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26th April 2013

Term 3 Newsletter 2

Items this week: Reception Class Appointment & Work

Experience Placement

Parents in the Playground After School

Punctuality Reminder

Perform 4 Schools at School

Mobile Phone Policy

Reception Class Trip Mini beasts

Enrichment Time on the Canal

Celebration Assembly Prizes and Certs

Artist & Scientist of the Week

Next Weeks Menu + Reminders

Dear Parents

It has been a busy week with Reception Class out and about in Tower Hamlets examining mini-beasts and a succession of strong candidates trialling lessons in our Year 1 and 2+ classes. Its ashame the St Georges Day cake sale had a poor turnout, but thanks to our three bakers andcustomers for their support. Something tells me its probably time to have a long break beforethe next bake sale!

The good news for Reception Class is that Elsa Tickler, who started with us after Easter ontrial, has secured the Teaching Assistant post and she will start on Monday. She will also, inearly May, be attending training so that she can support the Read, Write, Inc. reading scheme

we use. Jo will continue to work with us as lunchtime assistant, in after school club andcovering swims so Im pleased that she can continue to be a part of our organisation. Thankyou to Jo for stepping in and covering Reception TA duties during this interim period.

Also we have a work placement student in Reception Class Sally Ann. She was a member ofstaff in Rosemary Works Early Years Centre and she will be with us for two days per week forthe remainder of the academic year.

Parents Playground Proclivities After School Punctuality Reminder

We know how difficult it is to collectyour children at pickup time and get home they justdont want to leave! Nevertheless, this makes thingsdifficult for our After School Club team who obviouslyneed to manage their assigned children safely andfairly. By that I mean if you give your child snacks orsweets after school to eat on the premises in front ofAfter School Club children, it has the potential to causebad feeling.

Please refrain from giving your children snacks and

sweets on school premises and be mindful of our AfterSchool Club childrens needs.

I requested in the Newsletter dated 7th

December 2012 that parents ensure their children areat school in good time to start lessons at 9:30. Therecontinues to be some cases of lateness and it isimperative that children arrive to school no later than9:30 (with the exception of Nursery Class). Also, theyare in the final term of school and know the routineswell, so please leave at 9:30 as it can be disruptive andunsettling; teachers need to start registration at 9:30sharp and start lessons immediately after. Many thanks

in advance.

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Perform 4 Schools at Rosemary Works Changes to Mobile Phone Policy

On Wednesday we had a special visitor to theschool from Perform 4 Schools. They are aninspirational drama company that visit schools

nationally delivering first rate educational,interactive shows. The theme this term wasAround the World and their own PhileasPhogg came to enthral the children. Werelooking forward to them returning inSeptember for another visit!

We are always committed to safeguardingprocedures for children and it is ofparamount importance that we follow thelatest guidelines for child protection.

Therefore we have made some mandatory

changes to thee-Safety Policyand Mobile Phone Policy. Pressabove to read the documents. In the e-Safety policy, there isa slip that you will need to sign and send in to school as soonas you can please. You are also welcome to scan and e-send.In the Mobile Phone Policy, the changes that may affect youare:

Parents are not permitted to use their mobile phones

on the school premises to take photographs or videos

of children. The school exercises the right to view

and request deletion of any unauthorised images

taken using a mobile device.

For the purpose of recording class assemblies, sportsdays and other public performances or appearances,

parents are permitted to use camcorders or digital

cameras but not mobile phones.

Parents are not permitted under any circumstance to

distribute photographs or videos of aforementioned

events over the internet.

Reception Class Trip Minibeasts at the Soanes Centre Enrichment Time on the Canal

On Tuesday, the children in Reception Class took atrip to the Soanes Centre in Tower Hamlets tolearn all about mini-beasts by getting up close andpersonal with some of the bugs there. As you cansee by the slideshow on the blog, they had plentyof things to investigate using their magnifyingglasses and still managed to stomach their packedlunches! They did us proud as they were soexcellent at the centre, and what a lovely, sunnyday to go too!

and yesterday a group with Dorothy forenrichment time went to the Regents Canaljust outside the school to undertake a tallychart of all the wildlife they could spot onroute. They also experienced the lock openingand thoroughly enjoyed the warm, springweather. Press here to see a slide show.

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Artist & Scientist of the WeekPrizes & Certificates This Week

Our artist in residence this week goes to Josefin Year 1 for his superhero work. He created ajet-pack completely independently (see below)and accompanying paraphernalia. Well done

Josef great work!

Our Scientist of the Week went to Louis in Year2 for impressing Dorothy with his scientificknowledge when looking at this weeks topicforces. Good job Louis!

Children did really well this week and it was atough decision for KS1 and KS2 to choose theirsuper stars. In Reception Class, the certificaterecipients shone during their science trip (seeabove) and in Nursery Class, they are making

great overall progress. Well done to you all!

Next week the whole-school focus is one which asparents Im sure youll agree with: To listen toinstructions from an adult and act upon then first time! Watch this space next week to seewhich children excel at this.

REMINDERS: Next Weeks Menu

Monday 6th May- May Bank Holiday SCHOOL CLOSED

Please return your e-safety rules consentform to Alannah by the end of next week(electronically or paper copy). See the nextpage for the form you will need to complete.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Lunch

PizzaVegetarianCottage Pie

Spaghetti alPomodoro

Chilli QuornCarni

JacketPotato

Tea

TomatoPasta

Beans onToast

CheeseSandwiches

TomatoPasta

Soup

Thank you for reading this weeks newsletter. Have a lovely weekend and if there is anythingyou would like to discuss or comment on, please contact me.

Best wishes,

Rob Dell (Head Teacher)

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Rosemary Works School

e-Safety Rules

All pupils use computer facilities including Internet access as an essentialpart of learning, as required by the National Curriculum. Parents/carers are

asked to sign to show that the e-Safety Rules have been understood andagreed.

Pupil: Class:

Parents Consent for Web Publication of Work and Photographs

I agree that my son/daughters work may be electronically published. I alsoagree that appropriate images and video that include my son/daughter maybe published subject to the school rule that photographs will not be

accompanied by pupil names.

Parents Consent for Internet Access

I have read and understood the school e-safety rules and give permission formy son / daughter to access the Internet. I understand that the school willtake all reasonable precautions to ensure that pupils cannot accessinappropriate materials but I appreciate that this is a difficult task.

I understand that the school cannot be held responsible for the content ofmaterials accessed through the Internet. I agree that the school is not

liable for any damages arising from use of the Internet facilities.

Signed: Date:

Please print name:

Please complete, sign and return to the school.