Chittlehampton C of E Primary School Fortnightly Newsletter Friday 7Th October 2016

Chittlehampton C of E Primary School Fortnightly Newsletter Friday 7th October 2016

School contact details School Office: 01769 540286 Email: admin@chittlehampton.devon.sch.uk Wendy Evans Website: www.chittlehampton.devon.sch.uk Head of School Breakfast Club: 07564379050

We would like to thank you all for supporting Celebrations us with our new morning routine arrange- The following children were celebrated last week: ments, they are working well and we are al- Taw Class ready seeing a positive impact in school. Over Reception - for making and reading words, the forthcoming months to enhance the link Autumn, Poppy & Rebecca - for working really hard on sentence writing, between school and parents we are going to Aisling & Maisy - for writing sentences and checking their own work, hold various events, these will include: Year 2 - for being independent. Torridge Class  a maths activity morning and a maths Eden - for offering lots of interesting information in all areas of work, information evening for KS2 parents in Lilly - for working hard and getting on with work in ICT and for being polite November, and having lovely manners,  an Open Day on 24th November, all Torridge Class - for always being welcoming and working hard, future and current parents welcome, Whole School - for lovely singing and being a joy to teach music to.  an internet safety information evening ~ for all parents in January, The following children were celebrated this week: Taw Class  a literacy activity morning for KS2 Maisy - for lovely independent sewing, parents in either February or March, Neila - wonderful manners and working very well in phonics,  a residential feedback meeting for KS2 Aisling & Maisy - for working well together, parents in March, Autumn & Poppy - for excellent effort and progress in writing,  we will have our Parents’ Evenings as Rebecca - for learning new words each week. normal in October, March and July but we are Torridge Class always available to speak, so please if you need Year 4 - for excellent behaviour on trip to South Molton Junior School for In the to, speak to Sarah in the office and make an NET performance - especially Anthony & Finnley for willingly giving up their appointment, break time to produce a PowerPoint presentation to feedback the information to the whole class,  Coffee mornings hosted by FOCS in Eve - for working independently with more confidence, November, February and May. Max - for working hard and producing lovely work in ICT and literacy, Further details will be confirmed nearer the Torridge Class - for excellent listening in the NSPCC assembly. time, many thanks.

Harvest Festival Service Well done to all the children for a lovely service on the 26th September and thank you to all those who donated produce for the Food Bank in South Molton.

Residential Trip to London Please may we remind parents to return the slip informing us of your payment choice. If you wish to pay by instalments the first instalment was due on Monday 3rd October, so please pay as soon as possible, thank you.

Harvest Lunch School Council Cake, Toy, Book and Cake Sale Helena will be offering the children a spe- The School Council are arranging a sale of cakes, books and toys on Monday cial roast chicken/homity pie harvest 17th October to raise money for our sponsored child, Djbuenky who lives in lunch on Wednesday 12th October. Haiti. The sale will take place during break times, please can children bring Please see the posters in school for full in spending money in a named envelope. Please bring in toys and books the details. week before and cakes on the day, thank you for your support.

FOCS A copy of the minutes from the last meeting are displayed in the foyer and also available on the website, the next meet- ing will be on 21st November at 3.30pm in school. Last term we funded headphones for Taw Class, a triple game top picnic bench and so far this term transport for Torridge Class to go to RHS Rosemoor and looking ahead to November we are going to part fund with Filleigh PTA transport costs for year 3&4 children to attend an author session at Barnstaple Library. We will be holding a coffee morning in school on Thursday 3rd November from 9-10am. During this the chil- dren will be performing some music for our enjoyment and we would love to see as many of you there as possible. Looking ahead to December we are hoping to run a Christmas Craft Club after school and we are organising a Christ- mas meal for parents on Friday 9th December more details will be confirmed at a later date. Parents’ Evening Christmas Cards A reminder that parents’ even- The FOCS have arranged for the children to design their own Christmas cards and ing is on Wednesday 19th Oc- templates were sent home this week. For every pack of cards that is ordered the tober, we will be sending home school receives £1.40 so it is a great fundraising idea as well as a creative one for the your appointment times next children. Please return designs to school by Friday 21st October in order for them to Wednesday. be returned in time for Christmas, thank you.

Music Tuition There are several peripatetic music teachers that are available to come into school to give lessons. Paul Clews teaches guitar and ukulele, Suzanne Davies teaches keyboard and violin and Lindsey Cooper teaches piano, flute and theory. If children wish to start lessons then please speak to Sarah in the office.

Year 6 Secondary School Transfer With the deadline fast approaching (31st October 2016), please could parent be aware they need to apply either by using the online system www.devon.gov.uk/admissionsonline or by contacting My Devon, the customer service centre on 0345 155 1019 to request an application form from the Step by Step booklet. The application form should be returned either to the school or parents can post directly to the Admissions Team before the 31st October 2016.

School Nursing Service Update Hi there! We are the School Nursing team that cover South Molton and Chulmleigh area Schools. Our names are Jenny Warwick (Specialist Practitioner) and Jill Fletcher (Staff Nurse). We both work closely with families and offer a confiden- tial service. We also work closely with other services, including school, to promote the healthy growth and development of 5-19 year olds; this may include support for children with asthma, epilepsy and other medical conditions, or involve ad- vice about bedwetting, constipation, behaviour, emotional health and resilience, sleep, or diet. We also offer monthly com- munity clinics off site. If you would like help or advice please contact us on 01769 575189 or ask school to refer your child (ren) to us. We can’t wait to hear from you!!

North Devon Music Centre Design Squad at Barnstaple Li- The Full Motley Sessions are held every brary On Saturday 29th October, in aid of Can- Wednesday at Park School at 2 hour hands on engineering work- cer Research UK The Fulll Motley, a Rock 5pm. They have groups for all shop on Saturday 15th October. covers band will be providing an evening of Suitable for 7-12 years, choose either levels of players of all ages and entertainment at the Coaching Inn, South am or pm session: 10am-12pm or 1pm Molton. Doors open at 8pm, tickets are £10 all types on instruments! For -3pm, £15 per workshop. To book and available from the Honey Farm, South more information please see: email: [email protected] or Molton TIC and Hazels Cafe. northdevonmusiccentre.co.uk call/text 07847 006048

Clubs - Autumn 2016 After-School Monday: KS2 Sports Club with Clare Farrow 3.30-4.30pm Tuesday: KS2 Computer Club with Dean 3.30-4.30pm (alternate weeks: 27th Sep & 11th Oct) Thursday: KS2 S Drama Club with Mrs Evans 3.30-4.30pm Thursday Break time Recorder Club with Ms Collins Thursday Lunchtime Gardening Club with Mrs Sherwood, Mrs Jones, Mrs Dennis & Mrs Cook.

Diary Dates 17th October - School Council Sale 19th October - Parents’ Evening 19th October - Messy Church 24th- 28th October - Half Term