Newsletter for week ending 25 November 2016

 

 

Message from the Governing Body

Thank you to everyone who came along to the Parent’s Forum on Tuesday; we had a really constructive and useful debate. For those unable to attend, the slides will be available on the school website next week.

 

Children In Need Collection

We are pleased to let you know that a total of £111 was donated by pupils and staff for Children in Need. Thank you to everyone for contributing to this excellent result. We very much enjoyed seeing some amazing costumes and hearing about what pupils would like to be when they grow up! These include footballers, gymnasts and other sports-related professions, a range of scientists, vets, doctors and nurses, a paramedic, a dentist, an inventor, a younger version of 007 (004!), a teacher, various artists, a film director and explorer and a palaeontologist –the future is bright!

 

Poppy Appeal

We are pleased to let you know that a total of £109.29 was collected by everyone at Stadhampton School. 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 – Harvey K

Class 1 – Ellie P

Class 2 – Freya C

Class 3 – Lawrence W

Well done to you all!

 

Fire Officer Visit

On Friday 11^th November, pupils in Class 2 and 3 had class talks by Fire Fighter Reading from the Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service. She spoke about fire safety, the importance of smoke detectors and the key message “Get out, Stay out, Call 999” in the event of a fire. Her talk included a short film demonstrating the importance of every household having an escape plan so that all family members know what to do if the unthinkable happened and a fire breaks out at home. Visit www.365alive.co.uk for guidance on how to make an escape plan and what to do in an emergency.

 

Class 2’s Trip to Dorchester Abbey

“On Tuesday 15^th November 2016 Class 2 went to Dorchester Abbey to see the Narnia exhibition and find out about evacuees in World War Two. First we went through the wardrobe with warm fur coats and we saw the story of Narnia.

Later on we went outside and we dug the weeds out of the ground and turned the soil over. Then we went on a really long walk to the Pill Box and when Mrs McCready blew the horn everybody screamed because it was like an air raid warning! Also when Mrs McCready blew the horn we had to run and hide under a tree.”

Jem, Ben and Archie

School Health Nurse Newsletter

Please find a Newsletter for Winter 2016 from the Primary School Health Team attached to this school newsletter.

 

Cratlands Close – Driving & Parking

We have received a complaint this week about the speed at which some parents drive down Cratlands Close. This resulted in at least one person being drenched on one of the very wet days we had at the start of the week. The safety of children is paramount importance to us all. We would remind parents to please exercise particular caution about their driving speed when they are in close proximity to the school, as well as being extra vigilant in and on the approaches to the school car park. Thank you.

 

Cratlands close will be particularly busy for the Christmas Bazaar tomorrow and on Tuesday 6 December for the evening performance of the KS2 school play. We will open up the netball court to provide additional parking for both events, but would also like to respectfully remind parents to please show consideration to the residents of Cratlands Close and not park in a way that obstructs access to their property. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

PTA News

Winter Fair – THIS FRIDAY - 6pm until 8pm, School Hall

A final reminder that the Winter Fair is taking place this Friday.  Please send in any last minute donations by Friday morning – we still need chocolate and sweets and any bottles, particularly non-alcoholic ones, which children might like to win (bubble bath, non-alcoholic drinks etc).

 

Please also bring any donations of cakes and biscuits to school on Friday, either at the beginning or end of the school day.

 

Finally, any remaining raffle tickets need to be returned to the office as soon as possible.

 

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Friday evening!

 

Christmas Cards

If you ordered Christmas cards from Cauliflower cards, they arrived in school this week and have been handed out to the children or put in bookbags.  If you were expecting to receive some and haven’t, please speak to Melanie Gravett or Claire Cowlard.

 

Thanks to Claire for taking care of it all.

 

Friday Cake Club

Congratulations to Olivia Kenny, the lucky winner of last week's cake, kindly donated by Mrs Dickens. A reminder to Mrs Saunders that she is on the rota for Friday 2nd December.

 

Christmas Play Tickets

This year we are raising 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 ‘Sleeping Beauty – The Ugly Truth’	Tuesday 6 December 2.15pm start	Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. Younger siblings welcome at this performance. There will be a further 12 tickets available if one or two families would like to purchase an additional ticket.
KS2 Evening Performance of ‘‘Sleeping Beauty – The Ugly Truth’	Tuesday 6 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. There will be a further 12 tickets available if one or two families would like to purchase an additional ticket.
KS1 & Foundation Stage Performance (Reception & Class 1 pupils) of ‘Bethlehem’	Wednesday 7 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.

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.

 

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!

 

DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 6 December	KS2 Christmas Matinee Performance at 2pm. Entrance by ticket only. Tickets on sale from Monday 28 November. KS2 Christmas Evening Performance at 6.30pm. Entrance by ticket only.
Wednesday 7 December	KS1/FS Christmas Matinee Performance at 2.15pm. Entrance by ticket only.
Tuesday 13 December	Nativity & Carols afternoon in the Church at 2pm. Everyone welcome.
Wednesday 14 December	Whole School Christmas Lunch –see menu in the entrance foyer and next to the serving hatch
Friday 16 December	End of Term Assembly at 9.05am. Everyone welcome. 1.30pm finish
Tuesday 3 January	INSET Day for teaching staff
Wednesday 4 January	Pupils return to school for the start of the Spring Term 2017

 

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:

The Little Bears are looking forward to their “Stick Man” walk tomorrow. We are hoping for some sunshine to enjoy on the way. Little Bears will also be making their own stick man next week and have started rehearsals for our nativity which is on the 10^th December.

 

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 19^th and Tuesday 20^th 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.