Dear Parents and Carers,

We have almost made it through an exceptional week of heat! Thank you for your understanding and support during this time, when we have done everything we can to keep everybody safe and well. The children have been amazing and shown such resilience and the staff have done an incredible job of adjusting our usual provisions through the heat to keep everybody as cool as possible. Thank you for your support and understanding.

This Week at St Margaret’s

• It's been lovely to welcome some of our new Reception parents and carers to our Meet the Teacher sessions.  These continue next week. 
• The Angmering Twinning Association kindly donated a new bench, built by Men in Sheds (Littlehampton East), to mark 50 years of Angmering being twinned with the town of Ouistreham and in memory of the former Headteacher, Lesley Baker.  Some members of our School Council helped open the bench for our school to enjoy.

• Year 6 have had a fabulous week at Cobnor, enjoying a wide range of activities, such as raft building, high ropes, sailing, archery and more.  A big thank you to all the staff who have made this trip possible and given our children such a wonderful experience to learn and grow.
• Today we celebrated the Shining Stars Award for the month of June.  Congratulations to all our winners.

Next Week at St Margaret's

• Unfortunately, due to the heat, we had to cancel the Year 5 Legacy Games.  The good news is that this has been re-arranged and Year 5 are able to join Year 4 at The Angmering School  on Tuesday 30th June.   Drop off is at The Angmering School between 9.00am and 9.15am.  Parents are not allowed to use the car park and must park either outside the school gates, or use the turning circle to drop off children.  Children will walk back to school around 12.45pm with their class.  Parents can pick up at the normal time from school.  Anyone who has ordered a hot school meal will need to cancel this as everyone needs a packed lunch.  Remember to pack water bottles, sun cream and a sun hat. 
• KS1 Multi Skills event at The Angmering School from 3.45 - 5.00pm Tuesday 30th June.
• Wednesday 1st July - Children will be spending some time in their new class as per the letter sent out earlier this week.  Parents are welcome to pop in to classes at the end of the school day with their child to see where they will be in September.
• Year 3 and 4 Stoolball Festival on Thursday 2nd July at The Angmering School 3.45 - 5.00pm
• Friday 3rd July - Parents and carers are welcome to join members of St Margaret's Church in the Vestry hall to pray for the school at 9.00am.
• Years 3 and 4 Sports morning 9.15am and Years 5 and 6 Sports morning 10.45am on Friday 3rd July.  Parents and carers are invited to attend.
• Infants Sports morning has been re-arranged for Friday 10th July 9.15am.  Parents and carers welcome to attend.

Important Notices & Attachments

• Parents and carers are warmly invited to visit your child’s classroom on Thursday 16th July, immediately after school for our Explore showcase. This event is an opportunity for pupils to share the fantastic learning they have been working on throughout the term.
• We have lots of pre-loved uniform available for parents to take, for a small donation. We will put the rails outside the front office after school, but do pop in and have a look to see if there is anything you need. 
• We are excited to announce that we are working in partnership with Graham Butt Estate Agents, who are supporting us in developing our outdoors EYFS area. Please see the attached flyer for the opportunity for our families to access discounted estate agency fees and how this will also help raise funds for the school to develop our outdoor provision.
• We will be advertising for a full-time Learning Support Assistant role starting in September.  Attached is the Candidate Information pack and application form.  Please pass this on to anyone that would be interested in joining our wonderful team.

Attachments: Dates for your Diary Summer Term, "King's Kingdom" St Margaret's Church Summer Club, Graham Butt Estate Agents offer, Family Support Work Angmering After School Club flyer, LSA Candidate Information Pack and Application Form.

Best wishes,
Mr. Lumley
Headteacher