It has been an exciting week in school as we have been holding a ‘Maths Week’. All the children appeared to love the maths show that we brought in for them which was called ‘Cap’n’ Half-Inch’, and those that attended the after school maths events loved carrying out the different activities with their parents. In school the children have all enjoyed the maths related tasks and certainly seem excited and enthused by maths which was the aim of the week. I would like to thank Miss Kenwell for co-ordinating the event and Mrs Hopkins for organising the after school maths activities.

Unfortunately in school this week we have been joined by a sickness bug. A lot of the children have had to be sent home after being sick which is not pleasant for either them or you. Thankfully most children seem to be recovering quite quickly which is good but may I remind you that if a child is sick they should not return to school until 48 hours after they were last sick. So, for example, if your child vomits on a Monday and they are sick no more they should not return to school until Wednesday.

As you will know we are holding our ‘Bonfire Night’ with the Rotary Club on Saturday, November 7^th. There is a letter coming out from the PTA for you to order your ticket and to see if you are able to volunteer to help run the event. To help advertise the ‘Bonfire Night’ to the whole of Potters Bar we always put up posters around the town which have been designed by a child in the school. This morning the Rotary Club came into the school to present a framed copy of the winning poster to the child who designed it and this year the winner was a Year 1 child who created his design on the computer. I am sure you will join me in offering congratulations to him on his winning design.

Next week we are holding our parent consultations. This is an opportunity for all the parents to look at the learning their child has completed in this half-term and to discuss with the class teacher how their child has settled into the new academic year. I know all parents look forward to this event and are eager to get as much information as possible about their child but can I gently remind you that each appointment lasts ten minutes and that if everyone goes over by just a couple of minutes it can cause long delays as the consultations progress. Rather than delay the teacher if you feel that there is something you would like to discuss in detail please contact the school to make another appointment at a later date.

That is all for now. I cannot believe that at this time next week we will be breaking up for the half term holiday. That has to be a good sign because they do say that times only flies when you are having fun.