ST DUNSTAN ' S , CHEAM, C of E PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER No 153
May/June 2013
www.stdunstans.sutton.sch.uk
Dear Parents – We are delighted to welcome Mr Ken Carley our new site supervisor to St Dunstan’s. I
am sure if you see Mr Carley around school you will help him feel the warmth of St Dunstan’s School.
A Service of Baptism and
Confirmation of the Eucharist
On Wednesday 1st May, 25 of our Year 6 children were confirmed at St
Dunstan’s Church by The Rt Revd Jonathan Clark, Bishop of Croydon.
Samuel Leong and James Gelling were baptised during the service.
The confirmation candidates were; Lucy and Emma
Buckley, Eleanor Burstow, Eleanor Crate, Lolita Ellul, Asher
Fowler, Jodie Fraser, James Gelling, Joseph Hamilton, Jack Harding, Paige JagoSmith, Annie Johns, Samuel Leong, Alexander Longman, James Lyle, Zack Marshall,
Enzo Martins, James McGowan, Scott Page, Frazer Reed, Cleo Sanders, Nathan Sellick,
Oliver Smith, Harry Titterrell and James Watts.
Please join us in praying for them and also for our parents who were confirmed: Jason Hooker,
Sarah Jones, Donna Leonard and Carmella van Lierop.
Cheam Charter Fayre
On Saturday
18th May, a
group of Year 5
children went to
the Cheam
Charter Fair.
The girls
dressed up as
rich people
from a Tudor
court and
danced as the
Tudors may have danced. Keiron Davey and Sidney Bentley were the
town criers. The best part of the day was when we saw the Mayor of Cheam! We had our picture
taken with the Mayor outside Whitehall by the Sutton Guardian. We had a great morning.
by Maddie Bosley and Pradhiksha Ramesh, Hercules Class
We are delighted to announce the arrival of Kara
Grace Crossman who was born on 15th April. Kara is Mr
and Mrs Crossman’s first child.
On Thursday 9th May staff, children, parents and
Governors were invited to an
A very relaxing way to
start to the day! There
was a huge selection of items to choose from
including croissants, toast, cakes, banana and
strawberry smoothies, orange juice , tea and
coffee. Thank you to everyone who came and
made a success of the event. The total amount
raised was £159.00 which will go towards
buying plants and equipment to enhance our
school environment.
Year 5 Visit Hampton Court
Palace
Earlier this term, Year 5 enjoyed a great day out at
Hampton Court Palace. As we made our way
around the palace we saw actors taking on the roles
of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, so we stood and
watched them for a while. It was amusing how
they got children to join in!
After that we went to the Haunted Gallery. It is said that Catherine Howard, Henry’s fifth wife, is
meant to run down the gallery asking for mercy. It was scary as we walked down the gallery
knowing the myth.
During our visit, two of us were chosen to be dressed up as rich Tudors. Florence wore a beautiful
dress with a very heavy headdress and lots of accessories and Daniel wore red trousers with three
layers of clothing on his top. We all had a great time at Hampton Court.
by Florence Rogers and Daniel Lynch, Hercules Class
Nursery --- news flash!
Nursery have been visiting the environmental area. We found
some frogs’ eggs in the pond and put them in a fish tank to see if
they hatched. Some of the eggs have hatched and we now have
TADPOLES! We are
looking after them
carefully. When they
need more water we get
some from the pond. The
tadpoles are getting bigger
and eating more!
Did you know their favourite food is bacon? We can't wait to
see our tadpoles grow legs and then they will be called
froglets....
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Sutton Infant Music Festival
On Tuesday 30th April Year 2 enjoyed taking part in a
Music Festival at Westbourne Primary School where
they had the opportunity to sing a number of songs in
unison with other schools. Some songs were sung as
rounds including ‘Kookaburra’ and ‘Cats and dogs’
and favoured classics such as
‘Windmill in old
Amsterdam’ and ‘Spring Chicken’. Each school
chose their own song to sing around the theme of
‘animals’. We performed a fantastic rendition of ‘The
Unicorn’ by the Bachelors.
It was a fantastic musical morning out.
Well done everyone!
‘Take One Picture.’ During our Arts Week, Year 3
re-created Georges Seurat’s Bathers at Asnières in
our
playground!
We depicted
the bathers,
a boat with
a lady using
her parasol
and in the
background there is a large bridge and several
factories.
We thoroughly enjoyed learning the French words for some of the objects in the picture and
selecting suitable music to accompany the work, namely Debussy’s Clair de Lune.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
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w/c 3 10 & 17 June
Thursday 6th June
Thursday 6th June
Friday 7th June
Sat 8th –Sun 9th June
Cycle Training Courses for Year 6
St Dunstan’s Prayer Group meet in School Library 8.45am
First of five Tennis sessions for Orion
Year 2 Parents’ meeting on Assessment & Levelling – 2.00pm
National Primary Schools Chess Championships at Camber Sands
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Wednesday 12th June
Wednesday 12th June
Wednesday 12th June
Thursday 13th June
Thursday 13th June
Thursday 13th June
Saturday 15th June
Monday 17th June
Tuesday 18th June
Thursday 20th June
Friday 21st June
Friday 21st June
Monday 24th June
Wednesday 26th June
Wednesday 26th June
Thursday 27th June
Saturday 29th June
Year 5 ‘SPLATS’ Science Day at Nonsuch High
Meeting for parents of children starting Reception in September 7.30pm
District Sports Track Event – Sutton Arena
Year 5 Parents’ Transfer to Secondary School Meeting 8.30am
Meeting for parents of children starting Nursery in September - 7.30pm
Year 1 visit Chessington Zoo
PTFA Summer Fair – 11.30am to 3.30pm
School Uniform Shop 3.00pm – 3.45pm
Bishop Jonathan to visit
St Dunstan’s Prayer Group meet in School Library 8.45am
Instrumental Summer Concert in School 2.00pm
Sutton Primary Schools Swimming Gala
Year 3 visit to British Museum
Nursery visit to Bocketts Farm
Maths Challenge – Nonsuch High School 3.45pm
Service at Southwark Cathedral for Primary Leavers Year 6
Singaloud performing ‘Zimbe!’ with Leatherhead Choral Society at
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Monday 1 July
Wednesday 3rd July
Thursday 4th July
Thurs 4th- Fri 5th July
Thursday 4th July
Thursday 4th July
Friday 5th July
w/c 8th July
Mon 8th& Tues 9th July
Tuesday 9th July
Tuesday 9th July
Wednesday 10th July
Thursday 11th July
Friday 12th July
Saturday 13th July
Mon 15th & Tues 16th July
Tuesday 16th July
Thursday 18th July
Thursday 18th July
Thursday 18th July
Friday 19th July
Monday 22nd July
Monday 22nd July
Wednesday 24th July
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Leatherhead Theatre 7.00pm
School Uniform Shop 3.00pm – 3.45pm
Nonsuch High School Design & Tech- Food Technology – Year 5
St Dunstan’s Prayer Group meet in School Library 8.45am
Year 5 to Glyn School – Curriculum link – D&T/Drama
Reception visit to St Dunstan’s Church – Baptism
Last of five Tennis coaching sessions for Orion
Year One ‘One Hundred Day’
Design & Technology Enterprise Week
Year 4 visit to Sutton Ecology Centre
Reception visit to Ladyland Farm
Year 2 visit to Brooklands Museum
Year 6 Citizenship at Sutton Life Centre
Year 3 visit to RHS Wisley
Last swimming session for Cygnus & Aquila
Cheam & Cuddington Horticultural Show in school hall
School Uniform Shop 3.00pm – 3.45pm
Infant Sports Morning 9.00am - children to come to school in PE kit
St Dunstan’s Prayer Group meet in School Library 8.45am
Reception - End of Foundation Stage Parent/Teacher discussions from 9am
End of Year / Leavers’ Service at St Dunstan’s Church 7.30pm all KS2
Last Day For Nursery Children
Junior Sports Morning 9.00am - children to come to school in PE kit
‘Thank You Tea’ For Parent And Other Helpers at 2pm
TERM ENDS FOR ALL CLASSES at 1.30pm
London Fire Brigade to visit Year 2 and Year 5
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY FOR NEXT YEAR
Monday 2nd Sept
Tuesday 3rd Sept
SCHOOL CLOSURE – INSET Day
Term Commences for children
LONDON BOROUGH OF SUTTON TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES
First Day
Monday 2nd September 2013
INSET DAY
Term commences Tuesday
3rd September 2013
First Day
Monday 6th January 2014
First Day
Tuesday 22nd April 2014
First Day
Monday 1st September 2014
First Day
Monday 5th January 2015
First Day
Monday 13th April 2015
AUTUMN TERM 2013
Last Day
Friday 20th December 2013
SPRING TERM 2014
Last Day
Friday 4th April 2014
SUMMER TERM 2014
Last Day
Tuesday 22nd July 2014
AUTUMN TERM 2014
Last Day
Friday 19th December 2014
SPRING TERM 2015
Last Day
Friday 27th March
SUMMER TERM 2015
Last Day
Monday 20th July 2015
Half Term
Mon 28th Oct- Fri 1st Nov 13
Half Term
Mon 17th – Fri 21st Feb 14
Half Term
Mon 26th – Fri 30th May 14
Half Term
Mon 27th – Fri 31st Oct 14
Half Term
Mon 16th – Fri 20th Feb 15
Half Term
Mon 25 – Fri 29th May 15
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NB: Please note INSET days to be advised as and when arrangements are finalised
With very best wishes to you all,
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