Thank you to the parents and carers who returned the 46 completed questionnaires to school recently. As I said at the time, the questionnaires really help us (as a school) to focus upon the things we are doing well but also (and perhaps more importantly) the areas where we need to rethink, evaluate or perhaps change. The area that has come out as needing some scrutiny from the surveys is homework. There were comments that we were asking children to complete too much work, but the basic requirements of St Francis' are that children complete their spellings, tables work and reading journals (4 times per week) as well as a range of homework tasks designed to help with topic work in school, social skills, ICT knowledge etc The homework therefore supports very much the ethos and vision of the school where every child is encouraged to "be the best they can be." To do this we need your support; hence the homework. It will certainly be an area we will scrutinise as a staff in the early part of 2015.

If there is anything else you would like to discuss on a more individual level, please do call in and arrange an appointment. In this way the school can continue to go from strength to strength.

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Kind wishes

Mrs J Wilkinson 

Thank you to everyone who joined us this afternoon. 

Raffle winners were as follows:

1. Large Hamper. Pink 309. M Sharp

2. Small hamper blue 132. D.Newby

3. Ringtons Hamper pink 97 D. Guy

4. £10 Tesco voucher blue 295. J Bagshaw

5. Chocolate cake blue 165 M. Hall

6. M&S biscuits pink 275 M. Watt

7. Me to you monkey blue 367 M. Hudspeth

8. Christmas plate set blue 190 E. Timmis

9. Tub of heros blue 129 E. Myers

10. Candle blue 306 T Davies

11. Candle pink 421 P. Walker

12. Christmas sweet tree blue 35 L. Gardiner

13. Neopolitians pink 83 R. Tyndall

14. Therapy Bath Set Pink 88 R Tyndall

15. Christmas Salt and Pepper Set Blue 178 G Wilson

16. Turkish Delight Pink 241 H Gardner

17. Hello Beautiful Set Pink 205 H Langhorn

18. Cadbury Creations Chocolate Pink 240 J Gough

19. Photo Frame Pink 9 Mr Hollis

20. Set of Three Books Blue 352 M Kilburn

21. Reflexology Socks Pink 8 Mr Hollis

It was lovely to see you all - please join us for our annual Christingle Celebration tomorrow at 2.15pm then you are welcome to join us for the "Final Showcase Assembly" at 2.15 on Friday.

Thank you

Mrs Wilkinson and Mrs Lakey