Letter Home: Friday, 6th May 2022

May 6 2022

Dear Parents/carers,

We are happy to welcome Mrs Ridgeway to our school. She has joined Mrs Earnshaw in the school office and will be working on Tuesdays and Wednesdays looking after our school finances.

Jubilee Day:

We are celebrating Jubilee Day on Thursday 26^th May. There will be many activities during the day, including a red, white and blue/Dress like a Royal non-uniform day. More information will follow.

Welcome to our special Platinum Jubilee Pet contest!

As part of our Jubilee celebrations, we are launching our very own Pet competition. This is inspired by the Queen’s love of pets, and obviously our love for them too.

All we ask is that you email a photo of your pet. Once that is done, pay your £1 entry on ParentPay and the photos will be uploaded to our website where you and everyone else can vote for the favourite pet. On Thursday 26th of May, the pet with the most votes will win a very special surprise.

You can submit your pet photos using the form on this page, (https://gomersalstmarys.co.uk/platinum-jubilee-pet-contest/) or by sending an email to petphotos@gsmcep.co.uk.

Each entry requires a title and description. Photo titles and descriptions should only have the name of the pet attached – entries will be edited to reflect this if needed, although they may also be rejected. We wish for the vote to be as fair as possible and would just like the names of the pet visible.

Photos should show only the pet. No humans or other identifying features, please!

You may submit more than one pet, but each pet needs to be submitted separately. An entry fee of £1 per pet should be paid via ParentPay. Payments can be made from Monday.

Voting opens on Friday, 20th May 2022 and will be closed at midday (12:00PM) on Thursday, 26th May 2022.

London meeting:

You should have received documentation via email this week. This was the same information as shared at the meeting on Tuesday. If you have any further questions, please contact school.

Internet warning:

You may have seen articles online and in newspapers regarding Huggy Wuggy and Poppy Playtime. We thought we would share these articles as well:

Tea-Time Club:

Our Tea-Time Club us getting more and more popular. Places fill up fast, so please book in advance.

To book your child’s place, call or email the school office.

Mrs Wharton and Miss Hacking

Reading Friends:

We are still looking for more people to join our group of reading friends. If you would like to make a difference in children’s reading, please come and join us on Thursdays 1:15 until 2:45pm

Thank you. Miss Byram

Nut free school:

Please remember that we are a nut free school. This does include Nutella. Please make sure that there are no nut products in your child’s packed lunch.

ParentPay:

Please check your ParentPay accounts for outstanding payments. It is important that these are kept up to date to avoid increased debt. Thank you very much for your co-operation.

Free School Meals:

If you think you may be eligible for free school meals, please look at the attached document providing additional information. It is worth investigating this even if your child is currently having free school meals because they are in Reception, Year 1 and 2, as there are additional benefits.