We break up for half term today (Thursday) with pupils due back in school on Monday 29 October. It has been a very good start to the academic year and we are very pleased with the positive start made by our pupils.  Very well done to all of them.

 

When we return we have a very busy few weeks leading up to Christmas:

 

· 31 October, Year 8 theatre trip

· Late November, interim report issued to all pupils

· 4 December, Advent Concert

· 7 December, Christmas Fair

· 12 December, senior citizen tea party

David Livingstone

Headteacher

 

PARENTS OF YEAR 8 PUPILS

 

Please remember that the closing date for applications for Upper School places is Friday 9 November.   This applies to both on-line and paper applications.

 

BAD WEATHER CASCADE

 

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Please note that Mrs Marshall’s telephone number is 01787 247474 and not as printed on the contact sheet.

 

 

The PTA’s AGM is on 30 October, starting at 8pm here at school.  All are welcome.

 

INSTRUMENTAL EXAMINATION RESULTS SUMMER 2007

 

 

David Rose  Trombone Grade 1 Pass

Ruby Levett          Clarinet    Grade 2 Merit

Mary Levett          Clarinet    Grade 2 Merit

Barbara Starkey   Flute  Grade 2 Pass

Bethan Hann       Clarinet    Grade 2 Merit

Martina Barry Clarinet   Grade 2 Merit

Joanna Glen        Trombone Grade 2 Pass

Amy Lane   Flute        Grade 2 Merit

 

Mary Battye

Head of Music

 

After half term Year 8 pupils will be manning a newly created Pupil Reception area.  Each pupil will spend one day at the pupil reception desk (situated just inside the front door).   Their main duties will be to welcome visitors to the school, show visitors to rooms and deal with enquiries from other pupils.  We hope that this will be a worthwhile experience for the pupils, and help them to develop their organisational and communication skills.  

On Monday 8 October Thomas Green, Amy Lane, Harry Dean and Evie Sprackling went to the Stoke by Nayland Golf Club as representatives of the school council.   Whilst there we took part in three workshops about our carbon footprint, food mileage, and shapes and space around us.   We learnt a lot and had great fun and met people from different schools and organisations.                                 By Amy Lane

 

 

The Roald Dahl lunch was a great success.   We hope you all enjoyed it.

 

We have a special menu for Halloween which is displayed in each class and around the dining hall.   We hope     to see as many faces as we did for Roald  Dahl.   The Halloween lunch will be on Tuesday 30 October.

 

 

Unfortunately the Summer has gone, but a nice warm lunch will keep you going until home time.

 

Give us a try.

 

£1.80 per day

 

Bubs Goodliff

Head of Kitchen

 

 

The Dyslexia and Reading talk by Elaine Mutten was a great success.   Thank you to all who attended.   It was fabulous to have teachers, parents and students learning together.   If there are any educational issues that you would like to know more about please let me know and I will try to arrange an ‘expert’ speaker to visit the school.

 

Meanwhile, another date for your diary is the 10th December at 4.00 p.m. when representatives from the Speech and Language team will be giving a workshop on communication and will be providing handy hints on developing comprehension.   You are cordially invited.

 

 

Elspeth Cook

Inclusion Manager

 

YEAR 5 STARS—JW

A very positive start to the year -

Dean Sexton/Edward Mitchell— for special focus in Art.

Ryan Clarke—helping out a friend at the end of the day

George Osborne/Hannah Windmill—for tidying school bags away (without being asked to).

Bertie King—for supporting a classmate in football.

Jonathan Hieatt/Dean Sexton—the first boys to ever attend Dance club.

Sophia Bingham—being extremely helpful.

Sophie Nevard—having the courage to try something new.

Tia Star Austin/Jonathan Hieatt/Joseph Pentney—for outstanding focus in English lessons.

Ana Stephens-Row - for being helpful in a real emergency.

Ellie Parsonson  - for helping others

William Letham—excellent knowledge shown in Science book.

Peter Harris—outstanding effort and enthusiasm in P.E.

Daniel Newman—for taking a big responsibility in English group.

Stephen Bantock/Thomas Leggett—for a perfect approach to routines.

Samuel Rust—for being very helpful and responsible/ and for co-operation and teamwork at football.

Christopher Lingi—for helping a friend in need.

Patrick Bray—co-operation and teamwork at football and for his musical contribution to Year 5 assembly.

Nicholas Leon—for outstanding progress in swimming.

James Cook—for sustained helpfulness.

Samuel Drake—for bravery after being injured.

Charlotte Folan—for her outstanding contribution at netball club.

Sophia Bingham, Lydia Bingham, Cameron Hathaway, Kira Goddard, Erin Leahy and Ana Stephens-Row  - for performing on their musical instruments in a Year 5 assembly.

 

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 

 

We think this is an excellent idea and would like to invite parents to join a small workshop to identify what should be included in the leaflet.  The workshop will be run here at school by parents.  If you would like to help with this activity please phone the office on 01206 262362 and give Brenda Lock your name.  Thank you.

 

The government has awarded secondary schools an extra training day for the new Key Stage 3 curriculum.  We will liaise with the Upper School so that we both take the same day.  We will let you know the date as soon as possible.