21 Feb 2008 - Newsletter
Dear Parents
Welcome back to the second half of the spring term. I hope you all enjoyed the break and the wonderful weather.
We were very disappointed that the roadworks outside the school caused so much disturbance when we had been assured that the disruption would be minimal. Unfortunately, the situation was out of our control. The contractors were made aware of our concerns and hopefully it didn’t cause too much inconvenience.
We are pleased to inform you that Mrs Cayzer, Mrs Collings and Mrs Judge have just returned from a successful visit to Paris organised through Cornwall County Council and the European Union. The course was a cultural experience which will enable the teachers to be prepared for when French will be taught as part of the curriculum.
David Reardon
Headteacher
DIARY DATES ...............to cut out and keep!
February |
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22nd |
No running club |
22nd |
P.T.A. Wine & Wisdom, 7.30pm |
25th |
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26th |
Swimming |
28th |
Netball match v Lewannick, away |
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March |
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3rd – 7th |
World Book Week |
6th |
Full Governors Meeting, 6.30pm PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE |
16th |
P.T.A. Easter Egg Hunt, 2.30pm |
18th |
Last Swimming |
19th |
Easter Activities |
19th |
Last day of School |
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The week beginning Monday 3rd March, is World Book Week with Thursday 6th March being World Book Day. This year we will be visited by a local story teller on Monday and a local poet on Thursday.
World Book day vouchers are enclosed with the newsletter.
For Sale Panasonic TV 32” flat screen with matching stand. Integral DVB (Freeview) tuner. Less than 4 years old. £230 ono. Please see further details on school notice board or contact Sue Iremonger, 01579 370132.
Ms Ward would like any empty Kinder Egg shells for her class. Thank you
P.T.A. News
Our Wine & Wisdom Evening is tomorrow night 22nd Feb at 7.30pm in school. To new parents - this is a fun evening where Steve Wild our quizmaster really tests your brainpower! Resulting in a bit of friendly rivalry! Don’t worry if you haven’t a team of four- just turn up and we can put you into teams.
Bottle of wine and nibbles for each team plus further refreshments available.
We are also looking for donations of raffle prizes. Please hand them in to the office or bring them along on the night. Thank you.
We have been offered a free child’s bike to raffle! We are having a “Around the World” competition whereby one flag purchased from the “Map of the World” will qualify your entry! One flag costs £1 and you can have as many goes as you like! The raffle stickers to put on the flags will be available from the school office or see a PTA member. The raffle will start tomorrow evening and will be drawn at the Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, 16.3.08. The winner will have the bike built to their specifications.
Our Easter Egg Hunt is on Sunday 16.3.08 starting at 2pm from East Penrest Farm and finishing at the Treburley Club for a BBQ. This promises to be a great family day out. We are looking for donations of Easter eggs for the children whom complete the hunt which can be handed in at school. More details to follow.
Tesco Sports Equipment We are very pleased to inform you that we have been able to replenish our netball and football equipment from the Sports Equipment for Schools promotion at Tesco. Thank you for supporting the school in this way.
Easter Activities
On Wednesday 19th March, at 2.30pm we are hoping (weather permitting) to hold our Easter Egg activities to which parents, friends and families, are invited. This year we shall be having:
Egg rolling for the whole school – this will take place at 2.30pm. All children who want to take part will need a hard boiled chicken’s egg. The decorated eggs can be used if you wish, or additional eggs can be brought from home.
Decorated Egg Competition: This is open to every child to enter ONE CHICKEN SIZE EGG.
Class 1 will be decorating their egg at school on Monday. If you have craft items that your child wishes to bring in to supplement those in school, please do so.
Class 2 will be decorating their egg during the week. Please bring in a hard boiled egg by Tuesday at the very latest.
Eggashute Class 2 are also invited to design a parachute at home which will enable their egg to be dropped from a height and land without breaking! The eggs should be hard boiled, and at least half of the egg should be visible (i.e. no padding around the egg to stop it breaking!)
Parents will be able to take their children home when all the activities are finished.
VOUCHERS / TOKENS / PRINTER CARTRIDGES
Your help with these collections will be very much appreciated………….
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What we Get |
Scheme Ends |
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Printer Cartridges |
A new scheme run by Jet Tec is now operating. The school receives £1 for each cartridge we recycle. Only Hewlett Packard, Lexmark and Canon cartridges are acceptable
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Open ended |
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Persil Stars |
Free Art & Craft materials
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Used Stamps |
We continue to have a collection box for used stamps – these are for Amnesty International
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SPORT:
NETBALL: We will be playing against Lewannick on Thursday 28th February at Lewannick.
ATHLETICS: There is no running club on Friday 22nd February
Next Newsletter during week commencing: 3rd March 2008