Friday, May 3, 2019


Week Ending 3 May 2019

During May we are focusing on the core value of Understanding

Happy May Birthday to: Freddie, Daniel, Dominic, Jack, Joshua, Olivia and Mim

Key Stage 2 SATs Week
A reminder that the national KS2 SATs take place throughout the week starting Monday 13 May 2019. Please avoid any routine doctor’s or dentist appointments for pupils during this week. The national SATs tests are timetabled for Year 6 pupils that week, however all KS2 pupils have formal assessments the same week. Thank you.

Key Stage 1 SATs Week
KS1 SATs will take place the week before our KS2 SATs, commencing Tuesday 7th May. Please endeavour to ensure that all pupils in Year 2 attend school that week and avoid medical appointments wherevever possible. Please see Mrs Manzie if you have any concerns. Thank you.

Class Curriculum Overview ‘Jigsaws’
Overviews of the curriculum for each class for this Summer Term, presented in the format of a ‘jigsaw’ to reflect our integrated curriculum have been uploaded to the school website. Please look under the ‘Classes section’ of the school website. Thank you.

ICC Parents Information Evening
A reminder for parents of pupils transferring into Icknield Community College, that there is a current Year 6 into Year 7 Information Evening for parents only @ ICC on Wednesday 16th May 7pm-8pm.

Meerkat Champion of the Week
Congratulations to;

Class 1 - Grace
Class 2  - Harry V
Class 3  - Archie

School Council – Summer Term 2019
Congratulations to our new School Council members, elected by their peers at the beginning of the Summer Term. They are;

Year 2 – Orla & William

Year 3 – Betsy & Leo

Year 4 – Honor & Oliver

Year 5 – Bella & Freddie

Year 6 – Elizabeth & Thomas

We hope you have a very successful term. We also thank the out-going School Council for the Spring Term for their hard work, ideas and achievements – well done to all!

PTA News
Bag2School Clothes Collection
Thank you to everyone who supported the Bag2School collection earlier this week.  We will let you know how much we raised. 

Bingo Evening - Friday 17th May - 6pm 
We will be holding a Bingo Evening on Friday 17th May in the school hall.  This time it’s for the whole family - children, parents, grandparents, siblings, friends - all welcome, the more the merrier!

Tickets are £2.50 each and include nibbles and the first game of bingo.  Subsequent games of bingo will cost £1 each, which you will be able to buy on the night.

There will be a bar selling beer, wine, prosecco and soft drinks, as well as snacks and confectionery.  

The bar will be open from 5.30pm, with the first bingo game starting at 6pm.

Please see Melanie Gravett or Carol Holmes for tickets or leave money with details of how many tickets you need with the school office and we will get these to you at the gate or in your child’s book bag. 

Our next PTA committee meeting will be on Wednesday 8th May at 8pm at school. All welcome.

Cake Club
Well done for winning last week’s cake, kindly provided by Monica.  We are looking forward to this weeks being provided by Anette.


April/May 2019

 

 
Monday
 
 
Tuesday
 
Wednesday
 
Thursday
 
Friday
6
 
 
7
Year 3 & Y4 Forest School – morning
 
Reception Forest School  - afternoon
 
Afterschool Karate Club
 
8
9
Year 1 Forest School – morning
 
Afterschool Multisports
10
13
KS2 SATs Week
 
Swimming for Class 2 Pupils
 
14
KS2 SATs Week
 
Reception Forest School  - afternoon
 
Afterschool Karate Club
 
15
KS2 SATs Week
 
16
KS2 SATs Week
 
Year 1 Forest School – morning
 
Afterschool Multisports
 
17
KS2 SATs Week
 
 
Bingo Evening 6pm at School
all welcome
20
Swimming for Class 2 Pupils
 
21
Year 1 Forest School – morning
 
Reception Forest School  - afternoon
 
Afterschool Karate Club
 
22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Book Fair
Open 3.15pm
23
Book Fair
Open 8.45am
 
Year 1 Forest School – morning
 
Afterschool Multisports
 
Book Fair
Open 3.15pm
24
Book Fair
Open 8.45am
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Book Fair
Open 3.15pm
27
28
29
30
31

 
June 2019

 
 
Monday
 
 
Tuesday
 
Wednesday
 
Thursday
 
Friday
3
Pupils return to school
 
Swimming for Class 2 Pupils
 
Afterschool Archery Club
 
 
4
Year 4 Forest School – morning
 
Reception Forest School  - afternoon
 
Afterschool Karate Club
 
 
 
5
6
Year 1 Forest School – morning
 
Afterschool Multisports
 
7

 

 
Advance Notice of Key Dates
 
Monday 10 June
Reception Eye Test – more details to follow
Wednesday 12 June
Yr6 ICC Budding after school 1/3 more details to follow
Wednesday 19 June
Dorcheser Abbey Singing – for involved pupils
Wednesday 3 July
Thursday 4 July
Friday 5 July
Yr6 Transition days to ICC & all ‘moving up’ at School
Monday 8 July
Tuesday 9 July
Bikeability Training Yr6 – more details to follow
Friday 12 July
Sports Evening
 
Friday 19 July
End of Year Assembly – 09.05am
1.30pm Finish for all pupils

Community

Wraparound Care 
As most of you know, this service is currently being researched as per the previous detail in this newsletter and on the Facebook PTA page - please appreciate that this takes time. We're asking if you have any knowledge or experience in this area or would like to understand more about what is required, to please get in touch with community governor Anita Rowberry at anitarowberry@hotmail.com. Thank you. 

Craft Session at Stadhampton Village Hall 
Kate Bodle Craft Scrapbooking and Art, Saturday 4th May 2019 0930 – 1700, St John Village Hall Stadhampton. Poster attached.

Stadhampton Village Do - Saturday 6 July, 2pm 
The village is having a party - Saturday 6 July, from 2pm, on the village green. There'll be music from local artists, pony rides and face-painting, food and drinks from The Crown and Brownings Pizzas, football games, tug of war as well as the village Brook Race and lots more. It's for all the family so please make a note and come along with your gazebo, picnic table, chairs etc and keep everything crossed for good weather!