Harvest Gifts
This year our Harvest Festival Service will be held in school at 9.00am on Friday 2nd October. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please bring any non-perishable Harvest gifts, eg dried pasta, tinned beans, tinned vegetables, soups, biscuits, chocolate, etc you may have to offer into school on the day. These will be then taken to St John the Baptist Church, where they will form part of the Harvest Service on Sunday 4th October. After the village service, Reverend Nigel will arrange for our gifts to be taken to The Porch, the centre in Oxford for homeless people.
Year 6 Assembly
We look forward to welcoming Richard Hudson, Headteacher of Icknield Community College into school on Wednesday 30th September at 2.30pm. Mr Hudson will lead an assembly for Year 6 pupils and their parents and will be pleased to answer any questions that parents and pupils may have about moving up to secondary school.
Privacy Notice
In previous years in order to meet the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, we needed to issue a Fair Processing Notice summarising the information held about pupils, why it is held, and the third parties to whom it may be passed on. The notice has been renamed and is now called a Privacy Notice and a copy is attached to this newsletter.
New French Book Available
Madame Brookes had a new book “Berthe Va au Supermarche” published last week. An order form is attached to this newsletter should anyone wish to purchase a copy (priced at £4.50).
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears had fun making fruit salad – chopping fruit up and choosing their favourites. They also enjoyed going on a nature hunt to find leaves, sticks and seeds to make pictures out of. They have also been practising their “cutting” skills.
DIARY DATES:
Friday 2nd October Harvest Festival in school – 9.05am – All welcome!
Wednesday 14th October Open Morning in School and at Little Bears – All welcome – 9.00-11.30am
Wednesday 21st October School finishes at 3.15pm for the October Holiday. After school sports clubs and after school fun club still operate as normal today.
Monday 2nd November Return to school after the October Holiday. Swimming starts for Class 3 pupils.
Wednesday 25th November Family Poetry Workshop 3.15-.4.15pm. No after school SPORTS Clubs, - After School Fun Club in the portacabin will run as normal with Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins bringing pupils over to/from school for the poetry workshop.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Newsletter No 3 / 18th September 2009
After School Fun Club
The After School Fun Club would like to have a stall at the Christmas Bazaar in order to raise some extra funds to buy some new equipment specifically for the after school club. We would really appreciate any donations of suitable items for Christmas presents – have you any unwanted birthday or last year’s Christmas presents that you would be willing to recycle?
We would like to thank Mrs Lansley for kindly designing this fantastic logo specifically for us!
PTA Newsletter
Welcome back after a lovely summer break. I do hope you are all fighting fit and ready to join in the fund-raising for the School. We are a small but active group of fairly normal parents who volunteer their services to raise money to enable the school to have French lessons, pay for computers, maintain the swimming pool, have treats such as theatre group visits and other worthy causes.
We need your help throughout the year so be prepared to help at events, sell tickets and join in the social nights such as the forthcoming Music Quiz. This year, as we have lost a number of very active members, we will be directly approaching you to help run stalls at the Christmas Bazaar and to help out on the Bar.
All parents (including Dads!) are welcome to come along to the meetings. The next one will be held at Sara Wright’s house on Tuesday 13th October at 7.45pm with plenty of flowing wine to keep us all sane.
Christmas Cards – your child may have mentioned that this week they have been drawing Christmas Cards. You may think this is quite early however this year we have arranged for each child to have a unique Christmas Card drawn by them and sold as individual cards, i.e., only their picture showing, not the whole class. The timetable is very tight to ensure you are able to receive your personalised cards by the end of October/early November. Be prepared for a quick turnaround on your card approval and order; more information to follow.
Music Quiz – Friday 16th October. This popular Music Quiz will be held again in School. Arrive by 7pm with the quiz kick off at 7.30pm. Entrance fee is £2 with optional Fish & Chip supper at £4.50. The evening is great fun with everyone welcome (over 18s only). Why not get a team together and improve your chances of winning. Tickets can be purchased from Mrs Hopkins at School until Thursday 15th October.
Clothes Recycling – we are planning another clothes recycling in November – date to be confirmed.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have enjoyed picking apples from their tree and then making apple crumble, hand-painting and talking about our 5 senses. They have also made pictures of skeletons from straws. They would really appreciate donations of any suitable items for junk modelling.
Lost Property
Andrew Oakley has lost a school sweatshirt. It is named as either Andrew Oakley or Marc Oakley. Please could everyone check at home to see if it has inadvertently got into the wrong bag? Thank you.
Watlington Partnership Information Sheet
Each family should have received earlier this week a paper copy of the current extended services activities available currently within the Watlington Partnership of Schools.
School Photographs on Tuesday 22nd September
A reminder that the annual visit by the school photographer will take place next Tuesday morning. Each pupil will be photographed individually as well as with other siblings in school. If anyone would like any family photographs taken or photographs taken with younger siblings, please come to the school hall at 8.40am so that these can be completed first.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 22nd September School Photographs!
Friday 2nd October Harvest Festival in school – 9.05am – All welcome!
Wednesday 14th October Open Morning in School and at Little Bears – All welcome – 9.00-11.30am
Wednesday 21st October School finishes at 3.15pm for the October Holiday. After school sports clubs and after school fun club still operate as normal today.
Monday 2nd November Return to school after the October Holiday
Wednesday 25th November Family Poetry Workshop 3.15-.4.15pm. No after school SPORTS Clubs, - After School Fun Club in the portacabin will run as normal with Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins bringing pupils over to/from school for the poetry workshop.
The After School Fun Club would like to have a stall at the Christmas Bazaar in order to raise some extra funds to buy some new equipment specifically for the after school club. We would really appreciate any donations of suitable items for Christmas presents – have you any unwanted birthday or last year’s Christmas presents that you would be willing to recycle?
We would like to thank Mrs Lansley for kindly designing this fantastic logo specifically for us!
PTA Newsletter
Welcome back after a lovely summer break. I do hope you are all fighting fit and ready to join in the fund-raising for the School. We are a small but active group of fairly normal parents who volunteer their services to raise money to enable the school to have French lessons, pay for computers, maintain the swimming pool, have treats such as theatre group visits and other worthy causes.
We need your help throughout the year so be prepared to help at events, sell tickets and join in the social nights such as the forthcoming Music Quiz. This year, as we have lost a number of very active members, we will be directly approaching you to help run stalls at the Christmas Bazaar and to help out on the Bar.
All parents (including Dads!) are welcome to come along to the meetings. The next one will be held at Sara Wright’s house on Tuesday 13th October at 7.45pm with plenty of flowing wine to keep us all sane.
Christmas Cards – your child may have mentioned that this week they have been drawing Christmas Cards. You may think this is quite early however this year we have arranged for each child to have a unique Christmas Card drawn by them and sold as individual cards, i.e., only their picture showing, not the whole class. The timetable is very tight to ensure you are able to receive your personalised cards by the end of October/early November. Be prepared for a quick turnaround on your card approval and order; more information to follow.
Music Quiz – Friday 16th October. This popular Music Quiz will be held again in School. Arrive by 7pm with the quiz kick off at 7.30pm. Entrance fee is £2 with optional Fish & Chip supper at £4.50. The evening is great fun with everyone welcome (over 18s only). Why not get a team together and improve your chances of winning. Tickets can be purchased from Mrs Hopkins at School until Thursday 15th October.
Clothes Recycling – we are planning another clothes recycling in November – date to be confirmed.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have enjoyed picking apples from their tree and then making apple crumble, hand-painting and talking about our 5 senses. They have also made pictures of skeletons from straws. They would really appreciate donations of any suitable items for junk modelling.
Lost Property
Andrew Oakley has lost a school sweatshirt. It is named as either Andrew Oakley or Marc Oakley. Please could everyone check at home to see if it has inadvertently got into the wrong bag? Thank you.
Watlington Partnership Information Sheet
Each family should have received earlier this week a paper copy of the current extended services activities available currently within the Watlington Partnership of Schools.
School Photographs on Tuesday 22nd September
A reminder that the annual visit by the school photographer will take place next Tuesday morning. Each pupil will be photographed individually as well as with other siblings in school. If anyone would like any family photographs taken or photographs taken with younger siblings, please come to the school hall at 8.40am so that these can be completed first.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 22nd September School Photographs!
Friday 2nd October Harvest Festival in school – 9.05am – All welcome!
Wednesday 14th October Open Morning in School and at Little Bears – All welcome – 9.00-11.30am
Wednesday 21st October School finishes at 3.15pm for the October Holiday. After school sports clubs and after school fun club still operate as normal today.
Monday 2nd November Return to school after the October Holiday
Wednesday 25th November Family Poetry Workshop 3.15-.4.15pm. No after school SPORTS Clubs, - After School Fun Club in the portacabin will run as normal with Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins bringing pupils over to/from school for the poetry workshop.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Newsletter No 2 / 11th September 2009
Nit Alert!
We have been advised by a parent of a child in Class 1 that she has treated her child for nits. We are grateful for this information and ask that all families please check their child(ren)’s hair this weekend for nits and treat if necessary, in order to eradicate this problem quickly.
After School Fun Club
A reminder that there are currently places available on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays at the after school fun club, run by Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins until 5pm each day in the portacabin. The cost is £5 per session for payment received in advance and £6 if paid on the day. A registration form needs to be completed (if it hasn’t been already) and this club is open to all pupils aged 3 or over.
Recorders
Recorder lessons will begin again on Monday 21st September for all pupils in Years 3-6. For hygiene reasons pupils need their own recorder. These are available from the school office for £6.50 each or can be bought from a music shop such as Blackwells in Oxford. Recorder books are also available to purchase from the office at £3.50 each.
Roald Dahl Day
On Monday 14th September we shall be celebrating Roald Dahl Day in school with some fun stories and activities. A number of associated activities have been uploaded onto the Learning Platform for pupils and their parents to access. Each family should now have a unique user name and password which will allow them to access the Learning Platform from their home computer.
Staff Advert for the Chalgrove and Watlington Children’s Centre
Chalgrove & Watlington Children’s Centre are looking for ‘bank staff’ for the Childrens Centre. The play workers will be working with young children & their families in the Centre at Chalgrove, Watlington & surrounding villages on an adhoc basis to cover staff holiday & training. Their focus will be ‘stay & play’ sessions, holiday activities & crèche work. They will need to have (or working towards) a recognised level 2 or 3 qualification relevant to early years.
Pay £14,587 - £18,937 per annum (pro rata) equates to £8.53 - £8.81 per hour. Either term time or holiday time -days flexible. Please contact centre manager Helen Rints on 07504 958334 or Helen.Rints@Oxfordshire.gov.uk for further details or an informal chat.
Cooker for Sale
During the summer break, a new larger cooker was installed in the kitchen in order to better cater for the growing number of school meals that Mrs Shortman makes for us each day. The old cooker has now been removed from the kitchen and is available to purchase for a small donation to school funds.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been looking at themselves in the mirror and then painting pictures of what they see! They also enjoyed making sandwiches, playing outside in the warm sunshine and settling back into routines.
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 16th September Mobile Library
Tuesday 22nd September Advanced Warning – School Photographs!
Friday 2nd October Harvest Festival in school – 9.05am – All welcome!
Wednesday 14th October Open Morning in School and at Little Bears – All welcome – 9.00-11.30am
Wednesday 25th November Family Poetry Workshop 3.15-.4.15pm. No after school SPORTS Clubs, - After School Fun Club in the portacabin will run as normal with Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins bringing pupils over to/from school for the poetry workshop.
We have been advised by a parent of a child in Class 1 that she has treated her child for nits. We are grateful for this information and ask that all families please check their child(ren)’s hair this weekend for nits and treat if necessary, in order to eradicate this problem quickly.
After School Fun Club
A reminder that there are currently places available on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays at the after school fun club, run by Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins until 5pm each day in the portacabin. The cost is £5 per session for payment received in advance and £6 if paid on the day. A registration form needs to be completed (if it hasn’t been already) and this club is open to all pupils aged 3 or over.
Recorders
Recorder lessons will begin again on Monday 21st September for all pupils in Years 3-6. For hygiene reasons pupils need their own recorder. These are available from the school office for £6.50 each or can be bought from a music shop such as Blackwells in Oxford. Recorder books are also available to purchase from the office at £3.50 each.
Roald Dahl Day
On Monday 14th September we shall be celebrating Roald Dahl Day in school with some fun stories and activities. A number of associated activities have been uploaded onto the Learning Platform for pupils and their parents to access. Each family should now have a unique user name and password which will allow them to access the Learning Platform from their home computer.
Staff Advert for the Chalgrove and Watlington Children’s Centre
Chalgrove & Watlington Children’s Centre are looking for ‘bank staff’ for the Childrens Centre. The play workers will be working with young children & their families in the Centre at Chalgrove, Watlington & surrounding villages on an adhoc basis to cover staff holiday & training. Their focus will be ‘stay & play’ sessions, holiday activities & crèche work. They will need to have (or working towards) a recognised level 2 or 3 qualification relevant to early years.
Pay £14,587 - £18,937 per annum (pro rata) equates to £8.53 - £8.81 per hour. Either term time or holiday time -days flexible. Please contact centre manager Helen Rints on 07504 958334 or Helen.Rints@Oxfordshire.gov.uk for further details or an informal chat.
Cooker for Sale
During the summer break, a new larger cooker was installed in the kitchen in order to better cater for the growing number of school meals that Mrs Shortman makes for us each day. The old cooker has now been removed from the kitchen and is available to purchase for a small donation to school funds.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been looking at themselves in the mirror and then painting pictures of what they see! They also enjoyed making sandwiches, playing outside in the warm sunshine and settling back into routines.
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 16th September Mobile Library
Tuesday 22nd September Advanced Warning – School Photographs!
Friday 2nd October Harvest Festival in school – 9.05am – All welcome!
Wednesday 14th October Open Morning in School and at Little Bears – All welcome – 9.00-11.30am
Wednesday 25th November Family Poetry Workshop 3.15-.4.15pm. No after school SPORTS Clubs, - After School Fun Club in the portacabin will run as normal with Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins bringing pupils over to/from school for the poetry workshop.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Newsletter No 1 / 4th September 2009
Welcome back to a new school year!
We are pleased to welcome the following new children into Class 1: Leo Bloomfield Brown, Darcy Crook, Alexandra Robinson and Olivia Shannon. We also welcome Orla Fernie into Class 2 and Conall Fernie into Class 3.
We are also pleased to welcome Miss Hema Shah as our new Class 3 teacher and Mrs Tracy Leiper as a new Teaching Assistant.
Happy SEPTEMBER Birthday to: Bryce Dobson, Alice Madry, Annabel Roe, Chloe and Robbie Scragg.
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 2 pupils (Years 3 & 4) on Monday 7th September. They will have 7 sessions (not 6 which we originally said on the final July newsletter - apologies). As always, we appreciate a contribution of £1 per pupil, per swimming session towards the cost of the transport.
After School Sports Clubs
Pupils in Years 1 and 2 should have received today details of the Multisports Club which will begin on Wednesday 9th September for 10 weeks (excluding Wednesday 25th November).
Pupils in Years 3-6 should have received today details of the Netball Club which will begin on Wednesday 9th September for 10 weeks (excluding Wednesday 25th November).
Pupils in Years 3-6 should have received details of the Hockey Club which will begin on Monday 7th September for 12 weeks.
The letter offering Football Club (run by Premier Sports Group) to pupils in Years 3-6 beginning on Thursday 10th September was sent to families at the end of last term. If anyone would like another copy of this letter, please let Mrs Hopkins know.
After School Fun Club
A reminder that there are currently places available on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays at the after school fun club, run by Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins until 5pm each day in the portacabin. The cost is £5 per session for payment received in advance and £6 if paid on the day. A registration form needs to be completed (if it hasn’t been already) and this club is open to all pupils aged 3 or over.
Little Bears News
We are pleased to welcome everyone back and also our new pupils this term: Elizabeth Bowerman, Beau Burnell, Isabel Hector, Sam Reilly and Will Eaton. We are also pleased to welcome Debbie Bradford as a new member of staff.
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 16th September Mobile Library
Tuesday 22nd September Advanced Warning – School Photographs!
Wednesday 25th November Family Poetry Workshop 3.15-.4.15pm
We are pleased to welcome the following new children into Class 1: Leo Bloomfield Brown, Darcy Crook, Alexandra Robinson and Olivia Shannon. We also welcome Orla Fernie into Class 2 and Conall Fernie into Class 3.
We are also pleased to welcome Miss Hema Shah as our new Class 3 teacher and Mrs Tracy Leiper as a new Teaching Assistant.
Happy SEPTEMBER Birthday to: Bryce Dobson, Alice Madry, Annabel Roe, Chloe and Robbie Scragg.
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 2 pupils (Years 3 & 4) on Monday 7th September. They will have 7 sessions (not 6 which we originally said on the final July newsletter - apologies). As always, we appreciate a contribution of £1 per pupil, per swimming session towards the cost of the transport.
After School Sports Clubs
Pupils in Years 1 and 2 should have received today details of the Multisports Club which will begin on Wednesday 9th September for 10 weeks (excluding Wednesday 25th November).
Pupils in Years 3-6 should have received today details of the Netball Club which will begin on Wednesday 9th September for 10 weeks (excluding Wednesday 25th November).
Pupils in Years 3-6 should have received details of the Hockey Club which will begin on Monday 7th September for 12 weeks.
The letter offering Football Club (run by Premier Sports Group) to pupils in Years 3-6 beginning on Thursday 10th September was sent to families at the end of last term. If anyone would like another copy of this letter, please let Mrs Hopkins know.
After School Fun Club
A reminder that there are currently places available on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesdays at the after school fun club, run by Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins until 5pm each day in the portacabin. The cost is £5 per session for payment received in advance and £6 if paid on the day. A registration form needs to be completed (if it hasn’t been already) and this club is open to all pupils aged 3 or over.
Little Bears News
We are pleased to welcome everyone back and also our new pupils this term: Elizabeth Bowerman, Beau Burnell, Isabel Hector, Sam Reilly and Will Eaton. We are also pleased to welcome Debbie Bradford as a new member of staff.
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 16th September Mobile Library
Tuesday 22nd September Advanced Warning – School Photographs!
Wednesday 25th November Family Poetry Workshop 3.15-.4.15pm
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