Newsletter for week ending 9 January 2015

Welcome back to everyone and a Happy New Year!

Happy JANUARY Birthday to: Elizabeth Bowerman, Thomas Cove, Myles Dobson, Oliver Eaton, Peter Fegyveres-Nagy, Megan Green, Isabella Kenny, Tia Khan, Benjamin West, Thomas West and Honor White.

During JANUARY we are focusing on the core value of FRIENDSHIP

Complaints from Parents
We have received several complaints this week from parents and children who walk to school and get splashed from puddles of rain water as some parents/carers drive too fast in Cratlands Close. We really appreciate the fact that many families try to ease the congestion in Cratlands Close by walking to school and it is unfair that they then get soaked by other parents who are driving past them. We would ask everyone to please show consideration to the people who are walking and observe the 5mph speed limit in the school access area. Thank you.

E-Safety
Children are more ‘tech-savvy’ than ever but may not have the experience and discernment necessary to stay safe on-line. We have added a link to a ‘Parents Guide to Internet Safety’ on our school website under the ‘About Us’ Links Section, which we hope may be useful. On Friday, we are also distributing, via bookbags, a hard copy e-safety information sheet compiled by the UK Safer Internet Centre which we hope you will also find helpful.

Topics/Areas of Study
Termly Outline Plans giving parents and carers an overview of the key areas of teaching and learning in each class have been uploaded onto the school website. If anyone would like a paper copy please ask in the school office for one.

Forest School Dates
The dates of the Forest School sessions were given to parents in the last school newsletter dated 12th December 2014. The dates have also now been uploaded onto the school website so that parents can ensure that their child comes into school with the appropriate clothing and footwear to change into.

Swimming at the Abbey Sports Centre
Swimming lessons at the Abbey Sports Centre will begin on Monday 12th January for Class 2 pupils. They will have 5 sessions in total on Monday 12th, 19th, 26th January and 2nd, 9th February. As always, we are very grateful to receive a ‘voluntary contribution’ from parents/carers of £2 per week towards the cost of the transport to Berinsfield. Cheques for swimming contributions should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School please. Thank you.

PTA NEWS:

We hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year.

Cake club- if any parent/carer is interested in signing up to make a cake for cake club then please see Rowena Dobson who would be happy to put you on the rota. If your child would like to go into the draw to stand a chance of winning a donated cake, the cost is 20p a week and the winner gets drawn in Friday’s assembly. All monies raised go to PTA funds.

PTA meeting Tuesday 13th January, at The Crown 8pm- It’s a new year with lots of exciting events to plan. We are always looking for new members to come and support the committee and hope to see you there.

Thank you for your continued support of the PTA.


Friday Cake Club
Congratulations to Nate Moss-Black, the lucky winner of the last cake before Christmas, kindly donated by Mrs Burnell. A reminder to Mrs Marshall that she is on the rota for 16 January.

DIARY DATES:
Monday 12 January Swimming sessions begin for Class 2 pupils
Tuesday 13 January Science Club begins for participating pupils
Thursday 15 January Year 1 Forest School session
Tuesday 20 January Booster maths sessions begin for participating pupils
Thursday 22 January Year 2 Forest School session
Thursday 29 January Year 3 Forest School session
Monday 2 February Governing Body meeting at 7pm
Wednesday 4 February Reception and Year 6 pupils see the school nurse for weighing and measuring (letters distributed before the Christmas Holiday)

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:
Little Bears would like to wish everyone a happy new year and a big welcome back to Term 3. This term our topic is Elmer the Patchwork Elephant and we have lots of exciting colourful mini topics coming up within this topic as well as learning all about elephants in the wild.

Community News:
1. Flyer attached from Oxford City Football Club about the Recruitment of Girl Players – New Under 9s and 10s
2. A new Oasis (Oxfordshire Autism Society) coffee and chat support group is starting in Tetsworth Village hall on the second Wednesday of each month from 9.30 till 11am. Any parents with children with autism, SPD, developmental delay, aspergers or related conditions are welcome to come along to meet like-minded parents who are facing the same challenges as themselves. The group is a place to relax, have a coffee and chat with others. It is very informal and everyone is welcome. They will be meeting in the front meeting room of the hall which is on the main A40 that goes through Tetsworth.
3. Flyer from the Watlington and Chalgrove Children’s Centre about WEBSTER-STRATTON “INCREDIBLE YEARS” PROGRAMME starting on 13 January.