Newsletter for week ending 24 May 2013

Congratulations
We would like to share the great news from Icknield Community College that Daniel Green and Jessica Tombling, both former pupils of Stadhampton Primary School, have been selected as Head Boy and Head Girl for the next academic year. Kezia Lawson and Joshua Drake have also been appointed as senior prefects. We are very proud of our ex-pupils and congratulate them all.


Secondary School Transition Information
Year 6 pupils have been given some information this week about their transition to secondary school and also a letter from the Public Health Directorate about protection against measles. If you have not been given this information, please ask your child for it!


Recorders
Recorder lessons will continue for all pupils in Years 2-6 on Mondays during Term 6. All pupils require their own recorder for hygiene reasons and ideally their own recorder book. Recorders are on sale from the school office for £6.50 and books for £4.80 each (the price we pay for them).

‘Musical Showcase’ – 09.07.2013
We would like to give you advance notice of a special event on Tuesday 9th July where our clarinet players, guitar players and Year 6 will be showcasing their musical and singing talents. All families are welcome to join the audience. The event will start at 2.15pm and finish by the end of the normal school day. Further details to follow.


Swimming at Berinsfield and in the School Pool
Swimming sessions begin for Class 3 pupils at the Abbey Sports Centre from Monday 3rd June through to Monday 15th July (7 sessions). As always, we are most grateful to the parents who make a contribution towards the cost of the transport which is currently £60 per visit. The recommended contribution is £2 per child per week, (£14 in total) and cheques for swimming should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School please.

We are grateful to Mrs Shortman and Mr Short for preparing our own school pool for use and to teaching staff who have gained the appropriate lifesaving qualifications. A water sample has been taken away for analysis and providing we get the ‘all-clear’ on that the pool will be ready for use as soon as the weather improves. Please could all pupils (Reception included) have swimming kit available in school each day for the start of Term 6. Girls should have a one-piece swimming costume, boys tight-fitting rather than baggy trunks (as these impede their swimming) and all pupils need a swimming hat and a towel. Thank you.


Multisports After School Club
We are most grateful to Michael Hopkins for leading PE lessons and after school clubs at Stadhampton School for several years. Michael has now finished university and is about to spend a couple of months travelling so is unavailable to provide after school clubs. However, he will continue to lead Holiday courses in the future at Stadhampton School. The next one is 12-16 August. There will be no multisports on Wednesday afternoons in Term 6 but Miss Mould is leading a singing club. We are aiming to offer either an art or a dance club on Wednesdays from September and we are also following up other leads with a view to providing some new clubs.

Missing sweatshirt and cardigan
Tille Moss Black in Class 1 has mislaid a school sweatshirt and a cardigan, both unfortunately unnamed, but size 28. Please could everyone check their children’s PE bags in case they are in the wrong bag?

Oxfordshire Ffennell Festival
The Oxfordshire Ffennell Festival takes place on 7/8 June at Hill End, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NJ. Entry is free. Activities include science zone, eco-zone, tasty zone, art zone, history zone, cake decorating, bee keeping, lollipop factory, slimbing wall, candle making, playbus and much more. Saturday 8th June 10-5pm.

Event at Barefoot Books
There is an opportunity to join author David Calcutt and be his Merry Men on a wonderful journey through Sherwood Forest …. £6 per child or £12 per family, Sunday 26 May 2.30-3.30pm, 294 Banbury Road, Summertown, OX2 7ED.


PTA News
Friday Cake Club
Freya Clapton was the lucky winner of last week's cake, kindly donated by Miss Gardner. A reminder to Mrs Walker that she is on the rota for 7th June, the first Friday after half term.


Big Bus Opening & Summer Fair, Saturday 15th June
Bus Quizzes will be on sale this Friday for £2. Have fun testing your knowledge on all things 'buses' and enter your completed quiz to win a prize at the Fair.

Keep any eye out for details of all the competitions you could enter at the Fair and tickets for the Raffle in bookbags this week.


Preparations for our fun filled fair are well under way and we looking for your help. Are you able to provide, or help, with any of the following:
• Gazebo's or large party tents & being able to put up and take down on the day
• A half hour or hour to help run a stall on the day
• Any spare plants that we could sell on our plant stall
• Any old (clean) lego that we could use for a stall
• Any old crockery that we could put on our 'smashing' China shy!
• FILL-A-JAR with anything.... here are a few ideas - buttons, Lego, recipes, stickers, sweets, cotton wool, hair bands/clips (new), rubbers, sharpeners.....the list is endless.

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:
Little Bears are returning to the topic of ‘Holidays’ on the 3rd June. We have our fingers crossed for some sunny days so that we can really enjoy this theme and practice our sports day. The actual date will be announced at the start of Term 6.
Have a great half-term break and we will look forward to seeing you all in a week’s time.


DIARY DATES:
Monday 3rd June Return to school for the start of Term 6
Thursday 6th June Year 5’s visit to ICC for Science lesson
Tuesday 11th June Reception and Class 1 visit to Science Oxford Live
Wednesday 12th June Mobile Library
Friday 14 June Pre-loved sale at Little Bears 7.30-9.30pm
Saturday 15 June Pre-loved sale continues at 10am.
Summer Fair & Bus Extravaganza 2 - 4.30pm
Tuesday 18th June Year 5’s visit to ICC for a PE lesson. Please remember to take trainers/plimsolls and PE kit.
Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th & Friday 12th July Moving up days; Reception pupils starting in September join us in school; Year 6 pupils spend three days at ICC; all other pupils move up to the year group/class they will be in from September.
Friday 12th July EYFS/Reception meeting with parents in School Hall at 2.50pm
Sports Evening
Monday 15th – Thursday 18th July No afterschool clubs in the final week of the school term
Tuesday 16th July Daylight Theatre performance
Friday 19th July Leavers assembly 09.05am
School finishes for Summer holidays 1.30pm
Wednesday 4th September Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year