Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School

Next Friday we are supporting BBC Children in Need by wearing our pyjamas to school in return for a £2 donation on Scopay.

Poppy appeal items will be on sale in the playground after school. Please bring correct cash if you would like to purchase.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

We have been advised of a current incident on Church View.

If you normally park or walk through there please be aware.

Anti-Bully Week starts with Odd Socks Day!

All you need to do is wear odd socks! It's a great way to celebrate what makes us all unique in Anti-Bullying Week! Odd Socks Day is being held on Monday 14th November this year.

We are looking forward to our Open Afternoon at 1.30pm today.

We welcome parent/carers of children who are starting Reception year in September 2023 for a tour and a short talk by our Headteacher at 2 pm.

Thank you for all your donations to Farnham Foodbank for our Harvest Festival Assembly.

We have been advised that there is a large funeral happening next door to the school today at 2.30pm which will cause parking issues at collection time.

Please leave extra time if you drive and consider our neighbours when you park.

Are you dropping off or collecting from Teeny/Funzone, our Wraparound care?

Remember you will need to park outside of the grounds and walk onto the site using the pedestrian gate (on signing the Funzone Terms and Conditions you will be sent the current code). Please then walk directly to the access door, either at Nursery or through the main playground to the Funzone door. There is no parking available on site

Discos are back!

There will be one at the end of each term, parents pay through Scopay. It is £1 per child if paid through Scopay and £1.50 on the door, children receive a drink and treat chocolate bar (dairy free alternative available).
Reception and KS1 are 3.30-4.30pm (they bring their party clothes to school and staff supervise them changing so no need to collect).
KS2 4.45-5.45pm

Primary School applications are now open, follow the link to find out more: https://cutt.ly/ONW3xBW

We have an INSET day on Monday. The school and Nursery are closed to all pupils.

There is no Community Stay and Play.

We look forward to welcoming you all back on Tuesday.

Community Stay and Play is closed until Friday 4th November due to half term holidays.

Please contact the school office to book future dates.

https://www.ash-grange.surrey.sch.uk/community-stay-and-play/

Before you go out buying new uniform this half term, please remember there are many drawers of preloved uniform at the entrance to the school. It has been washed and sorted so all good and ready to be used. Come and collect any day before or after school, if the weather allows we will pop it on tables on the front playground before and after school tomorrow. You will be helping the environment too!

Keep up to date with community activities on our website at www.ash-grange.surrey.sch.uk/community-information-and-news/

On Friday 21st October Year 3 will have their Harvest Festival Assembly.

As part of their celebration they will be collecting food donations for the local Farnham Food Bank.

If you are able to donation any non-perishable food items or toiletries please give them to your child’s class teacher over the next two weeks.

We have been advised that the Food Bank is currently running short of the following:

- Tinned Meat
- Rice Pudding
- Boxes of Chocolates
- Tinned Potatoes
- Pringles (or similar tube crisps)

*Update* Now collected and no longer available

Our swimming pool is now open.
Children in YR-6 will need their full swimming kit (including hat) in for their swimming lesson on Thursday/Friday (see class pages for your child's days).

They should come to school in full school uniform and will change for their lesson. PE Kit is not needed.

A reminder that it is individual school photos tomorrow for all pupils in our Nursery and School.

Smile!

A set of keys has been handed in the school.

Please contact the school office if you are missing yours.

In light of the governments announcement, next Monday 19th September 2022 will be a Bank Holiday and therefore the school and nursery will be closed for the Queen's funeral.

We will automatically cancel all Funzone, Teeny Funzone and school dinners for this day. Associated payments will be credited to the child's account.

As we wake today with such a profound sense of loss and pain we begin mourning our dear Queen Elizabeth II. A most incredible person, leader and inspiration to us all, her legacy of devotion, hard work and love for her subjects will live on.

Today we will have a short assembly with the children and over the mourning period other activities to honour her life and herald the reign of King Charles III; long live the king.

Information for our Year 6 parents

Our open evening is on Wednesday 28th September, 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Are you ready?

Welcome to the new school year, I do hope you had a wonderful summer and enjoyed the sunny weather. We are so looking forward to welcoming everyone back and to all our new families we welcome you to our school family.

Take a look at our latest update with key information for parent/carers - https://www.ash-grange.surrey.sch.uk/news/detail/new-year-starts/

Reminder that orders placed on our school Uniform shop can be collected on today between 2pm and 3pm only.

More details about Uniform can be found on the school website at https://www.ash-grange.surrey.sch.uk/uniform/

Uniform | Ash Grange Primary School

Reminder that orders placed on our school Uniform shop can be collected on Friday 2nd September between 2pm and 3pm only.
Alternatively it will be sent home with your child on Monday.

We also have lots of second hand uniform available and weather permitting it we be out on the front playground on Friday afternoon.

Year 6 pupils will be given a tie on Monday 5th September (first day back).

Uniform is optional for all Nursery children.

More details about Uniform can be found on the school website at https://www.ash-grange.surrey.sch.uk/uniform/

Uniform | Ash Grange Primary School Ash Grange Primary School

Did you know that you could get up to 15 hours of funded childcare for your 2-year-old?

Early Years settings are wonderful places for your child to learn, develop new skills, make friends and have fun.

Learn more and find out if you’re eligible today: https://orlo.uk/m3LHf

Our School Uniform Shop is open for you to place orders throughout the Summer Holidays at https://ashgrange.school/

Orders placed between 22nd July and 1st September can be collected on Friday 2nd September between 2pm and 3pm.

Thank you for all your kind words and gifts for the staff today, everyone is very grateful and appreciates all of your kindness; we officially have the best jobs in the world, helping beautiful children grow and flourish. We hope you have a wonderful safe and enjoyable summer, rest well, see you all very soon.

https://www.ash-grange.surrey.sch.uk/news/detail/end-of-term-message/

The lost property is on the front playground.
Any items not collected today will be removed so please do check before the end of the day.

Photos from Guildford Beat (Surrey Police)'s post

School is open all week, but we will be adjusting things for the weather.

Children can wear PE kit to school all week, if they want to wear their uniform then please make sure your child brings their PE kit to school on Monday and leaves it here for the week so we can do PE when the weather is right.

Years 1-6 also need their swimming kit from Monday morning so they can swim during the week too.

Please make sure children have lots of sun cream on and their water bottle. If the weather does reach the heights they are predicting we will not be outside for the lunchtime break but have this inside to reduce exposure to the heat; we'll take a day at a time.

If you see any other local offers to help parents during the summer holidays, please do share below.

We seem to be in the midst of a Covid outbreak, we have had a member of staff per week for the last five weeks and now it has accelerated we have 5 staff and now a pupil affected.

Please monitor your child for any symptoms and remember to keep them off school if they are too unwell to be here and until they are well enough to return.

We do not want this spreading throughout the school and whilst the symptoms seem to be mild, we do not want anyone to be unnecessarily unwell.

Year 6 are selling lollies and Ice Creams afterschool in the playgrounds on Friday after school.
Prices will range from 30p to £1.

Unfortunately the swimming pool is not usable this week so children will have a PE Lesson instead.

Children will need to come to school in their PE Kit on the day they would normally have their swimming lesson.

Thursday - Years 1, 3, 4, 5G, 6
Friday - Years R, 2, 5C

There will be no swimming in Funzone this week.

Until 31st December 2022, we are subsidising the daily meal cost so it will be £1 per meal.

This is available to any child (Nursery and School) eating a school provided meal (hot meat/vegetarian, sandwich or jacket potato) for children in Nursery, Years 3 to 6; this means every family can benefit from reduced daily costs of providing meals.

Parent/Carers pay as normal through Scopay.

https://www.ash-grange.surrey.sch.uk/news/detail/discounted-meals-for-any-child-that-parentscarers-/