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We've had a lovely week of learning this week and more information and photos about what we have been doing can be seen on the class blog pages. Unfortunately, Covid 19 cases seem to be on the rise again. We send our very best wishes for speedy recoveries to all our pupils who are currently positive (3 in Y2 and 3 in Y6) and also to Mrs Donovan. Y6 will be covered by Miss Chalcraft for the beginning of the week. This coming week is Children's Mental Health Week. To support this, and the valuable work of our PSHE curriculum, we will be holding a whole school 'wear your scarf to school day' on Monday 7th Feb. We use the resources and principles of SCARF (Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience, Friendship) in our weekly PSHE lessons and assemblies across every year group. So, please send your child to school wearing a scarf on Monday where we can all join together and raise awareness of this important topic. Cross CountryOn Friday afternoon, we were thrilled to take 32 runners to Simmons' Park for an inter-school cross country event. This is the first offsite event against other schools which we have been able to compete in since before the pandemic and it was brilliant fun. This race is the first in a series, so there were no individual or team results given on the day. However, we had some excellent runs and had the first runners home in the Y3/4 girls' race, the year 5/6 girls' race and the Y5/6 boys' race! The effort, enthusiasm and encouragement for others shown by all our pupils made the event particularly special. Well done and thank you to all runners and parent drivers/cheerers. World Book DayWorld Book Day is coming up on 3rd March and we wanted to give you advance notice that we will be inviting the children to dress up as their favourite book characters for the day. We would also like to join in with the school library service Design a T-Shirt competition. Further details can be found here, or by reading the documents below. Please note that entries will need to be returned to school by Monday 14th February so that we can scan them and send them into the library.
After the resounding success of last year's Book Nooks, to celebrate our love of reading this year, we will be asking the children to make story jars at home and bring them into school in time for World Book Day so that they can share them with their classmates. To make a story jar, the children first need to think of a book or story which they have really enjoyed. They then fill the jar with items or words which remind them of that story. There are some photos below to inspire you. Tax-Free Childcare VouchersParents in receipt of tax-free child care vouchers can use them to pay for breakfast club sessions if required. Please let us know if you would like any support with this. PTA 100 club Year 1 assisted at January's draw. This month's lucky winners were: 62 Leigh Forester 41 Emma Mills 80 Nan Passmore Congratulations to the winners! If you would like to join the 100 club then there are still some numbers available. Please email [email protected] for more information. Mealtime Assistant Vacancy Salary - £17,842 per annum pro rata (NJC Grade A) Location – South Tawton Primary School Job Term – Permanent / Part-Time Hours – 12.00pm to 1.30pm Monday to Friday (Term Time Only) 7.5 hours per week About the role: South Tawton Primary School are looking to recruit a Mealtime Assistant to ensure that the lunchtime supervision of children is adequately covered. The successful applicant will need to supervise, assist and encourage the children with the daily meals and undertake playground duty promoting positive relationships and play. We offer:
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts and be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty. For further information on this role and to make an application, please visit Vacancies - Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust (dartmoormat.org.uk) PTA NewsThank you for taking part in the 2Challenge this week. You all joined in with such enthusiasm and completed our giant 2 extremely neatly! You've raised a brilliant £127!  Spending This week we were delighted to receive a beautifully hand written letter from a Year 5 pupil requesting some litter pickers to be kept in school for pupils to use. This care for the environment and pride in our school should certainly be celebrated so some litter pickers will be on their way shortly. No doubt you've heard the exuberant ringing of the new hand bell in Year 6, this is one of a few items we have been able to purchase for the children already this term.  We have also funded an annual subscription to ‘The Week’ for Year 6 to offer an even wider range of reading materials and a storage rack for their art aprons so they are always ready and waiting when it's time to get creative.  We are most pleased to be funding the return of the circus skills entertainer who visited the school last July and will have a new show to share with all classes at the end of this half term. D.I.S.C.O. Don't forget this Friday is the disco, you need to return your permission forms by this Wednesday 9th February. We are looking forward to seeing you have such a fun time again! 3.00pm - 3.25pm Preschool 3.30pm - 4.30pm Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. 4.45pm - 5.45pm Year 3 and Year 4. 6pm - 7pm Year 5 and 6. If you are able to help out at one or more of the sessions we would be grateful if you could email us at [email protected]  Don't forget...Pancakes: Tuesday 1st March Ground Force Day: Saturday 30th April Next meeting: Tuesday 15th February  Free Gym and Swim Sessions at Parkland's Leisure CentreMessage from Parklands: Half term is just around the corner and Parklands Leisure Centre has a great program of activities to help unwind and work on physical and mental wellbeing. We are delighted to offer your staff and parents a FREE pass (Gym or Lane Swim). Click the link below to access your free pass. https://www.fusion-lifestyle.com/offers/free-pass/ FREE LEVEL TWO TRAINING COURSES FROM THE AIM GROUP ALONGSIDE DARTMOOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST THE DOMINO EFFECT | ANTICIPATE THE SIGNS, BEFORE THE DECLINE We are excited to include South Tawton Primary School (Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust) on our brand-new FREE campaign #TheDominoEffect It is aimed to raise awareness of the impact mental health problems are having on today’s generation and provide support around neurodiversity, all without cost. By gaining an essential understanding of these issues, we can all become better equipped to support individuals and prevent the problem from spiralling out of control. Here's some of our most popular subjects available:
All courses are accessed online within a 6-week window and are completed on a laptop or computer at the learner's home. No Exams are involved, and the courses are following an online platform which you read through and answer questions with a few paragraphs per answer - No essays. All the information needed is provided, and available to you 24/7. Once finished You can do as many as you like, however you can just do one course at a time. The only criteria the learner must meet to be eligible, is the following.
That said, the college will grant extensions if the learner has a reason as to why they won't be able to complete it within the allocated time. Please note: under the college request you may need to attend a short webinar that will need to be attended to ensure we get you successfully enrolled onto the correct course If you are interested in undertaking one of these Free Online courses, then please complete the following link asap. This will then allow Chris to contact you and send over the relevant Enrolment details and of course, answer any questions you have. South Tawton Primary School Link Any questions you may have Chris Greenfield will be in touch on 0203 900 3091 once you are registered to walk you through everything and make sure you are happy. Kind Regards Christopher Greenfield Level 2 Qualifications Team Leader | The AIM Group Phone: 0203 900 3091 Comments are closed.
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