WheelPower
Assembly
On Tuesday morning we were fortunate to
have two representatives, Chris and Harriet, from the WheelPower charity take
our assembly. Chris brought along a Paralympic torch and told us the history
behind the Paralympic Games. He also spoke about how the charity support and
encourage disabled people to get involved in sport. Harriet, who represented
Team GB at London 2012, told us how taking up a sport had helped her when she
was first in a wheelchair, she plays a number of sports and has won several
competitions.
Mrs Stafford
“On Tuesday 8th November there
were some very special visitors from WheelPower in school. The two people were
called Chris and Harriet. They told us about the Paralympics and how even if
you are injured you can still play sport. Harriet had an injury from the age of
eight and she has a massive passion for sport, especially archery. We saw some
pictures of her with a bow and arrow in her wheelchair. People like Harriet
need special wheelchairs and these cost a lot of money – her wheelchair cost
£3000! There are different kinds of wheelchairs for different sports, for
example; skiing, rugby, basketball and racing. They also brought the Paralympic
torch from 2012 and we all got to have a close look at it.”
Report by
Mia G and Peter F-N
School Photographs
Collection
Orders for school photographs are being
collected from school on Monday 21st November, so if you would like
to place an order please ensure your forms are returned to the school office by
the collection date. 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 for before the Half Term holiday as
follows;
Reception
– Orla V
Class
1 – Honor W
Class
2 – Casey P
Class
3 – May H
Well
done to you all!
BT e-mails
We
have had difficulties since last Friday sending e-mails to BT e-mail addresses.
We have been able to receive the e-mails but have not been able to reply or
send e-mails to those addresses. We now have a simple solution that seems to
have worked to address this:
Go
to the Settings tab.
Select
Mail.
Select
Safe Senders.
Type
in the address that is being blocked (office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk)
& click Add. If everyone with a BT e-mail address could do this please we
will hopefully be able to communicate again!
Thank
you.
Garden of Remembrance and Reflection
As part of our garden area we
commissioned a mosaic made by a local mosaic artist. The mosaic has now been
completed and we have it on display in school until we install it in the garden
area. It is, quite simply, stunning. It is made of broken china and stained
glass set on a circular base. The mosaic needs to be seen to be fully
appreciated and you are welcome to see it on display in the school hall. In the
meantime we hope this small photo gives you an idea of the artistic work which
depicts poppies, a crescent moon and night sky and discreetly includes the
words “Per ardua ad astra” (“Through adversity to the stars”), the RAF motto.
The mosaic artist says she put her soul into making the mosaic and wrote a poem
for the children, a copy if which is attached to this newsletter. In the poem
she refers to the garden being a “Cosmic Garden”, as this is what the moon and
night sky features made her think of.
Over the last week all pupils have pegged
up their “prayer flag” and on Friday 11th November, following our
Act of Remembrance, we plan for Reverend Caroline to bless the garden. It is
gradually developing into a real area of calm and refuge. We are still awaiting
some log seating but have installed a poppy-shaped bird bath and some wind
chimes which the children voted for by listening to an online recording of a
selection of wind chimes. The overwhelming number of votes was for the “Earth”
chimes which give out peaceful, earthy tones – we hope they add an extra
dimension to the garden for all to enjoy.
Children in Need Day
On Friday the 18th of November
2016 it will be Children in Need Day. This year the School Council thought it
would be fun for children to dress up as ‘what you want to be when you’re
older’ for example P.E teacher, ballet dancer, doctor, scientist etc. 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. There will be a Pudsey collection character in each class .
You can still bring in your well-behaved Pudsey
toys!
School Council
PTA News
Bags2School – Thursday 17th
November – 9am
Last weekend for a clear out - please don’t forget
your Bags2School bags next Thursday 17th November. All bags
need to be at school by 9am!
Winter Fair – Friday 25th
November – 6pm until 8pm, School Hall
The Winter Fair will soon be here – donations of
anything from the list below will be greatly appreciated!
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 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.
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
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.
Wreath Evening – Tuesday 13th
December – 7.30pm, School Hall
Tickets are still available for our 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.
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 Jake Martins, the lucky winner of last week's
cake, kindly donated by Ms Moss-Black. A reminder to Mrs Cove that she is on
the rota for Friday 18th November.
DIARY DATES:
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Monday 14 November
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Parents
Evening 3.45-7pm
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Wednesday 16 November
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Parents
Evening 3.45-5.30pm
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Tuesday 22 November
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Parents
Forum with the Governing Body, 7pm start in the school hall
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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 & 1.30pm finish
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LITTLE
BEARS NEWS:
The Little Bears are really
enjoying our topic for this term which is "Stick Man". We have been
putting the stick family in size order and collaging our very own big
stick man.
We are also excited to be
planning a sponsored "stick man hunt" for 25th November.
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.
Sing-a-longa FROZEN at St Johns - this Saturday,
2pm. Fundraising for pathway lighting - please come along to enjoy the fun and
support the church hall. Thank you. Contact frozenatstjohns@gmail.com for
tickets. Thank you.
Stadhampton Church and Village Hall wins
Oxford Preservation Trust Award
A
few weeks ago we had heard the news that the project that modified the village
church so that it could also be used as a village hall had been shortlisted in
this year’s Oxford Preservation Trust Awards. A small group representing
the Project Team were invited to the awards ceremony last week on the 1st
November. Our vicar, the Reverend Caroline King; Architect - Anna
Dulnikowska-Przystalska from Wallingford Architecture Ltd; Churchwarden –
Stephen Dawson and I went along in some trepidation I have to say, especially
when we saw the quality of the other entries. However to our surprise and
delight when it came to the Small Project category, they called out our name as
the winners and the church/village hall was awarded one of their prestigious
plaques. This will be put in place shortly so we will all be able to take pride
in it every time we see it. The judging panel felt the church had been
very sensitively modified, creating a warm and welcoming environment that could
be used by all for many years to come. They were thrilled to know how many new
village groups had started up and were now using the building.
Ann Stead
Chair of Project Team
Attachments:
- Poem
- Charity Art Auction on Saturday 19
November at the Village Hall at St John’s Stadhampton – see attached flyer
for more details
- Oxfordshire Pentathlon Club Flyer
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