sQuid

Dear Parent/Carers

Introducing sQuid online payments

I would like to update you on an exciting new service that we are about to launch at the school, called sQuid.  sQuid is a convenient and secure way for you to pay for your child’s catering needs and school trips online.

You will soon be sent a letter with your child’s sQuid registration details.  This is a 16 digit registration number and 3 digit security code which will allow you to register an online account on the sQuid website.  If you have more than one child, they will each be issued with their own registration number. This letter will also provide full instructions on how to create your online sQuid account and register your child. You will be able to access your online account via a desktop PC, tablet, iPad or smartphone.

Once you have created a sQuid account for your child/ren, you will be able to manage their account online at any time to:

• Top up their account from your bank account, credit or debit card
• Enable Auto top up so that they never run out of funds
• Check their account balance
• View their transactions.

From the 21st June the school office will not have the facility to accept any cash payments for meal tickets or school trips.  

We thank you for your anticipated support in using sQuid. 

Giraffes Can't Dance - Giles Andreae

Number One bestseller Giraffes Can't Dance from author Giles Andreae has been delighting children for over 15 years. Gerald the tall giraffe would love to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can't dance . . . or can they?

This joyful read is about an outsider who finds acceptance on his own terms.... there's also a simple moral about tolerance and daring to be different.

Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 fantasy novel written by English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. It’s narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential. 

So, are all the best people completely ‘bonkers’? They are in wonderland. 

A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snickett

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of thirteen children's novels by Lemony Snicket (the pen name of American author Daniel Handler), which follows the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire after their parents' death in a fire. The children are placed in the custody of a murderous relative, Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance and, later, orchestrates numerous disasters with the help of his accomplices as the children attempt to flee. As the plot progresses, the Baudelaires gradually confront further mysteries surrounding their family and deep conspiracies involving a secret society known as V.F.D., with connections to both Olaf and their parents. The series is narrated by Snicket, who dedicates each of his works to his deceased love interest, Beatrice, and often attempts to dissuade the reader from continuing to read the Baudelaires' story.

This quote is a lesson for us all and poses quite a question. What is the most nobel thing to do?

The Rainbow Fish - Marcus Pfister

The Rainbow Fish is a children's book drawn and written by Marcus Pfister, Swiss author and illustrator, and translated into English by J. Alison James. The book is best known for its morals about the value of being an individual and for the distinctive shiny foil scales of Rainbow Fish.

Some call this a "cautionary tale about selfishness and vanity" and a reminder that "sharing brings happiness and acceptance” it certainly did for the Rainbow Fish. 

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J. K. Rowling

The next exquisite quote comes from an awesome author, J. K. Rowling and the remarkable sequel to the best-selling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. 

Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as the last even getting there is an adventure in itself! The three firm friends, Harry, Ron and Hermione, are soon immersed in the daily round of Potions, Herbology, Charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Quidditch.

Hogwarts Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, lectures Harry on preserving his individuality. 

Back to School

We hope you have all had a fantastic half term break with your families. Luckily, we have been blessed with wonderful weather over the last week.

Remember though, after all of your half term fun, school starts on Monday 5th June.

We look forward to seeing you all bright and early on Monday morning. Breakfast club opens at 7.45 am and the doors open for everyone else at 8.30 am.