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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Weekly Update, 30th September
Fri 30 Sep 2022This week’s headlines:
Thank you!
We had a huge number of donations to take to the Church for our Harvest Service and a record number of parents joining us on Monday. Thank you for your support!
Parents Evening, 11th and 12th October
Face to face appointments are available to book on Arbor through the Parent and Guardian Consultations option.
* NEW * Flu Immunisations, 24th October
Information will come out next week with how to book your child in for their immunisation, watch out for the email.
Preloved Clothing and Accessory Sale – Wednesday, 5th October, 7:30pm
Old Dalby Village Hall. Doors open 7.30pm, our PTA will be providing a bar and refreshments. Sale will be mostly ladies clothes, shoes, accessories and kids clothes too.
Old Dalby PTA Race Night - Friday, 7th October, 6:30pm first race at 7pm
Please come and join us in the school hall for a fun family night out (kids, friends and family are all very welcome. Doors open 6.30pm, first race runs at 7pm. Book in advance at only £1 per person or £1.50 on the door. All bets £1 each, there will be a bar and refreshments. Hotdogs can be booked in advance. Follow the link to the booking form - https://forms.office.com/r/SQ23LGU3pN
There are 8 races to bet on, each race is randomly selected from a selection and played on the big screen.
Christmas Shopping Evening – Thursday, 17th November, doors open at 7pm
Plans are well under way for our festive shopping night. We have some lovely stalls lined up ...silverlincsdesigns jewellery, Flossie & Fred, Body Shop, Happy Bunny Candles, Smartsy Glass to name but a few. Please save the date and bring your friends and family along, entry is free.
Rags to Riches, Old Clothes Collection
On Monday, 14th November we will be collecting old clothes to raise funds for school. Bags will be sent out after half term to fill up and bring in on the morning of the collection.
Dates for the diary
Wednesday 5th October - Preloved Clothes Sale Old Dalby Village Hall 7.30pm
Thursday, 6th October – Classes 2 and 3 trip to Twycross Zoo
Friday 7th October - Family Race Night doors open 6.30pm first race 7pm
17th – 24th October – HALF TERM
Monday, 24th October – Flu immunisationsMonday, 14th November - Old Clothes Collection
Thursday 17th Nov - Christmas shopping night (school hall) doors open 7pm
Wednesday 30th November – Children’s Christmas fair 2pm start
Tuesday 20th December - Christmas discos KS1 5.30pm / KS2 6.45pm -
Weekly update, 23rd September
Fri 23 Sep 2022Harvest – Service and collection
We will be going to Church on Monday, 26th September to celebrate our Harvest service. We will leave as soon after registration as possible, with the service starting around 9:45am. All the classes have prepared something to perform and there will be work displayed in Church.
As is our tradition, we will be having a collection of non-perishable food and sanitary items which we will add to the Church’s collection for The Storehouse in Melton Mowbray. Please send any donations in on Monday.
You are all very welcome to join us for our first Church celebration of the school year.
PE kit
I would like to apologise if there has been some crossed wires about PE kit this week. The whole school have had a verbal reminder about wearing the correct PE kit on their PE days. To clarify, this is:
A plain t-shirt in their house group colour
Black shorts
Plain, dark hoodie and tracksuit trousers
Trainers, these can be any colour as long as they are supportive during exercise
Socks can be white or dark coloured
Children should not be wearing items with large logos, brands or slogans and not football or other team shirts.
The items have all been chosen with the idea that these are relatively easy to source, however if you can not find anything or need support with costs, please do let me know. There is always support available. Any requests will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
I do appreciate that there will be the odd day when PE kit is still in the wash or there has been a problem, children need not worry about this but simply speak to their teacher and explain the situation.
As you replace kit, please do ensure it follows the guidelines.
Christmas Cards
A quick reminder that if you would like your child’s Christmas card design to be made into cards, all sheets will need to be returned to school no later than Thursday, 29th September.
Parents Evening, 11th and 12th October
Face to face appointments are available to book on Arbor through the Parent and Guardian Consultations option.
Can you help?
The Rotary Club and parents have started the peace garden project at the front of school. We need some pallets to help us build the compost bins. If you are able to help us and donate a pallet, please let the office or Mrs Browne know. Thank you!
We also have a quick job that requires a mini-digger – if anyone would be able to help us with this, we would be very grateful! (The PTA have offered a free cake on Fridays for a month, in return!)
E safety guides
We have become aware of some pupils encountering issues with Roblox, an online game that is very popular. Below is a link to our e-safety page with a parents’ guide to Roblox and other popular online platforms.
E-safety | Old Dalby Church of England Primary School (olddalbyschool.org.uk)
Wednesday 5th October - Preloved Clothing and Accessory Sale
Old Dalby Village Hall. Doors open 7.30pm, our PTA will be providing a bar and refreshments. If you would like a rail to sell your unwanted clothes phone Victoria on 07500 011294 - rails are £10.
Friday 7th October - Old Dalby PTA Race Night
Please come and join us in the school hall for a fun family night out. Book in advance at only £1 per person or £1.50 on the door. All bets £1 each, there will be a bar and refreshments. Hotdogs can be booked in advance. Link to booking form https://forms.office.com/r/SQ23LGU3pN
Rags to Riches, old clothes collection
On Monday, 14th November we will be collecting old clothes to raise funds for school. Bags will be sent out after half term to fill up and bring in on the morning of the collection.
Dates for the diary
Monday, 26th September – Harvest Church Service, 9:45am
Wednesday 5th October - Preloved Clothes Sale Old Dalby Village Hall 7.30pm
Thursday, 6th October – Classes 2 and 3 trip to Twycross Zoo
Friday 7th October - Family Race Night doors open 6.30pm first race 7pm
Thursday 17th Nov - Christmas shopping night (school hall) doors open 7pm
Wednesday 30th November – Children’s Christmas fair 2pm start
Tuesday 20th December - Christmas discos KS1 5.30pm / KS2 6.45pm
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Weekly Update email, 16th September
Fri 16 Sep 2022
Bank Holiday, 19th September
School will be closed on Monday, 19th September to mark the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen.
Congratulations, Mrs Bridgeman!
Last weekend, our very own Super Woman, Mrs Bridgeman, completed the Great North Run to raise funds for Breast Cancer Now. She did a phenomenal job and is very close to raising £1000, if anyone would like to donate, she has a Just Giving Page:
Louise Bridgeman is fundraising for Breast Cancer Now (justgiving.com)
National Fitness Day, Wednesday, 21st September
This national initiative will see children in all classes take part in a fitness challenge over the course of the day. Please send all children in PE kit next Wednesday so they can be ready to take on Mrs Bryan’s challenge!
Calling all green fingered parents - we need your help!
We have been very lucky to have been offered help by the Melton Rotary Club to revamp our raised beds and greenhouse area and to create a peace garden. We will begin work next Friday, 23rd September at 2pm and need as many pairs of enthusiastic hands as we can get! We are going to start by clearing beds and doing some general tidying up.
If you could spare an hour to help us out, we would be incredibly grateful. Please bring your own spades, secateurs, tubs and forks as we don’t have many to go around!
Year 1 and 2 Tennis Festival
This has been rearranged, for Wednesday, 21st September. Please sign up on Arbor if you would like your child to take part. There are limited spaces available.
PTA Race Night, Friday 7th October
The first event of the year, it’s always a good night out and a chance to meet new people.
Doors open at 6:30pm, the first race starts at 7pm. Look out for social media posts for booking information or contact the school office. £1 entry per person if booked in advance, £1.50 per person on the door. There will be a licensed bar, refreshments and a tuck shop available.
Social Media
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Weekly Update email, 9th September 2022
Fri 09 Sep 2022Today we have come together as a school community to give thanks for, and to commemorate, the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Over the coming days of national mourning, we will be celebrating her life and marking key moments of her reign in Collective Worship. We will also start to look ahead and to talk about what the children may see and hear as the country comes together to say their goodbyes.
The Church of England Book of Condolence, can be found here: Her Majesty The Queen - book of condolence | The Church of England There will be a link posted on the school website and Facebook pages.
We are awaiting government announcements about whether there will be any school closures on the day of Her Majesty’s funeral.
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KS2 Cross Country, 10th September, Prestwold Hall
The organisers have confirmed that this is going ahead and they will include a tribute to Her Majesty The Queen which everyone there is invited to participate in.
Please sign up on Arbor if your child will be attending so that Mrs Bryan knows who to look out for.
Calling all parents!
The PTA would like to invite parents new and old to join them in the school hall next Weds 14th Sept at 2.45pm for tea, coffee and cake. You can find out a bit more about the PTA and how you might get involved. If you are unable to join them but would like to find out more please speak to the school office.
This will include a sale of second hand uniform.
PTA Race Night
Race Night is back! Friday 7th October in the school hall. This event is great fun for all the family. The PTA will be starting to sell horses (not real ones!) in the playground from Monday. You can support us by buying a horse at £2 or coming along on the night. There will be a bar and refreshments, please join us if you can!
Year 1 and 2 Tennis Festival, Monday 19th September
This is now open on Arbor, there are 20 spaces available if your child would like to participate in this event. Please see the separate email. Please note, the date of this may change, depending on any National announcements.
Classes 2 and 3 trip to Twycross Zoo, 6th October
Please sign up on Arbor.
Flu jab – provisional date of 24th October, further details will follow when we have received them.