Thank
you to Miss Ravel and Year 6 pupils for leading an Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial at 10.45 on 11th November.
The children were a real credit to the school as they led us in a very moving
ceremony.
Reverend Caroline
Thank you to the Year 5 pupils who rose to
the occasion and led our Act of Remembrance in school at 11:00am last Friday.
After the Acts of Remembrance at the church and in school, we all gathered at
our Garden of Remembrance and Reflection and Rev. Caroline blessed the garden –
a poignant moment for all involved. Thank you to Rev. Caroline and to the
children for all their deeply thoughtful contributions made to our prayer flags
and other elements of our garden.
Children In Need
Day – Tomorrow!
A final reminder that tomorrow will be Children
in Need Day. We are asking for a donation of £1 (for Children in Need) to come
to school dressed up as what you want to be when you are older instead of
wearing your school uniform. Children will be expected to be able to explain
why they are dressed as they are. Please put your £1 to put into the Pudsey
collection character in your class! We will let you know what we raised in next
week’s newsletter. Thank you.
MEERKAT Champion of
the Week
We
are delighted to share the names of our "MEERKAT Champion of the
Week" award in each class as follows;
Reception
– Danny H
Class
1 – Aisulu G
Class
2 – Ella F
Class
3 – Izzy K
Well
done to you all!
Anti-Bullying Week
14-18 November 2016
At Stadhampton School we embrace and
promote anti-bullying strategies throughout the school year. Anti-Bullying week
provides an opportunity for us to focus more closely on bullying-related issues
and this week we have raised pupils’ awareness of these issues through
assemblies and class lessons.
As a follow-up, and in line with many
Oxfordshire schools, next week pupils in Years 4, 5 and 6 will have the
opportunity to complete an anti-bullying survey compiled for schools by
Oxfordshire County Council. The survey will be carried out online and in individual
privacy with a teacher facilitating. Entries will be anonymous, however the
outcomes of the survey will be collated to help us to identify any trends
within our own school and enable us to compare Stadhampton School outcomes with
outcomes for Oxfordshire schools as a whole.
Message
from the School Health Nurse for Parents of Pupils in Years 1, 2 and 3
We have now delivered the flu
vaccination in 50% of our schools. We will be coming into school on Thursday 1st
December to deliver the nasal flu vaccination to children in Years 1, 2 and 3 who
have returned their consent forms with parental consent for the vaccination and
have no contraindications. Children returning their consent forms late may
not be immunised in the school session.
Recent episodes of wheezing in the last
3 days and/or steroids treatment in the last 2 weeks would mean that these
children were not fit enough to have the vaccination, and we are relying on the
parents/carers to tell school staff, so that vaccination can be delayed until
it will be most effective for these children who are at high risk of becoming
very unwell if they contract flu. Children not vaccinated on the day as either
absent or unwell, or who have returned their consent forms too late, will be
invited to the School Health Nurses catch up sessions later in the year. Only
children who are at high risk from flu due to one or more
medical conditions are able to have this vaccination at their GP surgeries.
The link to the ‘Flu Heroes’ video is below to show the children
before the vaccination sessions. It runs for 1.38 minutes and has been very
helpful in preparing the children and reassuring them that the vaccination is a
quick and painless spray up their nose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHWwm8NQUw
PE Kit in school
Please can all pupils have their PE kit in
school each day. With the colder weather, long joggers are appropriate now for
outside. If any families have any old school PE kit that no longer fits, Mrs
Manzie would be pleased to receive any small pairs of shorts and T-shirts for
use as spares.
Forest School dates for the
Spring Term 2017
The
Forest School dates for pupils in Years 1-6 for January 2017 through to Easter
have been added to the school website this week. Parents will need to note dates
so that their children can bring in suitable clothing for their Forest School
session at the appropriate time. Thank you.
PTA News
Bags2School
Thank you to everyone who brought in bags for the
Bags2School recycling this week. We will let you know how much was raised
as soon as we know.
Winter Fair – Friday 25th
November – 6pm until 8pm, School Hall
The Winter Fair is fast approaching – donations still
needed!
In particular, we need:
Bottles
– any shapes and sizes - alcohol, sauces, bubble bath, soft drinks
Sweets
and Chocolates – bars, big bags, little bags, variety packs, lollies, tubs of
sweets or chocolates
Jingle
Jars – jars filled with small gifts, eg hair bands, toys, bouncy balls, sweets,
erasers, pencils etc etc. Jars wrapped and marked whether suitable for
girls, boys or either. Please make sure jars are clean before being
filled. Empty jars would also be useful.
Hampers
– any luxury food or drink items suitable for a hamper, eg chocolates,
biscuits, hot chocolate, coffee, chutneys
You
should have now received tickets for the raffle, which will be drawn at the
Winter Fair. Each family should have £5 worth of tickets should you wish
to buy them – please let Melanie Gravett or Charlotte Hector know if you did
not receive them.
If
anyone requires additional tickets to sell to family, friends, neighbours,
colleagues or anyone else you can think of, then please speak to Charlotte or
Melanie as soon as possible.
CAKES
AND BISCUITS - finally, we will have a cake stall
at the Fair so donations of cakes and biscuits are also needed on the
day. Please bring donations to the hall on Friday 25th either
at the beginning or end of the school day.
Wreath
Evening – Tuesday 13th December
Tickets
are for our Wreath Making Evening on Tuesday 13th December are now
sold out. Thank you to everyone who has bought a ticket.
The
next PTA meeting is on Thursday 12th January at 8pm at The Crown
in Stadhampton. Please do come along if you can – all welcome!
Friday
Cake Club
Congratulations
to Austin Mason-Fowler & Benjamin West who were the lucky winners of last
weeks cakes, kindly donated by Mrs Austin. A reminder to Mrs Lansley that she
is on the rota for Nov 25th.
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DIARY DATES:
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Tuesday 22 November
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Parents
Forum with the Governing Body, 7pm start in the school hall. Everyone
welcome!
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Tuesday 6 December
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KS2
Christmas Matinee Performance
KS2
Christmas Evening Performance
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Wednesday 7 December
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KS1/FS
Christmas Matinee Performance
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Tuesday 13 December
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Nativity
& Carols afternoon in the Church
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Wednesday 14 December
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Whole
School Christmas Lunch
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Friday 16 December
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End
of Term Assembly at 9.05am
1.30pm
finish
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Tuesday 3 January
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INSET
Day for teaching staff
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Wednesday 4 January
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Pupils
return to school for the start of the Spring Term 2017
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LITTLE
BEARS NEWS:
The
Little Bears are looking forward to their ‘Stick Man’ walk on Friday 25th
November followed by some Stick Man themed treats!
The
Little Bears will also be making their own stick men using tissue rolls.
Community News:
Christmas Sports Club:
Michael Hopkins, who is well-known to the school as
a PE teacher will be leading a Christmas Sports Course on Monday 19th
and Tuesday 20th December 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. 
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