SUMMER TERM
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
Monday 6th June –8th June
Thursday 9th June
Friday 10th June
Monday 13th – 17th June
Tuesday 14th June
Thursday 16th & 17th June
Monday 20th June
Friday 24th June
Tuesday 28th June
Monday 4th July
Thursday 7th & 8th July
Monday 11th July
Year 5 & 6 PGL Residential Trip
New intake visit sessions
Special menu and non-uniform day (come to school
dressed in red, white and blue or dressed as a King
or Queen)
Ashby Food bank donation day
Year 1 Phonics screening week
Reception trip to Parkridge Centre – details to follow
Year 2 Sherwood Residential Trip
Sports Afternoon – further details to be sent out
Reserve date for sports afternoon
Reception Teddybears picnic – further details tbc
Reports out to parents
Move up days
Year 1 trip to East Midlands Airport & Summer Fair
June 2016
Dear Parents & Carers
Half-terms seem to come along so quickly! I wanted to express my sincere thanks to all
those parents, carers and grandparents who came along to our recent Science Day! It
was wonderful to see so many of you! I am sure you will agree how much the children
gained from sharing their experiments with you. Thank you too to, all the staff who
worked so hard organising the activities.
A special mention also must also be said to the winners of
the Year 5/6 Science Project who will now go forward to
represent the school at the Ashby School Science Fair on
15th June. Thank you to all the children who took part, the
standard was very high! All entries are on display in the
library area if you would like to take a look.
After half term the Year 5/6 children will be attending their
residential trip to Boreatton Park in Shropshire. Our new
children, starting in September into our reception class will,
also be in school during the first week of term.
Last day of term: Friday 15th July
• Year 6 leavers events will be sent out after half term
Congratulations & Best Wishes to
Miss Champeau who is getting
married on 1st June!
Davina & Carmen –
How does blood clot?
AUTUMN TERM 2016
Pupils return to school Tuesday 30.08.16
Break up for half term Thursday 13.10.16
(Friday 14.10.16 Inset day)
Half term 17.10.16 to 21.10.16
Pupils return to school Monday 24.10.16
Break up for Christmas Friday 16.12.16
I hope the sun in shining for us all over half-term. I look
forward to seeing everyone on Monday 6th June.
Karen Hambleton, Headteacher
After half-term
she will return
to school as
Mrs RileyLowndes!
Special Street Party Menu for
the Queens Birthday!
- Thursday 9th June
SPRING TERM 2017
Pupils return to school Tuesday 04.01.17
Break up for half term Friday 10.02.17
Half term 13.02.17 to 17.02.17
Pupils return to school Monday 20.02.17
Break up for Easter Friday 07.04.17
SUMMER TERM 2017
Pupils return to school Monday 24.04.17
Bank Holiday Monday 01.05.17
Break up for half term 26.05.17
Half term 29.05.17 to 02.06.17
Pupils return to school Monday 05.06.17
Break up for the Summer Friday 14.07.17
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Luis & Kieran – How do you slow
down a fast force to make
something move?
Ashby School Wear (Babes2Tots) will be
in school on Wednesday 8th June from
8.30am in the school hall with samples of
school uniform and order forms for the
next academic year. We are also setting
up school uniform via Tesco’s direct. We
will keep you updated.
May we politely remind you that children
should wear black or grey trouser/skirts to
school. Jeans are not part of school
uniform! Thankyou.
To mark this special event there is a special
menu and children are invited to come to school
dressed in red, white and blue or come to
school dressed as a King or Queen (sensible
shoes only, please ensure your child wears
clothes suitable for the weather too!).
Thursday 9th June: Queens Street Party
Menu – selection of sandwiches, pizza, cocktail
sausages, crudities, strawberries, ice-cream and
a drink of squash.
Jack – How does a black hole form?
Please note menu changes for Wednesday
8th June::
Roast Pork (instead of BBQ chicken), summer
quiche or jacket potato with tuna & sweetcorn
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After school clubs have been finalised for the last half term of this
year and will continue until Thursday 14th July.
Day at Moira Primary School
Thursday 26th May 2016
Please return your slip(s) to the school office as soon as possible if
you would like your child to attend.
Monday:
Sports Breakfast club (KS2 children) with the School Sports Partnership (FREE CLUB)
* * * PLEASE NOTE THIS CLUB STARTS ON 13TH JUNE * * *
Mad Labs (all children) with ClubsComplete
Football (EYFS & KS1 children) with Derby County Football Club
Tuesday:
Gymnastics (all children) with ClubsComplete
Tennis (Year 3&4) with Ashby Tennis Club (via School Sports Partnership) (FREE CLUB)
* * * PLEASE NOTE THAT TENNIS CLUB WILL FINISH AT 4.00PM * * *
Wednesday:
Basketball (all children) with ClubsComplete
Thursday:
Summer Multi Sports (all children) with ClubsComplete
Friday:
Film Club (all children) with ClubsComplete
Football (KS2 children) with Soccerstars
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Well done to Rose (Year 2) who passed her ballet and modern exam
with distinction.
Ruby-Mae (Year 2) moved up a level in horseriding
Charlie (Year 3) was star trainer at his Saturday morning football club!
Charlie also received his purple belt in karate!
WELL DONE!
YEAR 1
RECEPTION
Helped the Octonauts by
taking part in a floating and
sinking day. At the end of the
day they made a boat with
their parents/ grandparents
and then tested it to see if it
floated!
We continued with our dinosaur topic
and melted chocolate to make
dinosaur nests. We built papier
mache volcanoes and used vinegar
and bicarbonate of soda to make
“eruptions”. We also made lava
lamps and used a green screen app
to put ourselves in dinosaur scenes.
YEAR 2 “DANCING RAISINS”
Raisins were placed in a cup of
lemonade. Children watched as the
bubbles took the raisins to the top of the
cup then back down to the bottom when
the bubbles burst.
YEAR 3
Made a pattern with skittles on a plate,
then added water to see what would
happen. They saw the colour run as it
dissolved and after a while the sugar
also started to dissolve. They talked
about absorption of water with different
papers and learnt the word
chromatography. Year 3 also designed
an experiment about plants ready for
after half term.
YEAR 4
Year 4 looked at what happens when
you put mentos in coke and if there was
any difference depending on the amount
put in.
YEAR 5 – LAVA LUNACY
YEAR 6
We are very excited to inform you that we have arranged and
funded a visit from Robin Hood for the Year 2 Sherwood Trip!
Robin Hood together with his Merry Men will take the children and
staff on a tour of Sherwood forest, telling tales and singing songs.
This will be followed by a medieval shield design activity.
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Is anybody interested in helping run the PFA? We are looking
for a new treasurer and a Chair. Without a PFA to help
subsidise trips and events such as Robin Hood our children
will miss out on opportunities and trips will become more
expensive. Please speak to Mrs Dent if you are able to help,
thank you.
Year 6 conducted an experiment to
see if water, vinegar and bicarbonate
of soda reacted to inflate a balloon
on top of a bottle.
We made lava lamps using oil, water, food
colouring and Alka-Seltzer. We mixed them
together to see what happened. We also
tried with salt instead of Alka-Seltzer to see
the difference in reaction.
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