Newsletter Oct 16
TOLLERTON SCHOOL NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 OCTOBER 2016 In this Issue:
· Dates for your diary
· Event notices
· Tollerton School PTA
· Film Club
· This years term dates
Mr Board’s Comments Phew! What a start to the year! As you know, we became an academy on the 1st September and became one of the founding members of the Equals Trust. The conversion process and the setting up of the trust has been a lot of work but we are already seeing some of the advantages of working closely with such an excellent group of schools. I expect these benefits to continue into the future and many of these will have a direct positive impact on the children at Tollerton. The children have all been busy and I have been very pleased to see how well they have all settled into their new classes. I would like to offer a warm welcome to Mrs Mays and Miss Bingham who have been doing a sterling job in Class 4 covering Mrs Kimbley’s final term of maternity leave. I would also like to welcome the new children and their families Class R: Amelia Alton, Oliver Armstrong, Alex Clark, Molly Cox, Elise Crabot, Evie Dalrymple, Tom Dawson, Eva Dewhurst, Harry Dunthorne, Ben Evans, Imogen Garrard, Amy Hall, Hayley Hall, Annabel Hood, Esme Liddington, Lily Mason, Oliver Moore, Harry O’Keeffe, Joshua Robinson, Johnnie Roland, Joseph Roland, Lilly Screaton, Eleanor Sharpe, Esme Shaw, Daisy Stenton, Isla Tillotson, Lucy Tillotson, Freddie Webb and Cienna Wilson. There was a terrifying scene on Friday when the school was invaded by a scary band of Vikings from Class 4. The class were visited by a Viking known as Hrothgar as part of their Vikings topic. He made quite an impression on them and they learned a great deal about the Vikings and their way of life. Our footballers (both boys and girls) have been in action in the annual Rushcliffe Tournaments. Although we didn’t win, the children played very well and with a great spirit that should stand us in good stead for the rest of the season. Thank you for your continued support with everything that we do.
TOLLERTON SCHOOL PTA UPDATE
Andrew Board
The PTA welcomed all the new Class R children into school by making personalised gingerbread men for each of them. By all accounts they went down a treat! We currently have lots of likes on our Facebook page and have set ourselves a target of 300. If you haven’t already visited us on Tollerton Primary School PTA please do, and keep updated on what is coming up in the events calendar. Thank you all for your continued support. A few upcoming dates for your diary: Friday 25th November 2.00pm - PTA AGM (All Welcome) Saturday 17th December 10.00am - Brunch with Santa Friday 10th February 6.00pm - Family Disco Saturday 1st April 10am - Easter Egg Hunt Fridays from the 9th June 3.30pm - Ice Pop Fridays Friday 14th July 6.00pm - Summer BBQ Film Club will be running on Friday afternoons after half term from 3.30 until 5.30pm. We wiil be showing the following films: 11th November—Angry Birds: The Movie Cert U 18th November—The Secret Life of Pets Cert U 25th November—The BFG Cert PG 2nd December—Finding Dory Cert U 9th December—Ice Age: Collision Course Cert U A separate letter will go out the week before each film. Whilst we have chosen films we think will appeal to most of our children, you know your child best and will know which of our films they will enjoy and which, they will not.
TOLLERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL YEAR PLANNER 2016/2017 13/10/16
Class 3 Assembly
10.00am
14/10/16
Class 4 Assembly
10.00am
17/10/16
INSET Day
18 & 19/10/16
Parents’ Evening
21/10/16
Non-Uniform Day for Cancer Research
21/10/16
Harvest Festival
24/10/16—30/10/16
3.30pm—6.30pm
2.00pm
HALF TERM
31/10/16
INSET Day
04/11/16
Grandparents' Day
9.30-12.00 & 1.30-3.20pm
09/11/16
Class 2 Assembly
10.00am
11/11/16
Class 5 Assembly
10.00am
14/11/16
Class 6 Assembly
10.00am
15/11/16
School Photographs (Individuals and siblings)
25/11/16
FOTS AGM (All welcome)
2.00pm
06 & 07/12/16
KS1 Christmas Production
6.00pm—7.30pm
08/12/16
Classes 3/4 Pantomime Trip
1.30pm—6.00pm
Class 5/6 Christmas Production
6.30pm—9.00pm
17/12/16
FOTS Brunch with Santa
10.00am
19/12/16
Class R Nativity Play
2.00pm—3.00pm
20/12/16
FS/KS1 Pantomime (School Hall)
13 & 14 & 15/12/16
21/12/16—02/01/17 03/01/2017
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Children Return to School
10/02/17
Class 3 Assembly
10.00am
10/02/17
FOTS Spring Disco
6.00pm
13/02/17—17/02/17 23/02/17
HALF TERM Breakfast Around the World
01 & 02/03/17
Parents’ Evening
17/03/17
Class R Assembly
21 & 22/03/17
3.30pm—6.30pm
Classes 3/4 Spring Production
6.00pm—7.30pm
24/03/17
Class 1 Assembly
10.00am
30/03/17
Easter Parents’ Open Afternoon
1.30pm—3.00pm
01/04/17
FOTS Easter Egg Hunt
03/04/17—17/04/17
EASTER HOLIDAY
26/04/17—28/04/17
Class 2/3 Residential to Ravenstor YH, Derbyshire
01/05/17 08/05/17—11/05/17
May Day Bank Holiday Year 6 SATs Week
Date 09/05/17—12/05/17
Event
Time
Class 4/5 Residential to Boggle Hole YH, N.Yorks
19/05/17
Class 5 Assembly
10.00am
22/05/17
Class R Assembly
10.00am
25/05/17
Class 4 Assembly
10.00am
26/05/17
INSET Day
29/05/17—02/06/17 06/06/17 12/06/17—16/06/17
HALF TERM Parents’ Open Afternoon
1.30pm—3.00pm
Class 6 Residential, Grange over Sands, Cumbria
23/06/17
Class 2 Assembly
10.00am
26/06/17
Class 1 Assembly
10.00am
27/06/17
Sports Day
1.30pm
04/07/17
Reserve Sports Day (in case 27/06 has to be cancelled)
1.30pm
12/07/17
Parents’ Information Evening
6.00pm—7.00pm
14/07/17
FOTS Summer BBQ
6.00pm
19/07/17
Class 6 Leavers’ Assembly
10.00am
21/07/17
Last Day of Term
24/07/17—04/09/17
Summer Holiday
School Productions Our annual school productions will follow a similar pattern as last year with Classes R, 1 and 2 and classes 5 and 6 doing their major performances at Christmas and Classes 3 and 4 doing theirs in the spring. It worked well last year with all the children getting their chance to shine! Pantomime Trip We will be doing our pantomime trip a little differently this year. Instead of Classes R, 1 and 2 going to the Playhouse to see the pantomime, we have arranged for a theatre group called ’West End in Schools’ to come in and perform Cinderella for the children in the school hall on the 20th December. Classes 3 and 4 will be going to the Playhouse on the 8th December. Letters about both of these performances will go out nearer the time. Harvest Festival Our Harvest Festival this year will be slightly different. The children in Class R and in the school choir will be performing and we will be inviting only the parents of those children involved to attend. The rest of the children will still be involved in the festival but they won’t be putting on a performance. Those of you who have attended our Harvest Festival in the past will recall how busy it gets and fire regulations mean we are no longer allowed to have such a large number of people in the hall and library. We will be collecting produce as normal which will be donated to local charities. Cancer Research Non-Uniform Day We have been asked by a village community group if we would hold a non-uniform day to support the Cancer Research campaign. This will take place on Friday 21st October. Children can wear their normal clothes in exchange for a donation which will all be given to the charity. £1 is the suggestion but you can donate any amount.
· Dates for your diary
· Event notices
· Tollerton School PTA
· Film Club
· This years term dates
Mr Board’s Comments Phew! What a start to the year! As you know, we became an academy on the 1st September and became one of the founding members of the Equals Trust. The conversion process and the setting up of the trust has been a lot of work but we are already seeing some of the advantages of working closely with such an excellent group of schools. I expect these benefits to continue into the future and many of these will have a direct positive impact on the children at Tollerton. The children have all been busy and I have been very pleased to see how well they have all settled into their new classes. I would like to offer a warm welcome to Mrs Mays and Miss Bingham who have been doing a sterling job in Class 4 covering Mrs Kimbley’s final term of maternity leave. I would also like to welcome the new children and their families Class R: Amelia Alton, Oliver Armstrong, Alex Clark, Molly Cox, Elise Crabot, Evie Dalrymple, Tom Dawson, Eva Dewhurst, Harry Dunthorne, Ben Evans, Imogen Garrard, Amy Hall, Hayley Hall, Annabel Hood, Esme Liddington, Lily Mason, Oliver Moore, Harry O’Keeffe, Joshua Robinson, Johnnie Roland, Joseph Roland, Lilly Screaton, Eleanor Sharpe, Esme Shaw, Daisy Stenton, Isla Tillotson, Lucy Tillotson, Freddie Webb and Cienna Wilson. There was a terrifying scene on Friday when the school was invaded by a scary band of Vikings from Class 4. The class were visited by a Viking known as Hrothgar as part of their Vikings topic. He made quite an impression on them and they learned a great deal about the Vikings and their way of life. Our footballers (both boys and girls) have been in action in the annual Rushcliffe Tournaments. Although we didn’t win, the children played very well and with a great spirit that should stand us in good stead for the rest of the season. Thank you for your continued support with everything that we do.
TOLLERTON SCHOOL PTA UPDATE
Andrew Board
The PTA welcomed all the new Class R children into school by making personalised gingerbread men for each of them. By all accounts they went down a treat! We currently have lots of likes on our Facebook page and have set ourselves a target of 300. If you haven’t already visited us on Tollerton Primary School PTA please do, and keep updated on what is coming up in the events calendar. Thank you all for your continued support. A few upcoming dates for your diary: Friday 25th November 2.00pm - PTA AGM (All Welcome) Saturday 17th December 10.00am - Brunch with Santa Friday 10th February 6.00pm - Family Disco Saturday 1st April 10am - Easter Egg Hunt Fridays from the 9th June 3.30pm - Ice Pop Fridays Friday 14th July 6.00pm - Summer BBQ Film Club will be running on Friday afternoons after half term from 3.30 until 5.30pm. We wiil be showing the following films: 11th November—Angry Birds: The Movie Cert U 18th November—The Secret Life of Pets Cert U 25th November—The BFG Cert PG 2nd December—Finding Dory Cert U 9th December—Ice Age: Collision Course Cert U A separate letter will go out the week before each film. Whilst we have chosen films we think will appeal to most of our children, you know your child best and will know which of our films they will enjoy and which, they will not.
TOLLERTON PRIMARY SCHOOL YEAR PLANNER 2016/2017 13/10/16
Class 3 Assembly
10.00am
14/10/16
Class 4 Assembly
10.00am
17/10/16
INSET Day
18 & 19/10/16
Parents’ Evening
21/10/16
Non-Uniform Day for Cancer Research
21/10/16
Harvest Festival
24/10/16—30/10/16
3.30pm—6.30pm
2.00pm
HALF TERM
31/10/16
INSET Day
04/11/16
Grandparents' Day
9.30-12.00 & 1.30-3.20pm
09/11/16
Class 2 Assembly
10.00am
11/11/16
Class 5 Assembly
10.00am
14/11/16
Class 6 Assembly
10.00am
15/11/16
School Photographs (Individuals and siblings)
25/11/16
FOTS AGM (All welcome)
2.00pm
06 & 07/12/16
KS1 Christmas Production
6.00pm—7.30pm
08/12/16
Classes 3/4 Pantomime Trip
1.30pm—6.00pm
Class 5/6 Christmas Production
6.30pm—9.00pm
17/12/16
FOTS Brunch with Santa
10.00am
19/12/16
Class R Nativity Play
2.00pm—3.00pm
20/12/16
FS/KS1 Pantomime (School Hall)
13 & 14 & 15/12/16
21/12/16—02/01/17 03/01/2017
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY Children Return to School
10/02/17
Class 3 Assembly
10.00am
10/02/17
FOTS Spring Disco
6.00pm
13/02/17—17/02/17 23/02/17
HALF TERM Breakfast Around the World
01 & 02/03/17
Parents’ Evening
17/03/17
Class R Assembly
21 & 22/03/17
3.30pm—6.30pm
Classes 3/4 Spring Production
6.00pm—7.30pm
24/03/17
Class 1 Assembly
10.00am
30/03/17
Easter Parents’ Open Afternoon
1.30pm—3.00pm
01/04/17
FOTS Easter Egg Hunt
03/04/17—17/04/17
EASTER HOLIDAY
26/04/17—28/04/17
Class 2/3 Residential to Ravenstor YH, Derbyshire
01/05/17 08/05/17—11/05/17
May Day Bank Holiday Year 6 SATs Week
Date 09/05/17—12/05/17
Event
Time
Class 4/5 Residential to Boggle Hole YH, N.Yorks
19/05/17
Class 5 Assembly
10.00am
22/05/17
Class R Assembly
10.00am
25/05/17
Class 4 Assembly
10.00am
26/05/17
INSET Day
29/05/17—02/06/17 06/06/17 12/06/17—16/06/17
HALF TERM Parents’ Open Afternoon
1.30pm—3.00pm
Class 6 Residential, Grange over Sands, Cumbria
23/06/17
Class 2 Assembly
10.00am
26/06/17
Class 1 Assembly
10.00am
27/06/17
Sports Day
1.30pm
04/07/17
Reserve Sports Day (in case 27/06 has to be cancelled)
1.30pm
12/07/17
Parents’ Information Evening
6.00pm—7.00pm
14/07/17
FOTS Summer BBQ
6.00pm
19/07/17
Class 6 Leavers’ Assembly
10.00am
21/07/17
Last Day of Term
24/07/17—04/09/17
Summer Holiday
School Productions Our annual school productions will follow a similar pattern as last year with Classes R, 1 and 2 and classes 5 and 6 doing their major performances at Christmas and Classes 3 and 4 doing theirs in the spring. It worked well last year with all the children getting their chance to shine! Pantomime Trip We will be doing our pantomime trip a little differently this year. Instead of Classes R, 1 and 2 going to the Playhouse to see the pantomime, we have arranged for a theatre group called ’West End in Schools’ to come in and perform Cinderella for the children in the school hall on the 20th December. Classes 3 and 4 will be going to the Playhouse on the 8th December. Letters about both of these performances will go out nearer the time. Harvest Festival Our Harvest Festival this year will be slightly different. The children in Class R and in the school choir will be performing and we will be inviting only the parents of those children involved to attend. The rest of the children will still be involved in the festival but they won’t be putting on a performance. Those of you who have attended our Harvest Festival in the past will recall how busy it gets and fire regulations mean we are no longer allowed to have such a large number of people in the hall and library. We will be collecting produce as normal which will be donated to local charities. Cancer Research Non-Uniform Day We have been asked by a village community group if we would hold a non-uniform day to support the Cancer Research campaign. This will take place on Friday 21st October. Children can wear their normal clothes in exchange for a donation which will all be given to the charity. £1 is the suggestion but you can donate any amount.
