HALWIN SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 6th February 2015 Tel/Fax 01209 860329 – E-mail: [email protected] Issue 18 Dear Parents Wow, what a chilly week, but the learning here at school has been hot, hot, hot! Green Class has been experimenting with Stone Age dens on the field – very apt for sheltering from the odd snow shower! A big thank you goes to all of the adults, who donated materials and helped with this activity. Red Class children have been explorers, investigating a variety of animals – including birds of prey and their pellets! Blue Class has produced some lovely diary entries from WW2, and questions, in preparation for our visitor/s next week. Dress-Up Day Next Friday will be Dress-Up Day here at Halwin School. To celebrate the learning that has taken place this half term, we are asking that every class comes dressed linked to their half term’s theme: Red Class: Animals/Skeletons Green Class: Stone Age/Flintstones/Cavemen Blue Class: Red, White and Blue – to celebrate (an early) VE Day! The children will be taking part in a number of exciting activities and we will all be able to celebrate how great they look in Friday’s Celebration Assembly. We are linking this Dress-Up Day with a Cooperative School Charity Event, wherein the schools within our cooperative trust are joining together to raise money for CLIC Sargent – a charity that does fabulous work supporting children with childhood cancer. One of our Trust Schools has had a particularly close experience with this heartbreaking disease and this is a small way in which we can work collaboratively to show our support. We are asking for a £1.00 donation from each child – please send this in if you can. Icy Weather Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who battled the elements to get to school this week and an especial mention to Mr Benney, who has gritted the playground for us. It is sometimes un-nerving to drive in icy conditions and we would like to advise caution when doing so. As a school, we know that it is important to keep open if we can and this is our policy, so even if you come in a little late, it is a case of better late than not at all, if possible. If we are going to be closed or open later, then it will be announced on our website, on the local radio stations and we will also endeavour to send text messages to all parental contacts. As ever, have a lovely weekend. Mrs Vicky Sanderson Headteacher PTO As a Cooperative Trust School our Cooperative values are: Self-Help Self-Responsibility Equality Equity Democracy Solidarity Openness Honesty Social Responsibility Caring for Others Karate Readers World Book Day Helston Sports Centre Congratulations to: - Mason Advance notice that on February Half Term R, who collected his white Friday 06 March, the Activities band; Emma and Lewis, children can come to school Various activities on every who reached their yellow dressed as their favourite day; please see poster. bands; Jude, Kenan M, book characters to Jack, Dylan and Nathan celebrate World Book Day. achieved their orange The £1 book tokens will be bands; Georgia and James distributed after the half (Red Class) reached their term holiday. blue bands; Philip and Amelia C collected their purple bands; Ruan P achieved his brown band ‘Signposting’ Special congratulations to We would like to make it Zenna and Jess who clear that all ‘signposted’ collected their black bands activities are external to the this week. Well done Letters Home school. Parents should everyone keep reading! make their own enquiries Please make sure you have received the following and satisfy themselves as letters this week:- to the suitability of the Primary Times Magazine – provider before engaging Whole School; their services. Blackbird Pie Magazine – R, Y1 and Y2 pupils; Chartwells Trip to Newquay Zoo Letter Change of Menu – Red Class; To celebrate St Piran’s St Piran’s Day Letter – Day, Chartwells is putting Whole School. on a special menu on Thursday 05 March. A separate letter has been sent home via satchel post, Health Events to help with the ordering Safer Internet Day arrangements. A poster is Tuesday 10 February on display in the hall. Safer Internet Day (SID) What’s On Diary has a theme of ‘Connecting Posters for these and all generations and educating other events will be on each other’, and the slogan display in the main "Discover the digital World reception area:- together…safely!" www.saferinterentday.org Parents’ Forum Falmouth & Penryn School Uniform Meeting Holiday Activities There will be a meeting to First Aid Training – discuss possible changes Emergency Life Support to the school uniform after Mon 16 Feb school on Wednesday 11 Ages 8 – 12 years February. All parents are invited to attend (3.15 – 4.15pm). PTO As a Cooperative Trust School our Cooperative values are: Self-Help Self-Responsibility Equality Equity Democracy Solidarity Openness Honesty Social Responsibility Caring for Others Events Diary Date Event Mon 09 Feb Helston Cluster High Five Netball Tournament – Helston College 1.00pm Tues 10 Feb Open the Book Assembly 2.45pm Tues 10 Feb Cross Country League Race at Porthleven Primary (incl Infant Fun Run) 4pm Wed 11 Feb Final Gymnastics Session Wed 11 Feb Parents’ Forum 3.15 -4.15pm (To discuss school uniform) Thurs 12 Feb Chartwells Special Menu for Chinese New Year Thurs 12 Feb Swimming KS2 Session 6 Fri 13 Feb Dress-Up Day – non uniform day in aid of CLIC Sargent (£1) Mon 16 – Fri 20 Feb Half Term Week Mon 23 Feb Family Learning – – Numeracy Sessions for Parents Begin 9.00 – 11.00am Tues 24 Feb Red Class Visit to Newquay Zoo Tues 24 Feb Open the Book Assembly 2.45pm Tues 24 Feb Mobile toy Library Visit 3.00 - 3.30pm Thurs 26 Feb Swimming KS2 Session 7 Tues 02 Mar Open the Book Assembly 2.45pm Thurs 05 Mar World Book Day Thurs 05 Mar Chartwells Special Menu for St Piran’s Day Thurs 05 Mar Swimming KS2 Session 8 Mon 09 Mar Helston Transition Project Y6 Science at HCC 3.30pm – 4.30pm transport provided Tues 10 Mar Open the Book Assembly 2.45pm Thurs 12 Mar Swimming KS2 Session 9 Friends of Halwin Further details of activities for the coming academic year to follow. Date Event Tues 10 Feb Community Breakfast from 8.10am Wed 25 Feb FOH Meeting 3.15pm Sat 21 March Spring Fayre Halwin Preschool Please note the contact telephone number for the Preschool is 01209 861384. Current Schemes/Recycling Mobile Phones Used Postage Stamps Inkjet cartridges Batteries Foodbank Tubs4Tablets Sainsbury’s AKV PTO As a Cooperative Trust School our Cooperative values are: Self-Help Self-Responsibility Equality Equity Democracy Solidarity Openness Honesty Social Responsibility Caring for Others Community Energy Switch Community Energy Switch is a new collective energy switching initiative to help householders across Cornwall cut their energy bills. The initiative is being endorsed and promoted by Cornwall Council, NHS Kernow, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and the Winter Wellbeing Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as it seeks to encourage low income households to switch energy suppliers in order to reduce their energy bills. As a Cooperative Trust School our Cooperative values are: Self-Help Self-Responsibility Equality Equity Democracy Solidarity Openness Honesty Social Responsibility Caring for Others .