Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
On behalf of everyone here at Harrington, we wish all of our families a very Happy Christmas and we will see you all again in the New Year!
The dojo will close at 12:00 lunchtime tomorrow with school
re-opening on Monday 6th January 2025.
Our final newsletter of this year has been sent out. Please note that on party days children can come for the whole day in their special clothes. Party food donations should be handed in to the class teacher on the day. Thanking you very much in advance 😊
Polite reminder : This Wednesday is our Christmas Lunch for our children who have booked their special meal. Children who are not having a school dinner should bring their own packed lunch.
Many thanks.
Thank you for all the creative Christmas Tree entries for our STEAM competition! 🤩
The Harrington corridors are looking so lovely and Christmassy. Winners will be announced shortly!
Look out for our winter newsletter sent home today with lots of dates and information for you.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE.
Parklands and Harrington remained open today as usual, despite the cold and snowy conditions. However, the temperature has to be lower tomorrow (-1 at 9:00) and also on Thursday (-2 at 9:00).
Our aim is for school to stay open as long as it is safe to do so but we do have concerns that the ground is very wet from the melted snow and this could freeze overnight and create some difficult access conditions.
Mrs Callaghan and I have directed for a grounds check to be completed in the morning at 7:00a.m. to check that it remains safe to access the schools. The decision will be made jointly from both schools and shared with you as soon as we can in the morning.
Again, I will reiterate that it is our aim to remain open, if we are able to.
Welcome back to Harrington for Term 2.
As it turns colder and darker, a few reminders:
1. Parent lunch tomorrow for Year 3 and Year 6 family members - gates open at 11:45 - 12:05. Y3 families will be served at 11:45, Y6 at 12:00.
Family members should report to the main office to meet their child.
Gates close promptly at 12:05 and anyone who is late will need to access the school via Derby Road.
2. Please ensure your home collection arrangements are clear. We cannot let any pupils leave with persons that we do not know or we have not had your direct permission to allow to collect. Please ensure you ring school to let us know.
3. Attendance regulations have changed. All pupils will now receive a letter stating their attendance rate for last term. The target is 95% or above. These letters will be out this week.
4. School must be notified of any pupil who is to be absent with details as to the reason. Please send a dojo or call between 8:15-9:30.
5. The days are colder so please ensure your child comes in a coat. Gloves and a hat will be useful but please label all clothing items.
6. Inhalers - please check to ensure your child has an in-date inhaler and is bringing it to school every day. The movement between cold outdoors and warm classrooms can be a trigger for asthma issues. This also applies to Y5 swimmers on Fridays. Asthmatic pupils can be refused to swim if they do not have their inhaler with them in line with DCC regulations.
It's going to be a busy term so make sure you are keeping up-to-date with the dojo or news section on the website.
The Year 5 team planned an exciting day this week giving pupils a flavour of Ancient Greece. A fun day was had by all with drama, architecture and ancient maths as some of the activities. Well done on bringing the curriculum to life!
Well, this is exactly what the Year 4 pupils did on Wednesday! It began with a tomb experience and ended with the creation of clay canopic jars. Many of the children dressed up and you can see the photos of the day on the dojo account.
Well done to you all for being part of such a fun learning experience
Thank you for all the Harvest donations.
Our special assembly is due this afternoon, led by our Year 3 pupils.
After this, we will be distributing the Harvest gifts within the community via our local food bank.