Issue 36 2014-2015

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Today we bid farewell (for a while anyway) to Miss McSorley, who is commencing her maternity leave. We would all like to wish her very well indeed as she embarks on the most amazing journey with her new baby.

Next week will be a very busy one as we prepare for the leaving celebrations of our Year 6 pupils. There will be a prom, fish and chips and our leaver’s assembly amongst the special events. But please don’t forget everyone, that the Festival of Learning will take place next Wednesday (1^st July) to mark the official opening of the new building. Please come along! You will receive a flyer next week and there are posters around the school reminding you of what is happening that day. Please note that the Big Dance Performance at 3pm will be on the playground, not the top field as previously stated- a wise decision to safeguard against inclement weather!! We had a whole school practice on Thursday and I have to say, it looked great!

Following on from Reception’s Sports Day today, we will be continuing our school Sports Days next week as previously mentioned at John Charles Centre for Sport.

We welcomed local authority external moderators of our KS1 standards earlier this week. We are pleased to report that they agreed with all judgements made by the KS1 staff, which we are delighted about. Well done to all KS1 staff for their hard work in preparing for the process.

Finally, please note that Reception – Year 6 parents will find out who their new class teacher is on 6^th July; shortly ahead of our Transition Day on 13^th July.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs Dale

Sports Day 2015

SPORTS DAY REMINDER MONDAY JUNE 29^TH

AND TUESDAY JUNE 30^TH 2015

We hope you are all as excited as we are for Sports Day next week. Please ensure that your child comes dressed in their PE kit for the day (shorts or leggings, white t-shirt and suitable footwear). If the weather is cold, pupils can bring tracksuit bottoms and a hooded top in a stringed bag. Similarly, if the weather is warm a hat and sun cream are advised. A red, yellow, blue or green bib will be provided for your child. A water bottle is essential for the day. If your child has a school dinner they will be provided with a packed lunch. Please refer to the following information:

Monday 29^th June 2015 John Charles Stadium LKS2 and UKS2

Year Group	Time of races
5/6	9:30- 11:00
3/4	13:00- 14:30

Tuesday 30^th June 2015 John Charles Stadium KS1

Year Group	Time of races
1	9:30- 11:00
2	13:00- 14:30

Year 1 and Year 5/6 children

Please ensure that your child arrives at school no later than 8.50am on the day where they are visiting the John Charles Centre. The coaches are due to leave for the John Charles Centre for Sport at 9.00am and if children are late this will affect the smooth running of the day. If they are not on time they will be unable to attend.

Spectator Information

Parents are invited to come and watch the races and parking is available in the long stay car park or car park A (parking limited to a maximum of 3 hours). There will be part of the stadium where spectators will be unable to sit as the children will all need to sit together. This will be signposted for your convenience.

Parents Race

We hope to run a teacher and parent’s race and this will take place if there is time after the children have ran their races. If you would like to take part please wear your fastest running shoes just in case!

Thank you,

The Active Team

Issue 35 2014-2015

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Our Year 2 Camp-Out has this week concluded our school residential trips for this academic year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your financial contributions towards these and for supporting the school to provide what we feel are excellent enrichment opportunities for our pupils. The children have given fantastic feedback and behaviour has been exemplary throughout!

We are getting closer to our Festival of Learning/Official opening event on July 1^st. The PTA will shortly be putting up some posters outlining the main aspects of the community event after school but presently I would just like to share the following program for the afternoon:

2:30- Year 6 Violin performance (Hall)

3:00- The Big Dance- Whole School except Nursery (Field)

3:30- Punch and Judy

From 3:30- Guided Tours of the new build conducted by our Year 6s- you will be required to sign up for your 10 minute tour on the day

4:30- Official opening of the new-build

There will also be bouncy castles, food available, fun sports activities plus much more. Our new Headteacher for January, Mrs Harris, will also be in attendance and is looking forward to meeting many of you on this day.

Please clear your diary and come along to support this one time only event! See you there.

Have a great weekend

Mrs Dale

Issue 34 2014-2015

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Reports from the Year 4 Residential last week were overwhelmingly positive; thank you to everyone who helped make the trip possible for the children. Following this and the very successful Year 6 London Residential, next week Year 2 will be enjoying their “camp-out”, which is something new for Robin Hood but promises to be another fantastic experience for our children.

I would like to congratulate “Friendly Faces” this week who have once more achieved a 5 STAR grading following their food hygiene inspection. Well done to Louise, Jill and Matthew for their continuing successes.

At the end of this term, we will be saying goodbye to our apprentice teaching assistants, Miss Ward and Miss Bayliss and also to Miss Habberjam, who have all successfully secured appointments for a September start.

Please be reminded that the Sports Day for years 1- 6 will be at John Charles Centre for Sports and will take place at the following times:

Monday 29th June Year 5/6 9:30 - 11:00

Monday 29th June Year 3/4 13:00 - 14:30

Tuesday 30th June Year 1 9:30 - 11:00

Tuesday 30th June Year 2 13:00 - 14:30

Have a great weekend  everybody.

Mrs Dale