Newsletter 2Friday16th September

House Captains

We are pleased to announce that the following children will be leading the Houses in school this year.

Greenfinches / Kingfishers / Robins / Yellowhammers
Rowan Jarvis / Daniel Watson / Isaac Silver / William Cugnoni
Macie Gladwell / Charlotte Vincent / Jessica Cormack / Katie Billham
Vice Captain -
Toby Alexander / Vice Captain -
Alice Gibbons
Abigail Mayne / Vice Captain –
Becky Dowrick
Jake Heath / Vice Captain –
Jack Broad
Zack Brown

School Council

The children have been electing representatives from their classes to be on the School Council. The School Council has a meeting every 2 weeks to discuss items the children raise from their class councils.The School Council was set up to enable the children at Wreningham VC Primary to have a say in the running of their own school. In this way, our children have a greater sense of belonging, become more confident when putting forward ideas and develop a greater understanding of the need to work co-operatively for the good of others.

The School Council officers are as follows:

Chairperson / Toby Alexander / Treasurer / Jack Broad
Vice Chair / Isaac Silver / Publicity / Katie Bilham
Secretary / Alice Gibbons / ECO Warriors / Becky Dowrick
Abi Mayne

Representatives

Class 4

Yr 6 representativesMacie Gladwell & Rowan Jarvis

Yr 5 representativesMolly Francis & Lacey Mayes

Class 3

Yr 4 representativesAlex Boakes Young & Alexander Horton

Yr 3 representativesMegan Thomas & Charlie Billham

Class 2

Yr 2 representativesOlivia Donald & Lucas Foley

Yr 1 representativesEmily Shaw & Jessica Swatman

Thank you to all the children who did presentations to their class, and congratulations those who subsequently got elected.

Book Fair- ‘Get Caught Reading!’

The Book Fair is in school with the opportunity to buy some great books at great value: ‘Awesome Animals,’ Michael Morpurgo ‘Shadow,’ Anne Fine ‘Dreams’ and many other titles. The book fair will be open to parents and their children after school from 3.10 Thursday/Friday 29th & 30th September, Tuesday/Wednesday 4th & 5th October.

National Poetry Day Thursday 6th October

The school is committed to ensuring children are taught to read independently and effectively for meaning and we are always keen to find ways to enthuse the children to read. To support this we have booked the Garlic Theatre to do a performance of ‘Little Red Robin Hood!’ in the school Monday 3October. We hope the children enjoy the show and it will be used to encourage the children to read and write poetry through the week in English.

Wymondham Library

We are delighted that Cole Dixon gained third place in the 8 to 11 age group Wymondham Words poetry competition. His poem will be displayed at the library from Tuesday 13th September. Congratulations!

Wymondham library events:

Calling all Aspiring Superheroes!17th September 10.30-12

This is a Wymondham Literary Festival event.Richard Horne and Helen Szirtes, the authors of "101 Things To Do To Become a Superhero...or Evil Genius" invite you to a workshop and book signing.Develop your secret identity and prepare for the awesome challenges ahead!FREE event suitable forsuperhumans aged 7-13.Booking essential on 01953 603319 or speak to a member of staff.

Help Create a Tree of Words and Birds!18th September 2-3.30.

This is a Wymondham Literary Festival event sponsored by Wymondham Town Council.Children, parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents are invited to work with writer Belona Greenwood and artist Kate Munro, to create a tree from recycled materials. You can "dress" the tree with words, stories and dreams. The finished tree will remain on display at the library until the end of September.FREE event suitable for all the family.Booking essential on 01953 603319 or speak to a member of staff.

Harvest Festival

A harvest festival will be held at the Village Hall on Thursday 13th October from 9.15 We warmly invite parents to attend our celebration of harvest. We will be collecting tinned food for the Homeless in Norfolk – using the Salvation Army to distribute the food. Please send in tinned items of food and non-perishable food by Wednesday 12th October.

Wymondham Youth Music Society

The society invites you to an Open Evening, Thursday 6th October, Studio Theatre at Wymondham High School. Come and see the different ensembles of the Wymondham Youth Music Society in action. Junior strings from 6pm and Wymondham Youth Orchestra and other groups from 7pm.

The Tour of Britaincycle race is coming through Wymondham and Barnham Broom on Saturday 17th September.

Message from Friends

The Friends are having their AGM Tuesday 4th October in the school hall. All are welcome. Future Events: Saturday 15th October Games afternoon in the school hall - family fun, lots of games, tea, coffee, cake and hook a duck!

Christmas Fayre, Friday 18th November Village Hall 7pm – 10pm – mulled wine, Christmas shopping for all ages, mince pies, sausage rolls; more information to follow. Bag to School – have a clear out and raise funds for the school!

Last year the Friends raised, through events and donations, an amazing £6269 to spend on resources to support the children in our school. This is a fantastic amount and the school is extremely grateful for the hard work of the members of the Friends committee. If you would like to learn more about the Friends please attend the AGM.

Dates For Your Diary

September
Fri 16th Year 3 to attend Wymondham Words Festival
Wymondham High School 1.30 – 3.00
October
Tues 4th FRIENDS AGM School Hall
Sat 15th FRIENDS Games Afternoon
Thurs 13th Harvest Festival Village Hall 9.15
Fri 14th School Photographs Individual & Family
Wed 19th Parents Evening 4.30 – 7.00
Thurs 20th Parents Evening 3.30 – 6.00
Mon 24th October - Half Term
November
Fri 18th Nov Children In Need
Fri 18th Nov Christmas Fayre
Mon 21st – Wed 23rd Holt Hall Class 3
December
Tues 6th KS2 Nativity 6PM
Wed 7th KS2 Nativity 9.15AM
Wed 14th Christmas Lunch
Thurs 8th KS1 F/Stage Nativity
Fri 9th KS1& F/Stage Nativity
Fri 16th Christingle in the Church 2PM / Governor Dates
Mon 19th SeptPremises Committee
Mon 26 SeptFinance & Personnel Committee
Mon 3 OctoberPupil & Parent Committee
Mon 10 OctFull Governing Body meeting
Mon 14 NovFinance & Personnel Committee
Mon 21 NovCurriculum & SEN Committee
Mon 5 Dec Full Governing Body meeting
FOWS Dates
Tues 4 OctFOWS – AGM and meeting
8pm in School Hall
All welcome
Parenting Support
Autism Sharing Day
‘An exciting event for Accessing, Sharing & Discovering Information, Services & Resources for children, young people and adults who have an Autistic Spectrum Disorder, their families, parents, carers and those supporting or working with them.’
21st September 2011 Venue: The Sportspark, University of East Anglia, Norwich.
For more information about this event please contact the school.

All our newsletters can be found on our website in the ‘Parents’ section.

Mr Jones