Parent Governor Elections - Beech Green Primary School

Statistics!We are supposed to keep a record of children who have a parent serving in any of HMforces. If this applies to your family, please would you pop into the office and see MrsPhillips? Thank you!Operation Christmas Child 2010For years now, Beech Green pupils have supported this wonderful gift giving campaign. Five easy steps togive a less privileged child overseas joy this Christmas.1. Find an empty shoe box2. Decide if your gift is for a boy or girl3. Fill you box with gifts (ideas of what to include are below!)4. Make your donation5. Drop off your shoeboxFlyers will be coming home. We normally find that during the next school holiday is a good time to get yourshoes boxes ready. Please return them to school by Friday 12 th November.What gifts to include?Yes please! – all gifts should be new, please include items from each category.Toys: Bear, soft toys, tennis ball, finger puppet, jigsaw, yo-yo, building blocks, small musical instrument.For boys trucks and cars, for girls dolls, clip on earrings, etc.Educational supplies: Felt pens, pens, pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser, colouring book, notepad,picture or puzzle book, chalk, pencil case, stickers, etc.Hygiene items: Toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, comb, hair clips, bar of soap, flannel, etc.Other items: Sweets (sell-by-date to be at least March 2011), gloves, scarf, sunglasses, cap, hat, bangles,necklaces, etc.No thanks!No food especially chocolate. Only exception non-chocolate sweets.No medicine or vitamins of any kindNo war related items. Toy guns, soldiers or knives of any kindNo clothing other than listed aboveNo fragile items glass containers, mirrorsNo liquids including blow bubbles, shampoo, bubble bath, toiletry sets or aerosolsNo dangerous items – sharp objects, scissors or razorsNo novelsNothing of a political natureNo hand-knitted stuffed toys without a CE markKS 2 – Parents Maths Workshop – Your homework is ready!If you attended Mr Higgs Maths Workshop on 28 th September, then you are invited to collecta pack from the school office.ParentPay – the way to pay for your school child’s school dinnerMany thanks to the majority of parents who manage their child’s dinner account without anydifficulty.We would like to emphasise to the few parents who fall in to debt that unfortunately wecannot offer a reminder service of when your ParentPay account is without funds andParentPay at Beech Green has a zero tolerance to debt. If you have had a reminder phonecall, it will be because you need to clear a debt that day!There is a solution to stop accidentally falling in to debt