Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• School Heating

  Tue 22 Jan 2019

  The schools gas supply is currently offline which therefore means that the normal school heating system and hot water system is not working.

  The replacement part has been ordered and will be fitted tomorrow so the heating system should be back up and working by the end of tomorrow (23.01.2019).

  This means that the school will be heated tomorrow using our electrical supply and electric heaters.

   

  As a result of this the school menu has changed and instead of Roast Dinner will now be Jacket Potatoes, with gammon, cheese and baked beans.

   

  Please make sure that your child has suitable clothing to keep them warm and if you have any individual concerns about your child then please contact the school office.

• Parent/Carer Coffee Morning - 18/01/2019

  Tue 22 Jan 2019

  Thank you to all who attended. We enjoyed and appreciate your time. The new website was discussed and a demonstration given on how to navigate around the site and where to find relevant information. A guide on how to download the free app was given out. This is also a news item on the website. There was very positive feedback regarding the ease of use and layout. We welcome any ideas that parents /carers have on additional information to include on the site.

   

  I discussed the process and arrangements for snow and ice. The important issue is that you do not send your child unless you are satisfied that the journey to and from school is safe.

   

  Mrs Reeves spoke about the ‘Connections at the Corner for ASD Children’ run by a parent in Ramsgate. This parent support group is run by a local parent in conjunction with Project Salus, Community Church Ramsgate and a Health lottery grant. It is run every Friday with more information on their face book page ‘Connections at the Corner for ASD children’. To be able to access, this due to their grant, you need to be in receipt of universal credit.

   

  With this in mind Mrs Reeves has started conversations with a local group for parental support to see if we can set up support groups and 1:1 opportunities for parents who are not in receipt of Universal credit(therefore unable to access the group mentioned above) and would value the support of a group/1:1 support/guest speakers etc.

   

  Parents / Carers were asked if this would be something that they may be interested in attending and to let Mrs Reeves know so that she can find out more information. (The Facebook page Laleham Gap Parents are also asking this question for us and will feedback to us as well).

   

  Parents / Carers were asked if they would be happy to complete questionnaires on the school menu’s so that we can encourage more children to try different foods.

  The TISS training room provides a great location for the coffee morning. If you can attend please do so all are welcome.

   

  Many thanks

  Les Milton

   

• Parent/Carer Coffee Morning

  Wed 09 Jan 2019

  The next Parent/Carer coffee morning will be held on Friday 18 January 2019 in the new TISS Centre (same location as the previous coffee morning).

   

• e-Newspaper

  Mon 07 Jan 2019

  Winter issue 2018

  Summer Issue 2018

  Winter issue 2017

   

   

• Lorry Convoy Possible Traffic Delays

  Fri 04 Jan 2019

  It has been reported on Kent Online today that there is a planned Lorry Convoy from Manston Airport to Dover on Monday morning, during rush hour.

   

  Due to the lack of notice we do not know how this will impact on individuals and it is for parents to decide if they need to prepare their child for a possible change / delay to their normal routine on Monday.

   

  Please visit Kent Online with the information below for more information.

   

  https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/lorry-convoy-from-airport-to-test-post-brexit-plan-196359/

• Friday 4th January is Week 1 of School Dinner Menu

  Thu 03 Jan 2019

• Christmas Animation

  Wed 19 Dec 2018

  One of our Year 11 pupils has created an amazing animation for Christmas.

  To view this please go to:

  • Children (from the main menu)
  • Video Resource Centre
  • Laleham Gap School Christmas Animation

• End of Year Letter from Mr Milton

  Tue 18 Dec 2018

  The end of a calendar year is a natural time to pause and reflect. You can see by reading this newspaper that the number of activities and events remained consistently high here at Laleham Gap School.

   

  I would like to pass on my sincere thanks to all those staff involved in organising and running these activities and thank all of you as parents and carers for your continuing support. Most of all I want to say an enormous well done to all the students this year for engaging with these activities with such a buoyant and positive approach.

   

  I am particularly delighted by the amount of support given to fundraising activities this year which includes our Summer and Christmas Fairs, our work for Unicef and our support for the Porchlight Charity and Children In Need.

   

  The school will be launching a new website in January, which will enable parents to install a free APP on their mobile device to keep in touch with all the latest news and events, which are due to take place. Further information regarding this will be communicated in January.

   

  Bad weather reminder

  Every winter brings the possibility of snow and ice. Extreme bad weather can cause widespread and prolonged disruption. Schools are often affected and it can be difficult to maintain an education service. If snow/ice results in hazardous conditions and I make the decision to close the school, we will notify parents/carers via the Kent Closures website together with a text message and a message on the school website. To determine whether Laleham Gap School is open or closed, please visit www.kentclosures.co.uk and search for the school in the search box. As parents / carers it is your responsibility to assess the weather conditions to ensure that it is safe to travel. This includes the return journey. If you are in any doubt, then please do not put yourself or child at risk by travelling.

   

  Finally, I would like to wish all of our students and their families a very Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. I very much look forward to welcoming students back to school on Thursday 3rd January, 2019.

   

  Kind regards

   

  Mr Les Milton

  Headteacher