School Reports – Reports will be sent out next week. If you have any concerns about your child’s report, please arrange an interview with your child’s class teacher to discuss these concerns.
Sports Days – These have been arranged as follows:
KS1 Oak, Hornbeam and Beech classes – Wednesday 10th July starting at 9.15am on our school field.
KS2 Ash, Rowan, Maple and Willow classes – Thursday 11th July starting at 9.15am on Langtree field.
All children will need their PE kit and appropriate running shoes and tops with their team colour:
Red Kites – Red, Hawks – Green, Owls – Blue, Kestrels – Yellow, Eagles – Orange.
Children will also need a bottle of water together with suncream and sunhat if we have hot weather.
Class Photographs – Today you will receive an order form for your child’s class photograph. If you would like to order please send in your completed order form together with payment by Monday 8th July so that they can be sent to the photographer and the photos can be received back by the end of term.
Box Tops – Please keep bringing your tokens into school. This year we have obtained 26 books for Beech class. Thank you.
School Jumpers – Please can you check the names in your school jumpers as there are several children who have lost theirs even though they are named. Any extras please return to the school office.
Fun Dog Show – A fun dog show will be held on the village green alongside the school as part of the Summer Fayre on Saturday 6th July. This will start at 12.15pm and you can register from 12.00 on the day, for the classes that you would like to enter. The cost of entry is £1.50 per class – proceeds go to Woodcote Primary School. There will be a range of fun dog show classes, including:
· Best Male dog, · Best Female dog, · Child’s Best Friend, · Best Dressed Dog (fancy dress for the dog)
· Best in Show
Please do bring your dogs along for this fun event, with rosettes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each class and a prize for the dog which is judged ‘Best in Show’ (dogs must be kept on a lead at all times and children handling dogs must be supervised by an adult). For more information, please contact Bonnie Church (bonniec.church@gmail.com)
Please note that as dogs are not allowed on the school site, they must not be brought into the school fayre after the dog show. It is also the responsibility of all dog owners to clean up after their dogs.
The Elms Multi-Sports Camps – The Elms are again holding their Sports Camp for children aged 4-12 years old, on our school site during the summer holidays as follows: Week 1 – 5th – 9thAugust and
Week 2 – 12th – 16th August. Sports will include tennis, football, cricket, basketball, hockey, athletics etc. All equipment supplied. Regular price £18.00 per day or Early Bird price £14.00 per day. Booking can be by telephone on 020 8954 8787 or online at www.elmsholidayschemes.co.uk
Woodcote Summer Holiday Club-Bookings now being taken.
We are running from Wednesday 24th July – Friday 16th August. Located in the Cabin Preschool building in Woodcote Primary grounds.
Various sessions available:
Lots of crafts, cooking, games,den building & many more activities.
Call Wendy on 01491 682300 to book your space. On the day drop off available call 01491 680854.
Class Assemblies – Rowan class will be having their assembly next Tuesday 25th June and Maple class will be having their assembly next Wednesday 26th June, both starting at 9.05am. Parents and family welcome.
Quad Kids – Well done to our team of Year 5 and 6 athletes who competed in the Quad Kids event at Langtree this week. Children competed in four events: 600m run, 75m sprint, throwing and long jump. It was an excellent effort by all our athletes and we finished third overall, which was a good achievement. Well done to Andrew Carr, David Carr, Kimberley Gough, Adam McBride, Skye McDougall, Ben Temple, Astrid Tozer, Dawson Powell, Max Temple, Bryony Furlonger, Charlotte Mansfield and Maddie Warren.
Netball – We took a team of Year 3 and 4 children to Langtree this week for a netball tournament against local schools. It was pleasing to have the opportunity for some of our pupils to take part in netball competitively as netball has featured less in recent years at schools. All the children enjoyed themselves and have made great progress in developing their skills. Well done to Gemma Botham, Milly Coleman, Chloe Page, Courtney Mackinnon, Katie McDowell, Megan Pope, Megan Cole, Silas Mendez and Ellen Bentley.
Teaching Assistant Position – The school require a Teaching Assistant for our Year 1 class from September. Please contact the school office for further details and an application form. The closing date for applications is next Friday 28th June.
Mrs Bernard – is stepping down from the role of Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) at the end of this term. Mrs Bernard, who has been the SENCO for 12 years, has worked extremely hard with staff to ensure pupils with special educational needs receive the best support they can. Children with special needs at the school make excellent progress and this is a tribute to Mrs Barnard and all the teachers and teaching assistants who work so hard with these children. I would like to thank Mrs Bernard for all her commitment and years of hard work. She will, however, continue working at the school as a Teaching Assistant and no doubt supporting children with special needs.
New SENCO and Assistant SENCO and Home/School Link Worker – The school have successfully appointed Miss Allen as our new SENCO from September. Miss Allen, who is returning to school to teach Year 3 after her sabbatical, will be assisted by Mrs Ploszynski, who has been appointed as Assistant SENCO from September. We are very happy and confident that Miss Allen and Mrs Ploszynski will work together well as a team to develop further the excellent work the school currently does with pupils with Special Education Needs.
We have also appointed Mrs Wise, a qualified Higher Level Teaching Assistant, as our Home/School link worker. Mrs Wise will work closely with the school and any families requiring family support.
Music Lessons – There will be spaces available in September for musical instrument lessons (woodwind or brass). The lessons are organised by the Music for Schools Foundation and more information can be found on their website www.mfsf.org.uk
Welcome – We are pleased to welcome to our school the following three children. Charlotte Cubberley who joined Ash class, Callum Allen who joined Rowan class and Kitty Allen who joined Beech class.
Quad Kids – Last week we took a team of Year 3 children to compete against children from the Partnership of Schools in athletics. All the children competed in a 600m run, 75m sprint, throw and long jump. All the children tried their best and displayed a fantastic attitude. Noteably good performances came from Toby-Joe McBride, finishing second in the 600m against other Year 4 runners and Briany Humphrey who finished third in the 600m. Well done to all the children: Theo Warren, Michael Slingo, Francesca Prior, Toby-Joe McBride, Lucy Lissenden, Briany Humphrey, Robin Lewis, Keira Blanchard, Will Temple and Ellen Bentley.
Class Assemblies – Ash class will be having their assembly next Wednesday 19th June and Maple class will have their assembly on Wednesday 26th June, both starting at 9.05am. Parents and family welcome.
Sainsburys Vouchers – Please bring these in as soon as possible so that we can claim our free resources.
Goring Summer Tennis Camp – (22nd July-23th August 2013) The Camps are open to children of all abilities between the ages of 5-16yrs and offer children the chance to develop their skills in a fun atmosphere under the guidance of an experienced and caring team. BOOK FOR THE FULL WEEK FROM ONLY £52.50! Early Booking discount applies until the 29th June. Further information can be found at: www.juniors.goring-tennis.co.uk Numbers are limited, so early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.
Chiltern Edge Holiday Club – Summer Bookings Now Open. There will be 20 days available during Summer with daily rates at £28.00 per day from 8:30am to 3:30pm and an extra Chillout session at £7.00 from 3:30pm – 5.30pm. The dates available this Summer will be; Monday 29th July – Friday 2nd August, Monday 5th August – Friday 9th August, Monday 12th August – Friday 16th August and Monday 19th August – Friday 23rd August
A variety of different activities ranging from Forest Fun to Creative Cookery to Fun Science and Trampolining will be on offer, and the Club is open to all school aged children aged 4 – 16 yrs old, of all abilities. Bookings are taken on a first come first served basis so book early to avoid disappointment.
The Holiday Club @ Chiltern Edge is fully inclusive, accepts childcare vouchers, and is Ofsted registered for those who wish to take advantage of Working Families Tax Credits.
Please visit www.chilternedge.oxon.gov.uk or email theholidayclub@chilternedge.oxon.sch.uk
It’s been a really busy time since Easter and the children have been really busy not only with their learning but with some amazing trips, sports and activities.
Year 4 boys competed in a Football Festival which was held in Hagbourne, Didcot. The team worked really hard and played exceptionally well together and we would like to congratulate Guy Furlonger, Archie Jones, Archie Clarke, Archie Kennedy, Tommy Edwards, Luka Metolli and James Giles on winning three out the four games they competed in and on the 0-0 draw in the fourth.
Eight of our Year 2 children participated in a dance workshop held at Langtree School. The event was organised by a local partnership of schools which includes: Each group of children was led by a Year 10 student from Langtree who choreographed a routine which was then taught to the children and later performed at the end of the day. The whole event was based around the theme of ‘Dreams’ and well done to Anya McAuslin, Megan Giles, Poppy Read, Daisy Packer, Ella Wiltshire, Holly Bassett, Ruby Abbott and Victoria van Heerden.
Liaise with Tina Blower at Langtree to get photos
Football has been really popular this term with Year 2 also participating in a fun outdoor, 6-a-side football festival where they participated in various drills, exercises and then a mini tournament. The event was again led by Year 10 sports leaders and congratulations to our team of Holly Strange, Teddy Norris, Ben Sandham, Thomas Benham, Charlie Jones, Lara Clifford Zyms and Ross McDougal.
Some of you may have noticed the new storage shed which appeared last week in the front grounds of the school. This is replacing the ‘container’ in the playground and will store the school staging and other pieces of large equipment. This had now made space for our new chalet / classroom which will be installed by the end of term and will allow extra space to work with small groups of children or one-to-one sessions to support children with their curriculum work.
Oak Class (reception) have started swimming lessons this term so all children throughout the school now have the opportunity to learn to swim. Lessons are taken at the Oratory Prep school and we are very lucky to give them this opportunity especially as children actually don’t HAVE to start lessons till year 3. It is important to us that children learn to swim as young as possible.
If there are any members of our community who would enjoy spending one hour a week listening to our early readers, please would they contact reception on 01491 684190.
Two of our pupils have had amazing success in their extracurricular activities. Katey McDowell is a member of Emmer Green Gymnastics Club and entered two competitions in this year. At Pinewood Gymnastics Club she competed against four other clubs and won her first medal ever, a silver medal, for the vault. Then, in the Southern Region Gymnastics competition at Bracknell Gymnastics club, Katie won 3 GOLD medals for her vault, floor routine and beam.
