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PTFA Email: ptfa@egps.org.uk

SUMMER FAYRE—FRIDAY 5TH JULY

Save the date! On Friday 5th July we will be holding our festival-vibe Summer

Fair! Fingers crossed for sunny weather—we will have stalls, bar, bouncy cas-

tle, glitter tattoos, music, BBQ, fun & games. All welcome to join us after

school for what promises to be a lovely chilled out evening!

PRELOVED UNIFORM

SALE

The pre-loved uniform sale

was very successful and

PTFA estimate a profit of

£50.

There is still more donated

uniform to sort through and sell so do

watch this space for future upcoming

sales events.

NEXT EVENT

DRESS DOWN DAY

Donate £1 to wear non-uniform

To celebrate the end of term, we are having a

dress down day on Thursday 23rd May.

The money raised from this event will help

fund prizes for the upcoming

Summer fair.

SWEETIE SALE

After school 23rd May

THE GRUFFALO COMPETITION 2019

Your challenge is to write the story of what happened next to your favourite Gruffalo character.

To enter: You can use words, illustrations or a combination of

both. No more than 250 words. Must fit on one side of A4. Returned to Miss Chivers by Friday 21st June. Top tips: Plan your ideas first. Be creative! Write a draft and then edit it. Write neatly so it is easy to read. You could type your story. Have fun! If you win: The winner will be announced in September. You will receive a signed copy of the Gruffalo and a Gruffalo hamper . Our school will receive £250 worth of books. 20 runner ups will receive a signed copy of the Gruffalo.

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Emersons Green Primary School

APRIL 29Th 2019 Issue 15

Issued Fortnightly

Email: admin@egps.org.uk WEB: www.emersonsgreenprimary.co.uk

EGPS News

Diary Dates:

w/c 13th May—walk to school week w/c 13th May—SATs week 21st May—ParentPay meeting 23rd May—Dress Down Day for PTFA, £1 to join in the fun. 24th May—INSET DAY 24th May—Last day of Term 5 3rd June—First day of Term 6 4th June—Transition to Secondary School presentations 8th June—Mangotsfield Festival 10th-14th June—Year 6 to Frank Chapman 18th June—NEXUS Choir event 20th June—MAD Olympiad 21st June—Stay & Do Sporty Maths 26th June—Sports Day 28th June - Wrong Trousers Day 1st July—INSET DAY

Spring term is an extremely busy time in school and the children at EGPS have been working hard and enjoying new topics. Year 5 pupils this week were asked to describe the learning in their classes. This is what they said: “This term in ICT we have been learn to code using a program called Scratch. I really enjoy this lesson as you can be creative and create a game about any topic.” Iris “One of the highlights of my week is PE with Bristol Rovers and Mr Wilson because it keeps you happy and healthy. Plus, you have a good time with your friends and learn new skills.” Emma “I have really enjoyed Art this term because we are learning about the Bayeux tapestry and then we can create our own fabric design.” Jack “I have really enjoyed reading comprehension lessons. We are reading ‘Why the Whales came’ by Michael Morpurgo. It is an interesting and challenging text.” Olivia “Year 5 this term has been really fun. I’ve enjoyed Art and English. I have enjoyed English because the book Beowulf describes a hero that is very brave. The book is thrilling and exciting which makes it fun to write about.” Evie As always, our pupils are articulate about their learning and visitors to the school are always impressed with the children’s attitudes towards their learning. Next week in school the Year 6 pupils will be taking SAT’s tests. We are extremely proud of our Year 6 pupils who have been working with a positive attitude in preparation for these tests. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank parents for all their support and encouragment. Good Luck Year 6!

Have a lovely weekend

Soraya

INSET DATES FOR 2018/19:

Friday 24th May

2019

Monday 1st July

2019

Y6 SAT’S WEEK Good luck to our Year 6 class for

their SATs next week — the

breakfast club will be up & running as

usual!

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FIRST AID ASSEMBLY

Mrs Brindley has led a few assemblies with a view to first aid. In the most recent assembly, she had some willing ‘victims’ who, with the help of Mrs Flook, certainly looked in need of first aid! We hope the

children found it informative.

CHESS

We have done it again! We won our last and final chess match of the sea-son. By winning all six

matches played, we have retained the South Gloucestershire

Primary School Chess Trophy.

Kaya, Charlie, Evan, Kurtis and Connor all won their games securing victory on

boards 1-5. While Kieron, Hayden, Grace, Kai, Alexander and Olivia played lots of friendly games gaining valuable experi-

ence for the future. Well done everyone and a big thank you

to the parents who have ferried their chil-dren around during the past season.

LOST PROPERTY

One of our year 6 students has lost a blue digital watch. If anybody finds it, please could this and any other ‘found’ property be brought to the office in the hopes we may re-unite the items with their owners.

Found school uniform is placed in the lost property bin in the KS1 cloakroom. Parents are welcome to look through this at the end of the school day. Once a term a parent volunteer sorts the lost property. Labelled items are returned to their owners, please ensure all items are named clearly.

FOODBANK

If you are able, the current shopping list is as follows:

Jars of Pasta Sauce, Small tins of Fruit, Razors, Tinned Mushrooms, Tinned Dog Food, Tomato Sauce, Brown Sauce, Small Tins of Potatoes, Sachets of Custard, Wash-ing Up Liquid, Tinned Green/Broad Beans, Tinned Minced Beef, Tinned Macaroni Cheese, Size 6 Nappies Please note that you can drop off your donations in the collection box at Sainsburys Emersons Green.

TRANSITION TO SECONDARY SCHOOL—FROM A PARENT’S PERSPECTIVE

Meeting for all Year 6 parents about the transition to secondary school from a parent’s perspective. Georgi-

na Tankard, a parent and former secondary school teacher, will be hosting and sharing her hints and tips.

Meeting at 9-9.30am on Tuesday 4th June.

CLASS & CLUB PHOTOS

Tulip Photography have delivered the proofs for the class photos to school this week and these have been sent home. The deadline for parents to place orders is: Monday 16th May.

There are large printed copies in the foyer available for you to view.

STAFF NEWS

Congratulations to Miss Holly Chivers who has secured a promotion to a Senior Teacher in a school in Melksham. Miss Chivers has been teaching at EGPS for 7 years. She is a fantastic teacher and recently has lead writing across the school. We will really miss Miss Chivers but we are incredibly proud of her achievements. Miss Chivers will be leaving at the end of the Summer term.

NETBALL NEWS

This week we had a netball league game, year 6 Cres-cents vs Stars. Crescents won 6/0 .

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ParentPay

As a school we are moving over to a new payments system from SIMS PAY to ParentPay this weekend. ParentPay allows parents and carers to login to a secure website, upload a monetary balance and pre-book children’s meals and pay for upcoming school trips and events as they occur.

A letter went home to all pupils last Friday 3rd July, each letter contained an activation code and password to register your child online. Once activated parents can add multiple children to their account allowing you to manage payments for siblings at this and other ParentPay schools in one centralised account.

What do you do next?

1. Visit www.parentpay.com This can be viewed on a browser window on a phone with options to add the tab to your phone for quick access.

2. LOGIN : Login to ParentPay and activate your child’s account. If they have a sibling at the school, use the “add a child” feature to the central account.

3. TOP UP FUNDS : Securely add money balance to your account in readiness to book meals and trips.

4. PRE-BOOK MEALS : Sit with your child and view the menu to pre-book all their school meals for the following week. Here you can view nutritional information and allergy ad-vice. If you have notified school of specific dietary needs, alternative menu choices will be available. Children will not choose meals at registration, these should be pre-booked via ParentPay. Meals can be booked up to 3 week in advance. KS1 PARENTS : If your child is in KS1 and entitled to Universal Free School Meals, please LOGIN AND BOOK your child’s meal, you will not be charged.

Payments into SIMS PAY for meals will stop on Friday 10th May and all balances will be transferred to the new ParentPay system. SIMS PAY will continue for trips only for a short period until the transfer to the new system is completed. If there is debt accrued on the SIMS PAY system, this will be transferred to ParentPay as a one off debt to be cleared. If you have any queries please contact Meryl in the school office and she will endeavour to help.

FAQ

1. What about trips I have paid/still to pay for on SIMS? These trips are still going ahead, continue with SIMS PAY as before. If you need a login please visit the office to confirm your email address and request your invitation code .

2. My child is on Free school meals/ universal free school meals, what do I need to do? Please login and book your child’s meals. View the menus and make your selections in advance.

3. I didn’t receive a copy of the activation letter, what do I do? Come to the school office, copies can be issued to parents.

4. I need more than one person to be able to pay for and choose my child’s meals, what do I do? We can set up a secondary payer account for any child as required. Please visit the office to request.

If you want further information about ParentPay, there will be a presentation in the school hall on Tuesday 21st May straight after school drop off.