Petersgate News
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It’s science week at Petersgate and in Early Years we have been
enjoying taking part in a range of experiments! On Monday we talked
about plants and recalled what we had learnt earlier in the year. We
discovered that carrots grow underground, and that they are, in
fact, the root of the plant! So we decided to ‘plant’ some carrots in
water to see if we can make the green tops grow out. We’re eagerly
watching for little green sprouts! As well as this, we have also put
some blue food colouring into the water of some white carnations.
The petals are beginning to turn blue, which has shown us just how
far the water travels up a plant.
Headteacher
Julie Tasker
Summer Term
4th June 2015
Sports Day
Friday 26th
June
9:30am-10:30am
Team Games
10:30am-10:45am
On Wednesday we experimented with magnets and the amazing
forces they exhibit! We looked at the sides of the magnet which
stick together and the sides which push away, and even learnt some
exciting new vocabulary to describe these forces: attract and repel.
We tried to stick lots of different
objects to our magnets and found out
that metal is the material which is
magnetic. We were very excited with our
discoveries! There’s lots more planned for
science week, and we’re sure you’ll have
some interesting discussions about it at
the weekend.
Snack
10:45am-12:00pm
Class races
PoPS—Parent Volunteers for Summer Fayre
We have a fantastic team of volunteers who work tirelessly to make the summer fayre a
successful and fun day for everyone. Thank you to those of you who have signed up to help
on a stall, your support is really appreciated. However, we still need more people to help!
The more people who can give up even half an hour or an hour of their time, the better we
can share the work load! Please, please could you spare a little time to run a stall to allow
others to enjoy the summer fayre with their families? Thank you!
E-Safety Policy
We sent the e-Safety Policy out to all parents in the Spring Term. Next week we will be
sending out the Policy again to those parents who have not yet signed and returned the
Acceptable Use Agreement.
Pmx—Parent Mail
If you have not yet signed up for Parent Mail please email Mrs Smith at the office
([email protected]) and we will send you another verification email or text if you
prefer to register via your mobile phone.
Parent Mail is our preferred method of communicating with parents and it saves us money
on printing costs so we do ask parents to sign up to this service if possible.
Uniform
Its coming to that time of year when parents start thinking about Uniform for
September!!
We do not stock uniform at school (apart from Book Bags) and use the following suppliers:
Tesco Uniform
tesco.com/ues (search for Petersgate Infant School)
Schoolwear for Less
www.schoolwearforless.com
We have a selection of pre-loved uniform for sale at school. All items are £1.00 except
for Jackets/Fleece which are £2.00.
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Certificates of Acheivement
Jellyfish
Alexander P
Starfish
Lily T
Octopus
Daisy T
Turtle
Fynley H
Whale
Charlotte L
Seahorse
Lottie Mc
Superstar of the Month—May
Jellyfish
Sienna R
Starfish
Fearne H
Octopus
Zack S
Turtle
Clara S
Whale
Tristan R
Seahorse
Aleyna E
Summer Term
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The After School Gardening & Cooking Club have recently entered a competition for
schools organised by the Purbook Horticultural Society. The aim of this competition to encourage children to learn how Vegetables and Flowers grow and become aware of the seasons. There were several classes and the school made something to enter every class:
Decorate a pair of Wellingtons
Make a cake—
Include a vegetable as an ingredient
Make something for the School grounds
using unwanted materials
Write a Poem about the school garden
We will let you
know if any of
our entries won
the competition
Grow a dinner—what or who is the dinner for?
Vacancies
Before and After School Club
Required for September 2015
Are you the person we need?
We have a really successful and popular
BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB.
We need someone to run it for us!
Are you caring, enthusiastic, honest, reliable and creative?
Can you use your initiative to keep children motivated and well behaved?
Before School club
7.50am – 8.40am
After School Club
3.20am – 6.00pm
Scale C (FTE) £15621 – £17583 pro rata
Hourly Rate - £8.10 - £9.11
Depending on qualifications and experience
If you wish to make an informal visit or require an application pack
please contact Mrs Smith in the school office.
Closing Date Friday 12th June
Structured Play
Mrs Robb will soon be running an indoor structured play session during lunchtimes.
This allows a small number of children, who are less comfortable with the traditional
running around on the playground, time to play quieter, more structured games with the
support of an adult.
Your child may mention staying in during playtimes, this could be the reason why.
If you wish to know more information about this, please ask Mrs Robb or Mrs Felton.
Supervisory Assistant Required
Do you enjoy working with children?
Are you caring and enthusiastic?
We need you to join our team of ‘super’ lunchtime
Supervisory Assistants
Duties:

ensure safety, welfare and good behaviour of pupils

Supervise school meals and packed lunches
support children in their play


administer minor first aid
12.00– 1.15pm Monday—Friday
Term time only
Grade A—Step 1
FTE £12708
£6.59 per hour
(pay award pending)
If you are interested in the vacancy, please contact the
school office on 02392 593950
Petersgate Infant School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding
and
promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers
to share this
commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this
commitment.
PoPS
Don’t forget it’s non uniform day tomorrow! Children can come to school in non-uniform in
exchange for Sweets for the tombola at the Summer Fayre (No chocolate please in case
of hot weather). Cake plates will also be coming home in book bags next week and we
would be grateful if you could return them on Friday 12th June, again for sale at the
Summer Fayre.
If you haven't already done so then please send back your raffle tickets, if you require
anymore then see Mrs Smith in the office.
Great prizes to be won including - £100 cash, family pass to Birdworld, Family pass
to Finkley Down Farm in Andover, BBQ pitch at QE Country Park plus lots more.
We're also asking for any unwanted Games, Toys etc. for our Bric-a-Brac stall, please
also leave these in reception.
Huge thanks to all the children who entered the “Design the front cover” for the Summer
Fayre Programme, they were all fantastic, the PoPS team had a hard decision to make
Tuesday evening but I’m pleased to announce the winner was Dexter from Starfish Class,
well done!
Please do come along and support the Summer Fayre - this year we have some great
stalls, The emergency services will be making an appearance, the children may even get
the chance to “Soak their Teacher”, we have some great displays lined up in the arena
including Petersgate’s very own Dance and Cheerleading Clubs, a steel Band from
Horndean Technology College and Showstoppers Dance Group,
Martyn from Infiniti Discos will be providing us with some great tunes throughout the
day plus a performance from our caretaker Mr Chorley and his live band, Danny and the
Dreamtones.
Have a great weekend
Emma
Policy regarding Sun Safety
Governors and staff are fully aware of the dangers that over exposure to sunlight can have on skin. The following sets out
the main aspects of our school policy to protect children.
As a school there are two aspects to the policy, the implementation of safe school practice and the supporting strategies.
Implementation.
As a school we will:
1. Develop staff awareness, i.e., through provision of information regarding sun safety and available resources to teachers.
2. Implement the concepts of the “Slip, Slap, Slop” programme: The main points are:
• SLIP! on clothing to cover your arms and legs;
• SLAP! on a wide-brimmed hat;
• SLOP! on sunscreen with SPF (Sun Protection Factor) 15 or higher;
Other sun safety precautions include wearing UV protective sunglasses, using lip balm with a SPF of 15 or greater. Parents
are asked to provide their children with a named sunscreen product.
All pupils’ sun cream/ sticks/ roll on must be clearly labelled. No child should share products belonging to another child.
Application of Suncream
• Parents will be encouraged to apply cream before the start of school
• Pupils will be encouraged to apply their own sun barrier under the supervision of an adult. To enable the children to be
independent we would recommend products which are applied by wipes or roll on.
Supporting strategies.
1. Develop a proactive supervision procedure during the dinner break (i.e., check children for appropriate attire – sunhats
etc., encourage the use of shade etc). This should particularly focus on pupils whose parents have not provided them with
either cream or protective clothing.
2. Sunhats will be considered to be part of school uniform and actively encouraged to be worn.
3. Provide parents with information on the type and recommended preventive strategies for sun safety through school newsletters.
4. Encourage and ensure through advance notice that parents, staff and students use a preventive approach on special, allday activities such as PE days, educational visits and sports days.
5. Utilize shaded areas for outdoor play. There is a gazebo and two canopies each with a roof which prevents the passage
of UV rays.
6 Our parents association (POPS) have raised money to provide shaded seating
7 The dangers of sun will form part of the PSHE/science curriculum.
8 Sunglasses are permitted but should be of a reasonable quality.
As a general rule of thumb, (especially for younger children):
“If my shadow is shorter than me I need to stay in the shade.”
PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD HAS ACCESS TO A WATER BOTTLE