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Information for parents - End of term news and Goodbye to Miss Bibi and Mrs Preece
Dear Parents/ Carers,
We are nearly at the end of Autumn term, so there are a few important messages to share with you.
Early finish at 1.00pm on Friday 20th December
As in previous years, please note that school closes early for the Christmas holiday on Friday 20th December at 1.00pm. Children will have lunch before they leave. They will be available for collection from the usual school locations at 1.00pm.
School reopens for ALL pupils on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at 8.40am
Please also note that school reopens after the holiday for ALL pupils on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at 8.40am. There is a Staff Training day on Monday 6th January so school is CLOSED to pupils on this day.
Other schools may be open/ closed at different times during that week; however, we are expecting ALL children to be in school at Regents Park on Tuesday 7th January at 8.40am as usual.
Non-Uniform Day and Christmas Parties on Thursday 19th December 2024
We will be having a non-uniform/ Christmas jumper day with Christmas parties taking place in the afternoon on Thursday 19th December 2024. Children in Nursery will have their Christmas party in the morning and we will be in touch separately with Nursery parents to let them know how we will make arrangements for them.
Children will be able to come to school in their party clothes on Thursday 19th and make a £1 donation to the School Fund - this can be paid in cash on the day or on sQuid. Money donated to School Fund helps to pay for special events when we celebrate things like Christmas and Eid in school so we do appreciate your donations towards this.
Children will have Christmas party food at lunchtime on Thursday - this means we don't have to worry about children bringing food into school which is safer for children with allergies and hopefully means less food is wasted. Again, we will let parents in Nursery know separately how we will organise their Christmas parties in the morning.
Children who normally bring a packed lunch may order a school meal and have Christmas party food on this day (cost is £2.40 - please contact the school office as normal) or they may bring their packed lunch as normal to have with the other children.
As well as wearing non-uniform on Thursday, children will also be able to do so on Friday when we will finish at 1.00pm.
Celebration Assemblies and Y4/ Y5/ Y6 Guitar Concert next week
We have Celebration Assemblies taking place next week - parents should be informed if their child will receive a Gold Achievers certificate. Please make sure if you are attending one of the assemblies that you are in the hall on time at 9.00am.
On Thursday 19th December at 9.15am, we would also like to invite all parents of children in Y4, as well as parents of children in Y5 and Y6 who are learning to play guitars to join us for a special Guitar concert. We hope as many parents as possible will join us for this!
Goodbye Miss Bibi and Mrs Preece
It is very sad that we are saying goodbye to two members of staff at the end of this term.
Miss Bibi has been teaching in Y1 this year and previously taught in Y2. Miss Preece has worked as our Learning Mentor over the last 3 years and has supported children from across school.
Both are moving on to do other things and so we'd like to thank them for their work at Regents Park and wish them all the very best in everything they do in the future.
We are in the process of interviewing and making appointments to cover both of the vacancies created by their departures and will let parents know when this has been finalised.
Have a Happy Holiday!
I hope all children, parents and families have a wonderful holiday. To those of you who are celebrating, have a very Merry Christmas and I'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year! See you all on Tuesday 7th January!
Thank you,
Mr Beale