Newsletter: 17th March 2023

Posted on March 17, 2023 | By Mr Cole

Red Nose Day Fun

Thank you to everyone who has supported today’s Red Nose Day – it’s a brilliant cause which helps children all over the UK and an event our children can (and do!!) get stuck in to. Teachers will be posting photos on their class Blogs so please look out for their records of the day! The Blog can be found at https://woolseryprimaryschool.edublogs.org/ – just click on your school and find your child’s class to see their Posts.

Open Afternoons

We are planning to hold Open Afternoons across the three schools on Friday 24th March, which is next Friday. You are very welcome to come into school and look at your children’s books, listen to what they’ve been learning and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. This invite extends to the wider community too, so if there’s anyone you know who would like to look around their village school, please pass on the invite to them. Please see advertising in your own school about timings as these vary slightly across the Partnership. Thank you.

Next Wednesday afternoon, the Enterprise Team from School Voice in Buckland Brewer and Woolsery will be travelling in the Partnership minibus to visit Asda, Bideford to do a bit of research about the types of products they could sell in their weekly Tasty Tuck sessions. This will be a great opportunity for the children to understand a bit more about the nutritional choices we need to make when selecting products to sell, and also further their knowledge of profit and loss when all items sell for 50p.

Indoor Athletics Final and Online Gymnastics

Good luck to the 12 Y6 children from Woolsery who are taking part in the Indoor Athletics Final at Bideford College on Tuesday!

We have also heard that the children from all three schools who progressed in the Online Gymnastics competition will now be able to take part in their Final after the Easter holidays when the organisers will set a new date. You’ve not been forgotten!

Exmoor Zoo Visit

Melbury Class (Parkham) and Tythecott Class (Buckland Brewer) had a wonderful day at Exmoor Zoo on Tuesday. Weather-wise, their trip was timed to perfection as it was the only dry day of the week! Well done to all of the chidlren for excellent behaviour and fabulous enthusiasm to see the animals and learn all about them. A huge thank you to parents and staff who made the trip possible.

Rosemoor Trip

We continued our close working with RHS Rosemoor in Torrington this week when Stroxworthy and Alminstone Classes visited to find out more about seeds and plant growth. The chidlren used the wonderful education centre at the Gardens and spent lots of time exploring the gardens. Thank you to parents and governors who came along on the trip, we couldn’t have done it without you!

FOPS News

FOPS have a coffee morning coming up on Wednesday 29th March in the Allardice Hall. Please support it if you can – details can be found on FOPS’ Facebook Page here: https://facebook.com/events/s/fops-coffee-morning/952452845754377/

FOWS

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: Elsie (spider)- for making links and connections in her Maths to help her subitise; Maddie (dolphin)- for diving into her learning in the provision and having a go at all the challenges.

Tythecott: Wren (tortoise)  – For being a resilient tortoise and finishing your story with great commitment!; George (spider) – For being an excellent spider and making links with weight and capacity.

Gorwood: Sydney (Bee) – for fantastic team work when working out how to create a mechanism in our DT lessons; Jay (dolphin) – for working incredibly hard with his writing and including lots of different grammatical tools for effect

Foxdown: Veronika (tortoise) – Veronika has worked hard to link her sounds to letters and blend to read. She now reads with confidence and fluency; Harvey (cat) – Harvey was curious to read whether he could use his phonics to read a story book from the book corner. He was delighted to discover he could read Peppa Pig!

Melbury: Iris (dolphin) – Iris has dived into PE this half term and listened carefully to feedback to develop an exciting and interesting dance routine; Ben (tortoise)  – Ben showed incredible resilience to write an exciting and detailed story. Great work Ben

Goldworthy: Harry BC (tortoise) – for showing fantastic resilience  and perseverance in a range of learning and interventions this week. Harry has been very busy and has done extremely well; Ruby (dolphin)  – for diving into her learning and working extremely hard in mathematics this week.

Sunflowers: 

Cranford: Phoebe (spider) – for remembering some interesting facts about Queen Elizabeth II; Lucas (spider) – for amazing phonics this week and remembering to use your small writing

Burscott: Harry (tortoise) – amazing progress in his ability to work independently and to go back and check or improve his work; Luca (dolphin) – a huge increase in the pace of his writing in both phonics and literacy this week

Stroxworthy: Archie (cat) – for being curious like a cat and continuing to ask questions about his learning, not only to verify his understanding but to deepen and challenge further; Alfie (dolphin) – for diving into his learning like a dolphin and always wishing to challenge himself further, particularly in maths.

Alminstone: Xavier (dolphin) – For listening with care at Rosemoor and diving into his learning, with careful exploration during the ‘seeds’ activity. Superb; Melanija (spider) – For working productively in her Science group, to make notes and present her findings about the planets. Great teamwork.

Ashmansworthy: Elouise (dolphin) – for showing a consistently positive and enthusiastic attitude to all aspects of her learning; Bluebelle (tortoise) – for showing determination and resilience in maths, particularly in percentages

Mr Cole’s planned schedule

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

Have a great weekend and enjoy Mothers’ Day!

Matt Cole, Headteacher

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