Newsletter for week ending 18th December 2015

School Nativity Service
It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Nativity Service in the church on Tuesday. Thank you for coming and thank you for your very positive comments! The re-enacting of the nativity story was beautifully carried out by our Reception pupils and it is particularly poignant that it takes place in the church setting. It has become a special annual tradition of the school.

Christmas ‘Thanks’
Thank you to all families for supporting our request that all children take part in our annual whole-school Christmas dinner. A festive time was had by all. Thank you to all staff for serving the children and a special ‘thank you’ to Mrs Sheridan for preparing and cooking over 100 Christmas dinners!
Continuing with the subject of food, thank you also to Mrs Burnell for baking a cookie for every child in the school as part of their Christmas party food on Thursday.
And thank you to everyone - governors, PTA, parents and volunteers – for all your support this term and for the many Christmas wishes we have received - on behalf of the pupils and staff of Stadhampton School a very Happy Christmas to you all!

Swimming in Term 3
Swimming will start for pupils in Class 2 on Monday 11th January 2016. They will have 5 sessions through to the February Holiday. As always, we are most grateful to receive a donation of £2 per child per swimming session towards the cost of the transport. Cash or cheques made payable to Stadhampton Primary School please for £10 if you would like to pay for the cost in one go. Thank you.

After School Club Updates
We currently have places still available for Multisports and Dance Club which start in January 2016.

Lost Property
A reminder that any unnamed items remaining in the lost property box will be disposed of after the children have all departed on Friday 18th December – please check for any long lost items!

PTA News

We are pleased to report that the total raised at the Winter Fair was £1137. Thank you to everyone for their amazing support of the PTA this year. On behalf of the committee we would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Friday Cake Club
Congratulations to Jemima O’Brien, the lucky winner of last week’s cake, kindly donated by Mrs Walker. A reminder to Mrs Gravett that she is on the rota for 8 January 2016, the first Friday after the Christmas holidays.

DIARY DATES:
Friday 18 December End of Term Assembly at 9.05am. Parents/Carers welcome to attend
School finishes at 1.30pm for pupils.

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




We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and fulfilling New Year! We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday 5th January 2016.

Newsletter for week ending 11th December 2015

Christmas Productions
Congratulations to all pupils on their fantastic performances in both the KS1/FS and KS2 Christmas productions this week. We received many compliments about each performance and pupils should be very proud of themselves. Thank you to school staff for preparing pupils for the performances, creating the scenery, making props and organising the music and the lighting; thank you to parents for helping with costumes, learning of lines and buying tickets to come along and watch! Special thanks to Mrs Wilkin for helping with the face painting, props and production of the play, Mrs Hutchence for helping with rehearsals, Mrs Bowerman for helping pupils with their costumes, Mr Garrard for organising lighting, Mrs Madry and Mrs Parkes for videoing the productions and finally thank you to the PTA for serving refreshments on Tuesday evening. The total raised from ticket sales and the bucket collections was an amazing £567.30 which, this year, will be used to help us to continue to provide Forest School sessions for all pupils. Thank you!

Forest School Dates for Terms 3 and 4
Please find attached to this Newsletter the Forest School dates for Terms 3 and 4 so that everyone knows when their child will be attending a Forest School session. Please note that Year 6 will have a session on Thursday 14 April (at the start of Term 5) and Reception pupils will continue with their usual Tuesday afternoon slot.

Pupils off- site
For your information all pupils will be involved in the practice for the Nativity at the church on Monday morning and will be walking there and back accompanied by school staff.

Whole School Christmas Lunch
It is a tradition at Stadhampton School that the whole-school joins in our Festive Lunch which this year is 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!


Lost Property
There is a mountain of lost property in the box in the Hall! If you are missing any items please have a look through the box. Anything remaining in the box (unless it is named) will be disposed of after the children have all departed on Friday 18th December. Thank you.

Website Updates
This week we have added a ‘Recent Letters’ tab to the school website. Here we have uploaded recent letters about trips, projects, after-school clubs etc., so that parents have a reference point for them if the original letter sent home via book bags goes missing.

Swimming Contributions
It is not too late to pay any outstanding contributions towards the cost of the swimming transport for pupils in Class 3. Thank you.

Guitars
Guitar is now finished for this term and will resume on the second week back after Christmas. Times and day will remain the same.

PTA News
Tickets for Wreath Making Evening have now sold out.

Thank you for your amazing support of the PTA this year. On behalf of the committee we would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.


Friday Cake Club
Congratulations to Peter Fegyveres-Nagy, the lucky winner of last week’s cake, kindly donated by Mrs Hector. A reminder to Mrs Burnell that she is on the rota for 18 December.

DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 15 December Nativity Service in the Church – 2pm for 2.15pm start. Parents/Carers welcome to attend. Pupils to be collected from school at the usual time.
Wednesday 16 December Whole School Christmas Lunch - £2.10. Free for pupils in Reception and Class 1 (Universal Infant Free School Meals).
Thursday 17 December Christmas Party pm. Children may bring party clothes to change into after lunch. Children will still require either a school meal or a packed lunch. School will provide party food and drinks.
Friday 18 December End of Term Assembly at 9.05am. Parents/Carers welcome to attend
School finishes at 1.30pm for pupils.


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
IMPS - Be Dog Smart flyer attached

Stadhampton Youth Club update
Announcing our first Christmas party
We close the year with our Christmas discos on 16 December, at the usual times:
18.30 – 19.30 – School Years 5 & 6 (approx. ages 9 to 11)
19.45 – 20.45 – School Years 7, 8 & 9 (approx. ages 11 to 14)
Please wear something Christmassy!
Hot dogs, snacks and sweets will be provided free, to thank you for supporting SYC this year. The usual £1.50 sub will be due.

New Year
We'll be back in the New Year, one year old!
Sessions will run on 6 & 20 January and 3 & 17 February 2016 at The Village Hall St John's:
18.30 – 19.30 – School Years 5 & 6 (approx. ages 9 to 11)
19.45 – 20.45 – School Years 7, 8 & 9 (approx. ages 11 to 14)
Subs £1.50/week. Bring no more than 50 pence for the tuck shop.
Before attending, a Membership Form, signed by a parent, needs to be completed and handed to the Club/ Session Leader (available on the door or by emailing the address below).
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MEMBERS' SAFETY NOTE - PLEASE READ!
Between Sep and Mar, members in school years 5 & 6 MUST be walked to and home from sessions by an adult. If it will be difficult for your child to attend SYC because of this, please let us know and we will see what we can do to help.
SYC prefers all members to be walked home by an adult. Members in school years 7+ may walk home unaccompanied ONLY if we have written consent from a parent/guardian. We suggest that members never walk home alone. We recommend you try to arrange to walk with other members at all times.
Thank you for observing these safety rules

We'd love to know your ideas for your Youth Club. Please email with your thoughts, ideas and feedback to stadhamptonyouthclub@gmail.com
Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year!

Stadhampton Youth Club

Radio Oxford Socks Appeal
A reminder that we are collecting socks for the current Radio Oxford Socks Appeal. This is an appeal for pairs of unused adult-sized socks which will be distributed to homeless people in and around Oxford this Christmas. Many thanks for all the pairs already donated and if you’d still like to donate we will be continuing to collect until the end of term.

Newsletter for week ending 4th December 2015

Happy DECEMBER Birthday to: Ruby Clark, Arun Davies, Thomas Eaton, Emily Hackett, Elizabeth Marshall and Frankie Smith.

During DECEMBER we are focusing on the core value of LOVE

Curriculum Target Cards
Following the introduction of Target Cards as a means of tracking and sharing pupil progress in Reading, Writing and Maths, we were very pleased with the positive feedback we received from parents at our recent Parents’ Consultation Evenings. The vast majority of parents we asked valued the system and the sharing of information. We shall be sharing the updated Target Cards before the Viewing Evening in March 2016.

Items for the Foundation Stage Class
Our Foundation Stage Class (Reception) would welcome donations of the following items if anyone has any they would be willing to part with!
Drainage pipes; pebbles; bottles and bottle tops; bamboo canes; watering cans; tree stumps!
Please give them to Miss Mould if you have any! Thank you.

Christmas Play Tickets
Play tickets are now on sale as listed below: Admission is by ticket only so please remember to buy your tickets if you would like to see the performances!


KS2 Matinee (Classes 2 & 3 pupils)
(Tuesday 8th December) 2.00pm start Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. Younger siblings welcome at this performance
KS2 Evening Performance (Tuesday 8th December) 6.30pm start Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. Adults only please at this performance.
KS1 & Foundation Stage Performance (Reception & Class 1 pupils) (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
A huge thank you to everyone for coming to the Winter Fair and for all the help from parents/teaching staff and the committee. It was a great success and we shall let you know how much was raised once the total has been finalised.

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 Emily Hackett, the lucky winner of last week’s cake, kindly donated by Helen Moss-Black. A reminder to Claire Walker that she is on the rota for 11 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. Pupils to be collected from school at the usual time.
Wednesday 16 December Whole School Christmas Lunch - £2.10. Free for pupils in Reception and Class 1.
Thursday 17 December Christmas Party pm. Children may bring party clothes to change into after lunch. Children will still require either a school meal or a packed lunch. School will provide party food and drinks.
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
St John the Baptist on Sunday 6th December @ 9.30am Christingle Service, come and celebrate Christingle with us. Everybody welcome from 2 weeks to 102. Followed by refreshments.

• Congratulations to Chalgrove Cavaliers Under 8’s and Under 10’s Teams (see attached pictures)