On Friday, it was announced that the NUT teaching union has planned industrial action for Tuesday 5^th July.

As of yet, we are not sure of the impact that this will have on our school. Please do not assume that this is a day off.

I am writing to ask you to make plans should the school, or part of the school, be closed. We certainly plan to remain open if possible; however, it is best that you are well prepared with child care.

There are certain legalities in these situations which can make it difficult for a school to remain open to pupils. For example, schools are not allowed to employ staff to cover the classes of those on strike. Further, it is not possible to ‘split’ those classes so that the pupils are taught in other classes. You will appreciate that I must also take into consideration the health and safety of all pupils, should we have limited staff.

I will keep you informed as much as I am able to. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions. This letter will go out in paper form on Monday.

Mr Applegate

Our Olympic theme this week is ‘excellence’. It builds on our own core values, and demonstrates what hard work and resilience can result in.

Don’t forget the Morning Mile on Mondays and Fridays, assuming the weather is fine. It all counts in our Journey to Rio!

Look out for our newsletter coming out this week, which includes information about classes and teachers for September.

We wish our choir well as some of them sing at the Anvil on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.

We have Year 2 information sessions on Wednesday (9am-10:15am) and Thursday (7-8pm). Both sessions are the same, and are intended for parents who have children starting in Year 3 in September 2016.

Year 5 visit QMC science centre on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they visit CBEC for various activities.

Have a great week!

Thank you to the overwhelming majority of you who are walking to school or parking away from the school and parking legally and responsibly. We are pleased to say that there has been some improvements.

Some ongoing examples of poor parking are:

• Parking too close to residents driveways so that they cannot get in or out safely.
• Parking on corners.
• Parking on kerbs.
• ‘Opposite Parking’ – parking opposite another car on the same stretch of road, which narrows the road making it difficult for other cars to pass.

The photographs attached have been supplied by members of the public who are frustrated by poor parking. As stated in our previous newsletter, we feel we must put the onus on the drivers of these cars; both schools are doing what they can!

Thank you for your help in continuing to improve this matter.

We are currently looking for a Cleaner to work alongside our existing team after school for 2 hours a day, starting asap.

You will need to be flexible, hardworking and reliable. Training will be given for inexperienced staff and may need to be able to relate to children around school and to understand the need for confidentiality about school matters.

Hours of work are:  3.15pm – 5.15pm Monday – Friday, the rate of pay is equivalent to £ 8.08 per hour.

If you feel this is a role you would be interested in, please contact the school office for more details and an application form.

Either call on 01256 325324 or email adminoffice@kingsfurlong-jun.hants.sch.uk

Thank you

We are  looking for a Lunchtime Supervisor to help out at lunchtimes starting September 6^th 2016.

Hours of work are:  11.55- 1.00pm Monday – Friday, the rate of pay is £ 8.08 per hour.

You will need to be able to relate well to children and be able to use your own initiative. Confidentiality must be maintained at all times.

If you feel this is a role you would be interested in, please contact the school office for more details. Either call on 01256 325324 or email adminoffice@kingsfurlong-jun.hants.sch.uk

Thank you

Our themes this term follow the values from the Olympic and Paralympic games. They are:

• June 6th – Friendship (Olympic)
• June 13th – Respect (Olympic)
• June 20th – Excellence (Olympic)
• June 27th – Determination (Paralympic)
• July 4th – Courage (Paralympic)
• July 11th – Equality (Paralympic)
• July 18th – Inspiration (Paralympic)

We’re also pleased to announce that our Monday Morning Mile will also be happening on Friday mornings, too! A huge thank you to Mr and Mrs Strachan for helping to make this work.

As part of the build up to the Rio Olympics, we are going to ‘Walk to Rio’. It’s only 5,722 miles! Each day, children will be clocking up miles by walking around the school and field. Our Monday (and Friday!) Morning Mile event will also count towards the total. We hope to reach Rio by the end of term.