Newsletter for week ending 29 September 2017

 

Open Morning – Tuesday 3 October

A reminder that the school and Little Bears will be open to visitors from 9.00 to 11.45am for current families and the local community, as well as for the families now making their decisions about their choice of primary school for September 2018. Please do come along and see the school at work between these times if you are able, whether you are a prospective parent or an existing one!

 

Applications for Secondary Schools to start in September 2018

Children born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007 (inclusive) need to apply for a secondary school place for their children.

From 8 September 2017 you can apply online for a secondary school place. If you are unable to apply online, you can complete a paper application form. The deadline for receipt of secondary school applications is 31 October 2017.

Please note that UID numbers no longer work for online applications. Applicants now have to manually enter all requested details. If your application is late, it will be processed later in the year, and you are far less likely to get a place at one of your preferred schools.

 

Local Funeral in Cratlands Close

Could we respectfully request please that the approach to school in Cratlands Close is kept as clear of cars as possible by 9.30am on Tuesday 10 October for the funeral of a local resident, Mrs Bartlett. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.

 

Change to the normal menu on Thursday 5 October 2017

Food and More have made a change to the normal meals menu for Thursday 5 October. The menu for the day is now Beef Burger in a bun or Hot Dog or Vegetarian Burger. All served with sweet potato wedges and salad; strawberry shortcake for dessert or fresh fruit.

 

Harvest Festival

A reminder that our annual Harvest Festival will take place in the Hall at 9.05am on Friday 6 October and families are most welcome to join us. Each class will present what they have been finding out about Harvest as well as singing lots of lovely songs. We hope that each child will be able to bring a small contribution into school before our service. We pass on our Harvest gifts to The Porch Centre in Oxford who prefer to receive non-perishable items such as packets of pasta, tins of beans, bars of chocolate, packets of biscuits, tins of tomatoes, tins of spaghetti, etc rather than fresh produce. Thank you.

 

We hope that you will stay on afterwards and buy a tea or coffee with cake, to support the charity ‘Send a Cow.’ Class 1 will tell everyone about the charity during their part of Harvest and explain how it helps people in poverty in other parts of the world. If you can’t make it to our Harvest Celebration and would like to make a donation, then please do hand it into the office. Their website is: https://www.sendacow.org/about-us if you would like more details. Thank you.

Meerkat Champion of the week

Reception: No one child selected for the week

Class 1: Jake M

Class 2: Bella J

Class 3: Mya K

Congratulations to you all.

 

PTA News:

 

Thank you to those who are supporting the PTA Children’s Bingo night– if anyone has a last minute change of mind, please come along this evening at 5.30pm.

 

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

As you know, the PTA’s AGM is taking place on Tuesday 3^rd October at 8pm in the School Hall.    Please come along if you can to find out more about what the PTA committee does and how you can support us through the forthcoming year.

 

Cake Club

Well done to Betsy Clarke-Bye for winning last week's cake and a huge thank you to Ami Martins for supplying it. Thank you so much to Ewa Klorek for this week's prize and to all those who have offered their support this year, your generosity is amazing. Please see Vicky, (Joel's mum, Class 1), if you would like to enter this week's draw.

 

Diary Dates:

 

 

 

Tuesday 3 October	Open Morning Year 1 Forest School session Reception Forest School session PTA Annual General Meeting at 8pm
Friday 6 October	Harvest Service in school – parents welcome to attend at 9.00am – please could every child bring a small gift for ‘The Porch’. Refreshments sale for ‘Send a Cow’ charity. Thank you.
Friday 13 October	School Photographs – each child will be photographed in their school uniform individually and with their siblings automatically. If anyone would like to bring in younger siblings so that they can all be photographed as a family group please come into school as a group at 8.20am. Flu vaccination for Reception, Y1, Y2, Y3 & Y4 pupils – all forms must be returned please whether you would like your child to be vaccinated or not. Thank you.

 

 

Advance Notice of a 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 m.hopkins07@hotmail.com or via Mrs Hopkins in the school office.

 

 

 

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:

Next week the children will be learning about Harvest and how it is celebrated. We will talk about where our crops come from and how they are harvested. We will also discuss what different fruits and vegetables they can pick themselves! 

 

Community News:

 

Job Vacancy: Stadhampton Primary School Cleaner

16 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Hours of work: 3.30pm to 5.30pm

@ £7.50 per hour

Experience desirable but not essential as training will be provided

Successful candidate subject to DBS checks

For more information and an application form please contact Nicola on 07710 844174

Nicola.Thompson@carillionplc.com

 

Please be aware that Councillor Caroline Newton has been elected uncontested for the Haseley Brook District By-Election.  At the close of nominations on Friday 22 September only one nomination paper had been received and therefore an election is not required to be held on Thursday 19 October 2017.  You will have received a poll card for this by-election which will now no longer be required.  Any queries please feel free to contact the Elections Team on elections@southandvale.gov.uk or on 01235 422528.

 

Primary School Health Nurse Team Newsletter for September 2017 attached