Swimming Kit
As the weather is so nice at the moment, please could we remind ALL pupils that they should have swimming kit in school each day, which must include their own swimming hat.
School Meals Price Increase
We have just received notification that the cost of a school meal will rise on 1st September to £2.05. Cheques for school meals should be made payable to Oxfordshire County Council, with Stadhampton Primary School written on the back please. Thank you.
Community Tea
We are hosting a community tea for the elders of the parish on Tuesday 6th July from 2pm. If any parents would be willing to provide a cake which could be cut up or individual small cakes towards this event, we would really appreciate it.
Clothes Recycling Collection
The PTA has now received a cheque for the last clothes recycling collection. 770kgs were collected which raised £284.90. Many thanks to everyone for this magnificent effort.
Watlington Partnership of Schools International Week
Last week the Watlington Partnership of Schools held an “International Week”. This involved a variety of international education activities in each school and culminated in a joint display of work from all the primary schools being presented at Icknield Community College. In addition, Year 5 pupils from across the partnership attended a drumming workshop, which they thoroughly enjoyed! Volunteer Year 5 pupils returned, after school, to provide a drumming demonstration for parents who were also able to view the displays. Many thanks to Year 9 Art pupils at ICC for setting up the displays on behalf of the primary schools and especially to Andrew Oakley and Tom Leighfield for representing Stadhampton School in the drumming demonstration!
Little Bears News
We are very excited at Little Bears this week as we have been told the long awaited climbing frame is arriving on Thursday! We do intend to spend a great deal of time on it over the next few weeks. Meanwhile we are thinking about Under the Sea. We have made a beautiful Mermaid collage and lots of ‘Fishy’ colourings and paintings. We are moving on to octopus and starfish later this week and next.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 28th June
Last Hockey Club
Tuesday 29th June
Classes 2 & 3 visit Bhaktivedanta Mano Hindu Temple
PTA Meeting at school at 8pm
Wednesday 30th June
Y5 pupils visit ICC for a maths lesson
Mobile Library
Cycling safety training for Year 6 pupils
Final after school netball and multisports clubs
Wednesday 7th July
Cycling safety training for Year 6 pupils
14th, 15th, 16th July
Transition Days at school
Cycling safety training for Year 6 pupils (16th July)
Sports Evening (16th July)
Tuesday 20th July
Cycling Safety Test
Thursday 22nd July
End of Year assembly. All parents welcome.
School finishes at 1.30pm
Wednesday 1st September
Staff INSET Day
Thursday 2nd September
Pupils return to school for the start of a new school year.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Newsletter No 18 / 18th June 2010
Watlington Partnership of Schools Summer Activity Sheet
A copy of the above sheet was sent home to each family, via book bags, earlier this week.
School Fete
We would like to thank the PTA, and all concerned, for the fantastic fete held here last Saturday. It was wonderful to see so many people from school and the local community enjoying themselves and for our pupils to present their dances. And now over to the PTA ...
PTA Message
School Summer Fete – a huge thank you and well done to everyone involved in the Fete on Saturday. Thank you to those people who helped get it off the ground and to everyone who helped on the day. Thank you also to the many parents who donated things to sell as well as everyone who bought raffle tickets. All our combined efforts managed to raise a huge £1521, so thank you and well done. A special thank you to all those who did dances and demonstrations, it certainly made fantastic viewing and created a really good atmosphere for a quintessential community event.The winners of the raffle are listed at the end of this newsletter. The only prize to be claimed is for a J. Blackburn ticket number 337 – please check your stubs and let me know who to give the prize to. The winners of the cress animal competition were: Sophie (6-8 category) and Alice (9-12 category); the winners of the best dressed umbrella competition were: Isobel (5 and under category) and Abby (6-8 category). All entries won a prize.
Chiltern Chase – The turnout was very impressive taking into consideration many had been out partying the night before! Eleven runners did the 10k run, some for the first time and everyone came home in very good times. The runners on the day were: Nathan Manzie, Marc Oakley, Keith Browning, Karen Amery, Nige Wright, Karen Cove, Lucy & Dave Ellis, Jane Marshall, Sarah Lowman & hubby, and John Turner. If you would like to sponsor the team please pop your donation in an envelope and write on the front whether you would like it to go to Little Bears, School or a 50:50 split between the two. All sponsorship to Mrs Hopkins by the end of June please.
Sports Night Bar & BBQ – 16th July weather dependent.
Lost property found after the fete:
A black plastic piece which looks like it may be part of a gazebo
A child’s star shaped hairband;
A dark grey Zara cardigan. Items held in the office for safekeeping.
Use of our swimming pool
The pool has now been microbiologically tested and a clear result has come back. Please continue to send swimming kit into school each day as the pool is now in use.
Oxford University Research Links
Over the last few days we have welcomed Hei Won, a PhD research student at Oxford University, into school. Hei Won is undertaking a reading study to clarify how children read and organise words in their minds and has been working with our Year 4 and Year 5 pupils. Pupils enjoyed working with Hei Won and found the activities both interesting and fun. It is a priviledge to have been approached by Oxford University to participate in this research study; our pupils may be able to help pupils of the future.
Partnership Cricket Tournament
Congratulations to our cricket team at the cricket tournament this week. Here is a tournament report wriiten by Robbie Scragg and Ben Drake:
On the 16th June, 9 cricketers went to Ewelme to play kwik cricket at the Watlington Partnership Cricket Tournament. Stadhampton played Watlington first, then played Ewelme. Stadhampton won both matches. We qualified for the top two places so we went to the final against RAF Benson. Stadhampton won with 66 runs for 4 outs and RAF Benson scored 62 runs for 2 outs. Thank you to Mrs Manzie, Mrs Scragg, Mr Diment, Mrs Turner and Mrs Banting and well done to Robbie Scragg (captain), Alex Birtles, Ben Drake, Benedict Diment, Oliver Perring, Peter Roe, Rory Pattisson, Jordan Lafford and Lucy Banting for playing so well!
Little Bears News
World Cup Mania has hit Little Bears this week! Without giving too much away before Sunday, the children have been busy making Father’s Day cards. We enjoyed assembly on Monday with FS1 and Year 1 and also singing with Miss Mould on Thursday. We continued our theme of “On the Sea and Pirates” this week, moving onto “Under the Sea” next week.
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 23rd June
Cycle training starts
Partnership Tennis Tournament at Icknield Community College Y4-Y6 – 3.30-5.30pm. Please get further details from Mrs Manzie if you are interested in taking part in this.
Monday 28th June
Hockey Club – last one.
Tuesday 29th June
Classes 2 & 3 visit to Bhaktivedanta – 9am – 3.30pm – no packed lunch required
PTA meeting in school at 8pm
Wednesday 30th
Y5 Visit to ICC for a Maths lesson
Mobile Library
Cycle training - for Y6 pupils – 1.30pm (please remember your bikes!)
Netball & Mulitsports – last one
Stadhampton Primary School Summer Raffle 2010 Winners
Prize in draw order
Won by....
Name on ticket
(Ticket No.)
Prize in draw order
Won by....
Name on ticket
(Ticket No.)
1. Night at Crazy Bear plus breakfast
L Saunders
c/o Megan Barber
00139
2. Lunch for 2 at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons
A Woodwards
01593
3. £150 M&S vouchers
Mel
01687
4. £100 John Lewis vouchers
Mrs P Ridgely
Hartwell Close
01090
5. Oxford Belfry Leisure Club & Spa – Complimentary Day Pass for two including a treatment
Tracy Valentine
01545
6. Eden Project Family Pass
Jane Titchmarsh
01788
7. Family pass for Blenheim Palace
G Perring
01258
8. One month family membership at Ozone Health Club
Vale
01525
9. Crazy Bear farm shop a "chicken dinner for 4", to include a free range chicken and a selection of vegetables
Alison Erskine
00354
10. Clay Shooting Voucher for 2
Noreen Cadle
c/o Lucy Banting
01876
11. Two season tickets for Waterperry Gardens
Drake
00486
12. 2 x Oxford Express adult return tickets to London
Larry Saunders-Fern
01709
13. Beauty Voucher
J Blackburn
Boundary Rd
00337
14. Hair voucher
Beth Wainwright
c/o Peter Madry
01805
15. Health & Fitness Voucher
Ann Dean
c/o Greens
00680
16. The Living Rainforest Family ticket
Lisa Scragg
01339
17. Beale Park Adult & Child ticket
A. Hindmarch
00640
18. LCD Alarm Clock
White
01588
19. DVDs
Diment
00421
20. DVDs
Pierina Del Pizzo
c/o Peter Madry 01068
21. DVDs
Ellis
00573
A copy of the above sheet was sent home to each family, via book bags, earlier this week.
School Fete
We would like to thank the PTA, and all concerned, for the fantastic fete held here last Saturday. It was wonderful to see so many people from school and the local community enjoying themselves and for our pupils to present their dances. And now over to the PTA ...
PTA Message
School Summer Fete – a huge thank you and well done to everyone involved in the Fete on Saturday. Thank you to those people who helped get it off the ground and to everyone who helped on the day. Thank you also to the many parents who donated things to sell as well as everyone who bought raffle tickets. All our combined efforts managed to raise a huge £1521, so thank you and well done. A special thank you to all those who did dances and demonstrations, it certainly made fantastic viewing and created a really good atmosphere for a quintessential community event.The winners of the raffle are listed at the end of this newsletter. The only prize to be claimed is for a J. Blackburn ticket number 337 – please check your stubs and let me know who to give the prize to. The winners of the cress animal competition were: Sophie (6-8 category) and Alice (9-12 category); the winners of the best dressed umbrella competition were: Isobel (5 and under category) and Abby (6-8 category). All entries won a prize.
Chiltern Chase – The turnout was very impressive taking into consideration many had been out partying the night before! Eleven runners did the 10k run, some for the first time and everyone came home in very good times. The runners on the day were: Nathan Manzie, Marc Oakley, Keith Browning, Karen Amery, Nige Wright, Karen Cove, Lucy & Dave Ellis, Jane Marshall, Sarah Lowman & hubby, and John Turner. If you would like to sponsor the team please pop your donation in an envelope and write on the front whether you would like it to go to Little Bears, School or a 50:50 split between the two. All sponsorship to Mrs Hopkins by the end of June please.
Sports Night Bar & BBQ – 16th July weather dependent.
Lost property found after the fete:
A black plastic piece which looks like it may be part of a gazebo
A child’s star shaped hairband;
A dark grey Zara cardigan. Items held in the office for safekeeping.
Use of our swimming pool
The pool has now been microbiologically tested and a clear result has come back. Please continue to send swimming kit into school each day as the pool is now in use.
Oxford University Research Links
Over the last few days we have welcomed Hei Won, a PhD research student at Oxford University, into school. Hei Won is undertaking a reading study to clarify how children read and organise words in their minds and has been working with our Year 4 and Year 5 pupils. Pupils enjoyed working with Hei Won and found the activities both interesting and fun. It is a priviledge to have been approached by Oxford University to participate in this research study; our pupils may be able to help pupils of the future.
Partnership Cricket Tournament
Congratulations to our cricket team at the cricket tournament this week. Here is a tournament report wriiten by Robbie Scragg and Ben Drake:
On the 16th June, 9 cricketers went to Ewelme to play kwik cricket at the Watlington Partnership Cricket Tournament. Stadhampton played Watlington first, then played Ewelme. Stadhampton won both matches. We qualified for the top two places so we went to the final against RAF Benson. Stadhampton won with 66 runs for 4 outs and RAF Benson scored 62 runs for 2 outs. Thank you to Mrs Manzie, Mrs Scragg, Mr Diment, Mrs Turner and Mrs Banting and well done to Robbie Scragg (captain), Alex Birtles, Ben Drake, Benedict Diment, Oliver Perring, Peter Roe, Rory Pattisson, Jordan Lafford and Lucy Banting for playing so well!
Little Bears News
World Cup Mania has hit Little Bears this week! Without giving too much away before Sunday, the children have been busy making Father’s Day cards. We enjoyed assembly on Monday with FS1 and Year 1 and also singing with Miss Mould on Thursday. We continued our theme of “On the Sea and Pirates” this week, moving onto “Under the Sea” next week.
DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 23rd June
Cycle training starts
Partnership Tennis Tournament at Icknield Community College Y4-Y6 – 3.30-5.30pm. Please get further details from Mrs Manzie if you are interested in taking part in this.
Monday 28th June
Hockey Club – last one.
Tuesday 29th June
Classes 2 & 3 visit to Bhaktivedanta – 9am – 3.30pm – no packed lunch required
PTA meeting in school at 8pm
Wednesday 30th
Y5 Visit to ICC for a Maths lesson
Mobile Library
Cycle training - for Y6 pupils – 1.30pm (please remember your bikes!)
Netball & Mulitsports – last one
Stadhampton Primary School Summer Raffle 2010 Winners
Prize in draw order
Won by....
Name on ticket
(Ticket No.)
Prize in draw order
Won by....
Name on ticket
(Ticket No.)
1. Night at Crazy Bear plus breakfast
L Saunders
c/o Megan Barber
00139
2. Lunch for 2 at Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons
A Woodwards
01593
3. £150 M&S vouchers
Mel
01687
4. £100 John Lewis vouchers
Mrs P Ridgely
Hartwell Close
01090
5. Oxford Belfry Leisure Club & Spa – Complimentary Day Pass for two including a treatment
Tracy Valentine
01545
6. Eden Project Family Pass
Jane Titchmarsh
01788
7. Family pass for Blenheim Palace
G Perring
01258
8. One month family membership at Ozone Health Club
Vale
01525
9. Crazy Bear farm shop a "chicken dinner for 4", to include a free range chicken and a selection of vegetables
Alison Erskine
00354
10. Clay Shooting Voucher for 2
Noreen Cadle
c/o Lucy Banting
01876
11. Two season tickets for Waterperry Gardens
Drake
00486
12. 2 x Oxford Express adult return tickets to London
Larry Saunders-Fern
01709
13. Beauty Voucher
J Blackburn
Boundary Rd
00337
14. Hair voucher
Beth Wainwright
c/o Peter Madry
01805
15. Health & Fitness Voucher
Ann Dean
c/o Greens
00680
16. The Living Rainforest Family ticket
Lisa Scragg
01339
17. Beale Park Adult & Child ticket
A. Hindmarch
00640
18. LCD Alarm Clock
White
01588
19. DVDs
Diment
00421
20. DVDs
Pierina Del Pizzo
c/o Peter Madry 01068
21. DVDs
Ellis
00573
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Newsletter No 17 / 11th June 2010
Welcome back to everyone and in particular to Madam Brookes, who returns to school this week!
New Parent Governor
The Governing Body is very pleased to announce the appointment of Sara Wright as a new parent governor with immediate effect. Sara was the only person to put her name forward, following the resignation of Carl Mannering, so there is no requirement to hold an election! Sara has been very involved with the school over the last three years as PTA Chair and will be a valuable asset to the Governing Body.
Learning Platform
We are currently working with Research Machines in order to supply new parents with user names and passwords so that they may access the Learning Platform and individual letters will be sent to those parents as soon as possible, explaining what the LP is and how to access it. We have recently updated the calendar of events and also added a copy of the Summer/Autumn lunch menus.
Nit Alert
We are grateful to a parent for letting us know that their child had nits, which have now been treated. We would be grateful if everyone could check their child(ren’s) hair this weekend and treat if necessary, so that this problem does not spread further.
PTA Message
Summer Fete 12th June - keep everything crossed for good weather......
Thank you to those who have donated goodies and returned raffle tickets so far. Any last minute donations or return of tickets may be brought into school on Friday or please phone Sara on 07831 727764 to arrange when to drop them off. Please ensure all your raffle ticket stubs are returned by Friday morning as we will not have time after that to check and include them.
Budding football players – we need people over 16 to be goalies for 20 mins or so on the ‘Beat the Goalie’ stall so please come along on the day and do a stint on the stall. You might not have made it to the World Cup but you can still do your bit for England!
Homemade cakes - please bring your delicious homemade cakes along to the Fete on Saturday any time from 11.30 until 1.30pm.
All cress animal and umbrella competition entries need to be entered by 2.30pm at the Fete; entry fee is 50p.
Gazebos – if anyone has a spare gazebo to keep off the sunshine drizzle (!) we would be very grateful if you would bring it along between 1130 and 1300 to school on Saturday to set it up and then collect at 4pm.
Chiltern Chase 13th June – so far I have heard from the following runners who are running on behalf of Little Bears, the School, or both. Please sponsor them to keep them going; forms can be found at school. The runners so far are: Nathan Manzie, Marc Oakley, Karen Amery, Nige Wright, Lucy & Dave Ellis, Hayley McMahon, Jane Marshall, Julie Pattison, Karen and/or Dave Cove, and Debbie Bradford. Apologies if I have missed anyone. See you there on Sunday.
Use of our swimming pool
We are still awaiting the results of the microbiological test and the return of some warm weather. Please continue to send swimming kit into school each day.
After School Clubs
After school clubs which began in Term 5 for participating pupils will continue in Term 6 as follows (already paid for with Term 5):
Hockey on Mondays until 4pm – last session on 28th June
Multisports on Wednesdays until 4pm – last session on 30th June
Netball on Wednesdays until 4pm – last session on 30th June
Football on Thursdays until 4.15pm – last session on 15th July
Little Bears News
The Butterflies decided to break out over half term! Hayley popped in on Thursday to find four fluttering around in the net, therefore released them into the garden to ensure best chance of survival. Lots of photographs were taken and the children enjoyed looking at them on Tuesday.
This last term our topic is “The Seaside”; the next two weeks is “On the Sea” & “Pirates”. We are making boats to sail in the water tray and have suggested the children come dressed as Pirates!
DIARY DATES:
Saturday 12th June
School Summer Fete
Sunday 13th June
Chiltern Chase
Monday 14th June
Swimming begins for Class 3 pupils. They will have 6 sessions and we are grateful to receive a “voluntary contribution” of £1 per pupil per week towards the transport costs.
Wednesday 16th June
Year 5 Visit to ICC for a Creative Arts lesson
Kwik Cricket tournament at Ewelme School between 3.30 and 5.30pm for participating pupils
Friday 18th June
KS1 ( Class 1) Healthy Day at ICC. Letter via book bags.
New Parent Governor
The Governing Body is very pleased to announce the appointment of Sara Wright as a new parent governor with immediate effect. Sara was the only person to put her name forward, following the resignation of Carl Mannering, so there is no requirement to hold an election! Sara has been very involved with the school over the last three years as PTA Chair and will be a valuable asset to the Governing Body.
Learning Platform
We are currently working with Research Machines in order to supply new parents with user names and passwords so that they may access the Learning Platform and individual letters will be sent to those parents as soon as possible, explaining what the LP is and how to access it. We have recently updated the calendar of events and also added a copy of the Summer/Autumn lunch menus.
Nit Alert
We are grateful to a parent for letting us know that their child had nits, which have now been treated. We would be grateful if everyone could check their child(ren’s) hair this weekend and treat if necessary, so that this problem does not spread further.
PTA Message
Summer Fete 12th June - keep everything crossed for good weather......
Thank you to those who have donated goodies and returned raffle tickets so far. Any last minute donations or return of tickets may be brought into school on Friday or please phone Sara on 07831 727764 to arrange when to drop them off. Please ensure all your raffle ticket stubs are returned by Friday morning as we will not have time after that to check and include them.
Budding football players – we need people over 16 to be goalies for 20 mins or so on the ‘Beat the Goalie’ stall so please come along on the day and do a stint on the stall. You might not have made it to the World Cup but you can still do your bit for England!
Homemade cakes - please bring your delicious homemade cakes along to the Fete on Saturday any time from 11.30 until 1.30pm.
All cress animal and umbrella competition entries need to be entered by 2.30pm at the Fete; entry fee is 50p.
Gazebos – if anyone has a spare gazebo to keep off the sunshine drizzle (!) we would be very grateful if you would bring it along between 1130 and 1300 to school on Saturday to set it up and then collect at 4pm.
Chiltern Chase 13th June – so far I have heard from the following runners who are running on behalf of Little Bears, the School, or both. Please sponsor them to keep them going; forms can be found at school. The runners so far are: Nathan Manzie, Marc Oakley, Karen Amery, Nige Wright, Lucy & Dave Ellis, Hayley McMahon, Jane Marshall, Julie Pattison, Karen and/or Dave Cove, and Debbie Bradford. Apologies if I have missed anyone. See you there on Sunday.
Use of our swimming pool
We are still awaiting the results of the microbiological test and the return of some warm weather. Please continue to send swimming kit into school each day.
After School Clubs
After school clubs which began in Term 5 for participating pupils will continue in Term 6 as follows (already paid for with Term 5):
Hockey on Mondays until 4pm – last session on 28th June
Multisports on Wednesdays until 4pm – last session on 30th June
Netball on Wednesdays until 4pm – last session on 30th June
Football on Thursdays until 4.15pm – last session on 15th July
Little Bears News
The Butterflies decided to break out over half term! Hayley popped in on Thursday to find four fluttering around in the net, therefore released them into the garden to ensure best chance of survival. Lots of photographs were taken and the children enjoyed looking at them on Tuesday.
This last term our topic is “The Seaside”; the next two weeks is “On the Sea” & “Pirates”. We are making boats to sail in the water tray and have suggested the children come dressed as Pirates!
DIARY DATES:
Saturday 12th June
School Summer Fete
Sunday 13th June
Chiltern Chase
Monday 14th June
Swimming begins for Class 3 pupils. They will have 6 sessions and we are grateful to receive a “voluntary contribution” of £1 per pupil per week towards the transport costs.
Wednesday 16th June
Year 5 Visit to ICC for a Creative Arts lesson
Kwik Cricket tournament at Ewelme School between 3.30 and 5.30pm for participating pupils
Friday 18th June
KS1 ( Class 1) Healthy Day at ICC. Letter via book bags.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Newsletter No 16 / 28th May 2010
PTA Message
Summer Fete 12th June – keep your fingers crossed for good weather on the 12th June as things start to hot up on the organising front. We have a fun filled Fete waiting for you with star performances from the children. Please look out for donations including chocolate, bottles, good condition books, jigsaws and accessories to bring into school after half term.
Please note that pupils must be accompanied to the fete by a parent or other responsible adult – school politely requests that even Year 6 pupils do not come to the fete on their own.
Beat the Goalie – we are looking for a number of willing footballers able to do a stint as the goalkeeper in ‘Beat the Goalie’. Must be aged over 16 please. If you are able to help out on the day please let Mrs Hopkins, Sara Wright or Ian Diment know before the 12th June.
Sealed Bid Auction for Golf Voucher @ Oxfordshire Golf Club - The Oxfordshire Golf Club have very kindly donated a voucher to help raise funds for the School PTA. The voucher entitles 2 golfers to a round of golf (18 holes) at the Oxfordshire on a week day subject to availability. Up to two additional guests may be added upon payment of green fees. All players must present a bona fide handicap certificate before play. Expiry date 31st December 2010. Due to the limitations, ie, bona fide handicap, we have decided to run this as a sealed bid auction with the prize going to the highest bidder. All bids must be sent to Sara Wright via written note or email (sara.wright@tiscali.co.uk) to be received by 7pm on Friday 11th June.
Car Parking-Please be aware that car parking in school will be extremely limited. Please be considerate to the residents of Cratlands Close and walk to school if at all possible.
Chiltern Chase 13th June – Runners do not seem to be in great supply this year! Anyone running please let Sara or Mrs Hopkins know.
Cycling Safety Training
The following 8 pupils have confirmed places for cycling safety training: Lucy Banting, Alex Birtles, Jordan Lafford, Issy Matthews, Rory Pattisson, Oliver Perring, Peter Roe and Robbie Scragg. Please could all pupils (including those involved in the Maths Master Class), have their bikes in school, in full working order, in readiness for the first session, which is on June 16th. This should allow plenty of time over the June Holiday for those final adjustments ie, saddle height, tyres pumped and to check that both brakes are working.
Use of our swimming pool
We are grateful to Mr Pattisson and Mrs Leiper for starting to prepare our school swimming pool for use. Oxfordshire County Council Health and Safety officers have inspected the pool and are happy that we comply with all their regulations for use. We have arranged for the pool to be microbiologically tested at the end of this week, so providing that we get a clear result, we shall be able to start using the pool at the start of Term 6. All pupils should have swimming kit in school each day. Boys need swimming trunks (not baggy) and girls need a one-piece costume. All pupils need a swimming hat and a towel. Earrings are not permitted in the pool so pupils must be able to take them out themselves and have something to put them in. Goggles are not permitted in the school pool unless we have a doctor’s note to let us know that there is a medical reason why goggles must be worn.
Little Bears Summer Bash
There is going to be a Summer Bash in aid of the Little Bears Pre-School on Saturday 17th July 2010. It will be held at the Cockadoo Bar and Restaurant in Nuneham Courtney from 7.30pm til 12.30am. There will be drinks on arrival, a four course dinner accompanied by live music from a jazz trio, and a disco. An auction and raffle will take place during the evening and there will be a 'Tree of Favours'. Tickets for this amazing event are £40 per person. Please call Lucy Khan on 01865 890802 or Ali Eaton on 07764741464 for more details.
Little Bears News
We were very excited on Monday to see the caterpillars had cocooned over the weekend. We are hoping they will break out before half term, usually this stage is just over one week so fingers crossed! We are thinking about symmetry this week and wondering what the butterflies will look like. To support this the children are making beautiful symmetrical butterfly paintings.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 7th June
INSET DAY – No pupils in school
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school for the beginning of Term 6
Wednesday 9th June
Mobile Library
Saturday 12th June
School Summer Fete
Sunday 13th June
Chiltern Chase
Have an enjoyable break!
Summer Fete 12th June – keep your fingers crossed for good weather on the 12th June as things start to hot up on the organising front. We have a fun filled Fete waiting for you with star performances from the children. Please look out for donations including chocolate, bottles, good condition books, jigsaws and accessories to bring into school after half term.
Please note that pupils must be accompanied to the fete by a parent or other responsible adult – school politely requests that even Year 6 pupils do not come to the fete on their own.
Beat the Goalie – we are looking for a number of willing footballers able to do a stint as the goalkeeper in ‘Beat the Goalie’. Must be aged over 16 please. If you are able to help out on the day please let Mrs Hopkins, Sara Wright or Ian Diment know before the 12th June.
Sealed Bid Auction for Golf Voucher @ Oxfordshire Golf Club - The Oxfordshire Golf Club have very kindly donated a voucher to help raise funds for the School PTA. The voucher entitles 2 golfers to a round of golf (18 holes) at the Oxfordshire on a week day subject to availability. Up to two additional guests may be added upon payment of green fees. All players must present a bona fide handicap certificate before play. Expiry date 31st December 2010. Due to the limitations, ie, bona fide handicap, we have decided to run this as a sealed bid auction with the prize going to the highest bidder. All bids must be sent to Sara Wright via written note or email (sara.wright@tiscali.co.uk) to be received by 7pm on Friday 11th June.
Car Parking-Please be aware that car parking in school will be extremely limited. Please be considerate to the residents of Cratlands Close and walk to school if at all possible.
Chiltern Chase 13th June – Runners do not seem to be in great supply this year! Anyone running please let Sara or Mrs Hopkins know.
Cycling Safety Training
The following 8 pupils have confirmed places for cycling safety training: Lucy Banting, Alex Birtles, Jordan Lafford, Issy Matthews, Rory Pattisson, Oliver Perring, Peter Roe and Robbie Scragg. Please could all pupils (including those involved in the Maths Master Class), have their bikes in school, in full working order, in readiness for the first session, which is on June 16th. This should allow plenty of time over the June Holiday for those final adjustments ie, saddle height, tyres pumped and to check that both brakes are working.
Use of our swimming pool
We are grateful to Mr Pattisson and Mrs Leiper for starting to prepare our school swimming pool for use. Oxfordshire County Council Health and Safety officers have inspected the pool and are happy that we comply with all their regulations for use. We have arranged for the pool to be microbiologically tested at the end of this week, so providing that we get a clear result, we shall be able to start using the pool at the start of Term 6. All pupils should have swimming kit in school each day. Boys need swimming trunks (not baggy) and girls need a one-piece costume. All pupils need a swimming hat and a towel. Earrings are not permitted in the pool so pupils must be able to take them out themselves and have something to put them in. Goggles are not permitted in the school pool unless we have a doctor’s note to let us know that there is a medical reason why goggles must be worn.
Little Bears Summer Bash
There is going to be a Summer Bash in aid of the Little Bears Pre-School on Saturday 17th July 2010. It will be held at the Cockadoo Bar and Restaurant in Nuneham Courtney from 7.30pm til 12.30am. There will be drinks on arrival, a four course dinner accompanied by live music from a jazz trio, and a disco. An auction and raffle will take place during the evening and there will be a 'Tree of Favours'. Tickets for this amazing event are £40 per person. Please call Lucy Khan on 01865 890802 or Ali Eaton on 07764741464 for more details.
Little Bears News
We were very excited on Monday to see the caterpillars had cocooned over the weekend. We are hoping they will break out before half term, usually this stage is just over one week so fingers crossed! We are thinking about symmetry this week and wondering what the butterflies will look like. To support this the children are making beautiful symmetrical butterfly paintings.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 7th June
INSET DAY – No pupils in school
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school for the beginning of Term 6
Wednesday 9th June
Mobile Library
Saturday 12th June
School Summer Fete
Sunday 13th June
Chiltern Chase
Have an enjoyable break!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Newsletter No 15 / 21st May 2010
PTA Message
Summer Fete 12th June – all donations for the Summer Fete gratefully received. We will need: chocolate, unopened bottles in date, good quality unwanted accessories, and unwanted good condition books and jigsaws. Don’t forget to encourage your child to start growing your cress animal (unfortunately Notcutts are not in a position to fund our cress seeds) and decorate an umbrella to bring along on the day. If anyone needs more raffle tickets please let us know.
If you have any spare then Julie Pattison needs any unwanted plastic or ceramic garden planting pots for the gardening club and stall at the Fete.
Chiltern Chase 13th June – all runners to collect a sponsorship form from school. Please confirm to Sara Wright if you are running.
School Uniform Orders
Items of school uniform are available for purchase from Tracy Perring each Wednesday afternoon after school from the “Little Bears” section of the portacabin. If you are unable to “shop” at this time, please contact Tracy by e-mail on tracy.perring@talktalk.net. Tracy will also have a school uniform stall at the school fete so that purchases may be made there.
Street Dance After School Club
As the current sessions of after school dance club led by Tanya’s School of Dance finish on Tuesday 25th May, they would like to invite parents to a demonstration of what they have been learning at 4pm. As this club has been extremely popular, we have already booked another 6-week block of lessons to continue in Term 6 on the following dates: 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th June and 6th, 13th July. The cost for this club is £24 (£4 per lesson). Letters were distributed at Tuesday’s session this week, although this opportunity is, of course, also open to all pupils.
Cycling Safety Training
We are very grateful to Mrs Leighfield, Mrs Scragg and Mrs Vale for once again agreeing to oversee our Cycling Safety Training. Initially Y6 pupils are being offered this opportunity, as we feel that it is much easier to work well with a smaller group. We realise that not all pupils will be available to participate in each training session but feel that attendance on at least four out of five training sessions will be sufficent. The sessions will be held in the afternoons and will commence on Wednesday 16th June, 23rd, 30th, 7th July and Friday 16th July. The test date will be on Tuesday 20th July. Each pupil will need a roadworthy bicycle (front and rear brakes and reflectors) and a cycle helmet which fits properly. Please let Mrs Hopkins know as soon as possible if you would like to book a place.
Parent Governor Election
A letter has been sent, via book bags, this week, to all parents explaining that we currently have a vacancy for a Parent Governor at our school. This vacancy arises from the resignation of Carl Mannering who left the Governing Body following his house move. A nomination form was included with the explanatory letter and we hope that at least one person will put their name forward to join the Governing Body. In the event of more than one person applying, we will hold a secret ballot and will explain how this works, should the need arise. Please be aware, that if we do have more than one nomination, the section of the nomination form where you write “Why I would like to be a parent governor” will be circulated for inclusion with the ballot papers.
Little Bears News
We are eagerly awaiting the caterpillars to cocoon, they have eaten lots of the food and are huge! The children are making fabulous caterpillars and have made a large cocoon out of paper-mache. Outside they have been exploring the compost, making mud pies and enjoying the fantastic weather!
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 25th May
Mrs Elliott from ICC will be in school to talk with our Year 6 pupils transferring to ICC in September
Wednesday 26th –Sunday 30th May
Mrs Turner and Mrs Manzie visit our partner school in Hazlach, Poland for the final teachers’ meeting of this Comenius Project
Friday 28th May
Break up for May Holiday at 3.15pm
Monday 7th June
INSET DAY – No pupils in school
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school for the beginning of Term 6
Wednesday 9th June
Mobile Library
Saturday 12th June
School Summer Fete
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school
Summer Fete 12th June – all donations for the Summer Fete gratefully received. We will need: chocolate, unopened bottles in date, good quality unwanted accessories, and unwanted good condition books and jigsaws. Don’t forget to encourage your child to start growing your cress animal (unfortunately Notcutts are not in a position to fund our cress seeds) and decorate an umbrella to bring along on the day. If anyone needs more raffle tickets please let us know.
If you have any spare then Julie Pattison needs any unwanted plastic or ceramic garden planting pots for the gardening club and stall at the Fete.
Chiltern Chase 13th June – all runners to collect a sponsorship form from school. Please confirm to Sara Wright if you are running.
School Uniform Orders
Items of school uniform are available for purchase from Tracy Perring each Wednesday afternoon after school from the “Little Bears” section of the portacabin. If you are unable to “shop” at this time, please contact Tracy by e-mail on tracy.perring@talktalk.net. Tracy will also have a school uniform stall at the school fete so that purchases may be made there.
Street Dance After School Club
As the current sessions of after school dance club led by Tanya’s School of Dance finish on Tuesday 25th May, they would like to invite parents to a demonstration of what they have been learning at 4pm. As this club has been extremely popular, we have already booked another 6-week block of lessons to continue in Term 6 on the following dates: 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th June and 6th, 13th July. The cost for this club is £24 (£4 per lesson). Letters were distributed at Tuesday’s session this week, although this opportunity is, of course, also open to all pupils.
Cycling Safety Training
We are very grateful to Mrs Leighfield, Mrs Scragg and Mrs Vale for once again agreeing to oversee our Cycling Safety Training. Initially Y6 pupils are being offered this opportunity, as we feel that it is much easier to work well with a smaller group. We realise that not all pupils will be available to participate in each training session but feel that attendance on at least four out of five training sessions will be sufficent. The sessions will be held in the afternoons and will commence on Wednesday 16th June, 23rd, 30th, 7th July and Friday 16th July. The test date will be on Tuesday 20th July. Each pupil will need a roadworthy bicycle (front and rear brakes and reflectors) and a cycle helmet which fits properly. Please let Mrs Hopkins know as soon as possible if you would like to book a place.
Parent Governor Election
A letter has been sent, via book bags, this week, to all parents explaining that we currently have a vacancy for a Parent Governor at our school. This vacancy arises from the resignation of Carl Mannering who left the Governing Body following his house move. A nomination form was included with the explanatory letter and we hope that at least one person will put their name forward to join the Governing Body. In the event of more than one person applying, we will hold a secret ballot and will explain how this works, should the need arise. Please be aware, that if we do have more than one nomination, the section of the nomination form where you write “Why I would like to be a parent governor” will be circulated for inclusion with the ballot papers.
Little Bears News
We are eagerly awaiting the caterpillars to cocoon, they have eaten lots of the food and are huge! The children are making fabulous caterpillars and have made a large cocoon out of paper-mache. Outside they have been exploring the compost, making mud pies and enjoying the fantastic weather!
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 25th May
Mrs Elliott from ICC will be in school to talk with our Year 6 pupils transferring to ICC in September
Wednesday 26th –Sunday 30th May
Mrs Turner and Mrs Manzie visit our partner school in Hazlach, Poland for the final teachers’ meeting of this Comenius Project
Friday 28th May
Break up for May Holiday at 3.15pm
Monday 7th June
INSET DAY – No pupils in school
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school for the beginning of Term 6
Wednesday 9th June
Mobile Library
Saturday 12th June
School Summer Fete
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Newsletter No 14 / 14th May 2010
Congratulations to our Year 6 pupils who have all conducted themselves and coped very well with the pressures of “SATs Week.” There was an audible sigh of relief after the last paper! However, some tasks and tests will continue over the next week or so for other pupils in Year groups 2-5.
PTA Message
Summer Raffle tickets – hopefully this week you will have received some raffle tickets in an envelope. Please look out for them in your child’s school bag and if they cannot be found let Mrs Hopkins know.There are still a couple of prizes to be claimed from the Easter Chocolate raffle - please check previous newsletters for the winning tickets and claim your prizes before half term. Any prizes not claimed by this time will be put into the Summer Fete chocolate tombola.
Summer Fete – you by now will have received an email note regarding the summer fete. This event will only be successful and raise funds if you take an active part; this can either be through donating items for the fete, helping with a stall and coming along with your pennies. We still need helpers on the day so please get in touch and let us know what you can do. Hope to see you there and keep your fingers crossed for good weather!
Gardening Club and Summer Fete
Despite it blowing hot and then cold, gardening club has got underway, and we have been planting and potting on in readiness for the fete on 12th June. Gardening Club will be running a plant stall, with hanging baskets and lots of flowers and veg, so don't splash out on your summer bedding until you've seen what we have on offer! In the meantime, any surplus plastic pots or ceramic pots in good condition are very welcome.
New School Lunch Menu
Each family should have received a copy (in book bags on Monday) of the new lunch menu which begins on Monday. We shall start on “Week One” of a 3-weekly cycle.
School Council News
Thank you to last term’s School Council for their hard work. We now have a newly elected School Council for the summer term, as follows: Izzy Matthews and Robbie Scragg represent the Year 6 group, Alice Madry and Ben Drake are the Year 5 representatives, Ewan Madry and Maisie Matthews represent Year 4, Matthew Ellis and Tazmin Vale represent Year 3 and Marcin Skwarek and Thea Diment represent Year 2. We look forward to our first meeting next week!
Chess Club Results
After 7 tournament matches in school we have a winner – Izzy Matthews, with the highest possible score of 21 points. Benedict Diment, Ella Mae White, Ben Drake, Robbie Scragg and Owen Cove all came joint second with 19 points. We were really pleased with the enthusiasm shown by all those who took part in Chess Club. We would also like to thank Reverend David for his help in running the club. A number of participants names will be put forward to the British Land Chess to be invited o complete in the local Megafinal.
Mock Election
Last Friday, Stadhampton School held a “mock election”! Class 3 pupils were divided into 3 parties and worked together to form their own maifestos on “How they would improve the school”. After a few days of preparation, they presented these to the rest of the school, who asked many questions! Pupils then voted using an actual voting booth! The results were: J.I.B.R.A.T.I.P. – 31 votes, Yellow Submarines – 25 votes., DC House – 20 votes. Clearly it was a very close vote.The members of the winning party were Jordan, Izzy, Ben Drake, Rory, Amber and Tom. Congratulations to them! However, as you can see there was no overall majority....
Icknield Governors Information
Francesca Holmes-Smith, the Chair of Governors at Icknield Community College has asked us to inform you that they now have a blog to provide parents and prospective parents with governor-related information. This can be found on http://icknieldgovernors.blogspot.com
Little Bears News
We are talking and learning about spiders this week to support our Mini Beasts topic. However, we have put the spider craft on hold as we are preparing for our Open Day which is on Saturday 15th May. The children are decorating bears to make bunting. We continue to observe our caterpillars: they are growing very fast, fascinating the children. We missed our singing session with FS1 last week due to school closure, but were happy to go again this week. Please come along to our Open Day on Saturday between 11am & 3pm. See you there!
DIARY DATES:
Thursday 20th May
PTA Meeting at 8pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 26th –Sunday 30th May
Mrs Turner and Mrs Manzie visit our partner school in Hazlach, Poland for the final teachers’ meeting of this Comenius Project
Friday 28th May
Break up for May Holiday at 3.15pm
Monday 7th June
INSET DAY – No pupils in school
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school
PTA Message
Summer Raffle tickets – hopefully this week you will have received some raffle tickets in an envelope. Please look out for them in your child’s school bag and if they cannot be found let Mrs Hopkins know.There are still a couple of prizes to be claimed from the Easter Chocolate raffle - please check previous newsletters for the winning tickets and claim your prizes before half term. Any prizes not claimed by this time will be put into the Summer Fete chocolate tombola.
Summer Fete – you by now will have received an email note regarding the summer fete. This event will only be successful and raise funds if you take an active part; this can either be through donating items for the fete, helping with a stall and coming along with your pennies. We still need helpers on the day so please get in touch and let us know what you can do. Hope to see you there and keep your fingers crossed for good weather!
Gardening Club and Summer Fete
Despite it blowing hot and then cold, gardening club has got underway, and we have been planting and potting on in readiness for the fete on 12th June. Gardening Club will be running a plant stall, with hanging baskets and lots of flowers and veg, so don't splash out on your summer bedding until you've seen what we have on offer! In the meantime, any surplus plastic pots or ceramic pots in good condition are very welcome.
New School Lunch Menu
Each family should have received a copy (in book bags on Monday) of the new lunch menu which begins on Monday. We shall start on “Week One” of a 3-weekly cycle.
School Council News
Thank you to last term’s School Council for their hard work. We now have a newly elected School Council for the summer term, as follows: Izzy Matthews and Robbie Scragg represent the Year 6 group, Alice Madry and Ben Drake are the Year 5 representatives, Ewan Madry and Maisie Matthews represent Year 4, Matthew Ellis and Tazmin Vale represent Year 3 and Marcin Skwarek and Thea Diment represent Year 2. We look forward to our first meeting next week!
Chess Club Results
After 7 tournament matches in school we have a winner – Izzy Matthews, with the highest possible score of 21 points. Benedict Diment, Ella Mae White, Ben Drake, Robbie Scragg and Owen Cove all came joint second with 19 points. We were really pleased with the enthusiasm shown by all those who took part in Chess Club. We would also like to thank Reverend David for his help in running the club. A number of participants names will be put forward to the British Land Chess to be invited o complete in the local Megafinal.
Mock Election
Last Friday, Stadhampton School held a “mock election”! Class 3 pupils were divided into 3 parties and worked together to form their own maifestos on “How they would improve the school”. After a few days of preparation, they presented these to the rest of the school, who asked many questions! Pupils then voted using an actual voting booth! The results were: J.I.B.R.A.T.I.P. – 31 votes, Yellow Submarines – 25 votes., DC House – 20 votes. Clearly it was a very close vote.The members of the winning party were Jordan, Izzy, Ben Drake, Rory, Amber and Tom. Congratulations to them! However, as you can see there was no overall majority....
Icknield Governors Information
Francesca Holmes-Smith, the Chair of Governors at Icknield Community College has asked us to inform you that they now have a blog to provide parents and prospective parents with governor-related information. This can be found on http://icknieldgovernors.blogspot.com
Little Bears News
We are talking and learning about spiders this week to support our Mini Beasts topic. However, we have put the spider craft on hold as we are preparing for our Open Day which is on Saturday 15th May. The children are decorating bears to make bunting. We continue to observe our caterpillars: they are growing very fast, fascinating the children. We missed our singing session with FS1 last week due to school closure, but were happy to go again this week. Please come along to our Open Day on Saturday between 11am & 3pm. See you there!
DIARY DATES:
Thursday 20th May
PTA Meeting at 8pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 26th –Sunday 30th May
Mrs Turner and Mrs Manzie visit our partner school in Hazlach, Poland for the final teachers’ meeting of this Comenius Project
Friday 28th May
Break up for May Holiday at 3.15pm
Monday 7th June
INSET DAY – No pupils in school
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school
Friday, May 7, 2010
Newsletter No 13 / 7th May 2010
Happy MAY Birthday to: Lucy Banting, Hannah Bradford, Leo Burnell, Ruby Dallimore, Benedict Diment, Buddy Halliday, Ella Lavene, Maisie Matthews, Rory Pattisson, Oliver Stewart and Tazmin Vale
During MAY we are focusing on the core value of TOLERANCE
Poland Visit
The 17 Wanderers return! We had a most unusual and eventful visit to our partner school in Poland. There were some changes made to our original itinerary, due to the tragic plane crash in which so many Polish dignitaries were killed. We arrived during their national week of mourning and witnessed history in the making. Most visits, excursions and joint activities remained unchanged and amongst the highlights were visits to the magnificent city of Krakow, the amazing Wieliczka salt mines, the local town of Cieszyn, the ski jump at Wisla and, for some adults, a visit to Auschwitz, as well as a number of joint events with our partner school and host families. The volcanic eruption in Iceland meant changes to our scheduled return. The headteacher, staff, pupils and our host families were incredibly helpful and supportive at this time. They continued to look after us with great hospitality and made further arrangements for us, including facilitating our safe return. This was a very memorable visit and there is too much to write in a newsletter so we are preparing a separate, more detailed, account of our adventures. I was very proud of everyone in our group and of our partner school – they were able to turn a very difficult situation into a very special experience.
PTA Message
Clothes Recycling – Thank you to everyone who donated clothing; we are waiting to find out how much we raised.Car Boot Sale – It was very cold and not that busy but at least it wasn’t wet!
Thank you to all those parents (and teachers) who either came along on the day or baked cakes for us to sell. £82.30 was taken on the day with some costs for the tea, coffee, etc.
Chiltern Chase – sponsorship forms are now available at school. If you would prefer to sponsor the Stadhampton Steamers then take a form, just put sponsorship details on and let us know how you would like your money to be spent.
Summer Fete 12th June - expect a note out next week with more details of the Summer Fete.
Class Overviews for Terms 5 & 6
Pupils should have brought home an outline of the areas of the curriculum that will be covered in their class during Terms 5 & 6.
Little Bears News
This week at Little Bears we are turning our attention to Bumble Bees. We are talking and learning about the differences between bumble bees & wasps. The children have made some excellent “Buzzy Bees.”We found a wasps nest in the shed, which has caught the attention of many, encouraging us to make great use of our new magnifying glasses! We have also had the arrival of 5 tiny caterpillars. We are taking great care of them & hope they will grow, cocoon & hatch into butterflies over the coming weeks.As you can see a very busy time at Little Bears!
DIARY DATES:
Monday 10th May
Start of SATs week; Class 2 pupils swimming at Berinsfield; Hockey Club for participating pupils
Wednesday 12th May
Mobile Library visit
Thursday 20th May
PTA Meeting at 8pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 26th –Sunday 30th May
Mrs Turner and Mrs Manzie visit our partner school in Hazlach, Poland
Friday 28th May
Break up for May Holiday at 3.15pm
Monday 7th June
INSET DAY – No pupils in school
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school
During MAY we are focusing on the core value of TOLERANCE
Poland Visit
The 17 Wanderers return! We had a most unusual and eventful visit to our partner school in Poland. There were some changes made to our original itinerary, due to the tragic plane crash in which so many Polish dignitaries were killed. We arrived during their national week of mourning and witnessed history in the making. Most visits, excursions and joint activities remained unchanged and amongst the highlights were visits to the magnificent city of Krakow, the amazing Wieliczka salt mines, the local town of Cieszyn, the ski jump at Wisla and, for some adults, a visit to Auschwitz, as well as a number of joint events with our partner school and host families. The volcanic eruption in Iceland meant changes to our scheduled return. The headteacher, staff, pupils and our host families were incredibly helpful and supportive at this time. They continued to look after us with great hospitality and made further arrangements for us, including facilitating our safe return. This was a very memorable visit and there is too much to write in a newsletter so we are preparing a separate, more detailed, account of our adventures. I was very proud of everyone in our group and of our partner school – they were able to turn a very difficult situation into a very special experience.
PTA Message
Clothes Recycling – Thank you to everyone who donated clothing; we are waiting to find out how much we raised.Car Boot Sale – It was very cold and not that busy but at least it wasn’t wet!
Thank you to all those parents (and teachers) who either came along on the day or baked cakes for us to sell. £82.30 was taken on the day with some costs for the tea, coffee, etc.
Chiltern Chase – sponsorship forms are now available at school. If you would prefer to sponsor the Stadhampton Steamers then take a form, just put sponsorship details on and let us know how you would like your money to be spent.
Summer Fete 12th June - expect a note out next week with more details of the Summer Fete.
Class Overviews for Terms 5 & 6
Pupils should have brought home an outline of the areas of the curriculum that will be covered in their class during Terms 5 & 6.
Little Bears News
This week at Little Bears we are turning our attention to Bumble Bees. We are talking and learning about the differences between bumble bees & wasps. The children have made some excellent “Buzzy Bees.”We found a wasps nest in the shed, which has caught the attention of many, encouraging us to make great use of our new magnifying glasses! We have also had the arrival of 5 tiny caterpillars. We are taking great care of them & hope they will grow, cocoon & hatch into butterflies over the coming weeks.As you can see a very busy time at Little Bears!
DIARY DATES:
Monday 10th May
Start of SATs week; Class 2 pupils swimming at Berinsfield; Hockey Club for participating pupils
Wednesday 12th May
Mobile Library visit
Thursday 20th May
PTA Meeting at 8pm. All welcome.
Wednesday 26th –Sunday 30th May
Mrs Turner and Mrs Manzie visit our partner school in Hazlach, Poland
Friday 28th May
Break up for May Holiday at 3.15pm
Monday 7th June
INSET DAY – No pupils in school
Tuesday 8th June
Pupils return to school
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