ISSUE 14 Monday 12th December 2016 ad sciurus THE SQUIRREL

“If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view Whole School it. Anything you want to, do it; want to change the world... Attendance “there's nothing to it” Willy Wonka since 5th September 2016: 97.63%

It’s Christmas time! How many of the next lines can you think We finish the week with our school Christmas lunch on of? It really is Christmas here at Lanesend and the children Friday and we are going to try and squeeze 350 children into have been practicing their lines, songs and acting for our the hall this time (any more children and we might have to Christmas performances this Tuesday and Wednesday. build a bigger hall!) It is one of the highlights of our year, when Tickets were sent home last Thursday (so please check your the table is set, the turkey is cooking and the crackers are child’s classroom if you have not received them). We are waiting to be pulled. We hope to have another special visitor hoping to video this year’s performance if all school systems in the afternoon before the children leave for the Christmas go without a hitch – fingers crossed. We will be offering tea, break at 2.45pm, and the staff collapse in a heap! I hope your coffee and a mince pie before and after the Christmas Christmas is as magical as it has been for us this year. performances. We have timed the dress rehearsal today and it We return to school on Tuesday 3rd January 2017. We have runs for approximately 90 minutes so please be prompt so been busy planning our Spring term topic, ‘Made on the Isle we can start at 1.15pm and finish at (hopefully) 2.45pm. The of Wight’, and following on from Miss Hopkinson’s Dojo children will then need to get changed and I ask that families ‘shout out’ we are looking for visitors, businesses, historians pick up children from their normal classrooms. Our Christmas and geographers to inspire the learning and the children on performances are for the children to experience a production; this topic so if you can help please let us know so that we can they are not polished performances but just for fun! We hope organise our diary. We are hoping to get lots of visits out and that you enjoy it and memories are made to treasure. around the Isle of Wight so that the children have a real This week the menu has changed to accommodate the understanding of the island and it’s fantastic learning performances. We sent out the menu on Friday so please opportunities. It really is a first class learning centre for many check your emails. I held a Parent Forum last week and universities and organisations across the world so it is very school lunches came up. School lunches are a hot topic with important that the children know all about it too. me and I do check the menu and ensure that the children are In the New Year preparations and rehearsals for Global Rock enjoying the lunches, and if not I will request a menu change. will increase and a timetable will be with you when we return. The school lunch period is very intense and the Lunch Ladies We have had notification for tickets and a letter will be with work extremely hard throughout the lunchtime. It was lovely you this week to apply, as we have been allocated a specific to hear such positive comments from the Parent Forum window to buy them from Southampton Guildhall. Clubs in regarding recognition of their hard work and interaction with the New Year will be reduced due to report writing. Our Pupil the children. I would like to reiterate this and say a big thank Progress Meetings will take place after the February half- you to them for their commitment and hard work. It never term, rather than the week before. The new dates will go out goes unnoticed. Well done Lunch Ladies. after the Christmas break and we also hope that clubs will On Thursday the children will be preparing Christingles for our begin the second week back. I will send out all the information Christingle service, which is after the Reception Nativity on on the Tuesday when we return, which just leaves me to wish the same day. Everyone is welcome to join us for our Nativity you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (and a hot chocolate!) from 3.30pm on Thursday on the main playground. The weather looks good for Thursday, and we do have a special visitor joining us too… Miss Wren sent out a School Dojo yesterday for hay bales and camel costumes. If you can help, we would be very grateful. I would like to thank the Reception team for running with my mad idea of performing the Nativity outside. I am hoping it will be just magical (I do have the film ‘Nativity’ in my head, and Hollywood may even visit…) If the weather does change, we will move it inside and let you know. Caroline Sice ISSUE 14 Monday 12th December 2016

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Lanesend ! Reminder: DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2016-17: Follow this link to hear our Head , MENU CHANGES THIS WEEK: Monday 5th June George Archer, reading Tuesday 6th June Mog’s First Christmas: Monday – pasta bolognaise/Mediterranean tart Wednesday 7th June https://youtu.be/iSELcZRzFfQ Tuesday – Pizza & French Fries (v) Thursday 8th June Wednesday – Fish fingers / Quorn sausages If your child would like to take part in Friday 9th June Thursday – Chicken Curry / Vegetable Curry our weekly Jackanory stories please Friday – Christmas Lunch see Mr Cooper.

Star Awards Year 2 Ms Coppen Star Awards Year 2 Miss McQueen Star Awards Year 2 Miss Poulton

Stick-ability Katelyn O’Brien Star Work Olivia Pride-ability Robyn Pride-ability Tina Parkman Citizenship Ava Munt Citizenship Cairan Walker

Star Awards Year 4 Mrs Evans Star Awards Year 4 Miss Harrison Star Awards Year 6 Mr Evans

Stick-ability Owen Buggs ‘Yes I Can’ Maisie Moore Maths Lauren Butcher Compassion Lucas Ilett Pride-abilty Connor Mulleman Etiquette Jacob Sherwin

Star Awards Year 4 Miss Barton Reminder: Star Awards Year 6 Mrs Proctor

Citizenship Phoebe Nash School opens on Tuesday 3rd January! Maths Saphiea Jones Teach-ability Alfie Snow Stick-ability Sam Miller Maths Bailey Tillbrook Good to be Green 9th December 2016 Congratulations Olivia Please make sure any outstanding monies are Cloe McDonagh and Kenidee Gladdis Isla Strickland Evie Arnold paid by the end of this week! Remember that Stage 4 Swimming Awards Ashley Hoile Cloe McDonagh lunch money should always be paid either in Well done girls! Ruby Cass Kasey Mayne advance, or on the day. Thank you ☺ Caeden Hustler Cairan Walker Bradley Ferdyn Angelina Parker Congratulations Summer Ringer Jess Morris Kacie Moore Alex Freeman Ella Brown Ronnie Doyle Daisy Sketchley-Tanner KARATE Connie Venables-Hudson Ronnie has achieved his red belt and Kacie Reminder: has been awarded The deadline for applications for children to start school in yellow. September 2017 is: Midnight on 15th January 2017. Well done both!

Congratulations Well Done Attendance week ending 9th December 2016 Demi-Leigh Furnival To Lanesend’s Choir Lyla Hunter We visited St Mary’s 97.6% On your super swimming awards Hospital and some local The Giraffe, the Pelly & Me 90.4% Your photos will be on the next newsletter! residential homes last week. 96.7% The choir sang beautifully 98.2% and we received lots of James & the Giant Peach 92.0% wonderful comments. We George’s Marvellous Medicine 97.0% love supporting our local The Enormous Crocodile 98.0% community. Charlie Chocolate 100% Well done choir! Charlie Glass Elevator 99.0% The BFG 98.0% 98.0% 97.9% Danny, Champion of the World 85.6% 95.2% Boy: Tales of Childhood 93.7% Whole school 95.9% DATES Autumn Term: ‘We Are the Dreamers of Dreams’ Spring Term: ‘Made on the Isle of Wight’

DECEMBER January cont… Wed 18th Year 6 students to IW College for Mon 12th Christmas Week 2 STEM (Science, Technology, Mon 12th Year 6 parents invited to lunch all Engineering & Maths) week. £2.95, please book at the Thu 19th Full Governing Body meeting office Fri 20th Celebration Assembly Yrs 1, 3 & Tue 13th Christmas Afternoon 5 @ 8.45am Performance 1.15pm Fri 20th Year 3 swimming week 2 ‘Charlie & the Chocolate Factory’ Performed by Years 1 – 6 Mon 23rd Year 3 parents invited to lunch all Wed 14th Christmas Afternoon week, £2.95, please book at the Performance 1.15pm office ‘Charlie & the Chocolate Factory’ Wed 25th Year 6 to IW College (STEM) Performed by Years 1 – 6 Wed 25th Money Group Governors 6.15pm Thu 15th Nativity – outside performance Thu 26th Pupil Council Mr Cooper 8.40am 3.30pm – performed by Fri 27th Celebration Assembly Yrs 2, 4 & Reception children only 6 @ 8.45am followed by: Fri 27th Year 3 swimming week 3 Thu 15th Christingle - ALL welcome Fri 16th Whole school Christmas lunch Mon 30th Year 4 parents invited to lunch all Fri 16th End of Term 2.45pm week, £2.95, please book at the office February Wed 1st Authors Abroad Cowes Primary Years 5 & 6 Wed 1st Parent Forum Meeting 2.00pm Fri 3rd Celebration Assembly Yrs 1, 3 & 5 @ 8.45am Fri 3rd Year 3 swimming week 4 Fri 3rd Life in the Estuary workshop @ Medina Valley Centre

January 2017: Mon 6th Year 5 parents invited to lunch all Tue 3rd School open week, £2.95, please book at the office Whole School Spring Term Topic: Mon 6th Reverend Amanda assembly ‘Made On The Isle of Wight’ 8.45am Mon 6th Year 5-6 basketball @ CEC Tue 7th Footprint Trust assembly 8.45am Tue 7th Mike Fleetham in school Wed 8th Footprint Trust assembly 8.45am Thu 9th Pupil Council 8.40am Mr Cooper Fri 10th Celebration Assembly Yrs 2, 4 & 6 @ 8.45am Fri 10th Year 3 swimming week 5 Tue 3rd Year R parents invited to lunch all week, £2.95, please book at Mon 13th Year 6 parents invited to lunch all the office week, £2.95, please book at the Fri 6th Celebration Assembly Yrs 1, 3 & office 5 @ 8.45am Mon 13th Trustees Meeting Thu 16th Full Governing Body Meeting Mon 9th Rev Amanda assembly 8.45am Fri 17th Celebration Assembly Yrs 1, 3 & Mon 9th Year 1 parents invited to lunch all 5 @ 8.45am week, £2.95, please book at the Fri 17th Year 3 swimming week 6 office Fri 17th GLOBAL ROCK CHALLENGE! Thu 12th Pupil Council Mr Cooper 8.40am Fri 17th End of Term Thu 12th Illustration Workshop Thu 12th AEN coffee afternoon 2.00pm Mon 27th School Open Fri 13th Year 3 swimming week 1 Mon 27th Year R parents invited to lunch Fri 13th Celebration Assembly Yrs 2, 4 & all week, £2.95, please book at 6 @ 8.45am the office Mon 16th Year 2 parents invited to lunch all March week, £2.95, please book at the Wed 1st Money Group Meeting office Thu 2nd Pupil Council 8.40am Mr Cooper Mon 16th Years 2 and 5 Fire Service visit Fri 3rd Celebration Assembly Yrs 2, 4 & Mon 16th Hampshire Police visiting Year R 6 @ 8.45am Tue 17th Fire Drill 2.00pm Fri 3rd Year 3 swimming week 7