Holly Lodge

Parents Evening

We will be holding our Parent Consultation Evenings during the week beginning 16th October. Please could you sign and return the attached proforma to your childs class teacher to indicate the preferred date and time for your appointment. Your childs class teacher will return the slip confirming the appointment time.

Please could you wait outside the classroom and the teacher will collect you at the allocated time. The teachers have organised the appointment times at 10 minute intervals. If you have an issue that is likely to take longer, please make a separate appointment time for this.

There will not be any of the childrens work out for you to look at on Parents Evening as we have planned an At Home session on 20th November from 3.30 p.m. until 4.00 p.m. This provides you with the opportunity to look at your childs work with your child.

Security

The gate at the bottom of the field that leads into Carrington Lane Car Park is locked after the children come into school. It will also be locked at 4.00 p.m. each evening. This does have implications for our children leaving school after

4.00 p.m.

The main gate and pedestrian gate (adjacent to the Year 3 and 4 playground) will also be shut during the lunch hour. This may inconvenience any vehicles driving out of school but we feel that it is in the best interests of our children. Thank you for your co-operation.

Absences

David Galloway, the Chair of Governors wrote to you last week about the Governors views on encouraging childrens attendance at school. As a school we have decided that we cannot condone certain absences e.g. days out of school because a parent has the day off, time off to watch a football match. These absences will not be authorised by the school.

If your child is absent could you please telephone the School Office on 01252 548390 or e-mail to www.info@holly-lodge.surrey.sch.uk before 8.50 a.m. The School Office is open from 8.00 a.m. Any absence should be followed by a note to the class teacher.

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.

Running Club Reminder

On 14th October there will be a run at Farnham Park. Ms Smart will be issuing letters to all runners today with details about the event.

Switch onto IT for School Computer Courses

During the last two years, computer courses for parents of children attending Holly Lodge have been funded from the Learning and Skills Council.

This period of funding will finish in December after a three year period and these courses could continue at the school for a small fee.

If you would be interested in attending these courses for a small fee please see the School Office.

Fun Run

The HLSA (PTA) would like to thank all the parents for supporting the Fun Run despite the dismal weather.

Singing Experience

Surrey County Council are holding a one day Singing Experience course on Saturday 25th November. This is for families who want to be a star for a day and love singing and musical theatre. For more information or an application form please contact Alita Mills on alita.mills@surreycc.gov.uk or phone 01483 517141.

School Uniform

The School Uniform shop is introducing a new reversible waterproof fleece. It is bottle green with the school logo embroidered on both the fleece and waterproof side. The cost will be £16.95.

If you are interested please enquire at the School Office where there is a sample to look at.

Orders can be placed in the usual way but please allow up to 21 days delivery as they will not be held in stock until demand has been established.

Nestle Box Tops

Please continue to collect the Nestle Box Tops from your cereal packets. The children may place them in the collection box found in the school hall or please hand them into the School Office.

The Week Ahead

Monday 9th October Prospective parents visiting.

Wednesday 11th October Infant Harvest you are welcome to attend the assembly which will begin at 9.15 a.m. Please use the main entrance.

Thursday 12th October Junior Harvest you are welcome to attend the assembly which will begin at 9.15 a.m. Please use the main entrance.

Friday 13th October School Disco

Please bring in your harvest donations on Tuesday 10th October and leave them in the school hall.

Merits

1M – Jamie Wills, Paige Dann, Cameron Watson, Eden Robinson, Julie Deschambault

1O – David Mundy, Alex Williams, James Machen, Fern James

2C – Melissa Brisk, Oliver Judd, Tia Parker, Kieran Lovell

2V – Brandon Ellis, Georgia Lingwood, George Lucy, Holly Roberts, Amber Nile, Callum Leppard

3A – Owen Buxton, Megan Harms, James Smith, Ethan Pollard, Reece Jones

3D – Jade Jeffreys, Megan Rafano, Oliver Galloway, Edward Andrews

4R – Lucy Nash, Henry Machen, Max Powell, Roxy-Anne Lineham

4W – Joe Grinsell, Michaela Bowers, Thomas Saunders, Holly Jeffreys

5M – Andrew Stevens, Michael Bridgewater, Lucy Fuller, Joseph Galloway

5T – Sam Carey, Michael Aird, Libby Savell, Sean Willis

6B – Rose Case, Gabrielle Clark, Hayley Sawyers, Paige Smith, Charlotte Coltart

6H – Megan Clover, Tess Allen, Lucy Harms, Dylan White