Week ending 8 June 2018

 

Happy JUNE Birthday to: Freya Clapton, Betsy Clarke-Bye, Maya Jacobs, Sidney Mason-Fowler, Ivy Odell, Casey Price and Ellie Wiggins.

 

During JUNE we are focusing on the core value of PATIENCE

 

End of an Era!

After 21 years at Stadhampton Primary School managing the school office and school finances, Mrs Hopkins has let us know that she will be retiring at the end of this term.

Mrs Hopkins has seen a great many changes over the last 21 years and has made significant contributions to the school over this time which we thank her for. We shall, of course, miss Mrs Hopkins as a colleague and as a friend but wish her a very happy and well-deserved retirement!

We shall be recruiting a “Mrs Hopkins replacement” in the near future and will keep you updated.

 

Year 6 Cycle Training – Trainers Required!

For many years we have offered ROSPA cycle training sessions to our Year 6 pupils. The training has been provided by our very supportive parent volunteers. This year we are struggling to find enough volunteers, or a leader, to be able to offer the cycle training to our current Year 6 pupils. If you would be willing to volunteer for this very worthwhile cause, please speak to Mrs Hopkins or Mrs Scragg in the school office as soon as possible. If we can secure enough volunteers, then we will still have just enough time to organise the course. Thanking you in anticipation!

 

Book Fair

Thank you to everyone who purchased books and stationery items from the book sale this week. We were able to take £69 worth of books for our class libraries by way of commission from this year’s Book Fair.

 

Swimming

A reminder that Class 2 swimming starts on Monday 11th June and there are 6 sessions. As always, we are most grateful to receive a ‘voluntary contribution’ from parents towards the cost of the transport (currently £75 a visit) in cash or by cheque please (for £12 for the six sessions,) with cheques made payable to Stadhampton Primary School. Thank you.

 

Recorders 

Weekly recorder lessons for all children in Classes 2 and 3 also start again on Monday 11th June - please can children bring in their recorders and recorder books every Monday for the rest of this term. Thank you.

 

Piano Lessons

Piano lessons for children in Classes 2 and 3 are available in school with Mrs Drake, a local  piano teacher and parent of former pupils. Mrs Drake is offering 'taster sessions' on the afternoon of Thursday 5th July in readiness for starting in the new school year. If you would like to follow-up this opportunity, please e-mail Mrs Drake directly (tjdrake@btinternet.com) or give her a call on 07918188519.

 

Guitar Lessons

Guitar lessons are also available for children in Classes 2 and 3. These are provided by Mr Russ Payne who can be contacted by e-mail (goguitarmail@yahoo.co.uk)

 

Class 3’s Interior Design Exhibition

Class 3 have recently been looking at the work of David Hockney in Art lessons. Inspired by Hockney, we decorated shoebox rooms. We used paint, pastels and other materials to complete our interior designs. We would love for you to see our work on display on Monday 11^th June at 3:15pm in the main hall. Work will be on display until 3:45pm. For those children attending After School Archery Club, there will be an additional opportunity for parents to see their work between 4.15 and 4.30pm.

 

Change to Menu on 21 June

Food & More have advised us that on Thursday 21 June there will a BBQ themed menu instead of the usual menu. The details are on display outside the kitchen and on the attached flyer.

 

Advance notice  - School Photographs!

A reminder that Year Group photographs will be taken for the first time this year as an experiment to see whether this is something that parents would like to purchase. The year group photographs will be taken on Thursday 14 June and the usual individual photographs, photographs of siblings, etc will be taken on Friday 21 September.

Please let Mrs Hopkins know if for any reason, you do not want your child to be included.

 

PTA News:

Tea Towels and Shopping Bags       

Your children may have mentioned that they have been busy drawing individual images representing themselves - some have drawn self portraits, others have drawn pictures of pets or items showing hobbies and other interests.  There are some great pictures!  

 

We will be collating these images to represent Stadhampton Primary School in 2018 and arranging for these to be printed on tea towels and shopping bags for families to order should they wish.  

 

Order forms with further details will be in book bags shortly (one per family).  If you could like to place an order, then please make sure your form and payment are returned to the office by Friday 15th June at the latest.

 

Tea towels will be £5 each and the shopping bags £5.50 each, with all monies raised going towards PTA funds. Cheques should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School PTA.   

 

There is a sample of a tea towel and a shopping bag in the hall on the table under the screen.

 

If anyone needs any further details, please ask a member of the PTA committee.

 

Our next PTA meeting is on Wednesday 13th June at 8pm in The Crown.  All welcome!

 

Cake Club

Thank you to Ame for providing 2 prizes for the last draw. Well done to Olivia and Noah for winning them. This week’s cake is being kindly provided by Georgina. Thank you.

Diary Dates:

 

June 2018

 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
11 Swimming for Class 3 pupils After School Archery Club	12 Y2 Forest School session; Reception FS session pm   Afterschool Karate Club	13 After School Year 6 / ICC Buddying session	14 School year group photos   Afterschool Multisports Club	15
18   Swimming for Class 3pupils	19 Y4 Forest School session; Reception FS session pm   Afterschool Karate Club	20 After School Year 6 / ICC Buddying session	21 Afterschool Multisports Club	22
25 Swimming for Class 3 pupils   Governing Body meeting at 7pm	26 Y4 Forest School session; Reception FS session pm   Afterschool Karate Club	27 After School Year 6 / ICC Buddying session	28 Afterschool Multisports Club	29

 

LITTLE BEARS NEWS:

Welcome back to the second half of the last term. We hope you all had a peaceful and restful break. We have got so many exciting topics coming up over the next few weeks.  We look forward to our caterpillars arriving this week and also have a special visit from Zoolab. 

The Little Bears team hope you can join us for our supper evening on Friday 15th June from 730 at Stadhampton village hall. The tickets are £12 and includes a two course meal. Please bring your own drinks!  Please see Debbie for more details.

 

Summer Sports Course at Stadhampton School

Michael Hopkins will be leading a sports course at Stadhampton School on Monday 13, Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 August. The cost is from 9am to 3pm and costs £15 per day and is open to pupils aged 4 to 11. This course is run regularly at Stadhampton School and is always very popular. Please book early to confirm your place by e-mailing m.hopkins07@hotmail.com or text Michael directly on 07846 012858; alternatively you may book with Mrs Hopkins in the school office.

 

Community News

• Flyer attached about a Craft Event for adults on 16 June at St John’s Village Hall
• LEAF Open Farm Sunday at D’Oyleys Farm on 10 June from 10am to 4pm – see flyer in the waiting area
• Flyer attached about Benson Summer Fayre on 30 June