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Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School
Craven Drive
Churchdown
GLOUCESTER
GL3 2AG
Executive Head Teacher Mr D Preece
Newsletter: Week ending 26th May 2017
Dear Parents/Guardians;
Events in school: The school has benefitted from the Life Education Bus; which discussed key and
appropriate issues for children to be aware of. The Y2 children have enjoyed taking part in the Junior
School’s multi-skills morning and loved their ice-lollies during the Junior School Sports Day. Reception
had a great time at Gloucester Cathedral and it has been lovely seeing our Y1s researching Jacques
Cousteau!
Red Class Assembly: Well done to Red Class for finishing off the term in style with their class assembly.
Thank you to all involved, it was a lovely send off at the end of a short and busy term.
Race for Life: Just a quick reminder that the Race for Life monies need to be in as soon as possible.
Please can the final sponsorships be handed in on the first day back after half-term; thank you.
School Improvement: After a successful Project Group Meeting with the Local Authority, the staff have
been observed in class this week and the focus was how they demonstrated effective use of resources;
how they checked on the children’s progress during the lesson and how their planning affected all the
groups in the class. I saw some great things and some things to work on – nevertheless, the staff have
worked incredibly hard and are committed to develop practice and the children’s opportunities to be
challenged in their learning.
Sickness bugs: There are several bugs circulating the school and this is just a plea that if your child has
been sick at home, they should be off school for 48hrs. Please make sure you call the school to keep us
updated with your child’s progress
Head Lice: It’s that time of year again; please can you check your children’s hair and treat appropriately
– many thanks
Stay and Play: Parton Manor Pre-School are now offering their successful Stay and Play sessions on a
Thursday afternoon. Please see attached for more details.
Jamie McDonald: Thursday 22nd June will boast an evening with Jamie McDonald – ‘Anyone can be a
Superhero’ will start at 7:00pm in the Infant School Hall. Tickets can be bought from
www.mychurchdown.co.uk/tickets - which will be an e-ticket; other hard copies of the ticket can be
bought at the school office after half-term. There is a maximum of 180 tickets, so please don’t miss out
on the opportunity to listen to an inspirational speaker.
Clubs: A reminder that there are two more multi-sport clubs 7th and 14th June and Tennis on 6th, 13th,
20th, 27th June and 4th, 11th July. Mad Science club will continue on 12th and 19th June.
Inset Day: I would like to remind you that Monday 5th June is a teacher training day and the school is
closed for the children
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Head Teacher / Executive Head update from the School Governors: Mrs Walmsley is
unfortunately still unwell and not able to return to work at this time - we hope she'll be feeling better
soon. The school governors would like to say a big thank you to Mr Preece and to the Junior School for
their on-going support over this period and for the fantastic efforts of all the staff as the school continues
to make improvements.
Dates for your diary
26.05.17
End of Term
3.05 pm
06.06.17
Term 6 starts
8.55 am
12.06.17
My Money Week
15.06.17
New Parents’ evening
6.00 pm
22.06.17
Jamie McDonald
7.00 pm
23.06.17
Green class assembly
9.05 am
School hall
26.06.17
Keep Healthy Week
30.06.17
Sports day
9.15 am
Junior school field
15.07.17
Circus
TBC
Junior school field
12.07.17
Parents’ drop in evening
3.15 pm
14.07.17
Leavers’ assembly
9.05 am
21.07.17
End of final term
2.10 pm
School hall
Enjoy the weekend
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