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Headteacher Letter
Fri 24 Nov 2023November 2023
Dear Parents and Carers,
I trust this letter finds you, your friends and family in good health.
Mr Danny Ralph, who has been our Deputy Headteacher since 2017 will be leaving at Christmas.
Danny has supported the school extremely well in the last six years. He has contributed significantly to the school’s improvement. I wish to thank him for all his service to our community. I am delighted for him that he has secured a promotion and will be working at Broomhill Bank School, next year. Your children have been told today that Mr Ralph will be leaving on 15th of December 2023.
On a separate note, I would like to thank all the families and carers who attended our Coffee Morning last week. I felt we had a comprehensive debate regarding pupil use of their phones. I was pleased that all who attended could acknowledge the complexity of this topic and appreciated the need for change. Thank you to the parents who emailed their thoughts which I shared. I am continuing my discussions with staff groups. I will write again separately when decisions have been made, regarding our routines and expectations of pupil phone use.
Many thanks for your support.
Best Wishes
Les Milton
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Minster Playhouse Christmas Play
Mon 20 Nov 2023
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Primary Christmas Letter
Fri 17 Nov 2023November 2023
Dear Parents/Carers
(Primary)
Friday 1 December: Non-school uniform day
We will be holding a non-school uniform day in exchange for a gift to sell in the 'Secret Santa' room. This can be brand new, or 'nearly new' in good condition. Gifts should be suitable for children of all ages and grown-ups. NO ALCOHOL PLEASE. If you are sending in food items such as chocolates, please ensure these do not contain nuts.
Donations of gifts need to be placed in the boxes by the Primary door on entry to school.
Friday 8 December: Primary Christmas Fair.
During Enterprise Week (Monday 4 – Friday 8 December) children will be making a variety of items for friends and family to buy at our Christmas Fair. Your child will be helping on their class stall, for the first 30 minutes (1.30pm – 2pm). Please come from 1.30pm to ensure the children can show you their best shop-keeper skills!
Parents and carers may collect their child from their class stall from 2pm to enjoy the rest of the afternoon together. Children may leave school with their parents/carers from 2.30pm., ensuring everyone is signed out of the premises.
Please inform your child’s taxi company if you are planning to attend and take your child home with you rather than in their usual mode of transport.
Whole School Raffle
This year’s raffle will be paperless, numbers are allocated to each paperless ticket purchased.
Tickets will be £1; please could all money be sent in a sealed envelope with your child’s name to the school office, we can accept money from tomorrow (Thursday 17 November 2023). The raffle will be drawn on the last day of term (Friday 15 December), if you have won your child will bring home the prize that afternoon.
Donations for our raffle are always welcome.
Christmas cards (last posting date Wednesday 13 December)
If your child would like to write Christmas cards, they need to be addressed with the name of the child they are for and class they are in. These need to be posted in the post box at the front door between Monday 4th to Wednesday 13 December.
Cards cannot be handed out by the pupils in class.
Monday 11 December: Christmas Carol Concert
There will be two performances on the day
9.30am
1.30pm
Maximum of two tickets per child
If you attend the 1.30pm performance and would like to take your child home with you afterwards, you must inform class staff. If your child usually travels by local authority transport, please inform the taxi company if you will be taking your child home.
Parking
Please be aware that if you park in the main turning circle for either of the Christmas events, your will vehicle must be moved by 2.30pm.
Wednesday 13 December: Christmas Lunch and Christmas Jumper Day
Christmas Lunch and Christmas Jumper day all pupils and staff may come into school in their Christmas Jumpers with a £1 donation which will go to the ‘Save the Children Charity’.
Reminder Christmas dinner slips/payment need to be back by Friday 24 November please.
Santa’s Gift Shop
This year’s gift shop will be open Tuesday 12 December.
Children will be able to select a unique gift for family and friends. All gifts will be priced at £2.50 and each child will be able to select up to 5 gifts. Further information to follow.
Please complete the form on the next page to order your tickets for the Christmas concert (two per child in total)
Yours faithfully
Mrs K Reeves
Deputy Head
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Secondary Christmas Letter
Fri 17 Nov 2023November 2023
Dear Parents/Carers
(Secondary)
We hope this letter finds you and your family safe and well.
We are holding some Christmas events this year and wanted to share what we are doing in school with you.
Friday 1 December –Whole school non-school uniform day – in exchange for a present donation for the Santa’s secret wrapping rooms. This can be new items or any quality used items please.
Wrapping Room
During the fair pupils will be able to pay £2.50 (per gift) to visit the room, select a present for any family members. This will be wrapped there and then, ready to go under the tree at home. In exchange for pupils wearing non uniform on Friday 1 December, hence we are asking that you send in donations of gifts suitable for adults or children (no alcohol). If you are sending in food items such as chocolates, please ensure these do not contain nuts.
If you feel your child may not be able to remember who they want to buy for or the person’s rough age please pop it on an envelope with the money inside so the ‘elves’ can help in the room.
Whole School Raffle
This year’s raffle will be paperless, numbers are allocated to each paperless ticket purchased.
Tickets will be £1; please could all money be sent in a sealed envelope with your child’s name to the school office, we can accept money from tomorrow (Thursday 17 November 2023). The raffle will be drawn on the last day of term (Friday 15 December), if you have won your child will bring home the prize that afternoon.
Donations for our raffle are always welcome.
Christmas Dinner/Jumper Day
Depending on the day your child is due to have ‘Christmas Dinner Day’ we invite pupils to wear festive themed jumpers/tops on this day, with a £1 donation which will go to the ‘Save the Children Charity’.
As always, school uniform can be worn if preferred.
Wednesday 6 December – Christmas Dinner Yr 7,8 & 9 (Christmas Jumper Day for these year groups)
Friday 8 December – Christmas Dinner Yr 10, 11, 12 & 13 (Christmas Jumper Day for these year groups)
Christmas Fair (Pupils only)
Thursday 14 December – Secondary Phase Christmas Fair (morning) (inc. wrapping room)
During Enterprise Week (11 December – 14 December) pupils will be making a variety of items to sell at our Christmas Fair.
Talent Show (Pupils only)
Friday 15 December – Secondary Talent Show – Morning performance.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs Katie Reeves
Deputy Head
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Headteacher Letter
Tue 07 Nov 20237 November 2023
Dear Parents and Carers
I hope that this letter finds you, your friends and family in good health.
I would like to thank you all for your support during storm Ciaran. The school remained open throughout thanks to you, your children and our staff. I feel that as a community we managed the required changes in routines and expectations well.
Saturday 4th November saw the return of our Silent Disco. Thank you to all of you who attended, I hope you had fun. I would just like to thank members of the Friends of Laleham Gap both staff and parents who helped organise and supervised this event. Proceeds taken will go towards the Friends of Laleham Gap who will decide how this is spent for our children.
Thursday 16 November 2023 is our first coffee morning of the year. The theme will be pupil use of mobile phones in school. As per my letter of 5 October 2023, we are still waiting for further DFE guidance to be published. Your views on this subject are important so if you can come along, it would be great. This will take place in the TISS building at 9.00am, coffee and cake will be supplied. If you are unable to attend, but you would like your point of view represented, please email (secretary@lgs.kent.sch.uk) them to me so they can be shared with other parents and carers at the coffee morning.
Hope to see you there.
Best wishes
Les Milton
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