Holiday Course at Stadhampton School
Michael Hopkins will once again be leading a Holiday Course at Stadhampton School in the second week of the Easter Holidays, i.e from Tuesday 10th April to Friday 13th April inclusive. The course will run from 9am-3pm each day and the cost will be £6 a day. Flyers and booking forms are awaited from the Premier Sports Group and should arrive shortly. Any pupil who attends primary school (not necessarily Stadhampton School) is eligible to attend.
Sports Relief Activities on Friday 23rd March
All pupils will be taking part in our Sports Relief afternoon. We will all aim to walk or run the “Sports Relief Mile” and pupils may bring clothes to change into after lunch for dressing up as a sports personality. We hope that pupils who choose to dress up will be willing to donate at least 50p towards Sports Relief. Other fun activities, based on the Sports Relief idea of a “one minute mayhem” which pupils have thoroughly enjoyed in the past, will take place either inside or outside depending on the weather.
School Council Competition
The School Council will be running an Easter-themed competition on Friday 30th March. Your task is to make a Springtime-themed egg character! For example you could decorate an egg with paints and fabric to make an “Easter bunny” egg – complete with a cotton wool tail! You could even make a “backdrop” scene for your character to be placed in. A prize will be awarded to one child from each of the four classes based on the attractiveness of the egg and the originality of the design/approach. Please bring your egg in on Thursday 29th March so that they can be displayed in the hall and judged on Friday.
PTA News
Children's Bingo – 23rd March
We will be serving hotdogs to the children, if there are any vegetarian or other dietary requirements please let Rowena Dobson or Diana Woodwards know as soon as possible.
We would still be grateful for any new, small items that would be suitable as children's prizes for the bingo next week. Thank you for the items we have already received in our red PTA box.
Easter Themed Cake Sale - Thursday 29th March
Following the success and popularity of the Halloween/Bonfire cake sale we are going to have another cake sale, this time with an Easter theme, on Thursday 29th March from 3.15pm.
Watch out for more details next week, and in the meantime get your thinking caps on - we're really looking forward to seeing the results of everyone’s creativity and imagination.
School Coach Crash in Switzerland
Although we have no direct link with the recent catastrophic coach crash in Switzerland, we can all empathise with this tragic event and our thoughts are with the families and school communities of those involved.
Little Bears News
Next week we are learning all about the fire and rescue services; we are hopefully going to have a real fire engine visit Little Bears too. We are going to start our fire engine shoe boxes, so any more donations of shoe boxes would be very much appreciated.
Reminder about our Easter Bonnet Parade on 30th March from 11.00am, followed by a cake sale. All donations will be going towards our outside patio area.
DIARY DATES:
Thursday 22nd March Year 3-6 after school football tournament at RAF Benson. Letters were sent home in book bags on 14th March.
Friday 23rd March Sports Relief activities
Children’s Bingo and Hot Dog Evening
Tuesday 27th March Chess Club Final
Wednesday 28th March Maths Masterclass for participating pupils at ICC
Friday 30th March End of term assembly at 9.05am. All parents/carers welcome to attend.
School finishes at 1.30pm.
Monday 16th April Pupils and staff return to school for the start of Term 5
Friday, March 16, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Newsletter for week ending 9th April 2012
World Book Day - 01.03.2012
A big thank you to all families who paid £1 for their child to dress up for World Book Day. We were pleased to collect £71 from our 88 pupils which will be used towards our Diamond Jubilee celebrations in school.
Mid –Year Summary Reports
Mid-year summary reports for all pupils were sent home in book bags on Tuesday.
Opening Ceremony of our Biomass Boiler
Stadhampton School is the first school in Oxfordshire to install low-carbon technology, which runs on wood pellets instead of oil or gas. Manufactured by Ökofen, the 56kW-rated boiler is fed from a storage hopper which holds up to four tonnes of pellets, saving £500 per year in fuel. The projected rise in energy prices and new Government incentives for low carbon technologies were key factors in the final choice of a biomass boiler and the school is grateful to the Governing Body and in particular, Jolyon Roe, who spent a great deal of time considering the options available to the school when the old boiler reached the end of its life.
At the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Wendy Cheeseman, Energy Officer at Mouchel said that Stadhampton Primary has a strong track-record of eco-friendly projects, with recent efforts including sustainably-sourced wooden playground equipment and a giant ‘solar stopwatch’.The school’s Gardening Club is also planning to make a greenhouse out of hundreds of recycled plastic drinks bottles.Having also achieved Silver Eco-School status the school is working hard towards achieving its Green Flag – the top environmental award for schools.
Councillor Lorraine Lindsay-Gale, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet member for Growth and Infrastructure added: “In the current environmental and financial climate it is increasingly important for schools to reduce their carbon footprints and bring down energy costs.
“I’m delighted this bold step is paying off at Stadhampton Primary and I hope other schools across the county will think about following suit.”
For families who are interested to know more about the biomass system or other energy-related environmental issues, there is a website aimed at 7-11 year-olds that you may wish to access. This is www.managenergy.net click on Kids corner (top left of screen) and then select Energy Magic from the menu, select the language you wish to access it in and then there is a choice of animations, activities and other games.
Gardening Club News
Spring is definitely in the air and the children will soon be sowing seeds for this year’s crops. We are hoping that some plants may even be raised under “glass” thanks to all of your efforts in collecting and bringing in clear, 2L plastic bottles. Although we are still some way off the 1500 bottle target, we are making really good progress. So, thank you all – and keep them coming! With all of the “green” school activity this week, we were very lucky to have a greenhouse panel constructed as part of the display. This is on show in the school hall and gives a really good idea of how the finished building will look. Please come and see for yourself. As a final request, we are running short of 6 foot bamboo canes. If you have any unused ones that you are willing to donate we would be very grateful to receive them. Thank you.
Tesco Vouchers
We are collecting Tesco Vouchers again this year, providing sports equipment for schools. Please ask your family and friends to also collect vouchers for us and put them in the collection box in the school hall. Thank you.
Change to School Dinners
Due to delivery problems, the roast dinner option for Tuesday 13th (Chicken) has swapped with Thursday 15th (Roast Beef). Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
PTA News
Quiz night
Congratulations to the ‘Muppets Rejuvenated’ who were the winning team at the quiz night on
Friday, with the 'Chizlers' coming a close second.
The fish and chips were delicious, and were washed down with plenty of drinks - I know that there were a few sore heads on the Saturday morning. Everyone had a really good night out, laughing at their (lack of) TV and film knowledge. If anyone would like a copy of the Quiz on CD for your own to do with friends or family, it can be yours for a small donation to the PTA. Please see Rowena Dobson.
Thanks to everyone who came, you helped us raise the fantastic total of £290.33!
Bingo Evening
If anyone has any new, small, items that would be suitable as children’s prizes for the bingo evening that they could donate we would be very grateful. Please put any donations in the red PTA box in the hall.
Little Bears News
Next week we will be exploring the occupation of a florist and making lots of Mothers Day “surprises”. We are also starting to plant some seeds.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 12th March Science Week begins
Work-viewing evening
Friday 23rd March Sports Relief activities
Children’s Bingo and Hot Dog Evening
Tuesday 27th March Chess Club Final
Wednesday 28th March Maths Masterclass for participating pupils at ICC
Friday 30th March End of term assembly at 9.05am. All parents/carers welcome to attend.
School finishes at 1.30pm.
Monday 16th April Pupils and staff return to school for the start of Term 5
A big thank you to all families who paid £1 for their child to dress up for World Book Day. We were pleased to collect £71 from our 88 pupils which will be used towards our Diamond Jubilee celebrations in school.
Mid –Year Summary Reports
Mid-year summary reports for all pupils were sent home in book bags on Tuesday.
Opening Ceremony of our Biomass Boiler
Stadhampton School is the first school in Oxfordshire to install low-carbon technology, which runs on wood pellets instead of oil or gas. Manufactured by Ökofen, the 56kW-rated boiler is fed from a storage hopper which holds up to four tonnes of pellets, saving £500 per year in fuel. The projected rise in energy prices and new Government incentives for low carbon technologies were key factors in the final choice of a biomass boiler and the school is grateful to the Governing Body and in particular, Jolyon Roe, who spent a great deal of time considering the options available to the school when the old boiler reached the end of its life.
At the opening ceremony on Wednesday, Wendy Cheeseman, Energy Officer at Mouchel said that Stadhampton Primary has a strong track-record of eco-friendly projects, with recent efforts including sustainably-sourced wooden playground equipment and a giant ‘solar stopwatch’.The school’s Gardening Club is also planning to make a greenhouse out of hundreds of recycled plastic drinks bottles.Having also achieved Silver Eco-School status the school is working hard towards achieving its Green Flag – the top environmental award for schools.
Councillor Lorraine Lindsay-Gale, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet member for Growth and Infrastructure added: “In the current environmental and financial climate it is increasingly important for schools to reduce their carbon footprints and bring down energy costs.
“I’m delighted this bold step is paying off at Stadhampton Primary and I hope other schools across the county will think about following suit.”
For families who are interested to know more about the biomass system or other energy-related environmental issues, there is a website aimed at 7-11 year-olds that you may wish to access. This is www.managenergy.net click on Kids corner (top left of screen) and then select Energy Magic from the menu, select the language you wish to access it in and then there is a choice of animations, activities and other games.
Gardening Club News
Spring is definitely in the air and the children will soon be sowing seeds for this year’s crops. We are hoping that some plants may even be raised under “glass” thanks to all of your efforts in collecting and bringing in clear, 2L plastic bottles. Although we are still some way off the 1500 bottle target, we are making really good progress. So, thank you all – and keep them coming! With all of the “green” school activity this week, we were very lucky to have a greenhouse panel constructed as part of the display. This is on show in the school hall and gives a really good idea of how the finished building will look. Please come and see for yourself. As a final request, we are running short of 6 foot bamboo canes. If you have any unused ones that you are willing to donate we would be very grateful to receive them. Thank you.
Tesco Vouchers
We are collecting Tesco Vouchers again this year, providing sports equipment for schools. Please ask your family and friends to also collect vouchers for us and put them in the collection box in the school hall. Thank you.
Change to School Dinners
Due to delivery problems, the roast dinner option for Tuesday 13th (Chicken) has swapped with Thursday 15th (Roast Beef). Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
PTA News
Quiz night
Congratulations to the ‘Muppets Rejuvenated’ who were the winning team at the quiz night on
Friday, with the 'Chizlers' coming a close second.
The fish and chips were delicious, and were washed down with plenty of drinks - I know that there were a few sore heads on the Saturday morning. Everyone had a really good night out, laughing at their (lack of) TV and film knowledge. If anyone would like a copy of the Quiz on CD for your own to do with friends or family, it can be yours for a small donation to the PTA. Please see Rowena Dobson.
Thanks to everyone who came, you helped us raise the fantastic total of £290.33!
Bingo Evening
If anyone has any new, small, items that would be suitable as children’s prizes for the bingo evening that they could donate we would be very grateful. Please put any donations in the red PTA box in the hall.
Little Bears News
Next week we will be exploring the occupation of a florist and making lots of Mothers Day “surprises”. We are also starting to plant some seeds.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 12th March Science Week begins
Work-viewing evening
Friday 23rd March Sports Relief activities
Children’s Bingo and Hot Dog Evening
Tuesday 27th March Chess Club Final
Wednesday 28th March Maths Masterclass for participating pupils at ICC
Friday 30th March End of term assembly at 9.05am. All parents/carers welcome to attend.
School finishes at 1.30pm.
Monday 16th April Pupils and staff return to school for the start of Term 5
Friday, March 2, 2012
Newsletter for week ending 2nd March 2012
During March the school is focusing on the core value of TRUST
Happy March Birthday to: Darcy Crook, Emily Drake, Daniel Ellis, Hannah Lansley, Greg Madry, Hannah Tombling and Naomi Woodwards.
Visit by John Howell MP
We were pleased to invite John Howell, local MP for Henley, to school today to meet pupils, staff and governors and have a tour of our school. Members of the Governing Body showed him around the school including the new boiler, and took the opportunity to ask him questions on funding for small schools and future government policy.
World Book Day - 01.03.2012
A big thank you to all families who supported this event. We appreciate the amount of effort and organisation this takes; the children looked fantastic and the event helps bring literature to life. Thank you for the contributions already received – we will announce the total raised next week once we have had all contributions in.
Opening Ceremony of our Biomass Boiler
As you may know we are the first school in Oxfordshire to have a biomass boiler installed and there is much interest in this within Oxfordshire County Council and other schools. We are holding an official opening ceremony on Wednesday 7th March and during this time Councillor Lindsay-Gale of OCC will cut the ribbon. The event will be attended by other County Councillors, a number of representatives of Oxfordshire County Council, other headteachers, representatives of organisations involved in the installation, our own School Governors and, of course, ourselves.
‘Transition’ Day’s 2012
We would like to give you advance notice that Year 6 pupils will be attending their Transition Days at Icknield Community College on Wednesday 11th, Thursday 12th and Friday 13th July 2012. During these three days all pupils at Stadhampton School will effectively ‘move up’ a year-group and have an opportunity to experience school life as it will be in September. Our new Foundation Stage pupils will also be invited to attend the three days in our Reception Class.
Brookes Science Bazaar 2012
As part of the 2012 Oxfordshire Science Festival, Oxford Brookes University will be holding their annual Brookes Science Bazaar on Saturday 17th March, 11am – 4pm, at their Gipsy Lane campus. Come along to the Main Reception for a range of drop-in sessions and competitions. This free day of fun-filled science activities is designed to encourage children aged 5-15 years and families to engage with science.
Discover the secret behind a dinosaur’s speed….
Explore gruesome boils and diseases….
Take part in the Insect Olympics….
Please note: no parking is available at this event.
Headlice
A parent has kindly let us know that their child has had headlice this week which has been treated. Please could all parents check their children’s hair this weekend and treat if necessary. Thank you.
Sibling Rivalry – Workshop
To be held at the Chalgrove Children’s Centre on Tuesday 13th March 9.30am–11.30am. An informal workshop discussing coping stragegies, offering practical advice and support.
International Jian-Zi Competition – Headteacher’s Report
During my visit to Hazlach School in Poland I attended the annual Jian-Zi tournament there. It was a very tense situation as they were very nervous and so was I! I knew our score but refrained from revealing it until after their tournament was over. In the end both Lukaz Weglarzy and Szymon Najetny managed to score 22, just beating Joe Mercer’s score of 19! We will have the trophy engraved and sent to Hazlach – until next year……
PTA News
Bingo & Hot Dog Evening – 23rd March
Tickets for this are now all sold out. With the way the orders came in thick and fast, this promises to be a great evening.
Next PTA Meeting – 13th March, 8pm, The Crown
We will be discussing fundraising activites for the rest of the school year, and you are all welcome to join us and discuss any fundraising ideas you have. All suggestions are gratefully received. If you can't attend but have any ideas or comments, please speak to one of the PTA members.
Little Bears News
We will be continuing with our topic of “occupations” and making a vets surgery at Little Bears. Children may bring in a cuddly soft toy pet and a photo of their pet.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 5th March School nurse weighing and measuring Reception and Year 6 pupils
Wednesday 7th March Mobile Library
Year 5 pupils visit ICC for an English lesson
Boiler opening ceremony with Cllr Lindsay-Gale and Cllr Ann Purse, headteachers from other schools, governors and personnel from OCC and Mouchel. We anticipate that there will be press coverage of this event.
Monday 12th March Science Week begins
Work-viewing evening
Friday 23rd March Sports Relief activities
Children’s Bingo and Hot Dog Evening
Wednesday 28th March Maths Masterclass for participating pupils at ICC
Friday 30th March End of term assembly at 9.05am. All parents/carers welcome to attend.
School finishes at 1.30pm.
Monday 16th April Pupils and staff return to school for the start of Term 5
Happy March Birthday to: Darcy Crook, Emily Drake, Daniel Ellis, Hannah Lansley, Greg Madry, Hannah Tombling and Naomi Woodwards.
Visit by John Howell MP
We were pleased to invite John Howell, local MP for Henley, to school today to meet pupils, staff and governors and have a tour of our school. Members of the Governing Body showed him around the school including the new boiler, and took the opportunity to ask him questions on funding for small schools and future government policy.
World Book Day - 01.03.2012
A big thank you to all families who supported this event. We appreciate the amount of effort and organisation this takes; the children looked fantastic and the event helps bring literature to life. Thank you for the contributions already received – we will announce the total raised next week once we have had all contributions in.
Opening Ceremony of our Biomass Boiler
As you may know we are the first school in Oxfordshire to have a biomass boiler installed and there is much interest in this within Oxfordshire County Council and other schools. We are holding an official opening ceremony on Wednesday 7th March and during this time Councillor Lindsay-Gale of OCC will cut the ribbon. The event will be attended by other County Councillors, a number of representatives of Oxfordshire County Council, other headteachers, representatives of organisations involved in the installation, our own School Governors and, of course, ourselves.
‘Transition’ Day’s 2012
We would like to give you advance notice that Year 6 pupils will be attending their Transition Days at Icknield Community College on Wednesday 11th, Thursday 12th and Friday 13th July 2012. During these three days all pupils at Stadhampton School will effectively ‘move up’ a year-group and have an opportunity to experience school life as it will be in September. Our new Foundation Stage pupils will also be invited to attend the three days in our Reception Class.
Brookes Science Bazaar 2012
As part of the 2012 Oxfordshire Science Festival, Oxford Brookes University will be holding their annual Brookes Science Bazaar on Saturday 17th March, 11am – 4pm, at their Gipsy Lane campus. Come along to the Main Reception for a range of drop-in sessions and competitions. This free day of fun-filled science activities is designed to encourage children aged 5-15 years and families to engage with science.
Discover the secret behind a dinosaur’s speed….
Explore gruesome boils and diseases….
Take part in the Insect Olympics….
Please note: no parking is available at this event.
Headlice
A parent has kindly let us know that their child has had headlice this week which has been treated. Please could all parents check their children’s hair this weekend and treat if necessary. Thank you.
Sibling Rivalry – Workshop
To be held at the Chalgrove Children’s Centre on Tuesday 13th March 9.30am–11.30am. An informal workshop discussing coping stragegies, offering practical advice and support.
International Jian-Zi Competition – Headteacher’s Report
During my visit to Hazlach School in Poland I attended the annual Jian-Zi tournament there. It was a very tense situation as they were very nervous and so was I! I knew our score but refrained from revealing it until after their tournament was over. In the end both Lukaz Weglarzy and Szymon Najetny managed to score 22, just beating Joe Mercer’s score of 19! We will have the trophy engraved and sent to Hazlach – until next year……
PTA News
Bingo & Hot Dog Evening – 23rd March
Tickets for this are now all sold out. With the way the orders came in thick and fast, this promises to be a great evening.
Next PTA Meeting – 13th March, 8pm, The Crown
We will be discussing fundraising activites for the rest of the school year, and you are all welcome to join us and discuss any fundraising ideas you have. All suggestions are gratefully received. If you can't attend but have any ideas or comments, please speak to one of the PTA members.
Little Bears News
We will be continuing with our topic of “occupations” and making a vets surgery at Little Bears. Children may bring in a cuddly soft toy pet and a photo of their pet.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 5th March School nurse weighing and measuring Reception and Year 6 pupils
Wednesday 7th March Mobile Library
Year 5 pupils visit ICC for an English lesson
Boiler opening ceremony with Cllr Lindsay-Gale and Cllr Ann Purse, headteachers from other schools, governors and personnel from OCC and Mouchel. We anticipate that there will be press coverage of this event.
Monday 12th March Science Week begins
Work-viewing evening
Friday 23rd March Sports Relief activities
Children’s Bingo and Hot Dog Evening
Wednesday 28th March Maths Masterclass for participating pupils at ICC
Friday 30th March End of term assembly at 9.05am. All parents/carers welcome to attend.
School finishes at 1.30pm.
Monday 16th April Pupils and staff return to school for the start of Term 5
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Newsletter for week ending 24th February 2012
“Jian-Zi” Tournament
We held our annual “Jian-zi” tournament just before the February Holiday and we can now declare our winners. There is a winner for each year group and the individual with the highest score is the school champion for the year.
The winners in each year group are as follows:
Reception Sam Sundberg 2
Year 1 Ellie Walker 2
Year 2 Max Jones 4
Year 3 Oliver Lowman 3
Year 4 Owen Cove 9
Year 5 Jake Day 4
Year 6 Joe Mercer 19
We knew last year’s score of 137 (Benedict Diment) would be very difficult to beat! Congratulations to Joe Mercer, our new champion. Thank you to all participants – the event is always good fun but nerve-wracking for the contestants. If you would like to know what a “jian-zi” is, please ask your children!
We are still awaiting the results of the tournament held at Hazlach School in Poland, so we cannot announce the “international” result at present.
World Book Day
Each child will be sent home today with a £1 World Book Day token designed to help children explore the wonderful world of reading. The tokens are a gift from publishers, booksellers and National Book Tokens and can be swapped for a free specially produced World Book Day book or be used to get £1 off any book priced at £2.99 or more at all book shops participating in this initiative. The tokens are valid until 25th March.
To celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 1st March, children may come to school dressed as a book character, and bring the book with them to show. Please bring a £1 donation, which we will put towards our Diamond Jubilee celebrations later in the year.
The Great Daffodil Appeal
Daffodils to support Marie Curie Cancer Care are now on sale in the school hall. Every donation made for a daffodil will help to nurse patients with terminal cancer and provide support for families. The suggested donation is £1 for each daffodil purchased.
Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers
We are collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers again this year. This popular scheme has gone from strength to strength and 2012 promises to be the most exciting year ever according to David Beckham, the new Active Kids Ambassador. Please ask your family and friends to also collect vouchers for us and put them in the collection box in the school hall. Thank you.
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 3 pupils on Monday 27th February. They will have 5 sessions in total: (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th March). We hope that all parents are willing to make a “voluntary donation” of £1 per pupil for each swimming session towards the cost of the transport. Cheques for swimming donations should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School please.
PTA NEWS
Quiz Night – 2nd March
It’s the final curtain call for any Fish and Chip tickets for the quiz night next Friday - please make sure you get all your tickets by Tuesday 28 Feb 9am. You can still get quiz tickets only up until the night itself.
There'll be a chance to buy tickets for a raffle on the night, and we are still accepting any donations of raffle prizes.
Children’s Bingo & Hot Dog Evening – 23rd March
Following the enjoyment the children got out of last year’s bingo event - we are going to hold another one on the 23rd March.
Tickets will be limited to 40, and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Children in Reception and Years 1 - 6 will be able to come along (sorry, no siblings or pre-school children).
More details and an order form will be in bookbags next week.
Little Bears News
Continuing with our topic of “Occupations” we will all be Librarians in preparation for World Book Day on Thursday. Pay £1 to dress up as your favourite character from your favourite book. We will also be making lots of Welsh-themed pictures for St David’s Day.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 27th February Recorders re-start
Thursday 1st March World Book Day
Friday 2nd March PTA Quiz Night with Fish & Chip Supper (adults only)
Wednesday 7th March Mobile Library
Year 5 pupils visit ICC for an English lesson
Boiler opening ceremony!
Monday 12th March Work-viewing evening
Friday 23rd March Sports Relief activities
Children’s Bingo and Hot Dog Evening
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Newsletter for week ending 10th February 2012
Parking in Cratlands Close
We have received two complaints this week from people who live very close to the school about access to and from their own driveways being obstructed by parents who are not showing sufficient consideration when they bring and collect children to and from school. In the last week or so Oxfordshire County Council have written to the neighbours of the school about extending the planning permission for the portacabin, which has to be re-applied for every five years. We certainly do not want to have any problems with the continued use of the portacabin for the Little Bears Pre-School and for our own Foundation Stage class and therefore urge parents please to walk if they can, park in the car park if they can and if they have to park in Cratlands Close to please ensure that they do not obstruct or limit people’s access to their property. Thank you.
Survey for parents of pupils in Reception
Thank you to the parents of Reception pupils who have already completed and returned the questionnaire from the Governing Body. If you have not already done so, the Governing Body would appreciate your reponse back after the February Holiday, if possible, please. If you have mislaid the form please ask in the office for a new one.
UNICEF Day for Change
A big thank you to all who contributed to this event. We collected a grand total of £127.67 which will help support UNICEF’s “Education through Sport” programme in Uganda. Thank you also to Katende Amery for sharing a powerpoint slide-show of his native Uganda with us. We were treated to a presentation showing some of the many different aspects of Ugandan life including stunning scenery, amazing animals and vibrant people.
Eco-Schools Silver Award
We are delighted to be able to share the good news that we have just been presented with the national Eco Schools Silver Award which recognises our achievement in working towards a sustainable lifestyle. We are now striving to achieve the “green” award in the future.
“Fishy Business”Many parents may well already be aware that there has been some “fishy business” going on in the toilet areas of Classes 1 and 2! These areas have been given a face-lift with some wonderful aquatic –themed murals, designed by the children, and painted by Mrs Wilkin with the help of Ms Cyprien. The painting has taken many hours but the results will be enjoyed for much longer! Thank you to Mrs Wilkin and Ms Cyprien. Class 3, don’t worry, your turn will come soon! The walls in the toilet area of our Reception class cannot be painted in this way but we have plans to add some “artwork” here too.
Science Club
Many thanks to Mr Heath-Whyte for his involvement in enabling the Science Club for Class 3 to take place. We were very pleased with the popularity of this club but, unfortunately, it has now finished. Mr Heath-Whyte and Mrs Turner will be discussing the possibility of offering something similar in the future.
Emergency Closure Procedures
If the weather is particularly bad or there are power cuts in the village and the decision is made to close the school, the informationn is given to parents through BBC Radio Oxford, Jack FM and Heart FM. Parents are advised to tune into these local radio stations and also check their websites if there is a possibility that the school could be closed. Whenever it is possible, we also aim to put a message onto the school website and send parents a text message via ParentMail.
Mrs Turner’s participation in the British Council School Leadership Programme
I have been awarded a Comenius grant from the British Council to take part in a programme in which headteachers across the EU have the opportunity to work alongside each other in order to gain an understanding of different leadership and management models. I will be working alongside the management team at Hazlach School, in Poland, from 12th to 25th February, returning to Stadhampton School on 27th February. During this time I will be observing and exchanging leadership and management practice including the school curriculum, national testing, provision for Special Education Needs and Gifted and Talented pupils, school governance, links with parents and local community and partnerships with other local schools. I will also be visiting a school in
the Czech Republic, comparing educational systems and structures there. On my return I will be submitting a report to the British Council, a summary of which will be shared with our Governing Body, the Local Authority and the headteachers within the Watlington Partnership of Schools. This is an exciting but demanding opportunity and I am grateful to our Governing Body and the rest of the school staff for their support. In my absence the school will be managed by the remaining members of the Senior Leadership Team – Mrs Manzie, Mrs Garrard and Mrs Hopkins. I will also be in regular e-mail contact with the school.
Friday 2nd March - PTA Quiz Night!
Tickets for the TV and Film Quiz night (adults only) with a fish and chip supper are now on sale
Entry to Quiz and Fish & Chips - just £7
Entry to Quiz only - £2.50
Get your tickets from the school office or see Diana Woodwards or Rowena Dobson.
We would also be grateful for any donations of good quality, unwanted Christmas gifts or items, for a raffle on the night. Thank you.
Little Bears News
Little Bears return on the 20th February with the topic “occupations”.
We are also collecting tall Pringles pots, birthday cards with the numbers on the front and any old unwanted comics. Thank you.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 20th February Pupils return to school for the start of Term 4
Final swimming session for Class 2 pupils
Tuesday 21st February Final Cookery Club for Year 4
Invitation from the Parish Council to attend the launch of the Community Led Plan in the Hall at 7.30pm. Refreshments served.
Monday 27th February Recorders re-start
Thursday 1st March World Book Day
Friday 2nd March Quiz Night with Fish & Chip Supper
Wednesday 7th March Mobile Library
Year 5 pupils visit ICC for an English lesson
Monday 12th March Work-viewing evening
Friday 23rd March Sports Relief activities
Happy Holiday and a safe return on Monday 20th February.
We have received two complaints this week from people who live very close to the school about access to and from their own driveways being obstructed by parents who are not showing sufficient consideration when they bring and collect children to and from school. In the last week or so Oxfordshire County Council have written to the neighbours of the school about extending the planning permission for the portacabin, which has to be re-applied for every five years. We certainly do not want to have any problems with the continued use of the portacabin for the Little Bears Pre-School and for our own Foundation Stage class and therefore urge parents please to walk if they can, park in the car park if they can and if they have to park in Cratlands Close to please ensure that they do not obstruct or limit people’s access to their property. Thank you.
Survey for parents of pupils in Reception
Thank you to the parents of Reception pupils who have already completed and returned the questionnaire from the Governing Body. If you have not already done so, the Governing Body would appreciate your reponse back after the February Holiday, if possible, please. If you have mislaid the form please ask in the office for a new one.
UNICEF Day for Change
A big thank you to all who contributed to this event. We collected a grand total of £127.67 which will help support UNICEF’s “Education through Sport” programme in Uganda. Thank you also to Katende Amery for sharing a powerpoint slide-show of his native Uganda with us. We were treated to a presentation showing some of the many different aspects of Ugandan life including stunning scenery, amazing animals and vibrant people.
Eco-Schools Silver Award
We are delighted to be able to share the good news that we have just been presented with the national Eco Schools Silver Award which recognises our achievement in working towards a sustainable lifestyle. We are now striving to achieve the “green” award in the future.
“Fishy Business”Many parents may well already be aware that there has been some “fishy business” going on in the toilet areas of Classes 1 and 2! These areas have been given a face-lift with some wonderful aquatic –themed murals, designed by the children, and painted by Mrs Wilkin with the help of Ms Cyprien. The painting has taken many hours but the results will be enjoyed for much longer! Thank you to Mrs Wilkin and Ms Cyprien. Class 3, don’t worry, your turn will come soon! The walls in the toilet area of our Reception class cannot be painted in this way but we have plans to add some “artwork” here too.
Science Club
Many thanks to Mr Heath-Whyte for his involvement in enabling the Science Club for Class 3 to take place. We were very pleased with the popularity of this club but, unfortunately, it has now finished. Mr Heath-Whyte and Mrs Turner will be discussing the possibility of offering something similar in the future.
Emergency Closure Procedures
If the weather is particularly bad or there are power cuts in the village and the decision is made to close the school, the informationn is given to parents through BBC Radio Oxford, Jack FM and Heart FM. Parents are advised to tune into these local radio stations and also check their websites if there is a possibility that the school could be closed. Whenever it is possible, we also aim to put a message onto the school website and send parents a text message via ParentMail.
Mrs Turner’s participation in the British Council School Leadership Programme
I have been awarded a Comenius grant from the British Council to take part in a programme in which headteachers across the EU have the opportunity to work alongside each other in order to gain an understanding of different leadership and management models. I will be working alongside the management team at Hazlach School, in Poland, from 12th to 25th February, returning to Stadhampton School on 27th February. During this time I will be observing and exchanging leadership and management practice including the school curriculum, national testing, provision for Special Education Needs and Gifted and Talented pupils, school governance, links with parents and local community and partnerships with other local schools. I will also be visiting a school in
the Czech Republic, comparing educational systems and structures there. On my return I will be submitting a report to the British Council, a summary of which will be shared with our Governing Body, the Local Authority and the headteachers within the Watlington Partnership of Schools. This is an exciting but demanding opportunity and I am grateful to our Governing Body and the rest of the school staff for their support. In my absence the school will be managed by the remaining members of the Senior Leadership Team – Mrs Manzie, Mrs Garrard and Mrs Hopkins. I will also be in regular e-mail contact with the school.
Friday 2nd March - PTA Quiz Night!
Tickets for the TV and Film Quiz night (adults only) with a fish and chip supper are now on sale
Entry to Quiz and Fish & Chips - just £7
Entry to Quiz only - £2.50
Get your tickets from the school office or see Diana Woodwards or Rowena Dobson.
We would also be grateful for any donations of good quality, unwanted Christmas gifts or items, for a raffle on the night. Thank you.
Little Bears News
Little Bears return on the 20th February with the topic “occupations”.
We are also collecting tall Pringles pots, birthday cards with the numbers on the front and any old unwanted comics. Thank you.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 20th February Pupils return to school for the start of Term 4
Final swimming session for Class 2 pupils
Tuesday 21st February Final Cookery Club for Year 4
Invitation from the Parish Council to attend the launch of the Community Led Plan in the Hall at 7.30pm. Refreshments served.
Monday 27th February Recorders re-start
Thursday 1st March World Book Day
Friday 2nd March Quiz Night with Fish & Chip Supper
Wednesday 7th March Mobile Library
Year 5 pupils visit ICC for an English lesson
Monday 12th March Work-viewing evening
Friday 23rd March Sports Relief activities
Happy Holiday and a safe return on Monday 20th February.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Newsletter for week ending 3rd February 2012
Happy FEBRUARY Birthday to: Florence Amery, Rhiannon Amery, Charlie Ball, Tiffany Bullock, Matt Green, Tillie Moss-Black, Jemima O’Brien, Will Parkes, Alex Robinson and Ella Mae White.
During February our school is focusing on Quality
Survey for parents of pupils in Reception
Parents of Reception pupils should find a questionnaire from the Governing Body in book bags which they would appreciate parents spending a few minutes completing and returning to the school office. Thank you.
Work-Viewing Evening and Mid-Year Summary Reports
A reminder that we are holding our annual work-viewing evening from 3.15 to 6.00pm on Monday 12th March. For families who are unfamiliar with this event it is an occasion to look at your child’s work and we encourage you to do this with your child if possible. Teachers will be available for brief consultation from 3.30pm onwards in their classrooms but there will be no booking system. Mid-Year Summary Reports for all pupils will be sent home during the week beginning 5th March. These reports are compiled following our mid-year teacher assessments of pupils and this year, in response to some feedback from the recent parents’ questionnaire and in line with our commitment to continuous school improvement, we are including the National Curriculum levels (for KS1 & KS2 pupils) or Foundation Stage score (for FS pupils) for each pupil.
SATS Tests 2012
This year the statutory KS2 SATs tests for Year 6 pupils take place the week Monday 14th to Friday 18th May, with some tests taking place during the week Monday 20th to Friday 24th May. These dates and times are set nationally. SATs tests for other year-groups (Years 2, 3, 4 and 5) will mainly take place during the same two weeks. The new Year 1 phonics screening test, set by the Government’s Standards and Testing Agency, is during the week 18th-22nd June 2012. Please try to ensure that any routine dental or other appointments are made outside of these dates. No holiday absences will be granted during this time. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
Roald Dahl Museum – Report by Emily D and Owen C
“Last Thursday Class 2 had a visit from the Roald Dahl Museum. We saw some photos of Roald Dahl and found out some great facts, like he kept his hip bone on his desk. His father died when he was three. He went to boarding school. Class 2 got given a “Skillywonka” chocolate bar and it was delicious!”
Magazines
Class 2 are collecting magazines for an art project. We would welcome any old colour magazines you can give us, e.g. Newspaper supplements etc.
PTA News
Friday 2 March - It's the PTA Quiz Night!
Tickets for the TV and Film Quiz night with a fish and chip supper are now on sale! You can get them from the school office or from Diana Woodwards & Rowena Dobson.
Entry to Quiz and Fish & Chips - just £7
Entry to Quiz only - £2.50
So dust off that knowledge, grab yourself a team, or just come with friends for a fun night out.
We are pleased to report that we have received a cheque this week for £182 for the collection of 364kg of clothes from our last recycling collection.
Little Bears News
Next week we will be getting ready for Valentine’s Day a bit early, making cards and baking a Valentine’s surprise.
Happy Belated Birthday to Daniel Robinson who turned 4.
DIARY DATES
Friday 10th February Term 3 finishes at 3.15pm
Monday 20th February Pupils return to school for the start of Term 4
Tuesday 21st February Invitation from the Parish Council to attend the launch of the Community Led Plan in the Hall at 7.30pm. Refreshments served.
Friday 2nd March Quiz Night with Fish & Chip Supper
Monday 12th March Work-viewing evening
During February our school is focusing on Quality
Survey for parents of pupils in Reception
Parents of Reception pupils should find a questionnaire from the Governing Body in book bags which they would appreciate parents spending a few minutes completing and returning to the school office. Thank you.
Work-Viewing Evening and Mid-Year Summary Reports
A reminder that we are holding our annual work-viewing evening from 3.15 to 6.00pm on Monday 12th March. For families who are unfamiliar with this event it is an occasion to look at your child’s work and we encourage you to do this with your child if possible. Teachers will be available for brief consultation from 3.30pm onwards in their classrooms but there will be no booking system. Mid-Year Summary Reports for all pupils will be sent home during the week beginning 5th March. These reports are compiled following our mid-year teacher assessments of pupils and this year, in response to some feedback from the recent parents’ questionnaire and in line with our commitment to continuous school improvement, we are including the National Curriculum levels (for KS1 & KS2 pupils) or Foundation Stage score (for FS pupils) for each pupil.
SATS Tests 2012
This year the statutory KS2 SATs tests for Year 6 pupils take place the week Monday 14th to Friday 18th May, with some tests taking place during the week Monday 20th to Friday 24th May. These dates and times are set nationally. SATs tests for other year-groups (Years 2, 3, 4 and 5) will mainly take place during the same two weeks. The new Year 1 phonics screening test, set by the Government’s Standards and Testing Agency, is during the week 18th-22nd June 2012. Please try to ensure that any routine dental or other appointments are made outside of these dates. No holiday absences will be granted during this time. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
Roald Dahl Museum – Report by Emily D and Owen C
“Last Thursday Class 2 had a visit from the Roald Dahl Museum. We saw some photos of Roald Dahl and found out some great facts, like he kept his hip bone on his desk. His father died when he was three. He went to boarding school. Class 2 got given a “Skillywonka” chocolate bar and it was delicious!”
Magazines
Class 2 are collecting magazines for an art project. We would welcome any old colour magazines you can give us, e.g. Newspaper supplements etc.
PTA News
Friday 2 March - It's the PTA Quiz Night!
Tickets for the TV and Film Quiz night with a fish and chip supper are now on sale! You can get them from the school office or from Diana Woodwards & Rowena Dobson.
Entry to Quiz and Fish & Chips - just £7
Entry to Quiz only - £2.50
So dust off that knowledge, grab yourself a team, or just come with friends for a fun night out.
We are pleased to report that we have received a cheque this week for £182 for the collection of 364kg of clothes from our last recycling collection.
Little Bears News
Next week we will be getting ready for Valentine’s Day a bit early, making cards and baking a Valentine’s surprise.
Happy Belated Birthday to Daniel Robinson who turned 4.
DIARY DATES
Friday 10th February Term 3 finishes at 3.15pm
Monday 20th February Pupils return to school for the start of Term 4
Tuesday 21st February Invitation from the Parish Council to attend the launch of the Community Led Plan in the Hall at 7.30pm. Refreshments served.
Friday 2nd March Quiz Night with Fish & Chip Supper
Monday 12th March Work-viewing evening
Friday, January 27, 2012
Newsletter for week ending 27th January 2012
Stadhampton School Term and Holiday Dates for 2012-2013
Please find attached to this newsletter a calendar of our term and holiday dates for the new academic year which will begin for pupils on 5th September 2012. A copy of this has also been loaded onto the Learning Platform and School Web-Site.
School Absence Targets
We respectfully remind parents that they should not take pupils out of school for holidays during term time unless there is an exceptional reason. Before making a request for an additional holiday, please consider carefully why being out of school is more beneficial to your child than attending lessons. The attendance and engagement team at Oxfordshire County Council provide guidance to parents and to schools on taking holidays during school terms. The following exerpts are from this guidance :
• “Research has shown that there is a close link between attendance at school and a child’s achievement”
• “All time out of school affects learning and achievement for both primary and secondary pupils”
• “By arranging holidays outside of term time, you will be giving your child the best chance to succeed”
The Local Authority have issued us with a target to reduce our absence figures for sickness and holidays taken during term time by a further 5% this year, i.e. to 2.86% and we seek parents support in achieving this target. Thank you in anticipation of your understanding and cooperation.
National Storytelling Week – 28.01.2012 – 04.02.2012
You may like to know that the coming week is National Storytelling Week. Rather than concentrate our attention to this in one particular week we are focusing on storytelling through the recent storytelling workshops held at school, the visit by the Roald Dahl Museum working with Class 2 and a visit by author Peter Davidson on 1st February during which he will give a talk to pupils on his books about fossils and dinosaurs. After school there will be an opportunity for parents to buy signed and dedicated copies of his books, priced at £6.99 and £7.99. Our on-going Literacy work uses a range of storytelling techniques and Year 6 pupils are currently taking it in turns, once a week, to re-tell stories to Class 1. I’m sure many families will have their own favourite stories to share at home and the Story Museum website www.storymuseum.org.uk is well worth a look at.
French Student Teacher
Monsieur Marc Flageul, a trainee teacher from France working in partnership with Oxford Brookes University, will be joining us for 2 weeks starting on Monday 30th January. Monsieur Flageul will mainly be working in Class 2.
UNICEF Day 4 Change on 3rd February 2012
Friday 3rd February we hope that pupils will be able to bring in some loose change towards helping support UNICEF’s programme to support vunerable children in Uganda by bringing sport into their lives. This week Class 3 pupils gave an assembly about Uganda to help all pupils have an understanding of the context of this programme. We hope to cover a map of Uganda as well as a number of pictorial representations of Uganda with coins – please help us to cover them all!
PTA News
Fundraising
Since joining The Giving Machine we’ve received donations of £99.67 (some of which we have already received a cheque for) as a result of just a handful of people shopping online after visiting their website. With the involvement of everyone who shops online we could raise far more, without having to donate any money ourselves. Here are some examples:
All those who get groceries online with Sainsburys - 1.5% of your spend will be donated. For example if your monthly spend was £280.00, the school would get a donation of £4.20 - and it hasn't cost you anything. And if you buy clothes from Boden - 3.75% of your spend will get donated.
Amazon will donate 3.75% of your spend - so for every £20, the school will get 75p. Doesn't sound a lot? Look how much we've raised from just a few people using the website - now think how much more we could raise if we all did it. So please, please have a look at thegivingmachine.co.uk
and join in. Please ask Rowena Dobson, Diane Woodwards or Charlotte Hector if you are unsure how to do it.
Friday 2nd March - Quiz Night with Fish & Chip Supper
Now that the excitement of Christmas is well and truly over, and it’s back to the humdrum of daily life, how about a night out for just £7 at our fantastic TV and Film Quiz Night, with a Fish & Chip supper, and of course the usual bar!
Tickets for Quiz and Fish & Chip supper - £7, or tickets for Quiz only - £2.50. More details on where you can get tickets to follow.
Little Bears News
Next week we are going to be looking at the very largest things in the sea. We will also continue to collage our giant octopus and be learning all about variations in size. We will also be introducing the snail and the whale.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 30th January After school Hockey Club starts for 8 weeks for participating pupils
Friday 3rd February UNICEF Day for Change – please start collecting your small change to bring change to the lives of Ugandan children
Friday 10th February Term 3 finishes at 3.15pm
Monday 20th February Pupils return to school for the start of Term 4
Monday 12th March Work-viewing evening
Attachments to this newsletter:
• School Term and Holiday Dates for 2012-2013
• Letter from Icknield Community College about Academy status
• Advert for “bank staff” for the Children’s Centre
Community Parish Plan Launch -invite from the Parish Council
We have been asked by the Parish Council to let parents know about a meeting on Tuesday 21st February at 7.30pm in the Hall to discuss how we can make our parish a better place. This meeting will enable parents to be involved in the launch of a Community Plan.
The invitation says "Come and join us for a glass of wine or beer and share your views.
Many thanks and hope to see you there!"
Stadhampton Parish Council
http://www.stadhampton.com/
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