CALENDAR OF WHOLE SCHOOL EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 2008-JULY 2009
SEPTEMBER
2 Training Day (School Closed)
3 Training Day (School Closed)

OCTOBER
3 Jeans for Genes (Further details to be advised)
3 Eid Lunch
6 School Dentist
20-23 Annual Reviews (individual dates already notified to parents)
24 Harvest Festival (at school) (Further details to be advised)
27-31 Half Term Holiday

NOVEMBER
3 Term Starts
4-7 Annual Reviews (individual dates already notified to parents)

10 School Remembrance Service

DECEMBER
15 1.30 (for 2.00 p.m. start) Carol Concert at St. Mary’s Church Chesham.

16 School Christmas lunch
18 School Party Lunch with Father Christmas and Christmas parade
19 Term Ends - School Closes at 2.30 p.m.

JANUARY
5 School Closed (Training Day)
6 Term Starts
26 Chinese New Year lunch

FEBRUARY
2 UNICEF Rainbow Day (Details nearer the time)
16-20 Half Term Holiday
23 Term Starts

MARCH
13 Red Nose Day (Details nearer the time)

APRIL
3 Term Ends (Normal time)
6-17 Easter Holiday – school closed
20 Training Day (School Closed)
21 Term Starts

MAY
4 May Bank Holiday – school closed
25-5 June May Half Term holiday

JUNE
8 Term Starts

JULY
2 Academic Reports home to parents
6 “Meet the Teacher” day

16 Parents’ Evening 6.00-8.00 p.m.(details nearer the time)
20 Training Day – School Closed
23 Fun Day (details nearer the time)
24 End of Term

This is a calendar of “whole school” events for this academic year – but
there will also be “class” events being held which will be notified to you
separately by your own class as they are arranged.

Welcome Back

We hope you all had a very happy summer holiday. In September the new term got off to a flying start, lots of work has been carried out to the school during the holidays including a renovated reception area and some newly painted classrooms in the Lower School. After a couple of staff training days we were pleased to welcome the children back to school and see them settle into their new classes.

Our new termly topic is This Is Your Life and staff organised an Eamon Andrews style "This is Your Life" surprise for Suzanne, needless to say she was very surprised and at the end of it there wasn’t a dry eye in the hall.

More recent events have included Jeans for Genes day and Eid celebration lunch.

September 2008

Welcome back.
We hope you all had an enjoyable summer holiday and we look forward to a very busy term including theme topic "All about me" and Annual Reviews will be starting in October.

Class Fund
We ask that parents make a donation of £20 at the beginning of the September term to class funds. This money is given to the class staff and is used to buy squash, snacks, fruit and to contribute to outings and so on. Please send the money in with your child and it will be passed on to the appropriate place. Please make cheques payable to Heritage House School School Fund.

Thank You
We would all like to thank Gay Beattie for the wonderful percussion box set of drums. These were purchased from Kampala in Africa when Gay visited the village this summer. Rain sticks and maracas made in Guatemala were also purchased from the Toybox Charity. The money was raised from Gay’s book ’Wild Flowers & Where to find them in the Chilterns’ from which £3.00 per book was donated to Heritage House School. Any further copies sold through the school will be used for Gay’s next trip to Uganda. Please contact the school office for more details.

Note from the School Nurse: New Reflexology Clinic at Heritage House.
We are looking forward to running a weekly independent reflexology clinic, with Elizabeth Calderara, starting this term. As a gentle, non invasive treatment, reflexology is based on the principle that there are reflex areas in the feet and hands which correspond to all systems in the body. For more information or any questions regarding reflexology please contact Elizabeth at
reflexology@fabulous-feet.co.uk

I am also planning on setting up a regular parents coffee morning and will be sending information out shortly. Can I also remind you to send in a good supply of anything that your child may need for their care e.g. nappies, wipes, syringes, giving sets, feeds and medication.

Fond Farewell
We would all like to send our good wishes to Vicky Tippett (Senior Physiotherapist) who is taking early retirement this month. Vicky has been part of Heritage House for 10years and she will be very sadly missed by all. We would like to welcome Anna Marshall who will be our new Physio starting from September.

Personal Accident Insurance scheme—for pupils . Parents wishing to take out cover for their child should contact the school office for an application form.

Useful websites
www.keepable.co.uk - Keepable are the UK’s largest mobility and independent living retailer with a product range of over 600.
www.bakare.co.uk - Bakare—suppliers of beds.
www.newlifecharity.co.uk - Helping any child who has a special need for equipment.

OCTOBER
3 Jeans for Genes
3 Eid Lunch
6 School Dentist
20-23 Annual Reviews (individual dates already notified to parents)
24 Harvest Festival (at school) (Further details to be advised)
27-31 Half Term Holiday

Labels
Please remember to label all your child’s belongings including respite bags, P.E bags, swimming towels and all clothing.