Newsletter for week ending 12 July 2013

End of Year School Reports
Year 6 pupils received their annual reports and end of Key Stage 2 SATs results on Tuesday this week. All other pupils received their reports on Thursday. Please let us know if you have not received your child’s report.
We would appreciate parents/carers completing the Acknowledgement/Returns sheet and returning it to school so that we have feedback from parents on this annual report.

SATs Results – Message from the Governing Body
The KS2 SATs results are in and make pleasing reading. We have sustained our very high attainment in Literacy and improved our Mathematics attainment over last year’s results. The full results will be published in our Prospectus next year and on the Ofsted Data Dashboard.
The Staff and Governing Body would like to take this opportunity to thank our Year 6 pupils for their hard work this year, and wish them well as they take their next step.

Partnership Sports Hall Athletics Event – 05.07.2013
Class 3 competed in the annual Year 3 and 4 indoor athletics event, enjoyoying a wide range of team and individual track and field athletics. This year we came second with 131 points, Watlington being the winners with 160 points. Everyone tried their best, there was a great team spirit and several individuals really stood out as able athletes.

Guitar and Clarinet Concert – 09.07.2013
Thank you to all who attended our guitar and clarinet concert on Tuesday. Our musicians gave a fine performance which was enjoyed by all and provided inspiration to a number of our younger pupils. A collection was made at the end of the concert to support the good work of the NSPCC and we are very pleased to let you know that we raised £64.96. Thank you for your generous donations.
If you are interested in your child receiving piano or guitar lessons next school year, please ask in the office for a contact form for Mr Payne (guitars) or see Mrs Drake for piano. Clarinet lessons are only available to Years 5 and 6 through an arrangement with the County Music Service.

Consultation on the provision of home to school transport
A petition for parents to sign, if they would like to, will be available at Sports Evening on Friday.

Books for Sale at Sports Evening
We have a number of new books which were donated to the school but are not quite suitable for class libraries. However, families may wish to purchase some for children to read at home. They will be on sale at Sports Evening (next to the bar!) and may be purchased for 25p each. Mrs Hopkins, who is helping on the bar, will have a separate container to collect money in from the sale of these books.

MMR Vaccinations
Letters were sent home to each family earlier this week from Oxfordshire County Council Public Health Directorate about current outbreaks of measles.

Oxford Festival of Nature
Oxford Festival of Nature is taking place in Botley Park on 12-13 July 2013. There is an exciting range of wildlife activities taking place, including falconry, bug hunting, worm charming, wildlife talks and much more! From 1pm-5pm on the Saturday we’ll be running alongside the West Oxford Fun Day,where lots of local natural history organisations will be holding stalls and running even more wildlife activities, including giant insects with Oxford University Museum of Natural History, bird, bat and bug box building with Low Carbon West Oxford, and pond dipping with Berks Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust.
It’s completely free of charge, so for more details visit www.oxfordfestivalofnature.org.

Nits
Thank you to a parent for letting the school know that they had found nits in their child’s hair this week. The outbreak has been treated and we politely request that all parents/carers should check their children’s hair this weekend and treat if necessary.

PTA News

Friday Cake Club
Charlie Ball was the lucky winner of the cake last week, kindly donated by Mrs Buckner. A reminder to Mrs Sarah Green that she is on the rota for 19 July, the last day of term.

As the Cake Club has proved so popular - we will be running it again next school year, starting on Friday 6th September. The cost per child is 20p per week. The cost up to October half term will be: £1.60 per child. The cost for the whole term up to Christmas will be £3.00 per child.

We are also signing up volunteers for cake donations after the summer, please see Rowena if interested.

End of Year Disco - Thursday 18th July, 6 - 7.30pm
We need a permission slip for all children coming to the Disco. If you have not already returned your child's permission slip, please could you hand them in to Diana or Rowena before next Thursday. Spare copies are available from the office.

To keep children safe, they will need to be signed in and out of the disco by parents, via Class 1. Mini torch rings will be on sale for 50p each, you can buy them before coming into the disco outside Class 1.

AGM - Tuesday 8th October 2013
Our annual AGM is an opportunity to find out more about the PTA. At the AGM we will review the years fundraising efforts and what the money has been spent on. We also elect people to the following positions - Chair, Secretary & Treasurer.

Both Rowena Dobson (as Secretary) and Diana Woodwards (as Chair) have decided that they will not be putting themselves forward for re-election at the AGM. Therefore we are looking for people who would be interested in taking on these roles, if you would be interested in them please feel free to have a (no obligation) chat with Rowena or Diana.

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:
Next week Little Bears will be practising for our sports afternoon to start at 11am on Friday 12th July. Please could parents arrive at 10.45 for a 11am start and also bring a picnic for after the races. Little Bears finish on 19th July at 3pm and return on Wednesday 4th September when our topic will be ‘Buildings and Transport’.

DIARY DATES:
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



LAST MINUTE REMINDERS TO ENSURE WE HAVE AN ENJOYABLE AND SAFE SPORTS EVENING:

PARKING – IF YOU ARE ABLE TO WALK TO SPORTS EVENING IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED AND REALLY HELP THE CONGESTION IN CRATLANDS CLOSE. THE NETBALL COURT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PARKING. PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF THE RESIDENTS IN CRATLANDS CLOSE AND DO NOT OBSTRUCT ACCESS IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAYS.

SPECTATOR LINE: A LINE HAS BEEN MARKED FOR PARENTS/CARERS/VISITORS TO POSITION THEMSELVES BEHIND SO THAT PUPILS ARE ABLE TO RUN SAFELY IN THE OUTSIDE LANES.

FINISHING LINE: IS WHERE THE JUDGES WILL BE WAITING TO AWARD STICKERS, UPDATE THE SCOREBOARD, ETC. PLEASE COULD EVERYONE ELSE KEEP THIS AREA CLEAR

BAR: THE BAR WILL BE OPEN FROM 6PM

BBQ: BBQ FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THE RACES FOR SPECTATORS WISHING TO EXCHANGE THEIR FOOD TICKETS AT THIS TIME AND AVOID THE BIG QUEUE AFTER THE RACES

PLAY EQUIPMENT: THIS AREA IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR USE DURING SPORTS EVENING

YOUNG CHILDREN: PLEASE TRY TO KEEP YOUNGER SIBLINGS AWAY FROM THE RACETRACK WHILST THE RACES ARE ON TO AVOID POTENTIAL COLLISIONS!

FOOTBALL/BALL GAMES: WE POLITELY REQUEST THAT NO BALL GAMES ARE PLAYED WHILST THE RACES ARE TAKING PLACE.

THANK YOU