Dear All,
Thank you to all that attended the Post OFSTED Parent Meeting last night. It was good to get some input and feedback from you and the discussion that went on will help further move the school forward in the future.
To communicate better with parents and to get you in to school more to be part of your child’s learning. We invite you to be part of ‘National Number Day’ on Friday 3rd February 9 to 10am. This will be an opportunity to learn alongside your child in various maths based activities and to look at your child’s work and have a closer look at how we teach maths in school. In this way you will be better informed and this will help you in assisting your child at home with their homework. We plan to do more days like this in the future.
An early warning for the Curriculum Show Case! On 24th February we will be holding a Showcase based on this terms theme of ‘Back in time’. We would like all the children and staff to dress up that day as a famous historical person of their choice. Parents if you would like to join in with this that would be great! At 2.30pm on that day there will be an opportunity to walk through ‘The Museum’ at the school, to see all the children’s costumes and the work done both at school and home. It will be a really fun event and again I hope you will be able to join us.
Unfortunately St. Mary’s School Shaftesbury are unable to provide deep water lessons for the KS2 children this year. This is due to St Mary’s not being able to make available a time slot that suits both schools. We hope that next year that this will be avoided and that this arrangement will resume. We will of course be able to use our own swimming pool in the summer term.
Kind regards
Martin Marshall
Hall of Fame! Certificate Winners
Our stars of the week were Ethan (Conkers), Annie of Acorn class, Alanah (Chestnuts) and Rio (Oaks) for staying motivated when they found something challenging. Acorns class won the spick and span award for the tidiest learning environment and Oaks class won the attendance award for 100% attendance. House point winners were Duncliffe and Hambledon. Reading certificates were awarded to Finley, Annie, Jessica of Acorns. Leighton, Johnny, Joel, Roxy and Owen. Well done to all our winners for ‘Being their Best’.
Date for the diary – Class assemblies – OAKS Friday 27th January, Chestnuts 10th March, Conkers 17th March and Acorns 24th March. Parent’s will be invited to stay afterwards to look at their children’s work.
Spring Ball is on the 25th March 2017 at Hall and Woodhouse Visitors centre. Tickets selling fast!
A reminder…..
Football will remain on a Tuesday, Mark (the football coach) is able to continue with Tuesdays which is great news! So Tennis will continue on a Thursday. We are very lucky to have to well qualified coaches. Mark is a development coach at Yeovil Town FC and Ian Griffin has just become a Level 5 LTA coach, the highest possible qualification in Tennis coaching! Great to have these people on board coaching your children!
And Finally …
Readers – Mrs Symonds would like to thank all the parents that have come forward to read with her class. If anyone else would like to hear readers or help children learn their times table, please contact one of the class teachers, you would be most welcome.
Headlice – Please can you check your child’s head tonight and treat if necessary.