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Head Girl & Head Boy Report Stars of the Spring Term Head Girl & Head Boy Report This week has been great! We had a fun time This week has been great! We had a fun time doing Mr Military training on Monday. On EYFS = Maximillians Mickevics doing Mr Military training on Monday. On Wednesday Worship was all about Year 1 = Harley Harrison Wednesday Worship was all about Thankfulness. Some Years 4 and 5 children Thankfulness. Some Years 4 and 5 children Year 2 = Ella Bamber went to a Sustainability Conference on went to a Sustainability Conference on Year 3 = Jenson Kilroy Thursday. Lastly well done to everyone who Thursday. Lastly well done to everyone who took part in Wesham’s Got Talent and special Year 4 = Ralfs Bukovskis took part in Wesham’s Got Talent and special congratulations to the winners Maddy and Year 5 = Mihails Malcevs congratulations to the winners Maddy and Declan! Year 6 = Grace Kay Declan! Don’t forget its club day tomorrow! Don’t forget its club day tomorrow! Playground Stars=Alfie Wrigley Pavilion Yard=Maddie Hall Very Best Wishes Very Best Wishes Well done everyone! Anya & Ali Anya & Ali
Happy Birthday to Bailey Blane, Kaitlin Pixton and Davis Versinnis.
Congratulations to Year 5 Our Gospel Value for the Summer half 98.8% Our Gospel Value for the Summer half term 2 is: Attendance last week. term 2 is: Thankfulness Thankfulness Our PSHE (Personal Social Health Our PSHE (Personal Social Health Economic) themes are: Economic) themes are: Different Family Different Family Relationships-how we grow and THANK-YOU Relationships-how we grow and THANK-YOU change. change. To Travis Perkins who donated the Our SEAL theme is: To Travis Perkins who donated the Our SEAL theme is: decking for the planters outside Changes school.decking Also, for thank-youthe planters to outside Ali’s Changes Grandmaschool. for Also, planting thank-you them up. to Ali’sThey Grandmalook for plantingwonderful! them up. They look wonderful! We were all deeply saddened in school by the events, which happened in Manchester and London recently. Your child may have discussed the events with their class teacher if questions have been raised in an age appropriate manner. Classes held a minute’s silence this week to remember the victims and their families and we have offered prayers to God in remembrance.
Here is some practical advice for parents if you are struggling to know how to discuss the events with your child:
Practical tips for when discussing a terrorist attack with your child:
1) Offer reassurance to children, especially younger ones, may be afraid that a similar attack will happen to them, or to their friends and family. It is important to reassure them from the outset of discussion that such attacks are very rare, and although it is possible, it is highly unlikely that something like this will happen to them, or to anyone they know.
2) Encourage questions and answer them honestly younger children are naturally curious, and may after hearing about a terrorist event be full of questions and theories about what they have seen or heard. To ignore, dismiss, or not answer these questions, or to pretend that nothing has happened, can be counterproductive. It is important to answer children’s questions honestly and in an age-appropriate manner.
The CBBC Newsround website link below offers further advice for parents and children if children are ever upset or worried about events they hear of in the news.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/13865002
Mrs Hurst Mrs Hurst Please check our school website and twitter feed for regular updates on what we have been learning about in school this week. http://www.weshamcofe.lancs.sch.uk/ CLUB DAY 10th JUNE 2017 CLUB DAY 10th JUNE 2017 https://twitter.com/MedlarWeshamCE Please could all children Please could all children walking on club day this year walking on club day this year The latest Tweets from MedlarWeshamCE be in Church for 8.45am. be in Church for 8.45am. (@MedlarWeshamCE). We are a very happy Thank you. Thank you. school, where children enjoy learning and playing together. Garstang Rd North, Wesham Wesham’s Got Talent 2017
Well done to all the talented pupils, who took part in Wesham’s Got Talent this week. You were all super stars!
Our Final winners were: 1st Place: Maddie and Declan with their Taekwondo routine 2nd Place: Freya and Daniela singing act. 3rd Place: Theo with his hula hoop act and Ebony and Grace singing act.
Lancashire Sustainability Conference 2017 Mrs Astbury, Mrs Panther and Mrs Hughes Hutchins had the pleasure of taking 18 Year 4 and 5 children to the Sustainability Conference at Blackburn Rovers Football Club this week. We are pleased to announce our work in school on the environment and sustainability was highly commended and we won in the ‘Trashion Show’ and design a poster competitions. All the children were amazing ambassadors for our school at the conference and their behaviour and interaction in the event was praised by all the adults at the conference. Competition Winners 2017
Well done to: Polina – winner of ‘Trashion Show’ dress award and Freya – winner of Waste Free Lunch poster award.
Pedestrian Training with Foundation Stage, Year 1 and Year 2
This week our younger children have started their Lancashire Right Start Pedestrian Training led by Mrs Wilson. This is aimed at teaching children road safety awareness. If your child has been involved, see if you can find out what they have learnt and if they can demonstrate the pedestrian safety rules, when out and about with you. For more parent information and help on this topic, please follow the link below. http://think.direct.gov.uk/education/early-years-and-primary/
Summer Uniform and Sun Safety
A reminder that our summer uniform is:
Boys: grey shorts, short sleeve blue shirt, school clip on tie (no polo shirts please). Girls: blue and white summer dresses.
When the weather is sunny, can we remind parents and carers to please apply sun cream to your child before school and we recommend a named sun hat/cap is brought to school too.
Our children are encouraged to drink water throughout the school day and we promote that you always send your child to school with a water bottle; however we believe this is particularly important during the Summer term, when the days are warmer.
Thank you for supporting us in keeping your child safe in the sun. Congratulations to Miss Hastings on the safe arrival of her baby girl!
PTA BBQ and Summer Fair Friday 14 th July 2017
Would you like to rent a pitch? Thank you to all those parents who attended the PTA meeting this week. We have started to make plans for our annual Summer Fair and BBQ event on our school field. We will be renting out pitches once again to any small businesses or parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles or friends in our community, who would like to sell their ‘wares’ and rent a pitch for £10 for the evening. If you are interested in doing this and being part of a fun night please contact Mrs Parkinson in our school office. Do you have a ‘service’ you could offer as a raffle prize? We are hoping to make our Summer BBQ raffle even bigger and better this year and wondered if any parents, carers or relatives in our community have a service they could offer for raffle prizes? Eg. An afternoon of gardening or dog grooming? If you would like to offer up your time as a prize – and promote your business at the same time, please leave your details at the school office.
Volunteers Wanted: As always we need lots of volunteers to help our biggest fundraising event of the year be as successful as possible. After half term we will be looking for parents to sign up and help out. If in the meantime you know you can definitely offer some time on the day please leave your details at the school office. This year the money raised by the PTA has funded: - The Life Education Caravan - Year 5 visit to the Planetarium at Rossall - Reading Books for the infant classes - Leavers books and journals for Year 6. - Books for all the children at Christmas time. Diary Dates
Wednesday 14th June Foundation Stage Worship in Church with coffee in school afterwards
Year 6 to Carr Hill Experience Day - Pick up from Carr Hill Thursday 15th June Also Non uniform day for the children to bring in bags and tubs of sweets and 'good as new' toys for the Summer Fair and BBQ.
Friday 16th June Year 6 to Carr Hill – transition afternoon - pick up from Carr Hill
Wednesday 21st June Worship Year 2 with coffee in the hall afterwards.
Worship – Worship Group in School Thursday 22nd June 5.30pm PTA Meeting for volunteers to help at the Summer Fair and BBQ. Please come along and show your support if you are free.
Friday 23rd June Year 6 to Carr Hill PM – transition afternoon - pick up from Carr Hill
Monday 26th June Health Week begins
Wednesday 28th June Worship Year 1 with coffee in school afterwards
Thursday 29th June Sports Day
Friday 30th June Last Year 6 visit to Carr Hill PM – transition afternoon – pick up from Carr Hill
Monday 3rd July 5.30pm Foundation Stage Induction Evening
Tuesday 4th July Year 6 Experience Day Carr Hill
Wednesday 5th July Year 3 Worship
Non uniform Day for the children to bring a bottle for the Summer Fair and BBQ tombola Thursday 6th July stall.
Wednesday 12th July Whole School Music Concert in church 9:00 am.
Thursday 13th July Year 6 Production 1.30pm and 5.30pm
Friday 14th July PTFA Summer BBQ 5-8.00pm
Monday 17thJuly 4.00pm Foundation Stage Graduation
Thursday 20th July Leaver’s Service in Church
Friday 21st July Stars of the Year in Church. School closes for Summer Holidays
Wih best wishes, Mrs Astbury
After School Clubs – Starting next week Monday Monday 12 th June 2017 Monday Art Miss Fryer Rec to Year 6 Year 2 3:15-4:15pm classroom Monday Lego Club Miss Brown Rec to Year 6 Reception 3..15-4.15pm Classroom Tuesday Netball Mrs Davey Year 3 to Year 6 Yard 3.15-4.15pm
Tuesday Drama Mrs Dean Rec to Year 6 Year 4 class 3:20-4:15pm Wednesday Mathletics Mrs Panther Rec to Year 6 Year 5 class 3.20-4.15pm
Just give your names to Mrs Parkinson if you would like to join a club. Thank you.