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Headteacher: Mr James Tibbles Tel: 01233 622510 | Fax: 01233 739236 Email: [email protected] Web: www.phoenixprimary.kent.sch.uk Twitter: @Phoenix_Ashford Phoenix Community Primary School Belmont Road Ashford Kent TN24 9LS Friday 19 th September 2014 PE KITS Can all parents ensure that their child has a PE kit in school. You should receive a newsletter from your child’s teacher explaining which days PE takes place but it is easier just to leave PE kit in school (ideally named in a recognisable bag). ROAD SAFETY Please could we ask all parents to remind their children about the importance of road safety. Unfortunately there was an accident involving a child from Phoenix School earlier this week. Thankfully, the child involved was not seriously injured but, as the evenings start to get darker, there is a greater likelihood of accidents. In a few weeks’ time, there will be a Road Safety workshop for the older children as they are more likely to be walking home alone. ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY Last week’s attendance prize was won by Robins class with 100% attendance. They won extra playtime. Attendance % No. of Lates Penguins 97.3% 0 Pelicans 98.0% 0 Parrots 98.6% 2 Robins 99.7% 1 Ravens 96.0% 3 Flamingoes 97.3% 1 Eagles 97.1% 0 As you know, every term we hold a prize draw for all children whose attendance is 98% or greater. This time, the prize will be a family ticket to the Rare Breeds Center worth at least £100. SWIMMING Currently, Year 5 and 6 have swimming lessons on a Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. After Christmas, it will be Year 3 and 4. Towards the end of the year it will be Year 2 children. I would like to reiterate that, for this year, swimming is free. We can do this as we have extra funding but we cannot make the promise that it will be free next year. PANTO Tickets for our visit to the Christmas Pantomine at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury are still available. If you would like your child to come, then please speak either Mrs Davis or Mrs Archer at the school office. This trip is only open to children in Key Stage 2. TERM DATES We have finalised the school INSET days for the coming school year and the term dates are below. These dates can also be found on the school website. Term 1 Staff Training Day: Wednesday 3rd September Starts: Thursday 4th September Ends: Friday 24th October Term 2 Staff Training Day: Monday 3rd November Starts: Tuesday 4th November Ends: Thursday 18th December Staff Training Day: Friday 19th December Term 3 Starts: Monday 5th January Ends: Friday 13th February Term 4 Staff Training Day: Monday 23rd February Starts: Tuesday 24th February Ends: Wednesday 1st April Term 5 Starts: Monday 20th April Ends: Friday 22nd May Holiday: Monday 25th May Friday 29th May Term 6 Staff Training Day: Monday 1st June Starts: Tuesday 2nd June Ends: Friday 24th July

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Headteacher:  Mr  James  Tibbles    Tel:  01233  622510  |  Fax:  01233  739236  Email:  reception@phoenix-­‐primary.kent.sch.uk    Web:  www.phoenix-­‐primary.kent.sch.uk  Twitter:  @Phoenix_Ashford  

Phoenix  Community  Primary  School  Belmont  Road  

Ashford  Kent  

TN24  9LS      

Friday  19th  September  2014    

         

PE  KITS  Can  all  parents  ensure  that  their  child  has  a  PE  kit  in  school.  You  should  receive  a  newsletter  from  your  child’s  teacher  explaining  which  days  PE  takes  place  but  it  is  easier  just  to  leave  PE  kit  in  school  (ideally  named  in  a  recognisable  bag).    ROAD  SAFETY  Please  could  we  ask  all  parents  to  remind  their  children  about  the  importance  of  road  safety.  Unfortunately  there  was  an  accident  involving  a  child  from  Phoenix  School  earlier  this  week.  Thankfully,  the  child  involved  was  not  seriously  injured  but,  as  the  evenings  start  to  get  darker,  there  is  a  greater  likelihood  of  accidents.    In  a  few  weeks’  time,  there  will  be  a  Road  Safety  workshop  for  the  older  children  as  they  are  more  likely  to  be  walking  home  alone.    ATTENDANCE  &  PUNCTUALITY  Last  week’s  attendance  prize  was  won  by  Robins  class  with  100%  attendance.  They  won  extra  playtime.    

  Attendance  %   No.  of  Lates  Penguins    97.3%    0  Pelicans    98.0%    0  Parrots    98.6%    2  Robins    99.7%    1  Ravens    96.0%    3  Flamingoes    97.3%    1  Eagles    97.1%    0    As  you  know,  every  term  we  hold  a  prize  draw  for  all  children  whose  attendance  is  98%  or  greater.  This  time,  the  prize  will  be  a  family  ticket  to  the  Rare  Breeds  Center  worth  at  least  £100.    SWIMMING  Currently,  Year  5  and  6  have  swimming  lessons  on  a  Tuesday  and  Wednesday  afternoon.  After  Christmas,  it  will  be  Year  3  and  4.  Towards  the  end  of  the  year  it  will  be  Year  2  children.    I  would  like  to  reiterate  that,  for  this  year,  swimming  is  free.  We  can  do  this  as  we  have  extra  funding  but  we  cannot  make  the  promise  that  it  will  be  free  next  year.  

PANTO  Tickets  for  our  visit  to  the  Christmas  Pantomine  at  the  Marlowe  Theatre  in  Canterbury  are  still  available.  If  you  would  like  your  child  to  come,  then  please  speak  either  Mrs  Davis  or  Mrs  Archer  at  the  school  office.  This  trip  is  only  open  to  children  in  Key  Stage  2.    

   TERM  DATES  We  have  finalised  the  school  INSET  days  for  the  coming  school  year  and  the  term  dates  are  below.  These  dates  can  also  be  found  on  the  school  website.    Term  1  Staff  Training  Day:  Wednesday  3rd  September  Starts:  Thursday  4th  September  Ends:  Friday  24th  October      Term  2  Staff  Training  Day:  Monday  3rd  November  Starts:  Tuesday  4th  November  Ends:  Thursday  18th  December  Staff  Training  Day:  Friday  19th  December      Term  3  Starts:  Monday  5th  January  Ends:  Friday  13th  February      Term  4  Staff  Training  Day:  Monday  23rd  February  Starts:  Tuesday  24th  February  Ends:  Wednesday  1st  April      Term  5  Starts:  Monday  20th  April  Ends:  Friday  22nd  May  Holiday:  Monday  25th  May  -­‐  Friday  29th  May      Term  6  Staff  Training  Day:  Monday  1st  June  Starts:  Tuesday  2nd  June  Ends:  Friday  24th  July  

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UNIVERSAL  FREE  SCHOOL  MEALS  You  may  already  be  aware  that  children  in  Key  Stage  1  are  now  entitled  to  a  free  school  meal  regardless  of  whether  or  not  parents  claim  any  benefits.  If  you  would  like  any  further  information  about  this,  then  please  speak  to  Mrs  Davies  in  the  school  office.    DANCE  PERFORMANCE  Next  week,  on  Tuesday,  some  of  our  Year  3,  4  and  5  children  will  be  in  a  dance  performance  at  St  Mary’s  Church  in  the  town  centre.    Year  3,  4  and  5  will  be  going  to  watch  the  performance.  They  will  leave  school  ready  for  the  performance  to  start  at  2pm.  We  are  aiming  to  be  back  at  school  by  3.30pm.    You  would  have  already  signed  a  permission  slip  allowing  your  children  to  go,  but  if  you  would  not  like  your  child  to  attend  this  event,  then  please  let  the  school  office  know.    MISSING  SCOOTER  On  Tuesday,  a  ‘Hello  Kitty’  scooter  was  taken  from  the  school  and  a  different  pink  scooter  was  left  behind.  It  is  fantastic  to  see  so  many  children  coming  to  school  on  their  scooters  and  bikes,  but  please  could  we  make  sure  that  children  are  coming  home  on  the  correct  scooters.    If  your  child  has  accidently  taken  the  wrong  scooter,  please  could  it  be  returned  as  soon  as  possible  to  the  school.  

 NEW  PARENTS  The  PTFA  would  like  to  invite  all  parents  of  new  reception  children  to  a  coffee  morning  on  Monday  22nd  September.  This  is  a  good  opportunity  to  get  to  know  other  parents  and  the  PTFA.    MANAGING  CHILDREN’S  BEHAVIOUR  Next  week,  Tracy  and  Jackie  will  be  starting  a  five-­‐week  course  called  ‘Managing  Children’s  Behaviour’.  If  you  would  like  any  details  or  are  interested  in  attending  then  please  speak  to  Tracy  or  Jackie.    PGL  Year  6  children  will  be  leaving  for  their  PGL  residential  visit  on  Friday.  If  you  have  not  had  an  information  pack,  or  have  any  questions,  then  please  speak  to  Mr  Garvey.    

¶  STARS  OF  THE  WEEK  ¶  Well  done  to  those  children  who  have  been  selected  as  a  ‘Star  of  the  Week’.    Pelicans  ¶ Analeigh  B  –  for  using  her  sounds  to  spell  out  new  

words  in  Read,  Write  Inc  this  week  Mrs  Thompson  ¶ Amy  H  –  for  sitting  beautifully  in  class  and  creating  

fantastic  art  work  for  our  ‘Into  The  Woods’  theme.  Miss  Williams  

¶ Ruby-­‐Mae  F  –  for  amazing  understanding  of  adding  using  a  number  line.  Miss  Holmes  

Parrots  ¶ Liam  M  –  for  showing  a  continuing  improvement  

and  positive  attitude  to  his  learning.  Mrs  Foreman  ¶ Ada  H  –  for  beautiful  singing  in  music.  Miss  Kenward  Robins  ¶ Mert  A  –  for  reading  and  absorbing  some  great  facts  

about  Roman  houses.  Great  note  taking  too!  Miss  Town  

¶ Theo  M  –  for  working  hard  in  all  areas  of  the  curriculum,  trying  his  best  in  everything  he  does.  Miss  Leavey  

Ravens  ¶ Erjona  S  –  for  her  amazing  progress  in  Maths  this  

week.  Miss  Downey  Flamingoes  ¶ Tegan  S  –  for  her  fantastic  effort  in  Maths.  Miss  

Uprichard  Eagles  ¶ Riley  H  –  for  always  working  exceptionally  hard  in  

all  lessons  so  far  this  term!  Mr  Garvey  ¶ Leon  J  –  for  showing  an  exemplary  attitude  towards  

his  learning  this  week.  Well  done!  Mrs  Godfrey    

 UPCOMING  EVENTS    Monday  22nd  Sep   Tuesday  23rd  Sep   Wednesday  24th  Sep   Thursday  25th  Sep   Friday  26th  Sep  9am  PTA  Coffee  Morning  for  Year  R  parents  

Kentish  Express  in  (Year  R  photo)  1.30pm  Year  6  Swimming  

9.00am  Parent  Workshop  1.30pm  Year  5  Swimming  

  1.30pm  Year  6  leave  for  PGL      

Monday  29th  Sep   Tuesday  30th  Sep   Wednesday  1st  Oct   Thursday  2nd  Oct   Friday  3rd  Oct  3pm  Year  6  back  from  PGL  

1.30pm  Year  6  Swimming  

9.00am  Parent  Workshop  1.30pm  Year  5  Swimming  

3.30pm  Football  match  at  Hamstreet  School  

 

Monday  6th  Oct   Tuesday  7th  Oct   Wednesday  8th  Oct   Thursday  9th  Oct   Friday  10th  Oct     1.30pm  

Year  6  Swimming  1.30pm  Year  5  Swimming