Newsletter for week
ending 8 December 2017
School
Meals Menu
We have received notification that the
present 3 week cycle of menus will continue until 15 January 2018. The first
week back in January (week ending 5 January) will be the present Week 1, and
the second week back (week ending 12 January) will be the present Week 2. We
will advise you when the new menus have been uploaded to the school website.
Unfortunately Food & More, our school meal providers, have advised that
they are no longer able to provide printed copies of the school meals menu.
Meerkat
Champion of the week
Reception: Max W
Class 1: Dixi
B
Class 2: Bobby
B
Class 3: Daniel
R
Congratulations to you all!
Parent Governor Vacancy – please do
think about applying!
A reminder that we currently have a
vacancy for one parent governor and invite applications from parents or
anyone who has parental responsibility for a pupil on the school roll at the
time of the election. Parent governors, like all governors, will be most
effective if they bring relevant skills and experience, as well as the ability
to work as part of a team. We need committed parent governors to make the
governing body as effective as it can be. All nominations should be sent
in to the school office by 3.15pm on Tuesday 12 December 2017. If
you would like to know a little more about becoming a parent governor, please
get in touch with any member of the governing body.
Christmas
Play tickets
This year, the
proceeds from ticket sales for the school Christmas productions will be donated
to the NSPCC. Admission is by ticket only for ALL
performances. Tickets are now on sale as follows:
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KS2
Matinee (Classes 2 & 3 pupils) of
‘Cinderella
& Rockerfella’
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Tuesday
12 December
1.45pm
for a 2pm start
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Two tickets per pupil
available @£2 per ticket. Younger siblings welcome at this
performance.
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KS2
Evening Performance of ‘Cinderella & Rockerfella’
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Tuesday
12 December 6pm for a
6.30pm
start
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Two tickets per pupil
available @£2 per ticket. Adults only please at this performance as it
will be recorded by the school.
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KS1
& Foundation Stage Performance (Reception & Class 1 pupils) of ‘Born
in a Barn’
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Wednesday
13 December
2pm
for a 2.15 pm start
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Two tickets per pupil available
@£2 per ticket. There will be a further 24 tickets available if any families
would like a third ticket on a ‘first come first served’ basis.
Younger siblings welcome at this performance.
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All
pupils in school will attend Dress Rehearsals of the play that they are not in
so that they have an opportunity to see the ‘other’ play. Little Bears
Pre-School will be invited to attend both Dress Rehearsals.
Climbing
Frame in the outside Reception area
We are very excited to report that the new
climbing frame for Reception pupils is now fully installed and concreted in
onto a suitable base in the Reception class outdoor area. This expenditure was
fully funded from the PE and Sports Grant which the Government currently give
to primary schools. The grant is ‘ring-fenced’ and
must be used to fund additional and sustainable improvements to the provision
of PE and sport, for the benefit of primary-aged pupils, to encourage the
development of healthy, active lifestyles. In recent years we saved our grant up
for two years in order to create the additional netball and basketball court
fully in place now next to the school swimming pool. We hope that both of these
facilities will be enjoyed by current pupils and by new pupils coming to
Stadhampton School for many years to come.
Thank
you
A huge thank you to Mr Burnell for erecting
the new climbing frame last week in the Reception outside area and for putting
the stage up for us this week.
Christmas
Party arrangements
Christmas Party: during the afternoon on Thursday 14 December. School meal or packed
lunch required as usual. School & PTA will supply party food, drinks &
prizes. Children may bring party clothes to change into after lunch if they
wish. After school multisports will be on as usual for participating pupils.
Please bring PE kit for the after school session.
Christmas
Lunch arrangements
Christmas Lunch on
Friday 15 December: It is a tradition at Stadhampton School that the whole-school joins in our Festive Lunch
which, this year, is on 15 December and we hope that no-one will have a packed
lunch on that day.
The menu is:
Roasted Turkey with pigs
in blankets, or Roasted Quorn with VeggieBanger; Yorkshire Pudding, stuffing;
roast potatoes, carrots, peas, Brusell sprouts, and gravy. Dessert is a festive
ice-cream star. We can accommodate requests such as no gravy, no sprouts, etc.
The cost of the meal is
£2.20 and all pupils make their special place mat in the morning and we have
crackers, napkins and music. Staff serve the pupils with their meal. Payment
for the meal for pupils in Classes 2 and 3 is welcome at anytime prior to the
event. Pupils who normally have a Free School Meal may still do so on this day
and all pupils in Reception and Class 1 are entitled to a Universal Infant Free
School Meal so will get their lunch free on this day too!
Don’t
forget it is also Christmas Jumper Day and pupils are asked to pay £1 to come
to school in a Christmas Jumper, which will be given to the Save the Children
fund.
Forest
School Dates
The forest school dates for January through
to the end of March are attached to this newsletter. They have also been
uploaded to the school website and the school calendar on the website. Please
could parents/children make a note when
their forest school sessions are so that appropriate clothing is brought to
school on those days. Thank you.
Winter Fair
A
huge thank you to everyone on the PTA, and others, who organised and ran the
festive event and thank you to all families who came for your support. Thanks
also to Father Christmas who, yet again, managed to find time in his busy
schedule to come to Stadhampton School!
PTA News:
Winter
Fair
Thank
you to everyone who supported the Winter Fair last Friday. It was a
lovely evening, hopefully enjoyed by all. The Fair raised a total of just
over £1,000, which will boost PTA funds and will be spent on resources in
school later in the year.
On
the whole, this year's Winter Fair was not as well supported as it has been in
previous years, so if anyone has any suggestions for an alternative Christmas
event for next year, then please do let any member of the PTA committee know.
KS2
Evening Performance - Rockerfella Cinderella
The
PTA will be running a bar at the KS2 evening performance of Rockerfella
Cinderella. Refreshments will served before the performance from 6pm
and after the performance as well.
Hopefully
your Christmas shopping is now well underway. Please don’t forget to use
the easyfundraising.org.uk website when shopping - this
raises money for the PTA at no extra cost to you!
There
are over 3,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation, including
Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva, thetrainline and Sainsbury's – it doesn't cost you a
penny extra!
It's
as easy as 1, 2, 3...
1.
Head to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stadhamptonpspta/
and join for free.
2.
Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want
and start shopping.
3.
After you’ve checked out, that retailer will make a donation to the PTA for no
extra cost whatsoever!
Thank
you for your ongoing support.
Cake
Club
Well
done Sassie Burnell for winning an amazing cake supplied by Justine Bond, thank
you Justine. Good luck to everyone in this week’s draw and thank you to Kayleigh
Reason for providing this week’s prize.
Diary
Dates: December
2017
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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11
Class 3 final swimming session
PTA
wreath making (in village hall at St John’s)
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12 KS2
matinee performance 2pm. KS2 evening
performance – Tickets now on sale
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13 KS1
matinee performance 2.15pm Tickets now on sale
Usual Friday lunch of fish and chips will be served today
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14 School Christmas Party pm
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15 School Christmas Lunch - roast turkey and all the trimmings
Christmas Jumper Day – come to school in a Christmas jumper
and donate £1 to Save the Children Fund
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18 Nativity
in Church 2.15 pm. All welcome.
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19 End
of Term Assembly at 9.05am. All welcome
Break up at 1.30pm for the Christmas Holiday
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20 Michael Hopkins Sports Course
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21 Michael Hopkins Sports Course
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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 or via Mrs Hopkins in the school office.
LITTLE
BEARS NEWS:
The
Little Bears continue to work hard and are enjoying all the preparations for
our play which is this Sunday at 2pm at Stadhampton Church. The children and
team have also been talking about the Christmas story. We will also be making
Christingles on Friday.
Community
News:
Stadhampton
Carol Service Sunday 17th December @ 4.00pm
Do
you enjoy singing carols?
Please
join our scratch choir, we are meeting at 2.00pm on Sunday 17th December, to
run through the carols.
Please
join us, all ages and all voices are welcome. Tea will be provided before
the service.
For
more information speak to Caroline 01865 858525
New
Year’s Eve Shelter Fundraising event at Stadhampton Church – flyer attached
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