Newsletter for week ending 14 June 2013

PTA Summer Fair/Fete and Big Bus opening event
We have our fingers crossed for fine weather on Saturday and look forward to seeing many of you at this event. We should take this opportunity to remind everyone about the very limited parking available in the school car park and the need to be respectful of the needs of the residents of Cratlands Close. We will open up the school netball court to free up spaces in the school car park but if families, where they can, walk or park elsewhere in the village, this will help to reduce congestion generally. Thank you.

Summer Concert and NSPCC
On Tuesday 9th July we shall be holding a concert to celebrate the musical progress of the Year 5 & 6 clarinet players and the Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 guitar players. All parents/carers are welcome to attend and further details of this event have been circulated in a separate Summer Concert letter. If you have not received a copy of this letter please ask for one from the school office. At the end of the concert, at the children’s request, a retiring collection will be made for the NSPCC and Mr Ian Stevens, their schools organiser for Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, will be present at the event.

The week before, on Tuesday 2nd July, Mr Stevens will take separate age-appropriate assemblies with Reception and Class 1 together and Class 2 and 3 together on the theme of recognising hazardous situations and keeping safe. The NSPCC campaigns for the right that every child has to a safe and supportive childhood, free from harm, and works with authorities, children, families and schools in their endeavour to achieve this. Childline is also a service of NSPCC. We do hope you will be able to help us support the invaluable work of the NSPCC – there can be nothing more important than securing the safety and wellbeing of children.

Music Lessons at Stadhampton School
All pupils at Stadhampton School receive music lessons, led by their class teacher, as part of the school curriculum. All pupils in Years 3-6 also learn to play the recorder. In addition, there are opportunities for pupils in Years 3-6 to access instrument lessons, on site, from outside providers, subject to availability. These lessons are: clarinet (pupils in Years 5 & 6 only) through the County Music Service, details of which are available from the school office); piano through Mrs Drake who can be contacted at home on 01865 400117, mobile 07918188519 or at the school gate, and guitar through Mr Russell Payne who can be contacted by email on goguitar@yahoo.co.uk.

PTA News
Summer Fair & Big Bus Opening - This Saturday! Start 2pm, Bus Officially Opened at 2.45pm.
We look forward to seeing you all there. Please have a look at the attached file for a programme of all the exciting things happening on the day. Please also see list attached of raffle prizes. Please remember to return your raffle tickets to school on FRIDAY so that they may be included in the draw.

Friday Cake Club
This week’s lucky winner of the cake was Bronte Buckner, kindly donated by Mrs Walker. A reminder to Mrs Tombling that she is on the rota for 21 June.

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:
Next week Little Bears will be looking at places we might visit looking at different countries using maps and a globe. We will also be looking at different currencies and turning our home-corner in to a travel agent.

Two dates for your diary -
1. 14th and 15th June- first Kerri and Claire will be hosting a Pre-loved sale on Friday evening 7.30-9.30 and Saturday from 10-12
2. Little Bears Fair on Friday 28 June from 3pm in the Little Bears garden. A fun afternoon with lots of stalls and activities for the children and a variety of refreshments (including Pimms!). We hope lots of Little Bears and children from the school and their families are able to come – please feel free to bring grandparents, aunties, uncles, friends etc. Everyone welcome!



DIARY DATES:
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 19th June Skipping Workshop
Friday 21st June KS1 Healthy Day at ICC
Thursday 27th June Big Science Event for some pupils in Class 3
Tuesday 2nd July Class 2 visit to the Ashmolean Museum
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 – Friday 19th July No afterschool clubs in the final week of the school term
Tuesday 16th July Daylight Theatre performance
Thursday 18 July School disco 6 – 7.30pm
Friday 19th July Leavers assembly 09.05am
School finishes for Summer holidays at 1.30pm
Wednesday 4th September Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year