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FOSS UPDATE

Remember, remember the fifth of November ... Fireworks Night at Orleans Park School - Sunday 5th November

Come and watch a dazzling display of fireworks at Orleans Park School on Sunday 5th November from 4.30pm-7pm.

FOSS will be selling sweets, popcorn, cookies and hot chocolate - come and support us and Orleans Park School.

Other food and drink stalls will be available too.

Tickets cost £15 for adults and £10 for children

All bookings should be made at Orleans Park Friends (pta-events.co.uk)

CAKE SALES

The FOSS Friday cake sale takes place every week in the playground after school. Last year it raised a staggering £5,700 for the school. Many thanks to everyone who donated and bought cakes.

As a reminder - in order to keep our whole school community safe we always ask that homemade or shop bought cakes do not contain nuts, coconut or sesame. Many shop bought cakes will say 'may contain nuts' and, given people bake in their homes, we can never guarantee the sale is completely 'nut free,' as traces may exist. Any cake bought at the sale is under parental supervision, not school supervision. Parents who give their children money to visit the sale are accepting parental responsibility (especially for Yr5 and Yr6 children whose parents may not be present at pick up). Children going to Stars on a Friday afternoon do not visit the cake sale, instead a cake is provided directly by Stars to children who would like to visit. Thank you in advance to everyone over this school year that will bake, buy and help make our cake sales succesful and safe.

Many thanks

The Cake Sale Team

LEARNING LIFE SKILLS WITH YEAR SIX AT HEATHAM HOUSE

Year Six is the perfect time for preparing our children for a more independent life, as they think about moving up to secondary school next year. Last week our Year Six children visited Heatham House to take part in the Junior Citizenship Programme. This is a partnership initiative, aimed at giving young children the skills to deal with a range of emergency situations. The scheme provides a hands-on approach to situations children may encounter in their transition to secondary school and beyond. It provided a fantastic opportunity for them to take part in sessions with the Police, the Fire Brigade, Transport for London and Achieving for London. They also had lessons on keeping safe near water and got some valuable guidance on how to look after their bicycles. A session on the different youth groups in the area rounded off an informative morning.