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• Polling Day – 2nd May 2019

  Mon 29 Apr 2019

  As you will know, Thursday 2nd May is designated as a polling day for the local elections. This year, as we did last year, we will remain open on the day and polling will be going ahead as usual in our hall but the school day will carry on around it.

  Can I firstly assure parents that the school hall will be securely, externally locked and therefore no member of the public or member of the polling staff will have access to the rest of the school, unsupervised, at any time. We have gone to great lengths to ensure that all procedures on that day robustly adhere to our safeguarding practices and duty of care to the children.

  Reception children will be out of the school building that day on their trip to Cannon Hall Farm and the coach will pick up and drop off outside the school building as normal.

  Years 1 and 2 will remain in school and will run their day completely normally with the exception of lunchtime. As we will have no access to the school hall at lunchtime, we have made arrangements with the kitchen staff to provide a ‘picnic-style’ lunch for the children on that day. This will be eaten outside, like a proper picnic, if the weather is fine or in classrooms if the weather is poor. Packed lunch children may bring their own lunches and eat with their friends as usual.

  Wise Owl before and after school club will also run as usual on the day and will follow the same alternative access arrangements as last polling day. Please contact Wise Owl directly for any further clarification.

  Traffic around the school will undoubtedly be increased during the day and particularly at drop off and pick up times and in that regard I do ask for your patience and consideration during those times.

  Thank you all very much for your continued support,

  Many thanks

   

  Mrs L. Lockett
  Headteacher

• Calendar Dates - Summer Term 2019

  Thu 25 Apr 2019

  Calendar Dates - Summer Term 2019

   

  Date	Event/Activity
  Monday 6th May	Bank Holiday Monday
  Thursday 23rd May	Closure day to children – EU Elections (subject to Government decision)
  Thursday 20th June	Joint Venture Day (with the Junior School)
  Friday 21st June	Non-uniform day for chocolate tombola
  Saturday 29th June	Infant & Junior School Summer Fair (11am-2pm)
  Thursday 4th & Friday 5th July	Transition mornings
  Thursday 4th July	New to Reception parent’s meeting (7pm)
  Thursday 11th July	Sponsored Sports Day (dry weather permitting)
  Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th July	Year 2 production (Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning – exact times tbc)
  Thursday 18th July	Year 1 transition café (9am – 10am)
  Friday 19th July	Year 2 transition café (9am – 10am)
  Friday 19th July	Individual children’s reports out to parents
  Wednesday 24th July	Year 2 Leaver’s assembly (9.30am)
  Thursday 25th July	School closes for summer break

   

  Please note:

  We send dates out well in advance in an attempt to support parents to be able to take time off from work or make arrangements to attend if they wish. We aim to keep to these dates as far as is practically possible, however it must be noted that in certain circumstances it may be necessary to rearrange or even cancel events. This is particularly the case for Sports Day which is only held weather permitting.

  Where times have not yet been finalised – Year 2 production, exact timings for Sports Day – these will be issued nearer the time.

  If it transpires that the country is not involved in the forthcoming EU elections and that school can therefore remain open, we will endeavour to let parents know at the earliest possible time.

  We appreciate your support and understanding.