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Week Beginning 28th January 2019
Fri 25 Jan 2019Week Beginning 28th January
Well done to the 19 children who took part in the sponsored swim last Saturday. In total they swam 1067 lengths which is 2667 metres and 16.7 miles…an AMAZING achievement! Thank you to all the parents who came to support this event and all those who have sponsored the children. We are also extremely proud of the children who took part in the swimming gala on Thursday. For some this was the first time that they competed and despite some nerves they all did amazingly well. Well done to all!
To help ensure the sustainability of our swimming pool, I am delighted to make parents aware that we are now hiring out our school swimming pool at the weekends to an organisation called Great Waves who are offering small group swimming lessons. This is bringing in much needed funding towards the running of the pool. However we still have 139 parents who have not made any donations at all to school swimming lessons for this year. We ask for a donation of £50 per child and this can be paid in smaller instalments if easier (This equates to less than £1.30 per lesson). If you are yet to make a donation towards school swimming please can we urge you to consider doing so. We thank those of you who have already made your swimming donation. Swimming is an important life skill which we are proud to have on offer to all children at The Hayes.
Thank you and well done to all the children who dressed up today to celebrate the end of our History Week. The children all looked amazing and we hope they enjoyed their week of learning all about local history.
This week we are looking forward to working with David from the Croydon Schools Sports Partnership who will be in school on Tuesday working with Year 1 teaching gymnastics and with Year 5 in the afternoon teaching dance. He will also be in on Thursday leading our Year 3 gymnastics lessons.
On Wednesday we are excited to launch our new maths programme called Mathletics. Mathletics is a captivating online learning space which provides children with many of the tools they need to be successful learners, both in the classroom and beyond. Representatives from Mathletics will be joining us in school to lead an assembly to all children, a staff meeting and a parent workshop. Please do come along at 2:45 to the school hall to learn more about this maths programme. We are sure the children will enjoy using it!
Friday after school is the Hayes PTA Infant fun afternoon and school disco. Tickets must be purchased in advance on line via the PTA booking page (https://www.pta-events.co.uk/thehayes/index.cfm) The timings for these events are as follows:
Reception: 3:15-4:15 (will attend in school uniform)
Year 1 and 2: 4:30-5:30
Year 3 and 4: 5:45-6:45
Year 5 and 6: 7:00-8:00
Please collect your children from the side entrance of the hall via the car park. A huge thank you to the PTA for organising this fun event for our children.
On Friday we also wish our football team good luck as they compete in a match against Christchurch.
Have a wonderful weekend.
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Week Beginning 21st January 2019
Mon 21 Jan 2019Congratulations to all the children who have represented the school in sporting events this weekend. Children from Years 3-6 participated in a sponsored swim at Croydon High yesterday (Saturday 19th) between them, swimming many lengths! It is not too late to sponsor them using the following link: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/the-hayes-primary-pool
We also congratulate the team who took part in the cross country event at Woodcote yesterday morning! More updates on these events to follow shortly. Well done to the children, parents and staff involved!
Coming up this week...
This week is the start of History Week where we are focusing on our local history. The children will enjoy a range of workshops including storytelling, dance and music. They will also be carrying out research on some local famous people. Be prepared to be wowed with a host of factual information from the past! On Friday, to conclude this week, the children may attend school dressed as a figure from history if they so choose.
On Monday we are hosting our Year 5 coffee morning to parents. If your child is in either Miss Smith or Mrs Boylan's class please do come along to the school hall for a 9:00 start to find out what is coming up this term in Year 5.
On Tuesday we host the last of our spring term coffee mornings for the parents and carers of children in Year 6. Please come along to the school hall at 9:00 to find out what is happening this term in Year 6.
On Wednesday, Class 9 will be leading our assembly. If your child is in this class we invite you to join us for this event which starts in the school hall at 9:15.
On Thursday we wish good luck to the children who are taking part in the Croydon School's Swimming Gala at Purley Pool. We are sure they will do their best making us proud and show everyone how hard they work to `Be the Best they can Be!'
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Week beginning 14th January 2019
Sun 13 Jan 2019Week Beginning Monday 14th January 2019
Happy New Year! We hope you all had a restful break and a great start to the year.
From tomorrow (Monday), we will be hosting our termly coffee mornings in the hall from 9-930am (ish). This is your chance to hear from your children’s teachers about what is coming up this term. The dates for these meetings are as advertised (in the bulletin and Important Dates) and are as follows:
Monday 14th January: Reception
Tuesday 15th January: Year 1
Wednesday 16th January: Year 2
Thursday 17th January: Year 3
Friday 18th January: Year 4
Monday 21st January Year 5
Tuesday 22nd January: Year 6
On Monday, the school nurse is joining us in assembly to talk to the children about the importance of brushing their teeth and general dental care. Tuesday 15th is the closing date for primary school admissions. Please ensure applications are submitted on time. Thursday 17th January is school census day and therefore there is a change of menu. This is an important day for schools because an element of our funding is set for the year based on the number of children taking up school dinners. Please do encourage your children to have a school lunch on this day. The options are attached in this email. On Friday 18th, we wish our football team good luck in their match against Christchurch. Friday is Year 6’s IPC Entry Point and dress up day: what will humans evolve to look like in the future? (Giant brains, robotic limbs, etc), good luck!
Saturday 19th January is our sponsored swim at Croydon High School for Years 3-6, letters have already gone out to those participating in this. Additionally, the link to start your sponsors is here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/the-hayes-primary-pool We will be raising funds for our pool – the general up keep and maintenance, which I am sure you can all appreciate it significant.
Also coming up is our History Week (week beginning 21.1.18) – our focus during this week is going to be our local environment. The children will be taking part in workshops provided by Kenley Aerodrome, looking at local famous people, music from the past as well as dance. We will finish our week with a dress up day on Friday 25th January when children and adults will be asked to come to school dressed as someone from History, ie: Queen Victoria, a Roman (toga), Caveman/woman, Chimney Sweep, Cleopatra, Crusader, Knight, Victorian child, Tudor child, evacuee, etc etc.
If your child has been selected for this year’s Swimming Gala taking place at Purley Pools on 24th January, you will be receiving a confirmation letter with full details of the arrangements. Please note, this is not the sponsored event on Saturday.
On Friday 1st February, the PTA will be holding their school disco. Tickets will go on sale on Monday 14th January from the following link:
https://www.pta-events.co.uk/thehayes/#.XDuJcVz7Q2w
With the census day next week, we would like to ensure our records are up to date and children who are entitles to receive free school meals (FSM) are receiving the correct entitlement. The following criteria enables your child to receive FSM is you are on:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)
Children who get paid these benefits directly, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also get free school meals. If your child is eligible for free school meals, they’ll remain eligible until they finish the phase of schooling (primary or secondary) they’re in on 31 March 2022.Your child would have had an application form in their bookbags on Friday, please complete and place the completed form in the box marked “FSM” in the school office as soon as possible. If you are eligible you will be notified in letter from Croydon Council.
Here's to a great week.