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).

 

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