Boundary Oak School 01329 280955 offi [email protected] www.boundaryoakschool.co.uk

Our Little Acorns had a splashing time on their puddle hunt this week! #Welovemuddypuddles Acorn Newsletter Friday 26th January 2018

What’s on next week...

Tues 30th Jan Boys U14 Rugby Ballard Tournament (Away) 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Wed 31st Jan Get Inspired careers event - Portsmouth Guildhall 9.15am - 12.45pm

U12/13 Girls Hockey vs Bedales (Away) 2.00pm - 4.30pm

Boys U13A Rugby Ballard Tournament (Away) 2.00pm - 5.30pm

Girls Hockey vs Alton (Home) 2.30pm - 4.00pm

U10/11 Boys Rugby vs Meoncross and Alton (Home) 2.30pm - 4.00pm

U13 Boys Rugby vs Prebendel (Home) 2.30pm - 4.00pm

Thurs 1st Feb Year 7 class assembly 8.40am - 9.00am

Boys U15 Rugby Ballard Tournament (Away at Burgate) 2.00pm - 5.30pm

Girls U8 Hockey vs Prebendal (Home) 2.15pm - 4.00pm

Boys U8 Rugby vs St Johns (Away) 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Boys U9 Rugby vs St Johns (Away) 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Girls U9 Hockey vs Prebendal (Home) 3.00pm - 4.30pm

Looking Ahead... Mon 5th Feb Year 3 & 4 trip to Butser Ancient Farm 8.45am - 3.30pm

Wed 7th Feb Boys U11 Boundary Oak 7s RugbyTournament 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Fri 9th Feb Year 3 Creative Homework celebration 3.00pm - 3.30pm

HALF TERM STARTS AT END OF SCHOOL DAY ALL DAY

Boundary Oak pupils commended for Youth Speaks win!

This year, Boundary Oak summed up the speech and entered a team of senior thanked everyone needed, school pupils into the Rotary as well as commenting Club’s ‘Youth Speaks’ on Shahryar’s answering competition for the fi rst time of the question. She was and were delighted to win the clear and calm, providing a fi rst round! perfect ending to the team’s admirable performance. The team consisted of Joshua C (Chairperson), The competition has been Lauren C (Vote of Thanks) taking place for decades, and Shahryar K (Main both in the UK and abroad. Speaker). Joshua introduced In Fareham the competition the proceedings and kept is very well established, with the team on track and some local schools entering organised. He was confi dent multiple teams. We competed and clear, starting the talk in against three other teams, a very professional manner. speaking on topics such as Shahryar had the daunting ‘Make up: friend or foe?’ and task of speaking for six ‘Can we make a sustainable minutes on a subject of his difference to the Earth’s choice. Shahryar chose a future?’ topic close to Boundary Oak’s heart – growth mindset – and The team will now progress spoke engagingly and fl uently to the district heats, where for the full allotted time, they will compete against before answering questions the other winners from local from the audience. Lauren towns.

We’re proud of... Fenton J Year 1, for getting ‘Player of the Course’ at Spud’s Soccor this week!

Zhenghan Y in year 5, and Zhengjie Y in year 3 for earning Blue Peter badges!

A HUGE well done to the following pupils for making the Memrise leader- board for Spanish!

YEAR 4: YEAR 5: YEAR 6: 1st: Max P Oliver S 1st: Imogen L 2nd: Orla F-D 2nd: Zach S 3rd: Paida M

YEAR 7: YEAR 8: YEAR 9: YEAR 10: 1st: Caitlin P 1st: James S 1st: Elise G Joy A 2nd: Liberty P 2nd: Eleanor P 2nd: Yasmin T 3rd: Ella McW 3rd: Tobin S 3rd: Lauren C Celebration

Daisy S in Y3 for being really motivated.Awards Sienna T in Y2 for independently working and doing excellent extended learning. Harry M in Y1 for being really kind and looking a er someone who was upset in Year R. Eloise M in YR for volunteering. Heidi C in Year 2 for completing her achievement card and persevering in Limitless Lego Club.

Bronze Badges Year 8 - James S Year 6 - Imogen L Year 5 - Freddie C Year 4 - Pippa McW, Paidamoyo M, Thomas P Year 1 - Harriet A, Eleanor B-M, Sophia Mc, Sienna S, Olivia W-L Year R - WIlliam C-B, Isabella M Well done to Champions who are are the table tennis and table football winners this week!

Science in Year 2: Collaboration and Building Bridges!

Year 2 were tasked with the challenge of building bridges from paper this week as part of their science work on materials and their suitability. With a choice of resources their bridges needed to meet certain criteria, including holding and transporting a toy car for fi fty centimetres. On refl ection they were able to explain that the most successful groups were those that communicated, listened to each others ideas, where everyone joined in and where they planned carefully before they started!

We have several children who have lost items of games and sports kit. It is all named so please can we ask parents to check their child’s kit bags and return any kit that might belong to someone else to the school offi ce.

Year 3 and 4 will be joining together on MONDAY 5th FEBRUARY for a fun-packed historical adventure to Butser Ancient Farm. The children will take part in various historical activities; such as jewellery making, whittling, chalk carving and Roman maths. We trust the trip will enable children to gain an increased understanding of the chronology from the Stone Age through to the Romans; experiencing fi rst-hand what the homes and life experiences of the people through these ages would have been like.

Most importantly please: Children should come to school wearing warm home clothes plus coats, hats and gloves. Please ensure the children wear welly boots, and if they have them, all-in-one waterproofs too. We will be outside for the whole day-please dress warmly!

A sandwich lunch will be provided by the school. We will be back at school in time for the end of the school day, unless traffi c problems arise. The cost will be £13 per child and this will be added to your end of term bill, unless you’d prefer to settle with the bursar directly.

Many thanks, Mrs Thompson and Mrs Rayner

‘Come and join us for FitClub every Tuesday morning between 8.20am - 9.00am in the Acorn Theatre. Cardio, core and strength workouts for all levels. This friendly, fun session is free of charge, just drop in after drop off! It’s no problem what time, just join in when you get here! By 9am you’ll be feeling great and set for the day.

All you need is your trainers and perhaps a bottle of water. Be sure to park in the fi eld carpark so we keep the playground parking clear.

Hope to see you there!’ Lucy Shrimpto

A big welcome to Mr Charlie Tarrant (piano and voice), Mrs Jennifer Flatman (woodwind) and Ms Judi Glabraith (cello and double bass) as they join our ever-growing team of peripatetic music tutors at Boundary Oak.

If your son/daughter is interested in starting instrumental vocal lessons, please do see the school offi ce for a form to fi ll in. We are particularly looking to take on more brass pupils, and... Cello and Double Bass teaching is a particularly exciting addition to our provision (and we now have a double bass in the music department for new students to practise on). Please do let me know if you are interested!

In addition, just to remind everyone that if you are intending to stop instrumental lessons, a full term’s notice is required, please.

With very best wishes, Richard Dewland, Head of Music

Important Reminder: Please can we remind all parents, across the whole school, that we do not permit any food items to be brought into school under any circumstances. Please ensure that your child  nishes any snacks before entering school and does not bring food, or treats for their friends, into school.

Boundary Oak School We would love to invite you to our Early Years Open Morning Week! Come and spend some time in our Little Acorns Pre-School and Reception areas, meet the sta and enjoy our beautiful surroundings.

Join us any day from Monday 29th January to Friday 2nd February between 9.30am and 11.30am.

Arrive anytime from 9.30am and enjoy some time in our Pre-School and Reception areas with your child. Learn more about our exciting and enriching curriculum, visit our vast learning and creative spaces and meet our teaching staff. At 11am you will be able to enjoy tea and coffee with our headmaster, James Polansky and his wife, Suzanna Polansky in the formal library.

Please register your interest by emailing [email protected] or call 01329 280955.

Roche Court, Wickham Road, Fareham, Hampshire PO17 5BL www.boundaryoakschool.co.uk • 01329 280955

This week Little Acorns have had a great time! A puddle hunt welly walk on Monday, fantastique French lesson learning colours on Tuesday, amazing gymnastics lesson with Mr Mathias on Wednesday, bread roll baking on Thursday, and making ‘dancing sticks’ on Forest Friday!

Beat the traffic In a bid to alleviate traffi c on the school site in the mornings, we will now be running a daily pupil shuttle minibus to school from the Sainsbury’s Broadcut car park (left hand corner by the pedestrian ramp). The shuttle bus will leave Sainsbury’s promptly at 8.00am and again at 8.20am.

This service will be available to all pupils in Years 1-10 and will be free of charge. Unfortunately, we are unable to transport Pre-school and Reception aged children due to staff ratios.

There will be 16 seats available on each minibus so we ask you to please book a seat by contacting Sam Sharp at [email protected] or by calling the school offi ce.

In addition to the shuttle service, pupils in years 4-10 are now be dropped off to the main school from 8.00am (instead of 8.15am), with no breakfast club charge. Pupils should enter the school through the main building front door and sit in the formal library until 8.15am, at which time they can then start making their way to their form classroom. It is very much hoped that the shuttle and earlier opening time will help to reduce the traffi c fl ow on site at the peak time in the morning and make for a smoother start to everyone’s day.

We also now have members of staff around to help the fl ow of traffi c through the Arch at busy periods. They can help direct you but please bear in mind, at the correct speed and with due consideration, it is possible to fi t two medium sized 4x4’s side by side along the driveway to the school. This should only happen in the mornings, when no pupils use the driveway, in order to alleviate the fl ow in extreme circumstances, rather than a regular occurrence.

We also run minibus for routes, please see below or check our website further details. Minibus Routes We are now running the following bus routes both in the morning and after school (the after school bus leaves school at 5:30pm to allow for those staying for clubs and/or Prep). If you would like more information or are interested in using these routes, please speak to Sam Sharp in the offi ce, for more information. Route 1 Mornings: Lee-on-Solent, Hill Head, Stubbington, Titchfield, Highlands Road, Kiln Road --> School

Evenings: Reverse

Route 2 Mornings: Waterlooville, Denmead, Hambledon, Droxford, Swanmore A32 --> School

Evenings: Reverse Route 3 Mornings: Wickham, Bishops Waltham, Botley, Whiteley, Bursledon --> School

Evenings: Reverse

Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Yoghurt Yoghurt Yoghurt Yoghurt Yoghurt Yoghurt Yoghurt Breakfast Toast & Cereal Toast & Cereal Toast & Cereal Toast & Cereal Toast & Cereal Toast & Cereal Toast & Cereal Fruit Fruit Smoothie Fruit Platter Fruit Fruit Platter Fruit Smoothie Fruit Smoothie Cheese Muffi ns Croissants with Porridge + Golden Scrambled Eggs Pain Au Chocolate Bacon Bagels Hash Browns Sauteed Mushrooms Jam, Ham, Syrup Chicken Sausages Boiled Eggs + Soldiers Egg Tarts Baked Beans Diced Potatoes or Cream Cheese Poached Eggs Grilled Tomatoes

Lunch Speciality Sausages Shepherd’s Pie Spaghetti Roast Turkey with Battered Fish with Baguette Selection Baguette Selection Bolognese Cranberry Sauce Tartare Sauce Quorn Cottage Pie Homemade Soup Homemade Soup Spanish Omlette Macaroni Cheese 3 Cheese Quiche Margherita Pizza Green Beans Yoghurt Yoghurt Honey Roast Garlic Bread Poast Potatoes Chips Potato Wedges Parsnips Sweetcorn Cabbage Peas Brocolli Sauteed Salad Salad Sauteed Courgettes Carrots Baked Beans Peas Mushrooms

Salad Bar Salad Bar Salad Bar Salad Bar Salad Bar Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit

Fruit Fruit Chocolate Sponge Apple + Plum Bakewell Tart + Chocolate Fudge Pudding with Rice Pudding + Jam Crumble Custard Brownie Chocolate Custard with Custard

Big Tea Spanish Chicken Chicken Burger Lamb Stew + Roast Pork + Apple Vegetable Lasagne Fish Pie BBQ Pork Chickpea Burger Dumplings Pepperoni Pizza Sauce Garlic Bread Stuffed Peppers Stuffed Jackets Quorn Casserole Cheese + Onion Chicken Thighs Herby Potatoes New Potatoes Rice Potato Croquettes Mashed Potatoes Pasty Quorn Meatloaf Roasted Minted Peas Sweetcorn Green Beans Peas Corn on the Cob Roast Potatoes Mediterranean Veg Carrots Mixed Vegetables Salad Salad Salad Salad Salad Salad Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit Fruit

Orange + Polenta Blueberry Orange + Sultana Pudding Banoffee Pie Rocky Road Profi teroles Mini Doughnuts Cake Cheesecake Cookies

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