December Weds 2nd Singing at St. Lawrence at 6pm rd Thurs 3 Geraldton gymnastics Singing at Salisbury Market Fri 4th Celebration assembly at 2:15pm Singing at Minster Church at 6pm TERM 2 NEWS Mon 7th Christmas post box service starts Last week of clubs Sutton Veny CE Primary School th High Street Sutton Veny Warminster Wiltshire Thurs 10 Geraldton gymnastics th BA12 7AP Telephone: 01985 840428 Fri 11 Library Van E-mail: [email protected] Celebration assembly at 2:15pm th Website: www.suttonveny.wilts.sch.uk Mon 14 Christmas performance dress rehearsals Tues 15th Auckland, Brisbane and Canberra This is our newsletter for Term 2 with all of the Nativity in the Village Hall at information and dates you will need. Please 9:30am and 1:45pm always check the school notice board for weekly KS2 Service at 1:45pm and updates, this available on the playground and on 6:00pm, in the Church the website: www.suttonveny.wilts.sch.uk Thurs 17th Geraldton gymnastics Christmas Lunch Fri 18th Carol sing along (birthday and certificates presented) at 9:15am, TERM 2 DIARY in the church Term ends at 2pm

November Sat 7th Village Firework Display Weds 11th Laying poppies at11am Thurs 12th Geraldton gymnastics Fri 13th Library Van School Council fundraiser (wear GOOD NEWS your onesie!) World Diabetes Day th Mon 16 Canberra & Darwin Parent WELL DONE MRS FIRTH! Workshops, 6pm Congratulations to Mrs Firth who has gained Anti-bullying Week the National Professional Qualification of th Elliston & Geraldton Parent Tues 17 Senior Leadership (NPQSL). She has been Workshops, 6pm working hard on the national leadership Weds 18th Brisbane Parent Workshop, 6pm th qualification for the past fourteen months, and Thurs 19 Geraldton gymnastics FOS Meeting at 9am we congratulate her on receiving this award. Fri 20th Celebration assembly at 2:15pm Mon 23rd Elliston Roman Bath Trip Nelson Parent Workshop, 6pm HARVEST THANKS th Tues 24 Yr6 Lego Challenge Thank you to all our of families for the th Thurs 26 Geraldton gymnastics generous donations for our Harvest festival. th Fri 27 Celebration assembly at 2:15pm We have received many thank you cards and

letters from grateful recipients, who were

overwhelmed by the children’s thoughtfulness. CLUBS for TERM 2 Many people in crisis will benefit from the A separate letter with club information has food donated to the Warminster food bank. In been sent home. Please return the reply slip if total the school donated 406.0kgs of food. you would like your child to attend. Clubs will

th end the week of Monday 7 December.

MOBILE LIBRARY VAN FIVE STARS FOR KITCHEN Following the Wiltshire Council review of the We are delighted to share the news that the mobile library service we will now receive a school received a 5 star food hygiene rating, monthly visit on a Friday morning, starting following a surprise food safety inspection last Friday 13th November. Please may all key term. Special thanks go to Miss Elliott and stage 2 children have their library books in Mrs Singh for ensuring the school meets these school on this date. high standards. SCHOOL COUNCIL –SUPPORTING WORLD TYPE 1 DIABETES DAY This term our School Council will be raising money in support of World Diabetes Day. On GREAT BRITISH BISCUIT OFF! Friday 13th November they would like every Congratulations to the team of bakers from child to wear their ‘onesie’ (or pyjamas) and cookery club who made a £85.76 profit at make a £1 contribution to the charity. their recent bake sale! We hope you all Dressing gowns are fine too, but please enjoyed eating their delicious creations. remember to ensure the children are warm enough and have outdoor shoes and a coat for playtime! Please note that the FOS film night fundraiser HOUSE POINT TOTALS that was due to take place in the evening has These are the house point totals at the end been postponed. of Term 1:  Deverill 51 points (Yellow) POPPIES FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY  Were 58 points (Red) Poppies will be on sale in school from th  Nadder 59 points (Blue) Wednesday 4 of November, from Mrs Elliott. The children may like to bring 20p  Wylye 62 points (Green) to school to buy one. All donations will go to the Royal British Legion. On Remembrance Day, November 11th at 11am the children will process to the war graves to observe a two-minute silence. The VILLAGE FIREWORK DISPLAY school will lay a wreath on the Village war th On Saturday 7 November there will be a memorial, and a silk poppy on each of the Village Firework Display, on the Alexander war graves. These poppies are flown to us Memorial Field, in Sutton Veny each year, all the way from the Returned The details are as follows: Services League (RSL) in Geraldton, Australia.  6:00pm Guys on parade (free glow Parents are welcome to join us for the silence, stick for every Guy) if the weather deteriorates, we will stop for  6:30pm Bonfire Lit our two minute silence in the Village Hall.

 7:00pm Fireworks Begin  Hot refreshments available  No admission fee but a bucket ANTI-BULLYING WEEK collection will be taken during the Anti-Bullying Week in England is coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance and this year is event. Please do not bring your own from the 16th - 20th November. Special fireworks to the display. events will take place in school throughout this week to raise awareness and to support the

children.

ELLISTON ROMAN BATHS TRIP LOOKING AHEAD Elliston Class will be visiting the Roman CHRISTMAS PLANNING! Baths on Monday 23rd November as part of A separate newsletter, with further details, will their Roman topic work. A separate letter, be sent out later in the term but the following with further details will be sent home. information will help you plan ahead…

SPORTS NEWS Children in Geraldton Class will benefit from CAROL SINGING lessons at Springboard Gymnastics this term. A group of children will be singing at St. These will take place on Thursdays at 11am. Lawrence Chapel, in Warminster, on This opportunity is being paid for by our Wednesday 3rd December at 6pm. There is School Sports Premium. This covers the cost of an open invitation to anyone who would like the session as well as travel and so no to hear the children carol singing. payment will be required. All children in Key Stages 1 and 2 will be given the opportunity CHRISTMAS POST BOX to visit Springboard this year, and we hope A Christmas Card post service will be they will relish the chance to develop their available for children to post Christmas cards gym skills and use the specialist equipment. to their friends from: Monday 8th December: and the last date for posting will be Wednesday 17th December! Please PARENT WORKSHOPS may you help the children to carefully address MEETINGS FOR PARENTS: each envelope. They need to write the We value our strong relationship with parents, recipient’s name and Class on the front. and following last term’s well-attended Auckland reading workshop, the following curriculum evenings are taking place this term.

These workshops will provide essential CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES curriculum and assessment information for Please keep the date free for the Christmas parents, and share ways to help you support performances! your child with their learning: The KS1 Nativity will take place in the Brisbane Class: afternoon of Monday 15th and Tuesday Canberra Class: 16th of December. We have allocated two Darwin Class: spaces, per family, for each performance. Elliston Class: The KS2 service will take place in the church, Geraldton Class: in the afternoon and evening of Tuesday Nelson Class: 16th December. (We kindly ask that the These meetings will all take place in the children return at 5:45pm for a 6pm start. classroom, and will be finished by 7pm. We This event will finish at 7pm.) kindly ask that children do not attend.

PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES,

SEPTEMBER 2016 CAROL SING ALONG If your child will be four years old before On the last day of term, 19th December, the September 2016. You must apply for a whole School will have their Celebration primary school place. The deadline for th Assembly at the Carol sing-along service. This applications is Noon on 15 January 2016. is at 9.30a.m, in the Church. All parents are Please ring customer services on 01225 welcome to join us. Please note that School 713010 for more information. Or apply online ends at 2pm. at www.wiltshire.gov.uk.