Contents
- Thurlstone Action Group (T.A.G.)
- Local Charities/Animal Sanctuary
- Daisy Chains Preschool
- Out Of School Club
- Saint Saviours
- The Huntsman
- Give us Your Ideas for Healthy Recipes...
- Skills Search
- Calling all Role Models!
- Any Budding Gardeners?
- Your Child's Learning - Getting Invloved
- Read any Good Books?
- Parents' Book Swap
T.A.G
All parents are members of T.A.G - so if you want to join our fundraising group, all you have to do is come along to the next meeting! Your help will definitely appreciated.
Many thanks to T.A.G. for all your support with Salsa Night. We couln't have done it without you!
If you'd like more information about T.A.G please contact: Sharon Stone (chair), Debbie Webb (secretary) and Elaine Padgett (treasurer) or any of the other members.
Local Charities
As many of you know, we have become involved with the little-known Millhouse Animal Sanctuary.
Please visit our Millhouse animal Sanctuary Page by clicking here or on the photo of Tallow, the Shetland Pony, for more information and pictures.
Daisy Chains preschool and DC'S Out of School Club
Daisy Chains is situated in the site opposite the main school and offers excellent preschool education and breakfast and afterschool clubs !
The recent fundraising event was a huge success! A great deal of work went into preparations for the evening and a thoroughly enjoyable evening it was too!
Many thanks to all those who attended and joined in the fantastic auction.
A HUGE thank you to all the local and not so local companies that made donations!
We'll let you know how much was raised asap!
St. Saviours church
Father David Hopkin is our local vicar...but that is not the only hat he wears!
Governor, parent, regular taker of school assemblies, friendly face around school and probably lots more besides!He even cropped up in the Weaver's panto last year - wearing a lovely frock!!!
Welcome also to Rev. Benson and his family. We look forward to seeing you in assemblies!
The Huntsman
Friendly, local pub and sponsors of our school football team's extremely posh strip!!
The Huntsman also donated money (£250!)towards our Buddy Bench!
Dave and Gwinny Fields have been a great support to the school. Dave joined us with music for our Christmas Panto last year, and provided a recent summer fair with extremely popular shade from the sun!!!
What stars they are!!
Dave's also there in the December photo of the infamous Thurlstone Calendar!
Give us your Ideas for Healthy Recipes...
We need your help!
Your recipes for healthy lunch box pasta meals would be much appreciated. Just jot them down and hand them to your child's class teacher (or email us!).
They will be then available to all on the Healthy Schools page!
Skills Search
We're on the look out for parents, grandparents etc, who have interesting skills which they would be willing to share in some way here at Thurlstone.
Perhaps you're a dab-hand at gardening? Or perhaps you can play a musical instrument? Or you're even an artist?
Please let us know if you'd be willing to spare some time with the children in order to pass on your skills!
Calling all Role Models...
We aim to promote positive citizenship, therefore we would like to invite the wisdom of people who contribute to society through their profession or interests.
Perhaps you work with needy animals or the elderly.
Perhaps you do voluntary work, or work in the caring professions.
We'd like you to come in and share your experiences with the children and answer their questions.
If you think you could, please get in touch.The children would benefit so much.
Any Budding Gardeners out there?
Yes there are !!!
And they're doing wonderful things to our garden are at this very moment!!!Thank you to those of you involved in this gardening project...we think you're all great!
See the News & Events page for more details and photographs.
And remember, we'lll never turn down an offer of help for out garden!
Your Child's Learning - Getting Involved.
The Department for Education and Skills have published a very useful booklet for parents and sent us a copy...we asked for more but they refused! Anyway here's some of the details from it!
GETTING INVOLVED IN YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION
- Children spend a lot of their time out of school so it makes sense to get them to practice in their day-to-day life what they've learned in the classroom
- You can improve your child's chances at school and later in life by supporting them in how they learn.
- From getting to know what your child should be learning in the National Curriculum to giving them space to do homework, there are simple ways to make a difference without changing the way you live.
- A strong relationship between you and your child's teacher will help your child's education. Always keep in mind that children do their best when parents and teachers work well together and focus on finding positive ways forward.
- Parents' evenings are an important opportunity to come up with actions for helping your child progress. Make sure you prepare for and attend them.
- Did you know that taking an interest in your child's education is the most important thing you can do to help them achieve their full potential?
For more information please click the logo onthe left or click here to visit the parentscentre website. (This will open in a new window.)
Read any Good Books Lately?
We'd love to here from you if you have. Please let us know the title and author of the book, a brief idea about the content and the reason you enjoyed it so much.
It can be any type of book; story, poetry, information, comic, graphic novel....
Your contributions will help us to continue to promote reading as a worthwhile activity which not informs but inspires the imagination and enhances the vocabulary.
Parents' Book Swap
Fancy reading a good book?
Well all you have to do is venture into the school entrance and a myriad of literature will be waiting for you...in a green box!
Please feel free to borrow the books, but please sign them out and then sign them in again when you return them.
The collection is still small, but growing. If you have any suitable books, we'd really appreciate your donations.
