Newsletter 15th March 2010

 

 

 

 

Jack Taylor School

NEWSLETTER

Week Beginning: Monday 15^th March 2010

Blog http://jacktaylorschool.blogspot.com/

 

STAR OF THE WEEK AWARDS

                                        

 

 

PURPLE CLASS: Corey for working well and communicating with a switch

YELLOW CLASS: Yared for good vocalisation and switch work

BLUE CLASS: Godwin for excellent cooking with the visiting chefs

RED CLASS: Ismail for good switch work

SECONDARY 1: Smith for being a supportive friend and role model to others

SECONDARY 2: Jubeda for lovely interacting with others at the Francis Holland Disco

POST 16: Paul for good independent drumming

 

 

SCHOOL TRANSPORT

If you are experiencing or have any difficulties or enquiries about transport please phone them direct. As always, we are happy to give advice or support to you but the transportation of your child to and from school do not come under our responsibility.

Contact details are as follows:

0207 7974 6736 for the main switchboard, alternatively phone Angela Taffe direct on 02079746728.

 

 

            MARIE CURIE DAFFODIL APPEAL

We are currently selling the Marie Curie Daffodils in school which supports the fundraising to help provide dedicated care at Marie Curie hospices for those suffering with cancer. Please send in £1 to purchase your daffodil and support this worthy cause. Daffodils will be on sale all week at school.

 

 FRANCIS HOLLAND DISCO           

We would like to give a big thank you to the students at Francis Holland School who hosted a Disco for all the secondary students last Thursday. They all had a wonderful time.

 

SEAL :        THE THEME FOR THIS HALF TERM IS: ‘FRIENDSHIPS’

Who are my Friends?

 

GOODBYE TO JODY THE SCHOOL NURSE

We would like to say goodbye and thank you to Jody Levy our school nurse who is leaving us from 26^th March to work at Beatrice Tate School. We wish her well in her new post and appreciate all her hard work in supporting the pupils and parents of the school.

Parents / Carer consent forms.

Please return the photography consent forms to school as soon as possible.

 

DOWN SYNDROME DAY 21^st MARCH 2010

We will be celebrating in school on MONDAY 22^nd MARCH. To signify the day and raise awareness we will be asking everyone to wear something green to school. 

For more details go online at www.worlddownsyndromeday.org

 

 

 

MAKATON SIGNS OF THE WEEK – SPRING 2010

GO      COME STOP

 

 

If you would like to know more about Makaton signs or would like additional copies please contact your child’s class teacher.

 

 

 

SYMBOLS OF THE WEEK – SPRING 2010    

                      

  COME  STOP    GO

 

 

If you would like to know more about Symbols or would like additional copies please contact your child’s class teacher.

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Gathering Parent and Carer Views.

 

In order to support our school improvement we would appreciate it if you could take a little time to respond to the questions below.

 

Please tick under the heading(s) you most agree with and return to Lucia or Julie at school

 

SPIRITUAL, MORAL, SOCIAL & CULTURAL DEVELOPEMENT	Disagree	Agree	Don’t Know
The school promotes spiritual and cultural development recognising and celebrating pupils’ cultural diversity.
The school promotes moral development through guiding pupils to understand right from wrong.
The school promotes social development by celebrating different communities and how they live.
The school promotes and celebrates the richness and diversity of the school community.
Families and friends are encouraged to share their cultural experiences with the school and its community.