Newsletter No 13 / 7th May 2010

Happy MAY Birthday to: Lucy Banting, Hannah Bradford, Leo Burnell, Ruby Dallimore, Benedict Diment, Buddy Halliday, Ella Lavene, Maisie Matthews, Rory Pattisson, Oliver Stewart and Tazmin Vale

During MAY we are focusing on the core value of TOLERANCE

Poland Visit
The 17 Wanderers return! We had a most unusual and eventful visit to our partner school in Poland. There were some changes made to our original itinerary, due to the tragic plane crash in which so many Polish dignitaries were killed. We arrived during their national week of mourning and witnessed history in the making. Most visits, excursions and joint activities remained unchanged and amongst the highlights were visits to the magnificent city of Krakow, the amazing Wieliczka salt mines, the local town of Cieszyn, the ski jump at Wisla and, for some adults, a visit to Auschwitz, as well as a number of joint events with our partner school and host families. The volcanic eruption in Iceland meant changes to our scheduled return. The headteacher, staff, pupils and our host families were incredibly helpful and supportive at this time. They continued to look after us with great hospitality and made further arrangements for us, including facilitating our safe return. This was a very memorable visit and there is too much to write in a newsletter so we are preparing a separate, more detailed, account of our adventures. I was very proud of everyone in our group and of our partner school – they were able to turn a very difficult situation into a very special experience.

PTA Message
Clothes Recycling – Thank you to everyone who donated clothing; we are waiting to find out how much we raised.Car Boot Sale – It was very cold and not that busy but at least it wasn’t wet!

Thank you to all those parents (and teachers) who either came along on the day or baked cakes for us to sell. £82.30 was taken on the day with some costs for the tea, coffee, etc.

Chiltern Chase – sponsorship forms are now available at school. If you would prefer to sponsor the Stadhampton Steamers then take a form, just put sponsorship details on and let us know how you would like your money to be spent.

Summer Fete 12th June - expect a note out next week with more details of the Summer Fete.

Class Overviews for Terms 5 & 6
Pupils should have brought home an outline of the areas of the curriculum that will be covered in their class during Terms 5 & 6.

Little Bears News
This week at Little Bears we are turning our attention to Bumble Bees. We are talking and learning about the differences between bumble bees & wasps. The children have made some excellent “Buzzy Bees.”We found a wasps nest in the shed, which has caught the attention of many, encouraging us to make great use of our new magnifying glasses! We have also had the arrival of 5 tiny caterpillars. We are taking great care of them & hope they will grow, cocoon & hatch into butterflies over the coming weeks.As you can see a very busy time at Little Bears!



DIARY DATES:
Monday 10th May
Start of SATs week; Class 2 pupils swimming at Berinsfield; Hockey Club for participating pupils
Wednesday 12th May
Mobile Library visit
Thursday 20th May
PTA Meeting at 8pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 26th –Sunday 30th May
Mrs Turner and Mrs Manzie visit our partner school in Hazlach, Poland
Friday 28th May
Break up for May Holiday at 3.15pm
Monday 7th June
INSET DAY – No pupils in school
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school