Week Ending 08 March 2019

 

Headteacher Recruitment Update from the Governors
We are delighted to announce that the interview day was successful and that Miss Emma Charnock has been offered the role of Headteacher from September 2019.  

It is testament to Miss Charnock that she was successful, as we had a very strong group of candidates who applied for the role, and three high calibre individuals invited to the interview day.  The Governing Body would like to thank Mrs Turner and all staff for their support through the recruitment process, particularly on Monday where there was some disruption to the school day which enabled us to plan activities to assess the required attributes for the role.

From conversations with Miss Charnock, we know that she is very excited to join us at Stadhampton and lead us on the next stage of our exciting journey. 

Year 6 SAT’s Meeting

We would like to remind you that there is a meeting for parents regarding the Year 6 SAT’s on Tuesday 19^th March straight after school in Class 3.

 In this meeting we will discuss:

·         The timetable for SAT’s week

·         The Standardised Scoring system

·         Examples of questions

·         How you can help your child prepare

 

We recommend attendance at this meeting to better understand the process. If you are unable to attend, please let the office know.

 Individual Pupil Target Sheets

Following recent routine mid-term assessments, teachers have updated the individual pupil target sheets. These documents, along with an accompanying explanatory letter, were sent home via bookbags on Wednesday.

Jian-zi Tournament 2019

It is has become an established tradition at Stadhampton School to have a jian-zi tournament every year, at around the time of Chinese New Year.

 

This year the scores were very close in some year groups, but the top scorers in each year group from Year 1 to Year 6 were; Noah (3), Harvey, (16), Ollie (25), Jack (6), Harvey (151) and Josh (12)          

So our overall top scorer this year was Harvey with his remarkable score of 151. Congratulations and thank you to all who took part, particularly to Harvey who will now have his name and score added to our jian-zi trophy. We await to hear the results from our friends in Poland and find out whether this year Harvey is also our international winner! We will update you when we have this information.           

Visit to Compton Verney – a message from the children

“On Tuesday 5^th March, Classes 2 and 3 went to Compton Verney Art Gallery. Class 2 did some screen printing and found some patterns to sketch and saw Enid Marx and Mark Hearld’s patterns and creations. We enjoyed it so much and all the class enjoyed the screen printing.”

Report by Honor and Jack S

 “On Tuesday Class 2 and 3 went to Compton Verney Art Gallery. One of the first pieces of art we saw was a great big exploding volcano, it was extravagant and beautiful. The volcano itself is in Italy. It shows how much detail goes in to art. One side was angry and exploding and the other side was calm and peaceful. The second piece of art was ‘Thrashing Storm on the Ocean Waves’. In the painting there were people on rocks saving other people who were injured. This piece of art is also set in Italy. Then we went upstairs and saw lots of models, for example a gigantic tea pot. Later that day we re-created the paintings that we saw with lots of different mediums. It was a really fun day. Thank you Compton Verney and Mrs Garrard for organising it.”

Report by Mia and Mya

If you are interested in finding out more about Compton Verney at home, then the following website is very helpful; http://www.comptonverney.org.uk/  

Waiting/Drop off

It has been brought to our attention that a small number of unaccompanied children are in the waiting area well before 08:45am.Please can all parents be aware that Stadhampton Primary School cannot take responsibility for pupils until we open at 8.45am.

 

Comic Relief Red Noses
Please be aware that children and staff are invited to wear a red/red and white accessory with their school uniform next Friday 15^th March. We ask for a £1 donation for comic Relief which will be collected by class teachers. They can also wear a Red Nose and we have a limited stock available that can be purchased from the school office priced at £1.25.

Meerkat Champion of the Week
Congratulations to;

Class 1 - William

Class 2  - Jack S
Class 3  - Ellie

 

PTA News

Film Night - this evening
Thank you to everyone supporting Film Night later on today.  Just a reminder that the evening is due to finish at 6pm.

Our next PTA committee meeting will be on Wednesday 27th March, venue TBC. All welcome!

 

Cake Club

Well done Harry T for winning the cake very kindly made by Becca. Thank you to Carly for providing this week’s price. Good luck everyone.

 

March 2019

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
11 Swimming for Class 3 Pupils   Work Viewing Evening 3.30-6pm	12 Year 4 Forest School – morning   Reception Forest School  - afternoon   Afterschool Karate Club	13 KS2 Singing Club	14 Year 2 Forest School  - morning   Afterschool Multisports Club	15 Comic Relief Events in School - £1 donation for a red or red and white accessory to compliment uniform
18 Swimming for Class 3 Pupils	19 Year 3 Forest School – morning   Reception Forest School  - afternoon   Afterschool Karate Club   Yr6 SATs meeting for parents	20 KS2 Singing Club	21 Year 2 Forest School  - morning   Afterschool Multisports Club	22
25 Swimming for Class 2 Pupils     Class 3 depart for Woodlands	26   Class 3 @ Woodlands   Year 3 Forest School – morning   Reception Forest School  - afternoon   Afterschool Karate Club	27   Class 3 @ Woodlands   KS2 Singing Club	28   Class 3 @ Woodlands   Year 2 Forest School  - morning   Afterschool Multisports Club	29   Class 3 return from Woodlands

 

Community

BOOGIE BINGO in the Village Hall at St John's 

No numbers or dotters - just music and fun with friends! There are just a few places remaining for Saturday's Boogie Bingo in the village hall - the event is to raise funds for Stadhampton resident Nigel Wright's London marathon charity place in aid of Shelter. See the attached poster for more information. £10 includes entry and food. There's a pay bar. Contact Sara/Nige to book a place before the end of Friday (for dining numbers on Saturday). 

Sara 07831 727764
Nige 07740 600370 or nige@fitnessoxford.co.uk

Advance Notice of Easter Sports Course at Stadhampton School 
Michael Hopkins will be leading a sports course at Stadhampton School on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th April 2019. 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.