Newsletter 9 Spring Term 2022

Staffing

It is with mixed emotions that we must let you know that Miss Chalcraft will be taking on an exciting new position in the next academic year and will be leaving us for El Salvador. She will be teaching in a top international school which will be an amazing experience for her and her family. Whilst we will be terribly sad to lose her, we look forward to hearing all about it and developing some links between our two schools. We will let you know as soon as we have recruited to fill her role.

Covid19 Update
Numbers remain low across the school at the moment. I know of 4 children who are currently positive and will be isolating tomorrow - 2 in Y1 and 2 in Y6. We continue to monitor the situation carefully and do all we can to limit transmission.

Red Nose Day Friday 18th March

With the current situation in the Ukraine, we will be having a slightly different Red Nose Day this year. On Friday, we would like the children to wear yellow and blue to school (instead of uniform) in exchange for a suggested donation of £1. All proceeds from this will go to the DEC (Disasters Emergency Committee) Ukraine appeal. Children are welcome to also wear their red noses if they wish and any donations over £1 are obviously appreciated.

We would also be hugely grateful if any items from the poster above could also be brought into school on that day, either as an alternative or in addition to the £1 donation. An Amazon wishlist for these items has also been established by the Tarrys and can be found here: 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/14UCTK9SUDDZM?ref_=wl_share

Story Jar Winners

Cross Country Event at North Tawton

32 children from years 4-6 travelled to North Tawton last week to take part in the second race of the series. They all put in brilliant performances on a muddy course and we had many runners in the top ten of their categories. We also had some winners and many runners who really embraced the opportunity and ran far harder than in their first race. Results of the three races in the series will be combined after the final event. 

Ukraine Appeal

Last weekend, some of our pupil were asking questions about Ukraine and Russia and talked with their parents about what was happening. They discussed ways they could help and decided to try and raise some money. 

The children made some cupcakes and sold them in Belstone from their garden. They raised £63.70 to go to the Red Cross. Well done and thank you. 

Secondary Teaching Taster Day
 
​Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is pleased to lead the Dartmoor Teacher Training Partnership. With our routes you can train while you teach to earn your PGCE and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Our programmes are aimed at nurturing the teachers of tomorrow and the leaders of the future.  Whether you are a new graduate or you are considering a career change, our teacher training will equip you with the skills, knowledge and knowhow to be an excellent teacher. Our secondary routes into teaching are led by Tavistock College.
Taster Day - Thursday 24th March 9am at Tavistock College
Come and experience what a day in the life of a secondary teacher entails, and how the Dartmoor Teacher Training Partnership could provide the launchpad for your own career.
Please contact Phil Ruse to register your interest:
[email protected]

Primary Teaching Taster Day | Tuesday 5th April, 9.30am at Okehampton Primary School
​Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust is pleased to lead the Dartmoor Teacher Training Partnership. Our programmes are aimed at nurturing the teachers of tomorrow and the leaders of the future.  Whether you are a new graduate or you are considering a career change, our teacher training will equip you with the skills, knowledge and knowhow to be an excellent teacher.
Please contact Sally Huxen to register your interest [email protected]
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PTA 100 club
Year 6 helped with February's draw and the winning numbers were:
29 Sharon Cooper
55 Sheena Vernon
13 Mary Roles

If you would like to join the 100 club then please email [email protected]

PTA News

Thanks to everyone who came along to this week's meeting. It was great to have so many great ideas for events. Watch this space!!
We are really pleased to have funded new equipment for the Craze boxes that are used by all classes during break times. The Pupil Council and Mrs Culverhouse had the tough job of deciding what to fill the new boxes with. All the pupils agreed in assembly they had done a brilliant job and everyone has been thoroughly enjoying using the new equipment this week.

Up and Coming Events

Break the Rules Day  Friday 1st April!!!!
For one day only children can break the rules – and no this is not an April Fool! You’ll need to pay 50p for every rule you choose to break, and you must choose rules to break from one or more of the following:
• Wear school uniform
• No nail polish
• Bring a healthy fruit snack
• No toy/footballs/teddies *
(Must be able to fit in your bag and school does not accept responsibility if lost/broken. No electronic games)
• Neat and tidy hair
• No hats or caps
• Only water in your bottle

Guess the Eggs in the Jar
During the week beginning 4th April you will have a chance to guess how many eggs are in the jar for a £1 donation. Be in with a chance to win a delicious prize.

Ground Force Day  
Are you available Saturday 30th April?
We are planning a ground force day and looking for adult volunteers.
Simply turn up at school with brushes, buckets and rakes and help us to sweep winter away and freshen up the outside areas. If you are green fingered, good with a paint brush or can roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, we would love to see you.
 
Our next meeting will be held via teams at 8pm on Monday 4th April. We will be planning the Summer Fayre and BBQ event so if you’d like to help make this a really exciting event, please do come along.