Offwell C of E Primary School
Our Core Values: Honesty, Loyalty, Caring, Sharing and Forgiveness.
Dear Friends and Families,
Friday, 23rd September 2016
Highlight of the Week:
Ash: Receiving a letter from the Three Billy Goats Gruff!
Willow: Casting our votes for our School Councillor in the polling booth!
Beech: Year 3 enjoyed classifying mini beasts in science and Year 4 enjoyed
the Online Safety event.
Oak: Beautiful writing when writing a letter home to Beowulf’s father as part
of our Beowulf work.
Governor News
At our first Full Governing Board meeting of the academic year we decide
on specific roles and responsibilities. John Tristram, who has served as a
Governor at Offwell for a number of years and as Vice-Chair for most of
them has now expressed the wish to step down from the Vice-Chair role.
We are very grateful to John for all his work in that position, through periods
of change, and his contribution has been invaluable. We are delighted that
he will continue to bring his knowledge and experience to the Board, and
equally pleased that Ian Wallace, one of our three Parent Governors, has
kindly agreed to become Vice Chair. I am honoured to continue as Chair.
Dr Phillip Ambler
PTFA AGM is on Tuesday 4th October at 7.30pm at the
White Hart, Wilmington. Everyone welcome!
Shwopping
A reminder to send in any unwanted clothes.
Last chance is first thing on Monday morning
as the bags are being collected that day.
Home School Agreements
Thank you to the parents who attended Ash’s Learning Journey and Home
School Agreement Session earlier in the week. A reminder that there will be an
opportunity for parents/carers of the other classes to talk about the HSA
between 2.45pm and 3.15pm on:
Willow – Thursday, 29th September
Beech – Tuesday, 27th September
Oak – Wednesday, 28th September
I am pleased to be able to report that
the My Maths issue has been resolved
and children in Willow, Beech and Oak
should be able to log in. Please contact
your child’s teacher if you have a problem or need to be reminded of the log in
details.
Stars of the Week:
R – William
Yr1 – Luca
Yr 2 – Jessica Yr 3 – Henry
Yr 4 - Alex
Yr 5 – Abbie
Yr 6 – Fred
Next Week:
Monday: WASP, Celebration
Collective Worship, Sewing Club
Tuesday: WASP, Running Club,
Beech HSA meeting
Wednesday: Sports Club,
Drawing Club, Oak HSA meeting
Thursday: WASP, Willow HSA
meeting
Friday: Story Club
Weekly House Points:
Drake: 111 Raleigh: 102
Well done Drake!
Collective Worship: Thankfulness
Next Week’s Theme: Giving
thanks even when times are
difficult
See website for further
information or ask Mr Thomas for
a paper copy.
Offwell C of E Primary School
Our Core Values: Honesty, Loyalty, Caring, Sharing and Forgiveness.
Welcome to After School Provision (WASP)
A reminder that we run these sessions on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3.15pm
until 5pm at a cost of £4.50 per child per
session. These sessions are led by Marina
Hodder and Andy Clapp. Mrs Hodder attends all
sessions and Mr Clapp attends on Mondays and
as required on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We
presently have vacancies on all days but need
one or two more regular children on Tuesdays and Thursdays to make it
financially viable to employ Mr Clapp. Please contact us if you would like your
child to attend or would like further information.
Reception/Year 6 Height and Weight Checks
Parents/carers of children in Reception and Year 6 have been sent information
regarding measuring their height and weight. If you do not wish your child to
be measured, please return the ‘opt out’ form as soon as possible.
Flu Immunisation
Parents/carers if children in Years 1, 2 and 3 will have received an envelope
containing information about nasal flu immunisation being offered in school.
Please return this form as soon as possible if you would like your child to be
included.
Internet Safety Day
The Year 4 children took part in a very interesting and worthwhile session on
Internet Safety earlier in the week.
Mrs A Billington
Thelma Hulbert Gallery has been
shortlisted as regional finalists to go
forward to a public vote in Tesco’s Bags
of Help project!
The gallery stands to win a grant of up
to £12,000 for our community garden.
Voting is open in Honiton, Axminster
and Seaton Tesco stores from 31
October – 13 November. Customers
will be able to cast their vote using a
token given to them at the check-out in
store each time they shop. The project
with the highest number of votes
across the region will receive £12,000,
the second placed project £10,000 and
the third placed project £8,000.
Bags of Help sees money raised by
customers through Tesco’s 5p bag
charge go directly back into the local
community. If we win, we want to
expand our community garden for
more local people to enjoy.
·
£8,000 would help us add
more seating and fund local
primary schools to create a
mosaic table for everyone to
use.
·
£10,000 would go towards
creating a sensory pathway
using musical instruments
made in workshops with East
Devon community groups.
This would really make a
difference to our visitors with
visual impairments and those
living with Dementia.
·
£12,000 would give us much
needed tools for our garden
volunteers and new plants to
use in dyeing and
printmaking workshops for all
the community.
If you or your family and friends shop
in these stores, please vote for us and
spread the word!
THG
Stockland Scamper Race is on this
Sunday 25th September 2016, starting
at 10am. 10k race on offer as well as
children’s run. There is a Primary
School Cup awarded for the fastest
aggregate time of the top 3 finishers
from the same school.
More information and entry forms can
be found on
www.stocklandprimary.org.uk or you
can enter on the morning.