Newsletter: 2nd February 2024
Posted on February 2, 2024 | By Mr Cole
Bag 2 School Thanks
The Bag2School collection at Woolsery last week raised a tidy sum for the school – thank you to everyone who brought in something – we think it was the most successful collection yet at 650kg. This raised £325 for the school – thank you!
PE and Sports
Movie Night – Year 1 and Above
Just a reminder that it’s Buckland Brewer’s FOBSS Movie Night tonight, raising money for new Forest School waterproofs. The movie is Wonka… details below:
time: 3.15 – 5pm
cost: £5 per child, including pizza, popcorn, drink and the movie
***please make sure you have paid via ScoPay before the Event and that you’ve ticked the PG Rating consent box***
(Next Friday is the turn of Parkham School – same arrangements apply)
Staffing Update
After the Half Term break, we welcome Miss Sophie Slade back as a teaching assistant at Parkham School, following her period of maternitiy leave. Miss Slade will resume her duties as teaching assistant in Melbury Class. For the rest of this academic year she will be will be full time workign with Ms Peter and Mrs Lewis. Miss Mudhar, who has been covering Miss Slade’s duties, will move to Goldworthy Class to provide further support in that class in the lead-up to Y6 SATS in May.
Lunches
Just a reminder that if you have booked a school lunch for your child and no longer need it, you need to remember to cancel the meal, either on ScoPay (up to midnight the night before) or by speaking to someone in your school office. When our admin team are able to, they will check for this to save you the expense of unwanted meals, but please don’t rely on them doing this for you – it’s your responsibility to cancel meals that are no longer needed. Thank you.
Tempest Photos
Next Friday, Tempest will be at Buckland Brewer taking class photos. Children at Buckland Brewer always look smart, but please remember it’s particularly important next week. Thanks.
Safer Internet Day
Next Tuesday is Safer Internet Day. The children will be revisiting their learning about keeping safe online during next week and Mr Marks is preparing some parent workshops on online safety, following your requests through the recent Survey, These will take palce later in the term. In the meantime, here is a link to parent information for Internet Safety Day:
Swimming
Next week is the final week for Goldworthy and Ashmansworthy Classes to swim. After half term, please remember the Y5 and Y6 childrenin Gorwood Class will be swimming on Thursday afternoons, and Alminstone Class will be swimming on Friday mornings. We provide swimming hats for the children, so we only need you to pack their swimming gear, towel and goggles.
Appledore Art
This week was the last visit to the Appledore School Art Studio for Tythecott Class. Next week, Stroxworthy Class begin their rotation at the Studio, which wil continue for the following four school weeks. Visits take place on Wednesday mornings with half the class at a time using the Partnership minibus.
On Friday 9th February, Global School Voice at Woolsery invites all children to ‘break the rules’. For a donation of 50p per rule, you may:
- wear your own clothes,
- bring an unhealthy snack, or
- bring a toy to school (as long as it isn’t electrical or expensive).
You may break one, two or three rules. All money raised goes to Edukid. Thank-you for your support.
Well done to everyone who has received a Headteacher’s Awards in assembly today! As usual, our awards are given in recognition of achievements relating to our six learning animals which represent for children the qualities needed to be a good learner. They are:
Orleigh: Maddie (Tortoise) – For amazing effort, focus and enthusiasm when completing her collage picture of a fish; Rory – (Tortoise) For taking care to position and lift the printing objects very carefully when printing a pattern onto his fish
Tythecott: Leah (Tortoise) – being resilient with her multiplication as she has found this a little tricky; Esme (Dolphin) – diving into her Samba music using different instruments.
Gorwood: Eliza (cat) – for being curious and always asking questions, particularly during our DT session with the Dyson foundation; Isaiah (dolphin) – for diving into our class reading and joining in with class discussions
Foxdown: Jasper (spider) – Jasper has been using fantastic reasoning skills to explain how he has got the answer in maths; Clark (dolphin) – Clark has been showing how well he can listen and showing amazing learning behaviours.
Melbury: Rafferty (bee) – You have been an excellent Bee on our trip to Really Wild Planet, you were very kind and thoughtful towards others, well done; Abbie (bee) – You were a fabulous Bee on our trip to Really Wild Planet, you were thoughtful, sensible and helped others when they were experiencing new things.
Goldworthy: Ruby (bee) – for showing the initiative to work with a partner to support and guide them in mathematics; Riley (tortoise) – for continuing to persevere and challenge himself to become more confident in mathematics.
Sunflowers: Violet (tortoise) – for fantastic letter formation and not giving up and writing her name successfully; Tristan (spider) – for his amazing blending in foundations to phonics
Cranford: Elsie (bee) – for being a great friend to children in Sunflowers this week, helping them on the making table; Ella (spider) – for trying really hard whilst reading this week. Good sounding out and blending!
Burscott: Freddie (owl) – listening carefully and responding well in his reading; Phoebe B (bee) – working and playing well with her friends this week, especially in PE
Stroxworthy: Molly (Dolphin) – for diving into her learning like a dolphin and completing some excellent sewing on her artwork; Hugo (Tortoise) – for being resilient like a tortoise and putting extra effort into his balanced argument writing in English
Alminstone: Hunter (tortoise) – huge effort at learning times-tables facts. It’s paying off with your test results, Hunter!; Evie (bee)- making an active effort to contribute to class discussions. Keep it up, Evie!
Ashmansworthy: Joe – (Dolphin) – for enthusiasm, commitment and careful work in gymnastics; Leo (tortoise) – for determination to succeed in the swimming pool
- 2nd February – Movie Night – Buckland Brewer 3:15 – 5pm
- 6th February – Y4, Y5, Y6 – Multisports Festival at Atlantic Academy
- 6th February – Safer Internet Day
- 9th February Tempest School Photos at Buckland Brewer
- 9th February Break The Rules Day at Woolsery, in aid of Edukid
- 9th February – Movie Night – Parkham 3:15 – 5pm
- 10th – 18th February Half Term Holiday
- 11th March – Professional Athlete visit at Woolsery and Parkham
- 12th March – Professional Athlete visit at Buckland Brewer
- 18th – 20th March – Pixies Holt Residential (Year 4)
- 21st March – Lots of Socks Day for Downs Syndrome
- 28th March: Last Day of Term
- 15th April: First Day of Summer Term
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| Tuesday |
Y4, Y5, Y6 Multiskills at Atlantric Academy (am) Safer Internet Day |
| Wednesday | Stroxworthy Class (half) at Appledore Art (am) |
| Thursday |
final Y5/6 Swimming – Goldworthy Class
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| Friday |
Tempest Class Photos – Buckland Brewer final Y5/6 Swimming – Ashmansworthy Class FOPS Movie Night 3:15pm in the school hall |
Mr Cole’s planned schedule
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| Monday | afternoon | morning | |
| Tuesday | all day | ||
| Wednesday | all day | ||
| Thursday | all day | ||
| Friday | morning | afternoon | afternoon |
With best wishes,
Matt Cole, Headteacher