School Games day - Monday 27th June
As you will have seen from our diary dates previously published through the year, we plan to hold our School Games Day on 27th June. Should the weather not be conducive to going ahead the reserve date is the following Monday 4th July. Our school games day is a time to celebrate the children's developing skills and team work within the PE curriculum. The details below provide timings and entry information.
KS2 : The morning session will begin at 9.30am - gates will open at 9.25am (front and rear) for parents to come and join us on the field - and should be finished by 11.45am.
Reception/KS1: The afternoon session will begin at 1.30pm - gates will open at 1.25 pm (front and rear) for parents to come and join us on the field - and should be finished by 3.15pm.
Timings for Preschool joining the afternoon session will be confirmed as soon as possible but will be approximately at 2.45pm.
Children will need to attend school in their PE kit (house colour top is important - yellow house see below) and ensure they have a filled water bottle and sun hat with them.
The PTA will be running a drinks stall for parents and carers through both sessions.
Additional organisation information will be included in next week's newsletter.
Yellow PE T-Shirts - the hotter weather brings out the bugs and these are often attracted to yellow PE tops. Children in yellow house can come in another colour top for the rest of term to help the bugs stay away. We will make sure you can still identify them on school games day as being in yellow house.
Summer Sandals - whilst we would encourage closed toe shoes for safety, we know that the warmer weather leads to sandals wanting to be worn. Should your child want to wear sandals, please ensure they are sturdy, can be fully strapped to the ankle/foot and fit properly, so toes cannot drag on the floor (no sliders/flip flops/ crocs). It is also important to explain to the younger children how sandals may affect how they run around at playtime and that they will protect them less should they trip or drop things on their toes.
Lost property - the hotter weather seems to be leading to an increase in lost property (there is still some left from much earlier in the term also). If items are named we do return them, but if they are not this is very difficult to do, and many children do not seem to notice if they are missing items. We will put the lost property out in the back playground over the next two weeks for claiming. Any items unclaimed will be given to the PTA to be sold on their second hand uniform stall at the fête.
