Message from Miss Rennie

We hope that those parents who came along to the class curriculum meetings on Monday found them useful; the

presentations from the evening have also been put on the class pages of the website as a reminder or if you were

not able to attend. The FHF AGM was held on the same evening and was an opportunity to review the fantastic

events & fundraising of the past year and start thinking about the year ahead - the FHF are a great team and we

are very grateful for all that they do for the school – do think about joining them, they can’t do it without your

support!

ALDI’s Kit for Schools

We are pleased to confirm that we are taking part in ALDI’s “Kit for Schools” promotion – if you

are an ALDI shopper then please collect and bring in the “Kit for Schools” stickers for us so we

can receive some new PE & games equipment for the children to play with. 20 schools will also win

an amazing £20,000 to spend! Shoppers will get a sticker for every £30 spent in store

throughout September & October; thank you for your support.

Swanley Library Summer Reading Challenge

Well done to all our children who have been taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge at

Swanley library. The Challenge closes TOMORROW so it’s your last chance to complete if you are

taking part. Let’s see if we can win the trophy again this year!

All our parents & carers are invited to join us at 10.15am on Tuesday 24th September for

our Harvest Assembly. Our Harvest contributions this year will be donated to

AgeUK and Swanley Foodbank. Please send your child into school with your

donation on Tuesday 24th September; this should be tinned or packeted food only, please.

Our assembly will be followed by refreshments & cakes for a donation in aid of Macmillan

Cancer Support. We hope you can join us to enjoy our Harvest celebrations and to support

this very worthwhile cause.

In our classes this week

Reception – drew pictures of themselves using the computer.

Year 1 – are counting and learning about place value.

Year 2 – made seaside pictures.

Year 3 – are reading “Gregory Cool”.

Year 4 – learned about maps in Tudor times.

Year 5 – identified different countries, continents and seas on the world map.

Year 6 – thought about special and sacred places.

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High Firs Primary School

NEWSLETTER Court Crescent, Swanley, Kent BR8 8NR Tel: 01322 669721 Fax: 01322 615997

Visit our school website at www.high-firs.kent.sch.uk

Young Writers

Congratulations to those children who entered the competition to write “The Incredible Diary

of…” and who are now published authors in the new Young Writers book! Well done to Akash,

Taylor C, Daisy-May, Jessica A, Micah, Tommy G, Kaiden, Laila, Kyla and Veda.

New Menu

Our new lunch menu will start from 23rd September; a copy of the daily meals schedule is

further on in this Newsletter. Meals are free for children in KS1 or for KS2 cost £2.25

each; this must be paid for in advance (on the day at the latest) by cash to the office or

via the website link: https://www.principals-catering.com/

Friends of High Firs Primary School Association Supporting Our Children’s Education

Registered Charity No. 1137633

Thank you to everyone who came to the FHF AGM on Monday evening, your support was much appreciated. The Friends have

already started thinking about events for the year ahead and will be letting everyone know how YOU can get involved to help these

happen soon…

We are pleased to confirm the following appointments for the year ahead:

Trustees for school year September 2019 – July 2020

Chair: Chris Tiller

Deputy Chair: Vacancy – can you help?!

Secretary: Jo Almeida

Treasurer: Jane Croxton

Safety Officer: Brian Bunning

Committee Members: Lisa Ellis, Sam Officer, Emma Walford and Gemma Sayers

Class Representatives for school year September 2019 - July 2020

More always welcome! Please let us know if you would like to join us…

Reception Kerry Cattermole, Marie Collett & Jo Roper

Year 1 Jesal Trivedi and Kate Smith

Year 2 Holly Bunning and Chris Tiller

Year 3 Rachel Baynton, Natalie Elliot, Lisa Ellis and Gemma Sayers

Year 4 Lisa Spokes and Derya Halil

Year 5 Emma Walford and Sarah Larkby

Year 6 Charlotte Tiller and Jo Almeida

School Representatives for school year September 2019 - July 2020

President Mr C Turtle

Reps Miss C Rennie & Mrs D Halil

Everyone is welcome to the next FHF meeting which will be on

MONDAY 7th OCTOBER at 7.15pm for 7.30pm start in the Yr6 classroom This will be an EGM for the presentation of the Annual Accounts and Annual Report,

followed by planning for the year ahead.

Please come along to support YOUR Friends Association –

our events and fundraising won’t happen without you!

Questionnaires

As part of our commitment to “Achieving More Together” and working alongside parents, our annual questionnaire

is coming home today which all of our parents are invited to complete. Our children in Yrs 1-6 will also have the

opportunity to complete their own survey in school. The information will then be evaluated and used by the staff &

governors to continue to work with you to improve our school during the year ahead. Please return your completed

questionnaires by Friday 20th September. Thank you.

Mon 2 Sept 2019

Mon 6 Jan 2020

3 – TBC

4 – TBC

5 - TBC

Coming up next week

CLUBS STARTING – SEE SLIPS FOR DETAILS Mon 16 September Yr6 Bikeability (all groups) Tues 17 September Yr6 Bikeability (Group A) Weds 18 September Yr6 Bikeability (Group B) Friday 20 September Yr6 Bikeability (Group C)

Important Health Information – PLEASE REMEMBER!

Please remember to let the school know immediately if you suspect your child has any of the

following (even if it has not been confirmed): measles, chicken pox or shingles. It is also

important to let us know if your child has been exposed to these illnesses (eg through a friend

at a club or a family member) but has not shown the symptoms themselves. Please also let us

know if your child has also been in contact with any other infectious diseases.

** Please note we are a PEANUT-FREE school; please do not send in peanut-based products. **

High Firs Primary School

Headteacher

Mr C Turtle BA Hons PGCE NPQH

Deputy Headteacher

Miss C Rennie BA(Ed) Hons

Court Crescent

Swanley

Kent

BR8 8NR

Tel: 01322 669721

Fax: 01322 615997

13th October 2019 Dear Parents After School Provision at High Firs NOW BOOKING FOR OCTOBER 2019 Our After School Club provision includes planned activities, recreation time and a supper meal. The ASC is run by school staff and is an extended schools opportunity offered by the school, rather than an outside provider. Please note –

ASC will be at a cost of £9 per child per session, regardless of collection time. This should be paid in advance or on the day. Children may also attend recreation clubs after school and then attend ASC afterwards for the same payment.

We do not have provision for collection after 6pm and all children should therefore be collected by this time. Any collection after this time will be charged at £5 per 15 minutes because of the additional costs and organisation involved for the school. This amount must be paid on the next day school day or your child may not be able to attend further sessions.

Spaces will be limited and should therefore be booked in advance in order to secure a place.

Where spaces remain then these will be allocated on a first-request basis – please contact the office as soon as possible if you would like to book a session and by 12pm at the latest on the day in question. It is particularly important to book in good time if your child has specific dietary needs so we can ensure that these are met.

A charge will not be made for children who have booked a session but who are absent due to illness or other authorised circumstances. However, a charge will still be made for children who have booked to attend ASC but who do not attend without prior notification (by at least 12pm on the day concerned).

In order that we can plan appropriately for coming weeks for ASC we are now requesting bookings to be made for the period OCTOBER 2019. I would be very grateful if you could please let us know the dates on which you would like your child to attend by returning the slip attached by Friday 20th September. Payment can be made in advance or on the day as suits you; please make cheques payable to “KCC High Firs Primary School”. We can also offer payment by childcare vouchers. Kind regards Mr C Turtle Headteacher

AFTER SCHOOL CLUB – OCTOBER 2019 Return by Friday 20th September

I would like my child/ren ……………………………………………………………………………………................................... to attend After School Club at High Firs on the following dates:

Tick to select

Date

Approx. collection time (by 6pm)

Mon 30 Sept

Tues 1 Oct

Wed 2 Oct

Thurs 3 Oct

Fri 4 Oct

Mon 7 Oct

Tue 8 Oct

Weds 9 Oct

Thurs 10 Oct

Fri 11 Oct

Mon 14 Oct

Tues 15 Oct

Weds 16 Oct

Thurs 17 Oct

Fri 18 Oct

Mon 28 Oct

Tues 29 Oct

Weds 30 Oct

Thurs 31 Oct

Fri 1 Nov

I note that the charge (regardless of collection time) is £9 per child per session.

I enclose £ …………………… cash / cheque as advance payment. OR

I will pay cash/cheque per session on the day at the latest. OR

I am eligible to pay by childcare vouchers, which I will pay on the day at the latest. My voucher provider is …………….………………………………………………………… I have also noted and agree to the information in the accompanying letter regarding payments, late collection & non-attendance charges.

Signed …………………………………………………………………………. Date …………………………………………………………..