Latest News

Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• WOW We smashed our Fundraising Total!

  Wed 28 Mar 2018

  WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!

   

  A huge and sincere thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising for our Snowpup appeal.  Not only did we reach our target but raised so much more than we anticipated; a huge total of £910.00.  An amazing show of generosity for an amazing cause.  Well Done Challock! 

   

  We are really looking forward to working with the team at 'Wild in Art' to paint our Pup once it arrives

  

• Matilda's Amazing Generosity

  Wed 21 Mar 2018

  Matilda from Year 6 was very generous this week (and brave!)

  She had her lovely long hair cut off to donate to the 'Little Princess Trust'.  You can see the before and after pictures below.  She donated 16 inches of hair!

   

  This amazing charity make & supply real hair wigs free of charge for little girls & boys who loose their own hair through cancer treatment or other diseases.

   

  What a fantastic thing to do we are really proud of her.  It looks like she is in good company as the Duchess of Cambridge donated her hair in January too!

  

• Book Week Reading Competition Winners

  Wed 21 Mar 2018

  During 'Book Week' our children were set the challenge of reading as much as they could every day.  They recorded their efforts on a special card and the competition for 'most read' was strong.

   

  Our winners from each class were awarded a £5:00 book voucher each.  Well done to our 7 winners!

  

• New Security & Entry System

  Fri 16 Mar 2018

   

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  As you know, the safety of all our children is of the highest importance to us. With this in mind we have installed a brand new access / entry system in our main entrance. This system will accurately log and monitor who is in the school building at all times; in accordance with fire regulations & our Safeguarding policy. This system will be applicable to all staff, governors, visitors and contractors.

  We are taking this opportunity to remind all parents that they are not permitted within the school building without permission. We value the relationship we as a school have with our parents, and do not wish this to detract from that. However, we need to be able to demonstrate that we operate a safe and secure school.

  If you feel you need to come into the school for any reason you must enter via the MAIN entrance and ask at the office. We wish to continue to welcome parents to be part of the school community and we appreciate that sometimes you may wish to ‘nip in’ but we do need to tighten up the security of our building.

  This request is especially important for those parents who access the school via the Playground / Library door. Even if there is a staff member on duty at this door, please still walk through the playground and come to reception.

  We really appreciate your anticipated support. The safety of our children is paramount.

   

  Yours sincerely

   

  Mrs S Sweet
  Headteacher

• Snowdogs Discover Ashford - Fundraising Project with Pilgrims Hospice

  Mon 12 Mar 2018

  Dear Parent /Carers, Friday 9th March 2018

  ‘Snowdogs Discover Ashford’ is a magical arts trail taking place in Ashford throughout Autumn 2018. This large-scale, public art event is teaming up with The Pilgrims Hospice to raise funds for this amazing charity and to bring ‘the arts’ to everyone.

  1. are really excited to be a part of this project which will celebrate creativity and showcase our children’s artwork. School will be fundraising to raise a minimum of £575 to enable to us to design our very own Snowpup. A school-wide competition will be run to select our unique design. Decoration will be completed during the Summer term and then our Snowpup will be taken on a tour of Ashford with its bigger companions! Families can enjoy finding all the pups and Snowdogs hiding in and around Ashford. After its adventure, our pup will be returned permanently to the school in February 2019.

  Pilgrims Hospice provide invaluable support for families who are coping with incurable illness, to live well in every moment. The majority of their funding comes from the general public and as a school we wish to support charities within our community. We are keen to provide our children with opportunities to develop their self-esteem and fundraising is a fantastic tool to do this. Working on this project will help to increase our children’s self-confidence and give them a real sense of achievement. By making a difference to their local community, we hope the children will also develop a sense of social responsibility.

  The project will be provide schools with resources to enable a better understanding of supporting children who may have experienced loss in any form. Teaching is age appropriate and is linked to ‘The Snowman’ and ‘The Snowman and the Snowdog’.

  1. can’t wait to start fundraising and details of our first event will follow shortly. In the meantime if you wish to make a donation please visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/challocksnowdogs2018. You can also take a sneak peek at what the rest of the Snowdogs are up to on social media.

  Thank you for your support. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

  Yours faithfully

   

  Mrs C Webb and Mr D Walker

  

• Issues with Water - Potential School Closures

  Mon 05 Mar 2018

  Monday 5^th March 2018

   

   

  Dear Parents / Carers,

   

  Many thanks for your patience and understanding last week. We hope you all managed to stay safe and warm.

   

  I am sure those of you that live locally are aware that Southern Water are now experiencing an ‘unprecedented number of water supply issues’. This is due to ‘the thaw following last weeks’ cold weather’.

   

  We have been monitoring our water supply throughout the day and unfortunately we are now starting to experience some difficulties with our water supply. At this point, we still have working toilets and taps to wash our hands. I would hope that Southern Water will be able to fix these issues and everything should be back in working order by tomorrow.

   

  But – just in case….please do make sure that you send your children to school with drinking water tomorrow. If we do need to close the school, and we really hope we don’t, the same procedure as last week will apply. We will text everyone, add the closure to the school website www.challockprimaryschool.co.uk

  and amend the Kent Closures website accordingly www.kentclosures.co.uk.

   

  A huge thank-you for your understanding and continued support.

   

  Kind regards,

   

   

  Mrs Sweet

  Headteacher

   

• Chilham Appoint Headteacher

  Mon 05 Mar 2018

   

                                                                                              Monday 5^th March 2018

   

  Dear Parent/Carer,

  We are very pleased to announce that Mrs Delia Cooper has been appointed as Headteacher of Chilham St Mary’s CE School. She will take up her post after the Easter Holiday. This means that Mrs Sweet will relinquish her role as Executive Headteacher of both schools at the same time; returning to her substantive role as Headteacher of Challock Primary School from that date.

  We warmly welcome Mrs Cooper to our family of schools within the CARE Foundation Trust, where she will continue the close working relationship that has been established between Chilham St Mary’s and Challock.

  Kind regards,

   

   

  Alan Norley

  Chair of Governors

   

   

   

• Photo competition entries

  Thu 01 Mar 2018 Mr Lemon
  Some of our entries for our Snow Photo Competition!

  

• World Book Week: 5th - 9th March

  Thu 01 Mar 2018 Mr Lemon
  We will be having our Book Week next week, 5th to 9th March instead. Dressing up as an animal book character will now take place on Friday 9th March. Please spread the word so all our pupils and parents are aware of this. Thank you!

• Snow Photo Competition!

  Thu 01 Mar 2018 Mr Lemon

  Snow School? Snow problem!

   

  With all this snow, we bet you have some great photos and we’d love to see them! We are therefore running a photo competition. Photos will be displayed in school and also on the website (with your permission if your child is in the photo).

   

  • One picture per category per pupil please (3 photos in total).
  • Pupils should take the photos themselves, unless they are in the photo reading (in the snow or not)!

   

  You can either:

  • bring in your favourite photo in each category on Monday
  • e-mail to david.lemon@challock.kent.sch.uk (stating also if you're happy for them to go on the website if your child is in the photo)
  • Tweet this and include our handle @challockprimary

   

  Please submit photos by end of Wednesday 7th March and then we will judge them! Prizes for the winners.

   

  There are 3 categories:

  • Most Scenic (best snow scene/landscape)
  • Funniest
  • Most Creative/Original involving reading

   

  Stay warm and safe, and have fun!