January 2015 – Ralph Sadleir School

Friday 30th January

January 30, 2015/in Mr Spong's Blog/by sadleir2021

Did you miss me?

I feel like I have blinked and we are already at the end of week 4!

This week we have had two thought provoking assemblies, the first delivered by Mrs O-D who has finally joined us after completing her final term. Her theme was choices, as well as getting to know her a bit more – ask your children about the escalator video!! This fits with our mantra to the children of ‘good choice, bad choice, it’s your choice’ where we are trying to teach them responsibility for their own actions. If nothing else we hope this will stop the 97 phonecalls home to ask for someone to bring in forgotten kit or ingredients!!

Today’s assembly, delivered by B5, focused on our current Ralph Sadleir Learning Skill – Striving for Accuracy.

The journey today was certainly ‘Snow’ joke and took those of us from further south and west in the county by complete surprise!! However the school soldiered on and at break and lunch the children got quite creative!! The Year 8 boys even managed to complete their House League matches.

Special mentions go to Drew and Eloise in Year 5 and Niamh in Year 7 whom have received their Platinum Certificates for achieving 60 merits. In all, 177 children have got their Bronze, 72 their Silver and 15 Gold. All merits claimed go towards the Achievement Trophy at the end of the year, awarded to the highest totalling House.

Parking Enforcements

January 13, 2015/in General news/by sadleir2021

We have received this notice from East Herts Council:

On 2 February 2015 East Herts Council will launch a mobile parking enforcement service dedicated to the enforcement of yellow line ‘zig-zag’ restrictions outside schools. The launch of this initiative is in part a response to reports and complaints from members of the public concerning dangerous and inconsiderate parking outside schools and is in line with the Council’s overall parking enforcement strategy. When surveyed in 2010, sixty-nine percent of East Herts residents identified safety-related parking enforcement such as this as their highest or second highest enforcement priority.

Schools where parking enforcement takes place using foot patrols – primarily in our larger towns – will continue to be served in this way. The new mobile service will be dedicated primarily to schools in smaller towns and villages where, due to resource constraints, our attendance has hitherto been limited. The emphasis will be on deterrence, although a Penalty Charge Notice will be issued where a parking contravention occurs.

We propose to develop and refine the service over the first few months and I hope to send you an update in the spring. If you think it would be helpful to mention this initiative in your school newsletter/email service you are very welcome to do so.

Best wishes

Andrew Pulham
Parking Manager, East Herts Council

Author Visit for KS2

January 8, 2015/in General news/by sadleir2021

Fencing Club Spring Term 2015

January 6, 2015/in General news/by sadleir2021

Our Fencing Club is due to start again this term. Please click here to read some information about Fencing and if your child would like to take part, please complete the form and return it to the school with the relevant payment.

Thank you.

Christmas Church Collection

January 6, 2015/in General news/by sadleir2021

Many thanks for the donations at our Christmas Carol Services. The collections totalled £187.71 which will go to the charity ‘Emmaus St Albans’.

Emmaus is a secular international charitable movement funded in Paris in 1949 by the Catholic priest Abbe Pierre to combat poverty and homelessness. In the UK the charity provides formerly homeless people with a home and work, which is usually collecting, sorting and reselling donated furniture and household goods. St Mary’s Standon (and her sister churches in Little Munden and Sacombe) are supporting the work of Emmaus St Albans, which is home to 30 ’companions’.

Funds4Schools Clothes Collection

January 6, 2015/in General news/by sadleir2021

The next collection is Tuesday 31st March 2015 at 9am.

Spare bags can be collected from the school office or you are welcome to use your own bags.

Please click here to see what items can be accepted.

The last collection raised £135 for the school.

Thank you.