Spring 1

2016

Dates for your diary 12th January – Football tournament (notified pupils)

12th January – Parents’ consultations

26th January – Community afternoon tea 2.30pm – all welcome!

28th January – Rabbit Class visit to Leyland Trucks

1st February – Garstang High Y6 maths challenge (notified pupils)

2nd February – Parent Forum (6pm)

9th February – Penguins and Rabbits to Bonds for attendance award afternoon

11th February – FOCS disco (evening)

12th February – Non-uniform day and break up for half term

COMMUNITY AFTERNOON TEA

Tuesday 26th January 2016

2.30pm—4pm

All welcome

Proceeds going towards additional

staging for the hall.

SCHOOL CHOIR NEWS

Wednesday 2nd March 2016

Young Voices Concert at

The Manchester Arena

If you would like to book a coach seat,

please contact school office asap.

Year 6 Dance Festival at the Winter Gardens

Well done to our Year 6 pupils for putting

on such a good show at the

Winter Gardens.

You did Copp proud!

INTERNET SAFETY

Internet safety is always high on the agenda at Great Eccleston Copp CE School.

We have extensive security measures in place, which are constantly measured

both internally and externally to prevent our pupils from coming across any

potential dangers or accessing suitable material but also giving them strategies to

cope with this, if they do.

Your help is still needed to prevent children accessing inappropriate material at

home by way of filters, parental control and understanding what your child is

using the internet for.

The website below offers help and advice for parents and carers.

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and

-carers/parental-controls

SCHOOL MEALS

If your child would like to start school meals then please

get in touch. Daily cost is £2.20 payable weekly/termly in

advance.

From 1st September 2014 ALL KS1 children are entitled to a free school meal

under the UIFSM scheme.

Please may we ask that if your child is on school meals and wants to stop and go on

to packed lunches, we do need two weeks notice, as food is ordered well in

advance and to allow for administrative changes.

Welfare/Income Based Free School Meals

If your child is entitled to statutory free school meals, based on the household

income, the school will receive over £1000 in extra funding to support them in

school, even if they don’t take the meals. To check your eligibility please ring

01524 581207 with your National Insurance number for an instant decision.

Infant Milk If you would like your

child to have milk,

please register and pay on the

Coolmilk website— www.coolmilk.com

CKC Meeting

Next Meeting Thursday

28th January 2016

APPLYING FOR SCHOOL PLACES FOR SEPTEMBER 2016 For Lancashire resident families who will require a primary school place in September 2016

the means of application is via Lancashire's on-line system at:

www.lancashire.gov.uk

(then search "school admissions")

It is quick and easy to use and offers an e-mail receipt of all submitted applications. Please

ensure that you hit the "submit" button when you are ready to send in your completed on-line

application. You must apply even if you already have siblings at your preferred school. If you

live in Lancashire you can include out of area preferences on your on-line application.

The closing dates for applications for September 2016 are at 11:59pm

15th January 2016

FOCS—Friends of Copp School

A massive congratulations to all the FOCS members,

staff and pupils who made the Christmas Fair such a

huge success.

A total of £1093.37 was raised. It is hoped that this will help school purchase another touch screen

for a classroom.

Dates for diary

21st January 2016 ~ FOCS Meeting

11th February 2016 ~ FOCS Disco

Christmas Rock FM

Cash For Kids Fundraiser

Thank you to all who donated.

Total Raised £108.92

Lancashire Schools Catering

Congratulations to Christina Stone in Wolves for winning

the Christmas Card Competition.

Please use the post box in the front

entrance for items for the school office.

This will save you

waiting and will reduce

the congestion in the

entrance area at the

beginning and end of the

school day.

Please ensure all

envelopes are named.

(Spare envelopes available by the post

box.)

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

In the event of an emergency or to

notify parents of any unavoidable

school closures, it is imperative that

we have the correct mobile number

and work contact number. Please

notify the office ASAP if there are

any changes to contact details.

Collections in school We are actively collecting to raise funds

for school and other charities.

Collection boxes are available at the

front of school. Please send in any of

the following.

Used postage stamps, ink

cartridges, mobile phones, pens and

batteries.

The Sainsbury’s Active Kids Scheme is

well under way. Please could any

vouchers be put in the collection box at

the front of school.

Lego Club

Y1 & Y2

Wednesday lunchtimes

The club is free of charge but we

would welcome donations of

Lego / Duplo.

Many thanks.

FOCS100

If you’d like to be a part of the

FOCS 100 draw, for cash prizes

every month, please

contact the office for a

form.

Fair Trade Tuck Shop

FRIDAY

22nd January 2016 at

3.15pm

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE

TENNIS (Simon Ardron) - Tues after school

KEYBOARD (Primavolta) —Weds lunchtimes

GUITAR (Broughton Music Academy) —Tues lunchtimes

CHRISTIAN CLUB (Mrs Shipley)—Tues lunchtimes

CHOIR (Mrs Melvin) — Tues lunchtimes

RECORDER (Mrs Mason) - Fri after school

Sports4All Multisports for KS1—Thursday afterschool

DANCE (Mrs Melvin) - Weds afterschool

Film Clubs

KS1 KS2

11.01.2016 Ratatouille Inside Out

18.01.2016 Space Chimps Mr Bean’s Holiday

25.01.2016 The Muppets

Treasure Island

Jonny English

Reborn

01.02.2016 TBC Home

08.02.2016 TBC Diary of a Wimpy

Kid 2

TIME OUT OF SCHOOL

SATS WEEK KS2

w/c Monday 9th May 2016 Please avoid making any medical appointments for this week and those

leading up to it.

Please also remember that we are unable to authorise any time out of school

unless it is for very special reasons.

For Sale

“The History of Copp School” book written by

Dr. Wilkinson is available to buy from the office at

£5 each.

Smarties Out of School Care 3—11 years Smarties are based at Copp School and provide a range of activities for the

children, which include outdoor play with a variety of outdoor equipment, arts and

crafts, cookery, games, Nintendo Wii, interactive games and quiet area for

homework / reading.

Breakfast Club: 7.30am – 8.45am - £4.10 After School Club: 3.15pm – 6.00pm- £7.50

Please contact: Lydia Readyhough

01995 670969 or 07525 423783

Advertiser Page If you’d like to

advertise a local

business in this publica-

tion. Please send details

by email to

bursar@

coppschool.lancs.sch.uk.

Cost £5 per half term.

1st Great Eccleston Scout

Group Come and join one of your

Scout packs. Open to Girls and

Boys

Meet in the New Scout Hall,

Hall Lane, Great Eccleston

Group Beavers Cubs Scouts

Age

Range

5¾-8 8-10½ 10½-14

Day Mondays Tuesdays Fridays

Time 6-7.30 7-8.30 8-10.00

(Summer)

7.30-9.30

(Aut/Winter)

Leader Amanda

Swarbrick

Carolyn

Wilding

Steve

Thompson

Contact 07889

520423

01995

672972

01995

671516

Next issue due March 2016

Guitar Lessons in School There are still some spaces available for

any students wishing to start guitar

lessons in school during the Summer

Term. Lessons take place during school

time for 15 or 20 minutes per week (1 to

1 or in pairs). For any students in Years 2

or above wishing to enrol, or to find out

more information, please contact BMA

Music directly who will be happy to help.

(01772) 864300

Awarded

“Outstanding” By Ofsted

January 2013

Inskip Pre-school Unit 2,

Nightjar Way, Higham Side Road,

Inskip, Preston, PR4 0TF

Funding for 2 year olds and

all 3 & 4 year olds

Telephone 01772690294 Email: info@inskip-preschool.com