Newsletter for week ending 20th July 2012

Farewells
We would like to say goodbye and good luck to our Year 6 leavers; Florence Amery, Rhiannon Amery, Megan Barber, Olivia Dallimore, Matthew Green, Chloe Hindmarch, Ewan Madry, Maisie Matthews, Joe Mercer, Chloe Scragg and Ella Mae White. We are proud of all of them and wish them every success in their secondary school and in the future.
We also say thank you, and goodbye and good luck to Mrs Hargrave as she begins her teaching career and to Reverend David Cleugh as he moves on in his career.

School Meals
School meals from 1st September will be offered at a slightly reduced cost of £2 per day. Cheques for school meals should be made payable to Oxfordshire County Council please with Stadhampton Primary School written on the back of the cheque. In order to reduce administration time spent on school meals we appreciate receiving orders and payments for school meals on the first morning of each school week. Thank you.

Swimming at the Abbey Sports Centre in Berinsfield
Class 2 will start their swimming sessions at the Abbey Sports Centre in Berinsfield on Monday 10th September. They will have 7 sessions between September and December.

For families new to swimming sessions at Berinsfield, pupils need to bring their own swimming trunks or costume, a swimming hat and a towel on Monday mornings.

As always, we appreciate a voluntary contribution towards the transportation costs and the costs associated with swimming at Berinsfield. Each weekly visit currently costs the school £75. For the last 5 years or so we have requested voluntary contributions of £1 towards the costs.
For the academic year which has just ended, our total expenses for taking pupils to swim at Berinsfield were 37 weeks @ £75 per week = £2775.
Our income from the £1 voluntary contributions for the year amounted to £633.

Thank you to the parents who make regular voluntary contributions towards the costs.

Due to pressures on the school budget and our strategic decision to provide additional support to all pupils through an increase in the level of teaching assistant provision we have therefore made the decision to increase the cost of the suggested voluntary contributions to £2, per child, per session from 1st September. This should increase our total income from the voluntary contributions to £1266 which is still less than half of the cost of providing swimming at Berinsfield.

We hope that parents understand that this decision was not taken lightly; we need to continue to manage our limited budget wisely in order to provide the best possible outcomes for the pupils. Swimming is a compulsory part of the national PE curriculum. The cost to parents for swimming at Berinsfield will still be significantly lower than other local schools who rely on coach transport to get there and back.
Cheques for swimming should be made payable to Stadhampton Primary School. Thank you.

Unnamed Uniform
We have some items of uniform which are unnamed on display outside Class 1. Please take away any items which you believe may be yours before they are disposed of at the end of school tomorrow.


Sports Evening
A big thank you to everyone – pupils, parents, staff, PTA, governors, Little Bears, former pupils and extended families for making this event the special occasion that it is.

PTA NEWS
Sports Night BBQ
What a relief that the rain held off for sports night. It was a good evening and we raised £586. Our thanks to Stephen Dawson, Nikki Howlett, Joy Hopkins & Alan Manzie for running the BBQ and bar.

End of Term Disco - Thursday 19th July
With almost the whole school coming the disco promises to be a great evening, and tickets are still available. In advance of the final count up - we anticipate that approximately £183 will be raised.

School Uniform
After many years of ordering and supplying the school uniform, Tracy Perring has decided it's time to hand it on - we'd like to say a heartfelt thanks to Tracy for all her time and effort doing this over the years.

Sue Bowerman is taking up the baton, and will now be dealing with the school uniform. You can order uniform items from Sue via email:stadhamptonpta@gmail.com

Thank you from all the PTA
Just to say a huge thank you from all the PTA to everyone who has helped and supported our fund raising efforts throughout the year. Our first meeting back is on Tuesday 18th September at 7.45pm in the school hall. Happy holidays to everyone.


Little Bears News
We are so proud of all our big children who enjoyed 3 days in "big school" and it sounds like they had a great time.
We are hoping for finer weather for our sports day to go ahead as planned at 11.15 on Friday followed by Forest Schools until 3pm.
We are saying a sad farewell to all our children moving on at the end of this term and wish them lots of luck.
Also a fond farewell to Tracy Perring who leaves us at the end of term, we wish her lots of luck.


DIARY DATES:
Friday 20th July 9.05am - Leavers assembly. Everyone welcome to attend.
1.30pm school ends
Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th September Staff INSET Days
Wednesday 5th September Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year.

Finally, thank you to everyone as we come to the end of this school year. We are always very grateful for the support of all parents. Special thanks are due to Mrs Duke for auditing the Special Purposes and Hall Accounts, to the parents who help regularly with hearing readers, help on school trips and bake cakes for a variety of purposes, to the parents who helped with cycle safety training, to those who run lunchtime and after-school clubs, to those who have helped with jobs around the school and, of course, to the PTA committee who work tirelessly to fundraise so that pupils can enjoy excellent facilities, learn French and provide additional resources and opportunities. Thank you to Mrs Hawley and Mrs Wells who still regularly return to school to help us. Finally, thank you also to the Governing Body who give their time freely to both support the school and challenge the staff!

We wish you all a very happy summer break and look forward to welcoming those who are coming back to school on Wednesday 5th September.

Newsletter for week ending 13th July 2012

School Reports
School annual reports were distributed to Year 6 pupils on Wednesday and to all other pupils (via book bags) today.

Staffing Changes for September 2012
We have already announced that Mrs Hargrave will be leaving Stadhampton School on 20th July to take up a teaching post in September. Following the interviews held last week, we are delighted to be able to confirm the appointment of two new Teaching Assistants for September. Classes for September will be as follows:
• Reception pupils in Foundation Stage class with Miss Mould supported by Mr Short and Mrs Wilkin
• Year 1 and Year 2 pupils in Class 1 with Mrs Manzie supported by Mrs Davies-Peckham
• Year 3 and Year 4 pupils in Class 2 with Mrs Garrard and Mrs Turner supported by Mrs Leiper and Mrs Shortman (who will also be doing some SEND support across the school)
• Year 5 and Year 6 pupils in Class 3 with Miss Shah supported by Mr Short and Mrs Wilkin (who will also be doing some SEND support across the school as well as covering PPA time for teachers in the Reception Class and in Class 1).

Sports Night – Friday 13th July
Thank you so much to all families who have purchased food tickets in advance of sports night. If the rain can hold off until at least 8.00pm then it should promise to be a great, fun filled evening! The P.T.A. would like to remind everyone to bring their food tickets with them to claim their burgers or hotdogs please. You will need them for proof of purchase and it will help us to give you the correct orders. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you on the school field from 6.00pm, when the bar should be open and the food ready to serve shortly afterwards for spectators who wish to avoid the big queues once the races are finished. We are delighted that Julia Hayes, a local lady who set up a village running club and inspired many people to get fitter and healthier, and who carried the Olympic Torch through Kidlington, will be coming to school with her Torch at 6.15pm and leading the children in a procession down the race track behind the Torch. Races will start promptly at 6.30pm. Spectators are respectfully requested to remain behind the painted line and although the picnic bences will be available for some people to sit on, you may prefer to bring rugs or folding chairs to sit on in case the picnic benches are all in use.

Parking is an issue; please be considerate to the residents of Cratlands Close and not limit access to their driveways. If at all possible, please walk or share cars. Our netball court will be open for parking but parking will be limited. If the weather is particularly wet, the decision will be made at lunchtime to cancel and families who are registered with ParentMail will receive a text to let them know.

Class 3 Swimming at Berinsfield on Monday
Please remember to bring in pyjamas again on Monday for swimming.

Lost Property
Georgia Day has lost a named cardigan- please check that you haven’t got one that is not yours. Thank you.

Cycling Safety Training
Congratulations to the following children who have successfully passed their cycle safety training: Florence and Rhiannon Amery, Olivia Dallimore, Matt Green, Ayisha Hall, Ewan Madry, Maisie Matthews and Ella Mae White. We are very grateful to Mrs Scragg, Mrs Green, Mrs Ellis, Mrs Birtles and particularly to Mrs Leighfield, who no longer has a child at Stadhampton School, for organising this for us in some very challenging weather conditions!

PTA NEWS
End of Term Disco - Thursday 19th July, 6pm - 7.30pm
The music is ready, the lights are ready, tickets are selling - get your dancing shoes out, the end of

term disco is nearly here!
• When arriving and leaving, please ensure that you sign your child/children in and out of the disco.
• Children can buy two glowsticks for 50p on the door when they arrive.
• A small snack and drink will be available (water will also be available throughout the evening)
Cake Sale
Thanks to everyone who donated cakes or bought cakes - we raised £28.05.

Pampered Chef Orders
There has been a slight delay to the orders, some of the orders were damaged in transit, so needed resending. Hopefully orders will be ready for collection shortly as Sharon is expecting delivery this week.

and.... just in case

Sports night cancellation
We would have a number of finger and burger rolls available - Waitrose quality - 50p for a pack of 6. We will sell them after school on Friday.

Refunds for burger and sausage tickets bought for the BBQ will be given. Please return your tickets to Diana Woodwards, who will be available every morning in the School Hall for a refund.


Little Bears News
All our Little Bears who are moving up to school in September were so excited about going to 'big school' and we are really looking forward to hearing all about everything they did. Our Sports Day will be on the last day of term, 20th July at 11.15, followed by a picnic until 1.30, then Forest School from 1.30 till 3.00 for the Little Bears who attend this session. We politely ask that NO younger or older siblings attend this session due to health and safety reasons; however parents are more than welcome to join in the fun.

DIARY DATES:
Friday 20th July 9.05am - Leavers assembly. Everyone welcome to attend.
1.30pm school ends
Wednesday 5th September Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year.

• Flyer attached about ‘Promoting Positive Behaviour Course’ at Chalgrove Children’s Centre

Newsletter for week ending 6th July 2012

During JULY the school is focusing on the core value of COURAGE

Happy JULY Birthday to: Georgia Day, Ayisha Hall and Amy Matthews.

New Foundation Stage Pupils
This newsletter is being sent for the first time to the families of pupils who will be entering the Foundation Stage in September and who are joining us for the three induction days next week. We look forward to welcoming you all to Stadhampton School. We are holding an informal meeting with new parents at 2.45pm on Friday 13th July. We hope that as many new parents as possible will be able to join us for this meeting so that we can answer any questions you may have!

Big Science Event – by Florence & Bryce
“When we went to the Big Science Event we were thrilled at the sight of the actual place even before we fully got in. We were in heat 2, so we had some time to play on the science activities. Our favourite was the shadow wall; to use it you pressed a button and counted to 5 before it caught an image of your shadow. There were lots of amazing presentions which were laid out on a table. Many of them consisted of food and liquid, we think ours entitled “Do girls hear better than boys – and does age make a difference?” was the only one that was comparing boys to girls. Afterwards when everyone had done their presentations we went to lunch. Our group went for a picnic in the park. After lunch we watched “The Fire Show! It was MAGNIFICENT! The man doing this presentation was showing us all these tricks and told us that even though custard powder taste’s nice it is a product with surprising properties!
All in all, even though we came joint third place – 1st place was taken by St Aloysius’– we had a great day and would like to go back again.”
Playforce made a live blog of the event which may be accessed through this link:
http://www.playforce.co.uk/group-b-finish-off-the-big-science-event-presentations-with-impressive-skill/
Congratulations to Florence, Bryce, Matthew and Maisie. Our team of young scientists made a great job of their investigation and presentation. Each year the standard gets higher and we have managed to be in the top three schools every year over the last four years.

Right Royal Quiz
We are pleased to announce that Owen & Thomas Cove (with help from Dad!) were the only 100% correct entry. Congratulations to them! The prize was awarded in assembly on Friday. Thank you to those who entered. £7 will go to Lunch4Learning.

PTA NEWS
End of Term Disco - Thursday 19th July
You should all have had a letter about the disco in bookbags this week, if anyone has not received this please speak to Diana Woodwards. Tickets are available in the mornings from the school office or from a PTA committee member.


Pampered Chef evening
Thanks to everyone who supported either by attending or donating - we have raised a fantastic total of £179.14. Our thanks also to Sharon Dyson for a great evening of cooking and kitchen gadgets, the food was delicious.

Clothes recycling
Thanks to everyone for their donations - school raised £140.80 and Little Bears raised £35.20.


Little Bears News
The children have enjoyed learning all about animals from the circus; we have looked at photos of horses which are in the circus on The Green at the moment.
Next week we will be getting ready for sports day with lots of practice outside -weather permitting ! Our older children will also be having their transition days in “big school” next week; we wish them luck and feel sure they are going to have lots of fun!
We will be having some new Little Bears with us next week and are planing to start a new mini topic with them – “Ourselves”

DIARY DATES:
Monday 9th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Tuesday 10th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Cycling Re-test for some candidates
Wednesday 11th,Thursday 12th, Friday 13th July Year 6 transition days at Icknield Community College
New Reception pupils for September join us for three taster days. “Moving up” days for all Reception –Year 5 pupils
Friday 13th July Sports Evening (weather permitting)
Friday 20th July 9.05am - Leavers assembly. Everyone welcome to attend.
1.30pm school ends
Wednesday 5th September Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year.

Newsletter for week ending 29th June 2012

Thank you and Goodbye
We would like to say thank you and goodbye to Miss Farrant, Miss Wilson and Miss Parker, our three student teachers from Oxford Brookes University. All three students have been an asset to the school and have told us how much they have learnt from, and enjoyed, their placement here. We wish them all well in their future careers.

Staff Changes for September 2012
Mrs Hargrave who has been training to be a teacher whilst working as a teaching assistant over the last four years, will be leaving Stadhampton School at the end of this term to take up a teaching post in September. We wish her every success in her teaching career. If anyone would like to contribute to a leaving gift for Mrs Hargrave (which we will present at the end of year assembly on 20th July), the office will be pleased to collect. We are currently recruiting two teaching assistants for September. The interviews are being held next Tuesday; we will keep you informed of our progress.

Summer Holiday Courses – 13th -17th August
The Premier Sports Group will be running a weeks holiday course at Stadhampton School for all primary-aged pupils week commencing Monday 13th August. Further details to be confirmed before the end of term.

With the kind permission of Mr Hunter, Headteacher of Icknield Community College, Michael Hopkins will be running his own football based course at Icknield Community College in Watlington during the same week. This course is open to Years 3–7 pupils; (see attached flyer.)

Olivia Ward will also be running a Jazz and Hip Hop dance course at Icknield Community College at the same time, this course is open to Year 5 upwards; (see attached flyer.)

PTA NEWS

Olympic-Themed Cake Sale - Friday 6th July
We would be grateful for any 'Olympic' or sporty themed cakes or biscuits for the popular cake sale on Friday 6th July from 3.15pm in the covered area outside Class 1. Please bring in any cakes on the Friday morning.

In addition there will be one cake that we will be raffling off - tickets will be 20p, for a chance to win a lovely cake to take home.


PTA Sports Night BBQ & Bar - Friday 13th July
Last chance to get your tickets for a delicious burger or sausage for just £2 from our BBQ. Get your orders in by 9am Tuesday 2nd July, to ensure you don't miss out as we will order exact quantities and there will be no spares! Everybody keep your fingers crossed for a dry, if not sunny, evening.



Little Bears News
The children have been so excited to see the circus arrive on The Green this week. We have continued to enjoy our circus theme with circus skills in the garden and making circus-themed pictures. We will be practising our circus skills again next week and looking at circus animals past and present.


DIARY DATES:
Monday 9th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Tuesday 10th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Wednesday 11th,Thursday 12th, Friday 13th July Year 6 transition days at Icknield Community College
New Reception pupils for September join us for three taster days. “Moving up” days for all Reception –Year 5 pupils
Friday 13th July Sports Evening (weather permitting)
Friday 20th July 9.05am - Leavers assembly. Everyone welcome to attend.
1.30pm school ends
Wednesday 5th September Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year.

Newsletter for week ending 22nd June 2012

Big Science Event
All Class 3 pupils recently took part in the Big Science Oxford Event by conducting group investigations in school into a scientific area of their choice. Florence, Matthew Ellis, Bryce and Maisie were judged to be the winning team by a representative from the Big Science Event. They will go through to the finals event at Science Oxford Live on 28th June, where they will present their investigation to other groups and to the judges. Congratulations to our winners and we wish them good luck in the final!

Reception and Class 1 Visit to Odds Farm Park – Report by Reception pupils
“We went to Odd Farm Park on a coach and had a great day. We liked the sack ride slide. We went on a tractor ride and saw some greedy goats. We also fed some goats. We had our own lunch there too. We loved our day so much some of us fell asleep on the coach on the way home!”

Swimming in the School Pool
Please could everyone make sure that they have swimming kit (including a hat) in school each day as the school pool is now in use.

Waiting Area
Please could everyone remember to close the waiting area gates behind them as they leave the waiting area to reduce the likelihood of small children escaping when either gate is left open.
Thank you.

PTA News

We're gearing up for some busy and fun filled end of term activities and hope that you can support us.

Pampered Chef - Thursday 28th June
Tickets are still available for this evening of fun and cooking, and a bar will be available as well. If you are unable to come, you can still order Pampered Chef products, just see a member of the PTA.

Olympic Themed Cake Sale - Friday 6th July
We are holding an Olympic-themed cake sale after school on 6th July and would love to see all your Olympic inspired cake creations. There will also be a special cake that you could win in a raffle.

Exciting news - the End of Term School Disco will be held on Thursday 19th July from 6pm till 7.30pm.
We know the majority of feedback came back saying that a Friday night would be the best night for a disco and that people were very excited at the idea of having a disco. However, Year 6 have had their plans for their leaving celebrations for the last Friday of term on the go for a long time, and with sports night the Friday before, we felt that this was the best compromise for a disco at the end of term. So we're going to give it a go - and if it proves popular there may be more - and on a Friday night!


We are bound by the Community Hall’s maximum numbers so will be operating a ticket system and, to enable all the children to have the opportunity to attend, would encourage parents not to stay as we will ensure that we have enough supervision. Keep an eye out for further details and how to get your tickets.

PTA Sports Night BBQ & Bar - Friday 13th July
As in previous years we will be running our popular sports night BBQ & Bar. The BBQ will be serving sausages or burgers in a bun and tickets can be purchased for £2. To enable us to order exact quantities tickets will need to be purchased by Tuesday 2nd July. Tickets are available from the School Office ANY MORNING from Friday 22 June.


Little Bears News
Little Bears have enjoyed our “clown” theme this week. They have made clown faces out of paper plates using different shapes and textured materials. They have also had their faces painted to look like real clowns! They also made some yummy clown biscuits. Our topic next week is the Ringmaster and Lion and we will be making a large Ringmaster collage for our classroom display.

DIARY DATES:
Monday 25th June Last afterschool hockey club
Wednesday 27th June Last afterschool multisports and netball club
Thursday 28th June Pampered Chef Evening
Friday 29th June Year 6 cycle test
Monday 9th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Tuesday 10th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Wednesday 11th,Thursday 12th, Friday 13th July Year 6 transition days at Icknield Community College
New Reception pupils for September join us for three taster days.
Friday 13th July Provisional date for Sports Evening (weather permitting)
Friday 20th July 9.05am - Leavers assembly. Everyone welcome to attend.
1.30pm school ends
Wednesday 5th September Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year

Newsletter for week ending 15th June 2012

During June the school is focusing on the core value of Patience

Happy June Birthday to: Megan Barber, Olivia Dallimore, Betsy Elliott, Ella Gravett, Chloe Hindmarch, Zara Hopkins, James Lowman, Joshua Matthews and Georgia Valentine.

Learning Platform
We have uploaded a selection of photographs taken at our school Jubilee Party. More pictures will be uploaded as they become available. We also hope to make the cover of the Parish Magazine!

Tesco Vouchers
Final request please for any Tesco vouchers before we send off our order on Monday. Thank you for collecting these for us.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
We held a very enjoyable, memorable and colourful Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration on Friday 1st June and the rain even managed to keep away for us! We held a special assembly to mark the occasion. During the assembly we were joined by Mrs Ann Stead OBE and Mrs Edwina Humm who, on behalf of the Parish Council, presented each pupil with a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee mug. Pupils were all involved in making sandwiches, decorating cakes and biscuits, making flags and bunting in preparation for the party in the afternoon. After lunch we played a variety of traditional games, held a “best Jubilee hat” competition and, ultimately a street-style tea party outside. The occasion was enjoyed enormously by all and our thanks go to Mrs Hopkins, Mrs Wilkin and all our support staff for organising this event. Many thanks to everyone who helped with the creation of so many fantastic crowns and hats, the costumes, the cakes and biscuits for the pupils to decorate and to the parents who helped to prepare for the party in school during the morning. Thank you.

Olympic Ticket Winners
The draw for the three complimentary Olympic tickets allocated to Stadhampton School took place after school on Friday 1st June. Thank you to all families who applied for the draw; we received a total of nine applications. Congratulations to Georgia Valentine and Millie Birtles who will be accompanied by Mr Valentine. The lucky trio will be attending the athletics at the Olympic Park on 4th August and will be compiling a photographic record of their day to present in school in September. We hope they have a fantastic day!

Olympic Torch Relay Update
We have recently received news regarding the Olympic Torch Relay and you may well have seen signs at various locations along the route indicating the expected local traffic congestion and delays at that time. The nearest point the torch comes to Stadhampton is along Cuddesdon Way, Oxford at approximately 5.30pm on Monday 9th July. We have been advised by Oxford City Council that spectators will need to be in place approximately one hour before this so they can get settled and view the pre Torch procession. Prospective spectators are advised to plan their journey accordingly! Following the Torch Relay there is a Celebration Event in South Park, Oxford. For safety reasons it is a ticketed event however tickets are free of charge. Please see the Oxford City Council website for further details.

Little Bears News
The children had a fantastic time at the end of last term at the Jubilee celebrations; thank you once again to everyone at the Primary School for making the day so memorable.
Our Jubilee quilt is now on display in Little Bears for all to see.
Continuing with our Term Six theme of “The Circus” we will be making clown faces and clown biscuits next week.
Reminder that Tempest Photography will be with us from 8.15am onwards for family portraits on Friday the 22nd June.


PTA News
Pampered Chef Evening - Thursday 28th June, 7.30pm
Come and enjoy food and information about the Pampered Chef - there'll be a cookery demonstration using Pampered Chef products, a chance to win some goodies in the raffle, wine & Pimms to drink and friends to chat to.

Tickets are available for just £2 and include a glass of Pimms or wine, nibbles and samples of food prepared by our Pampered Chef Sharon Dyson. Get yours from the School Office.

School Disco
Get your dancing shoes and disco outfits ready - we're having a school disco at the end of the summer term. Watch out for more information in the coming weeks.


DIARY DATES:
Wednesday 20th June Year 5 visit to ICC for Creative Arts lesson
Monday 25th June Last afterschool hockey club
Wednesday 27th June Last afterschool multisports and netball club
Thursday 28th June Pampared Chef Evening
Friday 29th June Year 6 cycle test
Monday 9th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Tuesday 10th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Wednesday 11th,Thursday 12th, Friday 13th July Year 6 transition days at Icknield Community College
New Reception pupils for September join us for three taster days.
Friday 13th July Provisional date for Sports evening (weather permitting)
Friday 20th July 9.05am - Leavers assembly. Everyone welcome to attend.
1.30pm school ends
Wednesday 5th September Pupils return to school for the start of the new academic year

Newsletter for week ending 1st June 2012

Swimming at the Abbey Sports Centre
Swimming begins for Class 3 pupils on Monday 11th June. They will have 6 swimming sessions and, as always, we hope that parents are willing to contribute to the cost of the transport to the pool by paying £1 per pupil per week.

Swimming in our school pool
We are grateful to Mrs Leiper for looking after our swimming pool and for making sure it is ready for the children to swim in. We hope to have a replacement part fitted during this week to the heater but the water temperature is already 26 degrees! A bacterialogical sample has been taken for analysis and as long as the result comes back clear, we shall be able to start using the pool, weather permitting, from Monday 11th June.
ALL PUPILS, including Reception, should have swimming kit available in school each day in readiness for swimming. This should include for girls a one-piece swimming costume (no bikinis or tankinis please) and for boys a pair of tight fitting (not baggy) swimming trunks. All pupils (boys and girls) need to have their own swimming hat and, of course, a towel. Anyone with earrings must either be able to remove them for swimming (and any other form of PE) or have their own roll of micropore tape in their swimming bag to cover them. It is helpful if clothing is marked with the pupils name in case of any queries when pupils get dressed again!
Goggles are not necessary in our school pool and discouraged due to them being a possible health and safety hazard in a small pool. Chlorine levels are generally lower in our pool than in a public swimming pool and pupils will be doing very little underwater swimming.

Help Required!
Mr Freeth, our ICT governor who has also kindly looked after the school website for the last couple of years, has recently resigned from the Governing Body due to pressure of work and we would really appreciate some help in updating our school website (www.stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk) in readiness for the new academic year beginning in September. It already contains lots of useful information and we do our best to keep it up to date but we would like to see what could be done to make it even better. Does anyone know of someone with the necessary web-design skills to take this on as a project for us? We would be willing to pay a small fee for someone to do the initial setting up of the website and then would need to discuss how best to continue to update it. Please e-mail Mrs Hopkins at office.2455@stadhampton.oxon.sch.uk if you think you have the appropriate skills and the time available to be actively involved in this exciting project.

Sports Evening- Friday 13th July
This year our annual Sports Evening will be closely linked with the Olympics. During National Sports Week pupils will be taking part in a number of Olympic-related events in school and on Monday 25th June we will be putting the children into 5 teams for the 5 colours of the rings on the Olympic flag. These colours are red, blue, green, yellow and black. Teams will score points for the activities carried out during sports week. Pupils will remain in the same 5 teams for our Sports Evening on Friday 13th July and, for this Olympic year, the scores collected during Sports Week will be added to the scores collected during Sports Evening.

Sports Evening is one of the highlights of the school year. Most pupils attend this event and are keen to represent their team. Families will be able to buy refreshments and BBQ food as in previous years.

Families are welcome to support the event and, as in previous years, refreshments and BBQ food will be available to buy. Please let us know by Monday 18th June if your child will not be attending Sports Evening (6.15pm for 6.30 start, finishing between 7.30 and 7.45pm) through your child’s class teacher.

Your child will bring home a slip on Monday 25th June with details of their team colour. We encourage parents to borrow and lend, rather than go to the extra expense of buying a new top for one occasion. It is our tradition to keep families together in the same colour team.

Any queries please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Turner or Mrs Manzie,

Little Bears News
We return on Monday the 11th June to the theme "The Circus.” We will be learning some circus skills and making lots of circus themed artwork to go up in Little Bears. Have a great half term week and enjoy the Jubilee celebrations.



PTA News
Pampered Chef Evening - Thursday 28th June

Tickets are now available from the School Office. For just £2, which includes a glass of Pimms or wine, nibbles and food sampling, you can have a fun evening with friends.

DIARY DATES:
Monday 11th June Return to school for the start of Term 6
Wednesday 13th June Last day for completed quiz sheets to be returned to school
Wednesday 20th June Year 5 visit to ICC for Creative Arts lesson
Monday 25th June Last afterschool hockey club
Wednesday 27th June Last afterschool multisports and netball club
Friday 29th June Year 6 cycle test
Monday 9th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Tuesday 10th July Olympic Torch in Oxon
Wednesay 11th,Thursday 12th, Friday 13th July Year 6 transition days to Icknield Community College
New Reception pupils into Foundation Stage for three taster days
Friday 13th July Provisional date for Sports evening
Friday 20th July 9.05 - Leavers assembly
1.30pm school ends
Wednesday 5th September Pupils return to school

Please find attached a flyer outlining events at the Children’s Centre in June and July.