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Newsletter 11th October 2024

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SCHOOL LUNCHES

It's time to order lunches for November. The menu has changed. It is important that you complete the form in light of the menu change, as your order cannot be copied forwards this time.
It's also helpful, if you intend to send a packed lunch every day, that you also complete the form to let us know this.
Please click the link to order.
https://www.stjohnsinfantsglastonbury.co.uk/form/?pid=8&form=34

Please complete this order by Monday 21st October

FLU VACCINATIONS 2024

The School Aged Immunisation Nursing Team (SAINT) will be in school on the 25th October 2024 to administer the nasal Flu Vaccinations. All children from Reception up to Year 2 are eligible to receive the vaccine.
Please read the letter and complete the decision form for your child, even if you do not consent to the vaccination.

Letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuev9CmGt8ezHmTbvBnGnrm5arl5c_WYKzs3n9GpBew/edit?usp=sharing

Decision form: https://www.somersetsaint.co.uk/Forms/Flu
School Code: SM123759

The decision form link will close on Wednesday 23rd October

APPLICATIONS FOR YEAR 3

All of our Year 2 families need to make an application for their child to join Year 3 either at St Benedict's School or another junior school. The process is by online application and the system is now open.

Below is the link to more information and the online application form.

If you have any questions or are unable to complete the form online, please message Frankie or call the school office for assistance.

https://www.somerset.gov.uk/children-families-and-education/applying-for-school/starting-at-a-junior-or-middle-school/

The deadline for applications is 15th January 2025

Dates for your Diary

Tuesday 15th October - Tuning into Kids workshops continue @ 9:30am

Friday 18th October - PTA Bingo Night 6:30pm

Thursday 24th October - Year 2 Autumn Disco (£2 entry)

Friday 25th October - Flu vaccinations 

Friday 25th October - Last day of the first half-term 

Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November - Half term break

Monday 4th November - INSET DAY - SCHOOL CLOSED

Tuesday 5th November - Christmas term starts 

Saturday 30th November - Frost Fair Cake Stall in the Church

Friday 6th December - School Christmas Fair in the Town Hall

18th December - Holy Thorn Service @10am

20th December - School Carol Service @ 2pm

PTA News

We are looking for ward to our Bingo Night on Friday 18th October. Everyone is welcome. It will be held at Tor Rugby Club at 6:30pm with eyes down at 7pm. A sausage and chips supper is included in the entry price of £5! Please book onto the event by letting us know how many entries you would like on 07896 748294

We will be putting together some lovely hampers for our lucky winners on the night and these will be colour themed to match the winning card.

Please could we ask for donations of unwanted gifts you may have, that correspond with the colour allocated to your child's class :-)

Hedgehogs - Yellow
Rabbits - Red
Woodpeckers - Blue
Otters - Brown
Foxes - Pink
Owls - Green

Many thanks in advance

Team PTA 

Attendance 

The whole school attendance so far this year is 95.9%

This week it was 94.5%

The YEAR with the highest attendance was YEAR 2 with 97.3%

The CLASS with the highest attendance was OWLS with 98%

 

Attendance Counts, Moments Matter 

Celebration Assembly

We would like to invite the parents of the following children to join us for celebration assembly on Monday 14th October at 8:50am, in the hall, just after drop-off.

This week's shining stars are:

Woodpeckers - Theo & Rowan 

Otters - Benji & Thea

Foxes - Layton & Effie

Owls - Florence & Kai

We look forward to seeing you then!

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School Prayer 

Dear God,

Thank you for loving us and teaching us how to love, persevere and respect each other in everything we do. 

Amen