STAFF NEWS

I am pleased to announce that Mrs Bennett will be joining us to teach Year 4 whilst Mrs Gordon is on her maternity leave. Mrs Bennett was due to begin teaching at the beginning of Term 5 however she has agreed to begin as soon as her security checks have cleared. Welcome to Charfield Mrs Bennett

CELEBRATION ASSEMBLY – AWARDS WANTED!!

Have you gained a certificate, badge, medal trophy since the holiday? If so please bring it in so we can show everyone in our next Friday Assembly.

BOOK FAIR SUCCESS

Many thanks to all who bought books at our Book Fair last week. We sold £544.41 in books!

As you probably know the school will benefit from this event and a percentage of that money will be winging its way back to us soon. We will then use it to buy more books for our school library and classes.

CHANGES TO BEHAVIOUR POLICY

Starting on Monday we will be adding to the behaviour policy. Any child who gets five amber warnings in one week will receive a red warning, therefore a letter will be sent home. This is because staff have noticed a number of children will get two amber warnings in a day and then modify their behaviour to prevent getting a red.

HEAD LICE

This week a letter was sent home with all children informing everyone that we have had some cases of head lice within the school. Please could you take time to check and treat your child’s hair to ensure that we stop this most recent spate.

For more advice there is a website you might like to visit www.advicebank.co.uk/lice

Please note – In the case of a child being identified with large numbers of head lice it is the school’s policy to insist that pupils are taken home to receive treatment

COMIC RELIEF SMARTIES DAY

Today the school went Comic Relief Mad. Firstly everyone came into school dressed in one colour to look like smarties. From this we raised a staggering £107.94.

This total was added to by Chloe, Eleanor and Kayla. Kayla spent 3 hours last night cooking cakes. The girls then worked together at break-time selling the cakes to the rest of the school. Their hard work paid off and they raised £37.94!

During lunch Charlotte, Keesha and Shannon became buskers and performed dances to the school.

I am very proud of the children’s community spirit and the positive way they approached today. Well Done Everyone!!!

ST JOHN’S JUNIOR CHOIR

Mothering Sunday is looming and the choir is rehearsing something special.

They will have an extra rehearsal IN SCHOOL on Friday morning 20th March as well as meeting as usual in the afternoon.

On Saturday 21st March, we are preparing the flowers for Sunday. This is at Kingswood. . . St Mary’s church from 10.00 BUT I am going up there and will take any children who need a lift (assuming the whole school doesn’t want a lift!). Please let me know if you need transport or have a great desire to help!!!

Thanks, Viv the vicar.

DIN DINS

Jill has asked me to inform you that she will now be offering a choice of mashed potato or roasties on Roast Dinner Days.

ROAD CLOSURE

The B4058 will be closed from 16th March – 3rd April, from Watsome Farm to the Renishaw roundabout. A further closure for sewage works will take place from 6th April – 1st May, this is from 44 Wotton Road to the Village Hall.  For more information visit the Charfield community website - charfield.org

SCHOOL COUNCIL BOOK SALE

The school council are running a book sale on Monday 16th March in the school hall from 3.00 - 4.00 p.m. They have a stock of unsold books from the last sale. If you have any spare books then please bring them into school. All money raised will be used by the school council to make improvements to the school playground.

EMAIL

If you wish to receive this newsletter by email, please call into the school office and leave your address. Alternatively you could email our newsletter section (now that does sound posh!) with ADD ME in the subject line. Please provide us with your child’s name and class to the address charfieldschoolnews@hotmail.co.uk

WEBSITE

Don’t forget to check the events section of the school website; we update it regularly with the activities that take place in school. www.charfieldschool.org

GO EMILY GO!

Good luck Emily in your cross country event on Saturday.

WANTED

A reader to read with some children in year 3 and year 6 on a daily basis, or as often as possible. Please, please this would be greatly appreciated.

Class(es)	Title	Response Required
Year 4 Class 1 ALL All	Homework Newsletter Forest School Head Lice Country Dancing	No Yes No Yes

DIARY DATES

COMING WEEK

FUTURE DATES

Comic Relief ‘Smarties Dress Up Day’	Friday 13th March
Term 4 Ends	Friday 3rd April
Term 5 Starts	Monday 20th April
St George’s Day Celebration	23rd April
MUFTI Day	1st May
May Fair	9th May
Term 5 Ends	Friday 22nd  May
Term 6 Starts	Monday 1st June
In  Service Day 4	1st June
Y6 Parents Information Evening @ KLB	10th June
Y6 Parents Information Evening @ KLB	11th June
Y6 Parents Information Evening @ KLB	17th June
Speed Mark Football Fundraiser	24th June
KLB Induction Day	1st July
KLB Induction Day	2nd July
KLB Induction Day	6th July
Castle ‘Step Up Day’	Monday 6th July
In  Service Day 5	24th July
Term 6 Ends	Friday 24th July