Week ending 21 July 2017

 

Year 6 Leavers

We say a fond farewell to our Year 6 pupils as they leave Stadhampton School on Friday. We are very proud of you all; you have contributed to the life of Stadhampton School and have achieved so many things, academic and non-academic, during your time with us. We will miss you all but know that you are ready for the next stage of your learning journey and wish you every success at your secondary schools, which this year are Icknield Community College and Oxford Spires Academy. We hope you will all keep in touch.

We also say goodbye and good luck to Harry and Jamie Waters who are moving to a new school, to Oliver Bourne who is also moving school and to Chloe Kamali who is emigrating.

We will also say goodbye at our assembly tomorrow to Mrs Humphries and to Mrs Gonzalez and wish them both every success in their new schools.

 

Update from the Governing Body

Further to the discussions at the Parents’ forum earlier this year, the Governing Body wanted to keep parents up to date with our ongoing consideration of Academy Status. The governors have a duty of care to consider the pros and cons of joining a Multi-Academy Trust and we have started a process to assess whether this is something that we wish to seriously pursue. At this point in time no decisions have been taken, and we are simply in a period of analysing our options and data gathering. We are hoping to conclude this initial assessment by the end of September and will provide further updates in due course.

 

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 – Rosie W

Class 1 – Zac H

Class 2 –  Elizabeth M

Class 3 – Juliana B

 

Well done to you all!

 

Cycle Safety Training

Congratulations to all pupils who took part in our Year 6 cycle training course this year – everyone involved passed and the test examiner was very impressed with both participating children and adult tutors, commending them on their determination to succeed. Certificates will be given to; Ella G, Thomas C, Tillie M-B, Daniel E, Ben W, Juliana B, Will P, Isabella D, Myles D, Tende A, Hannah L, and Lawrence W.

 

Cake Sale for Woodlands

Thank you to everyone who made cakes and biscuits in support of Woodlands Outdoor Education Centre and to everyone who made a purchase. We are delighted to have raised almost £70 which we will pass on to Woodlands.

Sports Evening

Congratulations to everyone on a very successful Sports Evening! Thank you to Mrs Manzie and other school staff for organising the races so well and to Mr Manzie and Mrs Hopkins for helping on the bar. Thank you to the BBQ team of Debbie Bradford, Mr and Mrs Rayner and Moyna de Selincourt who all did a great job and to Mr Holmes for organising the loan of the BBQ. Thank you to the PTA for purchasing the burgers and hot dogs and the drinks and for all the clearing up at the end of the evening. Thank you to past pupils and to governors (including ex-governors!) for their help with the scoreboard and giving out stickers. A very good team effort!

 

PTA News:

 

Thank you to everyone who supported the PTA BBQ and bar at Sports Night last week.  We raised over £500. 

 

 

Thank you to everyone for your support of the PTA this year – we hope everyone enjoys the holidays!

 

 

Official Notice of the PTA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Tuesday 3rd October, 8pm in the School Hall

The PTA plays a vital part in the school community and all parents, as members of the PTA, are invited to support the AGM. This is your chance to hear and see how the funds you have helped to raise have been used for the benefit of the children at our school.

 

 

We appreciate the date of the AGM in October is a while away, but we wanted official notice of the meeting to be sent out before the summer holidays so that everyone has time to think about coming along to the meeting and / or getting more involved with the PTA.

 

 

The PTA Committee (Chair, Treasurer, Secretary) will be elected at the AGM so if you are interested in taking on one of these roles for the forthcoming academic year, please speak to Melanie Gravett who can give you more details about what is involved.

 

Advance Notice of PTA Dates for the Diary

Tuesday 19^th September – Next PTA committee meeting, The Crown, 8pm

Friday 29^th September - Children’s bingo night – further details to follow

Tuesday 3^rd October – PTA Annual General Meeting

 

Cake Club

Many congratulations to Jake Martins (Reception) and his family who were the lucky winners of our Cake Club draw on Friday July 14th. Thank you to Faye Adams for once again providing a cake. Kylie Smith is our final baker for the year on Friday July 21st. Thank you for your support this year.

 

Diary Dates:

 

 

 

4 & 5 September	Teacher INSET Days
Wednesday 6 September	Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year

 

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:

The Little Bears are practising hard for the sports day on Friday. Let's hope for a little bit of sunshine!

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us and donated wonderful toys throughout the year. 

We hope everyone has a peaceful summer.

 

 

 

Two Summer Sports Courses

Michael Hopkins, who is well-known to the school as a PE teacher will be leading two Summer Sports Courses on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 July and then Monday 21 August, Tuesday 22 August & Wednesday 23 August at Stadhampton Primary School. Each 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. New Reception pupils joining in September are very welcome to attend. Please see attached flyer.

 

Community News:

• Flyer attached re IT Technician Apprenticeship vacancy at ICC
• Summer Drama Workshop flyer

 

NEW DRAMA CLUB – Starts Wednesday 13 September 2017

Is your child aged 8-11 (school years 3-6) or know someone who is?

Does your child want to have fun, learn self-expression and improve confidence and self esteem?

A new DRAMA Club will start this September in the Stadhampton Village Hall (St John’s the Baptist church) on Wednesday afternoons from 3.30-4.30pm.

Please contact Jo Hutchence, a qualified drama teacher/practitioner who will be running the club on 07960 027901 or j.hutchence@btopenworld.com to find out more and book a place (min eight, max 15 children).

 

Want to know more about what’s going on in and around the village?

The Stadham Newsletter is a weekly email providing news and information about local activities and events in and around the villages of Stadhampton, Chiselhampton and Newington.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please visit www.stadhampton.org and sign up (see Stadham News on the right hand side) or contact Ken King via newsletter@stadhampton.org. Thank you. 

 

We hope everyone has a wonderful summer break and look forward to seeing everyone who is returning again on 6 September.

 

 

                                                                  

Week ending 14 July 2017

 

 

Ofsted Report

Following our recent school inspection we have now received the final report from Ofsted. This means that we can now share the outcome and I am very pleased to be able to say that Ofsted judged us to be ‘good’ in every category. This is a very positive outcome. A paper copy of the report was sent to each family earlier this week and an electronic copy has been uploaded onto the school website.

 

Ofsted is, quite rightly, a rigorous process and this judgement is a reflection of the on-going hard-work, commitment and professionalism of all members of the staff, the positive attitude of our pupils, the commitment of our governing body and the support and engagement of parents and carers. Together we make Stadhampton School the successful and special place that it is, and one to be proud of.

Thank you.

 

Sports Evening

Our Sports Evening is an annual school highlight. Pupils have been practising, the PTA have all the refreshments organised, the governors are ready to adjudicate and we’re keeping our fingers crossed for a dry evening. Here are a few final reminders to ensure that we all have an enjoyable and safe evening:

 

Pupils should arrive at school at 6.15pm so that the races may begin promptly at 6.30pm. Please remember to send them with a drink of water or squash!

 

Parking – if you are able to walk to sports evening it would be much appreciated and really help the congestion in Cratlands Close. The netball court will be available for a limited amount of parking. Please be mindful of the residents of Cratlands Close and avoid obstructing access in and out of driveways.

 

Spectator line: a line has been marked for parents/carers/visitors to position themselves behind so that pupils are able to run safely in the outside lanes. Please bring a folding deckchair or rug if you would like to sit down.

 

Finishing line: is where the judges will be waiting to award stickers, update the scoreboard, etc.

It is important that everyone else keep this area clear, please.

 

Bar: the bar will be open from 6.15pm. Please support the PTA by buying your drinks from the bar.

 

BBQ: bbq food will be available during the races for spectators wishing to exchange their food tickets at this time and avoid the big queue after the races.

 

Play equipment: for insurance purposes this area is not available for use during sports evening.

 

Young children: please keep younger siblings away from the racetrack whilst the races are on to avoid potential collisions!

 

Football/ball games: we politely request that no ball games are played whilst the races are taking place.

 

Should there be any need to postpone we will send an e-mail tomorrow and post a message on the home page of the school website. Thank you.

Increase in School Meal Price 2017/18

After consultation between Oxfordshire County Council and Food & More (Carillion) a revised meal price of £2.20 has been agreed and this will be introduced from September 2017 until August 2018.

 

School Meals Menu

The new lunch menu which begins in September 2017 has been uploaded to the school website this week. Paper copies are available in the school office for any families that would like one.

 

Big Science Event

Tillie, Ella, Tende, Juliana and Isabella were lucky enough to be chosen to go to the Big Science event in Oxford on July the 6th.  Their science experiment and presentation  called " Stressy SATs- does music help you relax?" was one of 12 pieces of work chosen to go to the events final out of more than 200 entries and 1200 pupil participants!! They did a smooth, slick and convincing presentation in front of 3 very tough ( but kind ) judges.  During the day, they had a tour of the Abbott Laboratories and were shown a number of science experiments as well as being able to do some simple tests themselves. All in all whilst they didn't win the final prize,  they were winners for being there in the first place. Well done the " stress testers" as they call themselves.

 

Karen Amery

 

An invitation to visit Rutherford Appleton Laboratory over the summer: 

On Thursday 10 August we’ll be holding our Public Access Day.  This is a fantastic opportunity to explore behind the scenes at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.  The event will include an introduction to the site and a tour around one of our experiments.  We’ll ask you to choose which experiment you’d like to visit, and there’ll also be plenty of hands-on activities for families with younger children to get involved with.  Registration will open on Thursday 27 July at 12:00 via our booking website: https://publicaccessday-ral2017.eventbrite.co.uk

 

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 – Austin M-F

Class 1 – Laila B

Class 2 – Olivia K

Class 3 – Isabel H

 

Well done to you all!

 

Cake Sale for Woodlands

In appreciation of the amazing time that all our pupils enjoyed at Woodlands recently we would like to hold an after school Cake Sale on Monday 17 July at 3.15pm. All profits made at the sale will be donated to Woodlands to help improve their facilities and support pupils who benefit from bursaries via the Dave Thorne Bursary Fund. We do hope that all parents of pupils in Class 3 will help to support this event. Thank you.

 

Collections for Mrs Humphries and Mrs Gonzalez

We would like to present Mrs Humphries and Mrs Gonzalez with a gift as we say goodbye to them both at our end of year assembly next Friday. If you would like to make a donation to either or both gifts, please hand them into the school office. Thank you.

 

 

Alternative Music Tuition

All pupils in Years 2-5 (next year’s Year 3 -6) should have brought home a letter from Lorna Waters about the opportunity to register your child’s interest in learning to play the flute, clarinet or saxophone from September following her demonstration earlier this week. Please let us know if you did not receive the letter and would be interested in exploring the options available.

 

Reminder that Clarinets will be collected on 17 July

Please could all year 5 pupils ensure that their clarinet is back in school and ready for collection by the County Music Service on Monday morning. Thank you.

 

PTA News:

 

School Disco – Thursday 20^th July – 6pm – 7.30pm

All children should now have received a letter in bookbags with details of the end of year disco.  Please return your permission slip and £3 as soon as possible if you child would like to come.

 

We will have glowsticks for sale at the disco for 20p each or 3 for 50p.

 

Official Notice of the PTA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Tuesday 3rd October, 8pm in the School Hall

The PTA plays a vital part in the school community and all parents, as members of the PTA, are invited to support the AGM. This is your chance to hear and see how the funds you have helped to raise have been used for the benefit of the children at our school. See attached summary of funds raised for 2016/17.

 

We appreciate the date of the AGM in October is a while away, but we wanted official notice of the meeting to be sent out before the summer holidays so that everyone has time to think about coming along to the meeting and / or getting more involved with the PTA.

 

The PTA Committee (Chair, Treasurer, Secretary) will be elected at the AGM so if you are interested in taking on one of these roles for the forthcoming academic year, please speak to Melanie Gravett who can give you more details about what is involved.

 

Advance Notice of PTA Dates for the Diary

Tuesday 19^th September – Next PTA committee meeting, The Crown, 8pm

Friday 29^th September - Children’s bingo night – further details to follow

Tuesday 3^rd October – PTA Annual General Meeting

 

 

Cake Club

Congratulations to Tillie Moss-Black and her family who were the lucky winners of last Friday's Cake Club draw. Thank you to Angela Malley for providing a cake for the children. Faye Adams has kindly offered to donate a cake this Friday July 15th. Many thanks for your support.

 

Diary Dates:

 

Monday 17 July	Class 3 swim at Abbey Sports Centre After School Cake Sale for Woodlands at 3.15pm
Tuesday 18 July	Daylight Theatre performance – whole school treat No Forest School session for Reception pupils
Thursday 20 July	Year 5 Forest School session Multisports as usual for participating pupils
Friday 21 July	9.00am End of School Year Assembly including saying goodbye to our leavers this summer – all welcome! School finishes at 1.30pm
4 & 5 September	Teacher INSET Days
Wednesday 6 September	Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year

 

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:

The Little Bears are busily preparing for our Sports Day which is on Friday 21st July at 11am. We are hoping the sun will shine for us! 

Little Bears will be then closing at 12 noon. 

The children are looking forward to releasing the frogs next week on a forest school outing. 

 

Advance Notice of dates of two Summer Sports Courses

Michael Hopkins, who is well-known to the school as a PE teacher will be leading two Summer Sports Courses on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 July and then Monday 21 August, Tuesday 22 August & Wednesday 23 August at Stadhampton Primary School. Each 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. New Reception pupils joining in September are very welcome to attend. Please see attached flyer.

 

Community News:

• Oxford and Cambridge Singing School – see attached flyer for courses on 26-28 July

Week ending 7 July 2017

 

 

Happy JULY Birthday to: Jack Austin, Archie Dickens, Danny Hyde, Mya Khan, Oliver Lemon, Nate Moss-Black and Harry Waters

 

During JULY we are focusing on the core value of FREEDOM

 

We are very pleased to welcome two new pupils this week – Chester Woodwards who has joined our Reception class and Maggie Woodwards who has joined Year 2.

 

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 – Danny H

Class 1 –Dexter E

Class 2 – Morgan D

Class 3 – Billy B

 

Well done to you all!

 

Cake Sale for Woodlands

In appreciation of the amazing time that all our pupils enjoyed at Woodlands recently we would like to hold an after school Cake Sale on Monday 17 July at 3.15pm. All profits made at the sale will be donated to Woodlands to help improve their facilities and support pupils who benefit from bursaries via the Dave Thorne Bursary Fund. We do hope that all parents of pupils in Class 3 will help to support this event. Thank you.

 

Festival of Voices

We are delighted to let you know that collections were made on each evening of the Festival of Voices recently and that in total £2075 was raised for Save the Children fund. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this amazing result.

 

Clarinets

Please could all current Year 5 pupils make sure that their clarinet is back in school and ready for collection by the County Music Service on Monday.

As several families of current Year 4 pupils were unable to make a commitment to paying a voluntary contribution for ‘First Access’ clarinet lessons in the new academic year, we are, unfortunately, unable to continue to offer the lessons to them as Year 5s. We know that a number of families will be very disappointed with this outcome and we are exploring other options which we will share when we know more.

 

Year 6 Treat on Monday 10 July

We have arranged for Year 6 pupils to visit the Crazy Bear Farm Shop on Monday 10 July for an end of year leavers treat. They will be accompanied by Mrs Hopkins and Mrs Wilkin. Thank you to everyone who has paid the requested donation of £3 towards the cost of this special treat. Cash or cheque please to Stadhampton Primary School. Thank you.

 

Forest School Year 6 – Thursday 13 July

Year 6’s last Forest School session will be in the morning of Thursday 13^th July.  As in previous years, we would like to mark the occasion by staying at Forest School for a slightly extended session, so that Y6 can have lunch cooked on the fire (hot dogs, marshmallows etc).  This would mean the children would return to school by 1pm and would not need a packed lunch or school meal on that day.

 

We would very much appreciate a contribution of £1.50 per child to cover the cost of lunch.  Please return this to Melanie Gravett or the school office as soon as possible and also let us know about any special dietary requirements. Thank you to everyone who has already paid this.

 

PTA News:

 

Sports Night – Friday 14^th July

Please remember to buy your BBQ tickets for Sports Night!  They are on sale for either a burger, hot dog or veggie burger priced at £2.50 each.  A PTA member will be outside Class 1 each morning with tickets for sale and also after school where possible. 

 

School Disco – Thursday 20^th July – 6pm – 7.30pm

All children should now have received a letter in bookbags with details of the end of year disco.  Please return your permission slip and £3 as soon as possible if you child would like to come.

 

We will have glowsticks for sale at the disco for 20p each or 3 for 50p.

 

Advance Notice of PTA Dates for the Diary

Tuesday 19^th September – Next PTA committee meeting, The Crown, 8pm

Friday 29^th September - Children’s bingo night – further details to follow

Tuesday 3^rd October – PTA Annual General Meeting – further details to follow

 

 

Cake Club

Congratulations to Orla Valentine and her family who were the lucky winners of our Cake Club draw on Friday June 30th. Many thanks to Rachel Movitz for providing the cake. Angela Malley  has kindly volunteered to provide a cake for us on July 7th and Faye Adams is next on the rota for July 14th. Many thanks for your continued support.

 

Diary Dates:

 

Monday 10 July   Week commencing 10 July	Y6 visit to the Farm Shop (see entry in Newsletter) Class 3 swimming at Abbey Sports Centre Focus on Nepal week
Thursday 13 July	Y6 final Forest School session (see entry in Newsletter)
Friday 14 July	Y6 pupils Cycle Safety Practical Test Sports Evening – 6pm (races start at 6.30pm)

 

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:

Our Big Bears seem to be really enjoying the transition week with Mrs Stafford this week. We have seen lots of happy faces. 

The team at Little Bears would like to say a big thank you to everyone who came and supported our summer BBQ last week. 

We are starting to prepare for our sports day now with lots of practising with jumping in sacks and balancing bean bags. 

 

 

Advance Notice of dates of two Summer Sports Courses

Michael Hopkins, who is well-known to the school as a PE teacher will be leading two Summer Sports Courses on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 July and then Monday 21 August, Tuesday 22 August & Wednesday 23 August at Stadhampton Primary School. Each 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. New Reception pupils joining in September are very welcome to attend. Please see attached flyer.

 

Community News:

Just one more session at Stadhampton Youth Club before the summer holidays! Wed, 19th Jul, which is the date of our summer party! Those moving up into Y5 are welcome as are siblings of those already coming to SYC. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

• Flyer attached about an IT Technician Apprenticeship at ICC. Person specification for this post also attached

 

• Parents are now able to download the school calendars events into their personal calendar on their computer, tablet or phone. Flyer attached about how to do this.