Newsletter for week ending 27th November 2015

Poppy Collection
Thank you to everyone who purchased poppies and other related items from the selection recently in school. We are pleased to report that £56.78 was the total amount collected in our tin.

Forest School Rainsets/Waterproofs
A huge ‘thank you’ to the PTA for funding 50 sets of waterproofs in various sizes for Stadhampton School children. As you know Forest School sessions take place in all weathers and all year around. These waterproofs will ensure that all children are dry and can enjoy their Forest School experience whatever the weather! Thank you also to the Nursery Shop in Abingdon and Kozi Kidz for agreeing a special offer price.

ELLI Project
All families should receive in book bags a letter about the start of a new learning project that we will be undertaking as a trial this school year. It features ‘Ellie the Elephant’ and ‘Toucan’. The project consists of a set of practical approaches, strategies and activities designed to foster greater energy for learning in individuals and learning communities. There are seven learning dimensions, each represented by an animal character, which we will introduce over the coming months. We are excited about implementing this project, which begins on Monday. We hope that you will support us and help your child by discussing each new dimension and character when it is introduced. Please see your child’s teacher if you have any queries.

Knitted Nativity Characters travelling round the village
If anyone is interested in having the knitted nativity scene visit their home for a night during December please email Sara Wright direct with your details. You do not have to be religious to have them, its just a Christmas tradition for villagers. They start on the 1st December and end up at the 5pm Christmas Eve service in the Church. If interested please email sarawright300@btinternet.com before 1st December. Thank you.

Emergency Closure Procedures
If the weather is particularly bad or there are power cuts in the village and the decision is made to close the school, the information is given to parents through BBC Radio Oxford, Jack FM and Heart FM. Parents are advised to tune into these local radio stations and also check their websites if there is a possibility that the school could be closed. We will also do our best to put a message onto the school website if there is power!


Christmas Play Tickets
Play tickets are now on sale as listed below:

KS2 Matinee (Classes 2 & 3 pupils) of
‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Jockeys’ (Tuesday 8th December) 2.00pm start Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. Younger siblings welcome at this performance
KS2 Evening Performance of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Jockeys’ (Tuesday 8th December) 6.30pm start Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. Adults only please at this performance as it will be recorded by the school.
KS1 & Foundation Stage Performance (Reception & Class 1 pupils) of ‘Simply Nativity’ (Wednesday 9th December) 2.15 pm start Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. There will be a further 25 tickets available if any families would like a third ticket on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Younger siblings welcome at this performance.

Whole School Christmas Lunch
It is a tradition at Stadhampton School that the whole-school joins in our Festive Lunch on 16th December and we hope that no-one will have a packed lunch on that day.

The menu is:
Roasted Turkey with Sausage Pigs in Blankets or Celebration Roast; Yorkshire Pudding, stuffing; cranberry sauce; roast potatoes, carrots, peas and gravy. Dessert is Happy Snowman Face Ice Cream and a Christmas Cookie. We can accommodate requests such as no gravy, etc.

The cost of the meal is £2.10 and all pupils make their special place mat in the morning and we have crackers, napkins and music. Staff serve the pupils with their meal. Payment for the meal for pupils in Classes 2 and 3 is welcome at anytime prior to the event. Pupils who normally have a Free School Meal may still do so on this day and pupils in Reception and Class 1 who are entitled to a Universal Infant Free School Meal still get their lunch free on this day too!

PTA News
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR at 6pm TODAY! We look forward to seeing you there!
Christmas Wreath Making Evening on Tuesday 15th December- tickets are now available for this popular evening, priced at £15 including mince pies and mulled wine. Tickets are selling out very quickly. Please see Georgina Wiggins for tickets; these are sold on a first come first served basis.


Friday Cake Club
Congratulations to Oliver Parkes, the lucky winner of last week’s cake, kindly donated by Anna Harries. A reminder to Mrs Hector that she is on the rota for 4th December.

DIARY DATES:
Monday 7 December KS2 Dress Rehearsal am
Tuesday 8 December KS1/ FS Dress Rehearsal am; KS2 Matinee and Evening Performances
Wednesday 9 December KS1 / FS Matinee
Tuesday 15 December Nativity Service in the Church – 2pm for 2.15pm start. Parents/Carers welcome to attend.
Wednesday 16 December Whole School Christmas Lunch
Thursday 17 December Christmas Party pm
Friday 18 December End of Term Assembly at 9.05am. Parents/Carers welcome to attend
School finishes at 1.30pm


Christmas Holiday Sports Course at Stadhampton School
The Christmas Holiday Sports Course led by Michael Hopkins, a qualified PE teacher, on Monday 21st has been extended to a second day. There are still places available for both days. The course runs from 9-3pm and is open to all pupils (not necessarily just Stadhampton School) aged 4-11. The cost is £10 for the day and bookings can be made directly by e-mailing m.hopkins07@hotmail.com or via Mrs Hopkins in the school office. Early booking is advised.



Community News
• Flyer attached about the Radio Oxford Sock Appeal – we are happy, to be a collection point and will have a ‘Sox box’ in the Hall!
• Flyer attached about a Science Technician vacancy at Icknield Community College

Newsletter for week ending 20th November 2015

Children In Need Collection
Thank you to everyone who supported this event last Friday. We are pleased to report that £132 was collected from the donations for ‘wearing something spotty’ combined with the ‘Guess the number of sweets in the jar competition’. Tende Amery was the lucky winner of the competition. Tende guessed that there were 569 sweets in the jar, only 5 away from the actual total of 574! Thank you to Miss Mould for donating (and counting!) the sweets.

ROBOTSCOOL – Change of Date
Unfortunately the session planned for 30th November will not now be able to take place as the leader of this after school club is going to be out of the country.
The missed session will be added on at the end so the dates for the next sessions are now as follows:
Monday 23rd November
Monday 7th December
Monday 14th December

Year 5 Visit to Icknield Community College
Report by Ella G, Ben W, and Tillie M.B: “On Thursday 12th November, Year 5 went to Icknield Community College to experience a secondary school day. We had lots of fun but it was educational too! We took part in several subjects, all relating to a special theme. The day included solving a crime, which taught all of Year 5 about the chromatography of pen ink. After lunch, we headed to the Music Studio with Mr Hunter, the Headteacher. Since our theme was solving crime, we learnt the lyrics to Skyfall from the James Bond film. It was recorded and we really enjoyed listening to it. We also played it to the whole school in an assembly when we got back to Stadhampton School.”
A copy of the recording has been e-mailed to all parents of Year 5 pupils.

Christmas Play Tickets
In previous years we have given the proceeds from the sale of play tickets to a variety of charities but this year we have decided to raise funds from ticket sales to help us continue to be able to provide Forest School sessions for all pupils. Tickets are now on sale for the following performances:

KS2 Matinee (Classes 2 & 3 pupils) of
‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Jockeys’ 2.00pm start Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. Younger siblings welcome at this performance
KS2 Evening Performance of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Jockeys’ 6.30pm start Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. Adults only please at this performance as it will be recorded by the school.
KS1 & Foundation Stage Performance (Reception & Class 1 pupils) of ‘Simply Nativity’ 2.15 pm start Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. There will be a further 25 tickets available if any families would like a third ticket on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Younger siblings welcome at this performance.
All pupils in school will attend Dress Rehearsals of the play that they are not in so that they have an opportunity to see the ‘other’ play. Little Bears Pre-School will be invited to attend both Dress Rehearsals.

In order to avoid making the Monday morning queue outside the office even longer, tickets may be purchased any morning or afternoon next week from Mrs Hopkins or Mrs Scragg.

PTA News
Wreath Evening on Tuesday 15th December- tickets are now available for this popular evening, priced at £15 including mince pies and mulled wine. Tickets are selling out very quickly. Please see Georgina Wiggins for tickets; these are sold on a first come first served basis.


Winter Fair on Friday 27th November- raffle tickets are arriving in book bags for you to sell before the event to family and friends, please look out for them and return them by Wednesday 25th.


Cake Donations- we would be very grateful for any cakes, biscuits or cookies for our cake stall at the Winter Fair; Please bring any donations into the hall on Friday 27th (morning).

Parents Help- any help on the day from parents would be appreciated, if parents could spare an hour to help on a stall or help to clear up after then please see a committee member.

Hampers- Key Stage 1 and 2 will be doing hampers for the Winter Fair, please see your child's teacher to see what is needed for the hamper. It is friendly rivalry between the Key Stage 1 ( Reception & Class1) and Key Stage 2 (Class 2 & 3) on who’s hamper is the fullest.

Donations- we are asking for donations of
Jam Jars (filled with sweets or party bag fillings)
bottles (alcohol or soft drinks)
chocolate ( bars, packs)
sweets
good condition toys/ books
party bag fillers (bouncy balls, pencils, bubbles, etc)
Christmas decorations for our Santa's grotto


Friday Cake Club
Congratulations to Nate Moss-Black, the lucky winner of last week’s cake, kindly donated by Mrs Bowerman. A reminder to Helen Moss-Black that she is on the rota for 27th November.

DIARY DATES:
Monday 7 December KS2 Dress Rehearsal am
Tuesday 8 December KS1/FS Dress Rehearsal am; KS2 Matinee and Evening Performances
Wednesday 9 December KS1 /FS Matinee
Tuesday 15 December Nativity Service in the Church – 2pm for 2.15pm start

Christmas Holiday Sports Course at Stadhampton School
The Christmas Holiday Sports Course led by Michael Hopkins, a qualified PE teacher, on Monday 21st December is now fully booked. However, due to the popularity of the course, it has been extended to a second day. There are still places available for Tuesday 22nd December. The course runs from 9-3pm and is open to all pupils (not necessarily just Stadhampton School) aged 4-11. The cost is £10 for the day and bookings can be made directly by e-mailing m.hopkins07@hotmail.com or via Mrs Hopkins in the school office. Early booking is advised.

Newsletter for week ending 13th November 2015

Children In Need on Friday 13th November
Many thanks for your support again this year. We shall let you know in next week’s newsletter how much we raised for Children in Need by pupils paying £1 to wear something spotty for this special day.

Act of Remembrance
At 11 o’clock on Wednesday 11th November we held our annual Act of Remembrance with all pupils and staff. Year 6 pupils read some extracts from well-known and less well-known reflective poetry and did so with consideration and dignity. All pupils were respectful of the two minutes’ silence and were a credit to the school and their parents.

Curriculum Target Cards
On Friday 13th November your child/ren should come home with an envelope containing a set of curriculum ‘Target Cards,’ which we have introduced as an assessment record for Reading, Writing and Maths, and an explanatory letter.
The Target Cards, based on National Curriculum descriptors, have been developed to enable us to share information about your child’s progress towards meeting their targets during the year. We will be making reference to them at next week’s Parents’ Consultation Evenings.
Should, for any reason, you find that you do not receive this envelope please contact your child’s teacher.

Parents Consultation Evening Reminder
Parents should have received details of their appointment time for Parents’ Consultation Evenings next week if they requested an appointment. Please speak to your child’s class teacher if you have not received an appointment confirmation slip.

PTA News
Cauliflower Christmas cards- all children should have bought home Christmas cards which they have made at school, some may need to be finished at home, these need to be returned to school no later than MONDAY 16TH NOVEMBER. We only have a short time to get them sent off and returned to us in time for Christmas, any cards handed in after Monday will unfortunately not be sent off.

Bonfire cake competition- thank you to everyone who entered, we had some great cakes and it was very difficult for Miss Raval to pick the winners; congratulations to all the winners.
Reception- Ellie Payne
Year 1- Oliver Lemon
Year 2- Mia Gravett
Year 3- Mya Khan
Year 4- Jake Jones
Year 5- Ella Gravett
Year 6- Alex Robinson

Wreath Evening on Tuesday 15th December- tickets are now available for this popular evening, priced at £15 including mince pies and mulled wine. Tickets are selling out very quickly. Please see Georgina Wiggins for tickets; these are sold on a first come first served basis.


Winter Fair on Friday 27th November- raffle tickets are arriving in book bags for you to sell before the event to family and friends, please look out for them and return them by Wednesday 25th.


Cake Donations- we would be very grateful for any cakes, biscuits or cookies for our cake stall at the Winter Fair; Please bring any donations into the hall on Friday 27th (morning).

Parents Help- any help on the day from parents would be appreciated, if parents could spare an hour to help on a stall or help to clear up after then please see a committee member.

Hampers- Key Stage 1 and 2 will be doing hampers for the Winter Fair, please see your child's teacher to see what is needed for the hamper. It is friendly rivalry between the Key Stage 1 ( Reception & Class1) and Key Stage 2 (Class 2 & 3) on who’s hamper is the fullest.

Donations- we are asking for donations of
Jam Jars (filled with sweets or party bag fillings)
bottles (alcohol or soft drinks)
chocolate ( bars, packs)
sweets
good condition toys/ books
party bag fillers (bouncy balls, pencils, bubbles)
Christmas decorations for our Santa's grotto


Friday Cake Club
Congratulations to Leo Thornhill, the lucky winner of last week’s cake, kindly donated by Mrs Fulker. A reminder to Anna Harries that she is on the rota for 20th November.

DIARY DATES:
Monday 16 & Weds 18 November Parents’ Consultation Evenings. Appointments offered on a first come first served basis.
Monday 7 December KS2 Dress Rehearsal am
Tuesday 8 December KS1/FS Dress Rehearsal am; KS2 Matinee and Evening Performances
Wednesday 9 December KS1 /FS Matinee
Tuesday 15 December Nativity Service in the Church

Christmas Holiday Sports Course at Stadhampton School
The Christmas Holiday Sports Course led by Michael Hopkins, a qualified PE teacher, on Monday 21st December is now fully booked. However, due to the popularity of the course, it has been extended to a second day. There are still places available for Tuesday 22nd December. The course runs from 9-3pm and is open to all pupils (not necessarily just Stadhampton School) aged 4-11. The cost is £10 for the day and bookings can be made directly by e-mailing m.hopkins07@hotmail.com or via Mrs Hopkins in the school office. Early booking is advised.

Newsletter for week ending 6th November 2015

Happy NOVEMBER Birthday to: Max Jones, Jack Fulker, Juliana Browning, Beau Burnell and Bella Jones.

During NOVEMBER we shall be focusing on the core-value of UNITY

Book Fair
Thank you to everyone who supported the Book Fair before the October Holiday. Sales were £361.53 which enabled us to take books to the value of £100 for class libraries by way of commission.

School Photographs
Please could any orders for photographs be returned to school by Monday 11th November (date has been extended from 4th November). Thank you.

Class 3 -Swimming at Berinsfield
A reminder that Class 3 pupils are swimming at Berinsfield this term. We are, as always, grateful for a contribution towards the cost of the transport to Berinsfield (£70 for each visit) of £2 per child, per swimming session. Cash or cheque made payable to Stadhampton Primary School please (£14 for the 7 weeks). Thank you.

Recorder Lessons
Also a reminder that recorder lessons for all pupils in Classes 2 and 3 take place on Mondays this term. For hygiene reasons we ask that all pupils have their own, named, recorder and thank the many families who have supplied this. Recorders and recorder books are available from the school office at £6.50 and £5 each respectively. We use the John Pitts “Recorder from the Beginning” series of books. Generally children in Mrs Manzie’s or Miss Raval’s groups use Book 1 and children in Mrs Turner’s group use Book 2.

Children in Need
On Friday 13th November it is Children in Need Day. Children can donate £1 to ‘wear spots’. This could be a T-shirt, trousers, a hat, shoes, a wig or you can use your imagination.
The School Council will also be holding a ‘guess the number of sweets in a jar competition’ - 50p a go. This will take place in the Hall at first break. The winner will be announced in the afternoon assembly and win the whole jar of sweets. All proceeds will go to Children in Need.

Class 2’s Visit to Chedworth Roman Villa
Report by Izzy and Jemima: “Last week Class 2 went to Chedworth Roman Villa. It was an experience Class 2 will never forget! We got to touch real Roman artefacts like a cow’s thigh bone, a piece of mosaic, a piece of pottery and a whole Roman snail shell. In this specific temple the Romans believed there were water nymphs in the pool. The water came from a spring in the hill along a long pipe which is still there! We dressed up as Roman slaves and made Roman medicine using different herbs. We really enjoyed our day!”

Attendance Matters – Is your child missing out?
If your child is at school for 190 days out of 190, that’s 100% attendance.
Your child has a very good chance of doing well at school.
If your child is at school for 180 days out of 190, that’s 95% attendance.
Your child still has a good chance of doing well at school.
If your child is at school for 169 days out of 190, that’s 89% attendance.
Your child has been off 21 days and may find it hard to keep on track.
If your child is at school for 161 days out of 190, that’s 85% attendance.
Your child has been off for 29 days, nearly 6 school weeks.
If your child is at school for 150 days out of 190, that’s 79% attendance.
Poor attendance like this will have a serious impact on education and life chances.
If your child is at school for 143 days out of 190, that’s 75% attendance.
Your child has missed 47 days of lessons – something is seriously wrong.
To be in with the best possible chance, pupils need to attend every day.

PTA News
Winter Fair on Friday 27th November
We are asking for donations of Bottles (alcohol, bath stuff, soft drinks)
Jam jars- either empty of filled with something interesting.
Chocolate
Sweets
Good condition toys
Party bag fillings- eg bouncy balls, bubbles.
Raffle prizes

We are also desperate for Christmas decorations and lights to decorate the bus on the night. If anybody has any and are willing to lend us them on the night, then please see Georgina Wiggins.

Any donations to be put in the school hall or given to a committee member and are hugely appreciated,

If you are able to help set up or clear up on the night please let a committee member know.

Thank you for you continued support of the PTA.

Clothes Recycling Collection on 19th October – 310kg were collected and the PTA received £108 as a result for their funds. Thank you to everyone who contributed.


Friday Cake Club
Congratulations to Tillie Moss-Black, the lucky winner of the last cake before Half Term, kindly donated by Mrs Wiggins. A reminder to Mrs Bowerman that she is on the rota for 13th November.

DIARY DATES:
Monday 16 & Weds 18 November Parents’ Consultation Evenings. Appointments offered on a first come first served basis.
Monday 7 December KS2 Dress Rehearsal am
Tuesday 8 December KS1/FS Dress Rehearsal am; KS2 Matinee and Evening Performances
Wednesday 9 December KS1 /FS Matinee
Tuesday 15 December Nativity Service in the Church

Christmas Holiday Sports Course at Stadhampton School
The Christmas Holiday Sports Course led by Michael Hopkins, a qualified PE teacher, on Monday 21st December is now fully booked. However, due to the popularity on the course, it has been extended to a second day. There are still places available for Tuesday 22nd December. The course runs from 9-3pm and is open to all pupils (not necessarily just Stadhampton School) aged 4-11. The cost is £10 for the day and bookings can be made directly by e-mailing m.hopkins07@hotmail.com or via Mrs Hopkins in the school office. Early booking is advised.


Community News

• Vacancy for a School Administrator at Watlington Primary School (see flyer attached)

• Vacancy for a Science Technician at Icknield Community College (see flyer attached)