No. 105 Friday 14th September 2012 With this newsletter you will receive New Parents’ Handbook Attain Magazine for Years 5 & 6 Perform Drama workshops for Years 2 - 6

Dear Parents, The term has got off to a good start and the children all seem well settled and ready for ac-tion. On Monday Mr George Goddard from the local Rotary Club came into Junior House assem-bly to present all the children in Year 5 with a splendid new dictionary. This is one of Ro-tary’s regular commitments to the schoolchildren in our local area and is much appreciated. I have already heard from the parents of one pupil who apparently sat up late in bed that night just reading his dictionary – a boy after my own heart! We heard recently that Mr Andy Thorn, our violin teacher, has been offered an exciting teaching post in Scotland and that he and his wife will be moving up there to live. We are delighted to have appointed Miss Nicole Stokes, a talented musician and experienced teacher of this age group, to replace him. We wish Mr Thorn all the best with his future career. This morning Year 6 set off bright and early for their weekend at Bushcraft in Oxfordshire. They will be camping out in the woods and taking part in team games and group-building activities, together with their eager teachers. We wish them all the best and look forward very much to hearing about their adventures when they return. Anne Dobell

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

Notices

Sunday 16th September

Year 6 return from Bushcraft Parents collect from Kew College

5.00pm

Monday 17th September Year 5 Curriculum Meeting in the Hall Year 6 Curriculum Meeting in the Sedum

8.30 – 9.00am 8.30 – 9.00am

Wednesday 19th September

Year 3 only Relatives Day – Main School Hall 9.00 – 10.30am

Thursday 20th September

Year 5 and 6 Football v Eridge House at home

2.00pm

Friday 21st September Year 6 Cake Sale 8.20am

Nursery – Year 2 Perform Drama Workshops in the Sedum

8.20am

Kew College Rules! New Parents’ Handbook In order to answer all the day to day questions new parents may have, which are not cov-ered by the official Kew College Parents’ Handbook, the Kew College Communications Committee, in collaboration with other parents, has written a very informative, easy to read handbook for new parents called ‘Kew College Rules!’ The handbook aims to provide useful information about life at Kew College from a parent’s perspective and is delightfully illustrated by the children. A copy is being sent out with Kew News today for each current Kew College family and we hope that you will find it useful. Our new families have received their copies already and the feedback has been very positive! We would like to thank the Communications Commit-tee, and Dina Heaney in particular, for all the hard work which has gone into producing this handbook. The official Kew College Parents’ Handbook for 2012-13 will be available shortly.

KINDERGARTEN BLUE AND GREEN Dear Kindergarten parents On Thursday 27th September at 5.30pm you are all warmly welcomed to a Phonics meet-ing. The meeting will be held in one of the school’s classrooms and you will be directed to it when you arrive into the school. As you know, the teaching of phonics is an important part of the children’s work in Kindergarten. This is a follow up to the one held earlier this year. During the meeting we would like to introduce to you the reading scheme used to teach your child to read as well as explaining how to support your child with their Guided reading home work. We look forward to meeting you all.

MRS RIZZO MISS ROSENTHAL

ITEMS LEFT AT SCHOOL AT THE END OF THE SUMMER TERM We have found a wooden chopping board, a large oval plate and two cheese knives - one is a stainless steel Sergeant Russell and the other has a twisted handle. If these items belong to you please collect from the school office. Thank you

Class Reps Thank you for offering to be a rep this year, we have most classes and are just waiting for confirma-tion from 2 more. Just to remind you the KCF Committee is as follows: Ali Palmer, Imogen Baines, Carolyn Greensmith, Carole Holland, Sarah Rennie, Zoe Katzauer, Kate Finnett, Tamsin Priestley, Puchka Sahay, Gina Win-gate, Kathy Martin, Stacy Faiola and Alexis Coleman. If you would like to help with any specific pro-ject please let us know as we always welcome extra help, particularly around Christmas. Many Thanks Ali Palmer (alijanepalmer@hotmail.com) KEY DATES: Relatives Day for Year 3 – Wednesday 19th September Recycling Day – Friday 28th September Class Reps coffee morning – Thursday 4th October after drop off in the Sedum Second Hand Uniform and Cake Sale – Friday 12th October from 2pm Infant Disco – Friday 23rd November in the sedum 3 - 4.30pm (Nursery to Year 1) Junior Disco – Saturday 24th November in the Barn Church Hall – 5 -7pm (Years 2 - 6) Secret Santa – Friday 30th November We will also be doing the Christmas cards again and will send details out in the next few weeks, along with Secret Santa, Christmas Puddings and Northbrook wrapping paper! Mums Choir The Mum’s Choir started again on Wednesday – it’s good to be singing again. All newcomers wel-come – no auditions, just a lot of fun! Every Wednesday in the Sedum at 8.15pm. Relatives Day for Year 3 We hope that the children are looking forward to showing a relative or close friend around on Wednesday. We do realise that it was short notice for some people but this is a trial and we hope to phase it into other years. If all your relatives, Godparents etc live a long way away please do bring a friend, neighbour who your child would like to show round their classroom. The morning will start at 9am with the children singing in the hall, followed by a tour of the school and ending with re-freshments in the hall. We know there will be some tweaking to do for next time but we do hope it will be a fun morning for all. Second Hand Uniform We are desperately short of uniform for the second hand sales. If you have any in good condition please hand it in to the office – we would appreciate if you could clean it first. If we sell a blazer for you, we will give you 50% of the sale price – please attach a label to the blazer with your name and contact details. Shikha Mohanty will be storing uniform for us going forward – her contact details are: Mobile – 07909144077 - shikhamohanty@yahoo.com She will be assisted by Amelia Howe and Kate Finnett.

London Dance School London Dance School offers dance classes for children in Chiswick and at the Riverside Health Club in Dukes Meadows. Children can begin their classes from the age of 2 1/2 and continue through to 18 years old. Please contact Sarah Daultry (an ex Kew College mum) by email or telephone 020 8940 3793, or visit the website at www.londondanceschool.com Creative Baking is offering a wide range of bespoke cupcakes for christenings, weddings, cor-porate events and birthday parties. We are extremely passionate about baking and use only the highest quality natural ingredients. Find us on Facebook to see some of our fantastic hand-crafted produce including cakes and biscuits or simply get in touch with us to design a perfect cupcake for your special occasion. Call Joanna on: 0784 27 959 22 or visit: www.facebook.com/creative.baking.by.joanna.khabaz Wine Tasting

Graham Moss ('Mossy') father of Tara (Yr3) and Remy (Yr1) would like to invite all K.C. wine en-thusiasts (and I know there are a few of you!) to an informal and fun tasting of ‘Junior Wines from Great Estates’ on Thursday 20 September........……at Old Deer Park (on your doorstep in the Richmond Cricket Club pavilion)

Ticket Cost: Free Entry Time: Arrive any time between 5.30pm to 8.30pm It would be great if you could attend and please feel free to invite some wine loving friends and colleagues along. We also hoped to be joined by one of the team from Achaval Ferrer (Argentina), to give some brief insights into winemaking in Mendoza. Please, RSVP confirming your names and ball-park numbers to gra-ham.moss@corneyandbarrow.com and I hope to see you there. All the very best, Mossy (07966 091 697)