Egloskerry School
Egloskerry School, Egloskerry, Launceston, PL15 8RT
Telephone 01566 785372 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.egloskerry.cornwall.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Kerr
23rd March 2017
Egloskerry School Website:
www.egloskerry.cornwall.sch.uk: You can
also view the newsletter on our website; please
check every week for more information and
updates. This week: Forest School info, holiday
cricket camps, information about Plymouth
University students in school, reports on our
trips to Cotehele and Rosemoor, the Health Box
& the Disclaimer.
Weds 29th March - 'Drama & Dreams' Celebration Day
Don’t forget our Spring term Celebration Day on Wednesday 29th March. Please join us for a
prompt start at 2.45pm.
Your children will have an immersive learning day linked to their learning and discovery of the Spring
term topic, celebrating their achievements and sharing them with our local community. Our teaching
and learning linked to the Tudors, Shakespeare and the past will be brought alive! Children will be
able to come to school dressed in Tudor clothes, make Tudor bread, create artwork based on the
'Tudor rose' and there will be Tudor dancing and of course Shakespeare inspired drama! Even our
school dinner will be Shakespeare themed - please see below and book in the usual way.
Our finale assembly (2.45pm start) will showcase Class R's Talk for Writing, Class 1's Henry VIII
drama, Class 2's Shakespeare language and Class 3's dance. There will then be a final whole school
song linked to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The special menu on the day will be:
Oberon King of the Fairies’ Roast Pork with Queen Titania’s Apple Sauce
Goddess Artemis Gravy
Puck’s Cheese, Tomato and Lentil Bake
Bottom’s Berry Cheesecake
The cost is the usual £2.20 per junior aged child; please pay on Monday 27th March. Thank you.
Parent/Carer Information Event: Tuesday 2nd May, 3.20—4.15pm
If you haven’t already done so, would you please complete and return the slip below.
A crèche will be provided for Egloskerry pupils; please note on the slip the numbers attending, and
number of crèche places required. We would be grateful if you could collect your children in the
usual way at 3.15pm, then come back into school for the meeting. Thanks.
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Information Event: Tuesday 2nd May, 3.20—4.15pm
We will be attending, and require _______ places. We will not be attending (delete as appropriate)
We would like _________ Egloskerry pupil crèche places. Please return by Friday 31st March.
Signed:
Name:
The last day of term is next Friday, 31st March, and we will be welcoming the
children back into school on Tuesday 18th April. We hope you all have an enjoyable
and fun Easter break—we might even get some sunshine!
The children will be having fun on Friday 31st March at our Easter Egg Hunt! Thanks
to Mrs Barnard for obtaining the Easter Eggs for us, and to all the staff for
organising this event.
Children’s Safety—EYFS Area: We would be very grateful if all parents/carers could ensure that
they do not enter the EYFS area (the gated garden area which includes the cob shelter outside
Class R) just before, or at, the end of the school day.
We have had some parents, carers and young children either going through the area, or children
playing there whilst the Class R children are getting ready for home time.
All the Class R children need to be collected from the archway on the playground area, not from
the EYFS or class area, to ensure safeguarding at all times. At the end of the day Miss Hawkey
and Miss Thomas are busy getting the children ready, and it is vital that they know that the whole
class is together and children are not being collected from the wrong place, or having adults and
pre-school children in the classroom.
If you need to see a member of staff, or come back in to collect a forgotten item, you are very
welcome, but please enter via the main reception door.
Thank you very much for your co-operation with this important issue.
We had some extra guests at our Mother’s Day Lunch—it was lovely to see the mums, carers and
grans who were able to attend this event.
A huge “thank you” goes to Mrs Gumbrell for cooking the lovely meal with her helper, Mrs Sargent,
and to our lunchtime and office staff for organising the extra number of diners!
Please see the information on our website about Aspens Services’ new app, which will enable
you to see the lunch menu with just a couple of presses on your smartphone.
Egloskerry’s unique PIN number is: 18305882, and the link is:
aspens-services.co.uk/schools/egloskerry-cp-school/
You can search for the app at the App Store or Google Play, install, add the unique PIN
number, and you will be able to view the menu, get in touch with Aspens, provide feedback
and find out more about their services. The letter gives you full details.
Dodgeball Club has now finished, and
all the children really enjoyed taking
part in this fast-moving activity! It
really encouraged great teamwork,
and all the children worked very well
together.
For Sale
Large suitcase, Revelation, dark blue with tan
trim. Wheels, stand, zipped front & inner
pockets, expandable.
Height: 28”, width: 19”, depth: 11”
Excellent condition, only used once: £15
Please see Mrs Jewell in school, or phone
01288 361643
Forest School has started and runs every Tuesday for all pupils. Children will need:
wellies/boots, long sleeved/warm tops and jumpers, long and warm trousers/jogging
bottoms. These should be old/outdoor clothes and will get muddy! For Class R/1 (Year
Reception to Y2) there are some wellies in school that children can wear if this helps.
However most children do like to bring their own. Please name everything where possible,
and long hair should be tied back.
Could children in Classes R & 1 please come to school in their Forest School clothes—
no need to bring uniform.
Would you please send in some small dry sticks on Tuesdays to use as kindling . Thank you.
Please see the poster in reception with details of the Cornwall Cricket Centre’s holiday cricket
camp. Sessions take place daily at the Centre (TR1 3XX) from 10am to 4pm. The cost is £15
pre-booked, or £20 on the day, per day.
The dates are: 3—6 April and 10—13 April.
For further details please see the website: cornwallcricket.co.uk, or email:
m.kent@ cornwallcricket .co.uk.
Many thanks to Mr Luke Palmer for spending the last ten weeks with us. He has now
completed his teacher training degree and had a very successful final placement. He has
been incredibly pro-active and enthusiastic in all areas of teaching and learning, particularly
with his PE subject specialism. He will be sorely missed by Class 1 and the whole school, and
we would like to wish him the best of luck with his future teaching career.
We have also been joined this week by two other students, Shannon and Amelia, as part of
their 'saturation week'. They have been immersed in a range of school activities, carrying
out observations and gaining experience of day-to-day life in a smaller school. As always it
is very eye-opening for both the students and us as we learn from each other, sharing
experiences of schools and discussing best practice. Again, we wish you luck with your
future studies and thank you for your hard work this week.
Last week, Classes 2 and 3 went to the
National Trust’s Cotehele for a school trip.
The sun was shining as Class 3 walked down
from the house to the mill to make Tudor
bread and take part in a quiz around the mill
area. Class 2 were shown around the Tudor
house dressed as either rich or poor children
from the Tudor period. Everyone thoroughly
enjoyed the day!
Class 1 had an amazing trip to Rosemoor
Gardens on Tuesday and the sun shone
all day. The children created wonderful
water colour paintings and got to
explore the beautiful gardens. Thank
you to all the staff who organised and
made the trip possible.
Health Box: We have children attending the school who are prone to picking up infections more easily, so we
thought it may be a good idea to include a health box in our weekly newsletter.
We would ask if parents could please inform the school of any infections, viruses or diarrhoea and vomiting that
your child may have, as you usually do. Could you please also inform us of any of the above which your children may
have been in contact with recently without showing any symptoms, so that we are all aware. Please remember that
all children should be at home for 48 hours following sickness or diarrhoea. Thank you.
A note regarding Hearing and Vision Tests: It is very important to ensure your child does not have any problems
with their hearing or vision. Screening is carried out in school, by the NHS, for Reception age children, but do
please get in touch with your doctor or the School Nurse if you would like tests done at any other time. To
contact the Nurse, phone 01288 320152. For vision tests, please contact your local optician, as tests are carried
out free of charge for children. If you would like a referral to the School Nurse, please ask at the school office.
Headlice: if necessary, please see the information on our website about the treatment of headlice.
Medicines/Cough Sweets etc: please could all medicines, cough sweets, antiseptic creams etc be brought to the
office, labelled with the child’s name. We can administer medicines during the school day; we just need your
instructions (a form is available to complete). Any medication kept in a bookbag or rucsac during the day could be
picked up by another child, who might be allergic to it. Your child is also welcome to come to the office at break
times to take a cough sweet etc. Thank you.
“Signposting” information to parents—Disclaimer: All providers have confirmed that they hold all
necessary accreditation, qualifications and insurance to organise and run the events and activities described.
No duly appointed officer of Cornwall Council has inspected these services and parents must make their own
enquiries and satisfy themselves as to the suitability of the providers before engaging their services. In all the
circumstances, neither the school nor One Cornwall will accept any liability arising out of those events.