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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Issue 1 – 8^th September 2017

School news

Welcome back to everyone, our students have told us all about their summer holidays and everyone has returned to school keen to learn!

Please can I remind you to call the school office if your child is absent due to illness or attending an appointment.

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We have six new students this term –

Sam Griffiths joins Pluto,

Ibrahim Salem joins Neptune

Anna-Kay Morgan, Isa Ahmed and Yasmin Maimouni  join Saturn, and

Naser Atassi joins Mars.

We welcome them to Parayhouse and look forward to working with them and their families.

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We also have two new members of staff –

Miss. Katia Spidaleri, who joins Neptune as their new speech and language therapist.

Miss Shanaya Castillo – Shanaya is a psychology student on placement from Brunel University, she is with us until December.

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It has been the summer of ‘Parayhouse babies’

Mrs. Hawkins [SLT Mars] gave birth to a son, Oliver, brother for Emily.

We also had news from two ex Parayhouse staff –Ms. Jenny Gaskin [Teacher] and Charlie Sullivan [LSA/PE Teacher] had a baby boy called Oscar, a brother for Archie.

Lastly, Ms. Jodie Davies [SLT] gave birth to her first child, a daughter, as yet unnamed.

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Our Head Boy and Head Girl were announced at the end of last term

Head Boy –Ellis Zoppola

Head Girl – Helen Trieu

I am sure they will both take their responsibilities very seriously.

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Our examination results came out in August and Parayhouse students did really well!

Qualification Results

GCSE Maths: 1 x Grade G; 1 x Grade U

Entry Level Art: 1 x Level 1; 1 x Level 3

Entry Level P.E: 3 x Level 3; 2 x Level 2; 1 x Level 1

Entry Level Food Studies: 1 x Level 3; 1 x Level 2; 1 x Level 1

Entry Level Maths: 3 x Level 2; 2 x Level 1

Entry Level English: 2 x Level 2

Functional Skills Maths: 5 x Level 2

Functional Skill English: 6 x Level 2: 1 x Level 1

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Lunches

Week beginning 11^th September we will be on week 2 of the lunch menu.  [new menu attached]. 

Lunches cost £3.15per day, this can be paid daily, weekly or termly.  If you wish to pay by online banking please call and we will let you have our banking details.

Also attached a Free School Meals entitlement letter.  Please complete and return if your child is eligible for FSM.

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ASSEMBLIES

Assemblies take place every Friday at 2.40pm. Parents, family and friends are welcome to join us but please arrive in plenty of time as everyone attends and the office is unmanned.

 

Friday 15^th September   – Yom Kippur Assembly

Friday 22^nd September   – Jeans 4 Genes Day Assembly

Friday 29^th September   – General Assembly

Friday 6^th October   – General Assembly

Friday 13^th October   – General Assembly

Friday 20^th October   – Careers Day Assembly

Friday 27^th October   – Half term

Friday 3^rd November – General Assembly

Friday 10^th November - Remembrance Sunday Assembly

Friday 17^th November – Children in Need Assembly

Friday 24^th November – Staff Inset – school closed

December 1^st December – Pluto Assembly

Friday 8^th December – General Assembly

Friday 15^th December – Christmas Assembly

SWIMMING

Every class will have a swimming module during the academic year – our lessons take place at the Bank of England Sports Centre, Roehampton.  We have two instructors and of course our own staff who bravely join in!

 

Pluto – Wednesday 13^th September – Wednesday 11^thOctober

Neptune – Wednesday 1^st November – Wednesday 13^th December

Saturn – Wednesday 10^th January – Wednesday 7^th February

Jupiter – Wednesday 21^st February – Wednesday 28^th March

Mars – Wednesday 18^th April – Wednesday 23^rd May

 

Please remember to send your child in with their swimming costume, towel and liquid shower gel.

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AUTUMN  TERM 2017

95% and above is our target!

The national target is 96.4%

 

Week	Pluto	Saturn	Jupiter	Neptune	Mars	Total
AUTUMN  TERM 2017
w/b 4/9/17	87.5%	83.3%	100.0%	88.9%	78.8%	87.7%

 

Attachments

• Lunch menu
• Free school meals entitlement letter
• Annual consent for 2017-18 [except new students]
• Student information sheet 2017-18 [please complete and return asap – except new students]
• Dates 2017-18

   

  DIARY DATES 2017

  Changes and additions will be highlighted

  SEPTEMBER

  Mon 4^th – Tues 5^th – Staff Inset

  Wed 6^th – Students return to school for the Autumn term 2017

  Fri 15^th – Makaton Beginners workshop for Parents/new staff

  Tues 19^th – Visitors morning

   

  OCTOBER

  Mon 2^nd – Saturn to Kensington Palace

  Tues 3^rd – Neptune to Kensington Palace

  Thur 5^th – Kennet West visit for interested parents

  Thur 12 – Fri 13^th – Staff attending the NASS conference

  Thur 12^th – Under 13 and under 16 Panathlon Football event

  Mon 16^th – SSF Cast workshop

  Tues 17^th – Visitors morning

  Mon 23^rd – Fri 27^th – HALF TERM

   

  NOVEMBER

  Tues 14^th – Visitors morning

  Thur 23^rd – SSF performance at the Shaw Theatre

  Fri 24^th – Staff Inset – school closed

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• DECEMBER

  Mon 4^th – Rehearsals start for Christmas Show

  Tues 12^th - Christmas Show – performances at 10.30am and 6pm

  Thur 14^th – Christmas party 4-6pm

  Wed 20^th – School ends for Students and Staff