Week Ending 21 September 2018

Class Curriculum Overviews – ‘Jigsaws’

Termly curriculum overviews for the Autumn Term, which comprises a coloured ‘jig-saw’ with each coloured ‘piece’ representing a subject area, have now been completed and uploaded to the school website under the ‘Classes’ section. Please also have a look at page 2 of each jigsaw which provides additional important curriculum information. Thank you.

School Photographs - Reminder

Fish Pole Photography will be visiting school tomorrow Friday 21^st September to take individual photographs of children and groups of siblings within school. If you wish to allow your child to bring a hairbrush for their own personal use please do so.

Harvest Festival

Our annual Harvest Festival will take place in the Hall at 2.30pm on Friday 5^th October and families are most welcome to join us. Once again we will be supporting The Porch, (http://www.theporch.org.uk/)

an organisation which provides a stepping stone for homeless people in Oxford, with our Harvest Gifts. We hope that each child will be able to bring a small contribution into school before our service. The Porch 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.

Swimming for Class 2

As always, we are very grateful to receive a ‘voluntary contribution’ towards the cost of the swimming transport to the Abbey Sports Centre, so a voluntary contribution of £2 per child per swimming session (£12 for the 6 sessions) would be very much appreciated. Cheques for swimming contributions should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School. Thank you.

 

Request from the Ladybirds (Reception Class)
If anyone has any blue PE t-shirts that are no longer being used we would be very pleased to give them a home. We use them to wear over our school uniform when we are playing in the mud kitchen, painting or any other activity that might leave us a bit messy! If you could bring them round to our classroom that would be great. Thank you.

 

Open Morning – Wednesday 10^th October

In conjunction with Little Bears, the school will be open to visitors from 09.00am to 11.30am 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!

Abacus Active Learn – Maths Activities at Home
All KS1 and KS2 pupils will have received a letter and log-in details for ‘Active Learn’ which is an internet resource that links to the maths teaching program and resources that are used in school, in all classes.

Your child’s teacher sets activities regularly (sometimes each week or every other week) that links to the learning in class. Your child can then practice their Maths skills in a fun and engaging way. They will also be able to continue their learning, as well as consolidating their learning. Please help your child by giving them time on a computer, as well as helping them with their initial first log-in. For pupils who are not able to complete homework tasks at home, their class teacher will find a suitable part of the day and week for them to access it at school.

A Visiting Pumpkin!

We are very excited to reveal that for two days next week (Tuesday and Wednesday) our school field will be the home to a gigantic pumpkin. The Pumpkin is a large storytelling tent that is on tour as part of The Story Museum’s outreach work while the building in Oxford is being refurbished. All classes will benefit from workshops in the Pumpkin, as it helps us develop our storytelling and consequently writing ability. We will let you know all about what we have learnt after the visit.

 

School Council

The following pupils have been elected by their peers to sit on the School Council this term;

Year 6  Olivia and Archie  

Year 5  Amaya and Nate  
Year 4  Harry V and Alana  
Year 3  Leo and Mya  
Year 2  Rosie and Austin  

Congratulations to you all!

 

Meerkat Champion of the Week

Class 1 Harry T
Class 2 Alana
Class 3  Casey

Congratulations to you all!

There are currently no ‘Meercat Champion of the Week’ awards for children in Reception (Ladybirds) as they are still settling into school routines and are gradually being introduced to learning characteristics and skills through our ELLI Project (i.e. characteristics of teamwork, curiosity, perseverance and creativity, resilience, planning ahead, changing ideas and making links).

Parents’ Evening

We thought you would like to receive advanced notice of parents evening dates this term.

Reception Class Parents Evening will take place after school on 17^th and 18^th October.

KS1 and KS2 (Classes 1 to 3) Parents Evenings will take place after school on 12^th and 14^th November.

Further details to follow.

Go Guitar Tuition

If you have a child in Year 3 upwards who would like to start guitar lessons please contact Mr Payne on 07921087816 or  goguitarmail@yahoo.co.uk.

Oxfordshire County Music Service

Oxfordshire County Music Service has worked with Stadhampton School for many years and continues to offer instrument tuition for pupils in Years 3 – 6. If you would like to know more about what they can offer, please visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/musicinterest or phone 01865 816990.

PTA News

Official Notice of the PTA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Wednesday 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. 

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 (PTA Committee Chair) in advance of the meeting.  Further details of each role are below.

 

Chair 

The Chair directs committee meetings, making sure everyone’s views are heard and everyone is involved in the meeting. It is the Chairperson’s responsibility to co-ordinate the organisation of all PTA events and to liaise regularly with the Headteacher to ensure the PTA is working effectively with the school.

 

Secretary

The Secretary supports the Chair to build effective communication links with the school.  The Secretary is responsible for maintaining accurate records by preparing meeting agendas and minutes and dealing with any correspondence and applications for event licences. 

 

Treasurer

The Treasurer ensures accurate financial records are kept and best practice procedures are followed for counting money, banking and making payments. They should keep the committee updated with regular reports, and ensure end of year reports are completed for the AGM.

Book Swap - Friday 12th October, after school

We will be holding a book swap on Friday 12th October after school.  If you or your children have any books you no longer need, then please bring them along to the book swap.  For £1.50 per person, you can bring up to 20 books and then choose the same number of books to take away with you.

Further details to follow.

Christmas Fundraising
We know…..it is too early in the year to be talking about Christmas! However, we want to give everyone advance notice of changes to our plans for PTA fundraising this year.  

At our PTA committee meeting last week, we had a long discussion about the annual Winter Fair and other Christmas events at school in December and following that discussion, we have decided to give the Winter Fair a well deserved rest for 2018.

This year we will have a children’s Christmas disco (with Santa hopefully!) and a raffle for adults / families, as well as a Christmas Film Night for the children.  As ever, the PTA will run a bar at the evening performance of the KS2 Christmas play and we are also hoping our popular Wreath Making Evening will go ahead.  We are also trialling a new Christmas card company, with a more varied product range, so look out for your children’s artwork soon!

 Further details will follow as we progress through the year.  We look forward to your ongoing support.

Cake Club
Well done to Mrs Stafford for winning the amazing cake made by Elaine B. This week’s cake is being kindly provided by Rosie T, thank you so much. It’s not too late to enter. Good luck everyone!

Diary Dates:

September/October 2018

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
24 Swimming for Class 2 pupils	25 Y3 Forest School session; Reception FS session pm   Afterschool Karate Club   Class 1 visit to Pizza Express	26	27 Y1 Forest School session am     Afterschool Multisports Club	28
01 Swimming for Class 2 pupils	02 Y4 Forest School session am; Reception FS session pm.   Afterschool Karate Club	03	04 Y1 Forest School session am     Afterschool Multisports Club	05 Flu Immunisations Years R to 5     Harvest Festival 2.30pm School Hall

 

October Sports Course at Stadhampton School

Michael Hopkins will be leading a sports course at Stadhampton School on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd October. 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.

 

 

Week Ending 14 September 2018

Flu Immunisations

Children in Reception through to Year 5 should have brough home NHS Flu Immunisation consent forms this week (unfortunately the NHS are not offering this for Y6). Please be reminded that these must be filled in and returned to school by THURDAY 20^th SEPTEMBER regardless of whether or not you choose to have your child immunised.  Thank you

Swimming For Class 2

As always, we are very grateful to receive a ‘voluntary contribution’ towards the cost of the swimming transport to the Abbey Sports Centre, so a voluntary contribution of £2 per child per swimming session (£12 for the 6 sessions) would be very much appreciated. Cheques for swimming contributions should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School. Thank you.

Class Curriculum Overviews – ‘Jigsaws’

Termly curriculum overviews for the Autumn Term, which comprises a coloured ‘jig-saw’ with each coloured ‘piece’ representing a subject area, have now been completed and uploaded to the school website under the ‘Classes’ section. Please also have a look at page 2 of each jigsaw which provides additional important curriculum information. Thank you.

Harvest Festival

This year our Harvest Festival celebrations will take place in school at 2.15pm on Friday 5^th October. All families are warmly welcome. Further details to follow.

 

Open Morning – Wednesday 10^th October
In conjunction with Little Bears, the school will be open to visitors from 09.00am to 11.30am 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!

 

School Photographs

Fish Pole Photography will be visiting school on Friday 21^st September to take individual photographs of children and groups of siblings within school. If you wish to allow your child to bring a hairbrush for there own personal use please do so.

Siblings from Little Bears are invited to have photographs taken with older brothers or sisters from 8.30am  -  please note that they must have a parent or guardian present for this. If you wish to bring your Little Bears child at this time please let Mrs Kerbey know. Thank you.

Forest School

Thank you to everyone who has already completed and returned the consent letter for pupils to take part in our Forest School sessions. A reminder that the letter must be completed and returned to school so that your child may participate in Forest School sessions. Thank you.

Sports Coach

We welcome Mr Waheed Ramzan as our new Sports Coach. Mr Ramzan has his own sports coaching company (WR Sports) and will teach children in Classes 1, 2 and 3 during our Enrichment Afternoon on Thursdays and run our Multisports After School Club on Thursdays. We look forward to working with Mr Ramzan this year.

Go Guitar Tuition

A reminder that for those children who have guitar lessons, Mr Payne’s lessons will be taking place on Fridays, with the first lesson commencing on on 21st September. If you have a child in Year 3 upwards who would like to start guitar lessons  please contact Mr Payne on 07921087816 or  goguitarmail@yahoo.co.uk.

Gardening Club

Could parents please ensure that all children attending Gardening club have wellies with them each week. Thank you.

Oxforshire County Music Service

Oxforshire County Music Service have worked with Stadhampton School for many years and continue to offer instrument tuition for pupils in Years 3 – 6. If you would like to know more about what they can offer, please visit www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/musicinterest or phone 01865 816990.

Cake Club

Well done Oliver and Daniel for winning the cakes last week. I hope they were OK. This week’s cake is being made be Elaine B, thank you Elaine. Its not to late to enter; £10 for the year or 25p per week. Please see Mel, Vicky or drop the money and name into the office.

Thank you

 

Diary Dates:

September 2018

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
17 Swimming for Class 2 pupils	18 Y3 Forest School session; Reception FS session pm   Afterschool Karate Club	19	20 Y1 Forest School session am     Afterschool Multisports Club	21 Guitar Lessons Start   Photographs with Fish Pole photography (individual/family)
24 Swimming for Class 2 pupils	25 Y4 Forest School session am; Reception FS session pm.   Afterschool Karate Club	26	27 Y1 Forest School session am     Afterschool Multisports Club	28

 

Little Bears News

We have all settled back into preschool life and enjoying fun filled days. 
We are enjoying making our own ‘moon sand’, mixing paint colours and making play dough. 
We look forward to this terms topic of ‘All About Me’ and lots of fun activities. 

Gemma 

October Sports Course at Stadhampton School

Michael Hopkins will be leading a sports course at Stadhampton School on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd October. 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.
 

Community News

Icknield Community College are holding their Open Evening for this year on Thursday 20th September from 6.00pm to 8.00pm.

Week ending 7 September 2018

 

We are pleased to welcome the following new Reception children to Stadhampton School: Orla Bradley, Annabelle Buck, Kian Cuffe, Ava Dunham-Shortt, Connie Edmunds, Joshua Edwards, Rosie Goddard, Emily Hyka, Finlay Mason-Cook, Rosa Monahan, Louis Odell, Jasmine Partlett, Jessica Phillips, Teddy Thomson and Esme Valentine.

 

We also  extend a warm welcome to Mrs Kate Kerbey to our staff team. Mrs Kerbey is taking over from Mrs Hopkins as our School Administrator and we wish her well in her new role.

 

Welcome back to everyone else at the start of this new academic year!

 

Happy AUGUST Birthday to: Jude Bradley, Kian Cuffe, Morgan Denton and Connie Edmunds

 

Happy SEPTEMBER Birthday to: George Evelyn, Finlay Mason-Cook, Austin Mason-Fowler and Harry Price

 

During SEPTEMBER we are focusing on the core value of RESPECT

 

School Meals

A copy of the current school menu is on the school website www.stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk under the heading of Parents/School Meals.

 

All pupils in KS 1 (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) in state-funded schools in England are entitled to receive a free school lunch, through the introduction of the government’s universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) policy on any days that they would like one. Pupils in Classes 2 and 3 have to pay for a school meal if they would like one unless they are entitled to free school meals. Under the current criteria, children who receive, or whose parents receive one or more of the following support payments are entitled to receive free school meals;

•          Income-based and contribution-based Jobseekers Allowance or ESA on an equal basis

•          Income Support

•          Income Based Jobseekers Allowance

•          Income-related employment and support allowance

•          Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income, as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, that does not exceed £16,190

•          Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit

•          Where a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit run-on (the payment someone receives for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit)

•          Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

•          Working Tax Credit, provided they have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190 per year (eligible for two Year Old Funding only)

•          Universal Credit

If you believe your child is eligible for free school meals, even if you do not currently wish to claim them, there is a very simple checking process we can carry out through Oxfordshire County Council. This is completely confidential. Please contact Mrs Kerbey if you think you might be eligible.

 

Swimming For Class 2

Swimming will start for Class 2 pupils on Monday 10^th September. They will have six swimming sessions leading up to the October holiday. As always, we are very grateful to receive a ‘voluntary contribution’ towards the cost of the swimming transport to the Abbey Sports Centre, so a voluntary contribution of £2 per child per swimming session (£12 for the 6 sessions) would be very much appreciated. Cheques for swimming contributions should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School. Thank you.

 

Diary Dates and Curriculum Overviews

We are finalising diary dates for this term and these will be added to next week’s newsletter, as will the class ‘jigsaws’ outlinging the curriculum areas planned to be covered in each class this term.

 

Forest School

This week each child should have brought home a consent letter for them to take part in our Forest School sessions. The letter must be completed and returned to school so that your child may participate in Forest School sessions. Thank you.

Our new Forest School schedule starts next week with;

Year 3 – Tuesday 11^th (am)

Reception – Tuesday 11^th (pm)

Year 1 – Thursday 13^th (am)

 

Gardening Club

Gardening Club will start again next Friday lunch time (14th September). If any pupils in Years 3-6 would like to join gardening club please ask them to give their name to Mrs Kerbey. Places are limited to 12 children and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Our thanks go to Mrs Burnell for volunteering her time in running the club.

 

After School Clubs

Letters explaining the after school clubs being offered this term have been sent home with pupils who are eligible to participate this week, via book bags. After school club places are limited and are offered on a first-come, first served basis. This term we are offering Multi-Sport Club to pupils in Years 1 to 6, on Thursday afternoons and Karate Club for pupils in Class 2 and 3 on Tuesdays.

 

PTA News

Next Committee Meeting - Wednesday 12th September, 8pm in the School Hall

Just a reminder that our next PTA committee meeting will take place on Wednesday 12th September at 8pm in the school hall.  At this meeting, we will start to plan our fundraising events for the year so please come along with any ideas you may have.  Or, if you are unable to make the meeting, please send any suggestions to the school office.  Everyone is welcome, so please do come along if you can.  

 

Official Notice of the PTA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Wednesday 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. 

 

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 (PTA Committee Chair) who can give you more details about what is involved.

 

Cake Club

Welcome back to another year of Cake Club! This year’s donations are £10 for the year (which gives you 8 weeks free) or 25p per week. This weeks draw is free for everyone. Good luck!

If you would to take part in Cake Club and help us raise funds for the PTA please see Mel (Mrs Gravett) or Vicky (Mrs Venner). Also if you would help out with providing cakes we would be very grateful. (This can be done by seeing Mel or Vicky, or via the Facebook page.)

 

Thank you

 

Little Bears News

The Little Bears have returned to the new autumn term with lots of lovely and exciting news about the summer holidays. We look forward to our theme ‘All About Me’ as we get to know our new little ones that have just joined us. 

Gemma 

Little bears 

Village Show on Saturday 8th September

A reminder that the village show takes place this coming Saturday, 8th September in the village hall at St John’s. The show is open for viewing from 2pm when teas and cakes will also be served. Further details are in the Village Voice, The Parish Magazine. Children in school last year were all given the opportunity to decorate a flower pot and these have now been judged and will be on display. All children are welcome to reclaim their decorated flowerpot and take it home !

 

October Sports Course at Stadhampton School

Michael Hopkins will be leading a sports course at Stadhampton School on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd October. 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.