Message from Jason Hector, Chair of Governors:
Dear all,
We have uploaded the School Profile reporting on the academic year 2010 - 2011 onto the school website for parents to read. The 2005 Education Act introduced the school profile, a short focused document that is produced annually and is a report of the activities and achievements of Stadhampton Primary School and its pupils by the Governing Body of the school. This report is for parents of children at Stadhampton Primary School and other interested parties from the local community. If you have any questions regarding the contents or would like the school to provide you with a copy, please contact the school at your convenience.
Swimming at Berinsfield
Swimming will begin for Class 3 pupils on 31st October (the first day back at school after the October Holiday). They will have 7 sessions. As always, we hope that parents will be willing to help with the transport costs and contribute £1 a week towards this cost. Cheques for swimming contributions should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School, please.
Recorder Lessons
A reminder that recorder lessons, for all pupils in Years 3 to 6, will start on Monday 31st October. Recorders are available from the school office for £6.50 if any pupil still needs one.
Christmas Performances and other Christmas – related dates
With the ‘Pantomime season’ fast approaching, we thought you would like to know the arrangements for our various Christmas productions and other events. These are as follows:-
Tuesday 6th December
Class R & Class 1 Performance 2.30pm, in the Hall All welcome,but tickets will be required
Class 2 & Class 3 Performance 6.30pm, in the Hall (Ticket only – no babies or young children please at this performance)
Wednesday 7th December Class 2 & Class 3 Performance 1.45pm, in the Hall All welcome,but tickets will be required
KS2 children and Little Bears will form the audience of the Class R/KS1 dress rehearsal during the morning of Monday 5th December.
Class R/KS1 children and Little Bears will form the audience of the KS2 dress rehearsal during the morning of Tuesday 6th December.
Arrangements for tickets will be confirmed after the October Holiday.
Tuesday 13th December Whole School Party 1.45pm, in the Hall
Wednesday 14th December Whole school Nativity Service 2.15pm, at St John’s Church
Friday 16th December End of Term Assembly 9.05am, in the Hall
Holiday Course at Stadhampton School
Advance information for parents: Michael Hopkins, on behalf of Premier Sports Group, will be once again leading a Holiday Course again at Stadhampton School for school-aged pupils (from any school) from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd December inclusive. The course will run each day from 9-3pm. Premier Sports Group have confirmed that the cost of the course will be £6 a day. Booking forms are now available from the school office.
New Menu for School Meals
Each family should have received a copy of the new school meals menu which begins on 31st October (Week 1) via book bags. The menu will now operate on a 4-weekly cycle and the week beginning dates are at the top of the each week number. The price of a school meal remains at £2.10 a day and cheques for school meals should be made payable to Oxfordshire County Council with Stadhampton School written on the back of the cheque, please.
Food with Thought are pleased to offer children in the Foundation Stage class four weeks of school lunches for £1 a day between 31st October and 25th November. Letters to explain this scheme to parents in the Foundation Stage have been put into book bags this week. Parents may wish to sign up for meals for all 4 weeks in one go which is absolutely fine.
P.T.A. News
We need to raise £1620 for the new swimming pool liner so that the children will be able to use the pool again next year. We also need to raise funds each year to continue to support the cost of all pupils learning French and visits from Daylight Theatre, etc. We've got some exciting events planned, so please support us in raising funds.
The first of these events is a Halloween/Bonfire Night themed Cake Sale in the School Hall on Friday 4 November from 3.15pm, and we would love to receive your donations of cakes (either themed or not) on the Friday morning. There will be a token gift for all those who bring along a themed decorated homemade cake or cakes, so get your imaginations going over the half term break and bring in something exciting! Please remember to include your name with the cake so we know who to give the gift to. Shop-bought cakes won’t be eligible for a gift, but will still be very welcome. If you have any questions, please speak to a member of the PTA.
Coming soon - Our school Winter Fair on 25th November, and yes Father Christmas will be making an early visit! We will be collecting donations of sweets, chocolates, bottles, CDs, DVDs, books etc and prizes for the Raffle after half term, so if you are having a clear out during the holidays please think of the Winter Fair.
There will also be a Wreath Making evening in early December - your chance to make or buy a lovely wreath. Keep an eye out for further info.
Don’t forget the Clothes Recycling collection which will be on Wednesday 16 November, so please fill those bags over half term with any unwanted clothes, shoes, bedding (not duvets or pillows) and bags.
Finally, thanks to everyone who ordered Christmas cards - we have raised the fantastic total of £130.
Little Bears News
Little Bears return 31st October to a day of activities and dressing up for Halloween. Our topic will be “books” and our first book will be “Room on the Broom”.
Friday 4th November – Little Bears Photographs.
DIARY DATES:
Friday 21st October Little Bears open as usual
INSET Day at Stadhampton School – only teaching staff in school
Monday 31st October Term 2 begins at 9.00am for all pupils
Book Fair begins from 3.00 – 3.30pm
Tuesday 1st November PTA meeting in the hall at 8pm
Wednesday 2nd November Class 2 visit to Woodstock Museum
Year 5 visit to Icknield Community College for Wider World lesson
Friday 4th November PTA Halloween and Bonfire Cake Sale at 3.15pm in the Hall
Sunday 6th November Final Year 6 rehearsal for Youth Proms 2-5pm
Wednesday 9th November Year 6 pupils performing at the Royal Albert Hall!
Mobile Library
Monday 14th November Foundation Class & Class 1 visit the Oxford Museum of Natural History
Parents’ Evening
Wednesday 16th November PTA Clothes Recycling Collection
Parents’ Evening
Friday 25th November Winter Fair
Attachments to this newsletter:
• What next – Children’s Centre news update
• October Half-Term events at the Children’s Centre
• November & December events at the Children’s Centre
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Newsletter No 6 - 14th October 2011
Open Morning
Thank you to everyone who came along to Open Morning this week. We were very pleased to show so many visitors around the school!
Parents Consultation Evenings
The dates for our Parents consultation Evenings have now been set for Monday 14th and Wednesday 16th November. Further details and reply slips have been sent home via book bags this week.
School Photographs
If you have not already returned orders for photographs to the school office, please do so by 9am tomorrow morning, as the orders are being collected then.
Plastic bottles needed!
School gardening club has an exciting new project to build a full-size plastic bottle greenhouse, using as many recycled materials as possible. Our plan is to complete construction over the autumn-winter period so that the children can begin to raise plants from seed under protection in the spring. As well as providing a new opportunity for our keen young gardeners, we hope that those pupils interested in design and technology and recycling will also want to get involved. Our basic building materials are 1,500 clear 2 litre plastic drinks bottles (rinsed out with lids and labels removed where possible please) and 140 6 foot garden canes. And this is where we need your help, please could you (and your friends and family) send in any empty water, cola, lemonade, squash bottles etc and any spare garden canes so that we can start to build the walls. We will be putting up a small display in school so that you can see photos of a finished greenhouse, the type of bottles required and other materials we will need to complete the job, together with an idea of what the children would like to grow in their greenhouse and veg patch next year. Thank you for your help.
P.T.A. News
Please remember to return your Christmas card orders and payment to the school office no later than Monday 17th October.
The “Bag2School” clothes recycling bags have been handed out in bookbags this week. The date for collection will be Wednesday 16th November at 9.00am. Extra bags can be obtained from the school office but black bin bags are also welcome.
Thank you to everyone who order plants to help raise extra funds for the P.T.A. we have received payment from cd Bell for £98.00.
Home/School Agreement
Although the deadline for returning the Home/School Agreement was the 14th October we realise that some families may have misplaced the document and we have put another copy into those bookbags this week. If you would like to discuss any aspect of this agreement then please speak to Mrs Turner.
Little Bears News
Little Bears is open as usual on Friday 21st October (it is just the school which is closed).
Next week we would love to go on a Farm visit to the Crazy Bear – we can’t go unless we get lots of helping hands, so please put your name on our helper list if you can. Don’t forget the Pie Sale on Thursday 20th October.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 17th October Last day for completed order forms and artwork for Christmas Cards
Tuesday 18th October Year 6 rehearsal for Youth Proms
Thursday 20th October Little Bears Pie Sale
Stadhampton School Term 1 ends at 3.15pm
Friday 21st October Little Bears open as usual
INSET Day at Stadhampton School – only teaching staff in school
Monday 31st October Term 2 begins at 9.00am for all pupils
Book Fair begins from 3.00 – 3.30pm
Tuesday 1st November PTA meeting in the hall at 8pm
Wednesday 2nd November Class 2 visit to Woodstock Museum
Year 5 visit to Icknield Community College for Wider World lesson
Sunday 6th November Final Year 6 rehearsal for Youth Proms 2-5pm
Wednesday 9th November Year 6 pupils performing at the Royal Albert Hall!
Mobile Library
Monday 14th November Foundation Class & Class 1 visit the Oxford Museum of Natural History
Parents’ Evening
Wednesday 16th November PTA Clothes Recycling Collection
Parents’ Evening
Thank you to everyone who came along to Open Morning this week. We were very pleased to show so many visitors around the school!
Parents Consultation Evenings
The dates for our Parents consultation Evenings have now been set for Monday 14th and Wednesday 16th November. Further details and reply slips have been sent home via book bags this week.
School Photographs
If you have not already returned orders for photographs to the school office, please do so by 9am tomorrow morning, as the orders are being collected then.
Plastic bottles needed!
School gardening club has an exciting new project to build a full-size plastic bottle greenhouse, using as many recycled materials as possible. Our plan is to complete construction over the autumn-winter period so that the children can begin to raise plants from seed under protection in the spring. As well as providing a new opportunity for our keen young gardeners, we hope that those pupils interested in design and technology and recycling will also want to get involved. Our basic building materials are 1,500 clear 2 litre plastic drinks bottles (rinsed out with lids and labels removed where possible please) and 140 6 foot garden canes. And this is where we need your help, please could you (and your friends and family) send in any empty water, cola, lemonade, squash bottles etc and any spare garden canes so that we can start to build the walls. We will be putting up a small display in school so that you can see photos of a finished greenhouse, the type of bottles required and other materials we will need to complete the job, together with an idea of what the children would like to grow in their greenhouse and veg patch next year. Thank you for your help.
P.T.A. News
Please remember to return your Christmas card orders and payment to the school office no later than Monday 17th October.
The “Bag2School” clothes recycling bags have been handed out in bookbags this week. The date for collection will be Wednesday 16th November at 9.00am. Extra bags can be obtained from the school office but black bin bags are also welcome.
Thank you to everyone who order plants to help raise extra funds for the P.T.A. we have received payment from cd Bell for £98.00.
Home/School Agreement
Although the deadline for returning the Home/School Agreement was the 14th October we realise that some families may have misplaced the document and we have put another copy into those bookbags this week. If you would like to discuss any aspect of this agreement then please speak to Mrs Turner.
Little Bears News
Little Bears is open as usual on Friday 21st October (it is just the school which is closed).
Next week we would love to go on a Farm visit to the Crazy Bear – we can’t go unless we get lots of helping hands, so please put your name on our helper list if you can. Don’t forget the Pie Sale on Thursday 20th October.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 17th October Last day for completed order forms and artwork for Christmas Cards
Tuesday 18th October Year 6 rehearsal for Youth Proms
Thursday 20th October Little Bears Pie Sale
Stadhampton School Term 1 ends at 3.15pm
Friday 21st October Little Bears open as usual
INSET Day at Stadhampton School – only teaching staff in school
Monday 31st October Term 2 begins at 9.00am for all pupils
Book Fair begins from 3.00 – 3.30pm
Tuesday 1st November PTA meeting in the hall at 8pm
Wednesday 2nd November Class 2 visit to Woodstock Museum
Year 5 visit to Icknield Community College for Wider World lesson
Sunday 6th November Final Year 6 rehearsal for Youth Proms 2-5pm
Wednesday 9th November Year 6 pupils performing at the Royal Albert Hall!
Mobile Library
Monday 14th November Foundation Class & Class 1 visit the Oxford Museum of Natural History
Parents’ Evening
Wednesday 16th November PTA Clothes Recycling Collection
Parents’ Evening
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Newsletter No 5 - 7th October 2011
Happy OCTOBER Birthday to: Wyatt Bullock, Benjamin Duke, Sophie Hector, Oliver Lowman, Marcin Skwarek and Ellie Walker.
During OCTOBER we are focusing on RESPONSIBILITY
Old Ink Cartridges
We shall be sending off our collection of used ink cartridges shortly. If you have any used cartridges that you intend to put in the box, we would be grateful if they could be added to our collection as soon as possible, please. Thank you.
P.T.A. News
Look out for the “Bag2school” blue recycling bags in your child’s book bags next week! You can help the P.T.A. raise extra funds by collecting any clean, good quality adult and children’s clothes, shoes, belts, bags, bedding, towels or soft toys. The date of our next collection is at the school on Wednesday 16th November at 9.00am. Extra blue bags can be obtained via the school office, but black bin bags are also welcome.
Plant orders will be arriving in school on Thursday 13th October and will be ready for pick up after school at 3.15pm. Can we remind parents who are bringing cars, to allow other parents/carers to vacate the car park first before picking up their order from in front of the school. Thank you!
Watch out for your children's Christmas Card masterpieces coming home in book bags this week. If you wish you can add to this design (or even create another one!) but please refer to the guidance notes. You may place an order for as many packs of cards as you like. A pack of 12 cards costs just £5.50, additional packs cost £4.50. A pack of 12 gift tags costs £2.50 (and have to be with a card order). To ensure you get your cards, please return artwork, orders and payment to the school office by 14th October. Any queries please see Charlotte Hector or Rowena Dobson.
Little Bears News
Can everyone please remember to bring a stamped addressed envelope in to Little Bears next week. We wil also be talking about the Emergency Services. Don’t forget our Pie Sale on 20th October!
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 12th October Open Morning at Stadhampton School and Little Bears. Please come and see us at work!
Thursday 20th October Little Bears Pie Sale
Term 1 ends at 3.15pm
Friday 21st October INSET Day - for teaching staff only
Monday 31st October Term 2 begins at 9.00am for all pupils
Book Fair begins from 3.00 – 3.30pm
Wednesday 16th November PTA Clothes Recycling Collection
During OCTOBER we are focusing on RESPONSIBILITY
Old Ink Cartridges
We shall be sending off our collection of used ink cartridges shortly. If you have any used cartridges that you intend to put in the box, we would be grateful if they could be added to our collection as soon as possible, please. Thank you.
P.T.A. News
Look out for the “Bag2school” blue recycling bags in your child’s book bags next week! You can help the P.T.A. raise extra funds by collecting any clean, good quality adult and children’s clothes, shoes, belts, bags, bedding, towels or soft toys. The date of our next collection is at the school on Wednesday 16th November at 9.00am. Extra blue bags can be obtained via the school office, but black bin bags are also welcome.
Plant orders will be arriving in school on Thursday 13th October and will be ready for pick up after school at 3.15pm. Can we remind parents who are bringing cars, to allow other parents/carers to vacate the car park first before picking up their order from in front of the school. Thank you!
Watch out for your children's Christmas Card masterpieces coming home in book bags this week. If you wish you can add to this design (or even create another one!) but please refer to the guidance notes. You may place an order for as many packs of cards as you like. A pack of 12 cards costs just £5.50, additional packs cost £4.50. A pack of 12 gift tags costs £2.50 (and have to be with a card order). To ensure you get your cards, please return artwork, orders and payment to the school office by 14th October. Any queries please see Charlotte Hector or Rowena Dobson.
Little Bears News
Can everyone please remember to bring a stamped addressed envelope in to Little Bears next week. We wil also be talking about the Emergency Services. Don’t forget our Pie Sale on 20th October!
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 12th October Open Morning at Stadhampton School and Little Bears. Please come and see us at work!
Thursday 20th October Little Bears Pie Sale
Term 1 ends at 3.15pm
Friday 21st October INSET Day - for teaching staff only
Monday 31st October Term 2 begins at 9.00am for all pupils
Book Fair begins from 3.00 – 3.30pm
Wednesday 16th November PTA Clothes Recycling Collection
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