Barlow Hall Primary School Newsletter

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Just to make our families aware that building on the land adjacent to school will be beginning very soon. We anticipate that this will make the traffic situation outside school even more difficult as lorries and workmen will need to gain access to the site. There are still parents parking cars too close to school, dropping children off at the school gates and blocking in the lollipop man, Les. We really must insist that such bad driving, which endangers our children and causes disruption to local residents, must stop. We have requested that the community police will, where possible, have illegally parked cars removed. Jayne Kennedy
Y5 Reading Rocks Last Friday, Year 5 visited the Library at Chorlton High School for the first of their Reading Rocks Project sessions. They had a great session and are looking forward to meeting author Jeremy Strong later in the year. Y5/6 Anglo Saxon Workshop Year 5/6 children had a great time taking part in an Anglo Saxon workshop in school as part of their topic work on the Anglo-Saxons, the children have also been busy creating their own Anglo Saxon villages which are currently displayed outside their classes. Y1/2 Indian Restaurant On Wednesday 1/2 visited a local Indian Restaurant as part of their India Project. The children were extremely well behaved and got to sample some delicious traditional Indian food. Reception Class trip to China Town

Week Ending 31st January 2014

Dates for your Diary
February Tues 4 - 9 am - Parents meeting for Glaramara trip -Artist working with KS1 all day Th 6 Y3/4 fire station trip Grp2 Mon 10 - Fri 14 - Residential trip to Glaramara Y5/6 Fri 14 - 3pm Break-up Mon 248:55 return to school Fri 28 - Jeans for Genes Day 1 donation March Mon 3Assessment Week Wed 12Photograph Day Fri 21 - Sports Relief Day Mon-24 Wed 26Easter Experience Wed 26Parents Evening April Fri 4 Break up 2pm Tues 22 - Return to school We23 - British Day Mon 28 - Choir performances WW1 Remembrance War Museum + Lowry/Cenotaph+ St Annes church May Mon 5 School Closed INSET DAY WEEKLY CLUBS Mon: 3-4pm Y1/2 Art Club, Mrs Law 3/4pm Y3/4 computer club 3-4pm KS2 Gardening Club Tues:: 3:05-4:30 Rec-Y6 Dodgeball (TSC) Cost 2:00 KS2 Gardening Club 3-4 Wed:

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY For last week 20/01/1424/01/14 95.2% Unauthorised Absence: 1.4% Number of Late Children 13 Class Attendance last week Nsy: Blue: 87.5% Red: 95.0% Yellow: 80.0% Rec Or: 88.1% Purple: 96.7% FSWIN ** 1/2BF: 97.0% 1/2JR:97.3% KS1 WIN ** 1/2SB:97.3% KS1 WIN ** 3/4ADS: 96.5% 3/4EL: 97.4% 3/4LS: 95.8% 5AB: 97.0% 5AV: 92.9% Year 6:98.3% KS2WIN **

As part of their topic on China, Reception class travelled into Manchesters China Town on Friday for Chinese New Year and to sample authentic Chinese dishes. As always the children were brilliantly behaved and thoroughly enjoyed their trip. Forest Crew Key Stage 2 KS2 children have been enjoying their Forest Crew sessions which form part of their Tuesday afternoon activity sessions. Please can we remind you that your child will need to bring appropriate outdoor clothing into school with them each Tuesday when it is their turn to take part in Forest Crew. Healthy Snacks As you may be aware Barlow Hall proudly received its Healthy Schools Gold Award, which can be seen displayed in the reception area and so we encourage our children to eat healthily at all times. If you wish to send your child into school with a break-time snack could we please remind you that the snack should be a health for example fruit, cheese, breadsticks as opposed to crisps or chocolate.

Celebration Assembly: Monday 9:109:30 am Parents whose children are to receive an award will receive a text to inform them and are welcome to attend the assembly.

CHILDREN OF THE WEEK

NSY Yellow: Daniel Haynes REC Or: Remaas Al-Safani 1/2 SB: Awad Khan 1/2 BF: Kenya-Marie Pohl 1/2JR: Malayah Grant Red: Paige Cook Purple: Meshaal Alshlwi 3/4LL: Mia Doyle 3/4AR: Yousef Alshoiaibi 3/4 ADS: Millie Alberts 5WB: Joy Mbatha 5AV: Rawad Kriewah Y6: Alina Naveed Blue: Brooke Bowden

Y1/2 Games Club Miss Maher 3:054:05Y3/4 Jigsaw Club Mrs Leah 3:05 4:15 Football (TSC) Cost 2 Rec-Y6 Thurs: 3:05-4:05 Y5/6 Computer Club Miss Jackson