Happy May Birthday to: Lucy Banting, Hannah Bradford, Ruby Dallimore, Benedict Diment, Maisie Matthews, Rory Pattisson and Tazmin Vale.
During May we are focusing on the core value of UNDERSTANDING
Learning Platform
Class 3 pupils have been using the LP in the classroom and at home. They have been uploading documents – Word and Powerpoint, into the Robin Hood Interest Space. They will be contributing to the Robin Hood Wiki and will be posting work into the Tower of London Interest Space. They have enjoyed creating their V-Me’s (electronic images of themselves) and contributing to class discussions in the Class 3 Interest Space.
Thank you to everyone who’s e-mailed the office this week with their e-mail address. So far we have approximately 55% of families who have supplied their e-mail address. Once we have reached approximately 80%, we shall issue user names and passwords to parents so that they can access the Learning Platform. From Friday 5th June, newsletters will routinely only be sent to parents electronically, so do please let us know if you do not have e-mail facilities so that we can ensure that we send home a paper copy. If you haven’t done so already please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk so that we have an e-mail address for as many families as possible.
World Record Skipping Attempt
On Thursday 30th April all pupils and staff had skipping ropes ready at 11am and took part in an attempt to break the world record for the greatest number of people skipping simultaneously. Fortunately the rain held off! We skipped for 3 minutes (some finding this harder than others!) and a list of participants’ names was sent to the organisers and we will let you know the outcome. Thank you to families who contributed donations to Alder Hay Children’s Hospital – it’s not too late to add to this collection and we will let you know the total next week.
PTA News
Cakes Needed! Please remember to bring along your cakes to the Car Boot Sale on The Green at Stadhampton on Monday morning (4th May) so we can sell them at the PTA refreshment stall. Bring them along by 0830 or no later than 0930.
Car Boot Sale – volunteers still required on the day to help sell refreshments/ direct car booters. If you can help even for just half an hour come along and join in.
Clothes Recycling – thank you for the bags of clothes. We are waiting to find out how much we were able to raise and will let you know.
Stadhampton School (“baseball style”) caps are now available from Mrs Howlett priced at £3.50 each.
Change 4 Life Leaflet
As part of the Government’s Change for Life initiative, which you may have seen on television, we have been asked to distribute the attached “how are the kids?” leaflet to all families. If you complete the questionnaire and return it to Change 4 Life, you will receive a customised Action Plan.
Books for Schools Tokens
Thank you to everyone who collected Books for Schools tokens for us from The Times newspaper. We sent off our order earlier this week to claim 18 free books.
New French Book
Madame Brookes, our French teacher, has just published a new book in her “Berthe” series. Further information and ordering details are available on the attached sheet.
This week, we have also welcomed Marion Cupet, a French student from the Lycee Louis Jouvet in Paris, into school for two days as part of a work experience opportunity.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making pizza. They have also been looking at “growing” words such as roots, stems, rain and sunshine and have had fun playing outdoors.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 4th May PTA boot sale on The Green. Can you help for an hour?
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Tuesday 19th May Class 3 visit to The Tower of London
Friday 22nd May Break up at 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Friday 17th July School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Newsletter No 1 / 24th April 2009
Learning Platform
Thank you to everyone who’s e-mailed the office this week with their e-mail address. So far we have approximately 50% of families who are willing to receive the weekly newsletter electronically. We hope to significantly increase this percentage over the next few weeks. If you haven’t done so already please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk so that we have an e-mail address for as many families as possible.
Class Topics/Areas of Study
Please find attached to this newsletter a letter from the class teacher/s outlining the topics/areas of study that pupils will be covering in Terms 5 and 6.
Mrs Rosemary Wells
After nearly 24 years as a Teaching Assistant at Stadhampton Primary School, Mrs Wells has decided it is time to hang up her painting apron and reading folder and retire. Mrs Wells has dedicated herself to the pupils and staff at school and has witnessed many changes. A number of former pupils, who have benefited from Mrs Wells’ support over the years, are now parents themselves and have children who are currently pupils at school, who in turn are being supported by Mrs Wells. She will be greatly missed by everyone. We shall say a formal “farewell” to Mrs Wells at the end of year assembly, but, fortunately, it will not be a complete ‘goodbye’ as she is planning to visit school and support pupils in a voluntary capacity, on a regular, but less frequent, basis.
Key Stage 2 SATs
A reminder that all pupils in Year 6 will be taking their end of Key Stage 2 SATs throughout the week beginning Monday 11th May. Year 6 pupils have been well-prepared by Mrs Sutton but experience has shown that they would also benefit from a sensible amount of sleep prior to, and during, that week! These papers are marked externally and we expect the results to be received at school before the end of Term 6.
SATs for Years 2 – 5
Pupils in Years 2 to 5 will also be completing SATs papers during the week beginning Monday 11th May. The timetable is less rigid but logistics dictate a similar format to the Y6 timetable. The Year 2 activities (end of Key Stage 1 SATs) may continue into the following week. All pupils will have had experience in class lessons of tackling similar SATs questions. The Year 2-5 SATs are marked by school staff using national mark schemes. Results are also subject to LEA moderation procedures. The results of these tests/activities complement the on-going Teacher Assessments carried out on each pupil.
Advanced Notice of SATs 2010 Dates!
We have been advised by QCA that 2010 KS2 SATs will take place during the week 10–14 May and respectfully request that holidays are avoided at that time.
Guinness Book of Records Skipping Attempt
At 11am on Thursday 30th April we are participating in an attempt to break the world record for skipping! This involves as many pupils as possible skipping simultaneously for 3 minutes. We hope everyone will take part so please could all pupils have suitable footwear in school. Pupils may also like to bring in a skipping rope from home that day but it is not essential as we have many ropes in school. The record attempt is being promoted and organised by Edventure, who are also using the event to support Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Donations to this worthy cause (50p suggested) would be welcome on the day. We have to register all participants’ names with Edventure immediately after the event so please advise us before the event if you do not wish your child/ren to participate. Thank you.
Visit by pupils and staff from Arcos, Spain
On Thursday 23rd March we welcomed 20 pupils and 4 teachers from a primary school in Arcos de la Frontiera, in Spain. This school was a former partner in a previous Comenius project but we continue to maintain links. Most years the oldest year group (aged 12) spend a week in England which includes a day visit to Stadhampton School and Oxford. This year their visit to school included a tour of both the school and Little Bears, a short concert by our pupils and a joint playtime. We managed to win the inevitable football match 1-0!
After-School Club in the Portacabin
Our After-School Club is now ‘up and running’ and is open to all school pupils and children attending Little Bears (who are over 3 years old) from 3.15 to 5.00pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The children who have been attending have thoroughly enjoyed themselves and so have Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins! Currently, Mondays are the most popular sessions but we do still have vacancies every day. Please talk to Mrs Howlett or Mrs Hopkins if you are interested in a place, even if it is at short notice or not on a regular basis.
School Improvements
During the Easter holiday we have had a number of improvements made to the school building. Class 3 has been redecorated, cloakrooms in each classroom have been repainted and the cloakrooms and ladies toilet have also been re-floored. We have also had improvements made to the heating system, including thermostats fitted to all radiators to help us be more energy efficient.
PTA News
Easter Chocolate Raffle – thank you to everyone who donated prizes and bought tickets – this event was hugely successful with an astonishing £183 raised and lots of chocolate eaten! All prizes have now been claimed.
Car Boot Sale 4th May – we will be running the Car Boot in conjunction with villagers on this date as well as having a refreshment tent, therefore more helpers required if possible please. We also need cakes, muffins, biscuits, tray bakes, etc. to sell on the day. Any not sold will be sold at a cake sale at school on the following Tuesday. Please bring your cakes into school on Friday 1st May or bring along to the car boot sale nice and early on Monday 4th May (by 8.30am at the latest please)
Cookery Books – we still have a small number remaining to be sold. They will be on sale at the Car Boot on Monday 4th May, and also from Sarah Madry or Mrs Hopkins.
Please find attached the Watlington Partnership Information Sheet.
Little Bears News
We have been enjoying the lovely weather playing outside with the sand and water, talking about growing plants and what they need to grow. We have been making pictures of flowers using hand prints for the petals. Thank you to all those who attended our recent coffee morning which raised £50. We would like to welcome Amanda Lavene and Helen Buckley to our staff.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 28th April PTA meeting – 8pm
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Friday 22nd May Break up 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Thank you to everyone who’s e-mailed the office this week with their e-mail address. So far we have approximately 50% of families who are willing to receive the weekly newsletter electronically. We hope to significantly increase this percentage over the next few weeks. If you haven’t done so already please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk so that we have an e-mail address for as many families as possible.
Class Topics/Areas of Study
Please find attached to this newsletter a letter from the class teacher/s outlining the topics/areas of study that pupils will be covering in Terms 5 and 6.
Mrs Rosemary Wells
After nearly 24 years as a Teaching Assistant at Stadhampton Primary School, Mrs Wells has decided it is time to hang up her painting apron and reading folder and retire. Mrs Wells has dedicated herself to the pupils and staff at school and has witnessed many changes. A number of former pupils, who have benefited from Mrs Wells’ support over the years, are now parents themselves and have children who are currently pupils at school, who in turn are being supported by Mrs Wells. She will be greatly missed by everyone. We shall say a formal “farewell” to Mrs Wells at the end of year assembly, but, fortunately, it will not be a complete ‘goodbye’ as she is planning to visit school and support pupils in a voluntary capacity, on a regular, but less frequent, basis.
Key Stage 2 SATs
A reminder that all pupils in Year 6 will be taking their end of Key Stage 2 SATs throughout the week beginning Monday 11th May. Year 6 pupils have been well-prepared by Mrs Sutton but experience has shown that they would also benefit from a sensible amount of sleep prior to, and during, that week! These papers are marked externally and we expect the results to be received at school before the end of Term 6.
SATs for Years 2 – 5
Pupils in Years 2 to 5 will also be completing SATs papers during the week beginning Monday 11th May. The timetable is less rigid but logistics dictate a similar format to the Y6 timetable. The Year 2 activities (end of Key Stage 1 SATs) may continue into the following week. All pupils will have had experience in class lessons of tackling similar SATs questions. The Year 2-5 SATs are marked by school staff using national mark schemes. Results are also subject to LEA moderation procedures. The results of these tests/activities complement the on-going Teacher Assessments carried out on each pupil.
Advanced Notice of SATs 2010 Dates!
We have been advised by QCA that 2010 KS2 SATs will take place during the week 10–14 May and respectfully request that holidays are avoided at that time.
Guinness Book of Records Skipping Attempt
At 11am on Thursday 30th April we are participating in an attempt to break the world record for skipping! This involves as many pupils as possible skipping simultaneously for 3 minutes. We hope everyone will take part so please could all pupils have suitable footwear in school. Pupils may also like to bring in a skipping rope from home that day but it is not essential as we have many ropes in school. The record attempt is being promoted and organised by Edventure, who are also using the event to support Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Donations to this worthy cause (50p suggested) would be welcome on the day. We have to register all participants’ names with Edventure immediately after the event so please advise us before the event if you do not wish your child/ren to participate. Thank you.
Visit by pupils and staff from Arcos, Spain
On Thursday 23rd March we welcomed 20 pupils and 4 teachers from a primary school in Arcos de la Frontiera, in Spain. This school was a former partner in a previous Comenius project but we continue to maintain links. Most years the oldest year group (aged 12) spend a week in England which includes a day visit to Stadhampton School and Oxford. This year their visit to school included a tour of both the school and Little Bears, a short concert by our pupils and a joint playtime. We managed to win the inevitable football match 1-0!
After-School Club in the Portacabin
Our After-School Club is now ‘up and running’ and is open to all school pupils and children attending Little Bears (who are over 3 years old) from 3.15 to 5.00pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The children who have been attending have thoroughly enjoyed themselves and so have Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins! Currently, Mondays are the most popular sessions but we do still have vacancies every day. Please talk to Mrs Howlett or Mrs Hopkins if you are interested in a place, even if it is at short notice or not on a regular basis.
School Improvements
During the Easter holiday we have had a number of improvements made to the school building. Class 3 has been redecorated, cloakrooms in each classroom have been repainted and the cloakrooms and ladies toilet have also been re-floored. We have also had improvements made to the heating system, including thermostats fitted to all radiators to help us be more energy efficient.
PTA News
Easter Chocolate Raffle – thank you to everyone who donated prizes and bought tickets – this event was hugely successful with an astonishing £183 raised and lots of chocolate eaten! All prizes have now been claimed.
Car Boot Sale 4th May – we will be running the Car Boot in conjunction with villagers on this date as well as having a refreshment tent, therefore more helpers required if possible please. We also need cakes, muffins, biscuits, tray bakes, etc. to sell on the day. Any not sold will be sold at a cake sale at school on the following Tuesday. Please bring your cakes into school on Friday 1st May or bring along to the car boot sale nice and early on Monday 4th May (by 8.30am at the latest please)
Cookery Books – we still have a small number remaining to be sold. They will be on sale at the Car Boot on Monday 4th May, and also from Sarah Madry or Mrs Hopkins.
Please find attached the Watlington Partnership Information Sheet.
Little Bears News
We have been enjoying the lovely weather playing outside with the sand and water, talking about growing plants and what they need to grow. We have been making pictures of flowers using hand prints for the petals. Thank you to all those who attended our recent coffee morning which raised £50. We would like to welcome Amanda Lavene and Helen Buckley to our staff.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 28th April PTA meeting – 8pm
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Friday 22nd May Break up 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Friday, April 3, 2009
Newsletter No 6 / 3rd April 2009
Happy APRIL Birthday to: Thea Diment, Daniel Green, Jamie Lavene and Rosalind Mannering.
During April we are focusing on the “core value” of HUMILITY
Learning Platform
As we mentioned in a previous newsletter, the implementation of the Learning Platform is complex and will take time to be fully operational throughout the school. Pupils in Class 3 are already familiar with Digital Brain, the Learning Platform’s predecessor, so it is logical that they are the first to access the Learning Platform. When we come back after the Easter Break Class 3 pupils will be given their usernames and passwords and will be able to access interest spaces dedicated to class projects. These interest spaces will include Wikis and discussions as well as work to download and upload.
Thank you to the parents who have sent in their e-mail addresses this week. Please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk and put “Newsletter” in the subject line and your e-mail address in the body so that we can enter as many parents as possible onto the school information system.
Car Park and Children’s Safety
Thank you to the drivers who have responded to our recent reminders about driving with due vigilance and adherence to the 5mph speed limit. We currently open the school car park to parents/carers to reduce congestion in Cratlands Close. The increase in use of vehicles, however, also generates a rise in the number of pedestrians in the car park which, in turn, increases the potential risk of an accident occurring. We have recently received reports that a number of pupils are running around unaccompanied in the car park and that drivers are fearful of a serious accident happening (small children are especially hard to see). Before and after school pupils are the responsibility of parents/carers and should be kept under close supervision at all times. We are in the process of working with the LEA to change the layout of fencing to improve pedestrian safety and provide a parent/carer waiting area within the school grounds but such changes take time. In the meantime we ask that pupils are met at the pedestrian gate and those who are being transported by car are then accompanied to the car by an adult. Responsible use of the car park by all will significantly reduce the chance of a tragic accident. Thank you.
After School Club
After school club will begin on Monday 20th April for participating pupils. A Stadhampton School bag has been given to the pupils who have already signed up to the club so that they can bring clothes to change into, etc. There are several places left if anyone would still like to give it a try.
School Meals
Please find attached to this newsletter a copy of the new Spring and Summer 2009 Menu. The price of school meals remains at £1.95 and orders should be placed on MONDAY morning please for that week.
PTA News
Thank you to everyone who has brought in plant pots. Last Friday the gardening club children planted them up with sunflowers, sweet peas, and other flowers. Hoping that the weather co-operates, the plants will be available for sale at the PTA refreshment stall at the Stadhampton Car Boot Sale on May 4th, so look out for them!
Chiltern Chase – please see enclosed leaflet to register yourself as a Stadhampton Steamer.
Clothes Recycling – reminder to have a clearout over Easter ready for the clothes recycling 24 April.
Car Boot Sale 4th May – this is the event that PTA needs volunteers to help with the refreshment stall at the car boot sale. The active PTA members really struggle to cover this event and we are in real danger of it being cancelled if we cannot get additional people to help out on the day. This would be a great shame as it has the potential to raise over £500 if the weather is good. We only need you for an hour – this way we can spread the workload and ensure no-one has to be there all morning. Please let us know if you can help – we need approx 8-10 people in total to serve refreshments and direct booters to parking bays.
Sporting Success
A number of pupils participate in individual sporting activities, outside school, at a national level. Two of our current Year 6 pupils have achieved recent success in their chosen sport; Cameron Vale has recently gained a junior black belt in Karate, and is one of the youngest in the country to do so, and Kezia Lawson plays badminton at county level and recently played in the national badminton tournament for Under 11s representing Oxfordshire. She is currently one of top players for her age group in Oxfordshire and is 16th in the country. We congratulate them both.
School Council News
Thank you to everyone who made or sent in cakes earlier this week. The School Council were pleased to raise £34.90 from this event and £18.80 from the sale of puzzle pages.
Little Bears News
We have been saying goodbye to Molly Hulcup as she is joining a pre-school in Chalgrove and to Louise who starts her maternity leave today. We had great fun completing our Treasure Hunt this week and will announce next term how much we raised. We have been busy making Easter decorations. The winner of the Easter Egg Hunt was Jake Day and we raised £16.50. We would be very pleased to welcome everyone to our Coffee Morning on Thursday 9th April between 10am and 12 noon.
DIARY DATES:
Sunday 5th April Palm Sunday Praise at St John’s Church, Stadhampton – 9.30am. Leaflet attached.
Monday 20th April Term 5 starts
Swimming begins for pupils in Class 2. They will have 5 sessions, 20th, 27th April, 11th, 18th May and 1st June.
Wednesday 22nd April Mobile Library visit
Friday 24th April Black bags clothes collection
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter earlier this week – no football club on this day!
During April we are focusing on the “core value” of HUMILITY
Learning Platform
As we mentioned in a previous newsletter, the implementation of the Learning Platform is complex and will take time to be fully operational throughout the school. Pupils in Class 3 are already familiar with Digital Brain, the Learning Platform’s predecessor, so it is logical that they are the first to access the Learning Platform. When we come back after the Easter Break Class 3 pupils will be given their usernames and passwords and will be able to access interest spaces dedicated to class projects. These interest spaces will include Wikis and discussions as well as work to download and upload.
Thank you to the parents who have sent in their e-mail addresses this week. Please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk and put “Newsletter” in the subject line and your e-mail address in the body so that we can enter as many parents as possible onto the school information system.
Car Park and Children’s Safety
Thank you to the drivers who have responded to our recent reminders about driving with due vigilance and adherence to the 5mph speed limit. We currently open the school car park to parents/carers to reduce congestion in Cratlands Close. The increase in use of vehicles, however, also generates a rise in the number of pedestrians in the car park which, in turn, increases the potential risk of an accident occurring. We have recently received reports that a number of pupils are running around unaccompanied in the car park and that drivers are fearful of a serious accident happening (small children are especially hard to see). Before and after school pupils are the responsibility of parents/carers and should be kept under close supervision at all times. We are in the process of working with the LEA to change the layout of fencing to improve pedestrian safety and provide a parent/carer waiting area within the school grounds but such changes take time. In the meantime we ask that pupils are met at the pedestrian gate and those who are being transported by car are then accompanied to the car by an adult. Responsible use of the car park by all will significantly reduce the chance of a tragic accident. Thank you.
After School Club
After school club will begin on Monday 20th April for participating pupils. A Stadhampton School bag has been given to the pupils who have already signed up to the club so that they can bring clothes to change into, etc. There are several places left if anyone would still like to give it a try.
School Meals
Please find attached to this newsletter a copy of the new Spring and Summer 2009 Menu. The price of school meals remains at £1.95 and orders should be placed on MONDAY morning please for that week.
PTA News
Thank you to everyone who has brought in plant pots. Last Friday the gardening club children planted them up with sunflowers, sweet peas, and other flowers. Hoping that the weather co-operates, the plants will be available for sale at the PTA refreshment stall at the Stadhampton Car Boot Sale on May 4th, so look out for them!
Chiltern Chase – please see enclosed leaflet to register yourself as a Stadhampton Steamer.
Clothes Recycling – reminder to have a clearout over Easter ready for the clothes recycling 24 April.
Car Boot Sale 4th May – this is the event that PTA needs volunteers to help with the refreshment stall at the car boot sale. The active PTA members really struggle to cover this event and we are in real danger of it being cancelled if we cannot get additional people to help out on the day. This would be a great shame as it has the potential to raise over £500 if the weather is good. We only need you for an hour – this way we can spread the workload and ensure no-one has to be there all morning. Please let us know if you can help – we need approx 8-10 people in total to serve refreshments and direct booters to parking bays.
Sporting Success
A number of pupils participate in individual sporting activities, outside school, at a national level. Two of our current Year 6 pupils have achieved recent success in their chosen sport; Cameron Vale has recently gained a junior black belt in Karate, and is one of the youngest in the country to do so, and Kezia Lawson plays badminton at county level and recently played in the national badminton tournament for Under 11s representing Oxfordshire. She is currently one of top players for her age group in Oxfordshire and is 16th in the country. We congratulate them both.
School Council News
Thank you to everyone who made or sent in cakes earlier this week. The School Council were pleased to raise £34.90 from this event and £18.80 from the sale of puzzle pages.
Little Bears News
We have been saying goodbye to Molly Hulcup as she is joining a pre-school in Chalgrove and to Louise who starts her maternity leave today. We had great fun completing our Treasure Hunt this week and will announce next term how much we raised. We have been busy making Easter decorations. The winner of the Easter Egg Hunt was Jake Day and we raised £16.50. We would be very pleased to welcome everyone to our Coffee Morning on Thursday 9th April between 10am and 12 noon.
DIARY DATES:
Sunday 5th April Palm Sunday Praise at St John’s Church, Stadhampton – 9.30am. Leaflet attached.
Monday 20th April Term 5 starts
Swimming begins for pupils in Class 2. They will have 5 sessions, 20th, 27th April, 11th, 18th May and 1st June.
Wednesday 22nd April Mobile Library visit
Friday 24th April Black bags clothes collection
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter earlier this week – no football club on this day!
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