Thursday, December 14, 2017


Newsletter for week ending 15 December 2017

 

This will be our final Newsletter of 2017 as we are only here for two days next week!

 

Meerkat Champion of the week

Reception:       Elsa J

Class 1:            Jack F

Class 2:            Riley S

Class 3:            Jem B

Congratulations to you all!

 

Parent Governor Vacancy

The Governing Body are delighted to announce the appointment of James Dickens as a Parent Governor with effect from 18 December 2017 and look forward to working with him to make the governing body as effective as it can be. There was no requirement to hold an election at this time.

 

School Christmas Productions

Thank you, as always, for all your support. We had a great turnout of parents and other relatives to attend both productions. All the children did really well and are a credit to you all. Proceeds from the sale of tickets this year will be sent to the NSPCC and we are delighted to let you know that we raised £392. Thank you!

 

Our Key Stage 2 production, ‘Cinderella Rockerfella’ was great fun and was clearly thoroughly enjoyed by pupils and audience alike! Thank you to you, as parents, for helping support us with providing amazing costumes and helping your child/ren practise their lines. Thank you to all staff involved, especially Mrs Wahid, Mrs Garrard, Mrs Singleton, Mrs Shortman, Mrs Ellis and Mrs Venner and to Mrs Burnell, Mrs Hutchence and Mrs Green for their additional support, and to the PTA for providing the after performance bar.

 

Our Key Stage 1 and Reception production, ‘Born in a Barn’ was also most enjoyable and the children did so well to learn all the songs and remember their speaking parts and actions. We are already seeing glimpses of who may be taking on lead parts in the future! Thank you to all staff involved and especially Mrs Manzie, Mrs Stafford, Mrs Venner and Mrs Gravett.

 

Our annual Nativity and Carol Service will be held in the church of St John the Baptist in Stadhampton at 2:15pm on Monday 18 December and you are most welcome to join us. All pupils will come back to school after the Nativity and Carol Service so that parents can collect them from here.  

 

PTA News:

Wreath Evening

Thank you to everyone who supported our Wreath Evening on Monday.  We raised over £300 which is fantastic.  Thank to you Georgina Wiggins for organising a very successful and enjoyable evening.

 

Bar at KS2 Play

Thank you to everyone who supported the PTA Bar at the KS2 evening production on Tuesday.  We raised over £120 for PTA funds.

 

 

Dates for the Diary

Film Night (children) - Friday 19th January

Race Night (adults) - Friday 2nd February

Further details to follow.

 

Our next PTA meeting is on Wednesday 10th January, The Crown, 8pm.

 

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and looking forward to your continued support of the PTA in 2018.

 

Cake Club

Well done to Chester for winning mum’s cake! Thank you George for providing it. The last cake of the year will be provided by Louise Clark-Bye - many thanks and good luck everyone!

 

Diary Dates:  December 2017

 

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
18 Nativity in Church 2.15 pm. All welcome.
Nativity Scene Clip Art
19 End of Term Assembly at 9.05am. All welcome
Break up at 1.30pm for the Christmas Holiday
20 Michael Hopkins Sports Course
21 Michael Hopkins Sports Course
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Pupils and staff return to school on Thursday 4 January 2018.

 

Christmas Sports Club:

Michael Hopkins, who is well-known to the school as a PE teacher will be leading a Christmas Sports Course on Wednesday 20 December and Thursday 21 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 Michael or via Mrs Hopkins in the school office.

 

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:

After our second attempt at the play, due to it been snowed off the first time around, the show went ahead on Wednesday and it was a huge success. The team and I would like to say a huge thank you to all the parents who made it to watch to us at such short notice and on such a cold and wet afternoon.  The cast were amazing!

Little Bears would also like to say a huge thank you to Stadhampton Primary School who very kindly let us use the hall and stage at very short notice, so thank you from everyone at Little Bears..

Community News:

Stadhampton Carol Service Sunday 17th December @ 4.00pm

Do you enjoy singing carols?

Please join our scratch choir, we are meeting at 2.00pm on Sunday 17th December, to run through the carols.

Please join us, all ages and all voices are welcome.  Tea will be provided before the service.

For more information speak to Caroline 01865 858525

New Year’s Eve Shelter Fundraising event at Stadhampton Church – flyer attached

 

Youth Club Christmas Party

Wednesday 20th December

6.30-7.30pm

Pass the parcel

Tuck shop

Prize for the best Christmas outfit (jumper, t-shirt or dress) Making snowman biscuits Much much more......

£1.50 to enter

Please bring a donation of party food:

sausage rolls, sandwiches, crisps, biscuits etc...

See you there!

 

Girls Football Training Session - Friday 22nd December

Chalgrove Cavaliers U12 girls football team will be running an informal training session for younger girls on Friday 22nd December from 10.30am until 11.30am at Chalgrove Recreation Ground.  The aim is to have fun whilst encouraging local girls to become more involved with sport. 

 

Tea, coffee and cakes available for parents whilst the girls are taking part.  No need to book, just come along if you would like to.

 


The staff team wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday 4 January 2018.
 
 
 

 

 

 

 


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Friday, December 8, 2017


Newsletter for week ending 8 December 2017

School Meals Menu

We have received notification that the present 3 week cycle of menus will continue until 15 January 2018. The first week back in January (week ending 5 January) will be the present Week 1, and the second week back (week ending 12 January) will be the present Week 2. We will advise you when the new menus have been uploaded to the school website. Unfortunately Food & More, our school meal providers, have advised that they are no longer able to provide printed copies of the school meals menu.

 

Meerkat Champion of the week

Reception:       Max W

Class 1:            Dixi B

Class 2:            Bobby B

Class 3:            Daniel R

Congratulations to you all!

 

Parent Governor Vacancy – please do think about applying!

 A reminder that we currently have a vacancy for one parent governor and invite applications from parents or anyone who has parental responsibility for a pupil on the school roll at the time of the election. Parent governors, like all governors, will be most effective if they bring relevant skills and experience, as well as the ability to work as part of a team. We need committed parent governors to make the governing body as effective as it can be.  All nominations should be sent in to the school office by 3.15pm on Tuesday 12 December 2017. If you would like to know a little more about becoming a parent governor, please get in touch with any member of the governing body.

 

Christmas Play tickets

This year, the proceeds from ticket sales for the school Christmas productions will be donated to the NSPCC. Admission is by ticket only for ALL performances. Tickets are now on sale as follows:

 

KS2 Matinee (Classes 2 & 3 pupils) of
‘Cinderella & Rockerfella’
Tuesday 12 December
1.45pm for a 2pm start
Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. Younger siblings welcome at this performance.
KS2 Evening Performance of ‘Cinderella & Rockerfella’
Tuesday 12 December 6pm for a
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.
KS1 & Foundation Stage Performance (Reception & Class 1 pupils) of ‘Born in a Barn’
Wednesday 13 December
2pm for a 2.15 pm start
Two tickets per pupil available @£2 per ticket. There will be a further 24 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.

 

Climbing Frame in the outside Reception area

We are very excited to report that the new climbing frame for Reception pupils is now fully installed and concreted in onto a suitable base in the Reception class outdoor area. This expenditure was fully funded from the PE and Sports Grant which the Government currently give to primary schools. The grant is ‘ring-fenced’ and must be used to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision of PE and sport, for the benefit of primary-aged pupils, to encourage the development of healthy, active lifestyles. In recent years we saved our grant up for two years in order to create the additional netball and basketball court fully in place now next to the school swimming pool. We hope that both of these facilities will be enjoyed by current pupils and by new pupils coming to Stadhampton School for many years to come.

 

Thank you

A huge thank you to Mr Burnell for erecting the new climbing frame last week in the Reception outside area and for putting the stage up for us this week.

 

Christmas Party arrangements

Christmas Party: during the afternoon on Thursday 14 December. School meal or packed lunch required as usual. School & PTA will supply party food, drinks & prizes. Children may bring party clothes to change into after lunch if they wish. After school multisports will be on as usual for participating pupils. Please bring PE kit for the after school session.

 

Christmas Lunch arrangements

Christmas Lunch on Friday 15 December: It is a tradition at Stadhampton School that the whole-school joins in our Festive Lunch which, this year, is on 15 December and we hope that no-one will have a packed lunch on that day.

 

 

 

The menu is:

Roasted Turkey with pigs in blankets, or Roasted Quorn with VeggieBanger; Yorkshire Pudding, stuffing; roast potatoes, carrots, peas, Brusell sprouts, and gravy. Dessert is a festive ice-cream star. We can accommodate requests such as no gravy, no sprouts, etc.

 

 

 

The cost of the meal is £2.20 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!

 

Don’t forget it is also Christmas Jumper Day and pupils are asked to pay £1 to come to school in a Christmas Jumper, which will be given to the Save the Children fund.

 

Forest School Dates

The forest school dates for January through to the end of March are attached to this newsletter. They have also been uploaded to the school website and the school calendar on the website. Please could  parents/children make a note when their forest school sessions are so that appropriate clothing is brought to school on those days. Thank you.

 

Winter Fair

A huge thank you to everyone on the PTA, and others, who organised and ran the festive event and thank you to all families who came for your support. Thanks also to Father Christmas who, yet again, managed to find time in his busy schedule to come to Stadhampton School!

 

PTA News:

Winter Fair

Thank you to everyone who supported the Winter Fair last Friday.  It was a lovely evening, hopefully enjoyed by all.  The Fair raised a total of just over £1,000, which will boost PTA funds and will be spent on resources in school later in the year.

 

On the whole, this year's Winter Fair was not as well supported as it has been in previous years, so if anyone has any suggestions for an alternative Christmas event for next year, then please do let any member of the PTA committee know.

 

KS2 Evening Performance - Rockerfella Cinderella

The PTA will be running a bar at the KS2 evening performance of Rockerfella Cinderella.  Refreshments will served before the performance from 6pm and after the performance as well. 

 


Hopefully your Christmas shopping is now well underway.  Please don’t forget to use the easyfundraising.org.uk website when shopping - this raises money for the PTA at no extra cost to you!

 

There are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, thetrainline and Sainsbury's – it doesn't cost you a penny extra!

 

It's as easy as 1, 2, 3...

 


 

2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.

 

3. After you’ve checked out, that retailer will make a donation to the PTA for no extra cost whatsoever!

Thank you for your ongoing support.

 

Cake Club

Well done Sassie Burnell for winning an amazing cake supplied by Justine Bond, thank you Justine. Good luck to everyone in this week’s draw and thank you to Kayleigh Reason for providing this week’s prize.

 

Diary Dates:  December 2017

 

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
11 Class 3 final swimming session
PTA wreath making (in village hall at St John’s)
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12 KS2 matinee performance  2pm. KS2 evening performance – Tickets now on sale
13 KS1 matinee performance 2.15pm Tickets now on sale
Usual Friday lunch of fish and chips will be served today
14 School Christmas Party pm
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15 School Christmas Lunch  - roast turkey and all the trimmings
Christmas Jumper Day – come to school in a Christmas jumper and donate £1 to Save the Children Fund
18 Nativity in Church 2.15 pm. All welcome.
Nativity Scene Clip Art
19 End of Term Assembly at 9.05am. All welcome
Break up at 1.30pm for the Christmas Holiday
20 Michael Hopkins Sports Course
21 Michael Hopkins Sports Course
22

 

 

Christmas Sports Club:

Michael Hopkins, who is well-known to the school as a PE teacher will be leading a Christmas Sports Course on Wednesday 20 December and Thursday 21 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 or via Mrs Hopkins in the school office.

 

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:

The Little Bears continue to work hard and are enjoying all the preparations for our play which is this Sunday at 2pm at Stadhampton Church. The children and team have also been talking about the Christmas story. We will also be making Christingles on Friday.

 

Community News:

Stadhampton Carol Service Sunday 17th December @ 4.00pm

Do you enjoy singing carols?

Please join our scratch choir, we are meeting at 2.00pm on Sunday 17th December, to run through the carols.

Please join us, all ages and all voices are welcome.  Tea will be provided before the service.

For more information speak to Caroline 01865 858525

 

New Year’s Eve Shelter Fundraising event at Stadhampton Church – flyer attached