CHECKENDON C.E. SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 26 th April 2018 THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Marcus Aurelius Friday 27 th April Friday 27 th April Monday 30 th April Friday 11 th May Friday 11 th May Monday 14 th May Tuesday 15 th May Diary for Term 5 Pay it Forward Day On Monday 30 th April children to post their Pay it Forward slips in post box outside office 3.20pm Panda Class Sculpture Exhibition in hall 3pm Owl Class Julia Donaldson Music Festival Concert in Owl Classroom Parents Coffee Morning straight after drop off all welcome! 3pm Panda Class Material World performance to school and parents (change of date) Year 6 SATs: English grammar, punctuation and spelling Year 6 SATs: English reading Wednesday 16 th May Year 6 SATs: Maths 1&2 Thursday 17 th May Year 6 SATs: Maths 3 Wednesday 23 rd May Friday 25th May School Census Rhino and Owlet Class visit to Beale Park 2pm Pentecost Service and Country Dancing everybody is welcome Owl Class on stage! On Wednesday, children in Owl Class took part in the Key Stage One Music Festival with Julia Donaldson. Along with nine other schools from the Oxfordshire area they performed six of Julia s songs, accompanied by a live band and Julia s husband Malcolm on guitar. There was even a surprise visit by the Gruffalo himself! The children have worked exceptionally hard over the past week to learn the lyrics to the songs. On the day they sang with enthusiasm and performed brilliantly, despite the very hot stage lights! Owl Class parents, please join us next Monday at 3pm where the children will sing some of the songs in their classroom.
At school this week Well done everyone 100% school attendance on Wednesday and Thursday! Whole School Worship Term 5 Value: Justice (please see the separate attachment for more information on what you could do at home to accompany our work within school on this value) Annual Bluebell Walk We all enjoyed our wonderful annual walk through the local countryside today. Many thanks to Checkendon Equestrian Centre for access to their grounds and to Mr Elliott for his help managing our crossing of the field
of horses. On returning to school the children enjoyed their ice lollies kindly donated by the School Association. Thank you to everyone who supported the event. Official Playtower Opening Just before starting our bluebell walk Jenson opened our wonderful new playtower. We are very grateful to Mrs Hood-Cree for taking on the role of organising the second phase and thank you so much to everyone who helped fundraise. The children love it! African Jungle Drama Workshop On Monday, children in Owlet and Owl Classes enjoyed singing and dancing in African Jungle drama workshops provided by Perform. Class Highlights The big news this week in Owlet class is that we have eggs in the incubator! Mo, whom we met at Paddock Farm has very kindly set us up with all the equipment and guidance we need. We are currently on day 3 and expecting some chicks on day 21. Fingers crossed! There are lots of things for us to do at various points over the next 3 weeks, such as candling the eggs and having weigh ins for them. We will be doing lots of learning based around the eggs, and have already started our egg diary and numbered and weighed the eggs. Children
in Panda Class have really enjoyed reading The Iron Man and, this week, designed and made their junk modelling sculptures. They worked carefully improving their designs in their sketchbooks before constructing their models. Certificates of excellence were presented to pupils who worked effectively in their teams. There will be an exhibition of the finished sculptures in the hall tomorrow after school. Do come along. Children in Rhino Class have started their new learning project about the USA by researching native Indians and the early settlers. Cutting Down on Plastics We hope you will support the school s commitment to do our bit by avoiding non-recyclable plastics in children s breaktime snacks. From Monday 30th April, children will not be allowed breaktime snacks with non-recyclable plastic wrappers. Thank you for your support. Parents Coffee Morning parents are invited to a parent led coffee morning being held in school on the 11 th May. A nice opportunity for parents, across all years, to simply say hi, catch up and eat cake, even if just for 5 minutes; it would be great to see you. Extra-Curricular Clubs Booking forms were sent out earlier this week for a Sculpture Project after school club taking place this term as part of Goring Gap Festival 2018. If your child is interested please complete the booking form and return to the school office. Unfortunately as only 8 children have signed up for the football club, the club has been cancelled this term. Ipro Football need 10 children for it to run. If you were thinking of signing up please let the office know asap so the club can go ahead. Year 6 Pupil Scholarship Congratulations to Jake in Year 6 who has gained an Round Thomas Scholarship to attend The Oratory School.
Term 5 Extra-Curricular Activities DAY TIME ACTIVITY YEARS ORGANISERS Monday Lunchtime Piano Emma Davies 3.20-4.20 Pottery (23/4/18 9/7/18) 3.30-4.30 Cricket (23/4/18 9/7/18) Yrs 2-6 Yrs 3-6 Sarah Rushbrooke Sarahrushbrooke@outlook.com 07771 768491 Paul Meakin paulmeakinsportscoach@gmail.com (S.R.Pavillion) 8.00-8.30 Stoke Row Running Club Yrs 3-6 Stoke Row Running Club Elise Way - eliseway@hotmail.co.uk Tuesday Wednesday Lunchtime Piano Emma Davies 3.30-4.30 Sculpture Project 1/5/18 to 15/5/18 KS2 22/5/18 to 5/6/18 Reception & KS1 3.30-5.15 Equestrian Club (17/4/18 to 15/5/18) 08.00-08.40 (Hall) Please refer to dates Susannah Lovegrove zanlovegrove@gmail.com Checkendon Equestrian Centre Tel: 01491 680225 Festival of Voices KS2 Bill Boyer c/o School Office Lunchtime Piano Emma Davies Lunchtime Violin (restarting on 18/4/18) 08.00-08.40 Music Club (19/4/18 19/7/18) Elestr Lee Tel: 0118 9478685 elestr.lee@btopenworld.com Emma Davies Thursday 09:50 and 10:10 Woodwind Lucy Robertson County Music Service Friday 08.00-08.40 (Hall) Relax Kids (restarting 20/4/18 08.00-08.40 Tennis (27/4/18 6/7/18) Yrs 1-6 Yrs 1-6 Sophia Cleverly Tel: 07811 268990 relaxkidssouthoxfordshire@gmail.com Matt Whittle (whittlematthew@hotmail.com) Lunchtime Piano Emma Davies 3.30-4.30 Football cancelled due to numbers (27/4/18 13/7/18) 3.30 Guitar (restarting on 27/4/18) Pro-Direct Tel: 07921 726332 Russ Payne Tel: 07921 087816
Dates for your Diary 2017/18 Friday 25 th May Last day of term 5, finish at 3.20pm Mon 28 th May Fri 1 st Jun Half Term Monday 4 th June Tuesday 5 th June First day of term 6 Monday 11 th June 3pm Community Worship Thursday 5 th July Annual Reports issued Friday 13 th July Sports Day Wednesday 18 th July 2pm Rhino Class Production Thursday 19 th July 5.30pm Rhino Class Production Wednesday 25 th July 1.15pm Leavers Service Wednesday 25 th July Last day of term 6, finish at 2pm Thurs 26 th July Mon 3 rd Sept Summer Holiday 2018/19 Tuesday 4 th September Wednesday 5 th September First day of term 1 Friday 19 th October Last day of term1, finish at 3.20pm Mon 22 nd Oct Fri 26 th Oct Half Term Monday 29 th October Tuesday 30 th October First day of term 2 Friday 21 st December Last day of term 2, finish at 2pm Mon 24 th Dec Fri 4 th Jan Christmas Holiday Monday 7 th January Tuesday 8 th January First day of term 3 Friday 15 th February Last day of term 3, finish at 3.20pm Mon 18 th Feb 22 nd Feb Half Term Monday 25 th February Tuesday 26 th February First day of term 4 Friday 5 th April Last day of term 4, finish at 3.20pm Mon 8 th Apr Mon 22 nd Apr Easter Holiday Tuesday 23 rd April First day of term 5 Monday 13 th May Year 6 SATs week Friday 24 th May Last day of term 5, finish at 3.20pm Mon 27 th May 31 st May Half Term Monday 3 rd June Tuesday 4 th June First day of term 6 Wednesday 24 th July Last day of term 6, finish at 2pm
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