Newsletter No. 25 spring 2017
Our focus value for our Collective Worship this half term is Truthfulness.
House Points:
Blue 507 Green 434 Yellow 461 Red 491
Achievement Awards awarded this week – 20.03.17:
Rabbit – For concentrating well with his work
Squirrel – For his working well
Badger – For working well with his maths
Owl – For always working at the best of her abilities.
This week each class will be:
Rabbit Class will be finding out about Stonehenge.
This week Squirrel Class are writing recounts.
Badger Class are learning about angles.
Owl Class are writing a Stone Age Diary.
Welcome to Breakfast Club, which opens at 7.45 every morning and costs just £3 per session, payable when you drop off please. Claire and Oscar
After School Club is open for five nights a week until 5:30. Come join us for an exciting new year of activities at After School Club! Look forward to seeing you there, Paige, Anna, Oscar and Jo
Lunch and Key Dates for your diary:
23.03.17 – Mothering Sunday lunch
24.03.17 – Red Nose Day
29.03.17 – Y2 and Y6 SATs meeting for parents and carers, starting at 3:00
30.03.17 – Homework assembly at 9:05 today
30.03.17 – Easter lunch
30.03.17 – Easter Coffee Afternoon at 2:30
31.03.17 - Easter Service at St Andrews Church, Barningham
18.04.17 – First Day Back
We update our school website (www.barningham.suffolk.sch.uk ) – so please look at the pages on a regular basis.
There is currently a vacancy on our Governing Body for a Foundation Governor and a Parent/ Carer Governor. There are two Foundation Governors and they represent the voice of the diocese and local church in the school. If you know anyone who may be interested in this role from the local community, or would be interested in representing, please come and talk to Rev Messer or me. Parent Governors represent the voice of the parents and carers on the governing body.
Friday 24 March is Red Nose Day 2017 and we are inviting all pupils and staff to come to school dressed in red for a £1 contribution - plus a red-themed cake stall at the end of the day.
We are looking for volunteers to listen to children read in Squirrel class. This would be once a week for one hour. Could this be you?
As part of the PE curriculum, Badger Class are going swimming at RAF Honington after Easter. Please can parents and carers complete the information sheet re: confidence and ability of children swimming to help us put the children into two groups? The children will require a suitable swimming costume (not bikini or shorts) and a swimming hat.
A reminder that Y6 SATs are held in the week commencing Monday 08 May. We offer a Breakfast Club for the Y6 children.
Badger class are going to the Suffolk School Farm and Country Fair in Ipswich on Thursday 20 April – please can parents and carers return the consent letters.
Letters re: Y6 Leaver Hoodies went home last week. Please look out for these!
Due to increased costs we are raising the hourly cost of our Breakfast Club and After School Club to £4 after Easter. This is the first time that we have raised the cost since both clubs begun.
Please support the Friends as they arrange our annual Easter Coffee Afternoon on Thursday 30 March. We need eggs, cakes and people to pour tea please. The Friends have agreed to fund the two raised beds and potting shed and five new laptops! Any donations for our raised beds are very welcome.
Frances Parr
Head Teacher
To learn, aspire, believe and hope through our Christian faith.
Barningham CEVC Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children.
The Designated Senior Leader is Mrs Parr; the Alternate Designated Person is Mrs Pipe
and the Governor with Responsibility for Safeguarding is Mr Gilroy.
The Online Safety Lead is Mrs Parr and the Governor with Responsibility for Online Safety is Mr Gilroy.
The Prevent (Radicalisation) Lead is Mrs Parr and the Governor with Responsibility for Prevent is Mrs Mitchinson.
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL