Billingshurst Primary School Headteacher : Helen Williamson BSc (Hons) MA Station Road, Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 9RE Tel: 01403 782789 Fax: 01403 783124 e-mail: office@billingshurstprimary.org.uk website: www.billingshurstprimary.org.uk Newsletter No. 21 Thursday 12th February 2015 Dear Parents and Carers We are still awaiting our letter following the Section 8 monitoring visit at the end of January. We are keen to share it with you but there appears to have been a delay at Ofsted – for no particular reason. I have been assured that it will be with us tomorrow so I will send it out to you on the Monday after half term. We all wish you a very happy half term and remind you all that the school is closed tomorrow for Inset training. Facebook If you have a concern about something to do with your child’s experience at school I would like to suggest that the best possible route to resolve this is to come and talk to your class teacher or a member of the team as soon as possible. Airing your concerns on Facebook will resolve nothing and will in fact, in all likelihood, make it worse. Whether in open or closed groups we do get to hear of such Facebook conversations. Please talk to us and be reminded that I would take all actions possible regarding any libellous, offensive or unsubstantiated accusations made on any form of social media. If you feel that it is important to you and your child, talk to us as we are the ones who can resolve the issue. Thank you House Points House Cup winners this week were Petworth. Well done! BPSCA News Quiz Night Thank you to all our quiz players for helping us to raise £434.30. The winning team were We don't talk about the book with 92 points. Thanks to our hosts Ben and Louise Martin and Jack Fullers for supplying the fish n' chip supper. Red Noses Thank you to everyone who bought a red nose, we purchased 420 noses which were all sold out by Monday. The £420 raised has already been donated to Comic Relief. Children's Quality Sale Our next CQSale takes place on Saturday 14th March 11.00am-1.30pm supporting Chestnut Tree House and BPSCA. Seller registration is open and places are filling up fast. The team are also looking for helpers on the day and greatly appreciate anyone who can help with set up, running the sale and packing up after the doors have closed! Please get in touch if you would like more information or to join the mailing list for priority registration for future sales. cqsbillingshurst@gmail.com Word in a Word Our sponsored word competition by the Village Tweet launches this week. Collect sponsorship from friends and family and see how many words you can make from our school name. Prizes will be awarded for special words such as the longest and most unusual words discovered. The deadline to return forms and monies is 25 th February. We look forward to seeing the entries. Yours sincerely Helen Williamson Headteacher Dates for your Diary Spring Term: Monday 5th January – Friday 27th March 2015 Inset Days: Friday 13th February, Monday 13th April 2015 Half Term: Monday 16th – Friday 20th February 2015 Monday 9th February Friday 13th February Mon 16th – Fri 20th February Monday 23rd February Thursday 5th March Friday 6th March Friday 13th March Mon 30th – Fri 10th April Monday 13th April Tuesday 14th April Thursday 7th May Tues 5th – Thurs 7th May Mon 11th – Fri 15th May Mon 25th – Fri 29th May Monday 1st June Mon 22nd June – Fri 3rd July Wednesday 22nd July - Reception Chinese Dance Workshop INSET Day Half Term Start of Spring Term 2 World Book Day Year 4 Visit to Bignor Roman Villa Comic Relief Red Nose Mufti Day Easter Holidays INSET Day Start of Summer Term 1 General Election – KS1 Hall Polling Station Class Group Photographs NCT Test Week Half Term Start of Summer Term 2 Year 6 Bikeability Training Last day of Summer Term BPSCA Meetings – Thursdays at 2.00 pm 5th March, 16th April, 7th May, 4th June, 2nd July 2015 BPSCA Events Quiz night Spring Fair Summer Fun Day Children’s Quality Sale Rags to Riches Collections - Friday 15th May 2015 Thursday 23rd April 2015 Saturday 4th July 2015 Saturday 14th March 2015 30th January, 27th February, 27th March, 24th April, 22nd May and 26th June 2015 Letters Home This Week All Parents Spring Bike-It Letter BPSCA Word in a Word Sponsorship Form Year 1 Spring 2 Topic Overview Years 3 Letter re BBC 500 Words Competition Year 4 Spring Term Homework Letter re Bignor Roman Villa Year 5 Letter re BBC 500 Words Competition and Other Activities