Friday 17th March 2017
Mrs. S. Arnold Headteacher
Headteacher's Update
FORGIVENESS
The Bible story this week was Matthew 18 vs 21-35. The
story told by Jesus was of two men who both owed money:
one who owed a great deal and was forgiven, the other
owed a little and was not forgiven. The children and I
discussed how people should behave when forgiveness is
not given and when people make bad behaviour choices. At
first the children believed that retribution was the way to
deal with such things. However after discussing how anger
and retribution just makes others angry, we decided that if
the saying “What goes around comes around” is true, then
the best thing to do would be to send around positivity and
goodwill in the hope that it would come right back to us.
This was the meaning behind the story that Jesus told.
Please note Lent Activity Books for KS1 and KS2 children,
kindly funded by the PTA, will be coming home on Monday
plus some family Forgiveness homework.
THE SHOUT OUT SECTION!
Huge “Shout Out” this week to Miss
Muncey, Mrs Finn Sambrook and Mrs
Robb for chaperoning Year 5 during their
residential trip. Teaching staff attend
such events voluntarily and for no extra
financial gain. They are motivated purely
by the desire to enable young people to
have extracurricular activities that will
continue to develop their life skills and
further their preparation for the next
stage of their education. I am sure the
Year 5 children and parents will join me
in saying “three cheers for Miss Muncey ,
Mrs Finn-Sambrook and Mrs Robb”.
Thank you ladies, we could not do these
things without you. Have a quiet and
restful weekend!
Good afternoon to you all,
My Growth Mindset quote this week was inspired by Fred in
Year 3. After Collective Worship on Tuesday he came to me
and said “People should not keep on the non Growth
Mindset road, they should cross over and walk on the
Growth Mindset road”. I love that analogy – Thank you
Fred!
The Year 5s have returned from their Stibbington trip all
safe and well – if a little tired. It would appear a good time
was had by all! The chariot racing, Roman tortoise and the
Roman marching were exceedingly entertaining according
the teaching staff – I wished I had been able to see the
children myself!
Reception Class visit:
I had a marvellous time down in the Reception class this
week. I am always popping in and out and this time the
children showed me the Boat Museum that they have
created. Thank you to Rowan, Ruben, Aaron, Jack and Oliver
for telling me all about it: how you made the museum, the
materials you used and how much fun you have had playing
with it.
I read Ella’s handmade book all about the ‘Three Little Pigs’
complete with her own beautiful illustrations - quite an
achievement, a budding author in our midst! Holly showed
me her fabulous handmade book as well.
The children are reading ‘Aliens love underpants’ at the
moment by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort and it has
inspired the shared writing of their own book ‘Aliens love
stinky socks’! Ruben showed me his sock machine and
explained how, when wool goes in one end, socks come out
of the other – ingenious.
Thank you Reception Class for brightening up my morning!
A reminder of our “Magic Maths” Assembly : 11.30am next
Monday, 20th March when parents are welcome to pop
along. We have invited a private company into school to
demonstrate their after school club content to the children
in their individual classes during the morning. There will be
an assembly at the 11.30am when the children will be given
information to bring home with them. I would like to be
able to provide more curriculum based clubs for those
children who might not be interested in the sports and arts
clubs which we currently have on offer.
We have two third year student teachers with us in school
at the moment; your children may have mentioned them.
Mr Chesterman in Year 5 who will be with us until the
summer half term break and Mrs Collins in Year 4 who will
be with us until the end of this term. I strongly believe that
as a school we should actively encourage and support the
next generation of teachers. They are both proving to be a
great asset to the school. They exhibit all the values which
we encourage here at St Andrew’s: courage, kindness,
persistence, resilience, cooperation, respect, I could go on.
It’s lovely to have you both on board, even if it is just for a
short while!
Friday 17th March 2017
Mrs. S. Arnold Headteacher
Growth Mindset Evening - Thursday 27th April at
6.30pm in the School Hall
Values Champions
This week’s Champion Choices are:
Alongside my update today, I will be published the
Growth Mindset Power Point that Mrs Cleaver works
from in her workshop with parents as a bit of a taster as
to what to expect if you attend this event. Hopefully
you will be able to attend and have a good discussion
about the points she raises. However, if you are unable
to attend you will still have some further information
about the principles of Growth Mindset and how they
can be of real benefit to your child and his/her learning.
If you read it and cannot make the workshop, I am sure
she would not mind if you stopped her on the
playground to ask any questions you might have, she is
after all, the lovely Mrs Cleaver.
Yr R: Champion Rowan chose Aaron
Yr 1: Champion Millie chose Ethan M
Yr 2: Champion Poppy chose Holly
Yr 3: Champion Maddie chose Joey
Yr 4: Champion Ben chose Jess
Yr 5: Away at Stibbington residential
Yr 6: Champion Sophie chose Brook
Our huge thanks go out to our wonderful PTA for all
their hard work in putting on the Mother’s Day shop
for all the children on Monday and Tuesday this
week. The committee have worked so hard to
produce such a varied array of gifts and so
beautifully wrapped! I am sure the children would
like to join me in thanking everyone involved - they
have been so excited to secretly choose a gift for
someone special. Further update to follow to
include how much has been raised to benefit all the
children in school. It is so very much appreciated –
thank you!
Well done to the school football team who took part
in the Wodson Park Football Tournament on
Monday. They came second in their group which
meant they went through to the Shield. They won
the semi final on penalties (which they had to do
twice because the referee lost count the first time!)
They then lost in the final but that makes them
finalists! Well done to the team: Louie M, Louie E,
Dennis, Ben F, Ronnie, Archie and Tyler from Years
5and 6.
TOP TABLE DINERS THIS WEEK – A fine dining experience was
had today with:
Yr 1: Ollie for being attentive in school.
Yr 2: Georgia for letting Jaycie-Lee in front of her in the dinner
line because it was her birthday.
Yr 4: Mitchell, Alfredo and Leanne for helping the dinner ladies
stack chairs. They deserve a special mention for their amazing
maths talk about lines of symmetry. They worked out with
Alfredo’s help that a circle has unlimited lines of symmetry!
Marathon Medal Design
Medal winner: will be announced next week! Oh the
tension is building!
Well done to Reception and Year 3 for the best
attendance this week and to Year 4 for the tidiest
classroom.
You are all warmly invited to attend the Friday
afternoon “Celebration Collective Worship” at
2.45, every Friday.
House Points
The House leading the way with the most House
Points this week is Ash House.
A message from Revd Anne:
“It's Messy Church again this Sunday at 4pm in the Wilshere Hall. There will be several craft tables
until about 5.15 pm - then a brief time in the church to pull everything together - then back into the
Hall for a sit down tea! Parents / adults stay with the children during the afternoon and can even
join in the craft for themselves! The event is free of charge - but parents will need to book in
advance - Friday ideally, so on Saturday folk can shop for food and make sure we have enough craft
ingredients to go around! See you there!
This month’s topic: ‘Countdown to Easter’
SO if you fancy a messy Sunday, head on down to The Wilshire Hall.
Friday 17th March 2017
Mrs. S. Arnold Headteacher