Happy DECEMBER
Birthday to: Ruby
Clark, Arun Davies, Emily Hackett, Imogen Hamlet, Elizabeth Marshall, Jake
Martins and Frankie Smith.
During
DECEMBER we are focusing on the core value of CARING
Message
from Governing Body – Parents’ Forum
The presentation we discussed at the Parents’
Forum is now available on the school website. The presentation contains some
links on the last slide to websites that provide more information on academies.
The Governing Body have the final decision regarding whether we convert to
academy status or not, however we will ensure we keep a dialogue open with all
stakeholder groups during the next few months.
The main items that came up at the Forum
were as follows:
The state of the toilets in Class 1 - these
were actually replaced last year and new flooring laid however we are aware
that they can smell at times. We are monitoring the cleaning of the toilets on
a regular basis as well as ensuring the children flush after use.
A discussion occurred about the change in
curriculum and specifically the new focus on breadth of learning in each
year group. The school has spent significant time redesigning our
approach to the new curriculum and there is a natural breadth of learning by
having mixed classes. The school retains its philosophy of individual
learning and ensuring that children are able to make progress at a pace and
breadth that provides appropriate support and challenge. The way this is
achieved is specific to each child and will be discussed as part of your
regular updates on how your child is progressing.
Thank you to everyone who came.
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
– Jamie W
Class
1 – Zac H
Class
2 – Peter F-N
Class
3 – Tillie M-B
Well
done to you all!
Christmas Play Tickets
Play
tickets are now on sale as listed below: Admission is by ticket only so
please remember to buy your tickets if you would like to see the performances!
We
would like to take this opportunity to make parents, carers and other
spectators aware that , for any photography and video recording of the
Christmas plays to take place, we must comply with Data Protection legislation.
The taking of photographs and video recordings of your child/ren is permitted
for your own private use only (eg for a family photo album) but such images
must not be uploaded onto the web or Internet or shared through the use of any
other form of social media.
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KS2
Matinee (Classes 2 & 3 pupils) of
‘Sleeping
Beauty – The Ugly Truth’
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Tuesday
6 December
2.15pm
start
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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.
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KS2
Evening Performance of ‘‘Sleeping Beauty – The Ugly Truth’
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Tuesday
6 December
6.30pm
start
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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. Pupils should arrive at 6pm to get ready
for the performance.
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KS1
& Foundation Stage Performance (Reception & Class 1 pupils) of
‘Bethlehem’
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Wednesday
7 December
2.15
pm start
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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.
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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.
Tickets
may be purchased any morning or afternoon from Mrs Hopkins or Mrs Scragg.
Whole
School Christmas Lunch on Wednesday 14 December
It is a tradition at Stadhampton School that the whole-school joins in our Festive Lunch
on 14th December and we hope that no-one will have a packed lunch on
that day.
The menu is:
Roasted Turkey with Chipolata
sausage or Celebration Roast with Veggie Chipolata; Yorkshire Pudding,
stuffing; roast potatoes, carrots, peas and gravy. Dessert is a Christmas Cookie.
We can accommodate requests such as no gravy, etc.
The cost of the meal is
£2.10 and all pupils make their special place mat in the morning and we have
crackers, napkins and music. Staff serve the pupils with their meal. Payment
for the meal for pupils in Classes 2 and 3 is welcome at anytime prior to the
event. Pupils who normally have a Free School Meal may still do so on this day
and all pupils in Reception and Class 1 are entitled to a Universal Infant Free
School Meal so will get their lunch free on this day too!
Christmas
Party – Thursday 15 December 1.30pm
School/packed lunch required as normal. School & PTA will
supply party food, drink & prizes. Children may bring party clothes to
change into after lunch if they wish.
Class Postboxes
As usual, class postboxes
for Christmas cards to school pupils/staff will be set up in the Hall and these
will be available from Monday 5 December.
Forest
School Supplies
A big thank you to Waitrose in Thame for
their generous donation of hot chocolate, biscuits and marshmallows for Forest
School - they will be enjoyed by all the children! Thank you as well to
Georgina Wiggins for sorting it all out.
Footsteps
– A Parent’s Guide
Children in Class 1 and Reception have all
been given a copy of a road safety booklet to share at home. The booklet is
produced by Footsteps, Oxfordshire County Council’s child pedestrian road
safety scheme, and the booklet is in the form of a parent’s guide. The guide is
mainly written for parents of children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 but
with the darker evenings and early mornings it is an appropriate time to
re-visit road safety awareness with all pupils so we have also put a copy of it
on our website under our ‘Parents Useful Information’ tab.
PTA News
Winter
Fair – Thank You
A huge thank you to all those who helped make the
PTA Winter Fair last Friday a success – thank you to everyone who donated items
for the stalls, to all the helpers, to those who helped set up and tidy up and
to everyone who came along. It was a lovely evening, hopefully enjoyed by
all.
We raised over £1300, which is fantastic.
Thank you for your continued support of the PTA, it is very much appreciated.
Friday
Cake Club
Congratulations to Harry Price, the lucky winner of last week's
cake, kindly donated by Mrs Lansley. A reminder to Mrs Kylie Smith that she is
on the rota for Friday 9nd December.
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DIARY DATES:
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Tuesday 6 December
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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.
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Wednesday 7 December
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KS1/FS
Christmas Matinee Performance at 2.15pm. Entrance
by ticket only.
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Tuesday 13 December
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Nativity
& Carols afternoon in the Church at 2pm. Everyone welcome.
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Wednesday 14 December
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Whole
School Christmas Lunch –see menu in the entrance foyer and next to the
serving hatch
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Thursday 15 December
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Christmas
Party in the afternoon. Pupils may bring party clothes to change into after
lunch if they wish.
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Friday 16 December
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End
of Term Assembly at 9.05am. Everyone welcome.
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 all excitedly preparing for their nativity play.
The
play is on Saturday 10th at Stadhampton Church from 11am and promises to be an
excellent show.
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.
STADHAMPTON
YOUTH CLUB LAST DATES OF THE YEAR
Wednesday
7th December - Christmas Crafts
Yrs
5 and 6 – 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Yrs
7,8 and 9 – 7.45pm to 8.45pm
Wednesday
21st December – Christmas Party
All
years together ( 5,6,7,8 and 9)
6.30pm
to 8pm
Music,
hot dogs and soft drinks provided
Tuck
shop will still be open
SYC
WILL RE-OPEN ON WEDNESDAY 11th JANUARY 2017
Thank
you to all those who have supported SYC over the last year, we hope 2017 will
be as successful.
SYC
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