13^th May 2010                                                                          Newsletter No: 31

Dear Parents/Carers,

Don’t forget Inset day next Friday 21^st May-teachers’ assessment day.

I now have the information for year 6 residential week. There will be a meeting on Tuesday May 18^th 3.30p.m in the hall when I will share this information with you and hopefully answer any questions.

Well done to the year 6 who have worked so hard with their SATs this week. Mrs Kemp has worked very hard to prepare them for these tests so I am sure they will be fine.

Internal school tests

I am sure you are aware that these have also been taking place recently. Mrs Burchell has assessed all of the Pupils in year 2 and Miss Brewer has assessed all of the children in the Reception year. The results for these 3 years (Reception, year 2 and year 6) have to be sent to the local and National authorities. Pupils in years 3, 4 and 5 took Optional SATs which are marked internally.

On Saturday 22^nd May Miss Brewer, Mrs England and I are going to Sweden for the next part of the Comenius project. The focus is the outdoor learning environment which is brilliant for Miss Brewer.

Thank you to Friends for organising and running skittles and coconut shy on May Day. They raised 289.60.  Also please return any invitation books by next Wednesday.

I hope you have all seen the display boards that Friends have organised each morning this week. It shows the wide variety of practical and financial help that they provide to the school. The annual meeting is on Wednesday 19^th May- I hope lots of you will be there.

A huge “thank you” to Sandie Wiggins who has organised 3 more raised beds for Growing club.

Good luck to the football team who are competing in the small school tournament at Tortworth School on Wednesday.

Stars of the week

Class 1                Ollie                     Great problem solving              

Class 2              Leah                      Excellent maths and times tables

Class 3              Freya                   Always working hard and being motivated      

Class 4            Molly                    Hard work and positive attitude     

Reminder :

If your child has special needs the deputy director of education has invited you to a conference at BAWA on Thursday 27^th May to help shape the future of provision in South Gloucestershire. There are leaflets in the porch with more information.

Yours Sincerely

Mrs J Bendeaux

Head teacher

Dates for your diary 2010
19th May	Friends AGM 7.30 school hall
21st May	Inset day
31st May – 4th June	May break
7th – 11th June	Year 6 residential trip
25th June	Summer fair – 5.30 pm
30th June	Class photographs
5 the July	Inset day – First aid training
7th July	Sports Day
14th July	Whole school trip
23rd July	End of summer term
1st September	Inset day – New curriculum