20 Apr 2006 - News Letter
What a fantastic fun day we had!!
As we are sure you are all well aware, just
before the Easter holiday we held a fun day to raise money for our 2 chosen
charities, C.L.I.C. and Guide Dogs
for the Blind. Each class arranged
their own events and we had a
great day as well as raising
nearly £250 at the same
time! The best bit was
soaking the teachers
as you can see from
the pictures that
appeared in the
Evening Herald
during Easter.
Thank you
for your
support.
The school council
As we are sure you are all well aware, just
before the Easter holiday we held a fun day to raise money for our 2 chosen
charities, C.L.I.C. and Guide Dogs
for the Blind. Each class arranged
their own events and we had a
great day as well as raising
nearly £250 at the same
time! The best bit was
soaking the teachers
as you can see from
the pictures that
appeared in the
Evening Herald
during Easter.
Thank you
for your
support.
The school council
Lunchtime good behaviour awards
We have recently been offered some free bowling passes from a local Mega bowl. We have decided to use them to reward exceptionally good behaviour at lunchtime. Currently children who behave well at lunchtime get a small certificate which is pinned on a notice board opposite
the staffroom. From now on all
the children on this board will
be entered into a monthly draw
to receive any free passes we are
given.
BBC in with year 6
In the week beginning Monday 15th May our Year 6 children will begin a 2 week project where they will make their own TV documentary with the help of a local BBC journalist. It?s being organised in conjunction with TR2 and it will be shown as part of this years obstacle race. It promises to be great fun and a fantastic experience for the children.
Inside this edition
Inside this edition of the newsletter you will hopefully find a sheet of paper with all the dates for the next school year. All the holiday dates are listed as well as the days when we are proposing to close the school for teacher training. We hope you find this useful. There is also an advert for a local Brownie group on the back.
Staffing news - Miss Atwell
Miss Atwell is now officially on maternity leave and resting before the arrival of her baby. We all wish her well. From Monday 8th May some of Miss Atwells music teaching at the school will be taken over by Miss Emma Lewin who has been teaching keyboards to year 4 during this year.
There will be some additional changes to the timetables in some classes as
a result of Miss Atwells maternity but your children will soon get used to
these and their class teachers will inform you directly if anything like
a PE day alters.
Fun run on the Hoe ? Sunday 28th May 2006
This year we are planning to
Enter the fun run on the Hoe.
Miss Evans is organising our
school?s participation in the
event and there is still time to
apply. See Mrs Smith for a form.
Sainsburys and Tesco vouchers
We are still collecting the Sainsburys sports vouchers and the Tesco computer vouchers. Please keep sending them in with your children or bring them in to reception.
Fruit and breaktime snacks
We would like to remind all parents that the school provides all children with a free daily fruit or vegetable snack. You may of course also choose to provide an additional or alternative snack. However we would encourage this to be a healthy snack such as fresh or dried fruit, crackers or something else like cheese, rather than less healthy options such as crisps or cakes
Year 6 in the news again
Those of you who looked at the glossy leaflet that came through the post with your council tax recently may have noticed some of our year 6?s pictured at Astor Park. They were also featured on the front cover and inside the council?s recent housing magazine ?What?s Up?. They were all involved in writing a brilliant 4 page article on local housing issues. We have included a free copy for you ? enjoy!
Date Time Event Location
Monday 1st May All Day May Day Holiday School Closed
Thursday 4th May All Day Local elections School Closed
Monday 8th May All week Year 6 SATs tests all week
Thursday 18th May For 1 week Book fair
Thurs / Fri 18/19th May All day Life Education caravan (2.45-3.30 Thurs parents time) School car park
Tuesday 23rd May pm Yr 5 cricket tournament Plympton
Friday 26th May 3.30 School closes for ½ term (5.30 for after school club)
Monday 5th June 8.50 School re-opens to the children
(7.50 for breakfast club)
Thursday22nd June Sports Day Tot Hill
Friday 21st July School Picnic Saltram
Wednesday 26th July 3.30 School closes For the summer holidays
Class assemblies
Friday 19th May ? Class 1 Friday 16th June ? Class 4
Friday 26th May ? Class R Friday 30th June ? Class 2
Friday 9th June ? Class 5 Friday 14th July ? Class 3
Friday 21st July ? year 6 leavers assembly
Parent survey results / competition winners
The results of the annual parent survey and the names of the winners of the wine and the chocolates will be published in the May newsletter. Thanks for all your responses.
School reports
This year your child?s school report will be sent home on Friday 23rd June. There will be an opportunity for you to comment on / discuss the report. If you have your child?s report folder at home could you please return it to school by half term. If you are new to the school a report folder will be issued with the report.
Clubs start next week
All school clubs will begin again next week from Tuesday 2nd May. Any alterations to times, dates or year groups will be sent by letter from the relevant teacher.
Life education caravan visit dates
This year the Life Education caravan is visiting the school on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th May. The caravan will be open for parents to visit from 2.45 ? 3.30pm on Thursday afternoon.
School closure - Thursday 4th May ? Local elections
Please note the school will be closed all day on Thursday 4th May 2006 because it is being used as a polling station. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
We have recently been offered some free bowling passes from a local Mega bowl. We have decided to use them to reward exceptionally good behaviour at lunchtime. Currently children who behave well at lunchtime get a small certificate which is pinned on a notice board opposite
the staffroom. From now on all
the children on this board will
be entered into a monthly draw
to receive any free passes we are
given.
BBC in with year 6
In the week beginning Monday 15th May our Year 6 children will begin a 2 week project where they will make their own TV documentary with the help of a local BBC journalist. It?s being organised in conjunction with TR2 and it will be shown as part of this years obstacle race. It promises to be great fun and a fantastic experience for the children.
Inside this edition
Inside this edition of the newsletter you will hopefully find a sheet of paper with all the dates for the next school year. All the holiday dates are listed as well as the days when we are proposing to close the school for teacher training. We hope you find this useful. There is also an advert for a local Brownie group on the back.
Staffing news - Miss Atwell
Miss Atwell is now officially on maternity leave and resting before the arrival of her baby. We all wish her well. From Monday 8th May some of Miss Atwells music teaching at the school will be taken over by Miss Emma Lewin who has been teaching keyboards to year 4 during this year.
There will be some additional changes to the timetables in some classes as
a result of Miss Atwells maternity but your children will soon get used to
these and their class teachers will inform you directly if anything like
a PE day alters.
Fun run on the Hoe ? Sunday 28th May 2006
This year we are planning to
Enter the fun run on the Hoe.
Miss Evans is organising our
school?s participation in the
event and there is still time to
apply. See Mrs Smith for a form.
Sainsburys and Tesco vouchers
We are still collecting the Sainsburys sports vouchers and the Tesco computer vouchers. Please keep sending them in with your children or bring them in to reception.
Fruit and breaktime snacks
We would like to remind all parents that the school provides all children with a free daily fruit or vegetable snack. You may of course also choose to provide an additional or alternative snack. However we would encourage this to be a healthy snack such as fresh or dried fruit, crackers or something else like cheese, rather than less healthy options such as crisps or cakes
Year 6 in the news again
Those of you who looked at the glossy leaflet that came through the post with your council tax recently may have noticed some of our year 6?s pictured at Astor Park. They were also featured on the front cover and inside the council?s recent housing magazine ?What?s Up?. They were all involved in writing a brilliant 4 page article on local housing issues. We have included a free copy for you ? enjoy!
Date Time Event Location
Monday 1st May All Day May Day Holiday School Closed
Thursday 4th May All Day Local elections School Closed
Monday 8th May All week Year 6 SATs tests all week
Thursday 18th May For 1 week Book fair
Thurs / Fri 18/19th May All day Life Education caravan (2.45-3.30 Thurs parents time) School car park
Tuesday 23rd May pm Yr 5 cricket tournament Plympton
Friday 26th May 3.30 School closes for ½ term (5.30 for after school club)
Monday 5th June 8.50 School re-opens to the children
(7.50 for breakfast club)
Thursday22nd June Sports Day Tot Hill
Friday 21st July School Picnic Saltram
Wednesday 26th July 3.30 School closes For the summer holidays
Class assemblies
Friday 19th May ? Class 1 Friday 16th June ? Class 4
Friday 26th May ? Class R Friday 30th June ? Class 2
Friday 9th June ? Class 5 Friday 14th July ? Class 3
Friday 21st July ? year 6 leavers assembly
Parent survey results / competition winners
The results of the annual parent survey and the names of the winners of the wine and the chocolates will be published in the May newsletter. Thanks for all your responses.
School reports
This year your child?s school report will be sent home on Friday 23rd June. There will be an opportunity for you to comment on / discuss the report. If you have your child?s report folder at home could you please return it to school by half term. If you are new to the school a report folder will be issued with the report.
Clubs start next week
All school clubs will begin again next week from Tuesday 2nd May. Any alterations to times, dates or year groups will be sent by letter from the relevant teacher.
Life education caravan visit dates
This year the Life Education caravan is visiting the school on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th May. The caravan will be open for parents to visit from 2.45 ? 3.30pm on Thursday afternoon.
School closure - Thursday 4th May ? Local elections
Please note the school will be closed all day on Thursday 4th May 2006 because it is being used as a polling station. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.