St Andrews CE

Primary School

Summer Term 1

Newsletter

Update

May 2018

Thank you to the staff for running the recent discos!

SCHOOL GOVERNORS’ COFFEE MORNING Classes and staffing for September 2018 Saturday, 23 June at 10am

Infant Hall

RA to 1S Mrs Burrill

RS to 1A Mrs Hughes and Mrs Mitchell

1A to 2S Miss Maiden and Miss Quarmby The school Governors will be holding a coffee

morning on Saturday, 23 June 2018 at 10am to 1S to 2A Miss Ascroft 12.30 in the infant hall to raise money for the

school for the upgrade of the fire & intruder 2A to 3S Mrs Wilson and Miss Small alarm systems and extra fire safety lighting etc 2S to 3A Mr Mather in the school.

3A to 4S Miss Slater Any donations of cakes for the day would be 3S to 4A Miss Gundry gratefully received (on Friday, 22 June and

4A to 5S Mr Stamp Saturday, 23 June) or any donations of prizes for the raffle. Please pass these to the school 4S to 5A Mr Woollatt office. 5A to 6S Mrs Thorley

Winners of St Andrew’s Got Talent, the Yr4 5S to 6A Mrs Richardson dance group & our gymnastics team are being RS Miss Baker asked to perform.

RA Mrs Buck and Mr Haigh Everyone welcome, bring your aunties & uncles,

your grannies & grandads, friends &

 Miss Callander will be providing cover for neighbours. ALL WELCOME! various classes.

 Mr Martland will be relinquishing his role as class teacher to continue the growing role of Acting Deputy Headteacher.

Your School NatWest CHRISTIAN VALUE: Bank Needs YOU! FRIENDSHIP DR KELLY – DENTIST VISIT TO YEAR 4

Opening a children's savings account is a great first step for children to learn how to be responsible with money.

Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Burrill run the NatWest school bank on a Thursday morning and children rd are encouraged to make a On Thursday 3 May, Year 4 had an deposit, no matter how small, exciting and informative visit from Dr each week. Kelly, a dentist, who came into class to talk about dental health and oral If any children wish to put money hygiene and teach us how to best into the school bank on a weekly care for our teeth. basis, it is necessary to visit the During the visit, the children learned local branch of the NatWest some shocking facts about the sugar where they will open an account. content in our food and the Once this is set up, deposits can recommended limits on how much be made at the school bank each sugar we should eat. Thursday morning before school. EYFS … They were Please note; however, the school also able bank will be closed until Thursday EYFS would like to say thank to 21st June. you to the parent who kindly investigate donated the 'Construction the skulls If you would like to find out more, Zone' sign, which they made of humans please see Mrs Mitchell or Mrs for the EYFS outdoor area. along with Burrill. many different animals BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL and study CLUB – SUMMER HOLIDAY the similarities and differences CONSIDERATE PARKING CLUB between their teeth as well as learning the names of the different When dropping off/picking up If any parents/carers are teeth. your child(ren), please do interested in a Holiday Club take care where your car is Dr Kelly allowed two volunteers from which will be held on school each class to use a plaque disclosing parked. premises during the summer tablet to demonstrate the benefits of holidays, please let Mrs Grealis brushing your teeth well. The results We know it is a busy time and know by Friday, 15 June 2018. of his experiment were very parking is limited, but please interesting. At the end of the session, do not park in front of the children had lots of great Mrs Grealis can be contacted driveways on the local roads. questions for Dr Kelly to answer. on 07941 317641 or email Thank you. [email protected] Miss Slater and Miss Small

SUMMER TERM 1

Advance Notice for Prayer Week - Mrs Mr Martland’s Summer Wolstenholme Sports Club: It has been a real privilege to escort a group of children from EYFS around the prayer trail and to pray for specific Mr Martland will be running his points and people involved with St Summer Sports Club at school Andrew’s CE School. Prayer is very again for children in Years 3-6. special – it’s our line of The sessions will run from communication to our Heavenly Please visit Monday, 30th July – Friday, 3rd Father and he longs to hear our www.yourschoolgames.com and August 08:45 – 15:30. prayers and requests. It was such an search for our school to keep up to inspiration and encouragement to date with sport at our school. hear the children praying from their There will be a cost to attend the Year 5 and 6 High Five Netball sessions. hearts, intelligently for specific things related to the life of our school. Tournament (mixed boys and girls) Prayer Week: IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday, 25 May – School closes for half -term holiday.

Monday, 11 June – School opens for Summer 2 Term.

Tuesday, 12 June – Class 4A trip to Westinghouse

Wednesday, 13 June – Year 2 trip to Cuerden Valley The players had to rotate positions at

the end of each half so many played This week has been prayer week at Wednesday, 13 June at 17:30pm out of their usual position. St Andrews. Our week started with (Infant Hall): EYFS new starters Round 1: played four matches and Miss Maiden leading our Worship and open evening won all four, progressing to the knock talking about what prayer is and why out round. we pray. We learnt about different Thursday, 14 June – Class 4S trip Played a further three matches and people who had found comfort in again won all matches! to Westinghouse prayer at difficult times in their The top three teams played each lives. We have all learnt about The Monday, 18 June (whole week) – other and again we won all matches! Lord's Prayer this week and what the Governors’ visit to school week words in it mean. In class we have Altogether ten matches were played been able to write prayers in different Thursday, 21 June KS2 Sports Day and we had ten wins! The teams ways. played fantastically! at UCLAN

We have now progressed to the Saturday, 23 June Governors’ Coffee Morning: 10 – 12.30 Infant County Finals to represent in Hall July. Well done and good luck in the finals. Mrs Richardson Thursday, 28 June EYFS & KS1 Sports Day at School Penalty Shoot-Out Finals at Monday, 2 July and Monday, 9 July PNE – school transition days When PNE met Burton Albion on the last day of the season, our school

Tuesday, 17 July – Y6 were invited back to to take The Visions and Values committee part in the finals of the half-time created a Prayer Trail. We followed Performances at 13:45 and 19:00 penalty shoot-out competition, having this trail round school stopping at Friday, 20 July – 09:30 Y6 Leavers’ done so well when we took penalties different places to pray for things that earlier in the year. So, at half-time our are connected to our school. We Service in Church team made their way on to the hope to continue to use what we have Friday, 20 July – 13:15 prompt – Deepdale pitch, in front of thousands learnt in our classes and at home. of people! We competed against School Closes for End of Term OLSE first, winning 6-5! That meant Miss Maiden that they had to face Queens Drive

Primary School in the final - we won teams won five, drew one and lost Boys’ Cricket League that contest too - 5-4. Penalty three matches and the other team The boys’ cricket team played four champions - well done! won all nine of their matches and will matches over the last month. go on to represent Preston at the Considering most of the team have Chess Mega-Final Finals in July! Well done never played proper cricket before Isaac, Albie, Thomas and Luke, from to both teams - superb performances they played really well and grew in our school, spent a sunny Saturday in throughout the day! their understanding of the game and May playing in the Chess Mega-Final skill level. Well done - keep practising against children from other schools. Yr 3 Multi-Skills Festival that bowling!!!! The boys played really well - all of On Friday, 20th April, all of our Yr 3 Mr Stamp them winning 3 out of their 6 children were given the opportunity to matches. Well done boys! take part in a Multi-Skills Festival at Ashton Community Science - competing against Year 3 children Yr 5/6 Football from Queens Drive Primary School The Yr 5/6 Football Team played their and Sherwood Primary School. All of final match of the season against our children participated with great OLSE Primary School, knowing that a determination and superb victory would result in our team sportsmanship - we were extremely winning the league. We started really proud of them, and I know that they Yr 3 Tag Rugby Tournament well, having numerous chances. were really proud to represent our Nineteen children from Year 3 took OLSE came into the game towards school. It was a fantastic afternoon, part in a Year 3/4 Tag Rugby the end of the first half, but the score and hopefully it will inspire even more Tournament at Preston Grasshoppers was 0-0 at half time. The second half of our children to take up sport in and on Tuesday, the 1st of May. Despite started much like the first and then out of school. only having played Tag Rugby before mid-way through the second half we Christmas of this year, both a team managed to find a way through the Yr 1/2 Football Tournament from 3A and a team from 3S OLSE defence to score - 1-0! Our At the end of April, seven boys from represented the school superbly team managed to keep hold of the Years 1 and 2 were selected to make against more experienced teams. 3S lead and the game finished with us up our KS1 football team. They fielded ten players, drawing three winning 1-0, and as Preston Primary participated in a tournament at Play games and winning one. Alfie H was School Football Premier League Football against many other primary the star for 3S, scoring over eleven Champions! A fantastic achievement! schools from around Preston. They tries in their five games! 3A fielded Well done to all involved. represented our school well, and in a nine players and faced some tougher challenging group they won two teams, winning one game out of matches, drew two matches and lost Yr 5/6 Girls' Football four. George McK's experience was one match, finishing 3rd in the group. The Yr 5/6 Girls' Football Team a real strength, as he scored seven Well done boys. played their final match of the season tries for his class. Both teams did a against OLSE Primary School super job, playing with pride and needing to win to avoid relegation. Yr 6 Girls' Cricket great team-spirit! Well done Year 3! After a tentative start, the score Our Year 6 Girls' Cricket Team had Mr Mather remained 0-0 for a while, until OLSE been practising hard with Rory, a scored two goals in quick succession. qualified cricket coach, every We managed to pull a goal back Tuesday morning before school for before half time - 2-1 at the interval. weeks leading up to the tournament. Having to chase the game, we left The girls played really well against ourselves quite open at the back in some strong teams, and they the second half and OLSE scored a managed to finish in 3rd place - a few more goals, although it could great achievement - well done! have been more if it was not for some fantastic saves by our goalkeeper.

We scored again before the end to Gymnastics make the final score 5-2 to OLSE, Six children from Y2 competed meaning that our girls' football team against sixteen schools in the KS1 will play in the second tier next Gymnastics competition on Friday, th season. 18 May. Each child performed their routines brilliantly and the team came th Hockey - Quick Sticks 6 overall. I am very proud of all the children. Well done ! After winning both the league and cup already this year, Mrs Nash and our Mrs Richardson hockey team went into the Quick Sticks competition feeling confident. We entered two teams - one of our

Year 3 and 4 Science Roadshow – April 2018

LIGHT AND SOUND

ST ANDREW’S GOT Learn to Ride - EYFS TALENT 2018

The finalists of this year’s Talent contest are listed below with each year group winner highlighted in red. One Voice Community Choir & St Andrew’s CE Primary School The overall competition winner Choir Concert was Isobel C from year 3 for her superb singing and dancing performance of a song from ‘Annie.’

All the acts were excellent and it was a difficult task for the judges to Thank you for supporting this choose. Well done to all the children wonderful evening of song which was for entering the competition. thoroughly enjoyed by all. The children in EYFS were able to Year 3 take part in Bike Ability. Over the Seb P & Ben H course of a week, children took Isobel C part in four workshops, where Mia B they worked on their balance and Lily B, Asha P & Amelia S accuracy when riding, through fun Year 4 games. The children loved the Rebecca H & Ruby M sessions and gained a lot of Aimee B, Amy P & Lily S confidence. By the end of the Maleeha K week nearly all the children were Year 5 riding their bikes independently, We would like to say a huge thank Harrison M without stabilisers! you to the musical director of the Jackson B One Voice Community Choir, Tyndale Thomas MBE, for spending Macy M (was off school and was Miss Quarmby unable to perform) a most enjoyable day leading singing workshops with the children.

Year 6

Alfie A Darcy P Charlie H & Harry H

We always celebrate children’s excellent work and every month we display pieces of exceptional work on our ‘Wow Work’ display board. We wish to share the work below of Year 5’s Millie S. In her spare time, Millie decided she would like to design a badge and spent a lot of time putting this together.

YEAR 5 VISIT TO HOTHERSALL LODGE As you can see from the photographs, the children and staff had a fantastic trip to Hothersall Lodge!

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LCC SEN INFORMATION Please see the school website for Lancashire County Council’s FIND Newsletter which is for families of children with an additional or special Archbishop Temple need. The newsletter this term contains a lot of useful information and there is an interesting School would like to invite year 5 article about Dyspraxia. The newsletter also pupils and their parents/carers to an Open Evening on Thursday 5th July lists various activities available in the local 2018, from 5.30pm – 8.00pm. vicinity for parents/carers and children. https://standrewscofe.net/wp- This will be an opportunity for pupils content/uploads/2018/05/find-summer-2018- and their families to have a look around the school and meet the staff newsletter.pdf and current pupils.

Visiting the school will enable you and your child to find out about the wonderful opportunities on offer to your child if they become a pupil at Archbishop Temple School.

If you are unable to attend the Open Evening, Archbishop Temple School will be holding two Open Mornings on Friday 21st September 2018 and Thursday 27th September 2018, between 9am and 11am.

Lancashire Science Festival Family Day is a FREE event which is open to the public and we would like to encourage as many families as possible from across the region to come and join us for a huge variety of electrifying shows, fantastic workshops, exciting exhibits and fun hands-on activities in our Science Showfloors. Through the festival, we aim to engage, amaze, inspire and enthuse our next generation of thinkers with all the amazing opportunities that open to them through STEM and so much more. The Family Day will be held on Saturday 30 June 2018, from 9.00am to 5.00pm on the University’s Preston Campus. For more information please visit our website http://www.lancashiresciencefestival.co.uk/