Newsletter: 10th March 2023

Posted on March 10, 2023 | By Mr Cole

Burton Art Exhibition

If you’ve not yet had the chance to visit the Burton Art Gallery in Victoria Park, Bideford, please try to make time to do so. The Annual Schools’ Exhibition is amazing this year, with exhibits from Reception through to A-Level. All three of our schools has a large amount of work on display and we’re very proud of the standard achieved by the children. Last year, a child from Woolsery (Mia ) and Parkham (Ethan) won a prize each for their exhibits and I’m very, very happy to announce that this year two children from Buckland Brewer have won prizes: a huge well done to Charlie and Hannah, both in Tythecott Class! They attended an awards ceremony at the Gallery yesterday (Thursday), along with parents and Mrs Kersey, to receive their prizes.

To add to the excitement, Melbury Class at Parkham won a £50 prize for their camouflaged animals using Henri Rousseau as inspiration – this was an unexpected bonus and so Melbury Class will need to have a think about how they want to spend their money…

The Schools Exhibition is on until 24th March. (There is also an excellent Lego sculputre and art exhibition, complete with a some build-your-own stations, in the gallery next to the Schools Exhibition, which I know some of our children will love! It’s there until 18th March)

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Gliddon and Squire Cross Country League

Conjunctivitis

We have a growing number of cases of conjunctivitis in our schools at the moment. Please be vigilant for symptoms of this very irritating eye complaint and speak to your pharmacist or GP if you suspect your child has it. Conjunctivitis is easily relievable with eye drops to reduce the itching and your child does not have to miss school if they have it unless they are too unfomfortable to manage, for example, before the eye drops have had a chance to work: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/conjunctivitis/ Thanks.

Cookies and Book Sale Thanks

Thank you to everyone who supported the Cookies and Hot Chocolate sale, and also the second hand book sale, at Buckland Brewer School. FOBBS managed to raise £51.63 from the book sale and £57.80 from the hot chocolate and cookie sale totalling £109.43.

FOBBS would like to thank everyone that supported these events. Money raised is going towards the outside learning area for the foundation stage class.

Red Nose Day – Comic Relief

Lost Property

Virtual Indoor Athletics results Y4/5/6:

Village Schools Partnership Family Group Cross Country

Next Wednesday (weather permitting) is our long-anticipated Family Group Cross Country event which will be held on Woolsery School Field. All chidlren from Buckland and Parkham will travel to Woolsery by coach on Wednesday morning and returnt o their own school in time for lunch. Please ensure your child has their PE kit with them on Wednesday. Races will start at 10am, starting with the oldest children (Year 6).  All parents are welcome to come and support and have the opportunity to take part in the final race, which will be a non-competitive run. Please be considerate of local residents when parking and car share where possible.  Children must wear their school PE kit, along with warm clothing including coats.  Please can they wear old trainers as it will be muddy (no spikes or studs).  We look forward to seeing you.

Well done to all of the children who have received a Headteacher’s Award for developing different aspects of their learning behaviours which are represented by our six Learning Animals:

Orleigh: Caleb (dolphin)- for explaining his reasoning and answering in clear full sentences; Sophia (bee)- for being kind and considerate and helping others.

Tythecott: Charlotte (dolphin) – Brilliant concentration this morning when writing your sentences. A great diving dolphin!; Eleanora (Tortoise) – A very resilient tortoise this week in Forest school, you protected your den very well even in the freezing cold!

Gorwood: Jazmine (dolphin) – For diving into her DT learning and producing detailed diagrams during our design stage; Oscar (owl) – for looking forward and back when editing his writing to make sure he has checked his work and corrected any mistakes

Foxdown: Abbie (tortoise) – Abbie has been working hard to listen well, stay engaged with her learning and try her best. She has worked hard and is showing us just how much she can do!; Arya  (bee) – Arya has shown how willing she is to help her peers. Regularly doing whether she can to help them feels settled and happy while at school.

Melbury: Jake  (bee) – Jake worked enthusiastically with his group in Forest School when playing capture the flag. Great work; Tyler – (spider) – Tyler has been making links and connections in History from things he has read and seen. Well done

Goldworthy: Cayden (bee) for working well with a partner to complete a number of activities during Thursday afternoon independently, without support; Anise (bee) for working and supporting others when Goldworthy Class were asked to work more independently (with less adult support).

Sunflowers: Emilija for not giving up until she could count to ten in English independently for the first time; Heidi for her own interpretation of moves in Real PE

Cranford: Elowen (dolphin) –  for trying super hard this week in your writing and your Maths.  You really concentrated and keep on going; Coco (spider) – for applying all you’ve learnt about portraits to your final pop art piece of work.

Burscott: Thomas (spider) – Bringing together all his learning to produce a well presented piece of writing; Oscar B (spider) – showing increased confidence in his maths work this week

Stroxworthy: Louie (dolphin) – for diving into his learning and working well at our Appledore Art Studio session; Oliver (tortoise) – for being resilient and continuing to persevere when planning his story in English.

Alminstone: Kobe (bee) – for actively listening during to others in a discussion about WW2 and making a thoughtful response. Fantastic; Olivia (spider) – super planning and writing of her news report about ‘The Lighthouse”.

Ashmansworthy: Sophie (tortoise) for showing resilience and determination in English, especially with spelling; Leo (dolphin) for diving into his learning by writing a detailed and interesting explanation

Mr Cole’s planned schedule

Monday			All Day
Tuesday		All Day
Wednesday			Morning
Thursday	All Day
Friday

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