This will be the final Newsletter of this academic year! We wish you
all a very happy summer break!
Message from the
Governing Body
We
wanted to inform you that regrettably and due to unforeseen circumstances Mrs
Turner is not in school at the moment, and it is not expected that she will
return before September. I am sure you will join us in wishing her well.
Sara
Wright, Chair of Governors
Welcome to our new
Reception Class
It was a pleasure to have our new Reception
pupils who start school in September join us for transition days this week. We
were delighted that Mrs Stafford, who will be our new Reception teacher in
September covering the maternity leave of Mrs Humphries, was able to lead the
days and start to get to know her new class.
Year
6 Leavers
At the end of this term we will be saying a
fond farewell to our Year 6 pupils. We are very proud of you all; you have
contributed to the life of Stadhampton School and have achieved so many things,
academic and non-academic, during your time with us. We will miss you all but
know that you are ready for the next stage of your learning journey and wish
you every success at your secondary schools, which this year are Icknield
Community College and Wallingford School. We hope you will all keep in touch.
End of Year School
Reports
All parents and carers should have received
their child’s end of year school reports this week. Please let us know if you
have not received the report or accompanying documentation.
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. Thank you.
Sports Evening
Congratulations to everyone on a very successful Sports
Evening! Thank you to Mrs Manzie and other school staff for organising the
races so well and to Mr Manzie for helping on the bar. Thank you to the BBQ
team of the Matthews family, Mr and Mrs Rayner and Moyna de Selincourt who all
did a great job and to Mr Holmes for organising the loan of the BBQ. Thank you
to the PTA for purchasing the burgers and hot dogs and the drinks and for all
the clearing up at the end of the evening. Thank you to past pupils and to
governors (including ex-governors!) for their help with the scoreboard and
giving out stickers. A very good team effort!
School
Council Cake Sale
Thank you to everyone who made cakes for the School Council
Cake Sale which took place after the races on Sports Evening and to those who
bought them! Particular thanks to Sarah Green who made a wonderful array of
very clever cakes for the event. The School Council were pleased to make £50.57
from this event.
Susie
Mullin’s Talk on ‘Being a Parent is an Interesting Journey’
Thank you to the parents who were able to come to the very
interesting and informative talk by Susie Mullin after school on Wednesday.
Susie has kindly agreed to provide access to her presentation for all parents
to see and a copy of it has been uploaded to the school website under Previous
Events. Should anyone wish to make further contact with Susie, her contact
details are given in the presentation.
Kwik
Cricket and Rounders Tournaments
Pupils from Classes 2 and 3 showed their interest in taking
part in competitive events by attending lunchtime trials for selection into a
rounders or cricket team. All children selected enjoyed their event. The
rounders team showed a good team spirit and worked well as a team. So did the
cricket team and as their games progressed, so did their knowledge and tactical
awareness. We came third in both tournaments and all pupils were pleased to
have taken part and represent Stadhampton School. Well done to all of you!
Mrs Manzie
Class
1 and Reception visit to Warwick Castle
Here are some comments from the KS1 visit:
Alana:
“It was fun because we got to see the armour and I enjoyed going through the
maze”.
Zac: “We had lunch
by the fireball show (trebuchet) and I liked seeing the Henry VIIIth wax model”
Honor:
“We saw the birds of prey and the eagle dropped a feather. I liked the story in
the stained glass windows.”
Laila: “We
saw people doing archery and I enjoyed the adventure playground”.
Dexter: “I
enjoyed the stone being thrown and seeing the things inside the castle”.
Thank you to all the parents who came on the trip. This
helped us to run a safe and very enjoyable trip.
Mrs Manzie
Piano
Tuition: Spaces available in September
After
the summer holiday, piano lessons will continue to be available during the
school day on Thursday afternoons for any child in Class 2 or 3. These will be
given by Trudy Drake, who already provides private piano tuition for some
children in school. If you are interested in your child starting to learn the
piano, please contact Mrs Drake directly (mob. 07918188519).
Clarinet Concert on Tuesday 5th July
Thank you to the parents
who attended the clarinet concert given by Class 3 pupils on Tuesday afternoon.
Thank you also to Helen Moss –Black for sending us a You Tube link for it. This
has been put on the school website under the Previous Events section.
Collection for Mrs Humphries
As you will be aware Mrs
Humphries will be going on Maternity Leave as we break up for the summer
holiday. If any parents would like to contribute towards some leaving gifts for
her, please send your donation into the school office. Thank you.
PTA NEWS
End
of term disco -Thursday 6-7.30pm- please return your consent forms and £3 to
Anna Harries by Wednesday. Glow sticks will be available to purchase on the
night.
Sports
night - thank you to everyone who helped out at sports night, it is always an
enjoyable evening, special thank you to Alan Manzie and Mrs Hopkins for running
the bar and to the helpers running the BBQ. As always a massive thank you to
our committee who are always on hand to help.
Committee
vacancies-
Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
If
you are interested in any of these positions then please come along to our AGM
which will be in early October, new members are always very welcome and as a
committee we need numbers to enable us to proceed into the future. If you have
any questions about the positions then please speak to Georgina Wiggins.
Thank
you for your continued support of the PTA
Friday Cake Club
Congratulations to Oliver
Eaton, the lucky winner of last week’s cake, kindly donated by Mrs
Khan. A reminder to Mrs Sarah Green that she is on the rota for
Friday 15th July, the last day of the school year! We are now taking
names for the next school year so please see Helen Payne to put your name on
the rota. Thank you.
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DIARY DATES:
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Tuesday 12
July
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End of school year treat for all pupils – Daylight Theatre performance
of A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream. Thank you to the PTA for once again
contributing towards half of this cost.
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Friday 15
July
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End of year assembly at 9.05am. All welcome.
School finishes at 1.30pm
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Monday 5
September
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Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year
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Swimming
Next Term at the Abbey Sports Centre
Swimming will start for Class 2 pupils at
the Abbey Sports Centre on Monday 5 September. They will have 7 sessions
leading up to half-term. As always, we are most grateful to receive a
‘voluntary contribution’ from parents of £2 per child per swimming session
towards the transport costs (currently £75 per visit). Cheques for swimming
contributions should be made payable to Stadhampton School. Thank you, in
advance, of your continued support.
Summer
Sports Course at Stadhampton School
Michael Hopkins, who is well-known to the school as
a PE teacher will be leading a Summer Sports Course on Monday 8th, Tuesday 9th
and Wednesday 10th AUGUST at Stadhampton Primary School. The course
runs from 9-3pm each day 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 as the Easter Sports
Course was very popular!
Due
to the popularity of the sports course, Michael has added in TWO ADDITIONAL
DATES which are now open for bookings on
21st & 22nd July.
Community
News:
- Chalgrove and
Watlington Children’s Centre – advert for ‘bank staff’. Please see
attached flyer.
- Summer Holiday
activities in Woodstock
- Police Open
Day flyer
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