Please remember that school meals must be paid for and ordered by Thursday of the preceding week in the school office. Please make your cheque payable to Minehead First School and if paying by cash have the correct amount in an envelope with your child's name on. Thank you for your co-operation.

Notice Board

The school gates are locked at 9:00. If you arrive after this time please go through reception at the front entrance. You will be required to fill a slip out with the reason your child was late.
If you take your child out of school during the day a slip must also be filled out with the reason why. Back to top

Absences

Please inform the school when your child is absent before 10:00. If we have not received a reason why your child is not in school before this time we will phone to ensure that they are safe at home. Back to top

Medicines in School

If your child needs to have medicine given in school please complete the consent forms available from the school office. The medicine should be handed directly into the school office and picked up from there each afternoon.
If the forms are not completed we will be unable to administer any medication to your child. Back to top

Ex-pupil seeks friends.

I was formerly Judy Budd, and attended St.Teresas School during the war years with my older sister Jennifer. We were day pupils I would like to hear from anyone who was at the school at this time. I have many happy memories of the kindness of the Nuns though I was a sickly child and did not attend as frequently as my sister. Jill Dalling was a great friend of hers. Another person who is interested in making contact with pupils of this period is Gerda who was a Boarder.
email:colin36judy13@bigpond.com.au Back to top

Swimming during school time

We would like to thank our PTA for the excellent support they give us. As well as paying for visiting authors, theatre etc they completely cover the cost of our swimming pool. Therefore we do not have to charge for swimming during school time. The pool is available for hire after school during the summer term and in the summer holiday when the caretaker is on site. Back to top

Letters about using the web-site, internet and e-mail services

The return of both these letters is most important so that we can decide on what material can be displayed on this site and which children can be taught how to use the internet and e-mail systems. Just a few parents so far have stated that they do not want a picture of their child(ren) displayed on the web site as part of a group photograph. A similar number of parents have asked that their child's christian name should not be used. In order to comply with these requests all photographs are at present being deleted. New photographs will be displayed with care. Back to top

No Supervision Before the 8.55 Bell

The following are the arrangements in operation:

We provide a playground supervisor (from 8.45 am onwards).
Children are only allowed in the main playground.
Parents and children should remain in the main playground until the 8.45am bell.
Toilet facilities before 8.45 are available in the Playgroup Green Room.
When it is raining parents and children may wait under the Covered Way. Back to top

School Sweatshirts

Jade school sweatshirts with logos will be available from the PTA shop at a cost of £8 each. Sizes available are 24" - 34". Please call at the PTA shop on Tuesday from 3:30 - 3:45. Back to top

Wovina Name Tapes

Please remember to name all items of clothing. Order forms for name tapes are available at the school office. Also 'taggits' can be puchased with the tapes. No sewing! Back to top

Recipe for a Spring Fayre by Rachel Lee

Take a generous helping of teachers, support staff, governors, parents, family and friends who care about Minehead First School.

Choose a sunny Saturday in May!

Let everyone know it's happening through posters, notices, and banners. Throw in good quiz to get them guessing.

Lots of donations, plants, books, bric-a-brac, bottles, prizes and cakes and a caretakers with a heart of gold and a dodgy knee.

Make a display of the children's work, cooking and models, with a sprinkling of parental help. Add a magic spell from several teachers and judges for a superb Exhibition.

Take a lot of spare time and talent for Country Dancing, May Pole Dancing and Choir. Add a nursery rhyme theme for a fancy dress parade.

A spoonful of jazz music.

A thousand people, adults and children, turning up to spend their money on the many stalls, games, barbeque, and sandwiches.

A mammoth raffle with a ton of prizes.

Put altogether with lots of enthusiasm and smiles.

Result: lots of happy children and adults and the school £4017 better off.

A big thank you to everyone. We couldn't have done it without you! Back to top