Year 3 Trip to Kent's CavernYear 3 have had a fantastic first week back which all started with their trip to Kents Cavern. During the visit, the children learnt about the cave system and who lived in it during Stone Age times, they explored artefacts (some replicas and some real) and completed a challenge around the wildlife trail. Mrs Everett was incredibly impressed with the facts and knowledge they had remembered, from our Prehistoric Britain unit, and how beautifully behaved and enthusiastic they all were! Year 5 Trip up Cosdon BeaconTo start their English unit of work this term, Year 5 enjoyed a bracing walk to the top of Cosdon Beacon on Monday. Dartmoor Ranger, Ian Brooker, provided them with a fascinating guide, explaining some of the history and geology of our local part of the moors. What an amazing sense of achievement they all felt when we reached the top! Well done everyone. Year 5 and 6 Netball Tournament at North Tawton Primary SchoolIn Other NewsPoppies and other Remembrance related items will be on sale in school next week. These will be available from the School Office at the start and end of each day and will be brought to the classrooms. Items are available for donations to The British Legion's Poppy Appeal. Flu Immunisations 28/11/22 You will have received details and a link to consent/decline flu immunisation for your children via the School Gateway earlier this week. Please take a moment to complete the online form as the deadline for completion is midnight on 20.11.22. Children in Need Day Friday 18th November This will be a non-uniform day. The school council invite all pupils to dress up in spotty clothes for a suggested £1 donation. They are also asked to bring in spare change which will be used to produce an image on the playground. Upcoming EventsTuesday 8th November - Tempest Individual Photos. Please ensure your child has their school jumper or cardigan in school. Sibling photos of pupils enrolled in school will be taken during the day. If you would like a photo of your children alongside siblings who are not in the school, please come to school from 8:15 to have this taken. Thursday 10th November - Open afternoon for September 2023 intake Week commencing Monday 14th November - Anti Bullying week Friday 18th November - Children in Need day. Non uniform day with a spotty theme for £1 suggested donation. Monday 28th November - Flu immunisations Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th December - YR and KS1 Xmas play Wednesday 14th December - Whole School trip to Northcott Theatre Thursday 15th December - Christmas Lunch and Christmas Jumper Day Friday 16th December - Last Day of Autumn Term Tuesday 3rd January - Non Pupil Day Wednesday 4th January - First day of Spring term Many calendar and term dates can be found in the calendar at the bottom of our website home page. 2022 23 Term dates can be found here. 2023 24 Term dates can be found here. Attendance
Update from LSB chairsThis week, we would like to introduce Mike Davies. He is a solicitor and has been living in Okehampton for 18 months with his wife and two children, who both attend South Tawton Primary School. Mike has recently joined the Three Hares LSB, and will take on a Lead Role in Resources, which includes interrogating how pupil premium and sports premium money is spent, and its impact on the children. As a new governor, there is plenty of mandatory training to be undertaken first and actually, all governors annually revisit their training needs to identify any gaps that could be filled. For example, we have all recently ensured our Safeguarding Young People, The Prevent Duty, and Data Protection training is up to date, so we are fully able to engage safely and appropriately with the pupils and staff at all three schools in the Three Hares. Away from our desks, Liz and I have recently enjoyed attending harvest festivals at Chagford and North Tawton. It’s been an absolute joy to see the churches full of youthful energy blasting out Cauliflowers Fluffy, alongside more traditional Harvest hymns. We have also attended a few meetings led by the Trust, most notably the Chairs Forum, which is a useful opportunity for us to speak with the other LSB Chairs within the Trust, and find out what everyone else is up to, to identify any risks or challenges we are facing, and to raise anything we feel needs to be brought to the Trust’s attention. As always, if you would like to contact us, please email [email protected] or [email protected] PTA NewsThank you to everyone who came along to our meeting this week. We have some wonderful festive fundraising plans! As always we can only make them work with your help and are looking for volunteers to help at events and donations needed for various events - See below!! This week your child will be creating festive a work of art in class which will be turned into Christmas cards, mugs, tote bags etc. Look out for future emails and posts on Facebook which will let you know when they are ready to order. Our next meeting will be on Monday 9th January 2023 at 8pm via teams. Please feel free to email us at [email protected] if you would like to receive the link or are able to help at any upcoming events. Best wishes Hannah and Liz PTA 100 club The first 100 club draw of the year took place this week and was a double draw. The winners are: 1st - 44 Neil Vernon 2nd - 4 Kay Pyne 3rd - 6 Lisa Symes 4th - 82 Jamie Yates 5th - 30 Jackie Keegan 6th - 79 Kirsty Loader Congratulations! The next draw will be done at the end of November so there is still plenty of time to join the 100 club and to be in with a chance to win! Please contact Emma at [email protected] for details. Thank you all for your support.  South Zeal in Action Family Theatre It's not too late to reserve your tickets for The Story Explorers family theatre event next Saturday in the Victory Hall, message the South Zeal In Action Facebook page to reserve your tickets. There will be refreshments available to purchase from South Tawton PTA. If you can donate cakes, please could you bring them to school office on Friday 11th (or on the day if you are attending the show!) Saturday 12th November 3pm, The Victory Hall, South Zeal The Story Explorers (recommended age 4-10 years, great fun for grown ups too!) South Zeal in Action are once again bringing professional children's theatre to The Victory Hall. First up is the Story Explorers… A dynamic, vibrant and original family performance. The Story Explorers is a fiesta of engaging tales, colourful characters and captivating puppetry to amaze and ignite the imagination. Tickets £5 children, £7.50 adults – see South Zeal in Action Facebook page to reserve. Doors open at 2.30pm.  Bags to School We have another Bags to School collection on Tuesday 29th November 9am. The amazingly supportive Kings Arms have said that we can use their phoenix room as a drop off point on Monday 28th November all day and Tuesday 29th November before 9am. If you are able to help on Tuesday morning please get in touch. We accept the following ‘good quality’ items for RE-USE: ● Men’s, Ladies’ and Children’s clothing ● Paired shoes (tied together or elastic band around) ● Handbags ● Hats ● Bags ● Scarves and ties ● Jewellery ● Lingerie ● Socks ● Belts ● Soft toys ● Household linen ● Household curtains ● Household towels ● Household bedding (bed sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers) We DO NOT accept: ● Duvets and blankets ● Pillows and cushions ● Carpets, rugs and mats (including bath, shower and toilet mats) ● Soiled, painted, ripped or wet clothing ● School uniforms with and without logo ● Corporate clothing and workwear ● Textile off cuts, yarns or threaded material 12 Days of Christmas Raffle We have some brilliant prizes for our Christmas Raffle including a family pass to Dingles Fairground, food and drink vouchers from The Bearslake Inn, The Kings Arms and Love Brownies (Big thanks to Kate for sourcing these!). We will draw one ticket a day for 12 days leading up to the end of term! Raffle books will be coming home with your child soon! Don't forget to fill the stubbs out clearly with your name and contact number and return these to school by Thursday 1st December. 1st December Edwardian Evening We have a stall in the Charter Hall and need volunteers to help! You don't need to give up your whole evening - we can arrange a rota. We have lots of Christmasy items for sale but are always looking for more ideas! We also will be running a lucky dip and are in need of lucky dip prizes if anyone has anything suitable please do get in touch. 2nd December Wreath Making We are so pleased this will be back in the school hall for a fabulously festive fun evening! This is always a very popular event and places will be limited, details of how to reserve your spot coming soon! The Victory Hall Centenary Celebrations The Victory Hall Committee just wanted to say a huge thank you to all the children for making such lovely bunting for our centenary celebrations. It looked (and still looks) amazing, it’s staying up in the hall for a little while in case anyone wants to see it. Mel Stride Christmas Card CompetitionDear Mrs Marvin , I am pleased to announce that I will be holding another of my annual Christmas card competitions this year. I am asking primary school children in Central Devon to design a festive card inspired by their own interpretation of the Christmas celebration. The winning entry will be sent to well over a thousand constituents and fellow Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords. This year, I will be sending out an electronic Christmas card. There will be one winner and two runners-up. The winner will have their Christmas design shown as the image upon opening the e-card and will also receive a small prize. The runners-up will also have their designs included in the e-card. All three children will have their name, age, and school displayed under their design. Entries should be received at [email protected], or my Westminster office at the above address, no later than Friday 18th November. Submissions will preferably be in an electronic format (or if a physical card sized at 190mm x 130mm) and be accompanied by the name, age, and school of the artist responsible. If you have any questions, please do let me know. I look forward to receiving your pupils' designs. With best wishes, Mel Rt Hon. Mel Stride MP Member of Parliament for Central Devon House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA   Comments are closed.
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