Newsletter for week ending 15th June 2012

During June the school is focusing on the core value of Patience

Happy June Birthday to: Megan Barber, Olivia Dallimore, Betsy Elliott, Ella Gravett, Chloe Hindmarch, Zara Hopkins, James Lowman, Joshua Matthews and Georgia Valentine.

Learning Platform
We have uploaded a selection of photographs taken at our school Jubilee Party. More pictures will be uploaded as they become available. We also hope to make the cover of the Parish Magazine!

Tesco Vouchers
Final request please for any Tesco vouchers before we send off our order on Monday. Thank you for collecting these for us.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
We held a very enjoyable, memorable and colourful Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration on Friday 1st June and the rain even managed to keep away for us! We held a special assembly to mark the occasion. During the assembly we were joined by Mrs Ann Stead OBE and Mrs Edwina Humm who, on behalf of the Parish Council, presented each pupil with a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee mug. Pupils were all involved in making sandwiches, decorating cakes and biscuits, making flags and bunting in preparation for the party in the afternoon. After lunch we played a variety of traditional games, held a “best Jubilee hat” competition and, ultimately a street-style tea party outside. The occasion was enjoyed enormously by all and our thanks go to Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wilkin and all our support staff for organising this event. Many thanks to everyone who helped with the creation of so many fantastic crowns and hats, the costumes, the cakes and biscuits for the pupils to decorate and to the parents who helped to prepare for the party in school during the morning. Thank you.

Olympic Ticket Winners
The draw for the three complimentary Olympic tickets allocated to Stadhampton School took place after school on Friday 1st June. Thank you to all families who applied for the draw; we received a total of nine applications. Congratulations to Georgia Valentine and Millie Birtles who will be accompanied by Mr Valentine. The lucky trio will be attending the athletics at the Olympic Park on 4th August and will be compiling a photographic record of their day to present in school in September. We hope they have a fantastic day!

Olympic Torch Relay Update
We have recently received news regarding the Olympic Torch Relay and you may well have seen signs at various locations along the route indicating the expected local traffic congestion and delays at that time. The nearest point the torch comes to Stadhampton is along Cuddesdon Way, Oxford at approximately 5.30pm on Monday 9th July. We have been advised by Oxford City Council that spectators will need to be in place approximately one hour before this so they can get settled and view the pre Torch procession. Prospective spectators are advised to plan their journey accordingly! Following the Torch Relay there is a Celebration Event in South Park, Oxford. For safety reasons it is a ticketed event however tickets are free of charge. Please see the Oxford City Council website for further details.

Little Bears News
The children had a fantastic time at the end of last term at the Jubilee celebrations; thank you once again to everyone at the Primary School for making the day so memorable.
Our Jubilee quilt is now on display in Little Bears for all to see.
Continuing with our Term Six theme of “The Circus” we will be making clown faces and clown biscuits next week.
Reminder that Tempest Photography will be with us from 8.15am onwards for family portraits on Friday the 22nd June.


PTA News
Pampered Chef Evening - Thursday 28th June, 7.30pm
Come and enjoy food and information about the Pampered Chef - there'll be a cookery demonstration using Pampered Chef products, a chance to win some goodies in the raffle, wine & Pimms to drink and friends to chat to.

Tickets are available for just £2 and include a glass of Pimms or wine, nibbles and samples of food prepared by our Pampered Chef Sharon Dyson. Get yours from the School Office.

School Disco
Get your dancing shoes and disco outfits ready - we're having a school disco at the end of the summer term. Watch out for more information in the coming weeks.


DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 20th June Year 5 visit to ICC for Creative Arts lesson
Monday 25th June Last afterschool hockey club
Wednesday 27th June Last afterschool multisports and netball club
Thursday 28th June Pampared Chef Evening
Friday 29th June Year 6 cycle test
Monday 9th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Tuesday 10th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Wednesday 11th,Thursday 12th, Friday 13th July Year 6 transition days at Icknield Community College
New Reception pupils for September join us for three taster days.
Friday 13th July Provisional date for Sports evening (weather permitting)
Friday 20th July 9.05am - Leavers assembly. Everyone welcome to attend.
1.30pm school ends
Wednesday 5th September Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year