Friday 12th February 2016
Queen Emma’s Primary School A
Newsletter Friday 12th February 2016 Excellence through courage, honesty, respect and friendship
Dear Families, Thank you for your support over this dark and busy winter term. Having just finished Term 3 Pupil Progress Meetings with teachers, it is clear that the children are working really hard and at this mid-point in the year, a lot of our children are on-track to make really good progress which is fantastic. It was great to see many of you at parent consultations this week. If your children are in Mount Kilimanjaro or Blencathra and you were unable to meet with your child’s class teacher, we will identify some days early next term for this to happen and let you know. Equally, if you were unable to see your class teacher for other reasons, please get in touch with us and we will endeavour to find a time for you to come in and discuss how things are going. We were pleased to welcome back Deacon Ellie from Witney’s Methodist Church this week – she led a pancake-flipping assembly on Shrove Tuesday. As well as thinking about Lent and pancakes, the children have also been learning a lot about: staying safe online, innovative and enterprising teamwork (as part of Dragon’s Den Day) and how quickly fires can spread (in Key Stage 1’s re-creation of the ‘Great Fire of London’ on the playground) – see reverse for photographs. We will return on Monday 22nd February to Family Week which ties in with our Value of the Month: Caring. Family Week will give us an opportunity to celebrate the role of families in caring for children, consider what family means to different people and celebrate diversity within families and in the wider community. There will be a chance for you to join us when children design/make their own family crests (more information to follow) and the week will end with a Community Big Breakfast on Friday 26th February (8-8.40am). If you haven’t already seen a booking form, you can collect one from the office to pre-order what you would like to eat.
DATES FOR DIARY Fri 12th Feb – End of Term 3, 3pm Mon 22nd Feb – Start of Term 4 Week beg. Mon 22nd Feb – Family Week Fri 26th Feb – Community Big Breakfast Week beg. Mon 29th Feb – Book Week Weds 2nd Mar – Book at Bedtime / Parent Workshops (6pm) Thurs 3rd Mar – World Book Day Week beg. Mon 14th Mar – Science Week Weds 15th Mar – Year 6 Partnership Singing Concert at Wood Green Fri 18th Mar – Inter-House Cross Country for Sports Relief Tues 22nd Mar (2pm) and Weds 23rd Mar (6pm) – Year 3 to 5 Performance Weds 23rd Mar - Weights and Measures Reception & Year 6 (more information to follow) Thurs 24th Mar – Easter Bonnet Parade, 8.50am (Parents invited) Thurs 24th Mar – End of Term 4, 1pm Mon 4th and Tues 5th Apr – Year 6 Easter School (9-11am) Mon 11th Apr – Start of Term 5
Value of the Month: Caring “How you make others feel about themselves, says a lot about you.”
As ever, there are lots of exciting learning experiences and enriching events planned for Term 4 (see ‘Dates for Diary’). We wish you a restful and happy February break and look forward to seeing you all safely back on Monday 22nd February. Best wishes,
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Article 42 Ms C. Pike and Mrs S. Riley Acting Headteachers
“You have the right to know your rights.” CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
Learning Warriors of the Week Ahyan Rahman - Snowdon Lola Jones – Ben Nevis All of Blencathra Amelie Withers - Ben Hope Gina Onyemenem – Mount Etna All of Mount Olympus Seth Porter - Kilimanjaro Louis Tudge – Mount Fuji
Reading Champions Bronze Award Kacper Gerwatowski, Got Panyathi, Caleb Galpin and Freddie Simpson
Reading Champions Silver Award Kaitlin Waller, Nadia Pelko and Ellie Webb
Reading Champions Gold Award Sebastian Sutton, Aidan Buckingham, Igor Danek, Lily Crosbie, Harrison Sims, Niko Pelko, Serena Lock and Harry Weller
Reading Champions Star Award Mobile Library The mobile library will be in school on the following dates: Monday 7th March, Monday 18th April, Monday 16th May and Monday 20th June (final visit - collection only)
James Roger, Ruby Clarke, Peter Wearing, Freya Green and Amelia Wymer
Well done everyone!
Attendance
REMINDERS
This week’s whole school attendance was a fantastic 95.46%.
Monday 6th June 2016 INSET DAY
Attendance Alex was awarded to
Mount Etna
CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
Dragon’s Den Day
CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
Chinese New Year Celebrations
CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
The Great Fire of London
The wind blew the fire further, just like it did in 1666!
CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
Newsletter Friday 12th February 2016 Excellence through courage, honesty, respect and friendship
Dear Families, Thank you for your support over this dark and busy winter term. Having just finished Term 3 Pupil Progress Meetings with teachers, it is clear that the children are working really hard and at this mid-point in the year, a lot of our children are on-track to make really good progress which is fantastic. It was great to see many of you at parent consultations this week. If your children are in Mount Kilimanjaro or Blencathra and you were unable to meet with your child’s class teacher, we will identify some days early next term for this to happen and let you know. Equally, if you were unable to see your class teacher for other reasons, please get in touch with us and we will endeavour to find a time for you to come in and discuss how things are going. We were pleased to welcome back Deacon Ellie from Witney’s Methodist Church this week – she led a pancake-flipping assembly on Shrove Tuesday. As well as thinking about Lent and pancakes, the children have also been learning a lot about: staying safe online, innovative and enterprising teamwork (as part of Dragon’s Den Day) and how quickly fires can spread (in Key Stage 1’s re-creation of the ‘Great Fire of London’ on the playground) – see reverse for photographs. We will return on Monday 22nd February to Family Week which ties in with our Value of the Month: Caring. Family Week will give us an opportunity to celebrate the role of families in caring for children, consider what family means to different people and celebrate diversity within families and in the wider community. There will be a chance for you to join us when children design/make their own family crests (more information to follow) and the week will end with a Community Big Breakfast on Friday 26th February (8-8.40am). If you haven’t already seen a booking form, you can collect one from the office to pre-order what you would like to eat.
DATES FOR DIARY Fri 12th Feb – End of Term 3, 3pm Mon 22nd Feb – Start of Term 4 Week beg. Mon 22nd Feb – Family Week Fri 26th Feb – Community Big Breakfast Week beg. Mon 29th Feb – Book Week Weds 2nd Mar – Book at Bedtime / Parent Workshops (6pm) Thurs 3rd Mar – World Book Day Week beg. Mon 14th Mar – Science Week Weds 15th Mar – Year 6 Partnership Singing Concert at Wood Green Fri 18th Mar – Inter-House Cross Country for Sports Relief Tues 22nd Mar (2pm) and Weds 23rd Mar (6pm) – Year 3 to 5 Performance Weds 23rd Mar - Weights and Measures Reception & Year 6 (more information to follow) Thurs 24th Mar – Easter Bonnet Parade, 8.50am (Parents invited) Thurs 24th Mar – End of Term 4, 1pm Mon 4th and Tues 5th Apr – Year 6 Easter School (9-11am) Mon 11th Apr – Start of Term 5
Value of the Month: Caring “How you make others feel about themselves, says a lot about you.”
As ever, there are lots of exciting learning experiences and enriching events planned for Term 4 (see ‘Dates for Diary’). We wish you a restful and happy February break and look forward to seeing you all safely back on Monday 22nd February. Best wishes,
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Article 42 Ms C. Pike and Mrs S. Riley Acting Headteachers
“You have the right to know your rights.” CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
Learning Warriors of the Week Ahyan Rahman - Snowdon Lola Jones – Ben Nevis All of Blencathra Amelie Withers - Ben Hope Gina Onyemenem – Mount Etna All of Mount Olympus Seth Porter - Kilimanjaro Louis Tudge – Mount Fuji
Reading Champions Bronze Award Kacper Gerwatowski, Got Panyathi, Caleb Galpin and Freddie Simpson
Reading Champions Silver Award Kaitlin Waller, Nadia Pelko and Ellie Webb
Reading Champions Gold Award Sebastian Sutton, Aidan Buckingham, Igor Danek, Lily Crosbie, Harrison Sims, Niko Pelko, Serena Lock and Harry Weller
Reading Champions Star Award Mobile Library The mobile library will be in school on the following dates: Monday 7th March, Monday 18th April, Monday 16th May and Monday 20th June (final visit - collection only)
James Roger, Ruby Clarke, Peter Wearing, Freya Green and Amelia Wymer
Well done everyone!
Attendance
REMINDERS
This week’s whole school attendance was a fantastic 95.46%.
Monday 6th June 2016 INSET DAY
Attendance Alex was awarded to
Mount Etna
CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
Dragon’s Den Day
CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
Chinese New Year Celebrations
CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
The Great Fire of London
The wind blew the fire further, just like it did in 1666!
CONTACT US: Queen Emma's Primary School,Burwell Drive,Witney,OX28 5JW Website:www.queen-emmas.oxon.sch.uk E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01993) 704770
