Happy JUNE Birthday to: Megan Barber, Olivia Dallimore, Betsy Elliott, Chloe Hindmarch, Joshua Matthews and Georgia Valentine.
During June we are focusing on the core value of HONESTY
After School Club
There are still places available at the after school club held in the portacabin until 5pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Please contact Nikki Howlett to obtain a form for this, if you do not have one already.
Swimming in the School Pool
As Mr Pattisson has kindly prepared the school pool for use and it has passed the bacteriological tests carried out by SMS Environmental, pupils should all make sure that they have swimming kit available in school each day. This should consist of a one-piece swimming costume for girls, swimming trunks for boys (not baggy please), a swimming hat (for all pool users), and a towel. Pupils who have stud earrings which cannot be removed by the pupil themselves, must have their own supply of tape available which they must use to cover over the earrings in order to comply with health and safety requirements.
Learning Platform
Each family should have received earlier this week details of parents’ usernames and passwords in order to access the Interest Space for Parents on the Learning Platform. Please let Mrs Hopkins know if you experience difficulties in accessing this area of the LP or if you are unable to see information relating to your child.
Message from the PTA Committee
The Stadhampton Steamers will be running this Sunday in the Chiltern Chase to raise money for the school. If you are not running please instead sponsor the team and come along to support us on the day. Sponsorship money may be given until 29th June; please leave with Mrs Hopkins at school in an envelope explaining what the money is for.
For those who are running there will be a prize donated by ‘Up & Running’ in Headington for the person who collects the most sponsorship. Good luck everyone and see you on Sunday.
School “Themed Weeks” during June
We are very pleased to have arranged two ‘themed weeks’ in June which we are all looking forward to:
‘Focus on Africa’ Week – 8th – 12th June 2009
During this week we have some exciting events planned and welcome several parents into school to share a personal insight into aspects of life in Africa. These events include a dance workshop, African Art activities, a selection of African animals visiting with their carer, a taste of African Food – courtesy of Food with Thought, and talks on Uganda & Ghana as well as the work of Christian Aid in Africa. On Friday 12th June we will have a non-uniform day, requesting a voluntary contribution of £1 per pupil, to support the work of Christian Aid. We hope some pupils may be sufficiently inspired to wear an African outfit!
“Healthy Week” – 15th – 19th June 2009
As part of our commitment to the Healthy Schools initiative we have also organised a Healthy Week with a range of activities and events for all pupils. These include an athletics tournament, a “Skip-Hop” workshop where we shall be joined by a sports specialist to help us develop a range of skipping skills (and improve our fitness!), a talk on “Rainbow Food” and the importance of a balanced diet, opportunities to prepare (and eat!) a healthy snack, a Premier Sports led basketball based fundraising event and a design a healthy lunchbox competition.
The “Skip-Hop” session includes a whole-school demonstration at 2.30pm on Tuesday 16th June to which parents are invited. The “Skip-Hop” coach will have a supply of “Skip-Hop” skipping ropes available for sale (at £3.50 each) at the end of the day. There is no obligation to buy and we are not specifically promoting them but we are advised that they are popular at other schools and enable pupils to perform certain “tricks” that are not possible with an ordinary handle-less skipping rope.
The Premier Sports basketball fundraising event will be held during the morning of Thursday 18th June. This is a sponsored event in which all pupils will take part in a class basketball session, led by a specialist coach, and will learn and develop five new skills. Pupils are invited to seek sponsorship for this event and further details are given on a sponsorship form which will be sent home on Friday. Please note that these forms must be brought in to school on Thursday 18th June in order for the coach to complete and sign. Funds raised from this event will be channeled into developing playtime equipment facilities, some of which our pupils have suggested. Thank you.
Sunhats and Sunscreen
Pupils are reminded to bring in and wear sunhats during the sunny weather. Sunscreen is best applied before school but pupils may re-apply their own sunscreen, under supervision, just before lunch, if necessary. Sunscreen containers should be named and left with the class teacher. Unfortunately we are not allowed to assist with the application of sunscreen.
School Council
On Monday 15th June, the School Council will be selling cartoon templates on which to create a cartoon about the summer holidays. It will be a competition with 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes for each class. It will cost 50p to enter. Closing date for entries is Monday 6th July.
Planned Comenius visit to Hazlach, Poland for older pupils and their parents, April 2010
All pupils currently in Years 4 and 5 should have received a letter about this visit earlier this week. Thank you for all the responses so far. If you have not received this letter please contact Mrs Turner.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making sandwiches and spending a lot of time outdoors in the lovely sunshine. Nikki has started an Early Language Lead Practioners training course this week which has entitled Little Bears to receive some lovely new resources to do with language, e.g. story sack, voice recorder, listening games, etc. We are fortunate that Nikki is able to undertake this training as there are only 20 settings in Oxfordshire who are able to take up this opportunity.
Race Night tickets for the 27th June are now available, priced at £12.50 including supper.
DIARY DATES:
Sunday 7th June Chiltern Chase
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Start of “Focus on Africa” Week
Tuesday 9th June Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow for pupils
PTA Meeting at 8pm
Wednesday 10th June Mobile Library
Monday 15th June Start of “Healthy Week”
Wednesday 17th June Creative arts lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Tuesday 23rd June “Orinoco” Family Learning Workshop 3.15-4.15pm
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Wednesday 1st July Mobile Library
Tuesday 7th July Concert for Classes 2 & 3 at Harris Manchester College
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Tuesday 14th July Daylight Theatre performance
Friday 17th July End of school year assembly at 9.00am
School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Friday, June 5, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Newsletter No 5 / 22nd May 2009
Cycle Training
Cycle training will begin for all Year 6 pupils who have not already completed it on Tuesday 2nd June. Many thanks to our volunteer parent trainers, Mrs Leighfield, Mrs Scragg and Mrs Vale for giving up their time to facilitate this opportunity.
Learning Platform
This is the final week for sending paper copies of the newsletter to those families who are able to receive it electronically. We are pleased that 40 out of our 49 families in school have now sent in their e-mail details. We would still be very pleased to receive e-mail addresses from parents who have not provided one already, in order to further increase the percentage of newsletters and other correspondence which can be sent electronically.
Artsmark Award
We have recently received notification that our Artsmark award has been revalidated for another three years. This is the recognition of the commitment we have to the arts and reflects the high standard of artwork created by pupils throughout the school. Well done to everyone and many thanks to Mrs Sutton who co-ordinated and compiled our application.
Events in Term 6
During Term 6 we have a number of exciting events planned. These include two themed weeks in June:
• “Focus on Africa” 8th-12th June, during which we will welcome several visitors into school, including Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow which will provide a professional “animal encounter” workshop for all pupils. Many thanks to the PTA for helping to financially support this event.
• “Healthy Week” 15th – 19th June, during which we will have a number of professionally lead events to inspire us all to be active and lead healthy lifestyles. PE kit should be kept in school every day that week!
Easy2name labels
We have been asked to remind parents of the opportunity to order packs of labels which can be stuck onto clothing without a need for sewing or ironing, along with the additional benefit of earning funds for Stadhampton School. Simply go to the website www.easy2name.com and use the code Stadhampton Primary School OX44 when placing an order.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been very busy with bugs- going on bug hunts, making bug masks and doing lots of pictures for their bug books! They also enjoyed making fruit smoothies. A Race Night is planned for Saturday 27th June. More details are now available from Nikki.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Tuesday 2nd June Cycling training begins for participating pupils
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Friday 5th June KS1 Healthy Day at ICC
Sunday 7th June Chiltern Chase
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Start of “Focus on Africa” Week
Tuesday 9th June Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow
PTA Meeting at 8pm
Wednesday 10th June Mobile Library
Monday 15th June Start of “Healthy Week”
Wednesday 17th June Creative arts lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Tuesday 23rd June “Orinoco” Family Learning Workshop 3.15-4.15pm
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Wednesday 1st July Mobile Library
Tuesday 7th July Concert for Classes 2 & 3 at Harris Manchester College
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Tuesday 14th July Daylight Theatre performance
Friday 17th July End of school year assembly at 9.00am
School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Cycle training will begin for all Year 6 pupils who have not already completed it on Tuesday 2nd June. Many thanks to our volunteer parent trainers, Mrs Leighfield, Mrs Scragg and Mrs Vale for giving up their time to facilitate this opportunity.
Learning Platform
This is the final week for sending paper copies of the newsletter to those families who are able to receive it electronically. We are pleased that 40 out of our 49 families in school have now sent in their e-mail details. We would still be very pleased to receive e-mail addresses from parents who have not provided one already, in order to further increase the percentage of newsletters and other correspondence which can be sent electronically.
Artsmark Award
We have recently received notification that our Artsmark award has been revalidated for another three years. This is the recognition of the commitment we have to the arts and reflects the high standard of artwork created by pupils throughout the school. Well done to everyone and many thanks to Mrs Sutton who co-ordinated and compiled our application.
Events in Term 6
During Term 6 we have a number of exciting events planned. These include two themed weeks in June:
• “Focus on Africa” 8th-12th June, during which we will welcome several visitors into school, including Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow which will provide a professional “animal encounter” workshop for all pupils. Many thanks to the PTA for helping to financially support this event.
• “Healthy Week” 15th – 19th June, during which we will have a number of professionally lead events to inspire us all to be active and lead healthy lifestyles. PE kit should be kept in school every day that week!
Easy2name labels
We have been asked to remind parents of the opportunity to order packs of labels which can be stuck onto clothing without a need for sewing or ironing, along with the additional benefit of earning funds for Stadhampton School. Simply go to the website www.easy2name.com and use the code Stadhampton Primary School OX44 when placing an order.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have been very busy with bugs- going on bug hunts, making bug masks and doing lots of pictures for their bug books! They also enjoyed making fruit smoothies. A Race Night is planned for Saturday 27th June. More details are now available from Nikki.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Tuesday 2nd June Cycling training begins for participating pupils
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Friday 5th June KS1 Healthy Day at ICC
Sunday 7th June Chiltern Chase
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Start of “Focus on Africa” Week
Tuesday 9th June Jonathan’s Jungle Roadshow
PTA Meeting at 8pm
Wednesday 10th June Mobile Library
Monday 15th June Start of “Healthy Week”
Wednesday 17th June Creative arts lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Tuesday 23rd June “Orinoco” Family Learning Workshop 3.15-4.15pm
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Wednesday 1st July Mobile Library
Tuesday 7th July Concert for Classes 2 & 3 at Harris Manchester College
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Tuesday 14th July Daylight Theatre performance
Friday 17th July End of school year assembly at 9.00am
School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Newsletter No 4 / 15th May 2009
Cycling Proficiency
Parents of pupils wishing to take part in this training opportunity should now book their place please with Mrs Hopkins. The first session begins on Tuesday 2nd June.
School Meals
Please could I remind everyone that payment for school meals must be kept separate from other payments for swimming, trips, etc. Thank you.
Amendments to Menus: Please could parents note that unfortunately due to limited oven space, we will offer a Vegetarian Pasta Bake in place of the other vegetarian option on Tuesday and Friday of Week 1, and Friday of Week 3.
Learning Platform
We will shortly be launching the learning platform to parents, and will e-mail usernames and passwords to households whose e-mail addresses we have. If you haven't done so already, please send your e-mail address to office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk to make sure you don't miss out! The school governors are already using the Learning Platform to share documents including meeting minutes and actions, to collaborate on communications like the recent school structure letter, and to discuss general issues.
Orinoco Family Learning Workshop on 23rd June 2009
We have, in liaison with Extended Services, arranged for a free family workshop to take place at Stadhampton School from 3.15-4.15pm on Tuesday 23rd June. Orinoco is a company which provides arts and crafts workshops using recycled materials and sells additional art and craft materials. The workshop, which will have a printing focus, is open to all families but, as it is a Family Learning initiative supported by Extended Services, children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop will be led by experienced adults and this one-off opportunity is free. In addition, Orinoco will be selling recycled art and crafts materials but this is, of course, entirely optional. We do hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. Nearer the time we will circulate response slips to enable us to best cater for numbers.
Friday 22nd May
At the end of the afternoon on Friday 22nd May some of our pupils will be presenting aspects of out of school activities they attend. These include gymnastics, first aid and karate. The event will be held in the hall, starting at 2.50pm and finishing before the end of the school day. Any parents/families who would like to join us would be most welcome and may arrive from 2.40pm.
PTA News
Please find attached to this newsletter a flyer about the Chiltern Chase which takes place on Sunday 7th June.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have enjoyed making Spanish Omelette. They have also been making a book about Mini-beasts and looking at the life-cycle of a butterfly and a frog. A Sports Day is planned for Saturday 13th June at 12.30 and all are welcome. Burgers and hot-dogs may be ordered through Nikki for this event. We are pleased to welcome back Sophie Amico as a “volunteer” helper.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 19th May Class 3 visit to The Tower of London
Friday 22nd May Break up at 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Tuesday 23rd June “Orinoco” Family Learning Workshop 3.15-4.15pm
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Friday 17th July School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Parents of pupils wishing to take part in this training opportunity should now book their place please with Mrs Hopkins. The first session begins on Tuesday 2nd June.
School Meals
Please could I remind everyone that payment for school meals must be kept separate from other payments for swimming, trips, etc. Thank you.
Amendments to Menus: Please could parents note that unfortunately due to limited oven space, we will offer a Vegetarian Pasta Bake in place of the other vegetarian option on Tuesday and Friday of Week 1, and Friday of Week 3.
Learning Platform
We will shortly be launching the learning platform to parents, and will e-mail usernames and passwords to households whose e-mail addresses we have. If you haven't done so already, please send your e-mail address to office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk to make sure you don't miss out! The school governors are already using the Learning Platform to share documents including meeting minutes and actions, to collaborate on communications like the recent school structure letter, and to discuss general issues.
Orinoco Family Learning Workshop on 23rd June 2009
We have, in liaison with Extended Services, arranged for a free family workshop to take place at Stadhampton School from 3.15-4.15pm on Tuesday 23rd June. Orinoco is a company which provides arts and crafts workshops using recycled materials and sells additional art and craft materials. The workshop, which will have a printing focus, is open to all families but, as it is a Family Learning initiative supported by Extended Services, children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop will be led by experienced adults and this one-off opportunity is free. In addition, Orinoco will be selling recycled art and crafts materials but this is, of course, entirely optional. We do hope you will take advantage of this opportunity. Nearer the time we will circulate response slips to enable us to best cater for numbers.
Friday 22nd May
At the end of the afternoon on Friday 22nd May some of our pupils will be presenting aspects of out of school activities they attend. These include gymnastics, first aid and karate. The event will be held in the hall, starting at 2.50pm and finishing before the end of the school day. Any parents/families who would like to join us would be most welcome and may arrive from 2.40pm.
PTA News
Please find attached to this newsletter a flyer about the Chiltern Chase which takes place on Sunday 7th June.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears have enjoyed making Spanish Omelette. They have also been making a book about Mini-beasts and looking at the life-cycle of a butterfly and a frog. A Sports Day is planned for Saturday 13th June at 12.30 and all are welcome. Burgers and hot-dogs may be ordered through Nikki for this event. We are pleased to welcome back Sophie Amico as a “volunteer” helper.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 19th May Class 3 visit to The Tower of London
Friday 22nd May Break up at 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Tuesday 23rd June “Orinoco” Family Learning Workshop 3.15-4.15pm
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Friday 17th July School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Friday, May 8, 2009
Newsletter No 3 / 8th May
PTA News
Clothes Recycling – we have now confirmed that the clothes recycling managed to raise £91 so thank you once again to all who donated bags.
Car Boot Sale – a huge thank you to everyone who made cakes and came along and supported us on the day; thankfully the rain held off until 11.00am so we were able to sell all the plants and enough drinks and cakes to make over £150 profit.
Chiltern Chase – we are now confirming final runners and will be sending out a communal sponsorship form next week to all parents asking for donations as an option to sponsoring individuals who are running. Runners will be receiving a letter and sponsorship form from PTA for further donations or they can pop into the School office as Mrs Hopkins has some spare copies. If you are running please let us know and don’t forget to register on the official Chiltern Chase web site.
Cycling Proficiency
We are grateful to Mrs Leighfield, Mrs Scragg and Mrs Vale for offering to provide cycling proficiency training again this year. The test is booked for Tuesday 7th July at 1.30pm, with training sessions scheduled for Tuesday 2nd June, 16th June, 23rd June and 30th June. Initially this opportunity will be offered to the Year 6 pupils who have not already completed this course. Participants must have a roadworthy bicycle which is the correct size for them and a cycling helmet which will be worn during all practical training “on” or “off” the road. The maximum number of pupils able to take part is 12. Parents of pupils wishing to take part in this training opportunity should now book their place please with Mrs Hopkins.
Guinness World Record Attempt at Skipping 30th April 2009
On Thursday 30th April we participated in a mass World record skipping attempt in conjunction with Edventure Ltd. All pupils and staff took part in the event and 68 pupil names were submitted. Edventure now inform us that a total of 22,875 skippers took part and that it looks very likely that jointly, we have broken the skipping record. They are currently in the process of authenticating the information with Guiness World Record officials and this may take a couple of weeks. We will update you when we know the official outcome! Many thanks also for all donations to Alder Hay Children’s Hospital. We collected a total of £49 which will be sent directly to the hospital.
Reminders:
• Several Class 3 pupils still to return permission slips and payment for visit to The Tower of London on 19th May
• Voluntary contributions for swimming transport for Class 2 pupils for this term
• Please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk so that we have an e-mail address for as many families as possible in order to send the newsletter electronically and provide parents with access to the Learning Platform.
Little Bears News
Little Bears have enjoyed making jam tarts and have spent a lot of time outdoors. They have also been watering the beans which were planted recently and which have just started to sprout. Thank you again to everyone who supported the recent Treasure Hunt, which raised a magnificent £280.
DIARY DATES:
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Tuesday 19th May Class 3 visit to The Tower of London
Friday 22nd May Break up at 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Friday 17th July School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Clothes Recycling – we have now confirmed that the clothes recycling managed to raise £91 so thank you once again to all who donated bags.
Car Boot Sale – a huge thank you to everyone who made cakes and came along and supported us on the day; thankfully the rain held off until 11.00am so we were able to sell all the plants and enough drinks and cakes to make over £150 profit.
Chiltern Chase – we are now confirming final runners and will be sending out a communal sponsorship form next week to all parents asking for donations as an option to sponsoring individuals who are running. Runners will be receiving a letter and sponsorship form from PTA for further donations or they can pop into the School office as Mrs Hopkins has some spare copies. If you are running please let us know and don’t forget to register on the official Chiltern Chase web site.
Cycling Proficiency
We are grateful to Mrs Leighfield, Mrs Scragg and Mrs Vale for offering to provide cycling proficiency training again this year. The test is booked for Tuesday 7th July at 1.30pm, with training sessions scheduled for Tuesday 2nd June, 16th June, 23rd June and 30th June. Initially this opportunity will be offered to the Year 6 pupils who have not already completed this course. Participants must have a roadworthy bicycle which is the correct size for them and a cycling helmet which will be worn during all practical training “on” or “off” the road. The maximum number of pupils able to take part is 12. Parents of pupils wishing to take part in this training opportunity should now book their place please with Mrs Hopkins.
Guinness World Record Attempt at Skipping 30th April 2009
On Thursday 30th April we participated in a mass World record skipping attempt in conjunction with Edventure Ltd. All pupils and staff took part in the event and 68 pupil names were submitted. Edventure now inform us that a total of 22,875 skippers took part and that it looks very likely that jointly, we have broken the skipping record. They are currently in the process of authenticating the information with Guiness World Record officials and this may take a couple of weeks. We will update you when we know the official outcome! Many thanks also for all donations to Alder Hay Children’s Hospital. We collected a total of £49 which will be sent directly to the hospital.
Reminders:
• Several Class 3 pupils still to return permission slips and payment for visit to The Tower of London on 19th May
• Voluntary contributions for swimming transport for Class 2 pupils for this term
• Please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk so that we have an e-mail address for as many families as possible in order to send the newsletter electronically and provide parents with access to the Learning Platform.
Little Bears News
Little Bears have enjoyed making jam tarts and have spent a lot of time outdoors. They have also been watering the beans which were planted recently and which have just started to sprout. Thank you again to everyone who supported the recent Treasure Hunt, which raised a magnificent £280.
DIARY DATES:
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Tuesday 19th May Class 3 visit to The Tower of London
Friday 22nd May Break up at 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Friday 17th July School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Newsletter No 2 / 1st May 2009
Happy May Birthday to: Lucy Banting, Hannah Bradford, Ruby Dallimore, Benedict Diment, Maisie Matthews, Rory Pattisson and Tazmin Vale.
During May we are focusing on the core value of UNDERSTANDING
Learning Platform
Class 3 pupils have been using the LP in the classroom and at home. They have been uploading documents – Word and Powerpoint, into the Robin Hood Interest Space. They will be contributing to the Robin Hood Wiki and will be posting work into the Tower of London Interest Space. They have enjoyed creating their V-Me’s (electronic images of themselves) and contributing to class discussions in the Class 3 Interest Space.
Thank you to everyone who’s e-mailed the office this week with their e-mail address. So far we have approximately 55% of families who have supplied their e-mail address. Once we have reached approximately 80%, we shall issue user names and passwords to parents so that they can access the Learning Platform. From Friday 5th June, newsletters will routinely only be sent to parents electronically, so do please let us know if you do not have e-mail facilities so that we can ensure that we send home a paper copy. If you haven’t done so already please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk so that we have an e-mail address for as many families as possible.
World Record Skipping Attempt
On Thursday 30th April all pupils and staff had skipping ropes ready at 11am and took part in an attempt to break the world record for the greatest number of people skipping simultaneously. Fortunately the rain held off! We skipped for 3 minutes (some finding this harder than others!) and a list of participants’ names was sent to the organisers and we will let you know the outcome. Thank you to families who contributed donations to Alder Hay Children’s Hospital – it’s not too late to add to this collection and we will let you know the total next week.
PTA News
Cakes Needed! Please remember to bring along your cakes to the Car Boot Sale on The Green at Stadhampton on Monday morning (4th May) so we can sell them at the PTA refreshment stall. Bring them along by 0830 or no later than 0930.
Car Boot Sale – volunteers still required on the day to help sell refreshments/ direct car booters. If you can help even for just half an hour come along and join in.
Clothes Recycling – thank you for the bags of clothes. We are waiting to find out how much we were able to raise and will let you know.
Stadhampton School (“baseball style”) caps are now available from Mrs Howlett priced at £3.50 each.
Change 4 Life Leaflet
As part of the Government’s Change for Life initiative, which you may have seen on television, we have been asked to distribute the attached “how are the kids?” leaflet to all families. If you complete the questionnaire and return it to Change 4 Life, you will receive a customised Action Plan.
Books for Schools Tokens
Thank you to everyone who collected Books for Schools tokens for us from The Times newspaper. We sent off our order earlier this week to claim 18 free books.
New French Book
Madame Brookes, our French teacher, has just published a new book in her “Berthe” series. Further information and ordering details are available on the attached sheet.
This week, we have also welcomed Marion Cupet, a French student from the Lycee Louis Jouvet in Paris, into school for two days as part of a work experience opportunity.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making pizza. They have also been looking at “growing” words such as roots, stems, rain and sunshine and have had fun playing outdoors.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 4th May PTA boot sale on The Green. Can you help for an hour?
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Tuesday 19th May Class 3 visit to The Tower of London
Friday 22nd May Break up at 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Friday 17th July School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
During May we are focusing on the core value of UNDERSTANDING
Learning Platform
Class 3 pupils have been using the LP in the classroom and at home. They have been uploading documents – Word and Powerpoint, into the Robin Hood Interest Space. They will be contributing to the Robin Hood Wiki and will be posting work into the Tower of London Interest Space. They have enjoyed creating their V-Me’s (electronic images of themselves) and contributing to class discussions in the Class 3 Interest Space.
Thank you to everyone who’s e-mailed the office this week with their e-mail address. So far we have approximately 55% of families who have supplied their e-mail address. Once we have reached approximately 80%, we shall issue user names and passwords to parents so that they can access the Learning Platform. From Friday 5th June, newsletters will routinely only be sent to parents electronically, so do please let us know if you do not have e-mail facilities so that we can ensure that we send home a paper copy. If you haven’t done so already please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk so that we have an e-mail address for as many families as possible.
World Record Skipping Attempt
On Thursday 30th April all pupils and staff had skipping ropes ready at 11am and took part in an attempt to break the world record for the greatest number of people skipping simultaneously. Fortunately the rain held off! We skipped for 3 minutes (some finding this harder than others!) and a list of participants’ names was sent to the organisers and we will let you know the outcome. Thank you to families who contributed donations to Alder Hay Children’s Hospital – it’s not too late to add to this collection and we will let you know the total next week.
PTA News
Cakes Needed! Please remember to bring along your cakes to the Car Boot Sale on The Green at Stadhampton on Monday morning (4th May) so we can sell them at the PTA refreshment stall. Bring them along by 0830 or no later than 0930.
Car Boot Sale – volunteers still required on the day to help sell refreshments/ direct car booters. If you can help even for just half an hour come along and join in.
Clothes Recycling – thank you for the bags of clothes. We are waiting to find out how much we were able to raise and will let you know.
Stadhampton School (“baseball style”) caps are now available from Mrs Howlett priced at £3.50 each.
Change 4 Life Leaflet
As part of the Government’s Change for Life initiative, which you may have seen on television, we have been asked to distribute the attached “how are the kids?” leaflet to all families. If you complete the questionnaire and return it to Change 4 Life, you will receive a customised Action Plan.
Books for Schools Tokens
Thank you to everyone who collected Books for Schools tokens for us from The Times newspaper. We sent off our order earlier this week to claim 18 free books.
New French Book
Madame Brookes, our French teacher, has just published a new book in her “Berthe” series. Further information and ordering details are available on the attached sheet.
This week, we have also welcomed Marion Cupet, a French student from the Lycee Louis Jouvet in Paris, into school for two days as part of a work experience opportunity.
Little Bears News
This week Little Bears enjoyed making pizza. They have also been looking at “growing” words such as roots, stems, rain and sunshine and have had fun playing outdoors.
DIARY DATES:
Monday 4th May PTA boot sale on The Green. Can you help for an hour?
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Tuesday 19th May Class 3 visit to The Tower of London
Friday 22nd May Break up at 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Tuesday 30th June Class 1 visit to Beale Park
Class 2 visit to the Reading Museum
Friday 10th July Sports Evening – weather permitting!
Friday 17th July School finishes at 1.30pm for the summer break
1st & 2nd September Staff INSET Days
Thursday 3rd September Pupils return to school
Friday, April 24, 2009
Newsletter No 1 / 24th April 2009
Learning Platform
Thank you to everyone who’s e-mailed the office this week with their e-mail address. So far we have approximately 50% of families who are willing to receive the weekly newsletter electronically. We hope to significantly increase this percentage over the next few weeks. If you haven’t done so already please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk so that we have an e-mail address for as many families as possible.
Class Topics/Areas of Study
Please find attached to this newsletter a letter from the class teacher/s outlining the topics/areas of study that pupils will be covering in Terms 5 and 6.
Mrs Rosemary Wells
After nearly 24 years as a Teaching Assistant at Stadhampton Primary School, Mrs Wells has decided it is time to hang up her painting apron and reading folder and retire. Mrs Wells has dedicated herself to the pupils and staff at school and has witnessed many changes. A number of former pupils, who have benefited from Mrs Wells’ support over the years, are now parents themselves and have children who are currently pupils at school, who in turn are being supported by Mrs Wells. She will be greatly missed by everyone. We shall say a formal “farewell” to Mrs Wells at the end of year assembly, but, fortunately, it will not be a complete ‘goodbye’ as she is planning to visit school and support pupils in a voluntary capacity, on a regular, but less frequent, basis.
Key Stage 2 SATs
A reminder that all pupils in Year 6 will be taking their end of Key Stage 2 SATs throughout the week beginning Monday 11th May. Year 6 pupils have been well-prepared by Mrs Sutton but experience has shown that they would also benefit from a sensible amount of sleep prior to, and during, that week! These papers are marked externally and we expect the results to be received at school before the end of Term 6.
SATs for Years 2 – 5
Pupils in Years 2 to 5 will also be completing SATs papers during the week beginning Monday 11th May. The timetable is less rigid but logistics dictate a similar format to the Y6 timetable. The Year 2 activities (end of Key Stage 1 SATs) may continue into the following week. All pupils will have had experience in class lessons of tackling similar SATs questions. The Year 2-5 SATs are marked by school staff using national mark schemes. Results are also subject to LEA moderation procedures. The results of these tests/activities complement the on-going Teacher Assessments carried out on each pupil.
Advanced Notice of SATs 2010 Dates!
We have been advised by QCA that 2010 KS2 SATs will take place during the week 10–14 May and respectfully request that holidays are avoided at that time.
Guinness Book of Records Skipping Attempt
At 11am on Thursday 30th April we are participating in an attempt to break the world record for skipping! This involves as many pupils as possible skipping simultaneously for 3 minutes. We hope everyone will take part so please could all pupils have suitable footwear in school. Pupils may also like to bring in a skipping rope from home that day but it is not essential as we have many ropes in school. The record attempt is being promoted and organised by Edventure, who are also using the event to support Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Donations to this worthy cause (50p suggested) would be welcome on the day. We have to register all participants’ names with Edventure immediately after the event so please advise us before the event if you do not wish your child/ren to participate. Thank you.
Visit by pupils and staff from Arcos, Spain
On Thursday 23rd March we welcomed 20 pupils and 4 teachers from a primary school in Arcos de la Frontiera, in Spain. This school was a former partner in a previous Comenius project but we continue to maintain links. Most years the oldest year group (aged 12) spend a week in England which includes a day visit to Stadhampton School and Oxford. This year their visit to school included a tour of both the school and Little Bears, a short concert by our pupils and a joint playtime. We managed to win the inevitable football match 1-0!
After-School Club in the Portacabin
Our After-School Club is now ‘up and running’ and is open to all school pupils and children attending Little Bears (who are over 3 years old) from 3.15 to 5.00pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The children who have been attending have thoroughly enjoyed themselves and so have Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins! Currently, Mondays are the most popular sessions but we do still have vacancies every day. Please talk to Mrs Howlett or Mrs Hopkins if you are interested in a place, even if it is at short notice or not on a regular basis.
School Improvements
During the Easter holiday we have had a number of improvements made to the school building. Class 3 has been redecorated, cloakrooms in each classroom have been repainted and the cloakrooms and ladies toilet have also been re-floored. We have also had improvements made to the heating system, including thermostats fitted to all radiators to help us be more energy efficient.
PTA News
Easter Chocolate Raffle – thank you to everyone who donated prizes and bought tickets – this event was hugely successful with an astonishing £183 raised and lots of chocolate eaten! All prizes have now been claimed.
Car Boot Sale 4th May – we will be running the Car Boot in conjunction with villagers on this date as well as having a refreshment tent, therefore more helpers required if possible please. We also need cakes, muffins, biscuits, tray bakes, etc. to sell on the day. Any not sold will be sold at a cake sale at school on the following Tuesday. Please bring your cakes into school on Friday 1st May or bring along to the car boot sale nice and early on Monday 4th May (by 8.30am at the latest please)
Cookery Books – we still have a small number remaining to be sold. They will be on sale at the Car Boot on Monday 4th May, and also from Sarah Madry or Mrs Hopkins.
Please find attached the Watlington Partnership Information Sheet.
Little Bears News
We have been enjoying the lovely weather playing outside with the sand and water, talking about growing plants and what they need to grow. We have been making pictures of flowers using hand prints for the petals. Thank you to all those who attended our recent coffee morning which raised £50. We would like to welcome Amanda Lavene and Helen Buckley to our staff.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 28th April PTA meeting – 8pm
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Friday 22nd May Break up 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Thank you to everyone who’s e-mailed the office this week with their e-mail address. So far we have approximately 50% of families who are willing to receive the weekly newsletter electronically. We hope to significantly increase this percentage over the next few weeks. If you haven’t done so already please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk so that we have an e-mail address for as many families as possible.
Class Topics/Areas of Study
Please find attached to this newsletter a letter from the class teacher/s outlining the topics/areas of study that pupils will be covering in Terms 5 and 6.
Mrs Rosemary Wells
After nearly 24 years as a Teaching Assistant at Stadhampton Primary School, Mrs Wells has decided it is time to hang up her painting apron and reading folder and retire. Mrs Wells has dedicated herself to the pupils and staff at school and has witnessed many changes. A number of former pupils, who have benefited from Mrs Wells’ support over the years, are now parents themselves and have children who are currently pupils at school, who in turn are being supported by Mrs Wells. She will be greatly missed by everyone. We shall say a formal “farewell” to Mrs Wells at the end of year assembly, but, fortunately, it will not be a complete ‘goodbye’ as she is planning to visit school and support pupils in a voluntary capacity, on a regular, but less frequent, basis.
Key Stage 2 SATs
A reminder that all pupils in Year 6 will be taking their end of Key Stage 2 SATs throughout the week beginning Monday 11th May. Year 6 pupils have been well-prepared by Mrs Sutton but experience has shown that they would also benefit from a sensible amount of sleep prior to, and during, that week! These papers are marked externally and we expect the results to be received at school before the end of Term 6.
SATs for Years 2 – 5
Pupils in Years 2 to 5 will also be completing SATs papers during the week beginning Monday 11th May. The timetable is less rigid but logistics dictate a similar format to the Y6 timetable. The Year 2 activities (end of Key Stage 1 SATs) may continue into the following week. All pupils will have had experience in class lessons of tackling similar SATs questions. The Year 2-5 SATs are marked by school staff using national mark schemes. Results are also subject to LEA moderation procedures. The results of these tests/activities complement the on-going Teacher Assessments carried out on each pupil.
Advanced Notice of SATs 2010 Dates!
We have been advised by QCA that 2010 KS2 SATs will take place during the week 10–14 May and respectfully request that holidays are avoided at that time.
Guinness Book of Records Skipping Attempt
At 11am on Thursday 30th April we are participating in an attempt to break the world record for skipping! This involves as many pupils as possible skipping simultaneously for 3 minutes. We hope everyone will take part so please could all pupils have suitable footwear in school. Pupils may also like to bring in a skipping rope from home that day but it is not essential as we have many ropes in school. The record attempt is being promoted and organised by Edventure, who are also using the event to support Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. Donations to this worthy cause (50p suggested) would be welcome on the day. We have to register all participants’ names with Edventure immediately after the event so please advise us before the event if you do not wish your child/ren to participate. Thank you.
Visit by pupils and staff from Arcos, Spain
On Thursday 23rd March we welcomed 20 pupils and 4 teachers from a primary school in Arcos de la Frontiera, in Spain. This school was a former partner in a previous Comenius project but we continue to maintain links. Most years the oldest year group (aged 12) spend a week in England which includes a day visit to Stadhampton School and Oxford. This year their visit to school included a tour of both the school and Little Bears, a short concert by our pupils and a joint playtime. We managed to win the inevitable football match 1-0!
After-School Club in the Portacabin
Our After-School Club is now ‘up and running’ and is open to all school pupils and children attending Little Bears (who are over 3 years old) from 3.15 to 5.00pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The children who have been attending have thoroughly enjoyed themselves and so have Mrs Howlett and Mrs Hopkins! Currently, Mondays are the most popular sessions but we do still have vacancies every day. Please talk to Mrs Howlett or Mrs Hopkins if you are interested in a place, even if it is at short notice or not on a regular basis.
School Improvements
During the Easter holiday we have had a number of improvements made to the school building. Class 3 has been redecorated, cloakrooms in each classroom have been repainted and the cloakrooms and ladies toilet have also been re-floored. We have also had improvements made to the heating system, including thermostats fitted to all radiators to help us be more energy efficient.
PTA News
Easter Chocolate Raffle – thank you to everyone who donated prizes and bought tickets – this event was hugely successful with an astonishing £183 raised and lots of chocolate eaten! All prizes have now been claimed.
Car Boot Sale 4th May – we will be running the Car Boot in conjunction with villagers on this date as well as having a refreshment tent, therefore more helpers required if possible please. We also need cakes, muffins, biscuits, tray bakes, etc. to sell on the day. Any not sold will be sold at a cake sale at school on the following Tuesday. Please bring your cakes into school on Friday 1st May or bring along to the car boot sale nice and early on Monday 4th May (by 8.30am at the latest please)
Cookery Books – we still have a small number remaining to be sold. They will be on sale at the Car Boot on Monday 4th May, and also from Sarah Madry or Mrs Hopkins.
Please find attached the Watlington Partnership Information Sheet.
Little Bears News
We have been enjoying the lovely weather playing outside with the sand and water, talking about growing plants and what they need to grow. We have been making pictures of flowers using hand prints for the petals. Thank you to all those who attended our recent coffee morning which raised £50. We would like to welcome Amanda Lavene and Helen Buckley to our staff.
DIARY DATES:
Tuesday 28th April PTA meeting – 8pm
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Friday 22nd May Break up 3.15pm for May Holiday
Monday 1st June Final swimming session for Class 2
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter – no football club on this day!
Monday 8th June Class 3 start 6 sessions of swimming
Friday, April 3, 2009
Newsletter No 6 / 3rd April 2009
Happy APRIL Birthday to: Thea Diment, Daniel Green, Jamie Lavene and Rosalind Mannering.
During April we are focusing on the “core value” of HUMILITY
Learning Platform
As we mentioned in a previous newsletter, the implementation of the Learning Platform is complex and will take time to be fully operational throughout the school. Pupils in Class 3 are already familiar with Digital Brain, the Learning Platform’s predecessor, so it is logical that they are the first to access the Learning Platform. When we come back after the Easter Break Class 3 pupils will be given their usernames and passwords and will be able to access interest spaces dedicated to class projects. These interest spaces will include Wikis and discussions as well as work to download and upload.
Thank you to the parents who have sent in their e-mail addresses this week. Please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk and put “Newsletter” in the subject line and your e-mail address in the body so that we can enter as many parents as possible onto the school information system.
Car Park and Children’s Safety
Thank you to the drivers who have responded to our recent reminders about driving with due vigilance and adherence to the 5mph speed limit. We currently open the school car park to parents/carers to reduce congestion in Cratlands Close. The increase in use of vehicles, however, also generates a rise in the number of pedestrians in the car park which, in turn, increases the potential risk of an accident occurring. We have recently received reports that a number of pupils are running around unaccompanied in the car park and that drivers are fearful of a serious accident happening (small children are especially hard to see). Before and after school pupils are the responsibility of parents/carers and should be kept under close supervision at all times. We are in the process of working with the LEA to change the layout of fencing to improve pedestrian safety and provide a parent/carer waiting area within the school grounds but such changes take time. In the meantime we ask that pupils are met at the pedestrian gate and those who are being transported by car are then accompanied to the car by an adult. Responsible use of the car park by all will significantly reduce the chance of a tragic accident. Thank you.
After School Club
After school club will begin on Monday 20th April for participating pupils. A Stadhampton School bag has been given to the pupils who have already signed up to the club so that they can bring clothes to change into, etc. There are several places left if anyone would still like to give it a try.
School Meals
Please find attached to this newsletter a copy of the new Spring and Summer 2009 Menu. The price of school meals remains at £1.95 and orders should be placed on MONDAY morning please for that week.
PTA News
Thank you to everyone who has brought in plant pots. Last Friday the gardening club children planted them up with sunflowers, sweet peas, and other flowers. Hoping that the weather co-operates, the plants will be available for sale at the PTA refreshment stall at the Stadhampton Car Boot Sale on May 4th, so look out for them!
Chiltern Chase – please see enclosed leaflet to register yourself as a Stadhampton Steamer.
Clothes Recycling – reminder to have a clearout over Easter ready for the clothes recycling 24 April.
Car Boot Sale 4th May – this is the event that PTA needs volunteers to help with the refreshment stall at the car boot sale. The active PTA members really struggle to cover this event and we are in real danger of it being cancelled if we cannot get additional people to help out on the day. This would be a great shame as it has the potential to raise over £500 if the weather is good. We only need you for an hour – this way we can spread the workload and ensure no-one has to be there all morning. Please let us know if you can help – we need approx 8-10 people in total to serve refreshments and direct booters to parking bays.
Sporting Success
A number of pupils participate in individual sporting activities, outside school, at a national level. Two of our current Year 6 pupils have achieved recent success in their chosen sport; Cameron Vale has recently gained a junior black belt in Karate, and is one of the youngest in the country to do so, and Kezia Lawson plays badminton at county level and recently played in the national badminton tournament for Under 11s representing Oxfordshire. She is currently one of top players for her age group in Oxfordshire and is 16th in the country. We congratulate them both.
School Council News
Thank you to everyone who made or sent in cakes earlier this week. The School Council were pleased to raise £34.90 from this event and £18.80 from the sale of puzzle pages.
Little Bears News
We have been saying goodbye to Molly Hulcup as she is joining a pre-school in Chalgrove and to Louise who starts her maternity leave today. We had great fun completing our Treasure Hunt this week and will announce next term how much we raised. We have been busy making Easter decorations. The winner of the Easter Egg Hunt was Jake Day and we raised £16.50. We would be very pleased to welcome everyone to our Coffee Morning on Thursday 9th April between 10am and 12 noon.
DIARY DATES:
Sunday 5th April Palm Sunday Praise at St John’s Church, Stadhampton – 9.30am. Leaflet attached.
Monday 20th April Term 5 starts
Swimming begins for pupils in Class 2. They will have 5 sessions, 20th, 27th April, 11th, 18th May and 1st June.
Wednesday 22nd April Mobile Library visit
Friday 24th April Black bags clothes collection
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter earlier this week – no football club on this day!
During April we are focusing on the “core value” of HUMILITY
Learning Platform
As we mentioned in a previous newsletter, the implementation of the Learning Platform is complex and will take time to be fully operational throughout the school. Pupils in Class 3 are already familiar with Digital Brain, the Learning Platform’s predecessor, so it is logical that they are the first to access the Learning Platform. When we come back after the Easter Break Class 3 pupils will be given their usernames and passwords and will be able to access interest spaces dedicated to class projects. These interest spaces will include Wikis and discussions as well as work to download and upload.
Thank you to the parents who have sent in their e-mail addresses this week. Please e-mail the school office at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk and put “Newsletter” in the subject line and your e-mail address in the body so that we can enter as many parents as possible onto the school information system.
Car Park and Children’s Safety
Thank you to the drivers who have responded to our recent reminders about driving with due vigilance and adherence to the 5mph speed limit. We currently open the school car park to parents/carers to reduce congestion in Cratlands Close. The increase in use of vehicles, however, also generates a rise in the number of pedestrians in the car park which, in turn, increases the potential risk of an accident occurring. We have recently received reports that a number of pupils are running around unaccompanied in the car park and that drivers are fearful of a serious accident happening (small children are especially hard to see). Before and after school pupils are the responsibility of parents/carers and should be kept under close supervision at all times. We are in the process of working with the LEA to change the layout of fencing to improve pedestrian safety and provide a parent/carer waiting area within the school grounds but such changes take time. In the meantime we ask that pupils are met at the pedestrian gate and those who are being transported by car are then accompanied to the car by an adult. Responsible use of the car park by all will significantly reduce the chance of a tragic accident. Thank you.
After School Club
After school club will begin on Monday 20th April for participating pupils. A Stadhampton School bag has been given to the pupils who have already signed up to the club so that they can bring clothes to change into, etc. There are several places left if anyone would still like to give it a try.
School Meals
Please find attached to this newsletter a copy of the new Spring and Summer 2009 Menu. The price of school meals remains at £1.95 and orders should be placed on MONDAY morning please for that week.
PTA News
Thank you to everyone who has brought in plant pots. Last Friday the gardening club children planted them up with sunflowers, sweet peas, and other flowers. Hoping that the weather co-operates, the plants will be available for sale at the PTA refreshment stall at the Stadhampton Car Boot Sale on May 4th, so look out for them!
Chiltern Chase – please see enclosed leaflet to register yourself as a Stadhampton Steamer.
Clothes Recycling – reminder to have a clearout over Easter ready for the clothes recycling 24 April.
Car Boot Sale 4th May – this is the event that PTA needs volunteers to help with the refreshment stall at the car boot sale. The active PTA members really struggle to cover this event and we are in real danger of it being cancelled if we cannot get additional people to help out on the day. This would be a great shame as it has the potential to raise over £500 if the weather is good. We only need you for an hour – this way we can spread the workload and ensure no-one has to be there all morning. Please let us know if you can help – we need approx 8-10 people in total to serve refreshments and direct booters to parking bays.
Sporting Success
A number of pupils participate in individual sporting activities, outside school, at a national level. Two of our current Year 6 pupils have achieved recent success in their chosen sport; Cameron Vale has recently gained a junior black belt in Karate, and is one of the youngest in the country to do so, and Kezia Lawson plays badminton at county level and recently played in the national badminton tournament for Under 11s representing Oxfordshire. She is currently one of top players for her age group in Oxfordshire and is 16th in the country. We congratulate them both.
School Council News
Thank you to everyone who made or sent in cakes earlier this week. The School Council were pleased to raise £34.90 from this event and £18.80 from the sale of puzzle pages.
Little Bears News
We have been saying goodbye to Molly Hulcup as she is joining a pre-school in Chalgrove and to Louise who starts her maternity leave today. We had great fun completing our Treasure Hunt this week and will announce next term how much we raised. We have been busy making Easter decorations. The winner of the Easter Egg Hunt was Jake Day and we raised £16.50. We would be very pleased to welcome everyone to our Coffee Morning on Thursday 9th April between 10am and 12 noon.
DIARY DATES:
Sunday 5th April Palm Sunday Praise at St John’s Church, Stadhampton – 9.30am. Leaflet attached.
Monday 20th April Term 5 starts
Swimming begins for pupils in Class 2. They will have 5 sessions, 20th, 27th April, 11th, 18th May and 1st June.
Wednesday 22nd April Mobile Library visit
Friday 24th April Black bags clothes collection
11th – 15th May SATs tests week
Wednesday 13th May Mobile Library visit
Maths lesson for Year 5 pupils at ICC
Thursday 4th June School closed for Parliamentary and County Council Elections. Please note the error on the after school football letter earlier this week – no football club on this day!
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