School Meals
The price of a school meal remains at £1.95. As always, it is most helpful if orders for school meals are sent into the school office on the Monday morning of each week, in an envelope clearly marked with your requirements. We return to school on “Week 2” of the Autumn/Winter menu.
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 2 pupils on Monday 12th January. They will have 5 sessions up to the February Holiday. As always, we are very grateful to receive a “voluntary contribution” of £1 per pupil, per session towards the transport costs.
Maths Evenings
We have now arranged for Jane Liddle, an LEA Maths Consultant, to lead two parents’ evenings on Maths. The first is on Tuesday 20th January and will focus on addition and subtraction – an overview of school methods and ideas to help support pupils at home. The second is on Tuesday 17th March and will focus on multiplication and division. Both meetings will be held in school from 6.30-8pm.
PTA News
Thank you to everyone who has purchased recipe books. The profits made so far amount to £319.92 and more copies are available from Sarah Madry. The wreath-making evening, plus other orders, raised £360 so thank you also to everyone who came or bought decorations separately.
Kleenex Tissues
“Caught a cold? Feeling low? Use a tissue when you cough, sneeze or blow”. Every child has been given a packet
of tissues, courtesy of Kleenex as part of their “Sneezesafe” campaign which is in line with NHS health hygiene guidelines. The message is a timely seasonal reminder that good hygiene and tissue use can help prevent cold germs from spreading. Further information can be found on www.sneezesafe.co.uk
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been busy creating Christmas pictures and making angels. We say goodbye and good luck to Greg Madry, Emily Drake, Jamie Lavene, Rosalind Mannering, Hannah Bradford, Betsy Elliott and Cora White as they leave us to go to “big school”. Thank you to school for inviting us to the Nativity Service which we all enjoyed. We finished this term with a lovely Christmas party. Happy Christmas to everyone from all at Little Bears!
Parent Governor Vacancy
The governing body consists of parent governors, staff governors, community governors, and LA appointed governors. Our school has two parent governors and now has a vacancy for a new parent governor with effect from January 2009. Parent governors have the same powers and duties as other governors. The Governing Body meets once a term, (i.e.6 times a year) usually on a Monday evening. We also invite governors to come into school occasionally and encourage each member of the Governing Body to get involved in a particular area, such as finance, premises, staffing or the curriculum. Governors are elected for a term of four years.
To be eligible to stand for election as a parent governor you must have parental responsibility for a pupil at the school. Having "parental responsibility" is not limited to biological parents, but also applies if you are a step-parent, foster parent, grandparent bringing up the child, or permanent partner of the child's biological parent. A few people cannot be school governors; those who have been made bankrupt or who have been in prison for certain offences may not serve for at least three years afterwards. If you have any doubts as to your eligibility on any of these grounds, please contact the school office. The child must be on the school roll at the time the election is held. However, parent governors do not have to resign if their children leave the school before their term of office has expired.
Although you don't need any educational experience or expertise, you should attend the free training course provided by Governor Services for newly appointed governors so that you are fully aware of your role.
All nominations should be sent in to the school office by Friday 9th January 2009. You can nominate yourself. Every nomination must be signed by the candidate stating that they are willing to stand. We also need a few words from each candidate outlining why he/she would like to be a governor and this will be distributed with ballot papers if there is more than one nomination. Candidates cannot withdraw from the election once ballot papers have been issued.
Please think about taking on this role, or consider suggesting someone else who you think would do it well. We need and appreciate committed parent governors.
DIARY DATES:
Friday 19th December End of Year Assembly at 9.05pm.
School finishes at 1.30pm
Monday 5th January 2009 INSET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. School closed for pupils.
Tuesday 6th January Pupils return to school
Thursday 8th January After school football begins for participating pupils
Monday 12th January Swimming begins for Class 2 pupils.
Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and a fulfilling New Year.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Newsletter No 6 / 12th December 2008
Christmas Bazaar
Thank you to all those parents who donated gifts and prizes, baked cakes and spent money at the Christmas Bazaar last week and particular thanks to Mrs White who co-ordinated everything. We made an amazing profit of £760 excluding sales of the cookery book. If anyone missed the opportunity to buy a cookery book please contact Sarah Madry outside school or leave a message with any PTA member. Also don’t forget to check your raffle tickets for the winning numbers – a list of prizes and winners is available in the School Hall. A yellow ticket, number 35, remains unclaimed.
Babushka
Congratulations to all pupils on a wonderful performance. Many parents commented that it was the best school production that they had seen! Thank you to everyone for their generosity in the “bucket collection” and ticket sales. We are very pleased to announce that £225 was raised, which has been sent to Helen and Douglas House.
School Christmas Lunch – Tuesday 16th December
Thank you to everyone who has already paid for their child’s Christmas Lunch on 16th December. We hope that all children will take part in this seasonal event. Cost is £1.95.
After School Clubs
Letters detailing the after school clubs for Terms 3 and 4 were sent out yesterday. The following clubs are available:
Mondays Hockey Y3-Y6 20 places 3.15-4pm £7.50
Wednesdays Multisports Y1 & Y2 16 places 3.15-4pm £7.50
Wednesdays Netball Y3-Y6 16 places 3.15-4pm £7.50
Thursdays Football Y3-Y6 16 places 3.15-4.15pm £10
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been busy baking Christmas tree cakes and making more Christmas decorations for our tree. We have also been making cards and presents for our Mummies and Daddies. We had a great time at our Nativity Play last Sunday and raised just over £100. Thank you to “big school” for allowing us to come and watch the Dress Rehearsal of Babushka. We all really enjoyed it.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 16th December School Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 17th December Nativity performance in school at 9.15am. Parents welcome.Children’s party (pm). A reminder that pupils may bring clothes to change into after lunch. Suggested party food was detailed in last week’s newsletter and can also be found on the School Blog http://stadhamptonprimaryschool.blogspot.com/
Thursday 18th December School Council Sleigh Competition
Friday 19th December End of term assembly at 9.05am. Parents welcome.School finishes at 1.30pm
Monday 5th January 2009 INSET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. School closed for pupils.
Tuesday 6th January Pupils return to school
Thank you to all those parents who donated gifts and prizes, baked cakes and spent money at the Christmas Bazaar last week and particular thanks to Mrs White who co-ordinated everything. We made an amazing profit of £760 excluding sales of the cookery book. If anyone missed the opportunity to buy a cookery book please contact Sarah Madry outside school or leave a message with any PTA member. Also don’t forget to check your raffle tickets for the winning numbers – a list of prizes and winners is available in the School Hall. A yellow ticket, number 35, remains unclaimed.
Babushka
Congratulations to all pupils on a wonderful performance. Many parents commented that it was the best school production that they had seen! Thank you to everyone for their generosity in the “bucket collection” and ticket sales. We are very pleased to announce that £225 was raised, which has been sent to Helen and Douglas House.
School Christmas Lunch – Tuesday 16th December
Thank you to everyone who has already paid for their child’s Christmas Lunch on 16th December. We hope that all children will take part in this seasonal event. Cost is £1.95.
After School Clubs
Letters detailing the after school clubs for Terms 3 and 4 were sent out yesterday. The following clubs are available:
Mondays Hockey Y3-Y6 20 places 3.15-4pm £7.50
Wednesdays Multisports Y1 & Y2 16 places 3.15-4pm £7.50
Wednesdays Netball Y3-Y6 16 places 3.15-4pm £7.50
Thursdays Football Y3-Y6 16 places 3.15-4.15pm £10
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been busy baking Christmas tree cakes and making more Christmas decorations for our tree. We have also been making cards and presents for our Mummies and Daddies. We had a great time at our Nativity Play last Sunday and raised just over £100. Thank you to “big school” for allowing us to come and watch the Dress Rehearsal of Babushka. We all really enjoyed it.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 16th December School Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 17th December Nativity performance in school at 9.15am. Parents welcome.Children’s party (pm). A reminder that pupils may bring clothes to change into after lunch. Suggested party food was detailed in last week’s newsletter and can also be found on the School Blog http://stadhamptonprimaryschool.blogspot.com/
Thursday 18th December School Council Sleigh Competition
Friday 19th December End of term assembly at 9.05am. Parents welcome.School finishes at 1.30pm
Monday 5th January 2009 INSET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. School closed for pupils.
Tuesday 6th January Pupils return to school
Friday, December 5, 2008
Newsletter no 5 / 5th December 2008
We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Christmas Bazaar
THIS EVENING from 6pm!
Happy DECEMBER Birthday to: Ewan Madry
During December we are focusing on the core vale of CARING
Coats
Please could all pupils come to school with a suitable coat for outdoor play at breaktimes in this cold weather.
After School Sports Clubs
After school hockey, netball and multisports clubs all finished this week. After school football club will finish next week on 11th December. Letters outlining after school clubs for Terms 3 and 4 will be sent home as soon as the details have been confirmed.
Out-of School Childcare Survey
Thank you to everyone who kindly completed the second questionnaire for us. We shall let you know the outcome as soon as we know it.
School “Energy” Mosaic
Our wonderful mosaic, created by pupils, under the guidance of David Bowers, assisted by Julie Pattisson is now installed in its permanent location within the school grounds. Thank you to the PTA for financially supporting this project. Do ask your child(ren) to show you the mosaic before or after school, when you have an opportunity. We are waiting for warmer weather before painting a sun (the source of energy) in the centre of the mosaic.
Christmas Tree
We are most grateful to Mr and Mrs Tuckwell for kindly supplying us with a wonderful Christmas tree again this year.
School Christmas Lunch – Tuesday 16th December
Thank you to everyone who has already paid for their child’s Christmas Lunch on 16th December. We hope that all children will take part in this seasonal event. Cost is £1.95.
Christmas Party Food required for Wednesday 17th December
In order to make sure that we have a good range of party food available for our school Christmas Party, we suggest the following:
1. Reception (4 pupils) – 2 litre bottle of undiluted orange or blackcurrant squash
2. Year 1 (11 pupils) – small cakes eg fairy cakes, individual swiss rolls, rice crispy cakes etc
3. Year 2 (10 pupils) – savoury items eg sausage rolls, cheese and pineapple, chicken satay, etc
4. Year 3 (11 pupils) – crisps, twiglets, cheesy puffs, etc
5. Year 4 (8 pupils) – plate of sandwiches, open topped bridge rolls, etc
6. Year 5 (7 pupils) – chocolate biscuits
7. Year 6 (8 pupils) – something healthy! eg carrot sticks, fresh pineapple cubes, fruit platter, etc
Please remember to buy your play tickets for the evening performance in advance!
Little Bears News
This week we have enjoyed making mini Christmas puddings and making decorations for Little Bears and for our wonderful Christmas tree, kindly donated by Mr and Mrs Tuckwell. We have also been doing some experiments with ice to see if it melts quicker, inside or outside.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 9th December Dress rehearsal am Matinee performance of the Christmas Production at 2pm. No tickets required. Donation, if you would like in the “bucket”for Douglas and Helen House
Wednesday 10th December Evening performance of the Christmas Production 6.30pm. TICKET ONLY
PTA will be serving refreshments after this performance
Tuesday 16th December School Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 17th December Nativity performance in school at 9.15am. Parents welcome.Children’s party (pm)
Thursday 18th December School Council Sleigh Competition
Friday 19th December End of term assembly at 9.05am. Parents welcome.School finishes at 1.30pm
Monday 5th January 2009 INSET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. School closed for pupils.
Tuesday 6th January Pupils return to school
THIS EVENING from 6pm!
Happy DECEMBER Birthday to: Ewan Madry
During December we are focusing on the core vale of CARING
Coats
Please could all pupils come to school with a suitable coat for outdoor play at breaktimes in this cold weather.
After School Sports Clubs
After school hockey, netball and multisports clubs all finished this week. After school football club will finish next week on 11th December. Letters outlining after school clubs for Terms 3 and 4 will be sent home as soon as the details have been confirmed.
Out-of School Childcare Survey
Thank you to everyone who kindly completed the second questionnaire for us. We shall let you know the outcome as soon as we know it.
School “Energy” Mosaic
Our wonderful mosaic, created by pupils, under the guidance of David Bowers, assisted by Julie Pattisson is now installed in its permanent location within the school grounds. Thank you to the PTA for financially supporting this project. Do ask your child(ren) to show you the mosaic before or after school, when you have an opportunity. We are waiting for warmer weather before painting a sun (the source of energy) in the centre of the mosaic.
Christmas Tree
We are most grateful to Mr and Mrs Tuckwell for kindly supplying us with a wonderful Christmas tree again this year.
School Christmas Lunch – Tuesday 16th December
Thank you to everyone who has already paid for their child’s Christmas Lunch on 16th December. We hope that all children will take part in this seasonal event. Cost is £1.95.
Christmas Party Food required for Wednesday 17th December
In order to make sure that we have a good range of party food available for our school Christmas Party, we suggest the following:
1. Reception (4 pupils) – 2 litre bottle of undiluted orange or blackcurrant squash
2. Year 1 (11 pupils) – small cakes eg fairy cakes, individual swiss rolls, rice crispy cakes etc
3. Year 2 (10 pupils) – savoury items eg sausage rolls, cheese and pineapple, chicken satay, etc
4. Year 3 (11 pupils) – crisps, twiglets, cheesy puffs, etc
5. Year 4 (8 pupils) – plate of sandwiches, open topped bridge rolls, etc
6. Year 5 (7 pupils) – chocolate biscuits
7. Year 6 (8 pupils) – something healthy! eg carrot sticks, fresh pineapple cubes, fruit platter, etc
Please remember to buy your play tickets for the evening performance in advance!
Little Bears News
This week we have enjoyed making mini Christmas puddings and making decorations for Little Bears and for our wonderful Christmas tree, kindly donated by Mr and Mrs Tuckwell. We have also been doing some experiments with ice to see if it melts quicker, inside or outside.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 9th December Dress rehearsal am Matinee performance of the Christmas Production at 2pm. No tickets required. Donation, if you would like in the “bucket”for Douglas and Helen House
Wednesday 10th December Evening performance of the Christmas Production 6.30pm. TICKET ONLY
PTA will be serving refreshments after this performance
Tuesday 16th December School Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 17th December Nativity performance in school at 9.15am. Parents welcome.Children’s party (pm)
Thursday 18th December School Council Sleigh Competition
Friday 19th December End of term assembly at 9.05am. Parents welcome.School finishes at 1.30pm
Monday 5th January 2009 INSET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. School closed for pupils.
Tuesday 6th January Pupils return to school
Friday, November 28, 2008
Newsletter No 4 28th November 2008
Book Fair Takings/Commission
Thank you to everyone who purchased books, stationary and other items at our recent Book Fair. Our takings were £365.24 resulting in each class being able to choose £46 worth of books by way of commission. Little Bears also chose £18 worth of free books as a “thank you” to Nikki Howlett for helping with the Book Fair each afternoon. Thank you also to Mrs Tombling who kindly helped.
Sale of Poppies
Thank you also to everyone who supported the Poppy Appeal by buying poppies at school. £33 was collected.
PTA Recycling Clothes Collection
Thank you to everyone who brought in items to be recycled recently. An amazing 800kgs were collected in total, which equates to a very healthy £240 for PTA funds.
School Christmas Activities
9.12.08 Dress Rehearsal - 10am Little Bears pupils attending that morning will see this performance accompanied by pre-school staff
Matinee - 2pm Pre-school aged children welcome, relatives
eg grandparents and villagers (voluntary contributions towards Helen and Douglas House)
10.12.08 Evening performance - 6.30pm Admission by ticket only £2, all proceeds to Helen and Douglas House, limited to 2 per family (due to fire regulations). Sorry no pre-school aged children at this performance
16.12.08 Christmas Lunch We are hoping that all children will join us for this seasonal event.
£1.95 (payment by
Friday 12th, please)
Consultation with Parents re Out of School Childcare
Thank you to the parents of pupils at Stadhampton School and Little Bears who have already completed the second questionnaire sent out last week. We would be very pleased to receive any completed questionnaires on Monday, if they haven’t been handed in yet.
Please find attached to this newsletter the minutes of the meeting taken by the Childcare Development Team.
Message from the PTA Committee
Recipe Book
The Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears Pre-School Recipe Book will be on sale at the Christmas Bazaar and will cost £6.50 for each book. The book consists of 80 pages of recipes, and is A5 size, flip-top, ring-bound and free standing, with a front coloured cover depicting some of the children’s drawings. The book is also illustrated on each page with pupil’s drawings and there is a lovely introduction to the book written and signed by Raymond Blanc. The book would make an ideal Christmas present. If anyone would like to view a copy, please call into the school office to see one or contact Sarah Madry outside school.
Christmas Bazaar – please remember to bring in chocolates, bottles, white goods, toys and potential raffle prizes next week for the Bazaar. We already have a teddy for the Name The Bear Competition so no need for a new cuddly toy now. Also a reminder to bring in cakes to sell on Friday 5th Dec – the day of the Bazaar.
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Tickets – the raffle tickets for the Bazaar were put in reading bags on Monday so please hunt round for them in case they have gone astray! It would be helpful if you would fold your tickets into four when returning them to school as this will save time for those setting up.
Christmas Wreath Making Night 16 Dec – still limited places available. Please contact Julie Pattison if you are interested.
Christmas Cards – There are 3 card designs: Class 1, 2 and 3. You should have received an order form in the reading bags on Thursday (yesterday). The cost for 10 cards is £5. The children have worked very hard this year and the designs are fantastic so please buy a supply for family and friends. Orders to be put in an envelope with the correct money and given to Mrs Hopkins next week to ensure you get your order in time for Christmas.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making mince pies and their Christmas Post Box. They have also been very busy writing letters to Father Christmas.
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 3rd December
Museum visit for Y2, 3 & 4 pupils.
Visit to ICC to see their Christmas production for Y5 & Y6 pupils.
ALL PUPILS IN YEARS 2-6 WILL NEED A PACKED LUNCH TODAY
Friday 5th December
Christmas Bazaar at 6pm.
Tuesday 9th December
Dress rehearsal am and Matinee performance of the Christmas Production 2pm
Wednesday 10th December
Evening performance of the Christmas Production 6.30pm. TICKET ONLY
Tuesday 16th December
School Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 17th December
Nativity performance in school at 9.15am. Parents welcome.
Children’s party (pm) – details to follow
Thursday 18th December
School Council Sleigh Competition
Friday 19th December
End of term assembly at 9.05am. Parents welcome.
School finishes at 1.30pm
Monday 5th January 2009
INSET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. School closed for pupils.
Tuesday 6th January
Pupils return to school
Thank you to everyone who purchased books, stationary and other items at our recent Book Fair. Our takings were £365.24 resulting in each class being able to choose £46 worth of books by way of commission. Little Bears also chose £18 worth of free books as a “thank you” to Nikki Howlett for helping with the Book Fair each afternoon. Thank you also to Mrs Tombling who kindly helped.
Sale of Poppies
Thank you also to everyone who supported the Poppy Appeal by buying poppies at school. £33 was collected.
PTA Recycling Clothes Collection
Thank you to everyone who brought in items to be recycled recently. An amazing 800kgs were collected in total, which equates to a very healthy £240 for PTA funds.
School Christmas Activities
9.12.08 Dress Rehearsal - 10am Little Bears pupils attending that morning will see this performance accompanied by pre-school staff
Matinee - 2pm Pre-school aged children welcome, relatives
eg grandparents and villagers (voluntary contributions towards Helen and Douglas House)
10.12.08 Evening performance - 6.30pm Admission by ticket only £2, all proceeds to Helen and Douglas House, limited to 2 per family (due to fire regulations). Sorry no pre-school aged children at this performance
16.12.08 Christmas Lunch We are hoping that all children will join us for this seasonal event.
£1.95 (payment by
Friday 12th, please)
Menu:
Roast Turkey served with chipolata sausage and
sage and onion stuffing or Spinach & Feta Goujons
or Cauliflower Cheese with a vegetarian sausage.
All accompanied with seasonal vegetables and potatoes
Followed by a Festive Dessert of:
Ice-cream Stars or Mince Pies or Christmas biscuits.
Roast Turkey served with chipolata sausage and
sage and onion stuffing or Spinach & Feta Goujons
or Cauliflower Cheese with a vegetarian sausage.
All accompanied with seasonal vegetables and potatoes
Followed by a Festive Dessert of:
Ice-cream Stars or Mince Pies or Christmas biscuits.
17.12.08 Nativity in school – 9.15am Led by Rev. Nigel Hawkes. Parents welcome.
Christmas parties – pm Food required, details to follow nearer the time. Pupils may bring party clothes to change into after lunch.
18.12.08 School Council Competition am School activity – testing and judging Santa Sleighs
19.12.08 End of Term Assembly – 9.05am Parents welcome
School day finishes at - 1.30pm
Please could all parents and visitors to the above events, be careful to give consideration to the residents of Cratlands Close and not obstruct driveways. Walking, if possible, is preferable in line with our School Travel Plan. The car park will be available as well as the netball court for families who need to come by car.
Christmas parties – pm Food required, details to follow nearer the time. Pupils may bring party clothes to change into after lunch.
18.12.08 School Council Competition am School activity – testing and judging Santa Sleighs
19.12.08 End of Term Assembly – 9.05am Parents welcome
School day finishes at - 1.30pm
Please could all parents and visitors to the above events, be careful to give consideration to the residents of Cratlands Close and not obstruct driveways. Walking, if possible, is preferable in line with our School Travel Plan. The car park will be available as well as the netball court for families who need to come by car.
Consultation with Parents re Out of School Childcare
Thank you to the parents of pupils at Stadhampton School and Little Bears who have already completed the second questionnaire sent out last week. We would be very pleased to receive any completed questionnaires on Monday, if they haven’t been handed in yet.
Please find attached to this newsletter the minutes of the meeting taken by the Childcare Development Team.
Message from the PTA Committee
Recipe Book
The Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears Pre-School Recipe Book will be on sale at the Christmas Bazaar and will cost £6.50 for each book. The book consists of 80 pages of recipes, and is A5 size, flip-top, ring-bound and free standing, with a front coloured cover depicting some of the children’s drawings. The book is also illustrated on each page with pupil’s drawings and there is a lovely introduction to the book written and signed by Raymond Blanc. The book would make an ideal Christmas present. If anyone would like to view a copy, please call into the school office to see one or contact Sarah Madry outside school.
Christmas Bazaar – please remember to bring in chocolates, bottles, white goods, toys and potential raffle prizes next week for the Bazaar. We already have a teddy for the Name The Bear Competition so no need for a new cuddly toy now. Also a reminder to bring in cakes to sell on Friday 5th Dec – the day of the Bazaar.
Christmas Bazaar Raffle Tickets – the raffle tickets for the Bazaar were put in reading bags on Monday so please hunt round for them in case they have gone astray! It would be helpful if you would fold your tickets into four when returning them to school as this will save time for those setting up.
Christmas Wreath Making Night 16 Dec – still limited places available. Please contact Julie Pattison if you are interested.
Christmas Cards – There are 3 card designs: Class 1, 2 and 3. You should have received an order form in the reading bags on Thursday (yesterday). The cost for 10 cards is £5. The children have worked very hard this year and the designs are fantastic so please buy a supply for family and friends. Orders to be put in an envelope with the correct money and given to Mrs Hopkins next week to ensure you get your order in time for Christmas.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making mince pies and their Christmas Post Box. They have also been very busy writing letters to Father Christmas.
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 3rd December
Museum visit for Y2, 3 & 4 pupils.
Visit to ICC to see their Christmas production for Y5 & Y6 pupils.
ALL PUPILS IN YEARS 2-6 WILL NEED A PACKED LUNCH TODAY
Friday 5th December
Christmas Bazaar at 6pm.
Tuesday 9th December
Dress rehearsal am and Matinee performance of the Christmas Production 2pm
Wednesday 10th December
Evening performance of the Christmas Production 6.30pm. TICKET ONLY
Tuesday 16th December
School Christmas Lunch
Wednesday 17th December
Nativity performance in school at 9.15am. Parents welcome.
Children’s party (pm) – details to follow
Thursday 18th December
School Council Sleigh Competition
Friday 19th December
End of term assembly at 9.05am. Parents welcome.
School finishes at 1.30pm
Monday 5th January 2009
INSET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. School closed for pupils.
Tuesday 6th January
Pupils return to school
Friday, November 21, 2008
Newsletter No 3 21st November 2008
Book Fair in School from 17th – 21st November
Thank you to everyone who has purchased items from our Book Fair this week. We shall let you know our total sales and school commission in next week’s newsletter.
Out-of-School Childcare Meeting on Tuesday 18th November
Many thanks to the parents and other members of the community who came along to the consultation meeting on 18th November. Minutes of the meeting were taken by the LEA and will be made available, when received, to all parents. At the meeting it became apparent that the statistics collected during June/July are now out of date. Changes in family circumstances, new families both at Stadhampton School and Little Bears Pre-School indicate that there could be a greater need for this provision than was initially recorded. In order to quantify the current need for out of school childcare provision it would now be appropriate to re-survey local families and a shortened survey is attached to this newsletter. Mrs Oakley and Mrs Madry have also kindly offered to facilitate completion of survey forms with parents at the school gate, if parents would find this preferable to completing them at home.
We are in the very fortunate position of having the potential to be able to offer some out-of-school provision as we have both a suitable venue for this (i.e. the school room in the portacabin) and have appropriately qualified staff willing to run these sessions (initially Mrs Nikki Howlett and Mrs Joy Hopkins), subject to the usual regulations. As this facility would be “Extended Services” provided by Stadhampton School we must follow OCC procedures and regulations and prove to have sustainable numbers. Any new childcare facilities resulting from this survey would take several months to set up but could be eligible for start-up funding to ensure that the facility was secure for the first year but after that would be dependent on income from fees. The scale of the fees is stipulated by OCC, however, we would endeavour to keep our fees set at the lower end of the scale.
To help us to help you to best meet your current and future childcare needs we now ask you to complete the attached questionnaire and return it to school by the end of next week (28th November.) Thank you.
Message from the PTA Committee
Thank you to all those who managed to clear out unwanted clothes for recycling; we will confirm the amount raised once we know it.
Christmas Bazaar (Friday 5th December) – Please continue to look for items for the Christmas Bazaar; we need, bottles (full) and chocolate for the tombola’s, raffle prizes, white elephant goods, good condition toys, cuddly teddy bear (excellent condition or new) and cakes to be made and brought in on the day. Please drop your donations into school week commencing the 1st Dec or hand them over to a member of the PTA for safe-keeping.
Christmas Wreaths – there are still a few places left for this event on Tuesday 16th Dec. Please contact Julie Pattison to book your place (01865 400807.)
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making shortbread cookies. They also had fun making puppets and then producing a puppet show, and talking about people who can help them. Little Bears were delighted to raise £64.50 for Children in Need and are very grateful to Shirley Bateman for making wonderful “Pudsey Bear” biscuits to sell. The final total raised at the recent Ball is now confirmed as an amazing £5298.71. Thank you to everyone who supported this event.
School Council Competition
Please find attached to this newsletter details of the School Council’s Santa Sleigh Competition. The sleighs will be tested and judged on Thursday 18th December. £1 to enter for School Council funds.
Change of clothes for outside play
As we are now entering the “muddy” season it would be advisable for pupils wishing to play football (or other energetic team games) at break time to bring in an old pair of tracksuit trousers/sweatshirt to wear over/instead of school uniform in order to keep uniform clean!
DIARY DATES:
Monday 24th November
Governors’ Meeting at 7pm
Wednesday 26th November
Mobile Library
Wednesday 3rd December
Museum visit for Y2, 3 & 4 pupils.
Visit to ICC to see their Christmas production for Y5 & Y6 pupils.
ALL PUPILS IN YEARS 2-6 WILL NEED A PACKED LUNCH TODAY
Friday 5th December
Christmas Bazaar at 6pm
Tuesday 9th December
Dress rehearsal and Matinee performance of the Christmas Production 2pm
Wednesday 10th December
Evening performance of the Christmas Production 6.30pm
Wednesday 17th December
Nativity performance in school at 9.00am. Parents welcome.
Children’s party (pm) – details to follow
Thursday 18th December
School Council Sleigh Competition
Friday 19th December
End of term assembly at 9.00am. Parents welcome.
School finishes at 1.30pm
Monday 5th January 2009
INSET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. School closed for pupils.
Tuesday 6th January
Pupils return to school
Thank you to everyone who has purchased items from our Book Fair this week. We shall let you know our total sales and school commission in next week’s newsletter.
Out-of-School Childcare Meeting on Tuesday 18th November
Many thanks to the parents and other members of the community who came along to the consultation meeting on 18th November. Minutes of the meeting were taken by the LEA and will be made available, when received, to all parents. At the meeting it became apparent that the statistics collected during June/July are now out of date. Changes in family circumstances, new families both at Stadhampton School and Little Bears Pre-School indicate that there could be a greater need for this provision than was initially recorded. In order to quantify the current need for out of school childcare provision it would now be appropriate to re-survey local families and a shortened survey is attached to this newsletter. Mrs Oakley and Mrs Madry have also kindly offered to facilitate completion of survey forms with parents at the school gate, if parents would find this preferable to completing them at home.
We are in the very fortunate position of having the potential to be able to offer some out-of-school provision as we have both a suitable venue for this (i.e. the school room in the portacabin) and have appropriately qualified staff willing to run these sessions (initially Mrs Nikki Howlett and Mrs Joy Hopkins), subject to the usual regulations. As this facility would be “Extended Services” provided by Stadhampton School we must follow OCC procedures and regulations and prove to have sustainable numbers. Any new childcare facilities resulting from this survey would take several months to set up but could be eligible for start-up funding to ensure that the facility was secure for the first year but after that would be dependent on income from fees. The scale of the fees is stipulated by OCC, however, we would endeavour to keep our fees set at the lower end of the scale.
To help us to help you to best meet your current and future childcare needs we now ask you to complete the attached questionnaire and return it to school by the end of next week (28th November.) Thank you.
Message from the PTA Committee
Thank you to all those who managed to clear out unwanted clothes for recycling; we will confirm the amount raised once we know it.
Christmas Bazaar (Friday 5th December) – Please continue to look for items for the Christmas Bazaar; we need, bottles (full) and chocolate for the tombola’s, raffle prizes, white elephant goods, good condition toys, cuddly teddy bear (excellent condition or new) and cakes to be made and brought in on the day. Please drop your donations into school week commencing the 1st Dec or hand them over to a member of the PTA for safe-keeping.
Christmas Wreaths – there are still a few places left for this event on Tuesday 16th Dec. Please contact Julie Pattison to book your place (01865 400807.)
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making shortbread cookies. They also had fun making puppets and then producing a puppet show, and talking about people who can help them. Little Bears were delighted to raise £64.50 for Children in Need and are very grateful to Shirley Bateman for making wonderful “Pudsey Bear” biscuits to sell. The final total raised at the recent Ball is now confirmed as an amazing £5298.71. Thank you to everyone who supported this event.
School Council Competition
Please find attached to this newsletter details of the School Council’s Santa Sleigh Competition. The sleighs will be tested and judged on Thursday 18th December. £1 to enter for School Council funds.
Change of clothes for outside play
As we are now entering the “muddy” season it would be advisable for pupils wishing to play football (or other energetic team games) at break time to bring in an old pair of tracksuit trousers/sweatshirt to wear over/instead of school uniform in order to keep uniform clean!
DIARY DATES:
Monday 24th November
Governors’ Meeting at 7pm
Wednesday 26th November
Mobile Library
Wednesday 3rd December
Museum visit for Y2, 3 & 4 pupils.
Visit to ICC to see their Christmas production for Y5 & Y6 pupils.
ALL PUPILS IN YEARS 2-6 WILL NEED A PACKED LUNCH TODAY
Friday 5th December
Christmas Bazaar at 6pm
Tuesday 9th December
Dress rehearsal and Matinee performance of the Christmas Production 2pm
Wednesday 10th December
Evening performance of the Christmas Production 6.30pm
Wednesday 17th December
Nativity performance in school at 9.00am. Parents welcome.
Children’s party (pm) – details to follow
Thursday 18th December
School Council Sleigh Competition
Friday 19th December
End of term assembly at 9.00am. Parents welcome.
School finishes at 1.30pm
Monday 5th January 2009
INSET TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. School closed for pupils.
Tuesday 6th January
Pupils return to school
Friday, November 14, 2008
Newsletter No 2 - 14th November 2008
Mrs Elaine Wilkin
We are pleased to welcome Mrs Wilkin as a new member of staff. Mrs Wilkin will be working as a teaching assistant in Class 3.
Book Fair in School from 17th – 21st November
The Book fair will be open to parents from 2.45pm on Monday afternoon and for pupils from 3.15pm to 3.45pm each afternoon next week. There will also be shopping opportunities from 8.45 to 9.00am on Tuesday through to Friday morning.
Emergency Closure Procedure – notification for all parents
If the weather is particularly bad or there are power cuts in the village and the decision is made to close the school, the information is given to parents through Fox FM and Radio Oxford. Parents are advised to tune into these local radio stations and listen for an announcement if there is a possibility that the school could be closed.
Notes of Harmony – Polish Visit to Stadhampton School
It was both a priviledge and a pleasure to welcome teachers and pupils from Szkola Podstawowa im. Trzech Braci, Hazlach (our Comenius partner school in Poland) to Stadhampton School earlier this week. Their visit included visiting a number of local events and places of interest – ranging from experiencing a fireworks evening, attending a Remembrance Sunday ceremony, flying kites (in the rain!), a tour of Oxford and spending a day in school. During their day in school we entertained our guests with a concert including singing, recorder playing, piano duets (prepared with thanks to Mrs Drake) and a “jian zi” demonstration. They had a tour of the School and Little Bears, experienced Maths and Literacy lessons (and were fascinated by our interactive whiteboards), a dance lesson and an ICT lesson. They also engaged in the teaching of our pupils not only by talking, playing and group-reading together but also by giving an art lesson (decoupage with Class 3) and a dance lesson (a Polonaise with Class 2). It was a particular pleasure to witness the rapport between pupils from both schools, demonstrating their natural interest in each other and ability to find ways of communicating despite any language barrier!
Pupils from both schools were fine young ambassadors and I am proud to have been in a position to be able to organise and facilitate this opportunity. I know our guests had, (I quote) “an amazing time” and would like to thank all who helped make this event such a success.
Out-of-School Childcare Meeting on Tuesday 18th November 6.30pm – 7.30pm
At a Department of Children, Schools and Families conference last week, the Children’s Minister, Beverley Hughes said, “It’s crucial that parents get the opportunity to shape services in their area. By speaking to their school staff and discussing the needs of their family and the wider community, parents can drive the provisions in their area and encourage schools to provide the full range of extended services.” We hope as many parents as possible from Stadhampton School and Little Bears will come to the Local Education Authority’s consultation meeting at school between 6.30 and 7.30pm next Tuesday.
School Council Monarch Painting Competition
This competition was kindly judged for us by the Polish teachers. The results are as follows:
Overall winner – Florence Amery
Class 1 Winner – Abby Wright Runner up – Owen Cove
Class 2 Winner – Georgia Valentine Runner up – Hannah Tombling
Class 3 Winner – Aimee Parkes Runner up – Jessica Tombling
Thank you to everyone who entered. All entrants received a prize.
Message from the PTA Committee
Clothes collection – final bags accepted first thing on Monday before the collection at 10.30am.
Children in Need
We collected £38.50 for Children in Need from pupils and staff who paid 50p to come to school dressed in our favourite colour!
Little Bears News
Little Bears enjoyed making cheese straws this week and had fun decorating Christmas baubles for a competition. They have also been raising funds for Children in Need by selling “Pudsey” biscuits and the total collected will be announced next week. If anyone has any unwanted Christmas decorations, shiny paper or junk modelling items, we would be pleased to receive them!
DIARY DATES:
Monday 17th November
Travelling Book Fair in school
Clothes Collection scheduled for 10am.
Tuesday 18th November
Parents Consultation Evening with LEA – 6.30-7.30pm. All welcome
Monday 24th November
Governors’ Meeting
Wednesday 26th November
Mobile Library
Tuesday 9th December
Dress rehearsal and Matinee performance of the Christmas Production
Wednesday 10th December
Evening performance of the Christmas Production
We are pleased to welcome Mrs Wilkin as a new member of staff. Mrs Wilkin will be working as a teaching assistant in Class 3.
Book Fair in School from 17th – 21st November
The Book fair will be open to parents from 2.45pm on Monday afternoon and for pupils from 3.15pm to 3.45pm each afternoon next week. There will also be shopping opportunities from 8.45 to 9.00am on Tuesday through to Friday morning.
Emergency Closure Procedure – notification for all parents
If the weather is particularly bad or there are power cuts in the village and the decision is made to close the school, the information is given to parents through Fox FM and Radio Oxford. Parents are advised to tune into these local radio stations and listen for an announcement if there is a possibility that the school could be closed.
Notes of Harmony – Polish Visit to Stadhampton School
It was both a priviledge and a pleasure to welcome teachers and pupils from Szkola Podstawowa im. Trzech Braci, Hazlach (our Comenius partner school in Poland) to Stadhampton School earlier this week. Their visit included visiting a number of local events and places of interest – ranging from experiencing a fireworks evening, attending a Remembrance Sunday ceremony, flying kites (in the rain!), a tour of Oxford and spending a day in school. During their day in school we entertained our guests with a concert including singing, recorder playing, piano duets (prepared with thanks to Mrs Drake) and a “jian zi” demonstration. They had a tour of the School and Little Bears, experienced Maths and Literacy lessons (and were fascinated by our interactive whiteboards), a dance lesson and an ICT lesson. They also engaged in the teaching of our pupils not only by talking, playing and group-reading together but also by giving an art lesson (decoupage with Class 3) and a dance lesson (a Polonaise with Class 2). It was a particular pleasure to witness the rapport between pupils from both schools, demonstrating their natural interest in each other and ability to find ways of communicating despite any language barrier!
Pupils from both schools were fine young ambassadors and I am proud to have been in a position to be able to organise and facilitate this opportunity. I know our guests had, (I quote) “an amazing time” and would like to thank all who helped make this event such a success.
Out-of-School Childcare Meeting on Tuesday 18th November 6.30pm – 7.30pm
At a Department of Children, Schools and Families conference last week, the Children’s Minister, Beverley Hughes said, “It’s crucial that parents get the opportunity to shape services in their area. By speaking to their school staff and discussing the needs of their family and the wider community, parents can drive the provisions in their area and encourage schools to provide the full range of extended services.” We hope as many parents as possible from Stadhampton School and Little Bears will come to the Local Education Authority’s consultation meeting at school between 6.30 and 7.30pm next Tuesday.
School Council Monarch Painting Competition
This competition was kindly judged for us by the Polish teachers. The results are as follows:
Overall winner – Florence Amery
Class 1 Winner – Abby Wright Runner up – Owen Cove
Class 2 Winner – Georgia Valentine Runner up – Hannah Tombling
Class 3 Winner – Aimee Parkes Runner up – Jessica Tombling
Thank you to everyone who entered. All entrants received a prize.
Message from the PTA Committee
Clothes collection – final bags accepted first thing on Monday before the collection at 10.30am.
Children in Need
We collected £38.50 for Children in Need from pupils and staff who paid 50p to come to school dressed in our favourite colour!
Little Bears News
Little Bears enjoyed making cheese straws this week and had fun decorating Christmas baubles for a competition. They have also been raising funds for Children in Need by selling “Pudsey” biscuits and the total collected will be announced next week. If anyone has any unwanted Christmas decorations, shiny paper or junk modelling items, we would be pleased to receive them!
DIARY DATES:
Monday 17th November
Travelling Book Fair in school
Clothes Collection scheduled for 10am.
Tuesday 18th November
Parents Consultation Evening with LEA – 6.30-7.30pm. All welcome
Monday 24th November
Governors’ Meeting
Wednesday 26th November
Mobile Library
Tuesday 9th December
Dress rehearsal and Matinee performance of the Christmas Production
Wednesday 10th December
Evening performance of the Christmas Production
Friday, November 7, 2008
Newsletter No 1 - 7th November 2008
Book Fair in School from 17th – 21st November
We have decided to try a new company for our only book fair in this academic year and it will be in school the week after next. We are promised hundreds of exiting books to choose from and the enclosed leaflet shows a small selection of the titles that will be available. The Book fair will be open for parents from 2.45pm each afternoon so that they have an opportunity to purchase items without their children being present, as well as the usual before and after school shopping opportunities for pupils. Commission gained from the book fair will be used to purchase new books for class libraries and the non-fiction library. Pupils may like to have a look at the website at home as there are pictures to colour, wallpapers to download and some excellent competitions to enter www.travellingbooks.co.uk
Notes of Harmony – Comenius Visit to Germany
Mrs Garrard and I had a very hectic but fascinating five-day visit to our partner school in Kunzell, Germany. We met teachers from the other three partner schools, exchanged information about the education system in each country, discussed project developments, visited a number of local places of interest – including Bach’s birthplace, and spent time in our German partner school meeting the pupils and staff and joining in with a music lesson!
This week a group of pupils and teachers from our Polish partner school will arrive for a five-day visit. As you know, we hope to be kite-flying at Wittenham Clumps between 3and 4pm on Sunday 9th November and you are welcome to join us there, weather permitting. We look forward to welcoming our guests to Stadhampton School for the day on Monday 10th November.
Royal British Legion Poppies
Royal British Legion poppies were delivered to school during the October Holiday and are available for sale in the hall.
Maths Evening – Term 3
Many thanks for the positive responses to the proposed maths evenings. We are currently persuing arrangements with an advisor from the LEA maths team and will advise you of dates and other details when we have had these confirmed.
Out-of-School Childcare Meeting on Tuesday 18th November
A reminder that there is a consultation meeting regarding the feasibility of out-of-school childcare in the hall from 6.30 to 7.30pm on Tuesday 18th November. This meeting is of particular significance, as the views expressed will inform the formal planning for future provision. The Local Education Authority will be leading this meeting and would be pleased to welcome as many parents of children attending school and/or Little Bears as possible, so that at the end of the meeting there is a clear understanding of what our parents would like, or would not like in the future in the way of breakfast clubs, after school clubs, holiday playschemes, etc. Please do come along, if at all possible, and let them know your views so that they are fully informed.
Partnership Netball and Tag Rugby Tournaments
Year 6 and Year 4 pupils represented Stadhampton School at the annual Partnership netball and rugby tournaments, respectively, this week. We came first in the exciting netball tournament and third (after Chalgrove and Watlington) in the rugby tournament. All pupils played their best and worked well together in their teams. Their successes were well-deserved.
Tag Rugby Tournament – report by Benedict Diment
On the 5th of November Year 4’s went to a Tag Rugby Tournament at Icknield Community College and came 3rd. Every person who played really enjoyed it. Thank you to Mr Pattisson who coached the team and took us there and to Mrs Madry who also took some of the team and supported us.
Icknield Partnership High Five Netball Tournament – report by Daniel Green
On the 5th November the “High Five” netball tournament took place at Icknield Community College. Despite the rain we beat Lewknor 1-0, RAF Benson 3-2 and Watlington 3-2 and we won the tournament! Many thanks to Mrs Thorp for teaching us and Mrs Green and Mrs Vale for transporting and supporting us.
School Council Monarch Painting Competition – Update by Joshua Drake
The School Council Monarch Painting Competition has raised £7 for School Council funds. Some of the entries have been made to look like a professional artist’s work. The judging will take place next week. Thank you to all who have entered.
Message from the PTA Committee
Clothes collection – please start bringing in bags from Thursday 13th November after school for collection on Monday 17th November at 10.30am.
Christmas Cards
The PTA would like everyone to know that they will be selling School Christmas cards again this year and ask that parents bear this in mind when they think about buying their Christmas cards. Please address any queries to Emma Vale, who is leading this fundraising initiative again on behalf of the PTA.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have enjoyed baking apple muffins and had fun creating firework pictures using glitter and paint. We also all had our photographs taken this week when the photographer came. We are pleased to welcome Sophie Amico, who is working with us at the moment as part of her National Diploma in Health and Social Care. A very successful Coffee Morning was held last Friday, which raised £43 for our funds.
Thank you to everyone who supported our recent Ball. Although we are waiting to hear what the final total is, we are delighted to announce that we know already that we raised over £4000, which is fantastic!
DIARY DATES:
Sunday 9th November
Kite workshop 11-1pm. Kite flying at Wittenham Clumps 3-4pm.
Monday 10th November
Polish visitors in school
Thursday 13th November
After school – please start bringing in bags of clothing for the clothes collection
Monday 17th November
Travelling Book Fair in school
Clothes Collection scheduled for 10am.
Tuesday 18th November
Parents Consultation Evening with LEA – 6.30-7.30pm. All welcome
Monday 24th November
Governors’ Meeting
Wednesday 26th November
Mobile Library
Tuesday 9th December
Dress rehearsal and Matinee performance of the Christmas Production
Wednesday 10th December
Evening performance of the Christmas Production
We have decided to try a new company for our only book fair in this academic year and it will be in school the week after next. We are promised hundreds of exiting books to choose from and the enclosed leaflet shows a small selection of the titles that will be available. The Book fair will be open for parents from 2.45pm each afternoon so that they have an opportunity to purchase items without their children being present, as well as the usual before and after school shopping opportunities for pupils. Commission gained from the book fair will be used to purchase new books for class libraries and the non-fiction library. Pupils may like to have a look at the website at home as there are pictures to colour, wallpapers to download and some excellent competitions to enter www.travellingbooks.co.uk
Notes of Harmony – Comenius Visit to Germany
Mrs Garrard and I had a very hectic but fascinating five-day visit to our partner school in Kunzell, Germany. We met teachers from the other three partner schools, exchanged information about the education system in each country, discussed project developments, visited a number of local places of interest – including Bach’s birthplace, and spent time in our German partner school meeting the pupils and staff and joining in with a music lesson!
This week a group of pupils and teachers from our Polish partner school will arrive for a five-day visit. As you know, we hope to be kite-flying at Wittenham Clumps between 3and 4pm on Sunday 9th November and you are welcome to join us there, weather permitting. We look forward to welcoming our guests to Stadhampton School for the day on Monday 10th November.
Royal British Legion Poppies
Royal British Legion poppies were delivered to school during the October Holiday and are available for sale in the hall.
Maths Evening – Term 3
Many thanks for the positive responses to the proposed maths evenings. We are currently persuing arrangements with an advisor from the LEA maths team and will advise you of dates and other details when we have had these confirmed.
Out-of-School Childcare Meeting on Tuesday 18th November
A reminder that there is a consultation meeting regarding the feasibility of out-of-school childcare in the hall from 6.30 to 7.30pm on Tuesday 18th November. This meeting is of particular significance, as the views expressed will inform the formal planning for future provision. The Local Education Authority will be leading this meeting and would be pleased to welcome as many parents of children attending school and/or Little Bears as possible, so that at the end of the meeting there is a clear understanding of what our parents would like, or would not like in the future in the way of breakfast clubs, after school clubs, holiday playschemes, etc. Please do come along, if at all possible, and let them know your views so that they are fully informed.
Partnership Netball and Tag Rugby Tournaments
Year 6 and Year 4 pupils represented Stadhampton School at the annual Partnership netball and rugby tournaments, respectively, this week. We came first in the exciting netball tournament and third (after Chalgrove and Watlington) in the rugby tournament. All pupils played their best and worked well together in their teams. Their successes were well-deserved.
Tag Rugby Tournament – report by Benedict Diment
On the 5th of November Year 4’s went to a Tag Rugby Tournament at Icknield Community College and came 3rd. Every person who played really enjoyed it. Thank you to Mr Pattisson who coached the team and took us there and to Mrs Madry who also took some of the team and supported us.
Icknield Partnership High Five Netball Tournament – report by Daniel Green
On the 5th November the “High Five” netball tournament took place at Icknield Community College. Despite the rain we beat Lewknor 1-0, RAF Benson 3-2 and Watlington 3-2 and we won the tournament! Many thanks to Mrs Thorp for teaching us and Mrs Green and Mrs Vale for transporting and supporting us.
School Council Monarch Painting Competition – Update by Joshua Drake
The School Council Monarch Painting Competition has raised £7 for School Council funds. Some of the entries have been made to look like a professional artist’s work. The judging will take place next week. Thank you to all who have entered.
Message from the PTA Committee
Clothes collection – please start bringing in bags from Thursday 13th November after school for collection on Monday 17th November at 10.30am.
Christmas Cards
The PTA would like everyone to know that they will be selling School Christmas cards again this year and ask that parents bear this in mind when they think about buying their Christmas cards. Please address any queries to Emma Vale, who is leading this fundraising initiative again on behalf of the PTA.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have enjoyed baking apple muffins and had fun creating firework pictures using glitter and paint. We also all had our photographs taken this week when the photographer came. We are pleased to welcome Sophie Amico, who is working with us at the moment as part of her National Diploma in Health and Social Care. A very successful Coffee Morning was held last Friday, which raised £43 for our funds.
Thank you to everyone who supported our recent Ball. Although we are waiting to hear what the final total is, we are delighted to announce that we know already that we raised over £4000, which is fantastic!
DIARY DATES:
Sunday 9th November
Kite workshop 11-1pm. Kite flying at Wittenham Clumps 3-4pm.
Monday 10th November
Polish visitors in school
Thursday 13th November
After school – please start bringing in bags of clothing for the clothes collection
Monday 17th November
Travelling Book Fair in school
Clothes Collection scheduled for 10am.
Tuesday 18th November
Parents Consultation Evening with LEA – 6.30-7.30pm. All welcome
Monday 24th November
Governors’ Meeting
Wednesday 26th November
Mobile Library
Tuesday 9th December
Dress rehearsal and Matinee performance of the Christmas Production
Wednesday 10th December
Evening performance of the Christmas Production
Friday, October 17, 2008
Newsletter No 7 - 17th October 2008
As next week is a short week, (INSET Day on Friday 24th October) and with Years 5 and 6 not returning until after school on Thursday, there will not be a newsletter issued on 23rd October.
PGL
We wish pupils in Years 5 and 6, Mrs Manzie and Mrs Scragg a great time at PGL. We shall be in regular contact with them and post any news to share with you up near the school gate. We look forward to seeing them all on Thursday!
After-School Hockey Club on 20th October
A reminder that there will be no after-school hockey club on Monday 20th October as Mrs Scragg is accompanying Class 3 on their residential visit to Marchant’s Hill.
Also a reminder that other Class 3 members not going to PGL, will join Class 2 in their swimming session at the Abbey Sports Centre on Monday 20th October.
School “Energy” Mosaic
The mosaic panels for our circular outdoor stage have now been finished. They look amazing and making the panels was a truly constructive experience, involving all pupils in school. We plan to install the mosaic in its permanent location as soon as possible.
School Meals
The price of a school meal remains at £1.95 per day. Parents are requested to order and pay for meals on a Monday morning (or the first day of the week if term begins on a different day) for the week ahead or on a termly basis, eg every Friday for the next 6 weeks.
“Winter Menu” – Food with Thought will be changing their menus for “winter” which, in their calendar, starts after the October Holiday. A copy of the new menu to keep at home is attached. Mrs Shortman has asked we advise you that the full range may not be available immediately after the holiday because she has to use up her existing stock of frozen food first, (eg salmon on the new menu may be white fish initially).
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 3 pupils on Monday 3rd November until Monday 15th December inclusive (7 sessions). As always, we are most grateful to receive a “voluntary contribution” of £1 per child per swimming session towards the transport costs, (currently £57 a session).
Parents’ Consultation Evening on 4th November
Parents of pupils in Class 3 will receive a letter specifying their appointment time with Mrs Sutton for Parents’ Evening, today. Appointment times for Classes 1 and 2 will be confirmed early next week.
Partnership Swimming Gala 16.10.2008 – Report by Cameron Vale (Year 6)
This was a brilliant swimming gala for Stadhampton School as we won for the second year running! The last race was very close but we just secured victory. Well done to all our swimmers and thank you to Mrs Scragg and Mrs Thorp for taking us.
School Council Monarch Painting Competition
The School Council has organised a Monarch Painting Competition. For pupils who wish to enter, this is on an A3 sheet of cartridge paper, provided by Mrs Sutton. The picture can be of any English monarch and can be completed in paint, pastels or collage. We hope the best four portraits will be on permanent display in school. There will be prizes! The entrance fee of 50p should be given to Mrs Sutton as soon as possible. Entries should be brought into school by Friday 7th November.
Message from the PTA Committee
Clothes collection – please start bringing in bags from Thursday 13th November after school for collection on Monday 17th November at 10.30am.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making fresh fruit salad. They also had great fun making bird pictures out of hand-prints and collecting items from our garden for the “Autumn Collage” which is now on display. A reminder that everyone is welcome to join us for our Coffee Morning during half-term on Friday 31st October between 10 and 12am. It would be a particular pleasure to welcome pupils from Class 1 to this event.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 20th October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
NO AFTER-SCHOOL HOCKEY CLUB
Swimming for other members of Class 3 not going to PGL
Tuesday 21st October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
Wednesday 22nd October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
Thursday 23rd October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
Break up at 3.15pm
Friday 24th October
INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October
October Holiday
Monday 3rd November
Pupils return to school
Class 3 swimming sessions begin
Tuesday 4th November
Parents’ Evening from 3.30pm
Wednesday 5th November
Tag Rugby & High 5 Netball Tournaments for some pupils
Mobile Library
Year 5 pupils go to ICC for Humanities lesson
PGL
We wish pupils in Years 5 and 6, Mrs Manzie and Mrs Scragg a great time at PGL. We shall be in regular contact with them and post any news to share with you up near the school gate. We look forward to seeing them all on Thursday!
After-School Hockey Club on 20th October
A reminder that there will be no after-school hockey club on Monday 20th October as Mrs Scragg is accompanying Class 3 on their residential visit to Marchant’s Hill.
Also a reminder that other Class 3 members not going to PGL, will join Class 2 in their swimming session at the Abbey Sports Centre on Monday 20th October.
School “Energy” Mosaic
The mosaic panels for our circular outdoor stage have now been finished. They look amazing and making the panels was a truly constructive experience, involving all pupils in school. We plan to install the mosaic in its permanent location as soon as possible.
School Meals
The price of a school meal remains at £1.95 per day. Parents are requested to order and pay for meals on a Monday morning (or the first day of the week if term begins on a different day) for the week ahead or on a termly basis, eg every Friday for the next 6 weeks.
“Winter Menu” – Food with Thought will be changing their menus for “winter” which, in their calendar, starts after the October Holiday. A copy of the new menu to keep at home is attached. Mrs Shortman has asked we advise you that the full range may not be available immediately after the holiday because she has to use up her existing stock of frozen food first, (eg salmon on the new menu may be white fish initially).
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 3 pupils on Monday 3rd November until Monday 15th December inclusive (7 sessions). As always, we are most grateful to receive a “voluntary contribution” of £1 per child per swimming session towards the transport costs, (currently £57 a session).
Parents’ Consultation Evening on 4th November
Parents of pupils in Class 3 will receive a letter specifying their appointment time with Mrs Sutton for Parents’ Evening, today. Appointment times for Classes 1 and 2 will be confirmed early next week.
Partnership Swimming Gala 16.10.2008 – Report by Cameron Vale (Year 6)
This was a brilliant swimming gala for Stadhampton School as we won for the second year running! The last race was very close but we just secured victory. Well done to all our swimmers and thank you to Mrs Scragg and Mrs Thorp for taking us.
School Council Monarch Painting Competition
The School Council has organised a Monarch Painting Competition. For pupils who wish to enter, this is on an A3 sheet of cartridge paper, provided by Mrs Sutton. The picture can be of any English monarch and can be completed in paint, pastels or collage. We hope the best four portraits will be on permanent display in school. There will be prizes! The entrance fee of 50p should be given to Mrs Sutton as soon as possible. Entries should be brought into school by Friday 7th November.
Message from the PTA Committee
Clothes collection – please start bringing in bags from Thursday 13th November after school for collection on Monday 17th November at 10.30am.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making fresh fruit salad. They also had great fun making bird pictures out of hand-prints and collecting items from our garden for the “Autumn Collage” which is now on display. A reminder that everyone is welcome to join us for our Coffee Morning during half-term on Friday 31st October between 10 and 12am. It would be a particular pleasure to welcome pupils from Class 1 to this event.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 20th October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
NO AFTER-SCHOOL HOCKEY CLUB
Swimming for other members of Class 3 not going to PGL
Tuesday 21st October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
Wednesday 22nd October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
Thursday 23rd October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
Break up at 3.15pm
Friday 24th October
INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October
October Holiday
Monday 3rd November
Pupils return to school
Class 3 swimming sessions begin
Tuesday 4th November
Parents’ Evening from 3.30pm
Wednesday 5th November
Tag Rugby & High 5 Netball Tournaments for some pupils
Mobile Library
Year 5 pupils go to ICC for Humanities lesson
Friday, October 10, 2008
Newsletter No 6 - 10th October 2008
Class 1 and Class 3 arrangements during “PGL Week”
From Monday 20th to Thursday 23rd October, Year 5 and Year 6 pupils will be away from school on their residential visit to Marchants Hill in Surrey. They will, on this occasion, be accompanied by Mrs Manzie and Mrs Lisa Scragg. Class 3 pupils not going on the residential visit will join Class 2 for these four days (including going swimming on Monday 20th October for which we request an additional £1 to cover coach costs).
Class 1 pupils will be taught by Mrs Sutton who previously taught in Class 1 and is looking forward to returning for the week!
PGL Residential Visit for Years 5 and 6 Pupils
A letter detailing arrangements was sent home with pupils earlier this week- please contact the school office if you have not received one.
Report on the “My” Project visit to the exhibition at Modern Art – an art gallery in Oxford, by Jessica Tombling (Y6)
Class 2 and 3 really enjoyed their trip to the Museum of Modern Art. We went there to see our “My” tree. As we looked for our tree we saw lots of interesting and unusual artwork by children from other schools. There were video presentations, photographs, pictures, clay models, paintings and lots more!
Report on Class 3’s visit to the “Joining Forces” show and Hands On interactive science gallery, Oxford, by Daniel Green (Y6)
On the 1st October Class 3 went to Science Oxford. We saw a great show on forces, which included a parachuting duck! There were also loads of hands-on activities including a pump lift, freeze frame shadow photographs and a magnetic can sorter.
Favourite Story Fortnight
Many thanks to all parents who volunteered to read their favourite children’s story to the pupils in their child’s class over the last two weeks. We have been treated to a rich variety of classic and contemporary stories, which the pupils (and teachers!) have greatly enjoyed.
Visit by Polish pupils and teachers 8th – 12th November 2008
As part of our Comenius project we will receive a visit from a group of four pupils and three teachers from Szkola Podstawowa im Trzech Braci, Hazlach (our Polish partner school) for five days from Saturday 8th to Wednesday 12th November. We are in the process of finalising their itinerary. Monday 10th November will be a “school experience” day for them and they will join in with activities in each of our classes. To provide an informal opportunity for families to meet our guests we are planning (weather permitting) to go kite flying on Wittenham Clumps (Round Hill, overlooking the river/Little Wittenham depending on wind direction!) between approximately 3 and 4pm on Sunday 9th November. This is not an “organized” event as such, and is, of course, entirely optional but any family interested in joining us would be very welcome. (NB if the weather is wet the kite flying event will be abandoned). For pupils in Years 5 and 6 we are also planning a kite-making workshop in school from 11.30 to 1pm on Sunday 9th November. This will cost £4, including kite, and further details are attached for pupils in Years 5 and 6.
Energy Garden Developments and Outdoor Mosaic
We welcome Mr David Bowers into school today, and early next week, to help us design and make an outdoor circular mosaic stage for performing arts. Mr Bowers is a professional mosaic artist and often works with school children. He will be working with small groups of pupils over the next three days of his residency to create our mosaic, which forms part of our energy garden developments and will include images based on the theme of energy. This opportunity and facility has been made possible through the generous financial support of both Didcot Power Station and the Edina Trust, and through the tireless efforts of Mrs Julie Pattisson to whom we give particular thanks.
Message from the PTA Committee
Music Quiz – The Music Quiz held on Friday 3rd October was a great success, raising almost £260 for PTA funds, a good start to the new fund-raising year. It was a busy night, which was well attended by parents, staff and villagers. Thank you to Rowena and Gareth Dobson who, once again, organised a brilliant quiz.
Clothes collection – please start bringing in bags from Thursday 13th November after school for collection on Monday 17th November at 10.30am.
Primary Cross Country
If any pupils in Years 3-6 are interested in taking part in a series of cross country events at Chiltern Edge School beginning on Saturday 11th October, please contact Chris or Kevin on 0118 972 1500 for more information.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making fairy cakes and also doing leaf printing for our “Autumn Display”. Everyone has also been busy planting daffodil and tulip bulbs in our garden. We are holding a Coffee Morning on Friday 31st October between 10am and 12pm and everyone is welcome to come along and see the children wearing their Halloween costumes!
DIARY DATES:
10th, 13th, 14th October
David Bowers – Mosaic artist in school
14th October
PTA Meeting
Wednesday 15th October
School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
Break up at 3.15pm on Thursday 23rd October
Friday 24th October
INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October
October Holiday
Monday 3rd November
Pupils return to school
Tuesday 4th November
Advance notice of Parents’ Evening from 3.30pm
From Monday 20th to Thursday 23rd October, Year 5 and Year 6 pupils will be away from school on their residential visit to Marchants Hill in Surrey. They will, on this occasion, be accompanied by Mrs Manzie and Mrs Lisa Scragg. Class 3 pupils not going on the residential visit will join Class 2 for these four days (including going swimming on Monday 20th October for which we request an additional £1 to cover coach costs).
Class 1 pupils will be taught by Mrs Sutton who previously taught in Class 1 and is looking forward to returning for the week!
PGL Residential Visit for Years 5 and 6 Pupils
A letter detailing arrangements was sent home with pupils earlier this week- please contact the school office if you have not received one.
Report on the “My” Project visit to the exhibition at Modern Art – an art gallery in Oxford, by Jessica Tombling (Y6)
Class 2 and 3 really enjoyed their trip to the Museum of Modern Art. We went there to see our “My” tree. As we looked for our tree we saw lots of interesting and unusual artwork by children from other schools. There were video presentations, photographs, pictures, clay models, paintings and lots more!
Report on Class 3’s visit to the “Joining Forces” show and Hands On interactive science gallery, Oxford, by Daniel Green (Y6)
On the 1st October Class 3 went to Science Oxford. We saw a great show on forces, which included a parachuting duck! There were also loads of hands-on activities including a pump lift, freeze frame shadow photographs and a magnetic can sorter.
Favourite Story Fortnight
Many thanks to all parents who volunteered to read their favourite children’s story to the pupils in their child’s class over the last two weeks. We have been treated to a rich variety of classic and contemporary stories, which the pupils (and teachers!) have greatly enjoyed.
Visit by Polish pupils and teachers 8th – 12th November 2008
As part of our Comenius project we will receive a visit from a group of four pupils and three teachers from Szkola Podstawowa im Trzech Braci, Hazlach (our Polish partner school) for five days from Saturday 8th to Wednesday 12th November. We are in the process of finalising their itinerary. Monday 10th November will be a “school experience” day for them and they will join in with activities in each of our classes. To provide an informal opportunity for families to meet our guests we are planning (weather permitting) to go kite flying on Wittenham Clumps (Round Hill, overlooking the river/Little Wittenham depending on wind direction!) between approximately 3 and 4pm on Sunday 9th November. This is not an “organized” event as such, and is, of course, entirely optional but any family interested in joining us would be very welcome. (NB if the weather is wet the kite flying event will be abandoned). For pupils in Years 5 and 6 we are also planning a kite-making workshop in school from 11.30 to 1pm on Sunday 9th November. This will cost £4, including kite, and further details are attached for pupils in Years 5 and 6.
Energy Garden Developments and Outdoor Mosaic
We welcome Mr David Bowers into school today, and early next week, to help us design and make an outdoor circular mosaic stage for performing arts. Mr Bowers is a professional mosaic artist and often works with school children. He will be working with small groups of pupils over the next three days of his residency to create our mosaic, which forms part of our energy garden developments and will include images based on the theme of energy. This opportunity and facility has been made possible through the generous financial support of both Didcot Power Station and the Edina Trust, and through the tireless efforts of Mrs Julie Pattisson to whom we give particular thanks.
Message from the PTA Committee
Music Quiz – The Music Quiz held on Friday 3rd October was a great success, raising almost £260 for PTA funds, a good start to the new fund-raising year. It was a busy night, which was well attended by parents, staff and villagers. Thank you to Rowena and Gareth Dobson who, once again, organised a brilliant quiz.
Clothes collection – please start bringing in bags from Thursday 13th November after school for collection on Monday 17th November at 10.30am.
Primary Cross Country
If any pupils in Years 3-6 are interested in taking part in a series of cross country events at Chiltern Edge School beginning on Saturday 11th October, please contact Chris or Kevin on 0118 972 1500 for more information.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making fairy cakes and also doing leaf printing for our “Autumn Display”. Everyone has also been busy planting daffodil and tulip bulbs in our garden. We are holding a Coffee Morning on Friday 31st October between 10am and 12pm and everyone is welcome to come along and see the children wearing their Halloween costumes!
DIARY DATES:
10th, 13th, 14th October
David Bowers – Mosaic artist in school
14th October
PTA Meeting
Wednesday 15th October
School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd October
PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils
Break up at 3.15pm on Thursday 23rd October
Friday 24th October
INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October
October Holiday
Monday 3rd November
Pupils return to school
Tuesday 4th November
Advance notice of Parents’ Evening from 3.30pm
Friday, October 3, 2008
Newsletter No 5 - 3rd October 2008
Happy OCTOBER Birthday to: Benjamin Duke, Sophie Hector, Oliver Lowman and Marcin Skwarek
During OCTOBER we are focusing on the core value of “APPRECIATION”
TA Update for Class 3
We thank Clare Hopkins for providing support in both Class 3 and Class 1 since the middle of June and now wish her well as she returns to university. This week, we have interviewed applicants for the permanent TA post in Class 3 and were very pleased with the calibre of candidates. We are in the process of finalising an appointment and the new TA, who already has extensive experience, as well as formal qualifications, will start at the beginning of Term 2 (3rd November).
Harvest Festival 9.30am on Friday 3rd October
It was a pleasure to welcome so many parents and visitors to our Harvest Service in church this morning. A huge “thank you” also to everyone for sending in such a wonderful array of “Harvest Gifts.” These will be taken to The Porch Centre in Oxford, which helps homeless people.
PGL Residential Visit for Years 5 and 6 Pupils
I appreciate that parents are waiting for further information about the PGL visit to Marchants Hills which takes place from 20th – 23rd October. Details will be finalised at a meeting between the four partnership schools early next week and a letter confirming arrangements and requirements will follow shortly afterwards.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Kezia Lawson who has been selected as number one girl for the Oxfordshire Under 11 A Badminton Team. She will also be shortly receiving a bursary from SODC in recognition of her sporting achievements to date. Well done, Kezia!
Message from the PTA Committee
Another “black bag clothes collection” coming shortly! Watch this space!
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making carrot and apple soup and also joining “big school” several times to practise their Harvest Song which they sang beautifully in church this morning.
Please find attached to this newsletter a letter from the Pre-School Committee inviting everyone to get involved in the Ball Auction by completing sealed bids for the 8 wonderful prizes which will be auctioned at the ball on 18th October (apart from Lot 4 which will be decided by “sealed bid” only on 10th October).
DIARY DATES:
Monday 6th October Children’s Book Week and continuation of Favourite Story Fortnight
Wednesday 8th October Mobile Library Y5 pupils go to ICC for Science lesson
Wednesday 15th October School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd October PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils Break up at 3.15pm
Friday 24th October INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October October Holiday
Monday 3rd November Pupils return to school
Tuesday 4th November Advance notice of Parents’ Evening
During OCTOBER we are focusing on the core value of “APPRECIATION”
TA Update for Class 3
We thank Clare Hopkins for providing support in both Class 3 and Class 1 since the middle of June and now wish her well as she returns to university. This week, we have interviewed applicants for the permanent TA post in Class 3 and were very pleased with the calibre of candidates. We are in the process of finalising an appointment and the new TA, who already has extensive experience, as well as formal qualifications, will start at the beginning of Term 2 (3rd November).
Harvest Festival 9.30am on Friday 3rd October
It was a pleasure to welcome so many parents and visitors to our Harvest Service in church this morning. A huge “thank you” also to everyone for sending in such a wonderful array of “Harvest Gifts.” These will be taken to The Porch Centre in Oxford, which helps homeless people.
PGL Residential Visit for Years 5 and 6 Pupils
I appreciate that parents are waiting for further information about the PGL visit to Marchants Hills which takes place from 20th – 23rd October. Details will be finalised at a meeting between the four partnership schools early next week and a letter confirming arrangements and requirements will follow shortly afterwards.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Kezia Lawson who has been selected as number one girl for the Oxfordshire Under 11 A Badminton Team. She will also be shortly receiving a bursary from SODC in recognition of her sporting achievements to date. Well done, Kezia!
Message from the PTA Committee
Another “black bag clothes collection” coming shortly! Watch this space!
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making carrot and apple soup and also joining “big school” several times to practise their Harvest Song which they sang beautifully in church this morning.
Please find attached to this newsletter a letter from the Pre-School Committee inviting everyone to get involved in the Ball Auction by completing sealed bids for the 8 wonderful prizes which will be auctioned at the ball on 18th October (apart from Lot 4 which will be decided by “sealed bid” only on 10th October).
DIARY DATES:
Monday 6th October Children’s Book Week and continuation of Favourite Story Fortnight
Wednesday 8th October Mobile Library Y5 pupils go to ICC for Science lesson
Wednesday 15th October School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd October PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils Break up at 3.15pm
Friday 24th October INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October October Holiday
Monday 3rd November Pupils return to school
Tuesday 4th November Advance notice of Parents’ Evening
Friday, September 26, 2008
Newsletter No 4 - 26th September 2008
Fair Processing Notice
Each family should have received earlier this week a “Fair Processing Notice” which explains about the data we hold on pupils in school, why we hold it and who we are allowed to pass it on to.
Newsletters on the Blog!
A reminder that our school newsletter is available online in the form of a Blog! You can access it either via the 'Newsletter' link on the website, or directly at the Blog address below. The Blog will be updated weekly with the Newsletter, as well as with other letters. There is also an RSS Feed now available from the Blog so that you can get the Newsletter delivered directly to your desktop.
You can see the Newsletter Blog here: http://stadhamptonprimaryschool.blogspot.com/
Reading Evening for Parents 24.09.2008
We were very pleased to welcome Nilifer Khan to lead this parents’ information evening. A number of parents, staff and governors attended this event and were engaged by Nilifer’s enthusiastic presentation. The presentation provided parents with a better understanding of the processes involved in learning to read, the variety of strategies which can be applied to support and develop early reading, the value of parents and children reading together and the importance of continuing to read for pleasure. For parents who were unable to attend a handout is available. If you would like one they will be available from the table outside the school office next week- please help yourself to a copy.
Favourite Story Fortnight – 29.09.2008-10.10.2008
It is not too late to “sign up” to share your favourite children’s story – please contact your child’s class teacher.
Booktime Book Packs for Pupils In Class 1
Today pupils in Reception and Year 1 will be bringing home extra heavy book bags! They each have a Booktime book pack which contains two books and some material promoting reading at home. These packs are donated by Booktrust who manage a range of programmes promoting reading for pleasure, such as Children’s Book Week. Booktime, an offshoot of Booktrust, aims to encourage parents and carers to enjoy sharing books with their children. (Further details are available on www.booktime.org.uk). We hope you enjoy sharing these books!
Harvest Festival 9.30am on Friday 3rd October
This year our Harvest Festival Service will be held in church at 9.30am on Friday 3rd October. Everyone is welcome. Non-perishable Harvest gifts, eg dried pasta, tinned beans, vegetables, soups, biscuits, chocolate, should be brought into school on the day. Pupils will then take them to church where they will form part of the Harvest display for the service there on Sunday 5th October. Harvest gifts will then be taken to The Porch, the centre in Oxford for homeless people.
Message from the PTA Committee
Music Quiz Night 3rd Oct – LAST CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS!! The tickets are selling thick and fast for the ever popular Music Quiz next week. We will pre-order the fish & chips on Tuesday so if you require food you must buy your tickets by Monday at the latest from Mrs Hopkins, Sara Wright or Catherine Roe.
Cookery Book – last minute recipes and pictures to be given to Rowena Dobson or Sarah Madry by the 30th Sept please. Simple and easy ones accepted as well as nouveau cuisine!
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have enjoyed making bread and learning all about Harvest and how farmers collect their crops. If anyone is thinking of replacing their large upright fridge for a newer model and would be willing to donate their old, but still working fridge, to Little Bears, they would very much appreciate it.
Monday 29th September Classes 2&3 visit MOMA
Wednesday 1st October Y4, Y5, Y6 visit to Science Oxford
Thursday 2nd October Photograph orders collection am
Friday 3rd October School Harvest Service in Church at 9.30am. All welcome
PTA Music Quiz
Monday 6th October Children’s Book Week
Wednesday 8th October Mobile Library Y5 pupils go to ICC for Science lesson
Wednesday 15th October School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd October PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils Break up at 3.15pm
Friday 24th October INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October October Holiday
Monday 3rd November Pupils return to school
Each family should have received earlier this week a “Fair Processing Notice” which explains about the data we hold on pupils in school, why we hold it and who we are allowed to pass it on to.
Newsletters on the Blog!
A reminder that our school newsletter is available online in the form of a Blog! You can access it either via the 'Newsletter' link on the website, or directly at the Blog address below. The Blog will be updated weekly with the Newsletter, as well as with other letters. There is also an RSS Feed now available from the Blog so that you can get the Newsletter delivered directly to your desktop.
You can see the Newsletter Blog here: http://stadhamptonprimaryschool.blogspot.com/
Reading Evening for Parents 24.09.2008
We were very pleased to welcome Nilifer Khan to lead this parents’ information evening. A number of parents, staff and governors attended this event and were engaged by Nilifer’s enthusiastic presentation. The presentation provided parents with a better understanding of the processes involved in learning to read, the variety of strategies which can be applied to support and develop early reading, the value of parents and children reading together and the importance of continuing to read for pleasure. For parents who were unable to attend a handout is available. If you would like one they will be available from the table outside the school office next week- please help yourself to a copy.
Favourite Story Fortnight – 29.09.2008-10.10.2008
It is not too late to “sign up” to share your favourite children’s story – please contact your child’s class teacher.
Booktime Book Packs for Pupils In Class 1
Today pupils in Reception and Year 1 will be bringing home extra heavy book bags! They each have a Booktime book pack which contains two books and some material promoting reading at home. These packs are donated by Booktrust who manage a range of programmes promoting reading for pleasure, such as Children’s Book Week. Booktime, an offshoot of Booktrust, aims to encourage parents and carers to enjoy sharing books with their children. (Further details are available on www.booktime.org.uk). We hope you enjoy sharing these books!
Harvest Festival 9.30am on Friday 3rd October
This year our Harvest Festival Service will be held in church at 9.30am on Friday 3rd October. Everyone is welcome. Non-perishable Harvest gifts, eg dried pasta, tinned beans, vegetables, soups, biscuits, chocolate, should be brought into school on the day. Pupils will then take them to church where they will form part of the Harvest display for the service there on Sunday 5th October. Harvest gifts will then be taken to The Porch, the centre in Oxford for homeless people.
Message from the PTA Committee
Music Quiz Night 3rd Oct – LAST CHANCE TO BUY TICKETS!! The tickets are selling thick and fast for the ever popular Music Quiz next week. We will pre-order the fish & chips on Tuesday so if you require food you must buy your tickets by Monday at the latest from Mrs Hopkins, Sara Wright or Catherine Roe.
Cookery Book – last minute recipes and pictures to be given to Rowena Dobson or Sarah Madry by the 30th Sept please. Simple and easy ones accepted as well as nouveau cuisine!
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have enjoyed making bread and learning all about Harvest and how farmers collect their crops. If anyone is thinking of replacing their large upright fridge for a newer model and would be willing to donate their old, but still working fridge, to Little Bears, they would very much appreciate it.
Monday 29th September Classes 2&3 visit MOMA
Wednesday 1st October Y4, Y5, Y6 visit to Science Oxford
Thursday 2nd October Photograph orders collection am
Friday 3rd October School Harvest Service in Church at 9.30am. All welcome
PTA Music Quiz
Monday 6th October Children’s Book Week
Wednesday 8th October Mobile Library Y5 pupils go to ICC for Science lesson
Wednesday 15th October School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd October PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils Break up at 3.15pm
Friday 24th October INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October October Holiday
Monday 3rd November Pupils return to school
Friday, September 19, 2008
Newsletter No 3 - 19th September 2008
Teaching Assistant Developments / Changes
We welcome Mrs Rosanna Thorp on our team as a Teaching Assistant. Mrs Thorp will be working mainly in Class 1. Mrs Wells and Mrs Hargrave will be mainly in Class 2. We are in the process of recruiting a new Teaching Assistant to work in Class 3. In the interim, Clare Hopkins continues to work as a Teaching Assistant supporting Class 3 over the next three weeks.
Reading Information Evening for Parents and Favourite Story Fortnight 29th September – 10th October
A reminder that we are holding a Reading Information Evening for parents, 6.00-7.30pm on Wednesday 24th September to which you are all welcome. Nilifer Khan, a Literacy Consultant for Oxfordshire, will outline how reading is taught in school and will provide parents with information and advice on how to best support reading with children at home. To give us an idea of numbers it would be most helpful if you could complete and return the attached reply slip.
In addition parents, grandparents and governors are invited to come and read their favourite children’s story (or an extract from) during the fortnight of Monday 29th September to Friday 10th October. This coincides with Children’s Book week which is 6th –10th October. Please contact class teachers to book an appropriate time. Thank you.
Linking with Children’s Book week and our own Favourite Story Fortnight, you may like to know that Mostly Books in Abingdon are shortly to hold a series of after-school story time sessions. The first one, which is David Melling reading his new book “The Star Faced Crocodile” is at 4pm on Thursday 25th September. Further details are available from Mostly Books on 01235 525880 or www.mostlybooks.co.uk
“My” Art Project
A reminder that our “My” art project is currently on display as part of the “My” Oxfordshire Schools’ Art Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford until 29th September. Free admission.
Visit by Fire Officer Theresa Orchard 17.09.08Theresa Orchard, Schools Liaison Officer for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, visited school on Wednesday and gave safety talks to specific year groups. Pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 had a talk based on “Get Out, Get the Fire Service Out, and Stay Out” and “Stop, Drop and Roll”. For pupils in Years 5 and 6 the focus was “Fire Safety in the Home”. Videos were shown to demonstrate how quickly fires can take hold of a room if care is not taken with candles and matches in particular. Class discussions lead to the main point of the talk, which was to stress the importance of having a fire alarm in your house.
Watlington Partnership Information Sheet
Please find a copy of the latest information sheet attached to this newsletter.
Message from the PTA Committee
Music Quiz Night 7pm, 3rd Oct - Tickets still on sale, please buy now from Mrs Hopkins, Sara Wright or Catherine Roe to ensure you get your fish & chips order!
Cookery Book - we still need lots more recipes for the book!! They do not have to be complicated or fancy, often the simple recipes work the best. Contact your neighbours and family to get those recipes in to Sarah Madry by 30th September. More details on the required format are available on the school website. For those people with no access to a computer Rowena Dobson has kindly offered to type them for you - please give them to her at the school gates.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears picked some cooking apples from our garden and then made apple crumble with them. We also enjoyed making some junk model tractors and talked about farming- “what animals you see on a farm” and “where food comes from”. Donations of shiny paper, junk model materials and newspapers would be appreciated.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 22nd September Governors’ Meeting at 7.30pm
Wednesday 24th September Year 6 (and their parents) assembly at 2.45pm with Richard Hudson
Reading Information Evening for Parents from 6.00-7.30pm
Monday 29th September Classes 2&3 visit MOMA
Wednesday 1st October Y4, Y5, Y6 visit to Science Oxford
Friday 3rd October School Harvest Service in Church at 9.30am. All welcome
PTA Music Quiz
Monday 6th October Children’s Book week and start of Favourite Story Fortnight
Wednesday 8th October Mobile Library
Y5 pupils go to ICC for Science lesson
Wednesday 15th October School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd October PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils Break up at 3.15pm
Friday 24th October INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October October Holiday
Monday 3rd November Pupils return to school
We welcome Mrs Rosanna Thorp on our team as a Teaching Assistant. Mrs Thorp will be working mainly in Class 1. Mrs Wells and Mrs Hargrave will be mainly in Class 2. We are in the process of recruiting a new Teaching Assistant to work in Class 3. In the interim, Clare Hopkins continues to work as a Teaching Assistant supporting Class 3 over the next three weeks.
Reading Information Evening for Parents and Favourite Story Fortnight 29th September – 10th October
A reminder that we are holding a Reading Information Evening for parents, 6.00-7.30pm on Wednesday 24th September to which you are all welcome. Nilifer Khan, a Literacy Consultant for Oxfordshire, will outline how reading is taught in school and will provide parents with information and advice on how to best support reading with children at home. To give us an idea of numbers it would be most helpful if you could complete and return the attached reply slip.
In addition parents, grandparents and governors are invited to come and read their favourite children’s story (or an extract from) during the fortnight of Monday 29th September to Friday 10th October. This coincides with Children’s Book week which is 6th –10th October. Please contact class teachers to book an appropriate time. Thank you.
Linking with Children’s Book week and our own Favourite Story Fortnight, you may like to know that Mostly Books in Abingdon are shortly to hold a series of after-school story time sessions. The first one, which is David Melling reading his new book “The Star Faced Crocodile” is at 4pm on Thursday 25th September. Further details are available from Mostly Books on 01235 525880 or www.mostlybooks.co.uk
“My” Art Project
A reminder that our “My” art project is currently on display as part of the “My” Oxfordshire Schools’ Art Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford until 29th September. Free admission.
Visit by Fire Officer Theresa Orchard 17.09.08Theresa Orchard, Schools Liaison Officer for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, visited school on Wednesday and gave safety talks to specific year groups. Pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 had a talk based on “Get Out, Get the Fire Service Out, and Stay Out” and “Stop, Drop and Roll”. For pupils in Years 5 and 6 the focus was “Fire Safety in the Home”. Videos were shown to demonstrate how quickly fires can take hold of a room if care is not taken with candles and matches in particular. Class discussions lead to the main point of the talk, which was to stress the importance of having a fire alarm in your house.
Watlington Partnership Information Sheet
Please find a copy of the latest information sheet attached to this newsletter.
Message from the PTA Committee
Music Quiz Night 7pm, 3rd Oct - Tickets still on sale, please buy now from Mrs Hopkins, Sara Wright or Catherine Roe to ensure you get your fish & chips order!
Cookery Book - we still need lots more recipes for the book!! They do not have to be complicated or fancy, often the simple recipes work the best. Contact your neighbours and family to get those recipes in to Sarah Madry by 30th September. More details on the required format are available on the school website. For those people with no access to a computer Rowena Dobson has kindly offered to type them for you - please give them to her at the school gates.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears picked some cooking apples from our garden and then made apple crumble with them. We also enjoyed making some junk model tractors and talked about farming- “what animals you see on a farm” and “where food comes from”. Donations of shiny paper, junk model materials and newspapers would be appreciated.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 22nd September Governors’ Meeting at 7.30pm
Wednesday 24th September Year 6 (and their parents) assembly at 2.45pm with Richard Hudson
Reading Information Evening for Parents from 6.00-7.30pm
Monday 29th September Classes 2&3 visit MOMA
Wednesday 1st October Y4, Y5, Y6 visit to Science Oxford
Friday 3rd October School Harvest Service in Church at 9.30am. All welcome
PTA Music Quiz
Monday 6th October Children’s Book week and start of Favourite Story Fortnight
Wednesday 8th October Mobile Library
Y5 pupils go to ICC for Science lesson
Wednesday 15th October School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Monday 20th – Thursday 23rd October PGL Residential visit for Class 3 pupils Break up at 3.15pm
Friday 24th October INSET DAY – School closed for pupils
27th – 31st October October Holiday
Monday 3rd November Pupils return to school
Friday, September 12, 2008
Newsletter No 2 dated 12th September 2008
Joe Johnson
Many of you will already have heard the very sad news that Joe Johnson, a former headteacher of Stadhampton Primary School from 1980 to 1989, died earlier this week. Joe had just retired as headteacher of Sandhills Primary School, Oxford. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with his family.
Admission to Primary Schools in September 2009
Booklets are now available from the school office if you have not yet received one from the LEA.
Moving On Booklet
The booklet entitled “Moving On” was distributed to all Year 6 pupils earlier this week. There is a co-ordinated admissions process in Oxfordshire with exchange of information between LAs. This means that you can apply for a place at any maintained secondary school using the application form available in the booklet or from the OCC website on www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions You will also find information regarding deadline dates within the booklet.
Year 6 Assembly for Pupils and Parents
Richard Hudson, Headteacher of Icknield Community College will be visiting our school on Wednesday 24th September at 2.45pm to give a short assembly to Year 6 pupils and their parents about life at Icknield Community College. The assembly should finish by 3.15pm.
Open Morning
Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears Pre-School would be pleased to welcome you to our joint Open Morning on Wednesday 15th October 2008.
“The Elements” textile wall-hangings
Many thanks for all the contributions of material, etc for our wall-hangings. It is not too late to bring in any more items you may have at home. We are looking forward to working with Alison Pullen next week when each class will make a start on their wall-hanging. Class 1’s will represent “earth”, Class 2’s “water” and Class 3’s “fire”.
Reading Information Evening and “Favourite Story Fortnight” 29.09.08 to 10.10.08
To link with the National Year of Reading and Children’s Book week (06-10.10.08) we are holding two events in school this term.
1. On Wednesday 24th September we are holding a Reading Information Evening for parents from 6.00-7.30pm. The session will be led by Nilifer Khan, a Literacy Consultant with Oxfordshire Education Authority, and the focus is to provide parents with information and advice to best support reading with children at home.
2. From Monday 29th September to Friday 10th October we are holding a “Favourite Story Fortnight” event and we need your help to make it a success! We are inviting parents/ grandparents/governors and members of staff to come into school and read their favourite children’s story (or an extract from) for a 5-10 minute time slot at the beginning or end of each day during that fortnight. Please contact class teachers to book an appropriate time and be prepared to reveal your chosen story – to avoid repetition!
Parents’ reading group sessions for Class 3 pupils will begin again on Wednesday 17th September at 2.40pm. We hope that the parents who were involved in this previously will be able to continue. Please let Mrs Sutton know if this is no longer possible.
Recorders
A reminder that all pupils from Years 3-6 have recorder lessons and, for Health and Safety reasons, need their own recorder. These, along with recorder books, can be bought from the school office. Recorders cost £6.50, Book One is £3.50 and Book 2 is £3. Recorder lessons usually take place on Monday afternoons and will start on Monday 22nd September.
After School Clubs
We have been very fortunate to have had Roseanne Butler, Marc Oakley and Nathan Manzie run some of our after school clubs over the last year. As this year is an important exam year for them they now need to focus on their studies and are unable to continue. We thank them for all their hard work and wish them well. Our good fortune continues and we have new junior sports leaders- Tom Howlett and Naomi Manzie who along with other ex-pupils are willing to run after school clubs during Terms 1 and 2 under the supervision of school staff. This will mean that we are able to offer Netball Club for Year 3-6 pupils and Multi-skills Club for Year 1 and Year 2 pupils on a Wednesday afternoon from 3.15pm to 4pm. In addition, Mrs Lisa Scragg (who has the appropriate checks/qualifications) has kindly offered to run a Hockey Club for Year 3-6 pupils on a Monday afternoon from 3.15pm to 4pm.
Please note that these clubs will run for 10 weeks (5 weeks either side of the October Holiday) and will start the week beginning Monday 22nd September. Due to former commitments, Mrs Scragg is only able to offer 8 weeks of club –see letter for details.
The Premier Sports after school Football Club for participating Year 3-6 pupils started this week, from 3.15pm to 4.15pm and runs until 18th December.
We are also negotiating the provision of an after-school Rugby Club in Terms 3 and 4. Further details to follow.
Named clothing for Class 1 pupils
Please could all parents of Class 1 pupils ensure that their PE kit and school uniform are clearly marked with their child’s name. We do try to ensure that pupils go home in their own clothing after a PE session but when there is a large quantity of unmarked clothing it can be difficult!
Message from the PTA Committee
Tickets are now on sale in the school office for the Music quiz on Friday 3rd October. Please do come along and show your support for the first PTA event of this academic year.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have continued settling in their new members, enjoyed icing biscuits and making space pictures. Tickets for the Ball are now sold out. We would appreciate any donations of newspapers.
DIARY DATES:
Mon/Tues 15th/16th September Alison Pullen – textile artist in school working with pupils
Class 2 swimming session
Tuesday 16th September PTA meeting in school at 8pm. All welcome
Wednesday 17th September Mobile Library visit
Monday 22nd September Governors’ Meeting at 7.30pm
Wednesday 24th September Year 6 (and their parents) assembly at 2.45pm with Richard Hudson
Reading Information Evening for Parents from 6.00-7.30pm
Friday 3rd October School Harvest Service in Church at 9.30am. All welcome
PTA Music Quiz
Monday 6th October Children’s Book week and start of Favourite Story Fortnight
Wednesday 15th October School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Many of you will already have heard the very sad news that Joe Johnson, a former headteacher of Stadhampton Primary School from 1980 to 1989, died earlier this week. Joe had just retired as headteacher of Sandhills Primary School, Oxford. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with his family.
Admission to Primary Schools in September 2009
Booklets are now available from the school office if you have not yet received one from the LEA.
Moving On Booklet
The booklet entitled “Moving On” was distributed to all Year 6 pupils earlier this week. There is a co-ordinated admissions process in Oxfordshire with exchange of information between LAs. This means that you can apply for a place at any maintained secondary school using the application form available in the booklet or from the OCC website on www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions You will also find information regarding deadline dates within the booklet.
Year 6 Assembly for Pupils and Parents
Richard Hudson, Headteacher of Icknield Community College will be visiting our school on Wednesday 24th September at 2.45pm to give a short assembly to Year 6 pupils and their parents about life at Icknield Community College. The assembly should finish by 3.15pm.
Open Morning
Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears Pre-School would be pleased to welcome you to our joint Open Morning on Wednesday 15th October 2008.
“The Elements” textile wall-hangings
Many thanks for all the contributions of material, etc for our wall-hangings. It is not too late to bring in any more items you may have at home. We are looking forward to working with Alison Pullen next week when each class will make a start on their wall-hanging. Class 1’s will represent “earth”, Class 2’s “water” and Class 3’s “fire”.
Reading Information Evening and “Favourite Story Fortnight” 29.09.08 to 10.10.08
To link with the National Year of Reading and Children’s Book week (06-10.10.08) we are holding two events in school this term.
1. On Wednesday 24th September we are holding a Reading Information Evening for parents from 6.00-7.30pm. The session will be led by Nilifer Khan, a Literacy Consultant with Oxfordshire Education Authority, and the focus is to provide parents with information and advice to best support reading with children at home.
2. From Monday 29th September to Friday 10th October we are holding a “Favourite Story Fortnight” event and we need your help to make it a success! We are inviting parents/ grandparents/governors and members of staff to come into school and read their favourite children’s story (or an extract from) for a 5-10 minute time slot at the beginning or end of each day during that fortnight. Please contact class teachers to book an appropriate time and be prepared to reveal your chosen story – to avoid repetition!
Parents’ reading group sessions for Class 3 pupils will begin again on Wednesday 17th September at 2.40pm. We hope that the parents who were involved in this previously will be able to continue. Please let Mrs Sutton know if this is no longer possible.
Recorders
A reminder that all pupils from Years 3-6 have recorder lessons and, for Health and Safety reasons, need their own recorder. These, along with recorder books, can be bought from the school office. Recorders cost £6.50, Book One is £3.50 and Book 2 is £3. Recorder lessons usually take place on Monday afternoons and will start on Monday 22nd September.
After School Clubs
We have been very fortunate to have had Roseanne Butler, Marc Oakley and Nathan Manzie run some of our after school clubs over the last year. As this year is an important exam year for them they now need to focus on their studies and are unable to continue. We thank them for all their hard work and wish them well. Our good fortune continues and we have new junior sports leaders- Tom Howlett and Naomi Manzie who along with other ex-pupils are willing to run after school clubs during Terms 1 and 2 under the supervision of school staff. This will mean that we are able to offer Netball Club for Year 3-6 pupils and Multi-skills Club for Year 1 and Year 2 pupils on a Wednesday afternoon from 3.15pm to 4pm. In addition, Mrs Lisa Scragg (who has the appropriate checks/qualifications) has kindly offered to run a Hockey Club for Year 3-6 pupils on a Monday afternoon from 3.15pm to 4pm.
Please note that these clubs will run for 10 weeks (5 weeks either side of the October Holiday) and will start the week beginning Monday 22nd September. Due to former commitments, Mrs Scragg is only able to offer 8 weeks of club –see letter for details.
The Premier Sports after school Football Club for participating Year 3-6 pupils started this week, from 3.15pm to 4.15pm and runs until 18th December.
We are also negotiating the provision of an after-school Rugby Club in Terms 3 and 4. Further details to follow.
Named clothing for Class 1 pupils
Please could all parents of Class 1 pupils ensure that their PE kit and school uniform are clearly marked with their child’s name. We do try to ensure that pupils go home in their own clothing after a PE session but when there is a large quantity of unmarked clothing it can be difficult!
Message from the PTA Committee
Tickets are now on sale in the school office for the Music quiz on Friday 3rd October. Please do come along and show your support for the first PTA event of this academic year.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have continued settling in their new members, enjoyed icing biscuits and making space pictures. Tickets for the Ball are now sold out. We would appreciate any donations of newspapers.
DIARY DATES:
Mon/Tues 15th/16th September Alison Pullen – textile artist in school working with pupils
Class 2 swimming session
Tuesday 16th September PTA meeting in school at 8pm. All welcome
Wednesday 17th September Mobile Library visit
Monday 22nd September Governors’ Meeting at 7.30pm
Wednesday 24th September Year 6 (and their parents) assembly at 2.45pm with Richard Hudson
Reading Information Evening for Parents from 6.00-7.30pm
Friday 3rd October School Harvest Service in Church at 9.30am. All welcome
PTA Music Quiz
Monday 6th October Children’s Book week and start of Favourite Story Fortnight
Wednesday 15th October School and Little Bears Open Morning from 9.00am until 11.30am. All welcome
Friday, September 5, 2008
Newsletter No 1 2008-9 Academic Year
Welcome back to everyone for the start of a new school year.
We are pleased to welcome the following new pupils into Class 1: Amy Freeman, Sophie Hector, Oliver Lowman and Edward (Ned) Pratt.
Happy AUGUST Birthday to: Amy Akers, Amelia Birtles, Rhys Brown, Oliver Perring, Amber Tomkins and Abigail Wright
Happy SEPTEMBER Birthday to: Bryce Dobson, Alice Madry, Annabel Roe, Chloe Scragg, Robbie Scragg
During the month of September we are focusing on the core value of RESPECT.
Admission to Primary Schools in September 2009
If your child was born between 1st September 2004 and 31st August 2005, you will soon need to apply for a place at school. Booklets should be sent to families automatically, but will also be available from school shortly or you may apply on-line via www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions
Open Morning
Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears Pre-School would be pleased to welcome you to our joint Open Morning on Wednesday 15th October 2008.
School Meals from September
A reminder that the cost of a school meal has risen to £1.95 per day.
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 2 pupils on Monday 8th September. They will have 7 sessions up to the October Holiday. As always, we are grateful to receive a “voluntary contribution” of £1 per child, per swimming session towards the cost of the transport. Cash or cheques please, (kept separate from dinner money) made payable to Stadhampton Primary School.
School Photographer – Thursday 11th September
All pupils will be photographed individually and with their siblings in school. If any parent would like any additional photographs of family groups, etc please come into the hall at 8.45am and these will be taken first.
Message from the PTA Committee
The first PTA meeting of the new school year will take place on Tuesday 16th Sept at 8pm at the School. The PTA raises funds for all the children in school. Your ideas and fund-raising support are vital to ensure we can secure enough funds to provide extra opportunities for development. All parents are automatically part of the PTA and as such we encourage the regulars plus those parents who have never attended before to join this meeting to discuss fund raising ideas for the year.
If you would like to find out more about what we do or are keen to become more involved please contact Sara Wright on 07831 727764.
A reminder that we need a few more recipes for the Recipe Book. Closing date is 30.09.2008. Please speak to Sarah Madry or Helen Oakley if you need help with submitting a recipe.
Lost and Found
Two items found after Sports Evening: A black camera/video case. A ladies watch
Please call into the school office if you think either item belongs to you.
Little Bears News
We are pleased to welcome the following new children into Little Bears this term:
Isobel, Isabella, Callum, Freddy, Eleanor, Jessica, Chloe and Zara.
This week has been spent mostly settling our new children in and reminding ourselves of our routines.
Diary Dates:
Sunday 7th September
Parish Praise – St John the Baptist Church, Stadhampton at 9.30am.
Monday 8th September
Swimming at Berinsfield commences for Class 2 pupils
Thursday 11th September
School Photographer will be visiting on Thursday 11th September
After School Football Club begins for participating pupils
Mon/Tues 15th/16th September
Alison Pullen – textile artist in school working with pupils
Tuesday 16th September
PTA meeting in school at 8pm. All welcome
Wednesday 17th September
Mobile Library visit
Wednesday 15th October
School and Little Bears Open Morning – all welcome
Please find attached to this newsletter:
· A letter to parents providing more information about Post OFSTED Developments
· Flyer about Parish Praise service
Friday, July 18, 2008
Newsletter No 7
Please note that this will be the final newsletter of this academic year, as we will not be sending out a newsletter next week! I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy summer holiday.
Sports Evening – TONIGHT – FINAL REMINDERS
The bar is open from 6pm; pupils need to arrive by 6.15pm so that the races may begin promptly at 6.30pm; pupils need to bring a bottle of water/squash to keep with them; parents need to bring something to sit on; barbecue is available from about 7pm for those not participating in the races!
Next Week:
Monday 21st July
· Final swimming session at Abbey Sports Centre for Class 3 pupils. Many Class 3 pupils have been reminded that they have outstanding “voluntary contributions” which really help with the cost of the transport (£57.50 per session).
· “Stadhampton has Talent” show for pupils only 2.15-3.15pm
Tuesday 22nd July
· Daylight Theatre performance at 2pm. Parents, other visitors and children aged 3 or over are welcome. There will be an admission charge of £1 per visitor to help offset the costs of the afternoon.
Wednesday 23rd July
· End of year assembly at 9.00am. Parents and other visitors welcome.
· School finishes at 1.30pm.
Year 6 Leavers
We say goodbye and good luck to our Year 6 leavers on Wednesday as they prepare to begin their secondary education.
Lucia and Thomas Amico, Katie Barcoe, Cameron Cruickshank, Hannah Gibbs, Porsche Hall, George Howlett, Harry Leighfield and Kamil Skwarek are all moving on to Icknield Community College. Katy Brigden and Tamara Collins are transferring to Wheatley Park School and Alex Pattisson will be attending Magdalen College School.
Admission to Primary Schools in September 2009
If your child was born between 1st September 2004 and 31st August 2005, you will soon need to apply for a place at school. Booklets should be sent to families automatically, but will also be available from school in September or you may apply on-line via www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions
Open Morning
Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears Pre-School would be pleased to welcome you to our joint Open Morning on Wednesday 15th October 2008.
School Meals from September
A reminder that the cost of a school meal rises in September to £1.95 per day. Cheques for school meals should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School and must be kept separate from all other income into school. It is most helpful if school meal orders can be placed on Monday mornings please so that banking can then be done at the earliest opportunity during the week.
The current 3-week menu will continue until the October Holiday. Please find attached a copy for your reference.
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 2 pupils on Monday 8th September. They will have 7 sessions up to the October Holiday. As always, we are grateful to receive a “voluntary contribution” of £1 per child, per swimming session towards the cost of the transport. Cash or cheques please, (kept separate from dinner money) made payable to Stadhampton Primary School.
News from ICC
We are delighted to congratulate some of our ex-pupils following their successes this week at the Icknield Community College Awards Evening. Several of our ex-pupils won subject prizes; Joanna Oakley was presented with the Year 8 Cup and Bethany Lawson won the Year 9 Cup; Nathan Manzie was appointed as one of six Senior Prefects and we are very proud that Roseanne Butler and Julian Pitts were confirmed as Head Girl and Head Boy.
Message from the PTA Committee - Recipe Book
Everything is now in place for you to submit your favourite recipes for the fabulous Fund Raising Recipe Book! The summer holidays are a perfect opportunity for you to put your chefs’ hat on and think about all those well-loved, tasty treats that you enjoy cooking and eating. Please spend a little time while you relax, to visit the school website on http://www.stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk/ to access all the information you need and give us some wonderful recipes to put in the book. Remember - every book sold will raise funds for Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears Pre-School. Happy cooking!
Little Bears News
We enjoyed making a bus from a big box, making pizza and also apple muffins. We would like to say a sad farewell to Oliver Lowman and Bethany Baker who are both going to “big school”. We are all looking forward to having our end of term party on Wednesday. Reminder Ball tickets are available to buy over the summer from Nikki on 01865 400305.
Staff, Children and Committee would like to thank all parents and staff of “big school” for all of their support over the last year.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 22nd July
Daylight Theatre performance of The Fairy’s Tale at 2pm – visitors welcome
Wednesday 23rd July
End of Year assembly at 9.00 am. All welcome
School finishes at 1.30pm
Wednesday 3rd September
Pupils return to school
Monday 8th September
Swimming at Berinsfield commences for Class 2 pupils
Thursday 11th September
School Photographer will be visiting on Thursday 11th September
Wednesday 15th October
School and Little Bears Open Morning – all welcome
Sports Evening – TONIGHT – FINAL REMINDERS
The bar is open from 6pm; pupils need to arrive by 6.15pm so that the races may begin promptly at 6.30pm; pupils need to bring a bottle of water/squash to keep with them; parents need to bring something to sit on; barbecue is available from about 7pm for those not participating in the races!
Next Week:
Monday 21st July
· Final swimming session at Abbey Sports Centre for Class 3 pupils. Many Class 3 pupils have been reminded that they have outstanding “voluntary contributions” which really help with the cost of the transport (£57.50 per session).
· “Stadhampton has Talent” show for pupils only 2.15-3.15pm
Tuesday 22nd July
· Daylight Theatre performance at 2pm. Parents, other visitors and children aged 3 or over are welcome. There will be an admission charge of £1 per visitor to help offset the costs of the afternoon.
Wednesday 23rd July
· End of year assembly at 9.00am. Parents and other visitors welcome.
· School finishes at 1.30pm.
Year 6 Leavers
We say goodbye and good luck to our Year 6 leavers on Wednesday as they prepare to begin their secondary education.
Lucia and Thomas Amico, Katie Barcoe, Cameron Cruickshank, Hannah Gibbs, Porsche Hall, George Howlett, Harry Leighfield and Kamil Skwarek are all moving on to Icknield Community College. Katy Brigden and Tamara Collins are transferring to Wheatley Park School and Alex Pattisson will be attending Magdalen College School.
Admission to Primary Schools in September 2009
If your child was born between 1st September 2004 and 31st August 2005, you will soon need to apply for a place at school. Booklets should be sent to families automatically, but will also be available from school in September or you may apply on-line via www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/admissions
Open Morning
Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears Pre-School would be pleased to welcome you to our joint Open Morning on Wednesday 15th October 2008.
School Meals from September
A reminder that the cost of a school meal rises in September to £1.95 per day. Cheques for school meals should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School and must be kept separate from all other income into school. It is most helpful if school meal orders can be placed on Monday mornings please so that banking can then be done at the earliest opportunity during the week.
The current 3-week menu will continue until the October Holiday. Please find attached a copy for your reference.
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 2 pupils on Monday 8th September. They will have 7 sessions up to the October Holiday. As always, we are grateful to receive a “voluntary contribution” of £1 per child, per swimming session towards the cost of the transport. Cash or cheques please, (kept separate from dinner money) made payable to Stadhampton Primary School.
News from ICC
We are delighted to congratulate some of our ex-pupils following their successes this week at the Icknield Community College Awards Evening. Several of our ex-pupils won subject prizes; Joanna Oakley was presented with the Year 8 Cup and Bethany Lawson won the Year 9 Cup; Nathan Manzie was appointed as one of six Senior Prefects and we are very proud that Roseanne Butler and Julian Pitts were confirmed as Head Girl and Head Boy.
Message from the PTA Committee - Recipe Book
Everything is now in place for you to submit your favourite recipes for the fabulous Fund Raising Recipe Book! The summer holidays are a perfect opportunity for you to put your chefs’ hat on and think about all those well-loved, tasty treats that you enjoy cooking and eating. Please spend a little time while you relax, to visit the school website on http://www.stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk/ to access all the information you need and give us some wonderful recipes to put in the book. Remember - every book sold will raise funds for Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears Pre-School. Happy cooking!
Little Bears News
We enjoyed making a bus from a big box, making pizza and also apple muffins. We would like to say a sad farewell to Oliver Lowman and Bethany Baker who are both going to “big school”. We are all looking forward to having our end of term party on Wednesday. Reminder Ball tickets are available to buy over the summer from Nikki on 01865 400305.
Staff, Children and Committee would like to thank all parents and staff of “big school” for all of their support over the last year.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 22nd July
Daylight Theatre performance of The Fairy’s Tale at 2pm – visitors welcome
Wednesday 23rd July
End of Year assembly at 9.00 am. All welcome
School finishes at 1.30pm
Wednesday 3rd September
Pupils return to school
Monday 8th September
Swimming at Berinsfield commences for Class 2 pupils
Thursday 11th September
School Photographer will be visiting on Thursday 11th September
Wednesday 15th October
School and Little Bears Open Morning – all welcome
Friday, July 11, 2008
Newsletter No 6
End of Year Reports
Pupil should bring home today their end of year report. Unfortunately, as you may have heard through the media, we are not able to include the results of the Year 6 KS2 SATs tests, as this information has not yet been released. We apologise for this inconvenience, but the situation is out of our control. We shall, of course, send these out separately as soon as we are able.
Sports Evening
We are pleased that Little Bears will be able to join in with Sports Evening this year and will hold their races just before the school relay races begin.
Don’t forget to buy your tickets for burgers & sausages from Mrs Hopkins before next Wednesday (16th), as this will be your last chance to ensure you have food to eat after the races. Don’t forget to buy tickets for the children and for any grandparents you are bringing along. Each sausage & burger is £2 each and funds go to PTA.
Message from the PTA Committee
The final total raised from the Chiltern Chase was a whopping £1,223. From this £1020.50 went to PTA funds and £202.50 to Little Bears. Thank you to everyone involved in raising this magnificent sum. The winner of the most individual sponsorship is Gary Hall, so he gets the bag of goodies from Up and Running Sports Shop in Headington.
Recipe Book
Please find attached to this newsletter details of the latest joint fundraising project being planned by Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears made “mud pies” for cooking. They also thoroughly enjoyed some messy activities this week including hand painting, sponge painting and bubble painting and making a bus out of a box. A reminder that Ball tickets may now be purchased (£25 deposit required) from Nikki or Sharon.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 15th July
Class 1 and Class 3 pupils visit Cadbury’s World
Friday 18th July
Sports Evening – 6.15pm for pupils
Tuesday 22nd July
Daylight Theatre performance of The Fairy’s Tale at 2pm – visitors welcome
Wednesday 23rd July
End of Year assembly at 9.00 am. All welcome
School finishes at 1.30pm
Wednesday 3rd September
Pupils return to school
Thursday 11th September
Our School Photographer will be visiting on Thursday 11th September please note change of date
Pupil should bring home today their end of year report. Unfortunately, as you may have heard through the media, we are not able to include the results of the Year 6 KS2 SATs tests, as this information has not yet been released. We apologise for this inconvenience, but the situation is out of our control. We shall, of course, send these out separately as soon as we are able.
Sports Evening
We are pleased that Little Bears will be able to join in with Sports Evening this year and will hold their races just before the school relay races begin.
Don’t forget to buy your tickets for burgers & sausages from Mrs Hopkins before next Wednesday (16th), as this will be your last chance to ensure you have food to eat after the races. Don’t forget to buy tickets for the children and for any grandparents you are bringing along. Each sausage & burger is £2 each and funds go to PTA.
Message from the PTA Committee
The final total raised from the Chiltern Chase was a whopping £1,223. From this £1020.50 went to PTA funds and £202.50 to Little Bears. Thank you to everyone involved in raising this magnificent sum. The winner of the most individual sponsorship is Gary Hall, so he gets the bag of goodies from Up and Running Sports Shop in Headington.
Recipe Book
Please find attached to this newsletter details of the latest joint fundraising project being planned by Stadhampton Primary School and Little Bears.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears made “mud pies” for cooking. They also thoroughly enjoyed some messy activities this week including hand painting, sponge painting and bubble painting and making a bus out of a box. A reminder that Ball tickets may now be purchased (£25 deposit required) from Nikki or Sharon.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 15th July
Class 1 and Class 3 pupils visit Cadbury’s World
Friday 18th July
Sports Evening – 6.15pm for pupils
Tuesday 22nd July
Daylight Theatre performance of The Fairy’s Tale at 2pm – visitors welcome
Wednesday 23rd July
End of Year assembly at 9.00 am. All welcome
School finishes at 1.30pm
Wednesday 3rd September
Pupils return to school
Thursday 11th September
Our School Photographer will be visiting on Thursday 11th September please note change of date
Friday, July 4, 2008
Newsletter No 5
Happy JULY Birthday to: Mair Amery, Alex Birtles, Benjamin Drake, Hannah Gibbs, Ayisha Hall, George Howlett, Andrew Oakley, Aimee Parkes and Peter Roe.
During JULY we are focusing on the core value of COURAGE
Newsletters on the Blog!
Our school newsletter is now available online in the form of a Blog! You can access it either via the 'Newsletter' link on the website, or directly at the Blog address below. The Blog will be updated weekly with the Newsletter, as well as with other letters. There is also an RSS Feed now available from the Blog so that you can get the Newsletter delivered directly to your desktop.
You can see the Newsletter Blog here: http://stadhamptonprimaryschool.blogspot.com/
Cycling Test
Congratulations to the following children who passed their cycling test last Friday: Lucia Amico, Tom Amico, Porsche Hall, Cameron Vale, Katie Barcoe, Katy Brigden, Daniel Green and Hannah Gibbs. Thank you also to Mrs Brigden, Mrs Scragg, Mrs Leighfield and Mrs Vale for giving up many afternoons in order to supervise pupils.
School Meals Price Increase
We have been advised by Food with Thought, our catering company, that the price of a school meal will increase to £1.95 from 1st September 2008, with a possible further increase due in December 2008.
School Council Event - Sponsored Run
We are delighted to announce that the final total raised by the School Council Sponsored Run was £702.36. The School Council is currently debating how this money should be spent.
Sports Evening-Detailed Arrangements
Many parents are familiar with the usual format of Sports Evening but I am aware that we have a number of new parents who may be less familiar with the format. We assume that all pupils will take part in Sports Evening on Friday 18th July and would be grateful if parents could let us know by Friday 11th July if their children will not be taking part so that the logistics of team arrangements can be finalised. As we also ask that children wear a T-shirt in their team’s colours (red, yellow or green) it is also helpful to be able to give families as much notice as possible in order to source a T-shirt in the appropriate colour! All pupils need to bring a bottle of water/squash with them, which they will be able to drink, between races. Parents and other relatives are welcome and are reminded to bring something to sit on. Parents are asked not to congregate at the finishing line for obvious safety reasons as well as blocking the view of the judges awarding the stickers. No football or ball games by older brothers or sisters please, whilst the races are on! The bar will be open from 6pm and will be available throughout the evening. Races begin promptly at 6.30pm. (Pupils need to arrive by 6.15pm). As in previous years, please could you purchase tickets for hot dogs (£2) and burgers (£2) in advance, so that we have a good idea of what sort of quantities to have available. (Hot dogs and burgers will be best quality meat from Newitts of Thame). Pre-ordered barbecue food will be available from about 7pm onwards for those not participating in the races! This will hopefully help to avoid a massive queue at the end! Finally, a reminder that smoking is not permitted on County Council property.
Swimming in the School Pool
May I please remind parents that pupils are not allowed to wear baggy swimming trunks for swimming at Berinsfield or in the school pool, as they constitute a health and safety hazard.
Extended Services
Thank you for the responses received so far to the extended services questionnaire we sent out recently. We would be grateful if all parents/carers could take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire so that we can ascertain whether parents would support a breakfast club/after school club/holiday playscheme at Stadhampton School. We can only proceed with this possibility if there is sufficient interest.
Also, please find attached to this newsletter details of the Watlington Partnership Summer Holidays Childcare and Activities programme of events.
Daylight Theatre Company
We are fortunate to have been able to book the Daylight Theatre Company again this year on Tuesday 22nd July as an end of term treat for all pupils. Parents and other relatives or family friends are invited to come along to watch their performance of The Fairy’s Tale at 2pm. There will be an admission charge of £1, which will help offset the costs of the day. Children aged 3 and over are also welcome to come along to this performance.
Message from the PTA Committee
Many of you may have heard of Easy2Name, the company that make sewn labels, stickers, bag tags etc, but did you know that by using them you could help raise money for our PTA. Attached to the newsletter is an order form with our code for fundraising (yellow sticker bottom right). The PTA will receive 20% of our total group order every 6 months when you quote this code online, by post or telephone. Some of their products are displayed on the PTA noticeboard outside the office if anyone would like to see samples.
The total money in from the Chiltern Chase so far is a whopping £1,073, including a group sponsorship pot of nearly £200, so a big thank you to everyone concerned. (This figure includes £167.50 for Little Bears).
If any sponsorship is still outstanding, please could we have it in by next Wednesday 9th July so that we can draw a line and announce the winner of the 'Up and Running' prize. Also thanks to everyone who bought plants from Mrs.Pattisson after the planned plant stall for the car boot sale was rained off - a total of £110 was raised.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears made potato salad and enjoyed their lovely walk along the footpath which runs along the back of the school. On the walk they saw donkeys, horses and cattle and enjoyed playing on a fallen tree. They also had fun this week making obstacle courses in our wonderful grounds.
DIARY DATES:
Weds 9th July Year 6 pupils transferring to ICC visit for Induction Day
(New Class Taster Day at Stadhampton School)
Mobile Library
Last day for Multisports and Netball Club
Tuesday 15th July Class 1 and Class 3 pupils visit Cadbury’s World
Friday 18th July Sports Evening – 6.15pm for pupils
Tuesday 22nd July Daylight Theatre performance of The Fairy’s Tale at 2pm – visitors welcome
Wednesday 23rd July End of Year assembly at 9.00 am. All welcome
School finishes at 1.30pm
Wednesday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Thursday 11th September Our School Photographer will be visiting on Thursday 11th September - please note change of date
During JULY we are focusing on the core value of COURAGE
Newsletters on the Blog!
Our school newsletter is now available online in the form of a Blog! You can access it either via the 'Newsletter' link on the website, or directly at the Blog address below. The Blog will be updated weekly with the Newsletter, as well as with other letters. There is also an RSS Feed now available from the Blog so that you can get the Newsletter delivered directly to your desktop.
You can see the Newsletter Blog here: http://stadhamptonprimaryschool.blogspot.com/
Cycling Test
Congratulations to the following children who passed their cycling test last Friday: Lucia Amico, Tom Amico, Porsche Hall, Cameron Vale, Katie Barcoe, Katy Brigden, Daniel Green and Hannah Gibbs. Thank you also to Mrs Brigden, Mrs Scragg, Mrs Leighfield and Mrs Vale for giving up many afternoons in order to supervise pupils.
School Meals Price Increase
We have been advised by Food with Thought, our catering company, that the price of a school meal will increase to £1.95 from 1st September 2008, with a possible further increase due in December 2008.
School Council Event - Sponsored Run
We are delighted to announce that the final total raised by the School Council Sponsored Run was £702.36. The School Council is currently debating how this money should be spent.
Sports Evening-Detailed Arrangements
Many parents are familiar with the usual format of Sports Evening but I am aware that we have a number of new parents who may be less familiar with the format. We assume that all pupils will take part in Sports Evening on Friday 18th July and would be grateful if parents could let us know by Friday 11th July if their children will not be taking part so that the logistics of team arrangements can be finalised. As we also ask that children wear a T-shirt in their team’s colours (red, yellow or green) it is also helpful to be able to give families as much notice as possible in order to source a T-shirt in the appropriate colour! All pupils need to bring a bottle of water/squash with them, which they will be able to drink, between races. Parents and other relatives are welcome and are reminded to bring something to sit on. Parents are asked not to congregate at the finishing line for obvious safety reasons as well as blocking the view of the judges awarding the stickers. No football or ball games by older brothers or sisters please, whilst the races are on! The bar will be open from 6pm and will be available throughout the evening. Races begin promptly at 6.30pm. (Pupils need to arrive by 6.15pm). As in previous years, please could you purchase tickets for hot dogs (£2) and burgers (£2) in advance, so that we have a good idea of what sort of quantities to have available. (Hot dogs and burgers will be best quality meat from Newitts of Thame). Pre-ordered barbecue food will be available from about 7pm onwards for those not participating in the races! This will hopefully help to avoid a massive queue at the end! Finally, a reminder that smoking is not permitted on County Council property.
Swimming in the School Pool
May I please remind parents that pupils are not allowed to wear baggy swimming trunks for swimming at Berinsfield or in the school pool, as they constitute a health and safety hazard.
Extended Services
Thank you for the responses received so far to the extended services questionnaire we sent out recently. We would be grateful if all parents/carers could take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire so that we can ascertain whether parents would support a breakfast club/after school club/holiday playscheme at Stadhampton School. We can only proceed with this possibility if there is sufficient interest.
Also, please find attached to this newsletter details of the Watlington Partnership Summer Holidays Childcare and Activities programme of events.
Daylight Theatre Company
We are fortunate to have been able to book the Daylight Theatre Company again this year on Tuesday 22nd July as an end of term treat for all pupils. Parents and other relatives or family friends are invited to come along to watch their performance of The Fairy’s Tale at 2pm. There will be an admission charge of £1, which will help offset the costs of the day. Children aged 3 and over are also welcome to come along to this performance.
Message from the PTA Committee
Many of you may have heard of Easy2Name, the company that make sewn labels, stickers, bag tags etc, but did you know that by using them you could help raise money for our PTA. Attached to the newsletter is an order form with our code for fundraising (yellow sticker bottom right). The PTA will receive 20% of our total group order every 6 months when you quote this code online, by post or telephone. Some of their products are displayed on the PTA noticeboard outside the office if anyone would like to see samples.
The total money in from the Chiltern Chase so far is a whopping £1,073, including a group sponsorship pot of nearly £200, so a big thank you to everyone concerned. (This figure includes £167.50 for Little Bears).
If any sponsorship is still outstanding, please could we have it in by next Wednesday 9th July so that we can draw a line and announce the winner of the 'Up and Running' prize. Also thanks to everyone who bought plants from Mrs.Pattisson after the planned plant stall for the car boot sale was rained off - a total of £110 was raised.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears made potato salad and enjoyed their lovely walk along the footpath which runs along the back of the school. On the walk they saw donkeys, horses and cattle and enjoyed playing on a fallen tree. They also had fun this week making obstacle courses in our wonderful grounds.
DIARY DATES:
Weds 9th July Year 6 pupils transferring to ICC visit for Induction Day
(New Class Taster Day at Stadhampton School)
Mobile Library
Last day for Multisports and Netball Club
Tuesday 15th July Class 1 and Class 3 pupils visit Cadbury’s World
Friday 18th July Sports Evening – 6.15pm for pupils
Tuesday 22nd July Daylight Theatre performance of The Fairy’s Tale at 2pm – visitors welcome
Wednesday 23rd July End of Year assembly at 9.00 am. All welcome
School finishes at 1.30pm
Wednesday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Thursday 11th September Our School Photographer will be visiting on Thursday 11th September - please note change of date
Friday, June 27, 2008
Newsletter No 4
Chair of Governors
At our Governors’ Meeting this week, Steve Brigden confirmed his intention to leave the Governing Body at the end of Term 6. Mr Brigden has been a member of the Governing Body for 9 years and Chair since September 2004. I am sure all parents will join me in thanking Mr Brigden for his tireless commitment to the school during this time. His final duty will be to present the certificates at our end of year assembly on Wednesday 23rd July.
The Governing Body are pleased to announce that Carl Mannering will take over as the new Chair of Governors from 24th July 2008.
Class Arrangements for next academic year
Next year our class arrangements will be as follows:
· Class 1 (Reception/Year 1) with Mrs Manzie – initially approximately 13 pupils rising to approximately 23 pupils in January 2009
· Class 2 (Years 2 & 3) with Mrs Garrard and Mrs Turner – approximately 22 pupils
· Class 3 (Years 4, 5 & 6) with Mrs Sutton – approximately 24 pupils.
One of the advantages of being a small school is that, where appropriate, we can apply a “flexible” approach to our class structure. Following careful consideration and assessment of pupil progress this may mean that, in English and/or Maths, the needs of a small number of pupils are best met by learning alongside pupils who are not in the same year group. For a very few pupils this may, inevitably involve movement between classes for these subjects. Progress is, of course, carefully monitored and reviewed.
On Wednesday 9th July most of our current Year 6 pupils will be visiting Icknield Community College for the day. (Please remember to take PE kit). All other pupils at Stadhampton School will effectively move up a year group that day for a “taster day” in the classes they will be in September (i.e. current Year 1 pupils will be in Class 2 and current Year 3 pupils in Class 3).
Oxfordshire Design a Meal Competition
Congratulations to Hannah Gibbs in Year 6 who was the runner-up in her age group in the final of the Design a Meal Competition held in Oxford this week.
Hannah reports: “I had great fun at the competition final. We each had a section in the kitchen, our own stove, fridge and oven. We were each assigned to a “buddy” to help us out a bit. You would have been happy to eat any of the meals in a 5-star restaurant! I came 2nd in my category. There were 2 categories, and Carl (aged 12) won the training day at Le Manoir!”
School Council Event - Sponsored Run
We would be grateful to receive any further School Council sponsorship money on Monday so that the final total raised can be announced and decisions made as to what it will be spent on.
Extended Services
Thank you for the responses received so far to the extended services questionnaire sent out with last week’s newsletter. We would be grateful if all parents/carers could take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire so that we can ascertain whether parents would support a breakfast club/after school club/holiday playscheme at Stadhampton School. We can only proceed with this possibility if there is sufficient interest.
Message from the PTA Committee
Please could any outstanding “Chiltern Chase” sponsorship money be now sent into school as soon as possible so that the total raised can be confirmed.
Sports Evening – Friday 18th July
The usual PTA tradition of doing a BBQ and bar at the Sports Day event will take place again this year (weather permitting). If you think you will fancy a snack after watching all that sport, all we ask is that you buy tickets for your sausages and burgers in advance so that we do not over order. Tickets are on sale via Mrs Hopkins at School – please give an envelope with your name on and the correct amount of money in, stating how many sausages & burgers you wish to buy to. Hot dogs are £2 and Burgers are £2. Food will not be available to purchase on the day if it has not been pre-ordered. Drinks and crisps however will be available to purchase on the day. Tickets for food are on sale from 1st July – last date for purchasing tickets is 16th July.
School Uniform
Mrs Howlett has asked us to let everyone know that the delivery of uniform, which had been on order for a while, has now arrived and available to purchase!
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been busy making sandwiches and colouring in pictures of the seaside. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our Mini Fair last Saturday. We are pleased to announce that this event raised £400. Tickets are now on sale for the Autumn Ball and are available through Nikki or Sharon. A £25 deposit per ticket is required at the time of ordering.
DIARY DATES:
Weds 9th July - Year 6 pupils visit ICC for Induction Day (New Class Taster Day at Stadhampton School) Mobile Library
Friday 18th July - Sports Evening
At our Governors’ Meeting this week, Steve Brigden confirmed his intention to leave the Governing Body at the end of Term 6. Mr Brigden has been a member of the Governing Body for 9 years and Chair since September 2004. I am sure all parents will join me in thanking Mr Brigden for his tireless commitment to the school during this time. His final duty will be to present the certificates at our end of year assembly on Wednesday 23rd July.
The Governing Body are pleased to announce that Carl Mannering will take over as the new Chair of Governors from 24th July 2008.
Class Arrangements for next academic year
Next year our class arrangements will be as follows:
· Class 1 (Reception/Year 1) with Mrs Manzie – initially approximately 13 pupils rising to approximately 23 pupils in January 2009
· Class 2 (Years 2 & 3) with Mrs Garrard and Mrs Turner – approximately 22 pupils
· Class 3 (Years 4, 5 & 6) with Mrs Sutton – approximately 24 pupils.
One of the advantages of being a small school is that, where appropriate, we can apply a “flexible” approach to our class structure. Following careful consideration and assessment of pupil progress this may mean that, in English and/or Maths, the needs of a small number of pupils are best met by learning alongside pupils who are not in the same year group. For a very few pupils this may, inevitably involve movement between classes for these subjects. Progress is, of course, carefully monitored and reviewed.
On Wednesday 9th July most of our current Year 6 pupils will be visiting Icknield Community College for the day. (Please remember to take PE kit). All other pupils at Stadhampton School will effectively move up a year group that day for a “taster day” in the classes they will be in September (i.e. current Year 1 pupils will be in Class 2 and current Year 3 pupils in Class 3).
Oxfordshire Design a Meal Competition
Congratulations to Hannah Gibbs in Year 6 who was the runner-up in her age group in the final of the Design a Meal Competition held in Oxford this week.
Hannah reports: “I had great fun at the competition final. We each had a section in the kitchen, our own stove, fridge and oven. We were each assigned to a “buddy” to help us out a bit. You would have been happy to eat any of the meals in a 5-star restaurant! I came 2nd in my category. There were 2 categories, and Carl (aged 12) won the training day at Le Manoir!”
School Council Event - Sponsored Run
We would be grateful to receive any further School Council sponsorship money on Monday so that the final total raised can be announced and decisions made as to what it will be spent on.
Extended Services
Thank you for the responses received so far to the extended services questionnaire sent out with last week’s newsletter. We would be grateful if all parents/carers could take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire so that we can ascertain whether parents would support a breakfast club/after school club/holiday playscheme at Stadhampton School. We can only proceed with this possibility if there is sufficient interest.
Message from the PTA Committee
Please could any outstanding “Chiltern Chase” sponsorship money be now sent into school as soon as possible so that the total raised can be confirmed.
Sports Evening – Friday 18th July
The usual PTA tradition of doing a BBQ and bar at the Sports Day event will take place again this year (weather permitting). If you think you will fancy a snack after watching all that sport, all we ask is that you buy tickets for your sausages and burgers in advance so that we do not over order. Tickets are on sale via Mrs Hopkins at School – please give an envelope with your name on and the correct amount of money in, stating how many sausages & burgers you wish to buy to. Hot dogs are £2 and Burgers are £2. Food will not be available to purchase on the day if it has not been pre-ordered. Drinks and crisps however will be available to purchase on the day. Tickets for food are on sale from 1st July – last date for purchasing tickets is 16th July.
School Uniform
Mrs Howlett has asked us to let everyone know that the delivery of uniform, which had been on order for a while, has now arrived and available to purchase!
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been busy making sandwiches and colouring in pictures of the seaside. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our Mini Fair last Saturday. We are pleased to announce that this event raised £400. Tickets are now on sale for the Autumn Ball and are available through Nikki or Sharon. A £25 deposit per ticket is required at the time of ordering.
DIARY DATES:
Weds 9th July - Year 6 pupils visit ICC for Induction Day (New Class Taster Day at Stadhampton School) Mobile Library
Friday 18th July - Sports Evening
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Post-Ofsted Developments
Dear Parents/Carers,
Following our recent Ofsted inspection, in which we were judged to be a good school with outstanding features, I felt it was now appropriate to update you on school developments.
We are, of course, delighted with the report and there is much to celebrate and be proud of. However, we are not complacent and the two areas for development we are asked to focus on, which were already on our agenda, will be addressed. These two areas are:
- To ensure that development planning is sufficiently detailed to help managers to evaluate the impact of actions
- To find ways to improve communications to parents on pupils’ progress
This is the time of year when our School Improvement and Development Plans are drawn up by myself, in conjunction with staff and the Governing Body. The two items above will be included in these plans, along with other priorities we have identified within our own self-evaluation process. This is an on-going process, which is reviewed annually to ensure that we continue to provide pupils at Stadhampton Primary School with the best educational opportunities we can offer.
As part of our self-evaluation process the Governing Body plan to provide parents, and the wider community, with an opportunity to contribute to a “Where would you like to see your school in three years time?” suggestions board which will be accessible at Sports Evening.
Yours sincerely
Kathryn Turner, Headteacher
Steve Brigden, Chair of Governors
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Newsletter No 3
20th June 2008
School Closure
A reminder that the school will be used as a Polling Station for a Parliamentary By-Election on Thursday 26th June so school will be closed to all pupils on that day.
TA support in Class 3
We are pleased to welcome Clare Hopkins as a temporary TA in Class 3 until the end of Term 6.
School Council Sunflower Painting Competition
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the recent School Council Sunflower Painting Competition. The standard was very high and there was an impressive range of styles. I understand it was a difficult competition to judge! The winners were: 1st Kezia Lawson, 2nd Megan Barber, 3rd Tamara Collins and both Andrew Oakley and Rory Pattisson were Highly Commended.
Design a Meal Competition
Congratulations to Hannah Gibbs (Y6) who has been shortlisted to take part in the final stage of the Design a Meal Competition. This takes the form of a “cook off” on 24th June which will be judged by a panel of food experts along with the Lord Mayor of Oxford. Good luck Hannah!
School Pool
Please remember to bring in swimming kit each day now that the school pool is in use.
Brazil Week
We have had a fascinating and enjoyable week finding out about the geography, history and culture of Brazil. Much has been learnt in class lessons but we have also had outside visitors. Ann Fisher from Action Aid gave separate audio-visual talks to KS1 and KS2 pupils and on Friday, Jully Brookes, a professional dancer from Brazil, visited and told us about her childhood in Brazil. She also demonstrated some martial arts linked to tribal traditions as well as dances more associated with carnivals.
School Council Event - Sponsored Run
The recent Sponsored Run in school organised by the School Council was very well supported and seems to have raised a substantial amount of money for School Council funds. We are still receiving sponsorship money and when we have received it all we will be able to announce the total amount raised. Thank you.
Extended Services
Please find attached to this newsletter:
1. Details of some free local summer taster sessions
2. Survey of interest in extended services provision at Stadhampton School – we hope everyone will find time to complete this questionnaire for us
Message from the PTA Committee
Race Night – A huge thank you to Graham & Sam at the Crown for organising a really good fun Race Night held on Saturday 14th June. For those few parents that did attend, the evening was well organised and enjoyable with a percentage of the winnings going to PTA funds and Little Bears. In all £280 was raised, which will be split 50:50.
Stadhampton Steamers – please would you ensure all sponsorship money is returned by 27 June. Any last minute sponsorship from parents who would like to sponsor the team would be gratefully received.
Little Bears News
Everyone is welcome to come along to our Mini Fair this Saturday between 11 and 2pm. There will be a bouncy castle, coconut shy, lots of games and things to do as well as a barbecue and other refreshments to enjoy.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 23rd June
Class 3 swimming sessions begin at Abbey Sports Centre. They will have a total of 5 sessions.
Governors Meeting – 8pm
Wednesday 25th June
Year 5 pupils visit ICC for a Creative Arts lesson
Friday 18th July
Sports Evening – weather permitting!
School Closure
A reminder that the school will be used as a Polling Station for a Parliamentary By-Election on Thursday 26th June so school will be closed to all pupils on that day.
TA support in Class 3
We are pleased to welcome Clare Hopkins as a temporary TA in Class 3 until the end of Term 6.
School Council Sunflower Painting Competition
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the recent School Council Sunflower Painting Competition. The standard was very high and there was an impressive range of styles. I understand it was a difficult competition to judge! The winners were: 1st Kezia Lawson, 2nd Megan Barber, 3rd Tamara Collins and both Andrew Oakley and Rory Pattisson were Highly Commended.
Design a Meal Competition
Congratulations to Hannah Gibbs (Y6) who has been shortlisted to take part in the final stage of the Design a Meal Competition. This takes the form of a “cook off” on 24th June which will be judged by a panel of food experts along with the Lord Mayor of Oxford. Good luck Hannah!
School Pool
Please remember to bring in swimming kit each day now that the school pool is in use.
Brazil Week
We have had a fascinating and enjoyable week finding out about the geography, history and culture of Brazil. Much has been learnt in class lessons but we have also had outside visitors. Ann Fisher from Action Aid gave separate audio-visual talks to KS1 and KS2 pupils and on Friday, Jully Brookes, a professional dancer from Brazil, visited and told us about her childhood in Brazil. She also demonstrated some martial arts linked to tribal traditions as well as dances more associated with carnivals.
School Council Event - Sponsored Run
The recent Sponsored Run in school organised by the School Council was very well supported and seems to have raised a substantial amount of money for School Council funds. We are still receiving sponsorship money and when we have received it all we will be able to announce the total amount raised. Thank you.
Extended Services
Please find attached to this newsletter:
1. Details of some free local summer taster sessions
2. Survey of interest in extended services provision at Stadhampton School – we hope everyone will find time to complete this questionnaire for us
Message from the PTA Committee
Race Night – A huge thank you to Graham & Sam at the Crown for organising a really good fun Race Night held on Saturday 14th June. For those few parents that did attend, the evening was well organised and enjoyable with a percentage of the winnings going to PTA funds and Little Bears. In all £280 was raised, which will be split 50:50.
Stadhampton Steamers – please would you ensure all sponsorship money is returned by 27 June. Any last minute sponsorship from parents who would like to sponsor the team would be gratefully received.
Little Bears News
Everyone is welcome to come along to our Mini Fair this Saturday between 11 and 2pm. There will be a bouncy castle, coconut shy, lots of games and things to do as well as a barbecue and other refreshments to enjoy.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 23rd June
Class 3 swimming sessions begin at Abbey Sports Centre. They will have a total of 5 sessions.
Governors Meeting – 8pm
Wednesday 25th June
Year 5 pupils visit ICC for a Creative Arts lesson
Friday 18th July
Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Newsletter No 2
13th June 2008
Mrs Drummond
We say a sad farewell to Mrs Drummond who leaves us today. I’m sure all pupils, parents and staff will join with me in sending Mrs Drummond our very best wishes for the future. We will all miss her!
School Closure
We have received notification from South Oxford District Council that the school will be used as a Polling Station for a Parliamentary By-Election on Thursday 26th June so school will be closed to all pupils on that day.
Art Gallery
Thank you to everyone who came along to see our art displays last Saturday. We were also very grateful to Mrs Shortman, our school cook, for providing a wonderful selection of cakes and biscuits for the refreshments.
School Pool
We hope that the school pool will be available for use early next week. We are currently awaiting the results of the bacteriological water test sample sent to the JR Hospital.
School Council Event - Sponsored Run – report by Katie Barcoe
Classes 1, 2 and 3 all did well at the sponsored run on Wednesday. Thank you to Michael Hopkins for leading us round the 3- mile maximum course. Well done to everyone who took part. Please could all sponsor money be collected and brought into school as soon as possible. Thank you.
Cricket Tournament – Report by Cameron Cruickshank
Some Year 5 and Year 6 pupils participated in the partnerships cricket tournament on Wednesday afternoon at Ewelme School. We got through all the group stages and played in the final against Watlington. Unfortunately we lost and finished in 2nd place. Everyone played very well and worked hard together. Thank you to Mrs Manzie and to the parents who helped with the transport.
Extend Services Survey
Helen Rints, the Watlington Partnership of schools Extended Services Manager has asked us to distribute the attached survey. Your responses will help us to best develop Partnership Extended Services Provision. Please return the completed surveys (it should only take a minute or two!) to the school office by Friday 20th June.
Thank you.
Message from the PTA Committee
There has been so much fundraising activity for PTA over the last few months which has generated significant funds for the school – thank you to all those people who have helped, run or sold/bought tickets for various things. The next event is at The Crown, Stadhampton on Saturday night (tomorrow) 14th June so why not come along and treat yourself to a night out at your local in good company. This event will be a RACE NIGHT to generate funds for the school and Little Bears. There is no entrance fee, just bet as much or as little as you wish and have a drink with friends. Hope to see you there!
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed the sunshine earlier in the week and spent lots of time outdoors. They have also been making spiders and painting pictures of bumble bees. They also enjoyed making scones and Father’s Day cards. A successful parents’ evening was held on Tuesday. Please see attached flyer for details of the Mini-Fair.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 16th June
Brazil Week begins in school
Final swim for Class 2 pupils
Monday 23rd June
Class 3 swimming sessions begin at Abbey Sports Centre
Governors Meeting – 8pm
Friday 18th July
Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Mrs Drummond
We say a sad farewell to Mrs Drummond who leaves us today. I’m sure all pupils, parents and staff will join with me in sending Mrs Drummond our very best wishes for the future. We will all miss her!
School Closure
We have received notification from South Oxford District Council that the school will be used as a Polling Station for a Parliamentary By-Election on Thursday 26th June so school will be closed to all pupils on that day.
Art Gallery
Thank you to everyone who came along to see our art displays last Saturday. We were also very grateful to Mrs Shortman, our school cook, for providing a wonderful selection of cakes and biscuits for the refreshments.
School Pool
We hope that the school pool will be available for use early next week. We are currently awaiting the results of the bacteriological water test sample sent to the JR Hospital.
School Council Event - Sponsored Run – report by Katie Barcoe
Classes 1, 2 and 3 all did well at the sponsored run on Wednesday. Thank you to Michael Hopkins for leading us round the 3- mile maximum course. Well done to everyone who took part. Please could all sponsor money be collected and brought into school as soon as possible. Thank you.
Cricket Tournament – Report by Cameron Cruickshank
Some Year 5 and Year 6 pupils participated in the partnerships cricket tournament on Wednesday afternoon at Ewelme School. We got through all the group stages and played in the final against Watlington. Unfortunately we lost and finished in 2nd place. Everyone played very well and worked hard together. Thank you to Mrs Manzie and to the parents who helped with the transport.
Extend Services Survey
Helen Rints, the Watlington Partnership of schools Extended Services Manager has asked us to distribute the attached survey. Your responses will help us to best develop Partnership Extended Services Provision. Please return the completed surveys (it should only take a minute or two!) to the school office by Friday 20th June.
Thank you.
Message from the PTA Committee
There has been so much fundraising activity for PTA over the last few months which has generated significant funds for the school – thank you to all those people who have helped, run or sold/bought tickets for various things. The next event is at The Crown, Stadhampton on Saturday night (tomorrow) 14th June so why not come along and treat yourself to a night out at your local in good company. This event will be a RACE NIGHT to generate funds for the school and Little Bears. There is no entrance fee, just bet as much or as little as you wish and have a drink with friends. Hope to see you there!
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed the sunshine earlier in the week and spent lots of time outdoors. They have also been making spiders and painting pictures of bumble bees. They also enjoyed making scones and Father’s Day cards. A successful parents’ evening was held on Tuesday. Please see attached flyer for details of the Mini-Fair.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 16th June
Brazil Week begins in school
Final swim for Class 2 pupils
Monday 23rd June
Class 3 swimming sessions begin at Abbey Sports Centre
Governors Meeting – 8pm
Friday 18th July
Sports Evening – weather permitting!
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