22 Apr 2008 - Summer Term Newsletter 1

SUMMER TERM NEWSLETTER 1

Tuesday 22^nd April, 2008

Dear Parents and Friends

DECORATED EGG COMPETITION

Congratulations to all children who entered. The number and standard of entries was extremely high. The winners were Kerry Watkins, Jessica Lillicrap, Millie Steel and Joe Dawe. I suspect they will have long eaten their prizes by now!

SPA CAKE STALL

Grateful thanks to everyone who so generously donated goodies and the many who kindly came and bought some. Special thanks to Mrs Pethick who once again donated a wonderfully decorated cake that was auctioned very profitably!

SCHOOL UNIFORM

Could I remind you that the girls may now wear their summer uniform, either white blouse, grey skirt and sweatshirt, or green and white checked summer dress. All children should still be wearing ties (unless wearing dresses of course!).

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

You should soon receive an outline of the work your child is expected to cover this term. Please go through this with him/her and where possible give support during the term. A separate leaflet giving Maths activities to try out with your child will also follow shortly.

SUMMER TERM CLUB ACTIVITIES Clubs will start next week.

Netball Club will re-commence for years 5 and 6 on Wednesdays, finishing at 4.30 p.m. If your child would like to participate, please return the reply slip this week. Mr Alfords’s Football Club has now been replaced by the Cricket Club. This will only take place on fine days when the children can play outside. If in doubt about whether the club is on, please telephone after 1.00 p.m. Children will not be permitted to telephone home.

The school band, brass and guitar lessons will recommence next week.

Other instrumental lessons, woodwind, keyboard and violin will all recommence this week.

SWIMMING

We will soon begin making preparations for re-opening the school swimming pool. Over recent years many parents have very kindly contributed £5 per family towards the considerable upkeep of this valauable resource for our children. I hope you will all be willing to do so. At a time when many schools have closed their pools I am delighted that we have been able to keep ours running and enable the children to have intensive swimming practice, and much enjoyment. After the half term break we will be using it to the full.

SCHOOL DINNERS

The cost of school meals has increased this term to £1.85 each, £9.25 per week, £44.40 for the first half term or £109.15 for the full term. This represents excellent value for money.

MISSING CLARINET

During last term one of our children mislaid a clarinet and has no idea where. It’s in a black case. If by any chance one has turned up with you in error or you might know of its whereabouts, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.

TRAVEL TO AND FROM ST PETER’S

With the lighter mornings and evenings, I hope that it may be possible for a greater number of children to walk to school … for at least the latter part of the journey, thus reducing congestion and providing children with a degree of exercise and independence. If travelling by car maybe children could be dropped off and picked up at the entrance to Greenlands estate or near the entrance to Deer Park Crescent.

Please could I remind a very small number of parents that cars MUST NOT be driven into the school drive or turning circle to drop off or pick up children between 8.40 – 9.00 a.m. and 3.30 – 3.45 p.m. Further, children should not be arriving at school before 8.40 a.m. . Children are supervised on the playground from 8.50 a.m.

Collection Point!

Tesco Vouchers for Computers

Sainsbury Active Kids Vouchers

Nestle Cereal Tokens for books (worth 10p each)

Old spectacles (for Vision Aid Overseas)

Empty computer printer cartridges

Used Postage Stamps (for Hearing Dogs for the Deaf)

A BIG thank you to all who regularly make contributions of any of these.

CHILDREN’S ILLNESS

During last term a number of children arrived at school feeling unwell and we needed to contact parents to ask that they be collected. Clearly if a child is not well, school is not a good place for them to be, not least because they could pass their illness on to others. I know it can be a difficult call as to whether a child is genuinely ill, but it would be good if you would err on the side of caution. Thank you.

N.U.T. ACTION

You will be aware that some schools will be affected by strike action on Thursday. I am delighted that St Peter’s staff will all be in school and our day will run as normal.

POETRY IN THE PEWS

Most of our children have had their poems displayed in the Parish Church recently. These are now being compiled into a book, as per the attached letter. If you don’t want your child’s poem to be included, then we must be informed by this Friday, 25^th April. If you’d like to order a copy of the anthology you can complete the order form and return it to school with payment, in a firmly sealed envelope, by this Friday and we will forward it to the Parish Office for you.

Yours sincerely

John George

Headteacher

EVENTS FOR THE TERM

April

Weds 23^rd 1.00 p.m. The School Shop will be open for the sale of pens, pencils,

rulers, crayons, notebooks, etc.

Mon 28^th Club activities to start

Tues 29^th Inter-House Winter Sports

9.40 - 12.15 a.m. Lower School

1.40 - 3.10 p.m Upper School

The girls will be playing netball or '5-pass', and the boys will be playing 'football'. Please ensure your child has the appropriate games kit in school and do come along to support your child's team if you can.

May

Mon 5^th School Closed - Bank Holiday

Weds 7^th 9.00 a.m. Schools' Pentecost Eucharist Service in the Parish Church

1.00 p.m. The School Shop will be open.

Thurs 8^th a.m. Coxtor 2 are to visit the Town Library for a Poetry Workshop

Mon 12^th - Fri 16^th The Year 6 children will be undertaking their Key Stage 2

SATs. Please avoid pupil absences during this week, unless for

urgent medical reason.

Mon 12^th – Fri 23^rd Years 3 – 5 children will be undertaking internal school

assessments in Literacy and Numeracy skills.

Fri 16^th 6.30 p.m. SPA Games and Barbecue Evening (Weather permitting!)

Fun outdoor games for all the family. Do plan to come along

Wed 21^st p.m. The House of Fun Theatre Group to perform ‘The Story of Lost

Lionel’

Mon 26^th – Fri 30^th HALF TERM BREAK

June

Tues 1^st 9.10 a.m. Brentor class are to lead morning worship. You are warmly

invited to join us.

Weds 4th 7.00 p.m. A meeting for parents of children joining St Peter’s next

September

Mon 9^th a.m. The school photographer will be taking class and team

photographs.

Tues 10^th day (Provisional) The whole school will be taking part in a sponsored

Dartmoor Walk.

Weds 11^th day Each class will take part in an ‘Adventure Challenge’, working

as teams to solve large three dimensional puzzles!

Tues 17^th 9.10 a.m. Coxtor 1 are to lead morning worship. You are warmly invited

to join us.

1.45 p.m. School Sports Day

Wed 18^th 1.00 p.m. The School Shop will be open.

Thurs 19^th day Each class will take part in Reading Games with a member of

the County Library Service.

Mon 23^rd – Weds 25^th Year 6 children are to visit Barton Hall in Torbay for a range of

exciting and challenging physical activities.

Fri. 27^th 6.30 p.m. St Peter's School Summer Fair. I hope this is already in your

diary. Further details about the preparations for this major event

later.

July

Wed 2^nd day 'New Class Day' when children will spend the day in their

planned classes for next September.

Mon 7^th or Tues 8^th Different groups of Year 6 children transferring to the College

will have an introductory day there.

Weds 9^th and Thurs 10^th We will be putting on an exciting production of Alice in

Wonderland in The Wharf. More details later.

Fri 18th 2.00 p.m. Last day of the school year, culminating with the Leavers'

Service led by the children of Year 6 in the Parish Church

Sat 19^th Tavistock Carnival Procession. I hope many of you will be

available to help make our float another highly successful one.

REPLY SLIP

NETBALL CLUB (Please return to Mrs Stevens by this Friday, 25th April)

Child's Name ………………………………………… Class …………………………

My child would like to stay after school on Wednesdays until 4.30 p.m. to take part in this club, and for whom I give permission.

Signed ………………………………………………. (Parent/Guardian)