DEAR PARENTS
Welcome to the penultimate Friday letter of the school year.

SENIOR CHARITY
The senior department held their annual charity day last Friday and a great time was had by all.  They organised several events such as an inflatable gladiators contest, a sponsored football match, a recycled fashion show and “soak the teacher”!  Their final donation to Little Havens Children’s Hospice is a magnificent £1200, bringing the total school charitable donations for this year to nearly £4000.
I am so proud of all our pupils who showed great initiative and unselfishness in raising such a fantastic amount of money!

PARIS
Our new Parents’ Association (PARIS) is now up and running and you should be receiving regular updates from them.  They will be holding their inaugural meeting on Wednesday July 2nd at 6pm and all parents are welcome.  Please ask Mrs Carter should you require contact details.  Thanks to Ms Hameed for providing some delicious goodies for the staff and seniors to purchase this week in aid of the Parents’ Association fund.

VISITS
21 Junior pupils set off for a few days visit to Stratford Upon Avon this week and I am sure they will have a great time.  The remaining Primary pupils had great fun at Colchester Zoo.  Our S10 Business Studies students enjoyed an informative day at the bank of England, whilst S9 visited the National Gallery.
There are still spaces available for our senior school trip to Thorpe Park on Wednesday 9th July.  Please contact Mrs Carter for details.
A final reminder for those pupils travelling with Miss L’Akremi to Paris on Friday 4th July.  Could you please ensure you have handed in your passport and European Health Card by Monday 30th June.  Pupils should meet at Romford Station at 5.30am and Miss L’Akremi will unfortunately not be able to wait for any latecomers.

PRIZE GIVING
Congratulations to all our Prize Winners who have now been informed of their achievements.  Please ensure that, should you require tickets, you have returned the form to the office.  Tickets will be sent home early next week with your child.  The event is held at the United Reformed Church, Western Road, Romford and begins at 7pm, with pupils to be seated by 6.45pm.

SPORTS DAY
Primary and Senior Sports events will be held on Thursday 10th July on the playing field in Globe Road.  The Primary event will begin at 9.30am, with the Senior event beginning at 1.45pm.  All parents are very welcome.

AFTER SCHOOL
Please note there will be no homework club, or after school club with Pat on Thursday 3rd and Friday 11th July for any pupils.
Please ensure you that you have made suitable arrangements for your child to be collected at the end of school on both days.
Kindly note also, that Pat has now been instructed by the directors to charge for after school care per 30 minute period.  Pat is obliged to charge for the full 30 minutes, whether you use 5 or 25 minutes of that 30 minute period!  I think you will find that our After School Care charging policy is quite generous compared to other schools, as many charge a much higher rate and will insist on payment for a full hour if you go over into the next charging period.

AND FINALLY……….
We are looking forward to a very busy and productive final fortnight of the school year!  I look forward to seeing many of you before the end of term.