Millbrook Matters

Millbrook CEVA Primary School, Blindwell Hill, Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL10 1BG Tel.: 01752 822471 / Fax: 01752 822907 E-mail:- secretary@millbrook.cornwall.sch.uk website:- www.millbrook.ik.org

ISSUE 11

23/11/2012

Dates for your Diary

07.12.12 - Mufti Day 08.12.12 - School Choir singing at Mount Edgcumbe Christmas Fayre11.00 a.m. 12.12.12 - Junior Production, A Green Christmas afternoon and evening. 13.12.12 - Infant production 14.12.12 - School Council Christmas Fayre - School Choir in concert at Millbrook Chapel - TBC 15.12.12 - Friends Coffee Morning at the Scout Hall. 16.12.12 - Pool Party in aid of Solar Schools @ Whitsand Bay Holiday Parktbc 19.12.12 - Infant trip to The Theatre Royal and Junior trip to The Eden Project 20.12.12 - School Carol Service2.00 p.m at All Saints Church 21.12.12 - School Christmas Lunch/End of Term. Millbrook Football Club / Friends AssociationChildrens Disco 22.12.12 - Solar Schools Money Collection on the Torpoint Ferries (Volunteers Needed). 07.01.13 - School ClosedIn-Service Training Day 08.01.13Spring Term commences.
If your child would like Christmas Lunch on the last day of term please return the slip together with 2.20 asap. It will be assumed that children who are entitled to Free School Meals will have the Christmas lunch unless we are informed otherwise.

Can YOU help us?

We need some help with our Solar Schools campaign. We need volunteers to: 1) Deliver leaflets to households in Millbrook (This can be to just your own street or more, with or without your children). Help with collecting money on the Torpoint Ferries on 22nd December between 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. The more volunteers we get, the less time each person will need to be there! We need at least 12 people to volunteer!

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IF YOU CAN HELP WITH EITHER OF THESE PLEASE LET US KNOW IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE. How to make donations: Hand donations into the school office Go to www.solarschools.org.uk/millbrook Buy vouchers at Millbrook Co-op or Widdicombe Fayre when you do your shopping. Thank you for the donations made already- please help us to make this a real success story for the school.

Christmas Lunch - 21st December 2012 I wish my child _____________________ to have the Christmas lunch on 21st December. I enclose 2.20 for this meal.

Trust Forgiveness Endeavour Respect COMPASSION Thankfulness

School Opening Time Can we please remind parents that children (particularly those who are not accompanied by an adult) should NOT arrive at school before 8.45 a.m. each day. No member of staff is on duty until that time and therefore we cannot guarantee the safety of the children !! Equally all children should be at school by 8.55 a.m. After this time they are recorded as being late. We would appreciate your support with these matters. Thank you. School ClosureEarly Warning! Please note the school will be closed on Monday 7th January 2013 for an In-service Training Day, when all the staff will be updating their First Aid qualifications. The school will open for the Spring Term on Tuesday 8th January. The last day of Friday Club will be Friday 7th December and starting back on Friday 11th January 2013. Afterschool Club will be closed for the last week of term which is Monday 17th to Thursday 20th December 2012. It will resume on Monday 7th January 2013. Thank you.

Headteachers Awards
Class 1 Felix Watson Sophie Tamblin Leo Greive Class 2 Austin Evely Class 3 Louie Hoffman Brooks Aiden Whittle Class 4 Toby Parkinson

The school team with the most points this week is Lanhydrock

After School Club Presents: Wallace and Gromit (Cert PG) 3.05pm to 5.00pm in Class 1 Monday 26th November 2012 Cost 4.00 to include a Picnic and a drink. Sorry we had to cancel last Monday.

Parents that like to support their children with their reading can visit the website www.oxfordowl.co.uk. Many thanks to everyone that donated to our Children in Need mufti day. We raised 128.50! Congratulations to Katie Snape who did a Tapathon to raise money for Children in Need. Mufti Day on Friday 7th December - please donate towards our Christmas hamper rather than giving money. Thank you.

Team Points Awards 30 Ella Garrett Charlie Clements Finn Woodrow Louis Sanderson Chris Robinson-Jones Esme Cannon Jack Edwards Hollie Rickard 60 Cameron Mahoney Neve Holland Catrin Rigby Table of the Week 7

Attendance Overall attendance at Millbrook School is below the national average and needs to be improved. Each week we will publish our school attendance rate so you can help us improve the situation. Overall Current% This Weeks% Target% 95.6% 97.4% 95%