Newsletters

15.9.2023

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15 Jun 2023

Following recent requests, and having consulted with legal services, the MUGA can be reopened for use before school from Monday 19th June.

School admissions now open

If your child is in their last year of pre-school/nursery you can now apply for their primary school place at: www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools

It's quick and easy to do and you will receive email confirmation of your application.

You must apply even if you already have siblings in school. If you live in Lancashire you can include out of area preferences on your online application.

The closing date for primary applications for September 2024 is 23:59 on 15 January 2024.

Please also see the admissions page from the school website for additional details.

13 Sep 2023

W.E 15.9.2023

Here we go with highlights from the week.....

Class 2 mornings only

9:30am – 1:15pm

From 11 Sep and every day until 15 Sep

September

Class 1 afternoons only

1:30pm – 3:00pm

From 11 Sep and every day until 15 Sep

September

Class 2 mornings only

9:30am – 1:15pm

From 11 Sep and every day until 15 Sep

September

Class 1 afternoons only

1:30pm – 3:00pm

From 11 Sep and every day until 15 Sep

September

PGL (Year6)

All Day

From 15 Sep until 18 Sep

September

Class 2 mornings only

9:30am – 1:15pm

From 11 Sep and every day until 15 Sep

September

Class 1 afternoons only

1:30pm – 3:00pm

From 11 Sep and every day until 15 Sep

September

SSP Football League 1 of 3

From 25 Sep and every day until 27 Sep

September

SCARF in school

All Day

From 25 Sep and every day until 27 Sep

September

SCARF in school

All Day

From 25 Sep and every day until 27 Sep

September

Early Reading and Maths Parents Meeting

7:00pm – 8:00pm

September

SSP Football League 2 of 3

4:00pm – 6:00pm

September

Class 3 - building a sukkah

1:10pm – 3:00pm

October

PTFA Annual General Meeting (AGM)

7:30pm – 8:30pm

October

14 Sep 2023

From the church 10.9.2023

We had a wonderful Sunday praying and celebrating for all those starting a new school year.

Once again I am pleased to confirm that we are attending Young Voices this academic year, with the concert due to take place on Wednesday 7th February 2024 at the MEN arena (more details will follow).

We will be running the choir after school club every Monday from 3:15pm – 4:15pm, beginning on Monday 25th September. The choir is open to children in Years 4, 5 and 6. If your child would like to participate, please fill out the questions below. Submit your answers by Monday 18th September and I will confirm places by Tuesday 19th September.

Please note, places are limited and completing the form does not automatically guarantee a place on the choir. We aim to work on a first come basis, while also being mindful that there is an appropriate sharing of places across the classes. We ask that if your child does have a place, they are committed to coming every week and are able to attend the concert.

More information can be found from the web site, https://www.youngvoices.co.uk/, please contact me if you have any further queries.

Kind regards,

Siobhan Mackenzie
Music Lead
s.mackenzie@st-georges.lancs.sch.uk

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A few people have asked about uploading their children's work to Seesaw. There is now only one app for Seesaw, and you need to switch accounts to upload from the child's account, rather than a family account. Details attached, but please get in touch if you need further help.

Every year there are different crazes in school; some fun, but increasingly some dangerous. There is currently a re run of the tap of craze, which is horrible. It breaks the rule of common sense, but it also breaks our school rule of "keeping hands and feet to yourself"

Id be grateful if you could remind, and reinforce this rule to your kids at home, and stress the important of being able to breathe! How silly does that sound; but my putting people in choke holds, alas, that is what one is preventing. Im not a fan of the DM, but here is a report on the craze from the paper.

School APP—Calendar/dates should now be reasonably spot on. And now the only excuse for not knowing something is me causing confusion by putting 6 different start dates and times!

Download the “school news” app

You should be able to find and subscribe to the school within the app by searching for its postcode (PR73JU)- alternatively, when you are logged in on the site, if you go to 'Connect' on the orange bar along the top of the screen, then press 'App', this will allow you to access the app's settings.

Choose St Georges Primary School

The app will have sections for News, Events and Albums, perhaps most importantly you’ll be able to see all the calendar dates—as well as having them synced to your phone.

The app, should you subscribe will send you push notifications as we add and change things, again, this should hugely improve organisation and communication. To the point where I think we can tick it off! job done!

Head lice are a common condition of childhood, it is important that children’s hair is checked on a weekly basis so they can be treated early. The best way is to use a good detection comb, with teeth no more than 0.3mm apart, wash the hair as usual and use conditioner. Once brushed through to remove tangles, use the detection comb to detect any lice. Do this in small sections coming from scalp to the end of the hair, between each strand wipe the comb on a piece of paper towel/kitchen roll to detect lice. If lice are detected you can obtain treatment at the pharmacist or continue to use the wet combing method above. You will need to repeat this treatment for a second time in 7 days and then continue to check hair every week from then on.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice-and-nits/

https://lancsyoungpeoplefamilyservice.co.uk/headlice-nits/

Our Muga is regularly used for PE lessons in the afternoons (weather permitting). So that the children are able to benefit from a full PE lesson and to ensure their safety, the gates to the junior yard will not be open for children to be collected until 3pm.

Lost Property/Spare Uniform

A lost property bin is kept in the front entrance area of school. Any items that are named will be returned to children throughout the week. Each Friday, any unnamed items will be put in the red bin in the chalet (large shed outside year 6 cloakroom). Parents are encouraged to check in there for lost items.

Please also remember that we have good quality donated uniform in the chalet. Parents are encouraged to help themselves to this uniform. It's there to be used! If you would like to donate outgrown uniform please put it in the chalet.