Dear Parents

I would like to thank our parents and carers for their support with our recent book fair, which raised over a £1,000! Our precentage of the profit will go towards buying books for our school. Hope your children enjoy their books!

We have started collecting the Active Kids 2010 Vouchers from Sainsbury's again this year. We would be grateful if you could tell your friends and family to collect them for us as well, this would be great! This scheme is well worth participating in as we have received some excellent sports equipment in the past two years which the children have enjoyed using greatly!
Also this week we have started collecting for TESCO vouchers too!

Reminder - Y2 Parents dinner on
Tuesday 9th March at 12.20

Parking
We are still experiencing some problems due to congestion at the start and end of the day. Could you please be as sympathetic to our neighbours as possible. We have also recently experienced a break into a car parked outside the school grounds while a parent collected a child from out of school club. Police believe this was a purely opportunist crime but asked to remind everyone to leave all valuables out of sight.

Barnardos
On behalf of school and Barnardos we must say a huge thank you for your support with this event. Nearly £3,000 was raised by yourselves a fantastic figure which reflects your generosity especially in such difficult
economic times. Miss Townsend will try and put some photo examples on the 'Events Page' after half term.

Pamper Night Thursday 11th March
We now have over 20 stall holders attending, come along and treat yourself. Tickets still available at only £1.50.

Computers for Parents
The Government have recently launched a campaign to try to ensure all homes have computer and internet access so parents and children can gain connectivity. The scheme is aimed at low income households and is targeted at children in our school in years 3 to 6 only. Obviously there are set criteria to match to become eligible for this scheme. School has no part to play in any of the funding arrangements, we have merely been asked to advertise it to parents and give them access to appropriate contact numbers.  
If you are a parent and think you are eligible for a Home Access grant simply call the Home Access Grant Helpline on 0333 200 1004* to get an application form.
The money is there so see if you are eligible.
Have a good Half Term break!
P Bull.

Dear Parents

We would like 2010 to be our healthiest year yet.  At D’Eyncourt we try to offer the children lots of opportunities to be active and encourage healthy lifestyles.  This was recognised by the Local Authority when we were awarded our “Healthy Schools” Status.
The school provides fresh fruit and milk in every classroom.  We are writing to you to ask that snacks and packed lunches ate as healthy as possible. 
We have links on our website which gives guidance on how to
make a healthy lunch.
Snack time is only a 5 minute ‘brain-break’ for children to refresh before their next lesson.  Therefore 1 item of food is sufficient.  If children eat sugary or high – additive snacks their concentration is seriously affected – to say nothing of their teeth!  A piece of fruit or a cereal bar are an ideal snack.
Could you also please ensure that you do not send lollipops into school as there is a risk of choking.
I know I can expect your full support in this matter.

Yours sincerely

Mr P Bull (Headteacher)

Don't forget to view the 'Latest Events' page for pictures past and present of whole school activities!

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Attendance
As you know it is vital that your child attends school every day that they possibly can. When your child is too ill to come to school you should inform us by a phone call or a message to the office so we know why your child isn’t in school. This policy is firmly in place and we thank you for ensuring we know your child’s reason for absence.
Each year we have targets set for school regarding attendance. We were close to achieving this target this year but missed it by a small percentage. In order to raise the profile of attendance the School Council suggested holding a class attendance award each week. The class with the best attendance for the week receive a trophy to display in their classroom. The children are really enjoying the competitive aspect of this award and look forward to the attendance results on Fridays.
In order to continue this push for the highest attendance possible, we ask for your support towards our target by keeping absences for family holidays during term time to an absolute minimum. This was the largest contributor to us missing our attendance target last year.
Many thanks for your support in this area.

In the case of holidays during the term time, advice from the Local Authority states that the first ten days of a family holiday taken in term time can be authorised, after this it should be unauthorised. Holidays that are longer than this stated time may need to be checked by the Governing Body before approval is given.
If you need a holiday form there is one to download at the bottom of this page or ask at the office.

PARKING
Once again we ask for your support in being sensitive with your parking when delivering children to school. Please DO NOT park on the zigzag lines outside school at any time of the day.  Please try not to block footpaths with cars and block entrances to local residents driveways.

The school is in the process of completing an Authority led School Travel Plan which attempts to address some of these issues.

You may have noticed that the Authority on occasions have sent out a traffic warden, whom may issue fines.

Thank you for your co-operation regarding this matter as the prime concern for us all is the safety of our children.

Also a reminder that we ask parents not to use the school car park, as this could lead to potentially dangerous situations at the beginning and end of the day. Can you please remind your children not to enter school on the road leading into school, but to use the foot path at
all times.

SCHOOL MEALS
Just a reminder with regard to the criteria for eligibility for free school meals under the new pilot scheme for 2009.

“From 2009 to 2011” Wolverhampton City Council will be piloting a two-year project extending eligibility for Free School Meals to all families on a low income (i.e. £16,040 per annum) that do receive Working Tax Credit . If you feel that you are eligible please either contact Pupil Support at the Civic Centre or “pop-in” to school and get a form from the Office. This scheme has proved to be very popular with families and we feel that they have not found it to be too intrusive.

SORRY NO DOGS - EXCEPT GUIDE DOGS
Just as a polite notice, we have noticed an increase in parents/guardians bringing dogs onto the school site.  We would just like to remind you that this is prohibited throughout Wolverhampton Borough Council.  We would like to thank you for your co-operation as we endeavour to keep the school site clean and safe for all our children.  Mr P Bull - Headteacher

School dinner money arrears
There are still some outstanding arrears form the last academic term, could you please address these as soon as possible. For this academic year the school is adopting a policy of not allowing dinner money arrears to accumulate beyond 2 weeks. In the event of this happening your child will need to bring sandwiches until the due monies are addressed.

OWN CLOTHES DAY
Friday 29th January.
Friday 26th February.
Friday 26th March.
As last year the 50p donation for own clothes still is requested.