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CROSS COUNTRY
The Junior children will be taking part in theannual cross
country event in DelamereForest tomorrow afternoon. Well done
tothose children who have been practising athome or who have joined
me during thelunchtime clubs. Best of luck to you alltomorrow.
Many thanks forthe offers of help
with transportingthe children andsupporting themduring the
afternoon. We will leave school at 12.30pm inorder to get to the
Forest in time.
EASTER EGG TRAIL
Preparations are being made for the EasterEgg Trail planned for
next Sunday afternoon,from 2.00pm until 4.00pm. Following on
fromthis newsletter is a poster and a competitionfor the children
to enter, paper copies are alsoavailable from the school
office.
For the competition, we would like the childrento decorate the
Easter Egg shape in any waythey would like to (paint, colours,
collage,pasta, sweet wrappers...). We will display allthe entries
and judge winners in the infantsand the juniors.
Please return entries by Friday 23rd March tothe School
Office.
CALLIGRAPHY
I have had a request toask if anyone can helpwith some
calligraphywork. Does anyone havethis wonderful skill andwould like
to help out?
Please contact the school, if you can!
ASHTON HAYES PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWS
ISSUE 8 / SPRING TERM 2012 / THURSDAY 15TH MARCH 2012YEAR SIX
FUNDRAISING
You may have seen a number of postersaround the school
advertising this event.Next Friday (23rd March), Class 5 will
beshowing their enterprise skills by offeringvarious activities to
parents and children.The children have been given a smallamount of
money to invest in an activity withthe objective to raise money for
charity - inthis case: Alder Hey Childrens Hospital. This
will include car washing, sweet sales andgames activities. We
would grateful if youcould send your children in with a smallamount
of money to take part in theactivities.
Class 5 will send some texts and fliers outnext week to let you
know more details.
FURTHER CYCLING INFORMATION
Thank you to the parents who haveexpressed an interest in
helping with theproposed cycling activities for the children in
the SummerTerm. It is nottoo late to comeforward! I havethe
datesavailable if you
would like to know more information. We willbe able to give the
full timetable at the
beginning of the Summer Term.
FASHION EVENING
Dont forget that tickets are on sale for thePTFA Fashion Evening
(28th March). Weneed to sell enough tickets to confirmthe
event...pleasecontactMrsStubbs inthe SchoolOffice
formoredetails.
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Dear Parent/Carer
Bike It comes toAshton Hayes Primary
Id like to introduce an exciting project that is starting
atAshton Hayes Primary this year. Bike Itis run by Sustrans, the
countrys leading sustainable transport charity, and helps more
pupils to
be able to cycle to and from school.
Over the next year I will be working with the Bike It Champion
and the school to promotecycling in the following ways:
By making sure school has the facilities needed by pupils who
want to cycle to school,
including secure cycle storage By working with the local council
to provide cycle training to help pupils ride safely and
feel more confident on their bikes By organising promotional
activities and events to encourage pupils to cycle to school By
involving local shops, clubsand other organisations to help us By
working with parents so that they can help support the project
At Bike It, we think cycling is an excellent way for children to
travel to school, as it is good fortheir health, good for the
environment, and it helps to develop independence and roadsafety
skills. We focus on making cycling as safe as possible, and by
reducing the number of
cars around the school, we can help to make the neighbourhood a
quieter, safer and lesscongested place.
Nationally, we know that about 40% of children say they would
like to cycle to school, but
only about 2% do. The Bike It project aims to bridge this gap
and allow children to enjoy thebenefits of cycling.
During this year, there will be lots of opportunities for
parents to get involved in the activitiesand even train to become
cycle instructors. If youre interested in helping out, please
contactme via the school.
I look forward to meeting you at one of our activities,
especially if you come by bike!
Sarah Diamond, Bike It Officer Chester.
