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Helping children be the best they can beDear Parents, Governors and Children,

OUR NEXT HOLIDAY EASTERWe break for the Easter holiday on Thursday 28th March at 3.30p.m. and re-open on Monday 15th April at 8.45a.m. There are NOtraining days attached to this holiday.

TOCKs AFTER SCHOOL CLUB YEARS 5 & 6

We have looked carefully at whether we can sustain the after school TOCKs club andhave concluded that the club will f inish for the current membership from February half

term. Based on information collected the club will re-open for children who indicatedthat they still wish to attend until the Easter half term we will then review the

success of the club and its membership again. If you responded to the questionnairethen your child will have received a letter indicating they have a place. There is a charge of 1.00 per

week.

UPDATE TO EMERGENCY NUMBERS AND ADDRESSESWe are experiencing difficulties at the moment contacting parents when theirchild is ill, or left behind from an after-school club or activity. Please make sure,if you change your mobile number, or even move house, that you let schoolknow. Thank you.

GOLDEN TICKET CHOCOLATE DRAWWe have sent out our information on this years golden ticket draw. Donations of chocolate

eggs in particular would be most welcome. Additional tickets are available from the mainoffice.

HEALTHIER PACKED LUNCHES YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDEDSchool dinners have, in recent years had a radical overhaul and now provide all childrenwith a healthy, well- balanced diet. However, it is evident that what many parents aresupplying in the lunchboxes for their children is far from healthy. In some cases what is

being supplied is severely detrimental to their childs health. Its just as important tomake sure the lunchbox your child brings to school provides a healthy, balanced lunch.This means plenty of foods that contain the nutrients that children need, and fewer foodsthat are high in sugar and saturated fat along with a sugar free drink to keep them hydrated.The School Governors have it on their agenda to approve a policy to support the encouragement ofhealthy packed lunches brought from home. In schools where there is a clear policy it is evident thatparents adhere to recommendations and support the school in encouraging their child towards a healthierlifestyle. In the meantime we are asking parents to support us by making some adjustments to the foodsupplied and make an effort to provide some healthy options and restrict chocolate bars to the equivalentin size of ONE small kit kat if this is necessary.We will reward those children with healthy packed lunches with motivational tickets which lead to rewards.Hopefully this will encourage improvement without further action.There are many ideas for healthy packed lunches at theSchool Food Trust website page please log ona have look

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COMMITTEE MEETINGWe have organised a meeting for anyone who may be interested in helping us set up aneffective PTA or Friends of Balby Central committee on Friday 8th March at 2.30pm. Someparents are very keen to get this established and the school passionately welcomes thissupport. If you or your family or friends would like to get involved with this we would lovethem to come along. If you cant make this date but feel you could contribute in otherways please contact Lesley via the main office.

OPEN EVENING QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTThank you to all parents who came along to Parents Evening last Tuesday. We hopeyou found the evening informative and helpful. The Governors extend their thanks toall those parents who completed the questionnaire; this was very much appreciatedand will prove very informative for future developments. The findings are currentlybeing collated and analysed and we have published the findings on our website. Allcompleted questionnaires were entered into a prize draw and the winner of this draw

was the family of Mia Singh.

RED NOSE DAY 15TH MARCHWe are offering our support for this event by inviting the children to come dressed in non-

uniform and collecting coins in our buckets. The theme is Do Something Funny for Moneyso any colourful or comical outfit will be fine.

EASTER PLANNING AHEADWe will be running an Easter egg competition with a theme linked to our emphasis toboost literacy. Therefore, eggs should be decorated with representation to characters froma book your child has read or enjoyed. These will be on display in the school hall at ournext EXPRESS DAY which is scheduled for Tuesday 26th March. Prizes will be donated bySainsburys and it is hoped that they will call and judge the entries.

EXPRESS DAY TUESDAY 26TH MARCHParents are invited to call for coffee and refreshments at 8.45am 9.15am, when theCompetition Eggs will be on display, our Golden Ticket will be drawn and then visitorscan go along to the classrooms from 9.15 until 10.15 am to look at childrens work. Wehope by giving you this advanced notice you will be able to plan to attend. The childrenwill really appreciate seeing you as we do value your continued support.

WORLD BOOK DAYThis takes place on 11th March look out for further information about how we are celebratingin school.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

A free holiday programme is being offered for people who struggle with weight at OwstonPark Primary School between 7th 12th April for young people aged 4 17 years. There willbe great fitness classes, and youll find out about the best food and exercise plan and how tomaintain a healthy lifestyle. If you would like to book a place or reuire further information,please contact More Life on 0113 812 5233 or visit the website at www.more-life.co.uk.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NEWSLETTERWe are encouraging the children to contribute to our weekly newsletter withstories, pictures and items of interest they have done in the classroom ouroutside school. The contributions this week are from Year 4, Indigo &

Blue classes. Look out for more class contributions in the comingweeks

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There was once a little girl called Maisie,

her best friend was called Daisy,

they loved to play together,

they were best friends forever,

even though their parents were lazy.

By Isabelle Grady

There was one a footballer called Harry,

his manager was called Barry,

he kicked a ball,

and it flew into the hall.

he held the trophy ready to carry.

By Harry Nadkar

There was a giant lion,

he lived in a cage made of iron,

he ate a lot of pork,

without using a fork,

he also had a friend called Ryan.

By Kevin Willcocks

There was a boy called Daniel,

who had a Cocker Spaniel,

the dog ran away!

so Daniel couldnt play,

but then Daniel found a marble.

By Jessica Sawbridge

A leopard is a sort of cat,

that you shouldnt keep inside a hat,

it is happy running free,

or sleeping on a sun baked tree,

and likes to eat a bat.

By Patrycja Benewiat