We are holding a Halloween Themed school meals week from Monday 21st October. The cryptic menu and order form have been given to children today (20th September).
Please return to school before Monday 7th October.
You do not need to return the form if your child is already on school meals.
By returning the order form your ParentPay account will be charged.
Thank you
Tickets are £3 each, which includes a party bag. Tickets go on sale on Monday 7th October, purchased from Mrs Raine.
The disco starts at 3.30 p.m. and finishes at 5.00 p.m. Children will leave the school premises in the usual way (play yard), so please ensure your child knows where you will be waiting for them as it will be dark.
Children have several options for wearing Halloween costumes during the day:
1) Children can come to school in their uniform but bring their costumes to change into at 3.30 p.m.
2) Children can come to school wearing their Halloween costumes. If children have masks/hoods they must NOT wear these during the school day so that we can identify who the children are, which is very important at break times.
3) Children can come to school in their uniform and not stay for the disco.
4) Children can come to school in their costume for £1 and not stay for the disco but will still be given a party bag as part of their £1 charge.
If children lose their ticket, they do not need to worry as Mrs Raine keeps a register of ticket sales.
On the afternoon of Wednesday 27th November 2019, M & M Productions will be in school to perform the pantomime ‘Snow White’ for the whole school. School Fund will cover cost of this show.
There is no change to the time the school days finishes.
For parents/carers new to our school you can find out more information about the performers from accessing the link below.
Although the shows are amazing and the actors are phenomenal and they engage brilliantly with the children. There can be loud bangs and loud music. If you think your child will struggle with this, please contact Mrs Raine.
Letters provided on 20th September
If your child is in 5 and you would like to know how they are progressing so far in their academic year, the school will be open on Monday 7th October 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. (last person entry at 5.40 p.m.), for you to come in with your child to visit their classroom.
If your child is in Year 3 or 4 and you would like to know how they are progressing so far in their academic year, the school will be open on Wednesday 9th October from 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. (last person entry at 5.40 p.m.), for you to come in with your child to visit their classroom.
If your child is in 6 and you would like to know how they are progressing so far in their academic year, the school will be open on Thursday 10th October 3.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. (last person entry at 5.40 p.m.), for you to come in with your child to visit their classroom.
You can spend time looking at their work and the teachers will be available should you need to talk. If you would like to speak with your child’s class teacher, and feel this service is not an option for you. Please contact the school office to discuss other arrangements.
Thank you to all the families, teachers and children who have given support and highlighted the importance of the ‘If U Care Share Charity’ today, we have received £87 cash in school today and our online total is currently at £36, and still rising.
What a great start to a year of events. You can still donate your £1 online at:
https://www.wonderful.org/fundraiser/consettjuniorschoolfundraising201920-d6627b25
Even our cross country runners went Inside Out! Check out the gallery below…
If U Care Share Foundation works to prevent suicide, support those who have lost loved ones and provide training to improve emotional and mental health.
We have been in contact with Willowburn Hospice Chairty Shop, Consett, to enquire if we could set up a used school uniform rail in their store.
They have cleared this with their area manager and they are more than happy to do this. We have several bags of used uniform that has either been in lost property from last year and years prior to that, or has been donated to us from parents/carers who no longer require them.
We have requested that all individual items are capped at £1 to make this a reasonable cost to families. This should be on display by the end of this week. All proceeds are to go directly to Willowburn.
Our uniform provider is Tots to Teams, so if you would prefer new items then please use them online. If you have old uniform you can either donate to us or send into our chosen charity shop.
Willowburn Hospice
5A Trafalgar St,
Consett
DH8 5AP
Thank you
Our monthly Monday coffee mornings have now been added to the App Calendar. It would be lovely to see people pop in for one or all of them on the set dates.
They are to help us raise money over the school year for ‘If U Care Share’. They will be very relaxed and informal, and open to any of our families.
https://www.wonderful.org/fundraiser/consettjuniorschoolfundraising201920-d6627b25
The dates are:
Monday 23rd September 2019
Monday 21st October 2019
Monday 25th November 2019
Monday 16th December 2019
Monday 27th January 2020
Monday 24th February 2020
Monday 30th March 2020
Monday 27th April 2020
Monday 18th May 2020
Monday 29th June 2020
Thank you in advance for your on going support
As previously informed, the charity we are going to work tirelessly to support this year is ‘If U Care Share Foundation’. We have created an online giving page, so please share with your families and friends.
Over the year we will hold monthly coffee mornings, sponsored events, special days (including this Wednesdays £1 contribution for ‘inside out day’). Money for tomorrow (18th September) and all other events can be sent to school or paid online at anytime. Our target is £3,000 but we hope to smash that!
Please save and share the link below…
https://www.wonderful.org/fundraiser/consettjuniorschoolfundraising201920-d6627b25
This information will also be distributed in a letter to all year 6 pupils. It provide parents with details of how they can make their child’s application for a Secondary School placement in 2020.
PLEASE ENSURE YOU MAKE YOUR APPLICATION AS NEAR TO THE OPENING DATE AS POSSIBLE, AND ENSURE YOU RECEIVE AN AUTOMATED REPLY TO YOUR APPLICATION. PLACES ARE LIKELY TO BE LIMITED.
The application process for the Secondary Admissions 2019 Intake is due to begin on 12th September 2019. Parents/Carers can make their application for Secondary School online by visiting http://www.durham.gov.uk/schooladmissions and the School Admissions online application facility will be available to parents from the 12th of September 2019. The Closing Date for Secondary School Applications is the 31st October 2019.
If parents do not wish to apply online they can complete a paper application form, and these are available to print from the website (same website address as above) from the 12th September. Alternatively these application forms can be requested by e-mail to http://schooladmissions@durham.gov.uk or by telephone from the School Admissions and Transport Team on 03000 265896. Copies of the Parent’s guide “Primary and Secondary School Admissions in County Durham 2020/2021” will also be available from the website or on request from the 12th September 2019.
As you are aware, or have been informed, we are a very supporting school and very much like to help to fundraise for charities. We always support charities such as Comic Relief or Children in Need, but we also try to go that extra mile and support one particular charity over the course of the year. Last year it was Cancer Research UK, and the previous year it was Children’s Cancer UK. With your support we raised thousands for both of these charities.
This year we are raising money to support another amazing charity, Now If U Care Share Foundation (IUCSF). There seems to be more and more people affected by mental health, and suicide and we seem to hear of this more now than ever before. This charity has 3 main aims: prevention, intervention and support of those bereaved by suicide.
How will we fundraise?
Over this year we plan to hold monthly ‘drop in’ coffee mornings, these are for any parent/carer who just wants some time out of their usual routine, they can come and read a paper, enjoy some music, have a chat and a cuppa!
Tomorrow, 10th September, is a significant day for this charity, it is called ‘Inside Out’, which means that people can wear an item of clothing inside out with an aim to encourage people to talk. As Mr Dixon wants to talk about this charity with the whole school, he will wear something inside out tomorrow for his assembly and invites the children to wear their top/jumper inside out next Wednesday 18th September. We ask for £1 donation and this will set the ball rolling as we raise more throughout the year.
In July we will hold a family afternoon/evening of fun, games, and sponsored races at Consett Rugby Club, for which we invite everyone to attend.
Mrs Raine is also ‘considering’ running ‘The Wall’ again…
The Story of how this charity started…
Daniel O’Hare was 19 years of age when, without any warning, he took his own life. He had no previous history of mental health problems nor had he shown any outward signs of his intentions.
Daniel was a normal young man, who was extremely popular and well known in his local community. He had a large amount of friends and a family that loved him dearly. He enjoyed football, spending time with friends and socialising. Daniel also had a job managing a family online retail business. To this day his family remain devastated by their loss and are still no nearer to understanding Daniel’s choice.
Daniel’s brothers Matthew and Ben, along with his cousin Sarah (then aged 10, 5 and 13) hoped to do something positive to try and prevent another family suffering a similar experience. They wanted to create a lasting memory to Daniel and started If U Care Share.
