Churchfields Weekly Newsletter Thursday 20 October 2016 Dear Parents/Carers Thank you to all parents/carers who were able to come along to our Harvest Festival celebration on Monday at St Michael s Church and/or provide a food item for our collection for the Bradford on Avon Foodbank. The children did an amazing job at reminding us of the importance of helping those less fortunate as we celebrate all we have. CALLING ALL YEAR 6 PARENTS A reminder that applications for secondary school places must be submitted by NOON on Monday 31 October 2016. REMINDER - NON-UNIFORM DAY FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER Don t forget children can wear their own clothes on Friday. In return we are asking for donations of chocolates and/or bottles for the annual PTA Christmas Fair. Thank you in advance for your support! YEAR 5 & 6 RESIDENTIAL TRIP PGL Liddington, Mon 19 Wed 21 June 2017 A reminder that deposits for next year s residential trip need to be paid, and if you are paying in instalments your next payment is due by the end of October. Churchfields football team did the school proud at last week s tournament against a number of schools in our cluster. Well done to all players and thanks to Mrs Pugh for supporting the event. We are very grateful to all who came to the Atworth base last weekend to support the development of our outdoor learning areas and grounds. A number of key jobs were completed to tidy and enhance these areas just in time for the start of the build of our new outdoor classroom this week. I would like to thank Mrs Liddiard for organising this event. Parents/carers of children at our Monkton Farleigh base may have noticed that the pond area has recently been given a spruce up also. A huge thank you to Mrs Wooster s Brownie group who volunteered to undertake this work. It has made a significant difference to the area which can now be used as a quality learning space for our children. The amphitheatre has also taken shape. Staff will begin planning for its use in the new term with the aim of eventually putting on a production to make best use of this excellent resource. I do hope you have a restful half term week and we look forward to seeing children back at school on Monday 31 st October. Kind regards Mr Futcher Headteacher Coffee Mornings Do come along for a drink and an informal chat if you can! Atworth Monday 14 th November at 8:45am Monkton Farleigh Tuesday 15 th November at 8:30am PE KIT & COATS As the weather is turning colder, please ensure that children have a warm coat or jumper for playtime and that they also have a tracksuit/joggers & sweatshirt for outdoor PE. Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us and remember you can use ParentPay to pay online. SCHOOL DINNER MENUS Please find attached the new school dinner menus from Team St Laurence. These are also available on our website in the Parent Zone. Instructions on how to order and pay for school dinners online using ParentPay will be sent out to KS2 parents & carers (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6). NB school dinners are free for all children in Reception and Years 1 & 2. If you do not have a log-in for ParentPay please notify the school office so that we can set you up on the system. CLUBS A timetable of our Extra-Curricular activities and clubs is attached for your information. We have a couple of new items: Dodge Ball on Thursdays at Monkton Farleigh, with GoActive Computer Club on Thursdays at Monkton Farleigh, with Miss Broomhead Sign up forms are available on the school website and in school receptions. PLEASE NOTE: clubs will run from Monday 31 st October i.e. as soon as we are back from the October break. due to our busy schedule in the run up to Christmas, all after-school clubs finish on Friday 2 December. OUR WEDNESDAY BREAKFAST CLUB AT ATWORTH WILL BE RUNNING FROM 7:45 8:45AM NEXT TERM. FULL DETAILS ATTACHED. Contact details: E: admin@churchfields.wilts.sch.uk T: 01225 703026 www.churchfields.wilts.sch.uk 1
DIARY DATES TERMS 1 & 2 DATE EVENT Thursday 20 October Friday 21 October Monday 31 October Wednesday 9 November Thursday 10 November Monday 14 November Tuesday 15 November Thursday 17 November Friday 18 November Wednesday 23 November Coffee, Cake & Chat for Reception Class Parents 2:00 3:00pm St Michaels Church Hall, Atworth Dress Down Day Donations of bottle and chocolates for the PTA Christmas Fayre please! END OF TERM 1 TERM 2 SCHOOL CLUBS BEGIN Deadline for Yr 6 applications for secondary school places PTA AGM & meeting (venue t.b.c.) BIKEABILITY 10+ Headteacher Coffee Morning 8:45am, Atworth Headteacher Coffee Morning 8:30am, Monkton Farleigh BIKEABILITY 10+ Children in Need (details t.b.c.) WOW! DAY (children will transfer between sites) Saturday 26 November Sunday 27 November PTA CHRISTMAS FAIR Monkton Farleigh (morning) Atworth (afternoon) Christingle Church Service St Peter s Church, Monkton Farleigh 5:0 6:00pm Monday 5 Friday 9 December NO AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS THIS WEEK Monday 5 December Tuesday 6 December Monday 12 December KS1 CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION St Michael s Church Hall, Atworth 1:30pm Dress Rehearsal Performances at 4:00pm & 6:00pm KS2 CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION Melksham Oak School 1:30pm Dress Rehearsal Performances at 4:30pm and 6:30pm LAST WEEK OF TERM NO SCHOOL CLUBS THIS WEEK Christmas Service St Michael s Church, Atworth at 1:15pm Wednesday 14 December Christmas Dinner Day Friday 16 December END OF TERM 2
WANTED! VOLUNTEERS FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL We are seeking three new people to join our governing body. This is an exciting time for our school and its pupils, as we look to 2017 and beyond and plan our future. No previous experience is required. We need a broad spectrum of experience and skill, everybody has something valuable to offer. Training is available from Wiltshire Council. We use a Buddy system to help new governors. The governing body has a key role in the development and oversight of the school. If you are interested in making a positive contribution to the local young people s community please get in contact. We would especially like to speak to people who have similar experience to: Teaching or education background. An Accountant or similar, someone good with numbers. Business management skills. Please speak to the Chair of Governors, Helen Forsyth helen@findacreativepro.com the Headteacher, Simon Futcher (Head@churchfields.wilts.sch.uk) or please ring the school to share your interest 01225 703026 We look forward to hearing from you. Helen Forsyth, Chair of governing body