Corringham CE Primary School Friday 9th September 2016 Academic Year 2016/17

Welcome back everyone!

Firstly we would like to welcome you all back to our new academic year here at Corringham. We have had 17 new

recep�on children join the school this year, so welcome to Max, Daniel, Peter, Ffion, Alicia, Millie, Mia, Luke, Adam,

Harry N, Oliver, Violet, Scarle,, Daisy, Lainee-Jade, Harry H and Ruby. We have also been joined by two children in Y3

and Y5, so welcome to Tiana & Alexa. We look forward to working with all our new families and hope they will enjoy

their �me with us.

We’ve had lots of work going on over the holidays. The children have had newly refurbished toilets, the staff toilet has

had a makeover, the hall floor has been renewed, the playground has been resurfaced and KS1 have a new interac�ve

whiteboard too. The teaching staff have worked hard to get the learning spaces ready for the new year and I think the

school is looking great. A special thank you to Mrs Hammerton who gave up much of her �me over the holidays to

liaise with builders and decorators!

Text Alert System

On Monday morning we will send test text. If you do not receive this message, please call the school office to check

your records. Thank you.

Parking and driving in our village

Let’s start the new year with a big effort to remember to park considerately around the village during dropping off and

collec�on �mes. Can I also remind ALL parents to drive carefully through the village. We thank you in advance for your

coopera�on with this ma,er. We encourage families to Park and Stride from the Village Hall, what a great way for the

children to start their morning with a walk! The school pupil entrance opens at 8.50am and children may walk straight

in to their classrooms.

Milk in School

Those children who are aged 4 can receive free milk every day...you’d be surprised how many children drink it even

when they won’t at home too! Please can we remind those parents to complete the online registra�on form to allow us

to receive this milk. Thank you.

Swimming

All children who swim MUST wear a swim hat. This is a rule of the swimming pool. The Leisure Centre have made it

very clear that children will not be allowed to swim without one. Thank you for your coopera�on with this ma,er. Chil-

dren may also bring goggles although this is not a requirement.

PE

Our Sports Coach will be in school on Tuesday. All children will need their PE kits in school, every Tuesday un�l October

18th, so that they can take part in this specialist coaching session. Please also remember, if your child is not swimming

on a Thursday, they will also need their kit on Thursdays too. PE takes place every Thursday throughout the year.

Diary Dates:

Fri 16th Sept Roald Dahl Dress up day & ac�vity morning

Mon 19th Singing Club - Young Voices - Y3-6—more details to follow 3.15-4.15pm

Tues 20th First Club night—more details to follow 3.15-4.15pm

Wed 21st Parent Drop In - Let your children show you around the school, meet

the teachers. 3.20-4pm

Wed 28th Recep�on/KS1 Visit to The Deep

Fri 30th MacMillian Coffee Morning 9am-10.30pm—Our first School Council

event of the year! Please join us.

Friendship * Trust * Love * Determination * Respect * Excellence

Roald Dahl Day

Friday 16th

September

All children are invited to

dress up as a character

from a Roald Dahl book.

There will be prizes! The

children will also take part

in four workshops during

the day.

PTFA No$ce

Corringham School PTFA would like to give a warm welcome to all the new and returning

families, and we hope that you have enjoyed your summer holiday!

We would like to invite you to our first commi,ee mee�ng of the school year, to be held at

Corringham School on Friday 23rd

September at 3.30pm. This will be our AGM, with

elec�on of commi,ee members, so it will be a great opportunity to introduce fresh faces to

the PTFA. It would be fantas�c if children from all year groups were represented by

parents / grandparents / carers at the PTFA mee�ngs.

We need lots of new ideas to help raise funds for the PTFA, which in turn supports many

ac�vi�es for the children at school. A,ending the mee�ngs does not mean you will

automa�cally be expected to help out at every single PTFA event, forever more. We

appreciate support from families and, really, every li,le helps!! If you have an hour to

spare on Friday 23rd

September, please join us for a chat (and chocolate biscuits, maybe

even chocolate brownies...), we would love to see you! PS. Children are welcome!

Just a few pictures from Reception this week...