Happy November
Birthday to:
Juliana Browning, Beau Burnell, Keegan Denton, Jack Fulker, Bella Jones &
Harry Thomson.
During November we
are focusing on the core value of PEACE
Message
from Governing Body
I am pleased to announce that Kerri Jones
will become our new Parent Governor with immediate effect. Kerri is the parent
of three children, two of whom have been at the school, with one child still
attending. I am also pleased to announce that we have converted Stephen Dawson
to a Community Governor and are joined on the GB by two new Associate
Governors, Anita Rowberry and Viki Matthews. Anita has recently moved to the
village, is a teacher and really keen to get involved in the school. Viki used to
be a parent at the school and is keen to give something back to the school
through her extensive business experience. Please join me in welcoming all the
new Governors to the Governing Body and I look forward to working with them
over the next few months.
Parents
Forum - 22nd November
We are holding another Parent’s Forum on
22nd November at the school, starting at 7pm. The purpose of the Forum is to
share information with parents regarding the potential conversion to Academy
status; we specifically would like to know your views as parents so that we can
take these into consideration during our research and evaluation. The Governing
Body have committed to investigate the potential to convert to Academy status
during this academic year and talking to key stakeholders is important to us. I
can assure you that no decision on conversion has been made. Only Governors
will be at the Forum therefore if you wish to talk to any of the teaching staff
regarding your child, please do this at Parent’s evening.
We hope to see as many of you there as
possible. If you cannot attend, don’t worry, we will ensure the slides are
placed on the website and you can contact any of the Governing Body to share
your views at any time.
Sara
Wright, Chair of Governors
ELLI Project
Class 2 did a sterling job of presenting our next character in the ELLI
Project to the whole school, in an assembly on Wednesday – “Stickability Tortoise”.
Erasmus &
Job-Shadowing
We have had an interesting week sharing our
school week with colleagues from our partner school in Hazlach, Poland.
Agnieszka Pilch and Joanna Somerlik have mainly been job-shadowing Mrs Manzie
and Mrs Turner but have also gained an insight into our teaching methods,
recording and tracking systems and key documentation. They have learnt about
our ELLI Project through watching a pupil presentation based on the virtues of
‘Stickability Tortoise’ and participated in a number of class activities. They
say they have both enjoyed and learnt a lot from the experience and we look
forward to further collaboration in the future.
Swimming on Monday
31st October
We apologise that pupils in Class 3 were
unable to have their swimming session on Monday 31st October. A
coach refund of £2 has been given to those families who had already paid £14 in
advance for swimming contributions for all 7 weeks of this term.
Parents’ Evenings -
14th & 16th November 2016
Letters
confirming appointment times for the Parents’ Evenings on 14th and
16th November were sent out in book bags as we broke up for the half
term holiday. Please contact your child’s teacher if you were expecting to
receive an appointment slip and have not had one. Thank you.
Annual
Flu Vaccination in School for Years 1, 2 and 3
Thank you for the forms
which have been completed and returned to school. These have now been collected
by the school health nurse. The school nurse has reported that they have approximately
8 non-responses. Here is the link to download a new form if you have not yet
made a response. Please do this even if you do not wish your child to receive the vaccination.
MEERKAT Champion of
the Week
We
are delighted to share the names of our "MEERKAT Champion of the
Week" award in each class for before the Half Term holiday as
follows;
Reception
– Rosie W
Class
1 – Anna F-N
Class
2 – Nate M-B
Class
3 – Katende A
Well
done to you all!
Recorders for Pupils in
Years 3-6
A
reminder that pupils in Years 3-6 have a recorder lesson during the second half
of the Autumn Term. We prefer, for health and safety reasons, and for ease of
learning and practice, for each child to have their own recorder and book.
Parents may purchase these items from school if they wish – the cost of the
recorder is £6.50 and £5 for the book entitled “Recorder from the Beginning by
John Pitts, Book 1”- ISBN 1-84449-524-8 or Book 2 by the same author for Year 6
pupils ISBN 1-84449-523-X.
PTA News
Winter Fair – Friday 25th
November – 6pm until 8pm, School Hall
The Winter Fair will soon be here – the evening will
only be a success if families can donate anything from the list below:
Bottles – any shapes and sizes - alcohol, sauces,
bubble bath, soft drinks
Bottle Bags – empty bottle or gift bags
Sweets and Chocolates – bars, big bags, little bags,
variety packs, lollies, tubs of sweets
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.
Lucky Dip – anything suitable for lucky dip prizes, eg
small ‘party bag’ type gifts
Toys – good quality, new or nearly new toys
Raffle prizes – anything suitable for a raffle
prize.
Hampers – any luxury food or drink items suitable for
a hamper, eg chocolates, biscuits, hot chocolate, coffee, chutneys
Tickets for the raffle, which will be drawn at the
Winter Fair, will be going in bookbags next week. Each family will
receive £5 worth of tickets should you wish to purchase 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 Hector or
Melanie Gravett.
Bags2School – Thursday 17th
November – 9am
You should have now received a Bags2School collection
bag in your child’s bookbag. If you’re having a clear out, please fill
your Bags2School bag (or a normal bin bag) with any unwanted items from the
list below:
·
Men’s, Ladies and Children’s clothing
·
Paired shoes (tied together or elastic band around)
·
Handbags
· Hats
· Bags
·
Scarves and ties
·
Jewellery
·
Lingerie
·
Socks
·
Belts
· Soft
toys
·
Household linen / Curtains
·
Towels
·
Bedding (bed sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers)
We will receive cash from Bags2School based on the
total weight of the bags collected, so the more we collect, the more we
raise. Please bring filled bags to school by 9am on Thursday 17th
November.
Wreath Evening – Tuesday 13th
December – 7.30pm, School Hall
We will be holding a Wreath Making Evening on Tuesday
13th December at 7.30pm in the School Hall. Tickets are £15
each and include all materials needed to make a festive wreath. Mulled wine and
mince pies will also be provided, you will just need to bring secateurs and
gloves.
If you would like to buy a ticket, please see Georgina
Wiggins as soon as possible as places are limited.
Finally, thank you to everyone who placed orders with
Cauliflower Cards for Christmas cards designed by the children. We will
let you know when the cards arrive.
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 Rosie Wiggins, the lucky winner of the cake before
half term, kindly donated by Mrs Wiggins. A reminder to Mrs Austin that she is
on the rota for Friday 11th November.
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DIARY DATES:
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Monday 14th November
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Parents
Evening 3.45-7pm
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Wednesday 16th November
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Parents
Evening 3.45-5.30pm
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Tuesday 6th December
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KS2
Christmas Matinee Performance
KS2
Christmas Evening Performance
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Wednesday 7th December
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KS1/FS
Christmas Matinee Performance
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Tuesday 13th December
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Nativity
& Carols afternoon in the Church
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Wednesday 14th December
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Whole
School Christmas Lunch
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Friday 16th December
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End
of Term Assembly & 1.30pm finish
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LITTLE
BEARS NEWS:
Little
Bears team would like to thank everyone who supported our end of term cake
sale. The team and I really appreciate your continued support.
This
term Little Bears topic will be "The Stick Man" - a book by Julia
Donaldson. The Little Bears have already been busy designing their own stick
men and we look forward to doing a stick man walk soon.
Community News:
Advance Notice of a 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.
Please help raise funds for the village hall pathway lighting project by
coming along to our children's sing-a-longa Frozen event on SATURDAY 12
November at 2pm.
Tickets £4 - no charge for accompanying adults, tea, coffee, cakes,
soft drinks. Prizes for best fancy dressed.
Contact frozenatstjohns@gmail.com for tickets. Thank you.
BONFIRE and
FIREWORK DISPLAY
Saturday
5th November 2016
URGENT
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
Please
can you spare 90 minutes to help?
5.30 pm - 7.00 pm
We
need villagers to collect donations from the crowd, serve refreshments in the
marquee, sell gifts for the kids and some people who are prepared to direct
traffic as people leave the green.
Please
contact me asap 01865 890 880 07910 964 110 suzanne.white11@btinternet.com
WITH MANY THANKS
Charity
Art Auction on Saturday 19 November at the Village Hall at St John’s
Stadhampton – see attached flyer for more details
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