Week ending 3 February 2017

 

Happy FEBRUARY Birthday to: Tilly Moss-Black, Jemima O’Brien, Will Parkes and Daniel Robinson.

 

During FEBRUARY we are focusing on the core value of SIMPLICITY

 

Annual Survey Request from the Governing Body

The Governors are keen to hear your views on how well the school is meeting your expectations, what we do well and your thoughts on what needs to be done differently. Thank you to everyone who has already returned their completed questionnaire for each child they have at school.

 

MEERKAT Champion of the Week

We are delighted to share the names of our "MEERKAT Champion of the Week" award in each class last week as follows;

Reception – Orla V

Class 1 – Ivy O

Class 2 – Ella F

Class 3 – Will P

 

Well done to you all!

 

‘Jian-Zi’ Competition

We held our annual Jian-zi competition last Friday, as part of our school activities linked to Chinese New Year. It was highly contested this year!

Congratulations to Thomas Cove who was the overall winner of the school Jian-Zi competition with a score of 364! Will Parkes was in second place with a highly commendable 355!  Year 5 winner was Lorenzo Elliott who scored 31; Year 4 winner was Joshua Hursey who scored 5; Year 3 winner was Casey Price who scored 4; Year 2 winner was Dexter Elliott who scored 3; Year 1 winner was Ollie Parkes who scored 4 and the Reception winner was Austin Mason-Fowler who scored 2.

 

Report by Thomas and Will: “We all loved the Jian-zi competition this year and everyone enjoyed taking part.”

 

We await the results from our partners in Hazlach School, Poland, who hold a similar event, to find out the international results!

 

After-School Chess Club in the second part of Term 2

The membership of the After School Chess Club has been low in the first half of Term 2, with only 4 pupils in Years 3-6 choosing to attend. It would be helpful to know whether those pupils who have attended this term would like it to continue and whether any other pupils would be interested in joining a chess club after the February Holiday if we decide to continue with it. Pupils from the school take part in an annual UK Chess Challenge and attending Chess Club gives them a definite advantage if they would like to participate in that. Please ask your child to let Mrs Hopkins know if they would be interested in Chess Club again on Mondays after the February Holiday. Thank you.

 

PTA News

Thursday 9^th February – Valentines and Villains Children’s Disco, 5.30pm – 7pm

A final reminder, we will be holding a Valentines and Villains disco for Stadhampton pupils in the school hall on 9^th February (just before half term).  Cost will be £3 per child to include drinks and a snack.  Glowsticks will also be on sale on arrival at the disco should the children like to buy them.

 

All children should have had a letter with further details and a permission slip, so please complete and return to the school office or Melanie Gravett, along with the £3, as soon as possible.

 

Saturday 1^st April – Easter Fayre

We will be organising an Easter Fayre in the afternoon of Saturday 1^st April.  More details to follow but for now, please keep the date free if you can.

If anyone has any suggestions for stalls or activities they would like to see at the Fayre, then please speak to any member of the PTA committee.  A full list of PTA committee members is on the noticeboard by the gate outside Class 1.

 

Our next PTA meeting is on Tuesday 7^th March, The Crown at 8pm.  Please come along if you can.

 

Cake Club
Congratulations to Frederick Tarry and family who won the Cake Club draw last week!  Annette Fegyveres-Nagy will be providing the cake on Feb 10th and Hollee Mason-Cook will be baking the masterpiece for Feb 24th, the first Friday back after the holiday break.

 

Diary Dates:

 

Tuesday 7 February	Safer Internet Day  - Children’s presentation to parents at 9.10am
Thursday 9 February	Year 3 Forest School session Valentines and Villains Children’s Disco, 5.30pm – 7pm
Friday 10 February	Break up for the February Holiday at 3.15pm
Monday 20 February	Return to school for the second half of Term 2
Thursday 23 February	Year 4 Forest School session
Thursday 2 March	World Book Day Year 4 Forest School session
Tuesday 7 March	PTA Meeting – 8pm at The Crown
Monday 20 March	Work Viewing Evening – 3:15pm to 6pm
Saturday 1 April	PTA Easter Fayre (pm)

 

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:

The Little Bears have loved making a Chinese Dragon and trying some Chinese food for the New Year.  We are looking forward to our ‘Train’ topic next week, when we are going to transform our home corner into a train station and make some brilliant train pictures.  Please support our fund raising and save the date for our popular ladies night - Friday 17th March.

 

 

 

Advance Notice of an Easter Sports Club:

Michael Hopkins, who is well-known to the school as a PE teacher will be leading an Easter Sports Course on Monday 10^th, Tuesday 11^th and Wednesday 12^th April 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.

 

Community News:

• RAF Benson Community Primary School Annual Cross Country Event

John William Stacey Memorial Races

Saturday 25^th March 2017 – see attached flyer for details

 

• Update from the Chalgrove and Watlington Children’s Centre

 

• Flyer attached about the Abingdon Air and Country Show