14th November 2013

Contents

Next Week Events

Learning Powers

Attendance Cup

LSA news

Achievements

Thank you

Governor of the Month - Alison Smith

Lydiard Field of Remembrance

St Bartholomew’s Toy Service

Book Fair

Early Drop Off

Next week’s menu—please note the change

Diary Dates

Attendance Cup

Congratulations to Ash and Acorn Classes

who won

the Attendance Cup

last week.

Learning Powers

These children were awarded Topaz

Learning Power certificates, for showing

collaboration and teamwork in last Friday’s

Celebration Assembly:

Jed Moody, Samuel Parkin, Joel Brooke, Jay

Luffer, Luke Brewster, Michael Redmond, Katie

Harman, Vuyo Pike, Charlotte Smith, Chloe

Peaker, Fuwari Sugawara, Frenny Doe, John

Belchamber, Iwan Floyd, Calum Partridge, Elena

Canosa, Thomas Randall, Rosie Baker, Ben

Dodson, Sam Levitt, Zarah Dellamore

Congratulations!

Next Week’s Events

Tomorrow - Ash Class swimming

Monday - Safety Week 2, Walk Safe Y1 & Y3

Tuesday - Y4/5 Norman camp; E-safety meeting

Wednesday - Celebration/Invaders Day

Thursday - Open Day for September 2014

Friday - Ash Class swimming, Family Friday at 1.15pm

Acorn 100%

Oak 96.88%

Lime 92.86%

Chestnut 96.67%

Maple 97.73%

Ash 100%

Beech 93.48%

Rowan 86.96%

Silver Birch 95.97%

Lydiard Field of Remembrance

Some of our School Council and KS2 children attended the Service of

Remembrance at Lydiard Park last Friday.

“We had to write a thoughtful note on wooden crosses

which we then placed in our allocated spot in the garden of

remembrance. We listened to the bands before the 2

minutes of silence. Unfortunately we got a bit wet as it was

raining! We were also interviewed by some older children

from Wootton Bassett Academy. It was a sad day for

some families of servicemen and women.”

Max and An-Mei—Year 6

Essential Cycling Skills

We are pleased to offer this opportunity again to our Years 3, 4 and 5 children. We

will run a couple of course in January 2014. These will be all day courses which take

place on the school playground during the school day.

The course content includes bike safety check, helmet fitting and adjustment,

getting on the bike, starting and stopping, riding along safely, emergency stops, rid-

ing in a group and signalling and one handed riding. The courses will be run by Paul Freeguard who is a

qualified National Standard Cycling Instructor.

The cost of the course is £10.00. A letter will be sent home with your child and if you would like them

to take part, please complete and return the slip with payment.

Early Drop Off

If you’d like your child to have breakfast for only 50p a day, please fill in the booking form

for December ,now available from School Reception and return to the office with pay-

ment. If your child is eligible for free school meals, you will also need to complete a form;

however, no payment is due.

We ask where possible that you book your child in a month in advance; however, if you do have a

situation where you need to make an additional early drop off booking, we do need 48 hours notice.

Thank you.

TOY SERVICE

Sunday 24th November 2013

10.00am

St Bartholomew & All Saints

Royal Wootton Bassett

Again this year we will be distributing our gifts through the Swindon Women’s Refuge and our local

Children’s Centre.

ALL donations of new or ‘as new’ toys etc will be welcome however there is a specific need for items suitable for babies/toddlers aged 0-3 – so many toys are marked for 3 years and over!

Some suggestions are:

Toys, Dolls/soft toys, Wooden puzzles, Games

Books (reading/colouring), Colouring pencils, Toiletries

Gift cards (e.g. Boots/WH Smith) for teenagers

PLEASE LEAVE GIFTS UNWRAPPED but wrapping paper (left over part rolls as well as new rolls) will be very welcome. Any gifts of money will be used to buy necessary batteries etc.

Please give what you can and help us make Christmas 2013 a happy one for these families.

If you cannot attend the service but wish to donate a gift please ring

Astrid Laurence on 850644 to arrange collection.

Thank you!

Class Assemblies

Over the year each class will lead a Friday assembly,

sharing some of their learning with the rest of the school.

Parents and carers of the children are invited to join us at

2.30pm on those dates.

This term:

Friday 29th November - Rowan Class

Friday 6th December - Silver Birch

Achievements

Our netball team played a league game against Noremarsh last term. Both teams played well in a

closely fought match which Noremarsh won 6-5. A friendly match played straight afterwards resulted

in a draw. Well done to the team: Iwan Floyd, Pheboe Doe, Lewis Footner, Thea Hopkins, Letisha

Taperek, Lilyella Bennett, and Cerys Baker. Max Hopkins and Ben Huish also joined in playing in the

friendly match.

Barnaby Smith—Level 4 trampolining and Level 3 trampolining

Calum Partridge—receiving his Level 8 in Ice Skating—Hockey Skills

Travelling Book

Fair

We will be having the Book Fair in

school for the week commencing 26th

November and the children will have an

opportunity to take a look at the books

on sale.

The Book Fair will be open after school

for Parents/Carers to take a look. Please

look out for the posters around school

for the dates and times.

LSA Christmas Fete

Please would you start

donating new/nearly

new toys for the Toy Tombola and

bottles for the Bottle Tombola.

Thank you.

Governor of the Month

My name is Alison Smith and I am Governor

of the month for November.

I am a Parent Governor and have

three children at the school. I

am also a parent helper in Maple Class.

I sit on the Curriculum and Standards

sub-committee, and am the link Governor for

SEND.

I have recently returned to work after a

career break and now work for a local firm of

Financial Advisers.

My hobbies include running and zumba

classes, and I am presently training for

Brighton Marathon which is in April next

year.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

November

11th – 22nd Safety weeks

Mon 18th Y1 & Y3 Walk Safe sessions

Tues 19th Norman camp for Y4 & Y5; E-Safety information session for parents at 6.00pm

Wed 20th Celebration/Invaders Day

Tues 21st Open Day for new children Sept 2014

Friday 22nd Family Friday (1.15—3.00)

Thurs 28th LSA Discos

Friday 29th Ash Class last swimming lesson; Rowan Class assembly

December

Mon 2nd KS1 Nativity dress rehearsal; Governing Body meeting

Tues 3rd 2.15pm - KS1 Nativity performance

Wed 4th 2.15pm - KS1 Nativity performance

Thurs 5th 6.00pm - KS1 Nativity performance

Friday 6th Beech Class first swimming lesson; Silver Birch Class assembly

Thurs 12th School visit to Wyvern theatre to see Jack and the Beanstalk

Friday 13th Carol Service, 10.15 at St Bartholomew’s Church

Mon 16th KS1 parties; Carols round the tree

Tues 17th School visit to Wyvern theatre to see Jack and the Beanstalk

Wed 18th School Christmas lunch

Thurs 19th KS2 parties

Fri 20th End of Term 2 – school closes at 1.30pm

More details will follow nearer the time, but please put these dates in your diary so that you don’t miss something

exciting!

Next week’s school lunch menu (week 3)

The small print… All meals ordered must be accompanied by the correct payment. The school kitchen does not offer

credit terms and under the terms of the contract will not provide a meal without payment.

Monday 18th November

Tuesday 19th November

INVADERS DAY Thursday

21st November Friday

22nd November

Pork meatballs Roast turkey crown Pork Slices Beef Lasagne Bacon and baked

bean turnover

Quorn balls Vegetable burger Chicken Stew Cheese and Potato

Pie Cheese pizza

Jacket potato with cheese

Jacket potato with tuna mayo

PLEASE BOOK BY MON 18TH NOV

Jacket potato with cheese and coleslaw

Jacket potato with tuna mayo

Boiled rice and vege-tables

Roast potatoes and fresh vegetables

Potatoes and Vegetables

Roast potatoes and vegetables

Oven baked chips baked beans or peas

Fresh fruit salad Iced cherry sponge Apple Crumble Chocolate and orange crunch

Raspberry ripple mousse

Also available every day ...Salad bar, homemade bread, fresh fruit pieces, yoghurt, fresh water. Please feel free to talk to Tracy, our Catering Manager for any special dietary needs on 01793 849251

£2.30 for a

child per day

Don’t Forget!

Once a week - take a

peek!

Together we can beat

head lice.

For advice and support,

ring our School Nurse on

01793 854202