Issue 5 19th November 2015
Available to download at: www.raysfieldinfants.org.uk
Available in large print on request
News and update
The Gambia
Donations
We have an exciting update on
our Gambian teacher friends.
All being well we are hoping to
welcome them for a visit in
February. The five Gambian
teachers will be visiting school
to work on an exciting joint
schools project around shared
reading. They will be joining us
for stories, singing and
hopefully some drumming and
dancing! Their visit brings to
life global learning for our
children and gives them an
experience that is truly
unforgettable. I’m sure the
Junior pupils can still recall the
amazing
drumming
and
Year42 years
choir ago, it
dancing from
gives me goose bumps just
thinking about it. The children
will be able to meet the
teachers whose children and
schools benefit from all the
fundraising they have done.
Miss Phipps our International
Schools leader will be
coordinating the visit so watch
out for the next Gambia
Newsletter.
Friday was a fantastic day in
school!
Everyone
enjoyed
dressing as their favourite
superhero. I think I spotted Messi
in assembly and Harry Potter!
Thank you for all of your
generous donations. We raised
an amazing £147.38
With Katie from Class 6 giving £5
of her own money.
Miss Sheppard
Celebrations!
Each week Effort Service celebrates children
who have put in a good effort in class and
lunchtimes for various reasons.
Effort Service
YR Katie Orr, Tia Phillips, Lilie Power, Eva
Barlass, Jackson Wass,
Y1 Lois Goodfield, Jemma Miles, Corin Potts,
Jude Rawlings
Lunchtime awards
Web site update – www.raysfieldinfants.org.uk
The website has been updated with all the latest data highlights,
including a pupil premium impact report. The calendar has also been
updated to help you with forward planning so please take a look!
YR Daniel Fox, Eddie Freeman, Lexi Jones,
Daniel Thorn, Maisie O’Brien, Lachlan LakeTanner
Y1 Aimee Humphries, Jayden Simmonds,
Aimee Capnos, Ewen Hacche
Money was also collected at the
Joint School Quiz evening raising
an extra £54.12.
I would like to thank Mr Denning
for his splendid quiz mastery and
Mrs Smith for making sure we
were all fed with fish and chips.
Thank you for the shoe boxes we
sent off 21 boxes to make
someone else’s Christmas really
special.
Achievements outside of school
Liam Vieth – 5m Swimming Badge
Maisie O’Brien – Pre-Primary Ballet Exam
- 10m swimming badge
Keira O’Brien – Pre-Primary Ballet Exam
Jasmine Chaney – Pre-Primary Ballet Exam
Sophie Paul – Primary Grade – Modern Jazz
Gemma Miles – 20m Swimming Badge
Ella Perry – Alpha Step 2
Web site update – www.raysfieldinfants.org.uk
Attendance
The website has been updated with all the latest data highlights,
including a pupil premium impact report. The calendar has also been
updated to help you with forward planning so please take a look!
w/e 06.11.15 Class 1 Rabbits
6 Sasha
Hedgehogs
100%
Daniel Fox, and
ChloeClass
Dursley,
Colley, Evan
Glass
w/e 13.11.15 Class 6 Hedgehogs 99.62%
Star box
School Council
Macmillan
Keep being responsible and earning 5p coins for
Mamadu and Mimoona to go to school!
REMINDER NO NUTS OR NUT PRODUCTS IN SCH
Calendar
November
26th and 27th – Parents invited to decorate the school
with Christmas Decorations
Friday 27th 1.30pm Bristol Old Vic Nativity for children
Saturday 28th Christmas Fayre and Christmas Tree
December
Monday 7th 9.30am Y1/Y2 Grandparents performance
Tuesday 8th 5.30pm Y1/Y2 Evening performance
Wednesday 9th 9.30am Y1/Y2 Morning performance
Thursday 10th 9.30 Juniors to see Y1/Y2 performance
Tuesday 15th 9.30am YR concert
Wednesday 16th 9.30am YR concert
Wednesday 16th School Christmas Dinner
Thursday 17th 2pm Christmas Panto
Friday 18th Golden Day and Last day of term 2
“We have collected £60 so far - come to the hall to see how far our
monkeys have climbed up the tree!
RHSA!
The RHSA are starting to prepare for the Christmas Fayre.
If you can help in school or at home please let the team know
or come the next meeting. Without help the fayre cannot go
ahead.
November 20th 9am ICEA room.
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There is a non uniform day on Friday 20 November to collect
donations for the Christmas Hampers. If you can help collect,
create or wrap the hampers please let school know.
January
Tuesday 5th First day of term 3
Friday 29th Jobs Jamboree
February
Monday 1st Life Bus visit all day
Tuesday 2nd Life Bus visit am
Friday 5th Last day of term 3
Tuesday 16th First day of term 4
Friday 19th RHSA Valentines Disco
w/c 22nd Joint Walk to School week
Inset days for 2015-2016 Raysfield Schools
Monday 4th January 2016,
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Monday 15 February 2016, Monday 6th June 2016
Important
w/c 7 March
Tuesday 22nd March
Friday 20th May
Thursday 26th May
Friday 8th July
June 28th, 29th, 30th
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Celebrating Sporting Achievements!
We would like to celebrate children's out of school sporting
achievements. Please fill in, cut out and return this slip with
details. Please tick the box marked 'Website' if you are happy
for your child's achievement to be posted to the school web
site - thank you, Mrs Robinson.
Name: ________________________________ Class: ______
Sporting achievement: ______________________________
Dates for your diary
Parent Meetings
1.30pm Easter Review
Dads’ Day
Sports Day Afternoon
Y2 Cabaret
Mums’ Afternoons
Don’t forget Story Sack Free Lending
Library is available every Thursday in
the ICEA room from 3.20pm.
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Please note: we do not necessarily endorse outside sports activities/clubs
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