Dear Parents, Parents evening was once again very well attended – thank you! We are extremely proud of our children and how hard they work and it is lovely that we can work closely with parents to support the children throughout their learning journey. The X factor final was a nail biting event…our children really know their times tables. Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to Mr. Goostry for organizing the event and giving up all his lunch times! Singletons Got Talent rehearsals are now well and truly underway. You are as always in for a real treat! The Foundation Stage children had a brilliant time at China Red celebrating Chinese New Year. Thank you, Mrs. Haigh and Miss Dolphin for giving up your Friday evening to organize such a lovely event for our children. I feel proud to work in a school where the staff is so dedicated to providing the best possible experiences for our children. In a small school with so few staff we really do rely on the good will of our staff team. Our staff truly want the best for all our children and I am very grateful for all the times they go above and beyond to make that happen! Keep an eye on the diary dates are there are a lot of up and coming events!

Our Christian Value Theme this term is

Endeavour

OFFICE

If you need to contact school for any reason then the office opening hours are as follows: Monday 8.00 am - 4.15pm Tuesday 8.00 am - 4.15 pm Wednesday 8.00 am - 4.15 pm Thursday 8.00 am - 4.15 pm Friday 8.00 am - 4.15 pm Tel (01253) 882226

Please note that the office is closed for

lunch between 12:00 and 1:00pm.

The phone will not

be answered at this

time.

If your child is absent from school, please could you make sure that you inform the school office

by 9.20am.

A note from Mrs Reeves – Office Manager Payments to School Please note all clubs and dinners must be paid for in advance. We gave reminders last term to individual parents who did not pay for clubs on time, however moving forward the office cannot sustain this. We will continue to send out letters in advance of the new term for sign up to clubs and these need to be returned with payment by the stipulated date. Dinner Money You can pay for School dinners on a weekly or half termly basis. If you choose to pay weekly you will need to pay a week in advance. Weekly dinner money will be collected on a Friday at the office – please hand in to Mrs Reeves or Mrs Coggin or send in in a labelled envelope.

Dinner money cheques should be made payable to Lancashire

County Council (L.C.C.)

Other Money All other money should be clearly labelled and

posted into the ‘Drop Box’.

EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS – SPRING

TERM 2017

Monday Forest Schools Y3/4 (Free) until 4.15 Dance Y1/2 (£2 per session) until 4.15 Y6 Numeracy Booster until 4.15

Tuesday Y 1/2 Football (£2 per session) until 4.15 Netball Y1/2 (£2 per session) until 4.15 Y6 Literacy Booster until 4.15

Wednesday Guitar (£4 per session) 12.00 – 2.00 Tennis Y1/2/3 (£2) until 4.15 Outdoor Hockey Y4/5/6 (£2) until 4.15

Thursday Singing (£4 per session) 1-3pm Football (£2) until 4.15 Handball Y3/4/5/6– (£2) until 4.15

Extra-Curricular Attendance

Attendance The overall attendance for February was 97.76%

Congratulations to those children who had 100%:

Birthdays

Happy birthday to the following children

March

3rd Abbey Flanagan 5th Megan Riley, 7th Amy Simpson 8th Tom Brooke, 10th Mimi Coyne 12th Polly Bithell

24th Elizabeth Davis, 25th Emily Taala,

31st Thomas Dunkow

Sponsored Event

This year we will be holding our annual sponsored event on 21st April. It will be linked to the raising money for new playground toys as we do each year, but also we will be making a donation to the ‘Bethany Project’ which supports the Tanzanian Children that came to our school to sing in the Autumn term. Mrs Haigh and the school council have been discussing this and they feel strongly that this year they would like to support these children as they had such a big impact on us. Sponsor Forms will be sent out towards the end of this term.

Well done to all the children that took part. We are very proud of you all. Congratulations to our

winners

Year 1 Fred Hesketh Year 2 Emma Taylor Year 3 Emily Taala

Year 4 Lee Davies Ward Year 5 Annabel Bithell / Maisy Millward

Year 6 Jack Gorton / Megan Riley

X –Factor 2016

Foundation

Theo Taala, Erik Watson, Amy Simpson, Mimi Coyne, Poppy Cobain

Class One

Jayden Moores, Heidi Lee, Charlie Piggott, Scott Thompson

Class Two

Ruby Pelletier, Evie Whitham, Emily Grundy, Harvey Wright, Amelia McGee, Henry Bullen, Charlotte Clayton,

Beth Gorton, Kate Taylor, Lee Davies- Ward, Eleanor Smith

Class Three

Lilly Challoner, Hattie Medd, Kiera Creely, Amelie DaCosta, Oliver Bithell, Lawrence Ellis-Gray

Foundation

Amy Simpson, Darcey Brooke, Holly Baker

Class One

Henry Robinson, Poppy Conway, Beatrice Walker,

Harry Hopwood, Matilda Murphy, Emma Taylor

Class Two

Emily Grundy, Ruby Pelletier, Benjamin McQuillan,

Tom Brooke, Eleanor Smith, Henry Bullen

Class Three

Ethan Rogers, Maisy Millward, Isabella McQuillan,

Charlotte Wright, Erin Grundy, Anna Threadgold-

Yeo

Dinner and Dance 2017 Our FOSS team have organised a Party Night at Singleton Lodge on Friday 10th of March. The tickets are priced at £25 each which includes a 3 course meal and entertainment. There will also be a Luxury Raffle Please try and support this event if you can. If you would like tickets please speak to a member of FOSS or ask at the School Office

Moving forward we really need some new parents to join our FOSS team as some of our long standing members have new commitments. Anyone can join FOSS and even if you can’t make every meeting or event they really do welcome any support no matter how small. If you are interested in joining please let Mrs Reeves in the office know so she can pass your details over. This year we will be raising money for outdoor learning equipment for the infant department.

Holiday Dates 2016 /17

School Holiday Dates 2016 /2017 Autumn Term Open Wednesday 7

th September, 2016

Close After School Friday 28th

October, 2016 (Normal Time)

Open Tuesday 8th

November, 2016 Close After School Thursday 22

nd December, 2016

(1.30pm) Spring Term Open Monday 9

th January, 2017

Close After School Friday 10th

February, 2017 (Normal Time)

Open Tuesday 21st

February, 2017 Close After School Tuesday 4

th April, 2017 (1.30

pm) Summer Term Open Tuesday 18

th April, 2017

Closed Monday May 1st

, 2017 (Bank Holiday) Close After School Friday 26

th May, 2017 (Normal

Time) Open Monday 5

th June, 2017

Close After School Friday 21st

July, 2017 (1.30pm) Inset Days: Monday 5

th & Tuesday 6

th September

2016 Monday 7

th November, 2016

Monday 20th

February, 2017 Wednesday 5

th April, 2017

2017/2018 Holidays

Autumn Term Open Wednesday 6

th September, 2017

Close After School Friday 27th

October, 2017 Open Monday 6

th November, 2017

Close 1.30 pm Thursday 21st

December, 2017 Spring Term Open Tuesday 9

th January, 2018

Close After School Friday 9th

February, 2018 Open Monday 19

th February, 2018

Close 1.30 pm Friday 23rd

March, 2018 Summer Term Open Monday 9

th April, 2018

Closed Monday 7th

May, 2018 (Bank Holiday) Close After School Friday 25

th May, 2018

Open Monday 4th

June, 2018 Close 1.30 pm Friday 20

th July, 2018

Inset Days: Monday 4

th & Tuesday 5

th September, 2017,

Friday 22nd

December, 2017 Monday 8

th January, 2018

Friday 6th

April, 2018

Dates for your Diary

March 2

nd -World book day

6th

-Class 2 assembly 9.05 6

th -Literacy Booster 3- 4.15

7th

-Numeracy booster 3- 4.15 13th -Literacy Booster 3- 4.15 14th -Numeracy booster 3- 4.15 14

th – Year 5 – Drug education workshop with School Nurse

20th

-Odd Sock day – fundraising for Down ’s syndrome awareness 27

th -FS assembly 9.05

27th

-Literacy Booster 3- 4.15 28

th -Numeracy booster 3- 4.15

28th

– Full Governors meeting 6pm 30

th -Easter Assembly in Church 9.10 am – all welcome

30th

–Open Afternoon 1.10pm – everybody welcome

April 3

rd - Singletons Got Talent 1.15pm

4th

- Prize Giving 9.00am 4

th – Break up 1.30 pm

18th

– School Opens 18

th – Maths Booster3- 4.15

21st

– Sponsored Event 24

th - Literacy Booster 3- 4.15

25th - Numeracy booster 3- 4.15

May 1

st -Bank Holiday

2nd

-Numeracy booster 3- 4.15 8

th -Key stage 2 SAT week – Reading test

9th

-SPAG test 10

th -Maths papers 1 and 2

11th

Maths paper 3 15

th – Foundation Stage Assembly 9.05am

18th

– FOSS Movie Night 3- 5pm 25

th – New Parent Induction Evening 6pm

26th

- Break up 3pm

http://www.singleton.lancs.sch.uk/ It is your responsibility to note diary dates! Please note that we try to inform you of diary dates/changes to dates well in advance so that you can plan ahead. We will not necessarily send out specific letters for every individual event as dates and times are quite clearly indicated in the monthly newsletter which gives up to 3 months’ notice. Miss Manning usually does try to send out reminder texts as an additional support to parents but this may not always happen during busy periods. However, all information is available on the website

Photo Gallery –Spring Term 2017

Parish News

Singleton Parish News

Upcoming Services

5th March - Junior Church

26th March – Mothering Sunday Family Service

Please come and join us, all welcome.

SATS 2017

Our Year 6 and our Year 2 children have worked so hard over the past 12 months in preparation for their SATs. SATs this year start on Monday 8th May.

Year 2 children don’t have a set week of testing – all tests have to be carried out in the month of May. In the past our Year 2 children really were unaware that they were taking tests – however, the DfE changes have made the testing

protocols much more formal. We do however, despite this try and support the children and keep things as calm and normal as we can!

Please make sure that Year 2 and Year 6 children have outstanding attendance at this time – in order that we can fully support them and ensure that they reach their full potential

World Book Day 2017 Down’s Syndrome awareness day

. World book Day

Thursday 2nd of March is World Book Day. Mrs. Millward as Literacy Subject Leader feels that this is a very important day to celebrate a love of reading. This year on

this day all children should come to school dressed as a book character and bring with

them a copy of their favourite book.

Lots of Socks for Down’s syndrome day

Monday 20th of March is World Down’s Syndrome day. Our school council decide each year who / what charity we are going to raise money for and each year they feel very strongly that we support the charity for Down ’s syndrome. Down ’s syndrome International invites everyone across the world to wear LOTS OF SOCKS on 21 March 2016 to raise awareness on World Down’s Syndrome Day - See more at: https://www.worlddownsyndromeday.org/lots-of-socks#sthash.J9ahj2XY.dpuf. We ask that all the children wear socks in a creative way that day. School council will be collecting donations to support people with Down’s syndrome.

Singletons Got Talent 2017 Easter Reflections

Singletons Got Talent 2017

3rd

April - Singletons Got Talent 1.15pm This year we have been inundated with children

wanting to take part in ‘Singletons Got Talent.’ Mrs Haigh is thrilled that so many children are involved.

She will be working through her lunch times to give the children the opportunity to practice together. Please make sure that if your child is involved they

have their music and props available for the rehearsals.

Tickets can be purchased from the Office – more information to follow. The money raised from the tickets is used to buy the prizes for the event.

Mrs Haigh is going to develop a Stations of the Cross in our larger Woodland area this

year. The children have really benefited from the Stations of the Cross in the past as it is a

very thought provoking experience. The Forest Schools Club will be making outdoor

artifacts for this event as will Mrs. Millward’s Fantastic Friday group.

This will take place on Thursday 30th March and Friday 31st. Mrs Haigh will send out

information nearer the time for parents that would like to have quiet reflection time.