Newsletter for week ending 28 March 2014

Mr Montgomery
We are pleased to welcome Mr Montgomery, who joined our staff this week as a part-time Teaching Assistant.

Forest School
We are delighted that we will be providing Forest School sessions, for all pupils, during the summer term. A letter will be in book bags today with further details. Thank you to everyone who has helped make this happen.

Sports Relief
Thank you to everyone who paid a £1 for dressing up as a sports personality and walking or running a mile (or more!) for Sports Relief last week. We raised a total of £92. Thank you all.

Clothes Recycling
Thank you to everyone who donated bags for the last Bag2School clothes recycling collection. We are pleased to let you know that we collected 344kg and received a cheque for £172.00 this week.

Archery Club
This very popular club is, unfortunately, already full. We hope to offer it again in September. In the meantime, parents may like to know that Mr Chrisp runs an archery session on alternate Saturdays at the Abbey Sports Centre in Berinsfield.

Food with Thought – Easter Feast Lunch
We have been notified that on Wednesday 2nd April there will be a slight change to the regular school menu. This ‘Eggciting’ lunch will be Roast Chicken followed by Chocolate Easter Cake.

PTA News
Thank you to everyone who attended the PTA meeting at The Crown on Tuesday evening; we have lots of great events planned for the rest of the school year!

Quiz night - thank you to everyone who attended the quiz night last Friday. Whilst there was not a huge attendance, everyone had a great night with a healthy sum of just over £300 being raised.
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Easter Cake Competition - Wednesday 2nd April- we are very excited to be holding a cake competition and cake sale just before the Easter holidays. All the details will be in book bags on Friday, so please keep a look out for the details and happy baking!

Save The Date - Boogie Bingo is back! Scheduled for Friday 16th May. More details to follow.
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Thank you to all parents for your continued support of the PTA. Our next meeting is on Tuesday 29th April, The Crown, 8pm. Everyone welcome.


Cake Club
Congratulations to Owen Cove, the lucky winner of last week’s cake, kindly donated by Mrs Hindmarch. A reminder to Mrs Fulker that she is on the rota for 4 April.

Please see the Noticeboard outside Class 1 for the remainder of the year’s rota. We have just one space left – the last day of term – Friday 19th July. Please see Rowena Dobson if you can supply a cake that day. Thank you.

DIARY DATES:
Friday 4 April End of term assembly at 9.00am. All welcome. School finishes at 1.30pm when we break up for the Easter Holiday.
Monday 14 – Thursday 17 April Sports course at Stadhampton School led by Mr Hopkins. See posters in each cloakroom entrance or book via Mrs Hopkins.
Tuesday 22 April Pupils and staff return to school for the start of Term 5

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:
Next week we will be finishing our ‘growth and garden’ topic by looking at the life cycle of a butterfly. We will be watching our live caterpillars go through their cycle.
Little Bears will be completing a sponsored obstacle course followed by a Easter bonnet parade on Friday 4th April. All Little Bear parents are welcome from 10am for tea and coffee followed by the obstacle course at 10.30am. Our Easter bonnet parade will then take place at 11.15 with judging at 11.30am. We hope many Little Bears and parents will all come to watch, support and cheer on Friday.
Little Bears finishes at 3pm on Friday and we return on Tuesday 22nd April to the topic of ‘Weather’.
We hope everyone has a lovely Easter break.

Ladies Supper Night – Friday 25th April from 7.30pm – 11.30pm in the Village Hall at St John’s (Church)
A chance to meet, have dinner and socialise. Nibbles on arrival, hot buffet with a choice of desserts. Please bring your own drinks. Everyone welcome, tickets £10 each.
For tickets or further details, please contact Debbie Bradford: 07854508417 or Melanie Gravett: 07905921540.

Community News
Flyers attached to this newsletter from the Chalgrove and Watlington Children’s Centre:
• Newsletter; April/May timetable; HENRY flyer; Easter Activities