We thank you for bearing with us during staff absences. Our phone line is temporarily redirected so that Elaine at Chagford can take your calls and quickly send us messages. We are also supported by Marina from North Tawton and other school staff during the week. Teachers read their emails but, due to teaching commitments, don’t always get the opportunity to reply within the working day. Rest assured we are all working hard for the childrens' education. Your continued support and kind offers of help are so much appreciated. We ask that you bear with us and help out by:
Rainbow Day As featured in last week’s newsletter, we are taking part in the Multi Academy Trust’s Rainbow Day to celebrate similarities and differences in a respectful and inclusive way. This coming Friday 23rd June, will be a non-uniform with a rainbow or coloured theme for those wishing to take part. There is no cost or donation expectation. Preschool Science Fair There was some super science in action at Little Beacons last week. Parents and carers joined the children for an afternoon of experiments and investigations. Electricity, magnetism, colour mixing, chemical reactions and chromatography were some of the things on offer. Tempest Photography Your child's recent group photograph is now ready to view and purchase by following the links emailed on Friday. There will be a free “deliver to school” option open for approximately 14 days, otherwise home delivery is available for £5 postage and packing. If you need assistance, please call Tempest on 01736 751555 (option 5) or click on contact us on the home page. Wildlife Champions Devon Wildlife Trust held their annual Wildlife Champions Conference on Thursday. Mrs West and Mrs Cooper took our 10 Wildlife Champions to Meeth for the day. As ever, they were a real credit to our school; taking part with interest and an enthusiasm for nature. We continue to welcome the DWT for weekly workshops throughout this term, this month seeing the turn of Yrs 5&6. Dartmoor Cricket Tournament- a write up by Mark Sidaway The Dartmoor Cup is an annual softball cricket tournament organised by OCRA for yr 4 to 6 pupils. This year it was my pleasure to help out with one of the South Tawton sides who entered. The qualification tournament was held at Hatherleigh Cricket Club in May. At the time our Yr 6 were away in France, and so our teams were made up exclusively of Yr 4 and 5 pupils. Despite this, our South Tawton A side won all six of their matches to claim gold medals and a place in the Dartmoor Cup Finals. The finals were held in Okehampton on a warm and humid June day. Again our side was made up of yr 4 and 5 pupils and, as expected, the competition was much stronger, with many of the opposing team fielding Devon County players. After a heavy defeat against Whitchurch (who went on to win the tournament) in the opening game, our team rallied well and some superb bowling and fielding (our catching was outstanding) was backed up by some lusty hitting with the bat. Luck wasn’t with us though and narrow defeats against Tavistock and St Peters meant hopes of winning the cup were over. However as was typical of the team they didn’t not lose heart, and went on to win a tight game against Boasley Cross. The final game was against Meavy, who were in contention for the cup going into the final game and put up a good score. Again the team did not accept defeat and after a ferocious opening spell from Meavy’s fast bowling twins our side found their rhythm, and some excellent hitting and great running took us very close to the Meavy total. So one win from five, but that doesn’t really do justice to how well everyone competed against some much older and bigger opposition. Well done to Abigail, Agatha and Patrick from year 4, and Sam G, Natty, Sid, George and Jack from year 5. The spirit in which the team played and supported each other was a credit to South Tawton. In any sport you learn more from defeat than victory, so I am sure this years’ experience will stand them in good stead for next. Message from Dan Morrow, Trust leader and CEO.
Stakeholder Consultation Process Summary Over the course of the consultation period and process, staff, parents and carers have posed a number of questions to understand the process and decision-making more fully. Please follow this link to find a summary of the process and also responses to a range of questions posed by stakeholders for openness and transparency. Thank you all for your support, as well as challenge, and for ensuring that we continue to improve and serve your children. Comments are closed.
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