Holly Lodge

Class Representatives

Our Class Representatives for this year are:

RD – Donna McDonald

RS – Julia Nash

1M – Amanda Watson

1O – Nicola Smith

2C – Ashley Judd

2V – Sue Briggs

3A – Sharon Shoppee

3D – Melanie Morley

4R – Dawn Bradley

4W – Claire Batterbee

5M – Emma Stevens

5T – Shelley Jones

6B – Karen Herrington

6H – Caroline Green

Their role is to aid communication between parents and the school. They will be writing to you shortly to introduce themselves and to set up a system of communication.

They do wear badges to help parents identify who they are. If you are new to the school, the class reps can help you with any information that you need about school life.

Fun Run

Next Friday 29th September, the Holly Lodge School Association (formerly the PTA) is hosting the Fun Run.

This has traditionally been a very enjoyable event for our families with a good atmosphere.

Hot dogs and refreshments will be available. We hope that you can join us entry forms are available from the school office or alternatively you can pay on the day.

Homework

We are currently reviewing our homework policy. Slight changes have been made as follows:

Foundation & KS1 – 30 minutes of tasks per week plus reading, spellings and tables where appropriate.

Years 3 & 4- 1 hour of tasks plus reading, spellings and tables.

Year 5 – 1½ hours of tasks per week plus reading, spellings and tables.

Year 6 – 2 hours of tasks per week plus reading, spellings and tables.

The purpose of setting homework is to help develop an effective partnership between home and school and to extend the learning that happens in school.

For the infants, the homework will be sent home on a sheet. The juniors all have a homework diary in which the homework is recorded.

Please check the diary and sign it when your child has completed his or her work. The diary can also be used as a communication tool between home and school.

Reception – Year 5 will have a reading record book in addition to this, to record the reading they do. Please feel free to comment in these books.

We value any help you can give your child with homework.

Holly Lodge Arts Festival 2007

Following the success of the inaugural Arts Festival in July 2004, we are planning another event for July 2007. Our theme for the festival will be promoting Healthy Living. This will be a community event and we hope to involve as many people as possible from the locality. If you have any contacts out of school with dancing, gymnastics or other organisations who may be interested in joining us, please contact Mrs. Cobb or the School Office.

Netball Training

There will be no netball training on Monday 25th September 2006.

Parent Governor Election

A reminder that ballot forms should be returned to the school as soon as possible. The election will close promptly at 12 noon on Monday 25th September. If both parents choose to vote, please ensure that forms are placed in separate plain envelopes. Both voters names must be entered on the front of the pack so that they can be checked for eligibility against the register of parents.

Starting School Event with Surrey Childrens Information Service

Surrey Childrens Information Service is hosting an event for parents of children who are due to start school in Sept 2007; this will be for people living in the Guildford and Woking areas.
They will be held at both of the Guildford Childrens Centre’s on 29th September from 9.00 – 3pm at Bellfields site, on the 2nd October 9.30 – midday at their town centre site and at the Woking Children’s Centre on the 6th October 9.30-3pm (TBC). We have named this event Ready for School as we have found a large number of parents across Surrey are confused and sometimes concerned about their child starting school for the first time as well as knowing how to go about applying for a school place. In addition to starting school we are using this opportunity to raise awareness about bullying and how it can be addressed. This is in partnership with Kidscape who have provided a number of materials to give to children and parents. These events will also commence in September at Leatherhead, and Epsom Downs Childrens Centres.

It will be hosted by Kelly Phillips of Surrey County Council and her colleague Kerry Evans. They are both Childrens Information Outreach Officers working for Surrey Childrens Information Service, providing advice and guidance for parents and carers for children from birth to fourteen.

Reception Photographs

Year R will be having their photographs taken on Monday 25th for an article on First Days in School. This will be featured in the Surrey Advertiser.

Consent Forms

Last week we sent out a pack of consent forms and the Home/School Agreement. Please could you return these to us as soon as possible.

Wet Weather

If it is raining in the morning we will ring three bells at 8.40 a.m. This is the signal that children should make their way into school. Parents and children can use the shelters by each class entrance for cover prior to 8.40 a.m.

Reception 2007 Intake

If your child is due to start school in September 2007, you must register your choice of school with Surrey County Council by 19th October 2006.

For further details please enquire at the School Office.

Sickness

Can we please remind all parents that if your child is absent for any reason, please contact the school office before 9.00 a.m. on the day. You can do this by telephone, 01252 548390 or by e-mail, info@holly-lodge.surrey.sch.uk

Recruitment of Road Safety Instructors

Part time Road Safety Instructors are required to train children of different ages in cycling, safety and related activities. The rate of pay starts from £7.00 per hour, term time only. The work is seasonal and would suit parents whose children are at school and who have free time during the day and enjoy working outside.

Applicants must be fit, have experience with children and enjoy working with them.

Please reply to Jane Siegle on either 020 8541 71111, email jane.siegle@surreycc.gov.uk or write to Jane Siegle, East Surrey Area Office, Omnibus Building, Lesbourne Road, Reigate, Surrey RH2 7JA by 9th October.

Harvest Festival

This year for our Harvest celebration we will be supporting the Hampshire Youth Bureau. This organisation looks after homeless youths in the Aldershot/Guildford area supplying them with food and toiletries.

We are asking you to donate tins/packets of food or toiletries on Tuesday 10th October. A suggested list follows:

Food

Canned meats

All varieties of canned pasta

Tuna

Tea and Coffee

Savoury Rice and Pasta

Pasta Sauces

Canned Vegetables

Bags of Rice

Cereals and Biscuits

Toiletries

Shampoo

Washing Powder

Flannels

Deodorants

Shower Gel

Toothbrushes

Disposable Razors

Toilet Rolls

Can Openers

The Week Ahead

Monday – Year 3 trip to Butser Farm

Tuesday – Prospective Parents Visit

Wednesday – Prospective Parents Visit

Thursday – Year 2 trip to the Science Museum

Prospective Parents Visit

Friday – Fun run to commence at 3.30 p.m.

Merits

1M – Cameron Watson, Benjamin Austin, Amy Wybrow, Harry Wood

1O – Joshua Elsey, Samuel Casey, Lucy Green, Taylor McFadden

2C – Paige Bowles, Keiran Burr, Nathan Swindells, Emma Verrinder

2V – Amba Welling, Shauna Watkins, Samantha Best, Caiti Carpenter, Stephanie Le Moaligou, Lucy Fanning

3A – Emily Wilkinson, Harrison Shoppee, Paul Nield, Hannah Jones, Nomusa Tshuma

3D – Dean White, Joshua O’Sullivan, Ellie Edwards, Daisie Gentry

4R – Daniel Morhall, Adele Brown, Alix Osler, Callum Mundy

4W – George Evans, Aaron White, Lauren Keller, Katie Stocker, Olivia Mendoza

5M – Georgina Burr, George Pickering, Connor Straughair, Leonie Bean

5T – Lee Ramsey, Louise Brisk, Rebecca Hall

6B – Joe Flanagan, Helen Taylor

6H – Zak Sutcliffe, Robert Brock, Jessica McKeown, Tess Allen