Newsletter No 1 / 3rd Septemberb 2010

Welcome to the start of a new school year!

We are pleased to welcome the following new children into the Foundation Class: Katende Amery, Elizabeth Bowerman, Juliana Browning, Thomas Cove, Isabella Dickens, Myles Dobson, Daniel Ellis, Julian Fouquet Burns, Ella Gravett, Hannah Lansley, Tillie Moss-Black, William Parkes, Ellie Walker, Benjamin West and Lawrence Wright. We are also pleased to welcome, a new Year 3 pupil, Tiffany Bullock, and a new Year 4 pupil, Rishon Marshall, both into Class 2.

Happy Belated AUGUST Birthday to: Amy Akers, Amelia Birtles, Rhys Brown, Amber Tomkins, Cora White and Abigail Wright.

Happy SEPTEMBER Birthday to: Isabella Dickens, Bryce Dobson, Phoebe Hindmarch, Alice Madry, Pola Onopiuk, Annabel Roe, Chloe Scragg and Lawrence Wright.

During the month of SEPTEMBER we are focusing on the core value of RESPECT

School Meal Price Increase
A reminder that the cost of a school meal increased on 1st September to £2.05. School meals must be ordered, and paid for please, on the first morning of the school week. Cheques for school meals should be made payable to Oxfordshire County Council with Stadhampton Primary School written on the back of the cheque.

Swimming
Class 2 will be swimming at the Abbey Sports Centre in Berinsfield, starting on Monday 6th September. They will have 7 sessions. As always,we appreciate a “voluntary contribution” of £1, per child, per session towards the transport costs. Cheques for swimming should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School, please.

Year 5 Visits to Icknield Community College
Year 5 pupils will visit Icknield Community College on the following dates:-

Term 1 Science Wed 22nd September
Term 2 Wider World Wed 3rd November
Term 3 Technology Wed 19th January
Term 4 English Wed 9th March
Term 5 Maths Wed 4th May
PE Sport Wed 18th May
Creative Arts Wed 22nd June
Transportation will be provided during normal school hours.

International School Award
We are pleased to let parents know that we have been successful in regaining the British Council International School Award for three years from 1st September 2010 to 31st August 2013. This prestigious award has been gained as a result of submitting a portfolio of evidence of the school’s international activities. The new logo, which we are officially able to display on correspondence, has been added to the bottom of this newsletter.

Little Bears News
Welcome back to all and a special welcome to our new children and their families who started this week: Sofija Kornega, Lawrence Murphey-Callejo, Sam Sundberg, Thomas West, Mya Khan, Archie Dickens and Gene Green.


DIARY DATES:
Monday 6th September
After school hockey club 3.15 – 4pm
Wednesday 8th September
After school netball and multisports club 3.15 – 4pm
Thursday 9th September
Premier Sports football club 3.15 – 4.15pm
Monday 13th September
“Roald Dahl” Day
Wednesday 29th September
All pupils will have their school photographs taken
Friday 1st October
Harvest Festival in Church
Wednesday 6th October
Mobile Library