No 16 School 4.6.2019

Newsletter

Dear parents and carers What a wonderful start to our Healthy Living Week! Yesterday the children started the day by joining in ‘Wake Up and Shake Dates for your diary… Up’ or doing their Daily Run. This was followed by a Hip Hop Dance Workshop which they all thoroughly enjoyed! Year 6 3rd – 7th June: Healthy children also took part in Bikeability which is a brilliant Living Week programme giving them the skills and confidence to cycle safely 7th June: School Games to school. Years 5 and 6 also had cricket coaching with Chance to Day Shine – what a start!! 13th June: Year 2 The rest of the week is also packed with activities culminating in extended day trip to Hill our School Games Sports’ Day on Friday. The current weather End forecast is not looking great for Friday but we will keep a close th eye on it and if necessary will move Sports’ Day to Friday 21st 28 June: Summer Arts’ Festival June. Sarah Nisbett See overleaf for a full Headteacher list of dates for the summer terms.

Healthy Living Week so far….

Our value this Summer Sun Lunchboxes term is… School Lunches Safety! Please remember that Please book your child’s Please remember to apply Self-control there should be no nuts lunches via Parentpay by sunscreen before school as ‘For God gave us a or eggs (baked in cakes midnight on the the weather becomes spirit not of fear but and other foods is fine) warmer. Please send any Thursday prior to the in your child’s lunchbox sunscreen (named please) of power and love and week they will be taking due to a severe allergy into school for children to self-control.’ Timothy them. Thank you! in school. reapply themselves 1:7 throughout the day.

Diary Dates Summer Terms 2019

3rd – 7th June Healthy Living Week Just a couple of reminders… th 7 June SCHOOL GAMES DAY Friday 7th June - School Games Sports Day. th th 10 – 14 June Year 1 phonics screening We will be serving refreshments all day to keep us cool, th 12 June Year 6 STEM Day @ hydrated, and we’ll have a few snacks too. If you can Cokethorpe School help us out at any point in the day that would be greatly 13th June Year 2 Extended Day trip appreciated! During the day we will also have to Hill End 13th June Year 6 Enterprise Sale information available on the newly created FoDS roles 14th June Year 6 boys Kwik Cricket – and will be able to answer any questions you may have selected children only about the committee 14th June Celebration Assembly Friday 21st June - Presentation Evening 17th June Netball Match @ Tower Come and join us! We will start at 8pm with Hill School – selected complimentary wine and cheese to enjoy while we children only present all that we’ve achieved this last year, including th 18 June Year 3/4 Trigolf – selected the latest plans for the well-being are and the children only presentation of a cheque to the school so we can start 19th June ArtsAward Trip to building! Immediately afterwards we will hold a brief Quenington – TBC 19th June New Ducklings Parents AGM where the new committee will be elected into the evening 7pm new roles. Please come along, enjoy yourself and think 21st June Celebration Assembly about whether you would make a good committee 26th June Year 1-5 Bikeability member! training 27th June Ducklings Athletics Staff News workshop @ Henry Box School We have appointed Mr Hector Mahony as our new 28th June SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL year 3 class teacher for September. Mr Mahony will 3rd – 5th July Year 6 transition days to be visiting the school during our Healthy Living Week Henry Box and Wood Green and for Shuffle Up Day and will be getting to know Schools the children ready for September. th 5 July School SHUFFLE UP DAY Sadly, Mrs Banbury, our SENCo, will be leaving us in th 5 July Summary report to parents July. Mrs Banbury has been offered an exciting th 8 July Year 3/4 Strings/Ukulele opportunity with the Virtual School. Mrs King has performance spent this year training to be a SENCo so will take 9th July F1/KS1 enterprise day over this role from September. We would like to 9th July KS2 performance rehearsal @The Shed thank Mrs Banbury for her work over many years and 9th/10th July KS2 performance @The wish her the best of luck in her new position. Shed Finally, Mrs Coggins will be retiring in July. Mrs 11th July Year 2 Ultra Olympics @ Coggins has been at Ducklington since 1994 and has Henry Box School dedicated much time and energy to the school. We th 12 July Celebration Assembly would all like to thank her for her time here and wish th 16 July Leavers’ Day her well during her well-deserved retirement. 16th July Cygnets/Ducklings Sports’ Day 17th July Year 5 young leaders Polite reminder…. training – selected children only Please can you ensure that children and younger th 19 July End of term 6 siblings do not play on the field or any of the *New/updated diary dates in blue equipment before or after school. Thank you.

Noticeboard

Events and opportunities in and around our school

THE GRUFFALO COMES TO BURFORD

On the 17th June the wonderful Julia Donaldson will be visiting Burford as part of her Independent Book Week tour.

As we expect this is going to be a very well attended event, we will be holding it in the New Warwick Hall from 4 – 6 p.m – there will be 4 x 30 minute time slots and 25 tickets allocated to each slot.

THIS EVENT IS NOW TICKETED

Tickets are free and are limited to one per family - please contact the shop in advance to reserve your place (Ticket admits 2 adults and up to 6 children). She is also hoping to bring a very dear friend with her - The Gruffalo of course!

Family 5k Family Run All Julia’s books will be available to buy on the day with cash or cheque – credit card transactions can A 5k (approx) fun run organised by Bladon only be taken at the shop Primary School in aid of Oxfordshire Youth. Run/walk/enjoy the scenery starting at the So just when you thought it was all over (Burford Pleasure gardens in Blenheim, finishing at the Festival) this event we hope will prove to be a Palace - please note this isn't a race. Entry via the Hensington Gate on the main road, with wonderful extra! parking at the Pleasure Gardens. Please contact Madhatter Bookshop for more Free entry, please bring money to make a donation. information: 01993 822539 Children must be accompanied by an adult on the day. Under 8's must be accompanied by an adult on the run. Information on this event can also be found on Please register using this link: Facebook/Twitter/ Instagram and our website : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-5k-palace- www.madhatterbooks.co.uk Contact us… run-tickets-62706955191

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