Stannington First School Newsletter
30th April 2015
Stannington First School Newsletter Forthcoming dates : 4th May – May Day holiday 16th May – Open Hands mini-Olympics 17th May – Children’s Cancer Run 22nd May – Last day of term 1st June – Back to school 9th June – Sports day (weather dependent) 11th June – Reserve sports day 13th June – Summer fair 16th June – Year 4s to Chantry sports day 22nd – 24th June – Owls residential trip to Gibside 29th June – Teacher Training Day 6th July – Transfer day 17th July – Last day of term
I hope that you all had a lovely break over Easter, the children all have had a good holiday and are ready for the last term of the year. This will be a busy term with lots of different activities happening to ensure that all the children have happy memories of their time at Stannington First School.
Spelling & tables tests We need your help! Spellings and times tables form the foundations of learning. Please encourage and support your child to learn both their spellings and tables. The children will be given spellings that they have been working on throughout the week, please help them to learn them. The children will be re-tested on the spellings and tables if they don’t get 7/10 or more. Again your help is vital to ensure that your child makes good to outstanding progress in reading. We follow a reading programme (with some supplementary reading books) which enables our children to have a broad vocabulary, comprehension and recognition, where they are confident with their reading ability and also very importantly enjoy the books they are reading. Please take 5-10 minutes on an evening to listen to or read with your child (longer for Owls children) and then write in the home/school diary. All your time and effort will compliment the work done in school to ensure that your child makes the maximum amount of progress – you are not doing our job, you are ensuring that your child succeeds whilst at SFS and beyond!
30th April 2015
Stannington First School Newsletter Swimming Please ensure that your child is in school on time on Friday mornings. It is extremely disruptive when children are arriving after registration. Swimming is an important life skill for all children. Our children are fortunate to receive a one hours lessons. Please make sure they are in school and fully equipped for the lessons.
P.E. A growing number of children are coming to school without their PE kits. Please ensure that your child has a full PE kit in school to enable them to fully participate in the curriculum. This term the children will be doing football and orienteering.
School meals & School Money Please ensure that you have credit on your School Money account for meals. Meals should be paid in advance, rather than in arrears.
Gardening club Mrs Brown needs 12 children to help with the garden. The gardening club will run on Wednesdays after school, 3.15-4.15pm at a cost of £4.40. Please speak to Mrs Hancock or Mrs Harker to book a place.
Warm weather Please remember to apply sun cream to your child when the weather is warm.
Greggs Children’s Cancer Run Mr T is organising a team to run on Sunday 17th May. If you would like to be part of the team (parents and children), please pick up an application form from the office.
Bottle greenhouse Mr T has nearly finished the bottle greenhouse; he still needs more bottles please.
30th April 2015
Stannington First School Newsletter Mrs Bolam I’m sure that it won’t come as a surprise to you to learn that Mrs Bolam is expecting her second baby in September. We are delighted with her news but we will all miss her whilst she is on maternity leave. Mrs Bolam will be here until the end of the summer term. In September, Mrs Davis will work full-time in the Early Years Unit, covering her maternity leave.
New Teacher The Governors and I are currently in the middle of selecting a class teacher to teach a new class. Some of the children in Reception and Year 1 will be involved in the appointment process, as will the School Council. The interviews are to take place next Thursday and we will let you know the outcome as soon as possible.
New Vicar I would like to welcome Revd. Catherine to Stannington; the children are looking forward to working with her and getting to know her better over the coming weeks.
New children We are pleased to welcome Louis Common, Charlie Hague and Freya Pickford and their families to our Nursery. Freya joins us together with her brothers Alex and Jack. All the children have settled into school really well—its just like they’ve always been here.
Student teachers Our student teachers are all enjoying their time at Stannington First School; they are all making a huge contribution to the education of our children: Early Years —Miss Eilish Candler Swifts—Miss Maria Convey & Miss Sarah Graydon Owls—Miss Sophie Robinson & Miss Charlotte Lilley Mrs Godopoulos is also currently with us as part of her Teaching Assistant placement.
30th April 2015
Stannington First School Newsletter Summer Fair 2015 Please keep Saturday 13th June, 10.30-12.30 pm free for our annual school fair. More details will follow from the PTA, but please let us know if you are available to help in any way. In the meantime, the PTA has asked for the following donations :
Choir Miss Enzor and myself were so proud of our choir when they sang at the licensing and installation ceremony for Revd. Catherine Pickford. Their singing and behaviour was beautiful and was a credit to the school. Thank you to the parents who brought them along on such a cold, soggy evening!
Raffle prizes Bottles of wine Empty wine bottles, with
screw-tops Empty jam jars Filled jam jars (filled with
sweets/small toys etc., suitable for boys and girls)
Saturday 16th May—Mini-Olympics Children are invited to take part in a mini Olympics to be held in the school grounds from 23pm, followed by teas and activities in St Mary’s Church from 3-4pm. There will be races for children up to 5 years old, 5-8 years old and over 8’s. Medals will be awarded to the winners. Please collect 2p coins to make a tower of 2p’s in Church. There will be a raffle and spin tombola to raise money for Christian Aid week. If we raise £150, it will pay for a cow to be given to a family in poverty in Ethiopia. Please give names to Jen Glennie if you would like to take part. Any questions, please ring Liz Ferguson on 789 795. Thank you.
Stannington First School Newsletter Forthcoming dates : 4th May – May Day holiday 16th May – Open Hands mini-Olympics 17th May – Children’s Cancer Run 22nd May – Last day of term 1st June – Back to school 9th June – Sports day (weather dependent) 11th June – Reserve sports day 13th June – Summer fair 16th June – Year 4s to Chantry sports day 22nd – 24th June – Owls residential trip to Gibside 29th June – Teacher Training Day 6th July – Transfer day 17th July – Last day of term
I hope that you all had a lovely break over Easter, the children all have had a good holiday and are ready for the last term of the year. This will be a busy term with lots of different activities happening to ensure that all the children have happy memories of their time at Stannington First School.
Spelling & tables tests We need your help! Spellings and times tables form the foundations of learning. Please encourage and support your child to learn both their spellings and tables. The children will be given spellings that they have been working on throughout the week, please help them to learn them. The children will be re-tested on the spellings and tables if they don’t get 7/10 or more. Again your help is vital to ensure that your child makes good to outstanding progress in reading. We follow a reading programme (with some supplementary reading books) which enables our children to have a broad vocabulary, comprehension and recognition, where they are confident with their reading ability and also very importantly enjoy the books they are reading. Please take 5-10 minutes on an evening to listen to or read with your child (longer for Owls children) and then write in the home/school diary. All your time and effort will compliment the work done in school to ensure that your child makes the maximum amount of progress – you are not doing our job, you are ensuring that your child succeeds whilst at SFS and beyond!
30th April 2015
Stannington First School Newsletter Swimming Please ensure that your child is in school on time on Friday mornings. It is extremely disruptive when children are arriving after registration. Swimming is an important life skill for all children. Our children are fortunate to receive a one hours lessons. Please make sure they are in school and fully equipped for the lessons.
P.E. A growing number of children are coming to school without their PE kits. Please ensure that your child has a full PE kit in school to enable them to fully participate in the curriculum. This term the children will be doing football and orienteering.
School meals & School Money Please ensure that you have credit on your School Money account for meals. Meals should be paid in advance, rather than in arrears.
Gardening club Mrs Brown needs 12 children to help with the garden. The gardening club will run on Wednesdays after school, 3.15-4.15pm at a cost of £4.40. Please speak to Mrs Hancock or Mrs Harker to book a place.
Warm weather Please remember to apply sun cream to your child when the weather is warm.
Greggs Children’s Cancer Run Mr T is organising a team to run on Sunday 17th May. If you would like to be part of the team (parents and children), please pick up an application form from the office.
Bottle greenhouse Mr T has nearly finished the bottle greenhouse; he still needs more bottles please.
30th April 2015
Stannington First School Newsletter Mrs Bolam I’m sure that it won’t come as a surprise to you to learn that Mrs Bolam is expecting her second baby in September. We are delighted with her news but we will all miss her whilst she is on maternity leave. Mrs Bolam will be here until the end of the summer term. In September, Mrs Davis will work full-time in the Early Years Unit, covering her maternity leave.
New Teacher The Governors and I are currently in the middle of selecting a class teacher to teach a new class. Some of the children in Reception and Year 1 will be involved in the appointment process, as will the School Council. The interviews are to take place next Thursday and we will let you know the outcome as soon as possible.
New Vicar I would like to welcome Revd. Catherine to Stannington; the children are looking forward to working with her and getting to know her better over the coming weeks.
New children We are pleased to welcome Louis Common, Charlie Hague and Freya Pickford and their families to our Nursery. Freya joins us together with her brothers Alex and Jack. All the children have settled into school really well—its just like they’ve always been here.
Student teachers Our student teachers are all enjoying their time at Stannington First School; they are all making a huge contribution to the education of our children: Early Years —Miss Eilish Candler Swifts—Miss Maria Convey & Miss Sarah Graydon Owls—Miss Sophie Robinson & Miss Charlotte Lilley Mrs Godopoulos is also currently with us as part of her Teaching Assistant placement.
30th April 2015
Stannington First School Newsletter Summer Fair 2015 Please keep Saturday 13th June, 10.30-12.30 pm free for our annual school fair. More details will follow from the PTA, but please let us know if you are available to help in any way. In the meantime, the PTA has asked for the following donations :
Choir Miss Enzor and myself were so proud of our choir when they sang at the licensing and installation ceremony for Revd. Catherine Pickford. Their singing and behaviour was beautiful and was a credit to the school. Thank you to the parents who brought them along on such a cold, soggy evening!
Raffle prizes Bottles of wine Empty wine bottles, with
screw-tops Empty jam jars Filled jam jars (filled with
sweets/small toys etc., suitable for boys and girls)
Saturday 16th May—Mini-Olympics Children are invited to take part in a mini Olympics to be held in the school grounds from 23pm, followed by teas and activities in St Mary’s Church from 3-4pm. There will be races for children up to 5 years old, 5-8 years old and over 8’s. Medals will be awarded to the winners. Please collect 2p coins to make a tower of 2p’s in Church. There will be a raffle and spin tombola to raise money for Christian Aid week. If we raise £150, it will pay for a cow to be given to a family in poverty in Ethiopia. Please give names to Jen Glennie if you would like to take part. Any questions, please ring Liz Ferguson on 789 795. Thank you.
