Letters Sent Home

Please see below copies of information and messages sent out via email & through MCAS. 

 

Wednesday 19th January 2022:

Good morning, Young Voices have given us a new date of Monday 23rd May. If you no longer wish your child to attend, could you please let the office know ASAP, as we have to confirm the numbers with young voices by the end of the week. All parent tickets will be transferred to this date. If you no longer require these tickets, again, please let us know ASAP so we can try and obtain a refund from the O2. Thank you

Friday 14th January 2022:

• Dear Parent/Carer, we just wanted to let you know that you may be able to claim help if you find that you need to isolate following a Positive PCR test. A PCR test is only recommended if you have symptoms and does not need to be completed if you are asymptomatic with a positive LFT. If you have a positive PCR and want to claim the Test and Trace Support payment then more information can be found by clicking this link: http://www.vikingacademytrust.com/news/?pid=66&nid=1&storyid=28 Best wishes,RAPS Team

• Re: Families Kent Magazine, good afternoon, please follow this link to view the latest edition of their magazine: https://issuu.com/familiesonline/docs/kent/3 Best wishes, RAPS Team

Thursday 13th January 2022:

Re: September Admissions for Reception Places

Dear Parent/Carer, we just wanted to remind you that if you have a child starting School this September and you would like a place then you will need to apply for one before Monday 17th January: https://kent.cloud.servelec-synergy.com/Synergy/Parents/default.aspx You will still need to apply for a place even if you already have a child at Ramsgate Arts Primary School. If this message does not apply to you please disregard or pass onto anyone you feel may find this information useful. Best wishes, RAPS Team

Wednesday 12th January 2022:

Dear Parents/Carers, as a growing school we are keen to keep improving the experiences for the children and our community. Please could you take 5 min to complete the short survey form on the link below about the Christmas events last term at RAPS: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nhLNABNGa0GxdESHC2rgUlEaePt0Ft9EvWPjUWa8Eq5UOUtBSkM5U0s3UlQ4WENRNU41NTZZQ1QxSy4u

The link will be closed Wednesday 19^th January. Best wishes, RAPS Team 

Wednesday 5th January 2022:

• Re: Year 3 Stone Age Day. Dear Parents/Carers, on Friday 14th January Year 3 will be holding a Stone Age Day. On this day, we invite the children to come to school dressed up as people from The Stone Age. Throughout the day the children will partake in various lessons related to the topic. We hope it will be a fun day which will enrich the children's history learning. Many Thanks The Year 3 Team.

• Re: Year 2 PE Change. Dear Parent/Carer, just to make you aware that our PE day has changed from Thursday to Wednesday. Please do not worry as we will not be having PE today. Best wishes, RAPS Team.

• Re: Parent Reading and Love to Learn, Dear Parent/Carer, Unfortunately there will not be any Parent Reading going forward due to Covid levels in the local area. Please could you also send in your child's Love to Learn tomorrow if you have not already done so. Best wishes EYFS Team.

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  Dear Parents/carers Just to remind you that year 4 are going swimming tomorrow. Please can you make sure that you have returned the consent form or give consent when making payment. Please can we ask that you check your child's feet this evening for verruca's or any other contagious foot problems as they will not be allowed in the pool if they have any of these. Lastly, please ensure your child brings in their swim suits and towel. Thank you RAPS Team.

• Good afternoon, Just a quick reminder that spaces for breakfast and after school club must be booked and paid in advance. The booking system will close the Friday before the club is due to start. If you have any questions or problems logging in to school money, please don't hesitate to contact Mrs Hardley in the office. Thank you, RAPS Team.

Monday 3rd December 2022:

Dear Parents / Carers,

A Happy New Year to all of you. Just a reminder that tomorrow (Tuesday) is an INSET day and school resumes on Wednesday 5th January 2022, with Breakfast and After School Club on as usual.
Further 'Start of Term' information from Mr Budge will follow tomorrow.

Best wishes,
The Ramsgate Arts Primary Team

Thursday 16th December 2021:

Unclaimed raffle prize

Dear Parent/Carer
We have an unclaimed raffle prize in our School Office. The raffle ticket number is 1539. If you believe this to be your prize please can you contact the School Office as the phone number we have on the slip is not working.

Best wishes
RAPS Team

Wednesday 15th December 2021:

• Good afternoon, the trip to see Robin Hood tomorrow is still going ahead.

The children will be transported in their year group bubbles to the theatre, which we have now managed to secure solely for our use. The children will not be coming into contact with any other school while we are there. Thank you, RAPS Team

• Good afternoon, this is a reminder that as it is party day for years 2-6, children can come to school wearing their party clothes, thank you

Tuesday 14th December 2021:

Re: KS2 Performances Dear Parents/Carers, Always an optimist, never a quitter and this is very much the way I live my life and run RAPS, but today I find myself having to make a very difficult decision. On one hand I have 2 groups of children who have practiced for weeks their Christmas production and just can’t wait to perform this live. On the other hand I have the knowledge that I have a large proportion of my staff who are now isolating, along with several children due to Covid and the fact that I am about to invite 90 sets of parents into a hall, although wearing face masks, but still mixing together for about 45mins. If one is carrying Covid then that could potentially ruin someone else’s Christmas. Despite Boris saying that Nativities and Christmas shows should go on, with the information I have available to me now I am not prepared to take that risk with our communities' health over Christmas and with regret the performances will not be performed in front of a live audience this time. The children’s performance will be recorded and we will send out the link to this asap so you can enjoy the recording together. I know my decision will have a mixed response and some might say why didn’t I make this decision sooner but I have always said that I would assess each performance on the knowledge and information I have available to me at the time. I thank you for your support in advance. Best wishes Mr Nick Budge Head of School

Friday 10th December 2021:

• Good afternoon, the breakfast and after school booking system for next term is now open.

Please remember that sessions must be booked in advance to ensure we have the correct amount of staff.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact the office.

• Children and young people flu clinics!

  Dear Parent/Carer, if your child is aged 5 to 16 and missed their flu vaccination at school (Year R to Year 11), you can now book an appointment at one of our clinics online. These clinics are available to anyone aged 5 to 16 who are at school or home educated. To book a flu appointment, just go to https://kchft.healthit.org.uk/patheks - it’s that simple! If your child is aged 12 to 15 you can also book their COVID-19 vaccine online. To book a COVID-19 appointment, just go to Book or manage a 1st or 2nd dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine - NHS (www.nhs.uk) Best wishes, RAPS Team

Thursday 9th December 2021:

• Dear Parent/Carer, there has been a menu change for Wednesday 15th of December. Christmas Dinner will be on Friday 17th December so Fish and Chip Friday will be on Wednesday 15t December. Best wishes, RAPS Team
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  Dear parents/ carers, Our first lottery draw will be this Saturday 4th December. So far 38 people have signed up and we have sold 71 tickets!!!! This is amazing and will raise £30 per week for the school! You have to be in it to win it! So please follow the link: https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/lottery/school/ramsgate-arts-primary-school to buy a ticket and join in the fun!Thank you The Parent Council
• Dear Parent/Carer There has been a menu change for Wednesday 15th of December. Christmas Dinner will be on Friday 17th December so Fish and Chip Friday will be on Wednesday 15t December. Best wishes RAPS Team

Wednesday 8th December 2021:

Re: Christmas Fayre 10th December. Dear Parent/Carer, we had originally planned to have the Parent Council Christmas Fayre outside in the playground but looking at the weather forecast on Friday this is unlikely to be possible. We are still keen to go ahead with this event on Friday 10th December from 1.30-3.30 so we have decided to limit the numbers of parents and carers on site at one time. We are allocating the following timeslots for parents to attend:

1.30-2.30-Parents of Reception , Year 1 and Year 2 
2.30-3.30-Parents of Year 3,4,5, and Year 6 
The above are only guidelines for timings as we understand that some parents have children across Key Stages or have work commitments. Please remember to also wear a face mask when in the school building. 
Children may go home with their parents when they have finished looking around the Fayre.  
Thank you for your understanding and co-operation in advance. Merry Christmas from the Parent Council and the RAPS Team. 

• Re: Reception Christmas Performance, Dear Parent/Carer, we ask that children come to School tomorrow in school uniform as normal but if they can wear a Christmas jumper in place of their usual school jumper and any Christmas accessories that they may like. Best wishes EYFS Team
• Reminder: Christmas School Dinner Dear Parents/Carers We would like to remind you that if you still need to sign your child up for a Christmas Dinner this will need to be done before the end of the day on Friday as the kitchen will have all of the numbers on Monday morning. If you have already signed your child up you do not need to do it again, however if you still need to sign them up you can find the link here: Ramsgate Arts Primary Christmas Dinner Form If your child is entitled to Free School Meals or Universal Free School Meals you do not need to pay, for everyone else please log in to School Money via www.eduspot.co.uk and pay for the day in the usual way. Best wishes RAPS Team

Tuesday 7th December 2021:

Good morning, Apologies for the confusion with the Young voices parent tickets. Young voices have now come back and informed us that we can purchase tickets, But we only have a small window to do so. If you requested tickets and would still like them, the payments have been set up. If you requested a refund, but have yet to receive this, please let me know if you no longer require the tickets. The tickets must be purchased today, so if you originally didn't order tickets, and would like some, please contact Mrs Hardley in the office asap. If I haven't received payment by 2pm today, I will be unable to purchase your tickets. If you have any difficulty with this, again, please contact Mrs Hardley in the strictest confidence, asap. Thanks RAPS

Monday 6th December 2021:

Re: Panto Consent and Payments for KS1 and KS2. Dear Parent/Carer, we would like to remind you that consent is required in order for your child to attend the Panto Trip and that without consent your child will not be able to go. Consent can be provided by returning the form you can find this on the school's website click here and editing the downloadable  letter. Alternatively consent can be given when payment is made on the School Money website by ticking the consent box. If you have already provided consent and made payment please disregard this message. Best wishes, RAPS Team

Wednesday 1st December 2021:

• Re: Covid Testing-Whole School message. Dear Parent/Carer, if your child is unwell or is sent home from School unwell and you have been asked to PCR test may we please ask that you send in the result of a positive or negative result before they return to School. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Best wishes, RAPS Team

• Re: Clothes for Sale. Dear Parent/Carer, we will be selling organic, natural and eco friendly items of clothing for children and babies tomorrow in the back playground at the 3pm pick up and the 4.15pm pick up. All items will be £2 each and all funds will be added to the eco friendly clothing collection donation pot which will be used for purchasing outdoor equipment. Any leftover items that have not sold will also be available to purchase at the wreath making workshop this Friday 3rd December 3-4pm. Best wishes, RAPS Team

Thursday 25th November 2021:

• Re: Christmas Dinner Sign Up. Dear Parent/Carer, we are pleased to let you know that Christmas Dinner signup has been extended to Friday 10th December, so if you haven't already signed up please could you do so. We ask that you do not sign your child up twice as this may result in the wrong numbers for the kitchen team. Christmas Dinner will be on Friday 17th December. If your child/children would like to enjoy a delicious Christmas Dinner all children including those eligible for universal and free school meals need to complete the form here - Ramsgate Arts Primary Christmas Dinner Form If your child is entitled to Free School Meals or Universal Free School Meals you do not need to pay, for everyone else please log in to School Money via Eduspot and pay for the day in the usual way. To ensure your child gets to enjoy this fun and tasty meal please complete the form - Ramsgate Arts Primary Christmas Dinner Form before Friday 10th December. Kind regards, RAPS Team

• Reminder message: Dear Parent/Carer, we would just like to remind you that tomorrow is a non-school uniform day for the whole school in exchange for bringing in a cuddly toy or chocolate treat for the Christmas Fayre. Best wishes, RAPS Team

Friday 19th November 2021:

Re: Christmas Card Orders, Dear Parent/Carer, please can we remind you that Christmas card orders were due back today. Please can any orders come into the office by the end of the day at the latest. If you have already returned your envelope to the class teacher or to the Office please disregard. Best wishes, RAPS Team 

Thursday 18th November 2021:

Re: Lost Property:

• Dear Parent/Carer, We are inundated with unnamed lost property. Crates will be going out this afternoon in the rear playground from 3pm and will still be there for the 4.15pm pick up. Please can you check and see if anything belongs to your child, but as mentioned everything is unnamed so feel free to take clothing if you feel it may belong to your child or if your child may benefit. Best wishes, RAPS Team
• Thank you all for your clothes donations, these have now been collected and as such we will not be able to accept anymore bags. Best wishes, RAPS Team

Wednesday 17th November 2021:

Dear Parent/Carer, this Friday will be a non-school uniform day in exchange for a £1 donation for Children in Need. Best wishes, RAPS Team

Monday 15th November2021:

Dear Parent/Carer, please follow this link to view the latest issue from Families Magazine. Best  wishes, RAPS Team

Thursday 21st October 2021:

Re: Team Okai: Good afternoon, just to make you aware that Team Okai will not need their PE kits tomorrow as they will be having Games indoors instead. Best wishes, RAPS Team

Tuesday 13th October 2021:

Re: Message from the Parent Council to the whole School

Good morning. We would like children to come to School dressed up in your most Spooky Outfit next Friday 22nd of October in return for a suggested £1 donation. All funds raised will be contributing towards a better school environment. Thank you, RAPS Parent Council
 

Thursday 7th October 2021:

Good afternoon, this is a reminder, that if you require a space at the Viking holiday club, you must book and pay for the whole week, and a key survey form (https://app.keysurvey.co.uk/f/41517344/1c1a/  ) MUST be completed for each child.  Once both of these have been received, you will get a confirmation letter, confirming your child's space. Without this, you may be turned away when you arrive. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact either Mrs Hardley in the office or the holiday club supervisors on vhc@vikingacademytrust.com Thank you, RAPS Team

Friday 17th September 2021:

Good afternoon, The below message is from the Parent Council: The Parent Council would like to invite you to an informal meet on Friday 24th September between 2.30pm to 3.30pm in the dance studio.  
It’s a chance to meet others in the school community, understand what the Parent Council does and how you can get involved. If you would like to get involved but can’t make it then please get in touch via our email below. Raps.ptfa@gmail.com Best wishes, RAPS Team
 

Wednesday 1st September 2021:

Good morning, we are aware of an issue with  the School Dinner registers on school money, and are currently in the process of sorting this.  We are hopeful that this will be rectified by this afternoon, but if for any reason it isn't, school dinners will still be given to those who request it tomorrow and any amount  owing with be added  on your school money account. We do apologise for this inconvenience and thank you for your patience. RAPS Team

Thursday 15th July 2021:

Message for Year 6 Parents and Carers:

• Good morning. Just to remind you that the Leaver's assembly is tonight 5.30-6.30pm. Please can you follow government guidelines and VAT policy by continuing to wear a face mask on site.

Friday will be Year 6's last day, so to give them the send off they deserve please could you collect your child from the front office entrance at 2.50pm.

Best wishes
RAPS Team

• Dear Parent/Carer

Please remember to send your child into school tomorrow with named sunhat/sun cream/water bottle and their house colour tee-shirt and PE kit.

Best wishes
RAPS Team

Tuesday 29th June 2021:

Good morning, we would like to remind all Parents and Carers that tomorrow is Class Photo day. Please can you ensure that your child is in full school uniform. Please be advised that  Year 3 and Year 6 have PE and Dance tomorrow, however we ask that they come to school in their school uniform and bring in their PE kits to get changed into. Best wishes, RAPS Team

Tuesday 15th June 2021:

Dear Parents/Carers, please can we kindly ask that all cyclists, including adults, dismount from their bikes before they come onto the school site. Unfortunately there was a near miss yesterday and we would be upset if someone should be involved in a collision on our school grounds. Best wishes, RAPS Team