Newsletter 6 Summer Term 2022

​We hope you all have had a restful half term. The last week flew by; it's hard to believe that we're now in the final half term of the academic year. 

We've begun to think about classes for September and thought you would like to know which teachers will be in each class. We are still finalising which classes our excellent teaching assistants will support in, but the class teachers for each class can be seen below:

YR Mrs Culverhouse
Y1 Miss Rowe
Y2 Mrs Dennis
Y3 Mrs Everett
Y4 Mrs Graham/Mr Wilkins
Y5 Mrs Leslie/Mrs Bonnett
Y6 Mrs Donovan

Mrs Dunn and Mrs Snell will continue cover classes to release teachers for PPA (planning, preparation and assessment) time. On Thursday 30th June, all classes will have a transition morning and will spend the morning in their new classrooms with their new teachers and teaching assistants. Year 6 will spend the day at Okehampton College. On this morning, please could all children go directly to their new teachers when they arrive. Further information will follow soon. 

Please be advised that the following changes have been made to the school menu:
Week one : Wednesday: Roast Chicken
Week Two : Thursday : Main Macaroni Cheese , 
                                         Veggi Macaroni Cheese, 
                                         Salad, and Garlic bread 
                                         Dessert Jam and Coconut Sponge 
Week Three : Wednesday: Roast Chicken

Upcoming Events

We have a very busy half term ahead of us and thought it would be useful to give you some key dates. These will be added to and will appear in the newsletter each week.

14/06/2022 Dartmoor Cup Cricket Finals
15/06/2022 Wildlife Champions Conference
16/06/2022 Y4 Triple Row Walk
16/06/2022 Whole School Music Concert
20/06/2022 Y6 Residential to Jersey
27/06/2022 Y3 Visit to Kent's Cavern
28/06/2022 YR Visit to Paignton Zoo
29/06/2022 Y3/4 Performance 6pm
30/06/2022 Y6 Taster Day at Okehampton College
30/06/2022 While School Moving Up Transition Morning
01/07/2022 Y4 Visit to Rosemoor
07/07/2022 Sports' Day
08/07/2022 PTA Summer Fayre
19/07/2022 Y5/6 Performance 4pm
20/07/2022 Y5/6 Performance 2pm and 6pm

PTA News

PTA 100 club
May's 100 club draw took place on the last day of half term and the winning numbers were
45 Leonard Parker
75 Jodi Sidaway
36 L Darken

Congratulations! Many thanks to everyone for supporting the 100 club this year.

​Thank you for all of your bottle contributions. They have spurred us on to get planning a brilliant Summer Fair!! 
 
Come along to our virtual meeting this Monday 13th June at 8pm, where we will be planning the fair in more detail. We are a small, friendly bunch and would welcome anyone who would like to join us. If you would like to receive the link please email us at [email protected].

We are getting very excited about this year's Summer Fair. To make the Fair a success we need volunteers on the day to help us set up and run stalls. We understand everyone would also like to spend time at the Fair with their children so are planning on having short slots for people to help us. We also need some willing and able volunteers to help set up the stalls and man the BBQs. If anyone has a truck/trailer and is able to help collect the BBQs please get in touch. If you are able to help in any way please let us know at [email protected] 
 
We can’t run the fair without your kind donations! We will be asking for the following items the week before the fair. If you are planning a sort out please bear us in mind!
 
Pre loved books, games and toys
Pre loved soft toys
Nail polishes 
Bottles for the tombola 
 
On the day of the fair we would be very grateful for donations of cakes and plants. 
 
If anyone has or works for a business that is able to donate a raffle prize we would be very grateful. We understand that times are very tough for everyone, especially small businesses but would ensure any donations were well advertised. This could be anything from money off a meal, a haircut or other beauty treatments, a cake, to a free coffee. 
 
Thank you all so much for your ongoing support. We have raised a staggering amount of money this year so far and are always amazed by your generosity. Every penny goes straight back to our children to enrich the wonderful experiences they have at school.   
 
Ground Force Day Round 2!
Following the success of our ground force day we would like to spend another couple of hours finishing off some jobs, especially painting the wall which was painstakingly power washed! We will meet on Tuesday 28th June after school

Welcome to Get Ahead

The Get Ahead programme provides free online and interactive tutoring sessions with qualified teachers working across Bridgwater and Taunton College Trust.  We are here Monday to Thursday to help you catch up, keep up and get ahead with your learning.
Join us for extra learning opportunities in a variety of subjects and you will benefit from expert tuition covering essential curriculum knowledge and skills required for progress in the subjects. This is a fantastic opportunity to build your confidence, improve your understanding and raise your attainment.
All sessions are available to everyone. Whilst they are targeted towards specific year groups, you may join any session of any level, whether you want to go back over the basics, keep up with current schoolwork or to stretch yourself and get ahead with something new.             Click here for the timetable of sessions available this year.
Sessions are run online as live Microsoft Teams events and we encourage you to interact with us by typing your questions via the Q&A ‘chat’ feature.  All sessions are recorded and may be viewed at different times using the same links, although live interaction is not possible on recordings.  Please click here for more details on how to join a live session.
If you would like notifications to remind you of the session times, please download our app and sign up for the sessions you would like to attend.  We will send a reminder to your phone 15 minutes before a session starts. Click here for details about the Get Ahead app.
We look forward to you joining us this term.
The Get Ahead Team