Newsletter for week
ending 20 October 2017
Y6
Applications for Secondary School
A final reminder that parents/carers of children
born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007 (inclusive) need to apply for
a secondary school place for their children. 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.
Teaching
Assistant Appointment
Following a recent recruitment process,
which included formal interviews on Monday 16th October, we are
pleased to inform you that Mrs Vicky Venner has been appointed as a part-time
Teaching Assistant (TA). Mrs Venner, who has former experience of working as a
TA in two other Oxfordshire primary schools, will mainly be based in Class 1
during the remainder of this school year. We look forward to welcoming Mrs
Venner to our staff team after half term.
Poppies
Poppies, snap bands, wrist bands (2 types),
clip on poppies and pencils decorated with poppies will be on sale at school
from tomorrow. The snap bands and wrist bands are always very popular and we
hope that pupils will pay a minimum contribution of £1 for these items towards
this very worthwhile cause.
Meerkat
Champion of the week
Reception: Noah B
Class 1: Jack F
Class 2: Maggie W
Class 3: Isabel H
Congratulations to you all.
Holiday Absences
We thank the vast majority of parents who
do not seek to take their children out of school for holidays during term time.
In recent months, however, there has been a noticeable increase in the number
of parents who have informed the school that this is their intention. It may be
helpful to direct parents to our Attendance Policy which is on our school
website and to our School Prospectus which is also available on the website www.stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk. In summary,
since September 2013 headteachers have been unable to authorise holiday absence
in term time, any leave of absence can only be granted in exceptional circumstances,
such as a serious family emergency, family bereavement, or a family wedding,
and for a very limited duration. An authorisation of absence can only be given
by the headteacher. Any requests for absence due to exceptional circumstances
need to be made directly with the headteacher and parents will need to make an
appointment to discuss the request. For your information the school term dates
are also given on the website and in our prospectus.
Regular and punctual attendance is
essential for each child to progress and make the most of the opportunities
that are available to them in school. Attendance is also an important
performance indicator for the school and a limiting judgement by Ofsted. Any
unauthorised absence is required to be recorded as such and this data is
required to be made available to the Local Authority, who may choose to follow
up or take additional action.
An information sheet entitled ‘Every School
Day Counts’ is attached to this newsletter and a paper copy is being sent home
via book-bags this week for your reference. We have a proud record of high
attendance and together we aim to maintain this! Thank you.
Swimming
at the Abbey Sports Centre after October Holiday
Swimming sessions will commence for pupils
in Class 3 on Monday 30 October.
They will have 7 sessions. As always, we ask parents for a ‘voluntary
contribution’ towards the cost of the transport to the Abbey Sports Centre of
£2 per child per swimming session. Cash or cheques please are welcome and
cheques should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School. Your financial
support for swimming lessons is very much appreciated. Thank you.
Recorders
Recorder lessons will begin for pupils in
Years 3-6 on Monday 30 October. Pupils need to have their own recorder and book
for these lessons in school every Monday until the Christmas Holidays. We sell
recorders for £6.50 and Recorder Book 1 for £5.50 (cost price) and Recorder
Book 2 for the same price if any parents wish to purchase them from school.
PTA
News:
Thank
you to everyone who ordered Christmas cards through Cauliflower Cards this
week. This has raised just over £80 for PTA funds.
Bags2School
Clothes Recycling – Tuesday 14th November
Our
next Bags2School recycling date is Tuesday 14th November. We
will receive cash from Bags2School based on the total weight of the bags
collected, so the more we collect, the more we raise.
Bags2School
collection bags went into bookbags this week, but you are also able to use
normal black bin bags in the meantime. Please fill your bags with any unwanted
items from the list below:
- Men’s, Ladies
and Children’s clothing
- Paired shoes
(tied together or elastic band around)
- Handbags/Hats/Bags/Scarves
and ties Jewellery/Lingerie
- Socks/Belts
- Soft
toys
- Household
linen /Curtains
- Towels
- Bedding (bed
sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers)
Winter
Fair – Friday 1st December
Our
annual Winter Fair will take place on Friday 1st December at 6pm in
the school hall.
As
ever, we will need donations from families to help make the event a
success. If you are having a sort out over half term or are doing any
shopping and can donate any items from the list below, it would be appreciated:
Chocolate
and sweets – big bars, small bars, multi packs, lollies, boxes of chocolates
Empty
bottle bags
Small
toys, stationery items, anything suitable for lucky dip prizes
Bottles
of any description – alcohol, soft drinks, sauces, ketchup, bubble bath
Also,
if anyone has connections to any organisations which may be able to donate
suitable raffle prizes, please let any member of the PTA committee know.
Our
next PTA meeting is on Wednesday 8th November at The Crown,
8pm. Everyone welcome.
Cake
Club
Well done to Albie, last week’s winner of the Cake Club draw.
Thank you so much to Charlotte Monahan for supplying the amazing lemon cake and
to Hollee Mason-Cook for providing this week’s prize. Good luck everyone!
Diary
Dates:
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Monday 30 October
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Pupils
and staff return to school for the second half of term
Swimming
begins for Class 3 pupils
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Tuesday 31 October
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Year
4 Forest School session; Reception pupils Forest School session pm
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November
(advanced warning of key dates)
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Wednesday 1 November
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Class
2 Chedworth Roman Villa trip
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Monday 13 November
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KS1
& KS2 Parents Evening – 3.45-7pm (more details to follow)
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Wednesday 15 November
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KS1
& KS2 Parents Evening – 3.45-5pm (more details to follow)
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Friday 17 November
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Children
in Need (more details to follow)
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Friday 24 November
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Year
5 pupils visit Icknield Community College - letters distributed this week
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December
(advanced warning of key dates)
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Friday 1 December
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PTA
Winter/Christmas Fair – evening
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Tuesday 12 December
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KS2
matinee performance – pm (more details to follow)
KS2
evening performance – (more details to follow)
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Wednesday 13 December
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KS1
matinee performance – pm (more details to follow)
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Monday 18 December
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Nativity
in Church – pm (more details to follow)
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Tuesday 19 December
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End
of Term Assembly
Break
up at 1.30pm for the Christmas Holiday
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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:
Little Bears hope everyone has a relaxing
half term break. We are having a cake sale on the last day of term please do
come along from 3pm to get your yummy treats!
Community
News:
- Chalgrove &
Watlington’s Children’s Centre November timetable attached
- Christmas Fair
on 17 November in the Church – poster attached
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