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Dec 18 2008	Carol Service This year the Carol Service and Nativity tableau will take place in the School Hall at 10am. Everyone is welcome to join us at the community event.
Dec 17 2008	Classes1 and 2 Performance Pinnochio in School Hall - 1.30pm
Dec 17 2008	Christmas Raffle The raffle was drawn after the Performance of Pinnochio. We raised a total of £248.45 - THANK YOU - we will be using this money to purchase gardening equipment for our allotment.
Dec 12 2008	Christmas Bazaar Thank you to everyone who kindly donated good to the Bazaar. We raised a total of £342.85 from this event. This money will be used to subsidise school trips during the coming year.
Dec 11 2008	School Christmas Lunch
Dec 10 2008	Canterbury Cathedral Visit Class One will be visiting the Cathedral to make comparisions with the local church, visit the crib and experience the awe and wonder of Christmas at the Cathedral.
Nov 28 2008	Walking Bus Awards Night 2008 For the third year running the school presented with the Top Walking Bus Award in Thanet
Nov 25 2008	Tri- Golf - Minster CEP School Years 1 & 2 attended a Tri-Golf afternoon at Minster CEP School.
Nov 17 2008	Anti-Bullying Week - 17 to 21 November 2008. Look in the Links Section for the site link During this week the school will be focusing on PSHE Activities relating to bullying. Could you help us by allowing your child to complete an anonymous on-line 'Safe at School' survey on their perceptions of bullying. This will help us to identify any issues and needs they may have. Once the link has been made could you leave your child to complete the survey in private, as you may inhibit any responses given. School data will not be shared with any other agencies.
Nov 17 2008	School Book Fair The bookfair took place during the week beginning the 17 November. Each Class was able to purchase £75 of books for their library with the commission.
Nov 13 2008	Community Week We celebrated Community Week by inviting village residents to join us for afternoon tea.
Oct 11 2008	Cross Country Several children toolk part in the Cross Country race held at Newington School.
Sep 29 2008	Harvest Festival Harvest Festival took place on Monday 29 September. Children donated goods and produce from home and the school allotments to fill Harvest Gift Bags. These were later distributed to residents in the village by Year 6 pupils.
Jul 22 2008	Leavers Service 9.30am in the Church
Jul 21 2008	Class 4 Production Class 4's afternoon performance
Jun 23 2008	Year 6 BT Presentation to School Year 6 have been taking part in the BT Communications project. They will be presenting their work to the whole school in Assembly.
Jun 18 2008	Sports Day The annual Sports Day took place on the afternoon of 18 June 2008. Strawberries and Cream were served by the PTA. Everyone had a good time
Jun 3 2008	Enrichment Week The Enrichment Week theme this year is travel. Each class have taken a form of travel to study. Theatre, Art and Orchestral groups will be working with the children during the week.
May 20 2008	Official School Opening -2pm The school will be officially opened by the newly appointed Chairman of Kent County Council - Peter Lake
Apr 24 2008	NUT Strike - Whole School Open Today School is open as normal today. Classes 3 and 4 need to bring their wellies/trainers as you are visiting the Thanet Earth Site.
Apr 24 2008	Classes 3 & 4 visit Thanet Earth Site Canterbury Archaeological Trust have invited Classes 3 & 4 to visit their site to view their archaeological finds
Mar 12 2008	Sports Relief Day Children will be taking part in sporting activities in school throughout the day and raising money for Sports Relief. All money raised is spent by Comic Relief to help vulnerable people living in the UK and across the world's poorest countries
Jan 16 2008	Multi Skills Sports Club The Multi Skills Sports Club started after school today. This club is run by the Thanet Schools Sports Partnership. The club aims to develop sports skills and will run every Wednesday after school for 26 weeks.
Jan 3 2008	Happy New Year Snow is forcast in our region for today - approximately 2-5cm in places. Please remember to dress your children warmly and send them with their wellington boots. For more advice and information, please look at the article on Severe Weather Conditions which can be found in the Documents section of this website.
Dec 17 2007	Children's Christmas Party Support Act Productions performed Rumplestiltskin. Followed by Lunchtime party and visit from Santa. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Dec 14 2007	Children's Xmas Bazaar The Childrens Christmas Bazaar was held in the hall on this afternoon. We raised £400 for the School Fund, this money will be used to subsidise school trips and any extra class events that take place during the school year. Thank you to everyone who donated to and supported this event.
Dec 13 2007	Carol Service Our first Carol Service in the new hall was well attended by Staff. Parents, Grandparents, Friends and Villagers The Christmas Raffle was drawn after the service. The raffle raised £410 which will be used to purchase a mobile food technology table and cooker.
Dec 13 2007	Tinsel and T -towels Class 2's Performance of Tinsel and T-towels was the first play to be performed in the new school hall. Well Done Class 2 !
Dec 11 2007	School Christmas Lunch Christmas lunch was served by the "Monkton Waitress Service" (school staff). This took place on Tuesday 11 December . Thank you to Mrs Wendy Smith for a great lunch
Dec 10 2007	Class 1 Visit Canterbury Cathedral Class 1 will be visiting Canterbury Cathedral this morning. Please provide a packed lunch for your child
Nov 21 2007	skip2bfit The whole school took part in a Skip2bFit Workshop on Wednesday 21 November 2007. Skip2bfit Skipping Workshops are not just about skipping as they combine skipping with numeracy, science, IT and Healthy Eating. Everyone had a great time and we were given free blueberries and recipes for blueberry smoothies
Nov 20 2007	Walking Bus Awards 2007 For the second year running we won the Top Walking Bus in Thanet Award. Well done to everyone who has supported the walking bus over the past year, it really does make a difference, keep it up!
Oct 30 2007	Kids on the Catwalk Fashion Show. The PTA Kid on the Catwalk Fashion Show was great fun and well attended and enjoyed by all.
Oct 7 2007	East Kent Family Fun Run A group of children and their parents took part in the annual East Kent Family Fun Run held in Herne Bay.
Sep 21 2007	Silver ECO Award The school gained the Silver ECO Award this week. We are now working hard to achieve the ultimate Green Flag.
Sep 13 2007	I'themba visit school I'themba visited school courtesy of Pie Factory Music. The group spent the day in school teaching the children South African drumming and chanting.
Sep 13 2007	I'themba visit school I'themba visited school courtesy of Pie Factory Music. The group spent the day in school teaching the children South African drumming and chanting.
Jul 17 2007	Open Day The Governors, Staff and Children of Monkton CEP School warmly invite all villagers, parents, grandparents and past pupils to come and look round our new school on the afternoon of 17 July 2007.
Feb 18 2007	Mothering Sunday To celebrate Mothers Day the PTA sold baskets of flowers to the children to give to their Mums on Sunday. Children also made Mothers Day cards in school during the week.
Feb 16 2007	Red Nose Day/Class 4 Visit Imperial War Museum Red Nose Day today. Class 4 visited the Imperial War Musuem and the rest of the school dressed in clashy clothing. 120 Red Noses were sold in school. The total raised for Red Nose Day so far for the non uniform day is £32.
Feb 9 2007	School Valentines Disco - 6pm to 8pm The disco will be held in Monkton Village Hall. £2.00 entry - just turn up on the night. Pre-school children must have parental supervision. There will be a Tuck shop & Teas & coffees available to purchase.
Feb 9 2007	We are open All pipes have defrosted. So everyone should be back at school today. Please remember to take your wellies and PE Kits home with you this afternoon.
Feb 8 2007	Closed Today Once again we are closed due to frozen pipes. Unfortunately this is because the school is using temporary toilets whilst we are being rebuilt and it is impossible to drain the pipe uphill! We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused. We will post again after 2pm today to let you know if we are able to open tomorrow. If we are to remain closed we will inform the radio stations. Please listen to Radio Kent, TLR or Invicta Radio for information in the morning. If you do not hear us mentioned, then send your children to school on Friday 9 February.
Feb 7 2007	School Closed due to frost School was closed today due to the temperature falling to -8 in Monkton over night. All waterpipes to the temporary toilets and classrooms are frozen. Unfortunately with more cold weather expected it is unlikley that the school will re-open tomorrow.
Nov 28 2006	Walking Bus Awards 2006 At the 2006 Walking Bus Awards Mrs Sarah Davies and Mrs Karen Edmondson were awarded a joint Top Volunteer Award for the Dover and Thanet District
Sep 29 2006	Exodus Project As part of the Margate Exodus Project Year 4 children were visited by Martin Cheek (Mosaic Artist). The children made mosaic's with Martin based on the Ten Commandments. To visit Martin's website click on the link in the children's section.
Sep 7 2006	Walking Bus The Walking Bus is now open to all children attending the school. The bus has been split in two. Parsonage Fields Bus leaves at 8.30am and Sea Mark Close leaves at 8.35am.
Jul 21 2006	Healthy School Status The school achieved Healthy School Status at the end of Term 6 2006
Jul 21 2006	Eco School Logo The school was awarded a Bronze ECO Schools Certificate in July. This means that we are taking steps to improve the school environment following our annual review.
Jun 1 2006	KS2 Fruit n Veg Scheme Launched The Healthy Schools Group launch their Fruit n' Veg Scheme to all childen in Key Stage 2. Fruit and vegetables are sold at 10p per item to children in Classes 3 and 4.
Apr 24 2006	Clearance of Pond Area Completed In November last year we allowed our pond to drain naturally so that all the minibeasts could find another place to live. The pond area was cut back in the early spring and the final clearance of ivy and dead trees was completed today. This area is now ready for the builders.
Mar 10 2006	Skip2bfit Children from Years 4,5 and 6 once again took part in the Annual Skip2bfit Challenge at Ramsgate Sports Centre
Nov 30 2005	KCC Rubbish Lunch Invaders The School participated in a Rubbish Lunch Project put together by The Clean Kent Campaign, Eco Schools, War on Waste, the School Fruit & Vegetable Scheme and the Healthy Schools Team. The Rubbish Lunch Team visited schoo twice over three weeks to carry out a Lunch Box Audit and workshops on composting and packaging waste.
Nov 24 2005	SNOW! click here for important information
Oct 3 2005	Walking Bus Launched Today The Walking Bus leaves Parsonage Fields at 8.30am each morning. Please phone the office for more details.
Mar 26 2005	Charter Standard Status in Football The school were awarded the Charter Standart Status in Football in March 2005.
Jan 24 2005	Puffin Book Club - £5,000 Prize The school have won second prize in the Puffin Book Club "Win A Library For Your School" competition. Staff will be busy picking new books for the Library for some time!
Sep 5 2004	School Modernisation Programme As part of Kent County Council's Modernisation Programme Monkton School will be getting replacements for all it's temporary buildings. Architects are due to visit the school during the Autumn Term
Dec 4 2003	Monkton Do It Again! Once again Monkton CEP School has achieved excellent results in this year's Sats tests. Year Six achieved 100% in all three assessments! This is an amazing achievement given that Monkton is such a small school.
Dec 4 2003	Monkton Top in Kent Once again Monkton have topped the Performance tables for this year's Key Stage 2 SATs. It is an amazing reflection of the hard work and dedication given by, pupils, staff and parents. Well done to all concerned! Monkton is truly a school to be proud of!
Feb 6 2003	Monkton Makes Front Page News Monkton Identified as excellent school by Ofsted.