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2007 / 08 Number 13 . 7th March 2008
Dear Parents,
Shiver me timbers ! It’s been a most exciting week here on board the
pirate ship. We hope that all the children and adults have enjoyed the various
activities. There has certainly been a real ‘buzz’ about school.
Book Week
By
the time you read this Book Week will be over, but what a fantastic time we have
had this last week listening to such a great variety of stories and books on
our piratical theme. We have enjoyed the company of many different visitors including
real pirates, many story tellers, a poet and drama expert, and this afternoon
as all the pirates on board had earned a treat Storybox
Theatre performed ‘The Tin Soldier’ on the main deck. In between all the events
the children in each class enjoyed focusing on their chosen Pirate book which
was presented to them at the start of the week. The children’s learning will
gradually appear on display around the school so please do find time to have a
look.
We
thoroughly enjoyed all the costumes today and as ever were amazed by the
variety of pirates and other characters and your inventiveness.
A
really big thank you needs to go to
everyone who made Book Week such a success and so memorable; to the staff who
stayed late last Friday to transform the hall into the amazing main deck of our
ship, to Mandy for keeping the crew fed with food far more delicious than any
real pirate ever ate, our visitors, the support of so many parents and of
course the children themselves ! Lots of photos have
been taken and a selection will appear on the website in due course.
Congratulations to the Book Week competition winners who were
:
Reception : Emerald Fraser
Year 1
: Anya Baker
Year 2
: Rowan Bendle
Each
won a book on the theme of pirates or the sea and thanks to P.C. Brendan Keegan
there were some surprise runners up too !
Oh
yes ! As in all the best stories alls well that ends
well and the parrots were returned unharmed .
Let’s Get Cooking ~ a
really exciting opportunity !
Let’s Get Cooking is a Big Lottery funded project to create
a network of school based cooking clubs for children and their families. There
are only 11 places for B&NES schools and we are really eager to be
one of those chosen to receive £2,500 over three years towards equipment and
running costs.
This is a brief outline of what we need to do as a school to
be considered for one of the precious places.
We need to apply at 3.45pm next Thursday, March 13th
and it’s on a first come first serve basis.
To apply we need to have adults who are prepared to take on
roles in the club, two of whom will attend a free two
day training on 19th and 20th May 2008 at
We would be looking to run a minimum of 15 cooking sessions
over the year which would include 3 simple events such as our Walk to School
Breakfast. If lots of you show interest the roles can be shared and the club
activities will be easy to run and organise between us. We already have the
support of the parents from the Food Group but do need a few more.
The other thing we need is
Please come and see me early next week if you want to know
more and have a chat. There is more information available which I can let you
have.
Parent Governor Election
All parents should have received ballot papers for the election. A reminder that the votes should be received by12 noon on Monday March 17th. The ‘count’ will take place at 6pm on that evening.
Family SEAL
The ‘Good to Be Me’ workshop for parents and children is next Wednesday, March 12th, meeting in the canteen at 9.00am as usual. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible. This time both workshops will be quite practical with an opportunity to make something with your child and to try out some of the activites that will be covered in classes.
Food For Life Noticeboard
Keep
up to date with our Healthy Eating work on the noticeboard.
We hope to add photos of our Pirate Food soon.
Bath Half
Coerver coaching ,
who run our Breakfast Club, will be in school on Friday March 14th to run
a sports skills event for each class. We are asking each child to collect
sponsorship for taking part . The money collected will
be added to Mandy’s total and an amount will also be given to ‘Sport Relief’
which starts on the same weekend. If your child is unable to collect sponsorship
from friends and family they might like to bring along a little loose change on
the day instead. A sponsorship form was sent home last week. If you did not get
yours please ask for another.
Supporting Mandy on the day. Sunday 16th
March
It has become traditional for parents and children to gather
on the corner of Dorset Close on Race day to support our runners with a banner
and plenty of encouraging noise. We usually find that meeting at about 11.45am
means we are in good time to see the action !
Open Morning :
Friday March 28th 2007
All
parents are invited to visit the school on this morning sometime between 9.15
and 10.30am. This is to give you the opportunity to spend some time with your
child looking at and sharing his / her learning. Your child might also like to
take you on a short tour of the school to see some of the displays which should
include some of our Book Week work.
You
are not expected to spend the full hour in school and may pop in anytime during
the hour. About 20 minutes spent with your child should be long enough. If you
have more than one child there should be time to see both of them.
This
is not a time to discuss your child’s progress with the class teacher. There
will be another opportunity for individual appointments during Term 5.
If
you are not able to attend the morning then grandparents are more than welcome,
however due to limitations of space we would prefer only one or two visitors
per child.
It
would also help enormously if you could share the care of pre-school children.
As last year we will run a small crèche in the hall for anyone who cannot find
alternative care.
We
will need to take the registers between 9.00 and
Targets for Learning
in
Following open morning each parent will receive an updated
target sheet for their child, similar to the one given out at the November
parents evening. If you have any
questions about the targets set please approach your child’s class teacher.
S.E.N. Parents Evening : Tuesday 18th
March ~ 3.30 to 6.00pm
This is an
opportunity for parents of children receiving additional support to meet with
the class teacher and review progress towards individual targets. Those parents
involved should have received an invitation from the class teacher over the past
next few days.
The class teachers
will also make contact with you if they feel that it might be beneficial to
arrange a meeting to discuss your child’s progress.
Open
Morning for Prospective Parents : Friday 25thApril
9.30 to 11.30am
Please let anyone you know who may have a child due to start
in September 2009 that they are most welcome to come along to school for our
open morning on the first Friday of next term. Copies of the prospectus will be
available and we will be showcasing a variety of activities that take place at
Oldfield Park Infants’ School.
INSET Days
We have set
the dates for our remaining two INSET days of 2007 / 2008.
These will
be Friday June 6th and Friday July 11th
. School will be closed to all children on these occasions.
My First Gig Music Club
During the
summer terms there will be an opportunity for children in Years 1 and 2 to get
involved in an After School Music Club. The aim of ‘My First Gig’ is to
encourage and foster a love and knowledge of music through fun sessions with a
short performance for parents at the end of the course. The sessions will take
place on Mondays after school for 6 weeks.
If you are
interested in your child attending Nick and Lara from ‘My First Gig’ will be in
school on Wednesday 26th March at 3.15pm to tell you a bit more
about what is planned. This is for parents to attend with their children.
Following the meeting further information and booking forms will be available
to all children in Y1 and 2.
Yours sincerely
Jo Claridge
Dates For Term 4
Wednesday March 12th Family SEAL Workshop 9.15am
Sunday March 16th
Tuesday March 18th
Parent’s Evening (for reviews of Special
Educational Needs)
Friday March 21st to Monday March 24th School Closed :
Easter Bank Holiday Weekend
Friday March 28th Open Morning 9.15
to 10.30am
Friday April 4th Last
day of term
Monday April 21st School re-opens 9.00am