on the 5th November. If you think you can make it please let us know by emailing the school or by using the Contact Us option on the school website. If you decide at the last minute you can make it then please just come along. (Letting us know means we can get enough biscuits in!) On the day—should weather be poor, I will post a message on the school website to let you know if the event is going ahead. By all means bring tools with you! Otherwise we may well be trimming trees and branches with pairs of scissors
Assembly Dates 8th Novemberr ~ Dorset Music Service - Children only 15th November ~ Yr R
22nd November ~ Yr 1
29th November ~ Yr 2
6th December ~ Yr 3
13th December ~ Yr 4
20th December ~ Whole school assembly
To coincide with this we will be resurrecting our Men Behaving Dadly event that we held last year which we used to help tidy up some areas of the school. This time however, we will be opening up the event to all parents and grandparents, aunties and uncles and anyone else who wants to come and help.
from Year 1—which, to be fair, would be a waste of time. Please make sure that your children don’t turn up without you—it’s an opportunity for us all to do some work together!
On Saturday 2nd November from 11am until some time in the afternoon we will be Hope to see you all there… my kids are in the school grounds cutting and trimreally looking forward to it…. Really ming back our hedges, trees and plantation they are… to enable better use of our woodland trail