‘Being the best we can be’
Listening and Learning
Respecting and Caring
Trusting and Forgiving
Helping and Supporting
Smiling and Inspiring.
Dear parents,
Another week has passed! The nights are growing darker and a little colder, time for the children to start
wearing their hats, scarves and gloves! Please ensure they all clearly labelled with your child’s name
The children in class 1 have been talking to me about hedgehogs and where to find them! Hibernation
sounds cosy!
The children are busy rehearsing the Harvest Festival. We are very much looking forward to performing
for you on Monday and welcoming you back to school for coffee and cake afterwards.
Harvest - Please do bring your fresh and tinned produce today as it will form part of the display in the
church over the weekend.
You are all very welcome to the Harvest Service on Sunday morning at St Lawrence church.
10.15am for the family service and 6.30pm for the Evening song service.
We have lots to keep us active and engaged in school.
We will be inviting Megan, our artist in residence, back to work on some wooden art pieces, made from
the old jungle gym!
Many thanks to the friends of the school for funding this project.
Class 2 continue with their Egyptian theme and Class 3 with World War 2.
We look forward to welcoming another member of staff – Mrs Pollard will be joining the team in class 1
after half term.
Can I bring your attention to parking please. It is ILLEGAL for anyone to park on the yellow lines, including
the zig-zag lines outside school. Please park by the church and walk children down to school. This is the
safest option. Please be aware when opening car doors out onto the road too. We will be hosting the
village traffic safety meeting on Thursday 20th October. You are all invited to attend. A letter will be
following from the village committee with further information.
Our worship and reflection theme continues to be smiling and inspiring. We are encouraging as many of
the children to speak out in a Monday Worship time about what inspires them and what makes them
smile. If you could encourage your child to talk about those themes and if they would like to share their
thoughts in my Monday Worship time, it would be lovely.
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
Stephanie Gaskell
This week’s Head teacher award goes to ….
Missy : for her fantastic writing.
Tom A- for thoughtfulness at lunch time.
Elsie – for a lovely chat at lunchtime!
Jacob – for very talented gymnastics!
Zan – for kindness and putting others before himself.
Hayden and James for being such fantastic lunchtime helpers.
TEACHING ARRANGEMENTS
We would like to inform you about the teaching arrangements for next week.. These absences are
to cover important staff training and teacher planning time.
Tuesday 11th October
Thursday 13th October
Friday 14th October
Mrs Sankey to cover class 2 (pm).
Mrs Tudor and Mr Mac to cover class 3 (all day)
Mrs Tudor and Mrs Jenkins to cover class 1 (all day)
This week’s awards go to……………………….
CLASS 1: OLLY: being a superstar in maths and recognising “one more” of numbers with
two digits.
MISSY: using adjectives and improving her sentence structure.
CLASS 2 RACHEL: fantastic addition and subtraction with money beyond £100.00.
AUSTIN: fantastic independent synonyms.
CLASS 3: GRACE: enthusiasm shown towards her learning outside of school.
ERICA: excellent maths work based on angles.
HARVEST FESIVAL
We would like to invite you to our Harvest Festival Service which will be held on Monday 10th
October at 1.15pm in St Lawrence Church. We are collecting for the food bank/YMCA. If you would
like to donate packets/tins of food, no perishable items, please bring them in on the morning of
Friday 7th October. We will be creating a display of produce together with the church. We look
forward to seeing you at the service.
The Friends will be supplying refreshments back at the school after the Service.
If you would like to donate any cakes please bring them in on the morning
of Monday 10th October.
SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CARDS
Your child will be coming home today with a Christmas card sample that they have designed
themselves and an order form. If you would like to order anything please complete and return with
payment to the school office by Wednesday 19th October so that the order can be sent before half
term. Any orders after this date will be charged £7.00 postage and packaging.
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NON UNIFORM DAY
On Friday 21st October we will be joining in the National non – uniform day for STAND UP TO
CANCER. We will be asking for a voluntary contribution of £1.00.
100% of donations go to Cancer Research UK.
Dear Parents, Guardians and Teachers,
We are now one month into the new school year and it looks like another exciting adventure. We
would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support and help throughout
last year. We have just had our AGM meeting where we elected our named members.
Emma Osborne has kindly agreed to step into the role of Chair again this year.
It was also decided at the AGM that the money raised through your fantastic hard work and
contributions during the 2015/2016 school year which amounted to over £7000.00 will be allocated
in the following way.
£1500.00 Music Lessons
£1500.00 French Lessons
£500 Artist in residence
£500 Class 1
£500 Class 2
£500 Class 3
Throughout the year the friends also contribute to the swimming lessons, coach hire for the school
theatre trip and numerous other items. If you would like to view the accounts you are more than
welcome to.
We would like to continually support the school however we can't do this alone. We would be
grateful for any help and assistance, be it volunteering at the events, baking cakes, tombola prizes
etc please approach any of the members or contact the office.
We have numerous activities coming up, including a Tea, Coffee and cake sale after the Harvest
Festival in Class 3 and the Christmas fair in December; if you would like to have a stall, have any
ideas or volunteer on the day please contact us. There will also be a Bags to School collection after
the half term break, excellent time to have a pre-Christmas clear out.
Our next friends meeting will be held on Friday 21st October at 2.00pm at the school. If you would
like to attend please just make your way on the day to reception.
We look forward to seeing you.
Emma Osborne and The Friends of St Lawrence.
SCHOOL FUNDS AUDITED ACCOUNTS 2015/16
Dates for your diary
OCTOBER
Monday 10th October Friday 14th October Friday 21st October Monday 31st October –
Harvest Festival Service at St Lawrence Church 1.15pm.
Class 2 Egyptian workshops.
Non uniform day and last day of term.
Back to school.
NOVEMBER
Monday 21st November –
Friday 25th November -
Year 5/6 at Residential trip to Kingswood.
Year 5/6 return from Kingswood.
DECEMBER
Friday 2nd December Tuesday 13th December –
Tuesday 13th December –
Wednesday 14th December –
Friday 16th December –
Friends Christmas Fair from 3pm, (Details to follow).
Whole school theatre trip (Details to follow).
Christmas breakfast (Details to follow).
Whole school Christmas Dinner.
Last day of term.
JANUARY 2017
Wednesday 4th January – Back to school.