Friday Newsletter No Images? Click here Year 1 get a taste of the high lifeNews from the GPA...Dear Parents, The summer ball, a night of Old Hollywood Glamour, is only 5 weeks away, and tickets are selling fast! It will be a fantastic night, full of music, great food, drinking and dancing, with all funds raised being split between the GPA and William's Fund, a local charity working to fund research into rare childhood cancers. Here's a bit more information: - The canapés and three-course dinner will be provided by a lovely local caterer, Splendiferous http://www.splendiferous.co.uk/ - We will be joined by iPop, an amazing band who will definitely tempt you onto the dance floor. http://ipopband.co.uk/ - You can find out more about the great work of William's Fund at http://www.williamsfund.co.uk/ If you haven't yet bought your tickets, sign up now at https://gayhurstgpa.wixsite.com/summerball! Have a lovely weekend. Best wishes, Debbie and the GPA Walk to school week...Remember next week is walk to school week. We are hoping as many families as possible will join in this initiative. We have arranged several meeting points for families to meet up with staff members and walk along set routes to the school. Let us make this the best year yet!! Summer term precautions...Parents - please keep an eye on the weather as the sun is very hot when it is out. The children in Junior School need to have a blue sunhat in school and also sunscreen (which they need to apply themselves). We will make sure they have plenty of water to drink! Important dates next week...Monday 15th May Tuesday 16th May Wednesday 17th May Saturday 20th May Open Day...Don't forget, the school has an Open Day on Saturday 20th of May. Current parents are invited to attend between 11 and 12.
Art CompetitionClick the image below to see details of an annual art competition. Artwork and entry forms to be handed to Miss Crosbie by July 4th 2017. Children aged between 5-16 are welcome to enter. SATIPS Ski CompetitionHere are the brave pupils that have joined this term's triathlon club. They are just about to take part in an open water swim session! We are taking part in a 'Fun Run' at Bulstrode Park, next to the Bull Hotel, in conjunction with School Aid. This will take place on Sunday 2nd of July. The race covers a 5km course. The day will consist of an Inter-schools running competition from Year 3 to 8 and then a 5km fun run with a dress-up theme of 'safari'. Please put this date in your calendar! Gayhurst will be entering teams in all categories. No need to worry if you aren't selected for a school team - you can still take part in the fun run!! The start time for the inter-schools competition is 10:00 and the fun run at 10:30. This is a fantastic run with all money going to a worthy cause. Entry for the fun run goes live on the 1st April on 'The School Run' website. |