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wwwcorshamprimarycouk Follow us on Twitter CorshamPrimary April 2014
Staff News Following recent internal interviews I am delighted to report that Mrs Lucy Smith has
taken over as Teaching Assistant Supervisor at Broadwood
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Heard on the birth of their beautiful new daughter Elodie
Grace Elodie weighed in at 7lb 11oz on Monday 17 March Mum and baby are doing well and
looking forward to being home with Dad and brother Max
Ivernrsquos Little Helpers did a brilliant job organising our special day The Official Opening of our new build at Pound Pill was a very special moment for us all After many years of children being educated in mobile classrooms it is a joy to see all the children ldquounder cover and in one spacerdquo The extension has allowed us to have a new library including the immersive room pupils from both sites enjoy this wonderful technology I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to enable Corsham Primary to achieve its new building ambition
Sally and the team at Higham Consultancy The Aldridge Foundation CMS Bath Oakland Construction All the staff during and after the building works The children for their endless enthusiasm The Trustees and Governors The DfE who funded the majority of the building All the parents and carers who adjusted to the daily changes and alterations with the school routines with smiles and en-couraging words of support
I know we all agree that everyonersquos patience has been worth it It is so rewarding to think that the building will be there for generations to come hellip the old mobiles are now a thing of the past and will soon be forgotten
Mr Hempleman-Adams the famous adventurer honoured us by cutting the ribbon and officially opening the new extension on our special day He spent time visiting classrooms and answering childrenrsquos questions and was genuinely impressed by their amazing art work I particularly enjoyed hearing all about his Arctic adventuresmdashI for one will not be complaining about de-icing my car in the morning ever again
ldquoThe Day we managed the schoolrdquo mdash by Ivernrsquos Little Helpers
Our PartymdashldquoIvernrsquos Little Helpersrdquo were voted in by children at an election last summer and as part of our year in office we ran the school for the day on Thursday 13 March
Our Press Department said ldquoWe organised that everyone would wear colourful bright socks or tights for the day Every single person looked fantastic in the leg departmentrdquo
Activities were devised by our Party for the children to participate in during the day We organised orienteering for all classes and everyone made models of their dream school These were entered into our competition
and the winners were 2P who won 15 minutes extra play time
Orienteering was enjoyed by all the classes with the help and support of our wonderful sports leaders It was foggy and quite hard to find all of the controlsmdashhowever all the letters were found and spelled out the words NEW BUILDING
Lovely
Our press officers took photographs and helped in the main office with all manner of activities We enjoyed watching Mrs Allen clean the carpet and quickly snapped her in action We took pictures of children building their models of
schools and during their orienteering
The Chancellor of the Exchequer worked with the school Finance Officer and counted out all the cake sale moneymdashthere was lots of it - then recorded financial matters on a spreadsheet He ordered some stationery for Mrs Kendallrsquos
class and had it signed off by Mrs Allen
Admin work was carried out by the Press Officers and Hospitality team This even covered making tea for the staff and emptying the dishwasher Staff did try to encourage some of these activities be practised more at home
After school and during our Grand Opening our entire cabinet were on hand to give tours answer queries and generally be an enormous help to the staff
The day was truly fantastic and hugely enjoyed by us allmdashit was a very special day
Prime Minister Harry T
Deputy Prime Minister Phoebe I
Chancellor Conor W
Heads of Operations Edward V Samuel A
Press Officers Miles L Edward B
Hospitality Katherine P Isabel M
Sports Officer Millie L The T
eam
Some of the questions for Mr Hempleman-Adams ndash made up by and asked by Ivernrsquos Little Helpers How did you land your balloon I didnrsquot actually land I just flew over I had just two instruments to help me A GPS told me I was getting close and then I had a tracking system as backup which kept sending a signal to the satellite which told base HQ where I was
Why did you go to the North Pole and South Pole unsupported I have a proper job and do adventures in my spare time It all started when I was 13 and did the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme My first lsquoadventurersquo was to the Brecon Beaconsmdashit was there I fell in love with the mountains I learned quickly that it was hard work and the scariest thing Irsquod ever done as it was the first time Irsquod gone away from home slept in a tent without changing into pyjamas cooked for myself etc I have learned over the years that in a team everyone lsquodoes their bitrsquo but on your own everything is down to you I wanted to do adventures by myself
Have you met the queen Yes shersquos very nice I have also met the Duke of Edinburgh a couple of times so I am very lucky
Have you ever had frostbite or any injuries on your expeditions Yes I have had many I have had broken bones frostbite on my nose and big toe and even had to have a tracheotomy (A tube in my neck to help me breathe) I am lucky I still have all my fingers and toes
How do you keep yourself entertained when you are alone for long periods on your expeditions I never take a book or iPod When I was skiing to the South Pole alone I covered 700 miles in 60 days I am there to see the scenery so I concentrate on that and besides there isnrsquot much time to read When I go with a team we all meet up at night as therersquos not much time to talk in the day I set them the task each day of thinking of their three favourite films books or albums etc so that we then can discuss their choices at night This keeps their mind focussed in hard conditions
Are you friends with Bear Grylls I have known Bear Grylls a long time He was with me in a balloon where we had dinner really high up in the air He ate all the food and jumped off I didnrsquot get any as I had to land the balloon and there was nothing left for me Hersquos a good friend
Transport to and from school
Please remember that riding bikes and
scooters to and from school is welcomed
and the bike shed is available to house
them safely when children are in school
However may we respectfully
remind you that we do not allow use of
skateboards or pennyboards on school
grounds please
Thank you
We are currently discussing the
Work Life Balance and Well Being Staff
Attendance and Data Protection policies
If you would like to see a copy of
these policies please
ask at the office
Our School Behaviour Policy is always available to
see on our website for parents at any time (wwwcorshamprimarycouk)
KS2 MUSIC CONCERT
Donrsquot forget our music concert on 1 May from
6mdash7pm at the Pound Pill site
The choir will be performing along with other
musicians from KS2 If your child would like
to perform at the concert they will need to
get their piece ready and Mrs Cottrell will
listen to them play Please complete a
permission slip (being sent home to those
interested) and return it to the school office
Tips for Safer Cycling
Be seen Always wear a helmet Get trained Be alert Look after your bike Stay legalmdashcheck your bike regularly
Wherever possible use cycle routes paths or lanes away from busy traffic
A correctly fitted correctly worn cycle helmet can reduce the risk of serious head
injury
Cake Sales 16 May
Broadwood
Strawberries
Pound Pill
3K and 3B
Lovely Learning Assemblies
230pm
Wednesday 2 Aprilmdash4L
Thursday 3 AprilmdashClass F
Wednesday 23 Aprilmdash2B
Friday 25 AprilmdashClass C
SATs
Just a quick reminder of SATs dates for
parents of children in Year 6 The children will
be working on their SATs during the week
commencing Monday 12 May 2014
Should any parent require further
information about SATs please do not
hesitate to pop into school to see your childrsquos
teacher
Message from First Aid
We desperately need girlsrsquo socks
so if you have any spare pairs we
would be grateful to receive them
Thank you
Learn to Play Day Saturday 12 April 10am- 5pm The Pound Pound Pill Corsham Wiltshire SN13 9HX
Tel 01249 701628
Join us for National Learn to Play Day and have a free musical instrument taster day with professional musicians Instruments will include drumselectric guitar bass guitar amp keyboard Whether you have always wanted to play or used to play this is the day for you Open to all
We will also have a fantastic line up of live performances from local bandsmusicians competitions and the opportunity to learn how to DJ or even record your own song
Join us at The Pound on Saturday 12 Aprilmdash10am - 5pm for a FREE day of making music
In partnership with KIK Radio wwwkikradiocomlthttpwwwkikradiocom
To register in advance for your taster session or the recording sessions please email learnkikradiocomltmailtolearnkikradiocom
Our recent Book Fair
was a huge success
and well attended at
both sites Thank you
for coming along and
buying books for your
children As you can
see we have raised
pound360 which has been
used to purchase
books for use in school
and these have already
been distributed to
classrooms
Happy Reading
Tuesday 15 April 2014mdashlaunch of KikRadio
Children are welcome to come along and take
part at The Pound Art Centremdashcontact the
centre for further details on 01249 701628
Corsham Primary School are forging a working
relationship with music producer ldquoKing Prdquo who is
based at The Pound Arts Centre to start the
first ever Corsham Primary Radio Station which
will be managed by the children Watch this
space for further details
Educational Jargon
At this time each year we include a section in the Newsletter about ldquoeducational jargonrdquo and we
can hardly believe that more have appeared We hope this information proves useful and helps
you to understand what we are talking about at times
FS or Foundation Stage Children aged 4 and 5 who are in Reception classes
KS1 or Key Stage One Children in Years 1 and 2
KS2 or Key Stage Two Children in Years 3 to 6
DfE Department for Education
LA Local Authority
IiP Investors in People
SATs Standard Assessment Tasks
HMI Her Majestyrsquos Inspectorate for Schools
OFSTED Office for Standards in Education
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
SDIP School Development and Improvement Plan
TA Teaching Assistant
EWO Educational Welfare Officer
SWGfL South West Grid for Learning
NOR Number on Roll
SENSENCO Special Educational NeedsSpecial Ed Needs Coordinator
CATs Cognitive Abilities Tests
PIPS Performance Indicators in Primary School
PHSEE Personal Health and Social Economic Education
Booster Classes Additional teaching support Year 6 (in preparation for SATs)
INSET In-Service Education and Training
TD Day Teacher Development Day
ICT Information and Communication Technology
TPA Teachersrsquo Personal Assistant
OTP Outstanding Teacher Programme
PPA Planning Preparation and Assessment
AfL Assessment for Learning
SPAG Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
ITT Initial Teacher Trainee
RTM Respond to Marking
IEP Individual Education Plan
PSP Pastoral Support Plan
Mrs Parkerrsquos Recommended Reads
Please look out for these books in our class libraries Corsham Library
The Corsham Book Shop or on Amazoncouk
Picture Book
An amusing tale of a frog showing off until
something with a wider mouth comes along
This story uses repetition very
effectively where children can really
involve themselves in the story
Non-Fiction Book
This book has many ways of engaging its
readers
Prepare to be disgusted shocked elated and
impressed at the myriad of exciting articles
held within
Chapter Book
A story linking the tragedy of a sinking
ship to the fortune of a hotel cat
This will take you on a roller coaster of
emotions Will it be a happy ending for
Kaspar
Procedure for Children Uncollected After School Hours
We would like to remind all parents about the Wiltshire procedure for children uncollected after school hours This procedure has been drawn up in collaboration with the Joint Consultative Committee the Wiltshire Association of Secondary Headteachers Primary Headteachers Forum Wiltshire Education Welfare Service and colleagues in the Children and Families Division of Social Services
School should make every effort to contact the parentscarer or emergency contact for that child The school will need to assess and record the situation from the child or young personrsquos perspective The school will need to demonstrate that they have contacted or tried to contact any relevant agency already involved with the child or young person in relation to exploring avenues and alternative carers If one hour after the end of school and at the latest by 445pm the pupil is still at school and the assessment of the situation draws a blank the school must contact their local Children amp Families Team (Social Services) The Children and Families team will then take a decision on how best to
proceed
We have noticed an increasing number of children being left on the playground as early as 810am in the morning Can I remind parents and carers that school does not open until 840am there are no staff on the playground which means children are at risk of endangering themselves and others Recently we have handled a number of incidents with children who are unsupervised and have become involved in arguments which would not have occurred if they had come to school at the correct time
Smoking Reminder at both sites
As you know Corsham Primary School buildings are smoke-free zones This
is a reminder that since the Smoke Free Legislation 2007 we are required
to expand the smoke-free zone to include the playground and field areas as
well as any school grounds including car parks If you choose to smoke
outside the school perimeter please may we ask that you exercise
consideration to those parents and children walking into and out of the
school We are sure you will all want to comply with this legislation as it is
intended to support everyonersquos health and safety Thank you
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Please may we remind you that your childrsquos lunches must be paid for
in advance so that your ParentPay account is in credit at point of order We
cannot provide food that has not been paid for If your child orders a school
lunch and there is no money on their account we will telephone parentscarers
and ask for a packed lunch to be brought in
Easter Celebrations 2014
Children will enjoy an Easter Hat Parade at Pound Pill on Thursday 3 April
Spring Colours Mufti on Friday 4 April and Egg RollingEgg-ventions at separate sites
with school finishing at 230pm for the Easter holidays
News of what went on at these events will be detailed in the next newsletter hellip
PH Camps Egg-citing Easter Camps Sports and Activity Camps for 5-15 year olds
This Easter half term we will be running our ever-popular PH Camps with exclusive sports and activities throughout the two weeks guaranteeing a half term you wonrsquot forget Our venues include Kingdown School (Warminster) The Trinity School (Devizes) Kings Lodge School (Chippenham) John of Gaunt School (Trowbridge) and Caryford Leisure Centre (Castle Cary) To book on to the camps or for more information bull Go to wwwphcampscouk bull Call 01225 701830 bull E-mail Campsphcampscouk
FUNDS FOR FUN ndash The countdown is onhellip
The Corsham 2k and 10k race will happen on Sunday 27 April We have been overwhelmed by the number of pupils parents and teachers coming forward offering to run for the PTA All funds will be used to enhance
our childrenrsquos outdoor experiences and adventures on both sites
LAST YEAR we funded the Reception visits to Woodland Adventurers den-building kits for both sites and development of the woodland at Broadwood which is in regular use
It is not too late to join our 10k team however I will be ordering T-shirts on Friday 4 April so if you do fancy it please enter straight away at httpswwwfullonsportcouk and email
corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk marking it lsquoFAO Jane Clarkersquo to let me know you are with us All pupils will have received an entry form for the 2k event Numbers are limited and I need to order
T-shirts so the deadline for entry is Friday 4 April If you did not receive the letter and entry form or have lost it please email corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk to request a replacement or pop to the school office
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TEAM by donating on our JustGiving site
httpswwwjustgivingcomCorsham-PrimaryPta
or TEXT 70070 with the code CPTA55 pound1 or more if you feel able THANK YOU on behalf of the Corsham Primary School PTA
Jane ClarkemdashSocial Secretary Pound Pill and over-the-moon running coach
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
ldquoThe Day we managed the schoolrdquo mdash by Ivernrsquos Little Helpers
Our PartymdashldquoIvernrsquos Little Helpersrdquo were voted in by children at an election last summer and as part of our year in office we ran the school for the day on Thursday 13 March
Our Press Department said ldquoWe organised that everyone would wear colourful bright socks or tights for the day Every single person looked fantastic in the leg departmentrdquo
Activities were devised by our Party for the children to participate in during the day We organised orienteering for all classes and everyone made models of their dream school These were entered into our competition
and the winners were 2P who won 15 minutes extra play time
Orienteering was enjoyed by all the classes with the help and support of our wonderful sports leaders It was foggy and quite hard to find all of the controlsmdashhowever all the letters were found and spelled out the words NEW BUILDING
Lovely
Our press officers took photographs and helped in the main office with all manner of activities We enjoyed watching Mrs Allen clean the carpet and quickly snapped her in action We took pictures of children building their models of
schools and during their orienteering
The Chancellor of the Exchequer worked with the school Finance Officer and counted out all the cake sale moneymdashthere was lots of it - then recorded financial matters on a spreadsheet He ordered some stationery for Mrs Kendallrsquos
class and had it signed off by Mrs Allen
Admin work was carried out by the Press Officers and Hospitality team This even covered making tea for the staff and emptying the dishwasher Staff did try to encourage some of these activities be practised more at home
After school and during our Grand Opening our entire cabinet were on hand to give tours answer queries and generally be an enormous help to the staff
The day was truly fantastic and hugely enjoyed by us allmdashit was a very special day
Prime Minister Harry T
Deputy Prime Minister Phoebe I
Chancellor Conor W
Heads of Operations Edward V Samuel A
Press Officers Miles L Edward B
Hospitality Katherine P Isabel M
Sports Officer Millie L The T
eam
Some of the questions for Mr Hempleman-Adams ndash made up by and asked by Ivernrsquos Little Helpers How did you land your balloon I didnrsquot actually land I just flew over I had just two instruments to help me A GPS told me I was getting close and then I had a tracking system as backup which kept sending a signal to the satellite which told base HQ where I was
Why did you go to the North Pole and South Pole unsupported I have a proper job and do adventures in my spare time It all started when I was 13 and did the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme My first lsquoadventurersquo was to the Brecon Beaconsmdashit was there I fell in love with the mountains I learned quickly that it was hard work and the scariest thing Irsquod ever done as it was the first time Irsquod gone away from home slept in a tent without changing into pyjamas cooked for myself etc I have learned over the years that in a team everyone lsquodoes their bitrsquo but on your own everything is down to you I wanted to do adventures by myself
Have you met the queen Yes shersquos very nice I have also met the Duke of Edinburgh a couple of times so I am very lucky
Have you ever had frostbite or any injuries on your expeditions Yes I have had many I have had broken bones frostbite on my nose and big toe and even had to have a tracheotomy (A tube in my neck to help me breathe) I am lucky I still have all my fingers and toes
How do you keep yourself entertained when you are alone for long periods on your expeditions I never take a book or iPod When I was skiing to the South Pole alone I covered 700 miles in 60 days I am there to see the scenery so I concentrate on that and besides there isnrsquot much time to read When I go with a team we all meet up at night as therersquos not much time to talk in the day I set them the task each day of thinking of their three favourite films books or albums etc so that we then can discuss their choices at night This keeps their mind focussed in hard conditions
Are you friends with Bear Grylls I have known Bear Grylls a long time He was with me in a balloon where we had dinner really high up in the air He ate all the food and jumped off I didnrsquot get any as I had to land the balloon and there was nothing left for me Hersquos a good friend
Transport to and from school
Please remember that riding bikes and
scooters to and from school is welcomed
and the bike shed is available to house
them safely when children are in school
However may we respectfully
remind you that we do not allow use of
skateboards or pennyboards on school
grounds please
Thank you
We are currently discussing the
Work Life Balance and Well Being Staff
Attendance and Data Protection policies
If you would like to see a copy of
these policies please
ask at the office
Our School Behaviour Policy is always available to
see on our website for parents at any time (wwwcorshamprimarycouk)
KS2 MUSIC CONCERT
Donrsquot forget our music concert on 1 May from
6mdash7pm at the Pound Pill site
The choir will be performing along with other
musicians from KS2 If your child would like
to perform at the concert they will need to
get their piece ready and Mrs Cottrell will
listen to them play Please complete a
permission slip (being sent home to those
interested) and return it to the school office
Tips for Safer Cycling
Be seen Always wear a helmet Get trained Be alert Look after your bike Stay legalmdashcheck your bike regularly
Wherever possible use cycle routes paths or lanes away from busy traffic
A correctly fitted correctly worn cycle helmet can reduce the risk of serious head
injury
Cake Sales 16 May
Broadwood
Strawberries
Pound Pill
3K and 3B
Lovely Learning Assemblies
230pm
Wednesday 2 Aprilmdash4L
Thursday 3 AprilmdashClass F
Wednesday 23 Aprilmdash2B
Friday 25 AprilmdashClass C
SATs
Just a quick reminder of SATs dates for
parents of children in Year 6 The children will
be working on their SATs during the week
commencing Monday 12 May 2014
Should any parent require further
information about SATs please do not
hesitate to pop into school to see your childrsquos
teacher
Message from First Aid
We desperately need girlsrsquo socks
so if you have any spare pairs we
would be grateful to receive them
Thank you
Learn to Play Day Saturday 12 April 10am- 5pm The Pound Pound Pill Corsham Wiltshire SN13 9HX
Tel 01249 701628
Join us for National Learn to Play Day and have a free musical instrument taster day with professional musicians Instruments will include drumselectric guitar bass guitar amp keyboard Whether you have always wanted to play or used to play this is the day for you Open to all
We will also have a fantastic line up of live performances from local bandsmusicians competitions and the opportunity to learn how to DJ or even record your own song
Join us at The Pound on Saturday 12 Aprilmdash10am - 5pm for a FREE day of making music
In partnership with KIK Radio wwwkikradiocomlthttpwwwkikradiocom
To register in advance for your taster session or the recording sessions please email learnkikradiocomltmailtolearnkikradiocom
Our recent Book Fair
was a huge success
and well attended at
both sites Thank you
for coming along and
buying books for your
children As you can
see we have raised
pound360 which has been
used to purchase
books for use in school
and these have already
been distributed to
classrooms
Happy Reading
Tuesday 15 April 2014mdashlaunch of KikRadio
Children are welcome to come along and take
part at The Pound Art Centremdashcontact the
centre for further details on 01249 701628
Corsham Primary School are forging a working
relationship with music producer ldquoKing Prdquo who is
based at The Pound Arts Centre to start the
first ever Corsham Primary Radio Station which
will be managed by the children Watch this
space for further details
Educational Jargon
At this time each year we include a section in the Newsletter about ldquoeducational jargonrdquo and we
can hardly believe that more have appeared We hope this information proves useful and helps
you to understand what we are talking about at times
FS or Foundation Stage Children aged 4 and 5 who are in Reception classes
KS1 or Key Stage One Children in Years 1 and 2
KS2 or Key Stage Two Children in Years 3 to 6
DfE Department for Education
LA Local Authority
IiP Investors in People
SATs Standard Assessment Tasks
HMI Her Majestyrsquos Inspectorate for Schools
OFSTED Office for Standards in Education
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
SDIP School Development and Improvement Plan
TA Teaching Assistant
EWO Educational Welfare Officer
SWGfL South West Grid for Learning
NOR Number on Roll
SENSENCO Special Educational NeedsSpecial Ed Needs Coordinator
CATs Cognitive Abilities Tests
PIPS Performance Indicators in Primary School
PHSEE Personal Health and Social Economic Education
Booster Classes Additional teaching support Year 6 (in preparation for SATs)
INSET In-Service Education and Training
TD Day Teacher Development Day
ICT Information and Communication Technology
TPA Teachersrsquo Personal Assistant
OTP Outstanding Teacher Programme
PPA Planning Preparation and Assessment
AfL Assessment for Learning
SPAG Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
ITT Initial Teacher Trainee
RTM Respond to Marking
IEP Individual Education Plan
PSP Pastoral Support Plan
Mrs Parkerrsquos Recommended Reads
Please look out for these books in our class libraries Corsham Library
The Corsham Book Shop or on Amazoncouk
Picture Book
An amusing tale of a frog showing off until
something with a wider mouth comes along
This story uses repetition very
effectively where children can really
involve themselves in the story
Non-Fiction Book
This book has many ways of engaging its
readers
Prepare to be disgusted shocked elated and
impressed at the myriad of exciting articles
held within
Chapter Book
A story linking the tragedy of a sinking
ship to the fortune of a hotel cat
This will take you on a roller coaster of
emotions Will it be a happy ending for
Kaspar
Procedure for Children Uncollected After School Hours
We would like to remind all parents about the Wiltshire procedure for children uncollected after school hours This procedure has been drawn up in collaboration with the Joint Consultative Committee the Wiltshire Association of Secondary Headteachers Primary Headteachers Forum Wiltshire Education Welfare Service and colleagues in the Children and Families Division of Social Services
School should make every effort to contact the parentscarer or emergency contact for that child The school will need to assess and record the situation from the child or young personrsquos perspective The school will need to demonstrate that they have contacted or tried to contact any relevant agency already involved with the child or young person in relation to exploring avenues and alternative carers If one hour after the end of school and at the latest by 445pm the pupil is still at school and the assessment of the situation draws a blank the school must contact their local Children amp Families Team (Social Services) The Children and Families team will then take a decision on how best to
proceed
We have noticed an increasing number of children being left on the playground as early as 810am in the morning Can I remind parents and carers that school does not open until 840am there are no staff on the playground which means children are at risk of endangering themselves and others Recently we have handled a number of incidents with children who are unsupervised and have become involved in arguments which would not have occurred if they had come to school at the correct time
Smoking Reminder at both sites
As you know Corsham Primary School buildings are smoke-free zones This
is a reminder that since the Smoke Free Legislation 2007 we are required
to expand the smoke-free zone to include the playground and field areas as
well as any school grounds including car parks If you choose to smoke
outside the school perimeter please may we ask that you exercise
consideration to those parents and children walking into and out of the
school We are sure you will all want to comply with this legislation as it is
intended to support everyonersquos health and safety Thank you
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Please may we remind you that your childrsquos lunches must be paid for
in advance so that your ParentPay account is in credit at point of order We
cannot provide food that has not been paid for If your child orders a school
lunch and there is no money on their account we will telephone parentscarers
and ask for a packed lunch to be brought in
Easter Celebrations 2014
Children will enjoy an Easter Hat Parade at Pound Pill on Thursday 3 April
Spring Colours Mufti on Friday 4 April and Egg RollingEgg-ventions at separate sites
with school finishing at 230pm for the Easter holidays
News of what went on at these events will be detailed in the next newsletter hellip
PH Camps Egg-citing Easter Camps Sports and Activity Camps for 5-15 year olds
This Easter half term we will be running our ever-popular PH Camps with exclusive sports and activities throughout the two weeks guaranteeing a half term you wonrsquot forget Our venues include Kingdown School (Warminster) The Trinity School (Devizes) Kings Lodge School (Chippenham) John of Gaunt School (Trowbridge) and Caryford Leisure Centre (Castle Cary) To book on to the camps or for more information bull Go to wwwphcampscouk bull Call 01225 701830 bull E-mail Campsphcampscouk
FUNDS FOR FUN ndash The countdown is onhellip
The Corsham 2k and 10k race will happen on Sunday 27 April We have been overwhelmed by the number of pupils parents and teachers coming forward offering to run for the PTA All funds will be used to enhance
our childrenrsquos outdoor experiences and adventures on both sites
LAST YEAR we funded the Reception visits to Woodland Adventurers den-building kits for both sites and development of the woodland at Broadwood which is in regular use
It is not too late to join our 10k team however I will be ordering T-shirts on Friday 4 April so if you do fancy it please enter straight away at httpswwwfullonsportcouk and email
corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk marking it lsquoFAO Jane Clarkersquo to let me know you are with us All pupils will have received an entry form for the 2k event Numbers are limited and I need to order
T-shirts so the deadline for entry is Friday 4 April If you did not receive the letter and entry form or have lost it please email corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk to request a replacement or pop to the school office
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TEAM by donating on our JustGiving site
httpswwwjustgivingcomCorsham-PrimaryPta
or TEXT 70070 with the code CPTA55 pound1 or more if you feel able THANK YOU on behalf of the Corsham Primary School PTA
Jane ClarkemdashSocial Secretary Pound Pill and over-the-moon running coach
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Transport to and from school
Please remember that riding bikes and
scooters to and from school is welcomed
and the bike shed is available to house
them safely when children are in school
However may we respectfully
remind you that we do not allow use of
skateboards or pennyboards on school
grounds please
Thank you
We are currently discussing the
Work Life Balance and Well Being Staff
Attendance and Data Protection policies
If you would like to see a copy of
these policies please
ask at the office
Our School Behaviour Policy is always available to
see on our website for parents at any time (wwwcorshamprimarycouk)
KS2 MUSIC CONCERT
Donrsquot forget our music concert on 1 May from
6mdash7pm at the Pound Pill site
The choir will be performing along with other
musicians from KS2 If your child would like
to perform at the concert they will need to
get their piece ready and Mrs Cottrell will
listen to them play Please complete a
permission slip (being sent home to those
interested) and return it to the school office
Tips for Safer Cycling
Be seen Always wear a helmet Get trained Be alert Look after your bike Stay legalmdashcheck your bike regularly
Wherever possible use cycle routes paths or lanes away from busy traffic
A correctly fitted correctly worn cycle helmet can reduce the risk of serious head
injury
Cake Sales 16 May
Broadwood
Strawberries
Pound Pill
3K and 3B
Lovely Learning Assemblies
230pm
Wednesday 2 Aprilmdash4L
Thursday 3 AprilmdashClass F
Wednesday 23 Aprilmdash2B
Friday 25 AprilmdashClass C
SATs
Just a quick reminder of SATs dates for
parents of children in Year 6 The children will
be working on their SATs during the week
commencing Monday 12 May 2014
Should any parent require further
information about SATs please do not
hesitate to pop into school to see your childrsquos
teacher
Message from First Aid
We desperately need girlsrsquo socks
so if you have any spare pairs we
would be grateful to receive them
Thank you
Learn to Play Day Saturday 12 April 10am- 5pm The Pound Pound Pill Corsham Wiltshire SN13 9HX
Tel 01249 701628
Join us for National Learn to Play Day and have a free musical instrument taster day with professional musicians Instruments will include drumselectric guitar bass guitar amp keyboard Whether you have always wanted to play or used to play this is the day for you Open to all
We will also have a fantastic line up of live performances from local bandsmusicians competitions and the opportunity to learn how to DJ or even record your own song
Join us at The Pound on Saturday 12 Aprilmdash10am - 5pm for a FREE day of making music
In partnership with KIK Radio wwwkikradiocomlthttpwwwkikradiocom
To register in advance for your taster session or the recording sessions please email learnkikradiocomltmailtolearnkikradiocom
Our recent Book Fair
was a huge success
and well attended at
both sites Thank you
for coming along and
buying books for your
children As you can
see we have raised
pound360 which has been
used to purchase
books for use in school
and these have already
been distributed to
classrooms
Happy Reading
Tuesday 15 April 2014mdashlaunch of KikRadio
Children are welcome to come along and take
part at The Pound Art Centremdashcontact the
centre for further details on 01249 701628
Corsham Primary School are forging a working
relationship with music producer ldquoKing Prdquo who is
based at The Pound Arts Centre to start the
first ever Corsham Primary Radio Station which
will be managed by the children Watch this
space for further details
Educational Jargon
At this time each year we include a section in the Newsletter about ldquoeducational jargonrdquo and we
can hardly believe that more have appeared We hope this information proves useful and helps
you to understand what we are talking about at times
FS or Foundation Stage Children aged 4 and 5 who are in Reception classes
KS1 or Key Stage One Children in Years 1 and 2
KS2 or Key Stage Two Children in Years 3 to 6
DfE Department for Education
LA Local Authority
IiP Investors in People
SATs Standard Assessment Tasks
HMI Her Majestyrsquos Inspectorate for Schools
OFSTED Office for Standards in Education
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
SDIP School Development and Improvement Plan
TA Teaching Assistant
EWO Educational Welfare Officer
SWGfL South West Grid for Learning
NOR Number on Roll
SENSENCO Special Educational NeedsSpecial Ed Needs Coordinator
CATs Cognitive Abilities Tests
PIPS Performance Indicators in Primary School
PHSEE Personal Health and Social Economic Education
Booster Classes Additional teaching support Year 6 (in preparation for SATs)
INSET In-Service Education and Training
TD Day Teacher Development Day
ICT Information and Communication Technology
TPA Teachersrsquo Personal Assistant
OTP Outstanding Teacher Programme
PPA Planning Preparation and Assessment
AfL Assessment for Learning
SPAG Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
ITT Initial Teacher Trainee
RTM Respond to Marking
IEP Individual Education Plan
PSP Pastoral Support Plan
Mrs Parkerrsquos Recommended Reads
Please look out for these books in our class libraries Corsham Library
The Corsham Book Shop or on Amazoncouk
Picture Book
An amusing tale of a frog showing off until
something with a wider mouth comes along
This story uses repetition very
effectively where children can really
involve themselves in the story
Non-Fiction Book
This book has many ways of engaging its
readers
Prepare to be disgusted shocked elated and
impressed at the myriad of exciting articles
held within
Chapter Book
A story linking the tragedy of a sinking
ship to the fortune of a hotel cat
This will take you on a roller coaster of
emotions Will it be a happy ending for
Kaspar
Procedure for Children Uncollected After School Hours
We would like to remind all parents about the Wiltshire procedure for children uncollected after school hours This procedure has been drawn up in collaboration with the Joint Consultative Committee the Wiltshire Association of Secondary Headteachers Primary Headteachers Forum Wiltshire Education Welfare Service and colleagues in the Children and Families Division of Social Services
School should make every effort to contact the parentscarer or emergency contact for that child The school will need to assess and record the situation from the child or young personrsquos perspective The school will need to demonstrate that they have contacted or tried to contact any relevant agency already involved with the child or young person in relation to exploring avenues and alternative carers If one hour after the end of school and at the latest by 445pm the pupil is still at school and the assessment of the situation draws a blank the school must contact their local Children amp Families Team (Social Services) The Children and Families team will then take a decision on how best to
proceed
We have noticed an increasing number of children being left on the playground as early as 810am in the morning Can I remind parents and carers that school does not open until 840am there are no staff on the playground which means children are at risk of endangering themselves and others Recently we have handled a number of incidents with children who are unsupervised and have become involved in arguments which would not have occurred if they had come to school at the correct time
Smoking Reminder at both sites
As you know Corsham Primary School buildings are smoke-free zones This
is a reminder that since the Smoke Free Legislation 2007 we are required
to expand the smoke-free zone to include the playground and field areas as
well as any school grounds including car parks If you choose to smoke
outside the school perimeter please may we ask that you exercise
consideration to those parents and children walking into and out of the
school We are sure you will all want to comply with this legislation as it is
intended to support everyonersquos health and safety Thank you
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Please may we remind you that your childrsquos lunches must be paid for
in advance so that your ParentPay account is in credit at point of order We
cannot provide food that has not been paid for If your child orders a school
lunch and there is no money on their account we will telephone parentscarers
and ask for a packed lunch to be brought in
Easter Celebrations 2014
Children will enjoy an Easter Hat Parade at Pound Pill on Thursday 3 April
Spring Colours Mufti on Friday 4 April and Egg RollingEgg-ventions at separate sites
with school finishing at 230pm for the Easter holidays
News of what went on at these events will be detailed in the next newsletter hellip
PH Camps Egg-citing Easter Camps Sports and Activity Camps for 5-15 year olds
This Easter half term we will be running our ever-popular PH Camps with exclusive sports and activities throughout the two weeks guaranteeing a half term you wonrsquot forget Our venues include Kingdown School (Warminster) The Trinity School (Devizes) Kings Lodge School (Chippenham) John of Gaunt School (Trowbridge) and Caryford Leisure Centre (Castle Cary) To book on to the camps or for more information bull Go to wwwphcampscouk bull Call 01225 701830 bull E-mail Campsphcampscouk
FUNDS FOR FUN ndash The countdown is onhellip
The Corsham 2k and 10k race will happen on Sunday 27 April We have been overwhelmed by the number of pupils parents and teachers coming forward offering to run for the PTA All funds will be used to enhance
our childrenrsquos outdoor experiences and adventures on both sites
LAST YEAR we funded the Reception visits to Woodland Adventurers den-building kits for both sites and development of the woodland at Broadwood which is in regular use
It is not too late to join our 10k team however I will be ordering T-shirts on Friday 4 April so if you do fancy it please enter straight away at httpswwwfullonsportcouk and email
corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk marking it lsquoFAO Jane Clarkersquo to let me know you are with us All pupils will have received an entry form for the 2k event Numbers are limited and I need to order
T-shirts so the deadline for entry is Friday 4 April If you did not receive the letter and entry form or have lost it please email corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk to request a replacement or pop to the school office
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TEAM by donating on our JustGiving site
httpswwwjustgivingcomCorsham-PrimaryPta
or TEXT 70070 with the code CPTA55 pound1 or more if you feel able THANK YOU on behalf of the Corsham Primary School PTA
Jane ClarkemdashSocial Secretary Pound Pill and over-the-moon running coach
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Learn to Play Day Saturday 12 April 10am- 5pm The Pound Pound Pill Corsham Wiltshire SN13 9HX
Tel 01249 701628
Join us for National Learn to Play Day and have a free musical instrument taster day with professional musicians Instruments will include drumselectric guitar bass guitar amp keyboard Whether you have always wanted to play or used to play this is the day for you Open to all
We will also have a fantastic line up of live performances from local bandsmusicians competitions and the opportunity to learn how to DJ or even record your own song
Join us at The Pound on Saturday 12 Aprilmdash10am - 5pm for a FREE day of making music
In partnership with KIK Radio wwwkikradiocomlthttpwwwkikradiocom
To register in advance for your taster session or the recording sessions please email learnkikradiocomltmailtolearnkikradiocom
Our recent Book Fair
was a huge success
and well attended at
both sites Thank you
for coming along and
buying books for your
children As you can
see we have raised
pound360 which has been
used to purchase
books for use in school
and these have already
been distributed to
classrooms
Happy Reading
Tuesday 15 April 2014mdashlaunch of KikRadio
Children are welcome to come along and take
part at The Pound Art Centremdashcontact the
centre for further details on 01249 701628
Corsham Primary School are forging a working
relationship with music producer ldquoKing Prdquo who is
based at The Pound Arts Centre to start the
first ever Corsham Primary Radio Station which
will be managed by the children Watch this
space for further details
Educational Jargon
At this time each year we include a section in the Newsletter about ldquoeducational jargonrdquo and we
can hardly believe that more have appeared We hope this information proves useful and helps
you to understand what we are talking about at times
FS or Foundation Stage Children aged 4 and 5 who are in Reception classes
KS1 or Key Stage One Children in Years 1 and 2
KS2 or Key Stage Two Children in Years 3 to 6
DfE Department for Education
LA Local Authority
IiP Investors in People
SATs Standard Assessment Tasks
HMI Her Majestyrsquos Inspectorate for Schools
OFSTED Office for Standards in Education
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
SDIP School Development and Improvement Plan
TA Teaching Assistant
EWO Educational Welfare Officer
SWGfL South West Grid for Learning
NOR Number on Roll
SENSENCO Special Educational NeedsSpecial Ed Needs Coordinator
CATs Cognitive Abilities Tests
PIPS Performance Indicators in Primary School
PHSEE Personal Health and Social Economic Education
Booster Classes Additional teaching support Year 6 (in preparation for SATs)
INSET In-Service Education and Training
TD Day Teacher Development Day
ICT Information and Communication Technology
TPA Teachersrsquo Personal Assistant
OTP Outstanding Teacher Programme
PPA Planning Preparation and Assessment
AfL Assessment for Learning
SPAG Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
ITT Initial Teacher Trainee
RTM Respond to Marking
IEP Individual Education Plan
PSP Pastoral Support Plan
Mrs Parkerrsquos Recommended Reads
Please look out for these books in our class libraries Corsham Library
The Corsham Book Shop or on Amazoncouk
Picture Book
An amusing tale of a frog showing off until
something with a wider mouth comes along
This story uses repetition very
effectively where children can really
involve themselves in the story
Non-Fiction Book
This book has many ways of engaging its
readers
Prepare to be disgusted shocked elated and
impressed at the myriad of exciting articles
held within
Chapter Book
A story linking the tragedy of a sinking
ship to the fortune of a hotel cat
This will take you on a roller coaster of
emotions Will it be a happy ending for
Kaspar
Procedure for Children Uncollected After School Hours
We would like to remind all parents about the Wiltshire procedure for children uncollected after school hours This procedure has been drawn up in collaboration with the Joint Consultative Committee the Wiltshire Association of Secondary Headteachers Primary Headteachers Forum Wiltshire Education Welfare Service and colleagues in the Children and Families Division of Social Services
School should make every effort to contact the parentscarer or emergency contact for that child The school will need to assess and record the situation from the child or young personrsquos perspective The school will need to demonstrate that they have contacted or tried to contact any relevant agency already involved with the child or young person in relation to exploring avenues and alternative carers If one hour after the end of school and at the latest by 445pm the pupil is still at school and the assessment of the situation draws a blank the school must contact their local Children amp Families Team (Social Services) The Children and Families team will then take a decision on how best to
proceed
We have noticed an increasing number of children being left on the playground as early as 810am in the morning Can I remind parents and carers that school does not open until 840am there are no staff on the playground which means children are at risk of endangering themselves and others Recently we have handled a number of incidents with children who are unsupervised and have become involved in arguments which would not have occurred if they had come to school at the correct time
Smoking Reminder at both sites
As you know Corsham Primary School buildings are smoke-free zones This
is a reminder that since the Smoke Free Legislation 2007 we are required
to expand the smoke-free zone to include the playground and field areas as
well as any school grounds including car parks If you choose to smoke
outside the school perimeter please may we ask that you exercise
consideration to those parents and children walking into and out of the
school We are sure you will all want to comply with this legislation as it is
intended to support everyonersquos health and safety Thank you
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Please may we remind you that your childrsquos lunches must be paid for
in advance so that your ParentPay account is in credit at point of order We
cannot provide food that has not been paid for If your child orders a school
lunch and there is no money on their account we will telephone parentscarers
and ask for a packed lunch to be brought in
Easter Celebrations 2014
Children will enjoy an Easter Hat Parade at Pound Pill on Thursday 3 April
Spring Colours Mufti on Friday 4 April and Egg RollingEgg-ventions at separate sites
with school finishing at 230pm for the Easter holidays
News of what went on at these events will be detailed in the next newsletter hellip
PH Camps Egg-citing Easter Camps Sports and Activity Camps for 5-15 year olds
This Easter half term we will be running our ever-popular PH Camps with exclusive sports and activities throughout the two weeks guaranteeing a half term you wonrsquot forget Our venues include Kingdown School (Warminster) The Trinity School (Devizes) Kings Lodge School (Chippenham) John of Gaunt School (Trowbridge) and Caryford Leisure Centre (Castle Cary) To book on to the camps or for more information bull Go to wwwphcampscouk bull Call 01225 701830 bull E-mail Campsphcampscouk
FUNDS FOR FUN ndash The countdown is onhellip
The Corsham 2k and 10k race will happen on Sunday 27 April We have been overwhelmed by the number of pupils parents and teachers coming forward offering to run for the PTA All funds will be used to enhance
our childrenrsquos outdoor experiences and adventures on both sites
LAST YEAR we funded the Reception visits to Woodland Adventurers den-building kits for both sites and development of the woodland at Broadwood which is in regular use
It is not too late to join our 10k team however I will be ordering T-shirts on Friday 4 April so if you do fancy it please enter straight away at httpswwwfullonsportcouk and email
corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk marking it lsquoFAO Jane Clarkersquo to let me know you are with us All pupils will have received an entry form for the 2k event Numbers are limited and I need to order
T-shirts so the deadline for entry is Friday 4 April If you did not receive the letter and entry form or have lost it please email corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk to request a replacement or pop to the school office
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TEAM by donating on our JustGiving site
httpswwwjustgivingcomCorsham-PrimaryPta
or TEXT 70070 with the code CPTA55 pound1 or more if you feel able THANK YOU on behalf of the Corsham Primary School PTA
Jane ClarkemdashSocial Secretary Pound Pill and over-the-moon running coach
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Our recent Book Fair
was a huge success
and well attended at
both sites Thank you
for coming along and
buying books for your
children As you can
see we have raised
pound360 which has been
used to purchase
books for use in school
and these have already
been distributed to
classrooms
Happy Reading
Tuesday 15 April 2014mdashlaunch of KikRadio
Children are welcome to come along and take
part at The Pound Art Centremdashcontact the
centre for further details on 01249 701628
Corsham Primary School are forging a working
relationship with music producer ldquoKing Prdquo who is
based at The Pound Arts Centre to start the
first ever Corsham Primary Radio Station which
will be managed by the children Watch this
space for further details
Educational Jargon
At this time each year we include a section in the Newsletter about ldquoeducational jargonrdquo and we
can hardly believe that more have appeared We hope this information proves useful and helps
you to understand what we are talking about at times
FS or Foundation Stage Children aged 4 and 5 who are in Reception classes
KS1 or Key Stage One Children in Years 1 and 2
KS2 or Key Stage Two Children in Years 3 to 6
DfE Department for Education
LA Local Authority
IiP Investors in People
SATs Standard Assessment Tasks
HMI Her Majestyrsquos Inspectorate for Schools
OFSTED Office for Standards in Education
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
SDIP School Development and Improvement Plan
TA Teaching Assistant
EWO Educational Welfare Officer
SWGfL South West Grid for Learning
NOR Number on Roll
SENSENCO Special Educational NeedsSpecial Ed Needs Coordinator
CATs Cognitive Abilities Tests
PIPS Performance Indicators in Primary School
PHSEE Personal Health and Social Economic Education
Booster Classes Additional teaching support Year 6 (in preparation for SATs)
INSET In-Service Education and Training
TD Day Teacher Development Day
ICT Information and Communication Technology
TPA Teachersrsquo Personal Assistant
OTP Outstanding Teacher Programme
PPA Planning Preparation and Assessment
AfL Assessment for Learning
SPAG Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
ITT Initial Teacher Trainee
RTM Respond to Marking
IEP Individual Education Plan
PSP Pastoral Support Plan
Mrs Parkerrsquos Recommended Reads
Please look out for these books in our class libraries Corsham Library
The Corsham Book Shop or on Amazoncouk
Picture Book
An amusing tale of a frog showing off until
something with a wider mouth comes along
This story uses repetition very
effectively where children can really
involve themselves in the story
Non-Fiction Book
This book has many ways of engaging its
readers
Prepare to be disgusted shocked elated and
impressed at the myriad of exciting articles
held within
Chapter Book
A story linking the tragedy of a sinking
ship to the fortune of a hotel cat
This will take you on a roller coaster of
emotions Will it be a happy ending for
Kaspar
Procedure for Children Uncollected After School Hours
We would like to remind all parents about the Wiltshire procedure for children uncollected after school hours This procedure has been drawn up in collaboration with the Joint Consultative Committee the Wiltshire Association of Secondary Headteachers Primary Headteachers Forum Wiltshire Education Welfare Service and colleagues in the Children and Families Division of Social Services
School should make every effort to contact the parentscarer or emergency contact for that child The school will need to assess and record the situation from the child or young personrsquos perspective The school will need to demonstrate that they have contacted or tried to contact any relevant agency already involved with the child or young person in relation to exploring avenues and alternative carers If one hour after the end of school and at the latest by 445pm the pupil is still at school and the assessment of the situation draws a blank the school must contact their local Children amp Families Team (Social Services) The Children and Families team will then take a decision on how best to
proceed
We have noticed an increasing number of children being left on the playground as early as 810am in the morning Can I remind parents and carers that school does not open until 840am there are no staff on the playground which means children are at risk of endangering themselves and others Recently we have handled a number of incidents with children who are unsupervised and have become involved in arguments which would not have occurred if they had come to school at the correct time
Smoking Reminder at both sites
As you know Corsham Primary School buildings are smoke-free zones This
is a reminder that since the Smoke Free Legislation 2007 we are required
to expand the smoke-free zone to include the playground and field areas as
well as any school grounds including car parks If you choose to smoke
outside the school perimeter please may we ask that you exercise
consideration to those parents and children walking into and out of the
school We are sure you will all want to comply with this legislation as it is
intended to support everyonersquos health and safety Thank you
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Please may we remind you that your childrsquos lunches must be paid for
in advance so that your ParentPay account is in credit at point of order We
cannot provide food that has not been paid for If your child orders a school
lunch and there is no money on their account we will telephone parentscarers
and ask for a packed lunch to be brought in
Easter Celebrations 2014
Children will enjoy an Easter Hat Parade at Pound Pill on Thursday 3 April
Spring Colours Mufti on Friday 4 April and Egg RollingEgg-ventions at separate sites
with school finishing at 230pm for the Easter holidays
News of what went on at these events will be detailed in the next newsletter hellip
PH Camps Egg-citing Easter Camps Sports and Activity Camps for 5-15 year olds
This Easter half term we will be running our ever-popular PH Camps with exclusive sports and activities throughout the two weeks guaranteeing a half term you wonrsquot forget Our venues include Kingdown School (Warminster) The Trinity School (Devizes) Kings Lodge School (Chippenham) John of Gaunt School (Trowbridge) and Caryford Leisure Centre (Castle Cary) To book on to the camps or for more information bull Go to wwwphcampscouk bull Call 01225 701830 bull E-mail Campsphcampscouk
FUNDS FOR FUN ndash The countdown is onhellip
The Corsham 2k and 10k race will happen on Sunday 27 April We have been overwhelmed by the number of pupils parents and teachers coming forward offering to run for the PTA All funds will be used to enhance
our childrenrsquos outdoor experiences and adventures on both sites
LAST YEAR we funded the Reception visits to Woodland Adventurers den-building kits for both sites and development of the woodland at Broadwood which is in regular use
It is not too late to join our 10k team however I will be ordering T-shirts on Friday 4 April so if you do fancy it please enter straight away at httpswwwfullonsportcouk and email
corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk marking it lsquoFAO Jane Clarkersquo to let me know you are with us All pupils will have received an entry form for the 2k event Numbers are limited and I need to order
T-shirts so the deadline for entry is Friday 4 April If you did not receive the letter and entry form or have lost it please email corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk to request a replacement or pop to the school office
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TEAM by donating on our JustGiving site
httpswwwjustgivingcomCorsham-PrimaryPta
or TEXT 70070 with the code CPTA55 pound1 or more if you feel able THANK YOU on behalf of the Corsham Primary School PTA
Jane ClarkemdashSocial Secretary Pound Pill and over-the-moon running coach
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Educational Jargon
At this time each year we include a section in the Newsletter about ldquoeducational jargonrdquo and we
can hardly believe that more have appeared We hope this information proves useful and helps
you to understand what we are talking about at times
FS or Foundation Stage Children aged 4 and 5 who are in Reception classes
KS1 or Key Stage One Children in Years 1 and 2
KS2 or Key Stage Two Children in Years 3 to 6
DfE Department for Education
LA Local Authority
IiP Investors in People
SATs Standard Assessment Tasks
HMI Her Majestyrsquos Inspectorate for Schools
OFSTED Office for Standards in Education
NQT Newly Qualified Teacher
SDIP School Development and Improvement Plan
TA Teaching Assistant
EWO Educational Welfare Officer
SWGfL South West Grid for Learning
NOR Number on Roll
SENSENCO Special Educational NeedsSpecial Ed Needs Coordinator
CATs Cognitive Abilities Tests
PIPS Performance Indicators in Primary School
PHSEE Personal Health and Social Economic Education
Booster Classes Additional teaching support Year 6 (in preparation for SATs)
INSET In-Service Education and Training
TD Day Teacher Development Day
ICT Information and Communication Technology
TPA Teachersrsquo Personal Assistant
OTP Outstanding Teacher Programme
PPA Planning Preparation and Assessment
AfL Assessment for Learning
SPAG Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
ITT Initial Teacher Trainee
RTM Respond to Marking
IEP Individual Education Plan
PSP Pastoral Support Plan
Mrs Parkerrsquos Recommended Reads
Please look out for these books in our class libraries Corsham Library
The Corsham Book Shop or on Amazoncouk
Picture Book
An amusing tale of a frog showing off until
something with a wider mouth comes along
This story uses repetition very
effectively where children can really
involve themselves in the story
Non-Fiction Book
This book has many ways of engaging its
readers
Prepare to be disgusted shocked elated and
impressed at the myriad of exciting articles
held within
Chapter Book
A story linking the tragedy of a sinking
ship to the fortune of a hotel cat
This will take you on a roller coaster of
emotions Will it be a happy ending for
Kaspar
Procedure for Children Uncollected After School Hours
We would like to remind all parents about the Wiltshire procedure for children uncollected after school hours This procedure has been drawn up in collaboration with the Joint Consultative Committee the Wiltshire Association of Secondary Headteachers Primary Headteachers Forum Wiltshire Education Welfare Service and colleagues in the Children and Families Division of Social Services
School should make every effort to contact the parentscarer or emergency contact for that child The school will need to assess and record the situation from the child or young personrsquos perspective The school will need to demonstrate that they have contacted or tried to contact any relevant agency already involved with the child or young person in relation to exploring avenues and alternative carers If one hour after the end of school and at the latest by 445pm the pupil is still at school and the assessment of the situation draws a blank the school must contact their local Children amp Families Team (Social Services) The Children and Families team will then take a decision on how best to
proceed
We have noticed an increasing number of children being left on the playground as early as 810am in the morning Can I remind parents and carers that school does not open until 840am there are no staff on the playground which means children are at risk of endangering themselves and others Recently we have handled a number of incidents with children who are unsupervised and have become involved in arguments which would not have occurred if they had come to school at the correct time
Smoking Reminder at both sites
As you know Corsham Primary School buildings are smoke-free zones This
is a reminder that since the Smoke Free Legislation 2007 we are required
to expand the smoke-free zone to include the playground and field areas as
well as any school grounds including car parks If you choose to smoke
outside the school perimeter please may we ask that you exercise
consideration to those parents and children walking into and out of the
school We are sure you will all want to comply with this legislation as it is
intended to support everyonersquos health and safety Thank you
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Please may we remind you that your childrsquos lunches must be paid for
in advance so that your ParentPay account is in credit at point of order We
cannot provide food that has not been paid for If your child orders a school
lunch and there is no money on their account we will telephone parentscarers
and ask for a packed lunch to be brought in
Easter Celebrations 2014
Children will enjoy an Easter Hat Parade at Pound Pill on Thursday 3 April
Spring Colours Mufti on Friday 4 April and Egg RollingEgg-ventions at separate sites
with school finishing at 230pm for the Easter holidays
News of what went on at these events will be detailed in the next newsletter hellip
PH Camps Egg-citing Easter Camps Sports and Activity Camps for 5-15 year olds
This Easter half term we will be running our ever-popular PH Camps with exclusive sports and activities throughout the two weeks guaranteeing a half term you wonrsquot forget Our venues include Kingdown School (Warminster) The Trinity School (Devizes) Kings Lodge School (Chippenham) John of Gaunt School (Trowbridge) and Caryford Leisure Centre (Castle Cary) To book on to the camps or for more information bull Go to wwwphcampscouk bull Call 01225 701830 bull E-mail Campsphcampscouk
FUNDS FOR FUN ndash The countdown is onhellip
The Corsham 2k and 10k race will happen on Sunday 27 April We have been overwhelmed by the number of pupils parents and teachers coming forward offering to run for the PTA All funds will be used to enhance
our childrenrsquos outdoor experiences and adventures on both sites
LAST YEAR we funded the Reception visits to Woodland Adventurers den-building kits for both sites and development of the woodland at Broadwood which is in regular use
It is not too late to join our 10k team however I will be ordering T-shirts on Friday 4 April so if you do fancy it please enter straight away at httpswwwfullonsportcouk and email
corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk marking it lsquoFAO Jane Clarkersquo to let me know you are with us All pupils will have received an entry form for the 2k event Numbers are limited and I need to order
T-shirts so the deadline for entry is Friday 4 April If you did not receive the letter and entry form or have lost it please email corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk to request a replacement or pop to the school office
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TEAM by donating on our JustGiving site
httpswwwjustgivingcomCorsham-PrimaryPta
or TEXT 70070 with the code CPTA55 pound1 or more if you feel able THANK YOU on behalf of the Corsham Primary School PTA
Jane ClarkemdashSocial Secretary Pound Pill and over-the-moon running coach
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Mrs Parkerrsquos Recommended Reads
Please look out for these books in our class libraries Corsham Library
The Corsham Book Shop or on Amazoncouk
Picture Book
An amusing tale of a frog showing off until
something with a wider mouth comes along
This story uses repetition very
effectively where children can really
involve themselves in the story
Non-Fiction Book
This book has many ways of engaging its
readers
Prepare to be disgusted shocked elated and
impressed at the myriad of exciting articles
held within
Chapter Book
A story linking the tragedy of a sinking
ship to the fortune of a hotel cat
This will take you on a roller coaster of
emotions Will it be a happy ending for
Kaspar
Procedure for Children Uncollected After School Hours
We would like to remind all parents about the Wiltshire procedure for children uncollected after school hours This procedure has been drawn up in collaboration with the Joint Consultative Committee the Wiltshire Association of Secondary Headteachers Primary Headteachers Forum Wiltshire Education Welfare Service and colleagues in the Children and Families Division of Social Services
School should make every effort to contact the parentscarer or emergency contact for that child The school will need to assess and record the situation from the child or young personrsquos perspective The school will need to demonstrate that they have contacted or tried to contact any relevant agency already involved with the child or young person in relation to exploring avenues and alternative carers If one hour after the end of school and at the latest by 445pm the pupil is still at school and the assessment of the situation draws a blank the school must contact their local Children amp Families Team (Social Services) The Children and Families team will then take a decision on how best to
proceed
We have noticed an increasing number of children being left on the playground as early as 810am in the morning Can I remind parents and carers that school does not open until 840am there are no staff on the playground which means children are at risk of endangering themselves and others Recently we have handled a number of incidents with children who are unsupervised and have become involved in arguments which would not have occurred if they had come to school at the correct time
Smoking Reminder at both sites
As you know Corsham Primary School buildings are smoke-free zones This
is a reminder that since the Smoke Free Legislation 2007 we are required
to expand the smoke-free zone to include the playground and field areas as
well as any school grounds including car parks If you choose to smoke
outside the school perimeter please may we ask that you exercise
consideration to those parents and children walking into and out of the
school We are sure you will all want to comply with this legislation as it is
intended to support everyonersquos health and safety Thank you
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Please may we remind you that your childrsquos lunches must be paid for
in advance so that your ParentPay account is in credit at point of order We
cannot provide food that has not been paid for If your child orders a school
lunch and there is no money on their account we will telephone parentscarers
and ask for a packed lunch to be brought in
Easter Celebrations 2014
Children will enjoy an Easter Hat Parade at Pound Pill on Thursday 3 April
Spring Colours Mufti on Friday 4 April and Egg RollingEgg-ventions at separate sites
with school finishing at 230pm for the Easter holidays
News of what went on at these events will be detailed in the next newsletter hellip
PH Camps Egg-citing Easter Camps Sports and Activity Camps for 5-15 year olds
This Easter half term we will be running our ever-popular PH Camps with exclusive sports and activities throughout the two weeks guaranteeing a half term you wonrsquot forget Our venues include Kingdown School (Warminster) The Trinity School (Devizes) Kings Lodge School (Chippenham) John of Gaunt School (Trowbridge) and Caryford Leisure Centre (Castle Cary) To book on to the camps or for more information bull Go to wwwphcampscouk bull Call 01225 701830 bull E-mail Campsphcampscouk
FUNDS FOR FUN ndash The countdown is onhellip
The Corsham 2k and 10k race will happen on Sunday 27 April We have been overwhelmed by the number of pupils parents and teachers coming forward offering to run for the PTA All funds will be used to enhance
our childrenrsquos outdoor experiences and adventures on both sites
LAST YEAR we funded the Reception visits to Woodland Adventurers den-building kits for both sites and development of the woodland at Broadwood which is in regular use
It is not too late to join our 10k team however I will be ordering T-shirts on Friday 4 April so if you do fancy it please enter straight away at httpswwwfullonsportcouk and email
corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk marking it lsquoFAO Jane Clarkersquo to let me know you are with us All pupils will have received an entry form for the 2k event Numbers are limited and I need to order
T-shirts so the deadline for entry is Friday 4 April If you did not receive the letter and entry form or have lost it please email corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk to request a replacement or pop to the school office
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TEAM by donating on our JustGiving site
httpswwwjustgivingcomCorsham-PrimaryPta
or TEXT 70070 with the code CPTA55 pound1 or more if you feel able THANK YOU on behalf of the Corsham Primary School PTA
Jane ClarkemdashSocial Secretary Pound Pill and over-the-moon running coach
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Procedure for Children Uncollected After School Hours
We would like to remind all parents about the Wiltshire procedure for children uncollected after school hours This procedure has been drawn up in collaboration with the Joint Consultative Committee the Wiltshire Association of Secondary Headteachers Primary Headteachers Forum Wiltshire Education Welfare Service and colleagues in the Children and Families Division of Social Services
School should make every effort to contact the parentscarer or emergency contact for that child The school will need to assess and record the situation from the child or young personrsquos perspective The school will need to demonstrate that they have contacted or tried to contact any relevant agency already involved with the child or young person in relation to exploring avenues and alternative carers If one hour after the end of school and at the latest by 445pm the pupil is still at school and the assessment of the situation draws a blank the school must contact their local Children amp Families Team (Social Services) The Children and Families team will then take a decision on how best to
proceed
We have noticed an increasing number of children being left on the playground as early as 810am in the morning Can I remind parents and carers that school does not open until 840am there are no staff on the playground which means children are at risk of endangering themselves and others Recently we have handled a number of incidents with children who are unsupervised and have become involved in arguments which would not have occurred if they had come to school at the correct time
Smoking Reminder at both sites
As you know Corsham Primary School buildings are smoke-free zones This
is a reminder that since the Smoke Free Legislation 2007 we are required
to expand the smoke-free zone to include the playground and field areas as
well as any school grounds including car parks If you choose to smoke
outside the school perimeter please may we ask that you exercise
consideration to those parents and children walking into and out of the
school We are sure you will all want to comply with this legislation as it is
intended to support everyonersquos health and safety Thank you
SCHOOL LUNCHES
Please may we remind you that your childrsquos lunches must be paid for
in advance so that your ParentPay account is in credit at point of order We
cannot provide food that has not been paid for If your child orders a school
lunch and there is no money on their account we will telephone parentscarers
and ask for a packed lunch to be brought in
Easter Celebrations 2014
Children will enjoy an Easter Hat Parade at Pound Pill on Thursday 3 April
Spring Colours Mufti on Friday 4 April and Egg RollingEgg-ventions at separate sites
with school finishing at 230pm for the Easter holidays
News of what went on at these events will be detailed in the next newsletter hellip
PH Camps Egg-citing Easter Camps Sports and Activity Camps for 5-15 year olds
This Easter half term we will be running our ever-popular PH Camps with exclusive sports and activities throughout the two weeks guaranteeing a half term you wonrsquot forget Our venues include Kingdown School (Warminster) The Trinity School (Devizes) Kings Lodge School (Chippenham) John of Gaunt School (Trowbridge) and Caryford Leisure Centre (Castle Cary) To book on to the camps or for more information bull Go to wwwphcampscouk bull Call 01225 701830 bull E-mail Campsphcampscouk
FUNDS FOR FUN ndash The countdown is onhellip
The Corsham 2k and 10k race will happen on Sunday 27 April We have been overwhelmed by the number of pupils parents and teachers coming forward offering to run for the PTA All funds will be used to enhance
our childrenrsquos outdoor experiences and adventures on both sites
LAST YEAR we funded the Reception visits to Woodland Adventurers den-building kits for both sites and development of the woodland at Broadwood which is in regular use
It is not too late to join our 10k team however I will be ordering T-shirts on Friday 4 April so if you do fancy it please enter straight away at httpswwwfullonsportcouk and email
corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk marking it lsquoFAO Jane Clarkersquo to let me know you are with us All pupils will have received an entry form for the 2k event Numbers are limited and I need to order
T-shirts so the deadline for entry is Friday 4 April If you did not receive the letter and entry form or have lost it please email corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk to request a replacement or pop to the school office
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TEAM by donating on our JustGiving site
httpswwwjustgivingcomCorsham-PrimaryPta
or TEXT 70070 with the code CPTA55 pound1 or more if you feel able THANK YOU on behalf of the Corsham Primary School PTA
Jane ClarkemdashSocial Secretary Pound Pill and over-the-moon running coach
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Easter Celebrations 2014
Children will enjoy an Easter Hat Parade at Pound Pill on Thursday 3 April
Spring Colours Mufti on Friday 4 April and Egg RollingEgg-ventions at separate sites
with school finishing at 230pm for the Easter holidays
News of what went on at these events will be detailed in the next newsletter hellip
PH Camps Egg-citing Easter Camps Sports and Activity Camps for 5-15 year olds
This Easter half term we will be running our ever-popular PH Camps with exclusive sports and activities throughout the two weeks guaranteeing a half term you wonrsquot forget Our venues include Kingdown School (Warminster) The Trinity School (Devizes) Kings Lodge School (Chippenham) John of Gaunt School (Trowbridge) and Caryford Leisure Centre (Castle Cary) To book on to the camps or for more information bull Go to wwwphcampscouk bull Call 01225 701830 bull E-mail Campsphcampscouk
FUNDS FOR FUN ndash The countdown is onhellip
The Corsham 2k and 10k race will happen on Sunday 27 April We have been overwhelmed by the number of pupils parents and teachers coming forward offering to run for the PTA All funds will be used to enhance
our childrenrsquos outdoor experiences and adventures on both sites
LAST YEAR we funded the Reception visits to Woodland Adventurers den-building kits for both sites and development of the woodland at Broadwood which is in regular use
It is not too late to join our 10k team however I will be ordering T-shirts on Friday 4 April so if you do fancy it please enter straight away at httpswwwfullonsportcouk and email
corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk marking it lsquoFAO Jane Clarkersquo to let me know you are with us All pupils will have received an entry form for the 2k event Numbers are limited and I need to order
T-shirts so the deadline for entry is Friday 4 April If you did not receive the letter and entry form or have lost it please email corshamprimaryptahotmailcouk to request a replacement or pop to the school office
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR TEAM by donating on our JustGiving site
httpswwwjustgivingcomCorsham-PrimaryPta
or TEXT 70070 with the code CPTA55 pound1 or more if you feel able THANK YOU on behalf of the Corsham Primary School PTA
Jane ClarkemdashSocial Secretary Pound Pill and over-the-moon running coach
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
We would particularly like to thank Corsham Print who provided all the cards envelopes and packaging and
also did the fantastic printing of our Christmas cards free of charge Without their generosity we could not
have produced such lovely cards and submitted this donation to Greyhound Rescue
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
WORLD BOOK DAY
On Thursday 6 March we celebrated World Book Day in style once again
Everyone looked quite different from normal We saw modern characters such as
Steve from a Minecraft Handbook play football with Mr Stink we overheard
Princess Smartypants talking to Mrs Twit about the roast dinner and we also saw
Mrs Cooke behaving like a Gangsta and Mr Welch being a Wally
This enrichment day is always so successful in raising the profile of the pleasure we
gain from reading because absolutely everyone in our school community plays a part
I would like to thank all the children parents and staff for a most memorable day
especially for allowing me to say Off with your Head throughout
Of course reading isnrsquot just for World Book Day - we know you love to read all year
round Please donrsquot forget to use our Bring a BookTake a Book boxes to update
your own home libraries with a variety of different books Also remember to get
your Corsham Library Loyalty Cards stamped every time you visit to help your class
be in with a chance of winning the Roald Dahl Chocolate Party in the Summer term
The more that you read the more things you will know The more you learn the more places
youll go mdash Dr SeussmdashHappy ReadingmdashMrs Parker
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
FAB Fridaymdash23 May 2014
A reminder about the FAB Friday event at
the end of Term 5 We will be holding our
annual Indhu Rani event that afternoon so
please remember to come to school to enjoy
the afternoon with your children and raise
money for this very worthy cause
Corsham Area Board Grants
Time to celebrate again as we have been successful in applying to the Corsham Area Board for pound2477 towards ICT equipment to
support adult ICT classes which we will soon launch at our Pound Pill site following
feedback from parents relating to the daytime courses we already run at
Broadwood Watch this space for further details
In addition to Corsham Primaryrsquos Success we are thrilled to report that the
parent-run community group the BW Cups based at the Broadwood site was
also successful in securing pound1000 This will go towards buying a marquee to
provide a large communal space at this yearrsquos CampFest due to take place in the Broadwood grounds from Friday 20 June to Saturday 21 June Again watch this space for further details coming soon hellip
Anti-Bullying Quality Mark
We are delighted to announce that following rigorous and exhaustive
consultation we have been granted a very special honour
In acknowledgement of Corsham Primaryrsquos long-standing successful record in combatting bullying in all
forms the Anti-Bullying Quality Mark UK have awarded us their Special
Recognition Award We are awaiting delivery of the certificate and logo for
our website but we were so excited we wanted to tell you straight away
Grateful thanks go to all the children staff families and community members who continue to work together to make Corsham Primary such a special place
to be
BROADWOOD CHICKEN NEWS hellip
We have one broody chicken it is chocolate and is currently sitting on 12 eggs
All of the other chickens are fine they are all very healthy Our Chocolate is in the maternity
coop at the moment and in 21 days there should be some chicks running around Our
cockerel Lightning has been busy protecting his babies and is now under coop arrest
by Mia Bartlett
POUND PILL CHICKEN NEWS hellip
Our chickens are busy laying and running around everywheremdashdonrsquot be surprised if you
see them in the car park as they are very naughty free range ladies
by Mrs King
We are excited to announce the revival of an annual tradition following a request by Akela Guy Livingstone from the Corsham
Scouts group To commemorate St George as the Scouting patron we are
going to allow ALL Cubs who attend Corsham Primary to come to school on St Georgersquos Day 24 April in their Cub
uniform For your information there is a parade and service on 27 April at
Sherston
We hope the Cubs feel proud to mark this special event and we all look forward to
seeing them in their smart uniforms
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Speed and endurance was at its best when 11 children from Corsham Primary travelled to Calder House
School near Colerne for their annual cross country event
50 competitors came together from Calder House Warminster School and Springmead School to race
approximately 12 miles across a fairly flat course
Corsham once again came away victorious as Miles L led from the start and completed the course in 1st
place with a time of 604 breaking the course record and Alex B finished closely behind in 3rd
Well done to everyone in the team who ran making Corsham Primary the 2nd place team winners
Congratulations to Simon Madison Zoe Lewis James Dylan Josh Luke Alesha
Abigail Nell Eric Christopher and Isabelle from our Broadwood site who have completed
their sport leader training and are now ready to support the school in many different
sporting activities
Apology We would like to make an apology to Menna Y who was
not included in the Sports News section of Marchrsquos Newsletter for playing hockey at the cluster hockey festivalmdashapologies Menna and well done for bravely
padding up and playing in goal too
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
SPO
RTS N
EW
S
Heywood School have been to visit us twice recently to challenge us in
netball and football matches
Even though we were unlucky not to score as many goals as Heywood in
either matches the scores bear no relation to the ability and
commitment the CPS players showed Not once did they give up or lose
enthusiasmmdashthey just constantly kept increasing the pressure on
Heywoodrsquos attack restricting their chances to score in a display of
sporting finesse
Netball 5-2 Year 3 and 4 Football 5-1 Years 5 and 6 Football 6-2
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Our lovely kitchen staff are serving up a special Easter Lunch menu for the children on Thursday 3 April The menu for the day will be
Easter pork roast with all the trimmings
Easter bunny biscuit
Cost pound2
(please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Please Note hellip
On our first day back after half term (Tuesday 22 April) we will be operating
from Week 2 on our new menu (this is available to see on our website) and are
swapping our Monday and Tuesday options Lunch on Tuesday will be salmon
and haddock slice potato waffles or pizza with ice cream for pudding
(Please remember to credit your childrsquos ParentPay account if you order lunch)
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Join Tractor Ted and Maximus on Sunday 6th April for a host of fun and games ahead of Bath Rugby v Brive in the Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter-Final at the Recreation Ground Between 1200 and 1400 Tractor Ted the popular childrenrsquos character will be hosting a farming event for children with a little help from Junior Membership Club leader Maximus and some of the Bath Rugby players There will be lots of fun farm-themed activities including
Mini diggers Bouncy animals Tractor Ted will be there as a super-sized bouncy castle and slide Check out some real farm machinery with a big tractor and digger
If you sign up to Bath Rugbyrsquos free Junior Membership Club on the day you will not only receive a special welcome pack but also a free Tractor Ted DVD Coupled with the big match this all makes for a fantastic family day out We have a special package price of an adult and child ticket for just pound2000 so to take advantage of this offer book your tickets now either online or call 0844 448 1865 Must have a valid match ticket in order to participate in Tractor Ted activities
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Playground Craze of the Month
Aprilrsquos crazes are playing cards skipping ropes toy animals puppets and board games
Please ensure that toys are clearly labelled with your childrsquos name
Childrenrsquos News
Lucy T has achieved her
level 1 Gymnastics
Proficiency Award
Abbie T has achieved her
level 2 and level 3
Gymnastics Proficiency
Awards
Lottie T has achieved the
British Gymnastics
Proficiency Award level 8
Joe S Edward B Angus B
Connor H Ben R and Harry T
have all received medals and
a trophy for being Wiltshire
RFU Under 11rsquos finalists
2014
Benjamin R played for
Corsham U7rsquos tag rugby
team at the Chippenham
Festival and got a medal for
coming first
Dylan J played for Corsham
U9rsquos rugby team at the
Chippenham Festival and got
a bronze medal for coming
third and a silver plate
Gordon B has passed his level 2
national swimming award
Myrren J has achieved her 10m
distance swimming award
Nicole H has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Henry C has achieved his Grade 1
Water Skills Award
Benjamin R has achieved Stage 2 in
his swimming lessons
Isabel H has achieved Stage 4 in
her swimming lessons
Hannah F has achieved Stage 5 in
her swimming lessons
Chloe S has taken part in a One
Length Gala and achieved some
fantastic times for fly back
breast and freestyle strokes
Chloe T has achieved her British
Gymnastics Proficiency Award for
Level 8
Nicola C passed her grade 1
Duologue Acting with a merit and
received a commended award for
verse speaking at the mid-Somerset
Festival Finallly Nicola received a
commended award for her duo
acting in the under 11yrs category
at the mid-Somerset Festival
Hailey B has achieved an
orange belt in Judo
Holly D has been awarded
three badges at Brownies for
swimming stargazing and
crafts Well done Holly
Mikey S was awarded a medal
for playing in a rugby
tournament at Chippenham
RFC
Hamidi M-M has made ldquoThe
Promiserdquo and was invested as
a Beaver Scout in the 1st
Corsham Beaver Scouts
Leave of Absence RequestmdashReminder
May we remind our parents and carers that if you need to take children out of school for
any reason during school hours you must complete a Leave of Absence Request form
These can be found in the foyermdashplease help yourself if you need one
The sports leaders have
raised a tremendous
pound19149 for Sport Relief
by challenging each class
to dress their teacher
ready for PE An
absolutely fantastic
morning of smiles and
laughter was had by all
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Congratulations
Sam S Lottie H Zara J Katie C Katherine R
Frankie P Dylan J Aaron S and Billy S
who will receive a Peacock Award for completing 9 merit cards
Congratulations
Isabel S Liam J and Amy E
who have received achievement pens for completing 12 merit cards
Congratulations
Jonty M Toby C Kacey W Freddie A Layla J Daisy C
Joe S Ed V Lewie R and Eddie S
who have received their Roll of Honour for completing 15 merit cards
Congratulations
Emma S
who has received a book token for completing 21 merit cards
Congratulations
Jamil R Georgia B Jack B Darrel P Wilson T Jacob P
Callum D Lexie W Olivia Y and George O
who will be entered into the Golden Book for completing 6 merit cards
Congratulations
Tom F
who has received a golden badge for completing 18 merit cards
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill
Dates for your Diary April
Wednesday 2 Lovely Learning 4L at Pound Pill Thursday 3 Lovely Learning Class F at Broadwood Easter Service Easter Bonnet Parade Friday 4 Egg-VentionEgg Rolling End of termmdashschool closes at 230pm Tuesday 22 School opens Governorsrsquo Open Day Wednesday 23 Lovely Learning 2B at Pound Pill Friday 25 Lovely Learning Class C at Broadwood Tuesday 29 Health Education afternoon at Pound Pill PTA meeting at Pound Pill Year 2 Multi-Faith Assembly at both sitesmdashJewish dancing to Islamic music Wednesday 30 Health Education afternoon at Broadwood New Barn presentation to parents 6pm at Broadwood 7pm at Pound Pill
May Thursday 1 Music Evening 6pm at Pound Pill Friday 2 Lovely Learning Class P at Broadwood Lovely Learning 1M at Pound Pill Tuesday 6 Year 4 Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 8 Lovely Learning 3KW at Pound Pill PTA Disco at Pound Pill Friday 9 Lovely Learning Class B at Broadwood Year 4 Assembly at Broadwood Monday 12 SATs start Year 6 at Broadwood and Pound Pill Tuesday 13 Foundation Stage Assembly at Pound Pill Thursday 15 Year 4 New Barn trip Friday 16 Year 4 New Barn trip Foundation Stage Assembly at Broadwood Cake SalemdashStrawberries at Broadwood Cake Salemdash3K and 3B at Pound Pill Monday 19 Photographer in school (both sites)mdashYear 6 and Class Photos Tuesday 20 Lovely Learning 4AD at Pound Pill Thursday 22 Maths AfternoonmdashBroadwood and Pound Pill PTA Disco at Broadwood Friday 23 End of termmdashFAB Fridaymdashschool closes at 310pm Indhu Rani afternoon
Fiona Allen Gina Cooke Anthony Welch
Executive Headteacher Head of School Broadwood Head of School Pound Pill