Letter home: Friday, 7th October 2022

October 7 2022

Dear Parents/carers,

Tesco Community Tokens:

Earlier this year we applied for the Tesco Community Grant to make improvements to our outdoor areas around school. We are pleased to say that our application was successful!

This means when you shop at Tesco and are given a little blue token to put in the box our school will feature on one of those boxes. This started on Saturday, 1st October and runs all the way through to January.

It would be amazing if you could support our school by choosing the ‘Gomersal St Mary’s box’ for your token. The more tokens we get the bigger the grant for school!

Our selected stores are:

Cleckheaton Superstore, BD19 3HS
Birstall Express, WF17 9EH

Thank you in advance for your support.

Food Bank Non-uniform

We are having a non-uniform day on Friday 14^th October to support Cleackheaton Food Bank as part of our Harvest Appeal. We will not be asking for money on this day, but if you could bring an item for the foodbank that would be much appreciated. There is no particular theme for the non-uniform.

Photographs:

Individual and sibling photographs will be taken on Tuesday 11^th October. Unfortunately we do not have the capacity to take photographs of children who do not attend our school.

Chocolate apples:

I know it’s a bit early for Bonfire Night, but we are having chocolate apples in school on Friday 21st October. They will cost £1 each and you pay on ParentPay. The last day for payment is Tuesday 18^th October so that we can order the right number of apples…and chocolate! The money raised will go towards a Christmas treat for the children.

Coffee Morning:

All welcome to our informal Coffee /Tea mornings (drink and natter). These are held every Tuesday after dropping your children off at School (8.45 till 10.00am). Under school age children welcome too as there are lots of toys for them to play with. Please join us in the Children’s Centre with Mrs Priestley suppling the drinks and biscuits.

Thank You

Parent Workshops

Tuesday Morning 9am-10.30am

Understanding behaviour as Communication 11th October 2022

ASC (Autism) Awareness 8th November 2022

Healthy Relationships with Food 31st January 2023

If you are interested in any of these courses, please see Mrs. Earnshaw to book a place.

(15 Places available for each course)

What a brilliant idea:

This is a volunteer service where families can register to collect a bag of food worth £35 at a cost to them of £7. Collection points are Howden Clough, Chickenley and Dewsbury Moor.

www.breadandbutterthing.org/members

Ear-rings:

We have a no ear ring policy for PE. That means that pupils with any type of ear ring will be prevented from fully taking part in the PE lesson. This includes small, transparent ear rings. We also ask that pupils only wear stud earrings to school. This is again for health and safety reasons.

Financial Support:

Here is a website that might be useful if you are a family who are struggling with paying bills/debts/fuel costs/mental health/unemployment etc.

Cost of living | Kirklees Council

Mobile phones in school:

Some of our older children bring a mobile phone into school. This is usually because they are walking home on their own. If you wish your child to bring in a mobile phone, please can you request a permission form.

New phone number?

If you have a new phone number, or if there is a change in contact details, please contact school to update us.

ParentPay:

Please ensure your account is cleared for Breakfast Club and Tea-Time club. If there are any outstanding amounts on these accounts from this point forward you will be unable to use Breakfast Club and Tea-Time club. If you are having any problems paying off these amounts please speak to the school office.

Packed Lunches:

Please can I remind families that pupils should not have nuts, fizzy drinks, sweets or chocolate bars in their packed lunches. Thank you for your support.