Spring Term - No. 6 - 30 March 2017
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The last INSET day, when the school will be closed to pupils, is on
Wednesday 26 July 2017, this is the last day before the summer holidays.
Easter
This will be the last newsletter for the spring term, the school will be closed tomorrow for a
non pupil day.
Congratulations to everyone who entered the decorated egg competition. There were some
great entries and a lot of hard work had gone into them. The competition was judged by Mr
Pengelly and Mrs Spree and the winners were:
Early Years: Poppy Macintosh, Year One: Bessie Talling, Year Two: Charlie Brent,
Year Three: Emily Chalk, Year Four: Hal Walton, Year Five: Bluebell Yoshihara-Coles and
Year Six: Joe Bell. The winners were announced in assembly this afternoon and they all
received a prize of an Easter egg.
We would like to say a big thank you to all our helpers who come into school and listen to
readers, work with groups of children in class and provide transport and support at our sports
events. Thank you all for your continued support and friendship. We hope you have a good
break and an enjoyable Easter. School re-opens on Tuesday 18 April 2017.
Lifesaving defibrillator at Calstock Primary School
British Heart Foundation and Calstock to give cardiac arrest victims a fighting chance of survival
As published in the last newsletter Calstock Primary School now has a public access defibrillator (PAD). The
equipment has now been installed and the defibrillator is in a bespoke container at the front of the building on the
external wall outside the main office, in clear view to the public. The defibrillator is a portable device that can
be used by any member of the public to help restart the heart when someone has a cardiac arrest. The PAD gives
systematic voice instructions for its use and can be used on adults and children. If you are interested in attending
a CPR session, please email Kaf Bain at [email protected]. This means that Calstock now
has 2 PAD (the other is outside the village hall) in the community allowing for quicker accessibility to this vital
first aid equipment in different parts of the village. Please make time to familiarise yourself with its location and
if you would like to see the equipment please ask Mrs Maunder. Access to it when the school is closed will be
via the school field and up the steps.
New Lunchtime Menu
A new menu is being sent home with your child today, which will start when we return in April.
There are lots of new and delicious dishes on this menu so please take a minute to go through it
with your child, so they know what to expect next term. We will also be offering the hoagie
packed lunch menu when we return in April. This menu has been sent home as well and will be
available from the second week back at school.
Sports News
The end of season netball and football presentations took place this week at Callington
Community College. We had a great season this year and came 7 in the football league, in the
participation netball league we were runners up and competitive netball league is waiting to be
confirmed. In netball we were awarded the respect award in the competitive league, this is for
respecting other players and umpires and the honesty award in the participation league for
being honest with other players in the games we played. In football we were awarded the self
belief award for not giving up when losing a game, and sometimes going on to win.
Well done to all the players.
Wear It Bright/Red Nose Day
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Wear It Bright/Red Nose Day last Friday. We had
a sea of red and brightly coloured children in recognition of earth hour and Red Nose Day.
We raised £59.80, which has been donated to the Red Nose appeal.
Film Night
Thank you to everyone who came to our film night on Tuesday 28 March. It was a great
success and we raised £100. This money will go to help fund the year 6 residential trip to London.
Thank you to the parents and staff, who helped organise and run the evening.
Calstock Rowing Club
It’s that time of year again and with the clocks going forward the rowing club’s training night has started again.
The sessions this year will be on Wednesday evenings, starting at 6pm. All children from year 5 and upwards
are welcome to come along but they must have a responsible adult with them. Adults are also welcome to
come along if they would be interested in joining the club. This is a great opportunity to get out on the river in
a safe and supervised environment. It is a great sport, which is very sociable and good exercise as well.
Diary Dates 2016/2017
Autumn Term 5.9.16 to 16.12.16
Half-term 24.10.16 to 28.10.16
Spring Term 3.1.17 to 31.03.17
Half-term 13.2.17 to 17.2.17
Summer Term 18.4.17 to 26.7.17
Bank Holiday 1.5.17
Half-term 29.5.17 to 2.6.17
Diary Dates 2016/2017
Training day closures still to happen are
31.03.17 and 26.07.17.
Special Menu
There is a change to the menu when we return
in April.
On Tuesday 18 April we have the menu, with
the choice of:
Pork or Veggie Sausages and Chips
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peas and baked beans.
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Ice Cream Pot