Theme Kinderboekenweek: Raar maar waar! (funny but true!)

Kinderboekenweek
Friday afternoon, 16th October, the fall holiday will start for al children at 3pm (for groups 1-4 at noon). We hope all children will be able to enjoy their holiday!
The Kinderboekenweek
This year, several true authors visited the school. In groups 5, 6, 7 and 8 Aby Hartog talked to the chilren about discoveries, nature and animals. Gerard van Gemert visited groups 3 and 4. Marc en Louise Sekreve, authors who are also married, visited the infant groups (the children really enjoyed their visit!) All children were rather impressed by the visitors since they were true authors. We would like to stress how important reading is, which is applicable for children being read to as well. In the library many books can be found for children, but also magazines and audiobooks. It is good practice for children to pay a weekly visit to the library and read a lot at home. The library also has many titles available for an ereader as well. For children, the library is free of charge.
School starts: Once you heard the second bell (at 8.30am) the teachers really need to start their lessons. In case you (or the child) is late please say your goodbye in the corridor and let your child enter the group alone, this way the disruption of the start of the lessons is minimalized.
Klassenouders (Parents related to the group)
Many times we appeal in our news letter for parents who want to help us out with walking to the library or other type of help with an activity in or outside the school. (like Museon) We are looking for parents who want to be more involved with activities our school organises. With this news letter we would like to add a separate letter with additional information, with which you could let the teacher know that you are interested and also when you have ideas yourself you could contact the group teacher yourself to discuss your ideas. We added the letter we sent you earlier.
Lost and found items After gymnastics lessons many clothes and shoes keep lying around in the dressing rooms. (but also in the hall, where bags are being left for weeks). Next Friday you will be able to check out the cupboard near the gymnastics hall (the room we call sluis) if some items look familiar, please take what ever is your child’s. All bags with gear for gymnastics and swimming need to be taken home during the holiday. After the fall holiday, we will donate everything that has been left behind to charity.
Wheely shoes
In our school the children are not allowed to slide on wheels, which means that the children need to be able to remove the wheels themselves.
Mission
We would like to continue collecting money for the charity Watoto, for another year. Every group has their own box where children get to donate money on regular basis. So far, we have saved an amount of €600 which is a beautiful amount; perhaps we could make turn that into an amount of €1,000. With which children can be taken care of in their own village, once children no longer have parents to take care of them.
Lunch cards and parental fee
Lunch cards can be bought with Ms Hannie, upstairs in the kitchen. Did you know that it is also possible to buy your lunch card through your own bank account? If you would like to do so, please use our school bank account with number NL65ABNA0580598128, remember to mention your child’s name and group and that you want to purchase a lunch card. Thank you. It is also possible to pay for the entire year. For children in bovenbouw, that would be an amount of €180 and for half the year an amount of €90. In onderbouw that will be an amount of €140 for the entire year(€70 for six months) This is with a discount, compared to buying cards all year long. It goes without saying that we will then inform the teacher that the entire year was paid for. In case you paid for six months we will let the teacher know as well with the date for him or her to remind you that you need to pay again.
It is no longer possible to pay for overblijf just once. A card of, for example €5 keeps its value for a long time.
The parental fee is still an amount of €32.50. Please make sure you use our school number to pay this amount for all the extra activities our school has to offer the children with help of our enthusiast members of ouderraad. (parental council) The amount will also be paid in full if your child is in possession of Ooievaarspas, please make sure you have the pass scanned with the administration, which is possible every day, except for Wednesday.
Department of Leerplicht
Every school day at 8.15am our doors open for children and their parents. All children head for their groups and the first bell rings at 8.25am and at 8.30am a second bell rings, which is the moment the teacher would really like to start teaching. When a child is too late the teacher will make note of it. When a child comes late for 3 times or more you will receive a letter urging you to make sure your child is at school on time. After 6 times we will invite you for a conversation, if you do not improve and come late 9 times or more we have the obligation to inform leerplicht and after 12 times leerplicht will invite you for a conversation. Sometimes parents receive a warning but most of the times you can expect a monetary penalty, since this type of absence is usually illegitimate. Additional information can be found on www.leerplicht.denhaag.nl.
Please inform the school every day before the school starts when your child is ill and when he or she has to visit a GP or other doctor, please make sure the teacher receives a copy of your appointment. Thank you.
Pauzefit This year as well, we will work with pauzefit, the children spending their lunch hour at school will be able to attend the sports lessons during their lunch hour guided by a qualified teacher of the foundation called Wijs. It goes without saying that the children do get time to eat quietly as well
Leaf of absence Ms Elise Mallegrom will be enjoying her maternity leaf during the following few weeks. We wish her lots of time to rest and above all a healthy sweet baby.
Holidays 2015-2016
Fall holiday 19th – 23rd October
Sinterklaas Friday afternoon of 4th December
Christmas holiday 21st December – 1st January 16
Spring holiday 22nd – 26th February 2016
Good Friday & Eastermonday 25th and 28th March
Koningsday Wednesday 27th April 2016
May holiday 2nd – 17th May
Summer holiday 11th July – 19th August 2016
Social worker related to Oranjeschool
I would like to make use of this occasion to introduce myself. My name is Annemieke van Mulligen and I am social worker related to Oranjeschool. Every Wednesday as of 8.30am and on Thursday as of 1pm I am at the school where you could come by for a conversation. The topics I work on are very diverse, for instance:
• When your child is being teased, teases himself or has difficulties with school(work)
• When your child has been troubled by difficulties
• When your child has problems with listening or fights a lot
• When your child’s self-confidence is low
When your family is going through a rough period (for instance due to a divorce, troubles of different natures, financial or otherwise) In a first conversation I would like to take a closer look at your situation and together we will find out which steps need to be taken. Perhaps you might need another type of help. The social worker related to school is free of charge and works confidentially. Should you want to contact me, please feel free to give me a call on: 06-41726944 or by sending me an e-mail: a.vanmulligen@smw-basisschool.nl Yours truly,
Annemieke van Mulligen
Infants
Very soon we will be able to enjoy the fall holiday and by now, fall started for real. After the holiday we will work with the theme of fall. During the first week, we will discuss the different signs by which fall can be recognized, like the change of weather, different clothes and fall fruits. On Friday 6th November next, we want to make a stroll through the forest with children of Ukkepukkies. We could use your help with this. Would you be able to help us out? Please contact your child’s teacher.
We are still collecting: glass bottles. (bottles the size of a large Hak bottle), garden gnomes, fall fruits and leafs.
VakantiepasClub (VP) Special club for holidays fall holiday edition
The creators of the summer edition of Vakantiepas created one for the fall holiday as well. Several nice activities can be done with discounts, or sometimes even free of charge. Examples are baking an omelette in the ecologic cooking school of Yael, enjoying a day in Duinrell, playing a game of Bingo with elderly people living in Oostduin woonzorg centre.
School children attending elementary schools can apply as club member through the website www.kindervakantiepas.nl. Two weeks before every school holiday, they will receive an e-mail with a digital edition of the Vakantiepas (including discount coupons) and a link to the website where activities are being described. Should your child not be a VP club member, do not hesitate to apply for the digital Vakantiepas through www.kindervakantiepas.nl. (free of charge)
UKKEPUKKIES.
Babynews!
Last weekend, Ms Stephanie gave birth to a healthy baby girl, her name is Dewi!
Spelinloop activities for the theme ”ontdekken”
Thursday 8th October for all groups
Wednesday 14th October for the red group.
Friday 16th October for yellow and blue group.

Closed.
In October we will be closed on:
Fall holiday between 19th October and 23rd October
In November we will be closed on :
Tuesday 3rd November in the afternoon.
Library
We will visit the library, this year as well! Please make sure both you and your child come to the library located at Scheveningseweg on the following dates/times:
Group Red at 10.15am on Wednesday 18th Nobember. The children will first be expected at school.
Group yellow at 9am of Tuesday 24th November next.
Group Blue at 1pm of Tuesday 24th November next.