Congratulations to the following children who have achieved their reading awards:

Megan H- Silver Award Chloe B- Emerald Award Toby H - Ruby Award Ben M – Silver Award Freddie B- Emerald Award Ben M – Bronze Award

Certificates will be presented in Birthday Assembly on Wednesday 8th March 2017 at 3.05pm Families are welcome to join us.

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Dear Parents,

Danbury Park School – An Outstanding School (Ofsted 2013)

At Danbury Park we all aim… Be wise, be happy, belong

Website: www.danburypark.essex.sch.uk 3rd March 2017

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Young Voices

Young Voices is the biggest school choir event in the World! A collection of year 5’s and 6’s had the privilege of taking part this year, and had the most incredible experience. The students had a lot of work to do towards the concert which took place in February, not only did they have 13 songs to learn but some had dance moves and sign language to learn along with them. On the day of the concert the students took part in a rehearsal during the afternoon where they learned yet more moves and how everything would fit together. They also had the privilege of meeting all the guest stars be it from afar. These included Urban Strides a famous street dancing group who helped all the children with the dance moves, a world champion beat box group called The Beatbox Collective who created a phenomenal group performance with all 7 500 children in the mass choir, Tabby O’Callaghan who added that extra rock and roll feeling to the rock medley with his brilliant electric guitar skills and Sharlene Hector, who with her beautiful soulful voice added colour to many of the songs the choir had learned during the autumn term. The Show finished off with the students favourite pop medley and every single one of them gave it their very best. The day was exciting, busy, tiring, long and most of all absolutely brilliant. A concert which brings together student, teacher and parent, through singing, dancing and genuinely having a great time is well worth taking part in. Mrs Austen

Films of the event and DVDs are available to purchase online. Simply go to youngvoices.co.uk and click BUY DVDS.

Classes Jay and Hummingbird Owl Visit

On Friday 24th February classes Jay and Hummingbird had five owls visit us. We met: Mr. Forbes the Tawny Owl, JC the Peruvian Striped Owl, Fudge the Barn Owl, Nanock the Alaska Great Horned Owl and Big Alice the Eagle Owl. We were told lots of interesting facts about the owls as well as being able to ask our own questions. The Barn Owl Fudge flew around the hall swooping over our heads! After Play we went back into the hall and had a chance to draw two of the owls.

“I liked drawing the owls.” – Toby “Fudge was my favourite.” – Iris “I liked seeing the Owl fly.” – Arabella

“One of the Owls was naughty, it was funny.” – Josh

We were very lucky to have a photograph taken with the owls and Miss Bridge and Mrs Thirkettle were allowed to hold the owls. We thought Mrs Thirkettle was very brave holding Big Alice! Class Jay

Year 4 Superstars

On Tuesday 7th February 2017 the Year 4s of Danbury Park went to Superstars in Chelmsford Sports and Athletics Stadium. There were eight groups and at least five children per group. Each school had one minute to read their pledge at the start of the event. There were eight activities to do. Some of the activities were:

Cup stacking is where you had to stack

the cups run to the spot and unstack

them.

The next activity was hockey, you had

push a ball with a hockey stick in to cones.

Ball throwing, in this activity you had to

throw a ball on to a wall without letting it

bounce if you caught it you had to move it

back a spot.

A relay where you pick up a ring and drop

it onto a spot and there were many more

activities.

Danbury Park School came third and it was well worth the wait which was three hours. New Hall came first, and Saint Michael’s came second. After that we went back to the coach. It was a fantastic afternoon. By Maddie D and Harry A, Class D

The children were also each given a small draw string PE bag which they should have brought home this week.

Well done!

Book Week

The year’s Book Week has been a resounding success with children and adults taking every opportunity to share and read books! Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who joined us for a shared reading session on Wednesday morning. A particular highlight was watching some Year 6 boys captivated by a Mister Man book read by our grandfathers. All around the school there were groups enjoying hearing a story read aloud.

The wonderful Gangsta Grannies in the Catering Team joined in all the fun on World Book Day on Thursday by providing an exciting and nutritious meal for the children. We all enjoyed Rat Burger (no rats were harmed in the making of) and Demon Dentist Chocolate Cake. Everyone had a wonderful time with many members of staff joining in the fun by sitting with the children enjoying their meal. Thank you to our fantastic hard working Catering Team who served 241 meals on the day. Thank you also the School Council for organising and running the cake sale in aid of Class Dove and the ICT Suite renovation project. Grand total to be announced next week

On Friday morning it was the turn of the adults in school to choose their favourite book to read and the children selected which one they wanted to join. The reading of extracts from The Hobbit resulted in much laughter (the episode with the trolls) as well as reflection (Bilbo finding the ring).

More photos and reports from the children will be appearing over the coming weeks so watch this space!

We are taking part in the Shop for Schools Scheme at the Meadow Shopping Centre again this year. The campaign was launched Monday 20th February, customers in The Meadows Shopping Centre can able obtain tokens when they spend £10 or more in the centre, and start voting for their school to win a £700 top prize. What you need to do:-

Collect one token whenever you spend £10 or more in a single transaction from any of the participating stores in the Meadows Shopping Centre.

Post your token in the Shop for Schools collection box which is in the Meadows. The school with the most tokens at the end of the campaign will win the £700 prize fund. There will also be some runner up prizes.

You can follow our progress on www.themeadows.co.uk

Please support us by collecting tokens.

Thank you!

We are also collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers. Last year we collected a colossal 6522 vouchers which were exchanged for lot of free sports equipment. The school also received an extra treat at Christmas with another huge box of free resources. The vouchers are free you just need to say yes when offered them at the till and bring them into school. Please speak to all your colleagues, friends and family members and ask them to save the vouchers on our behalf. Thank you for your support.

DPSA news

Please donate Easter Eggs We run a very popular Easter Egg tombola at the Easter Fayre and are asking for your kind donations of Eggs. If everyone donated just one egg we’d have loads. (Tesco has buy 2 get 2 free!). Please leave by the office. We are also trying to organise an Easter Hamper raffle. There will be a list by the office if you are kindly able to donate any items on the list. As always your donations are very much appreciated and without them we couldn’t run these popular stalls which raise lots!

Can you face paint? The younger children love face painting and we have always been able to offer this at our events. Each year as children move up the school we need to find more. We provide books, paints, brushes etc and you don’t need to be a professional!!

Helpers – please, for Easter Egg Hunt We need lots of helpers to man stalls. We will as always run a rota (2-3, 3-4) so everyone gets time to enjoy the event with their children. Please let your class rep or Sally Pain (sallyj@doctors.org.uk) know if you can help on the day or set up in the morning.

Reminder and Notices

Lost Shoes A pair of black school shoes from Clarks went missing at the end of the KS2 Film Night. If your child attended the Film Night please check at home that they have not picked up inadvertently with pillows and sleeping bags etc. Many thanks

New in Car Child Seat Law from 1st March 2017 On the 1st March 2017 the new laws concerning car child seats will be in force. With this in mind the Safer Essex Roads Partnership is holding a big road safety awareness day in Chelmsford on 8th March 2017. As part of this we are able to offer free child seat checking by the Good Egg Guide at Asda car park in Chelmer Village Centre Chelmsford, CM2 6RE. Parents can turn up anytime between 11am and 4pm to have their child seats checked and get advice about the new laws free of charge. Statistics show that 75% of child car seats are fitted incorrectly, so we would like to offer this free service to the community of Chelmsford on this day Childhood Illnesses Workshop - Parents across Chelmsford are invited to a free NHS workshops aimed at providing information and advice about common childhood illnesses. The workshops, run by local GPs and community pharmacists aim to help parents feel confident when dealing with common illnesses by talking through scenarios providing practical advice on what to do and when. Feedback from the events showed that 100% of parents who attended would recommend the workshops to others with 86% scoring them between 8 and 10 (out of 10) for usefulness. Your local workshop will be held at: Marconi Social Club, Chelmsford, on Monday 6 March (7:00pm to 8:30pm) Chelmsford West Children’s Centre, on Tuesday 7 March (10:00am to 12:00pm) To book your free place visit http://midessexccg.nhs.uk/your-health-services/your-health/childhood-illnesses and click on the booking link of the preferred date. Spare School Uniform – We would be grateful for any donations of PE kits in sizes 7 to 11, Plimsolls in all sizes, boys’ trousers/jumpers in sizes 4-9, girls’ skirts/trousers in sizes 4-11. If you do have any of the above uniform you wish to kindly donate to the school, please bring it into the school office. Many thanks. Crochet Hooks and Large Buttons – Mrs Tickner would be grateful for any spare crochet hooks and/or large buttons for a DT project. If you can help, please bring donations to the school office. Many thanks

Thank you!

Birthday Assemblies

Wednesdays at 3.05pm

8th Mar 6th Mar - 12th Mar

15th Mar 13th Mar – 19th Mar

22nd Mar 20th Mar – 26th Mar

29th Mar

27th Mar – 9th April

Families are welcome to join us for this assembly

to celebrate your child’s birthday.

Dates for the Diary

Week beginning 6th March 2017

Mon 6th March Year 6 Bikeability Group 1

Wed 8th Mar

3.05pm Birthday Assembly

Thurs 9th Mar

Pm Year 6 Bikeability Group 2

6.30pm Governor Resources Committee

Meeting

Fri 10th Mar

9.30 – 10.30am Fire Home Safety Year 3

12.20pm School Council meeting

2.50pm Class Jay Assembly

Full term dates for this and the next academic year

(2016-17 and 2017-18)

are available on the school website.

SCHOOL MEALS

Week commencing: 6th March 2017

Week 2 MONDAY

Pasta Carbonara (A combination of plain and wholegrain pasta with Ham and Cheese Sauce) or Pasta with Vegetarian Ham and Cheese Sauce

Homemade Fresh Bread Mixed Vegetables Carrot Sticks Green Salad

Jacket Potato with a choice of filling

Cornflake Tart and Custard Organic Fruit Yoghurt Selection of Fresh Fruit

TUESDAY

Homemade Spaghetti Bolognaise or Quorn Bolognaise

Garlic Bread Sweetcorn Peas Green Salad

Jacket Potato with a choice of filling

Giant Cookie with Fruit Wedge Organic Fruit Yoghurt Selection of Fresh Fruit

WEDNESDAY

Local Butchers Roast Gammon served with Yorkshire pudding and gravy or Cheesy Stack Wrap

Roast Potatoes Freshly sliced carrots Whole Green Beans Green Salad

Jacket Potato with a choice of filling

Strawberry Fruit Jelly Organic Fruit Yoghurt Selection of Fresh Fruit

THURSDAY

Kentucky Chicken Drumsticks or Macaroni Cheese

White and Wholegrain Rice Broccoli Corn on the Cob Green Salad Chips Baked Beans Peas Cucumber

Jacket Potato with a choice of filling

Jam Tart and Custard Organic Fruit Yoghurt Selection of Fresh Fruit

FRIDAY Local Butchers Beefburger in a Floured Bap or Quorn Burger in a Floured Bap

Chips Baked Beans Peas Cucumber

Jacket Potato with a choice of filling

Chocolate Rice Crispy Cake Organic Fruit Yoghurt Selection of Fresh Fruit

Yours sincerely

Carol Gooding

Headteacher

Danbury Park Community Primary School Dates for Spring Term 2017

Date Time Event

March 6th All Day Year 6 Bikeability

9th 12.30pm Year 6 Bikeability

7.00pm Governors Resources meeting

10th 2.50pm Class J Assembly

13th All day Year 6 Bikeability

4.00 – 5.30pm High 5 Netball Tournament

6.30pm Governors Pay Committee Meeting

7.00pm Governors Personnel Committee meeting

16th Tbc Tag Rugby Finals at Southend Rugby Club

12.30pm Year 6 Bikeability

20th All day Year 6 Bikeability

21st Pm Rising Stars (invited Year 5s)

23rd 12.30pm Year 6 Bikeability

24th Comic Relief

pm Inter-house Dodgeball Tournament

25th tbc DPSA Easter Egg Hunt

27th All day Year 6 Bikeability

29th 10.00am KS2 Spring/Easter assembly for guests & infants

30th 12.00pm End of term lunch for staff and governors

31st 2.30pm KS2 Spring/Easter assembly for parents

Break up for Easter holidays