As this letter brings another school year to a close, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all our hardworking staff, pupils, parents and helpers for the incredibly successful year we have had this year. Have a well deserved rest over the holidays. I wish the Year 6 children well on their move to high school and look forward to welcoming the rest of you back on 3 September together with all our new starters.
REMINDER LEAVERS’ SERVICE – THURSDAY 16 JULY AT 1.30PM
Reminder that the Leavers’ Service will be held at St Michael’s Church on Thursday 16 July at 1.30pm. Parents are warmly welcomed to this event. Only pupils in classes DB/KM, GM/DG, GH and RV will attend this service and they will be joined by younger siblings of Year 6 children who are at present in any other class.
KS2 SATS RESULTS
I am proud to report our KS2 SATs results:
KS2 English Maths Science
Level 4 and above 86% 86% 94%
Level 5 and above 36% 52% 42%
I think that you will agree with me that congratulations are due to all the children concerned, and of course, to the teachers too.
HOUSE RESULTS
House Handwriting Competition was won by Bulstrode with 19 points, 2nd place went to Howard, Hitchams and Mills all with 17 points.
House Poetry Competition 1st place Howard (19) 2nd place Hitchams (18) 3rd Mills (17) 4th Bulstrode (16)
House Captains and Vice Captains have now been selected by the pupils, they are as follows:
Bulstrode Boys Freddy Legg Jack Bentall
Girls Elisabeth Garrett Annabel Preston
Howard Boys Charlie Smith Ted Goode
Girls Izzy Brooks Hattie Hopkins
Hitcham Boys Adam Merry Ross Waddell
Girls Jessie Evans Jasmine Gravelius & Lavinina Carless
Mills Boys Ryan Seaber Josh Cantrell
Girls Imogen Frost Millie Green
CRICKET RESULTS
Our team did very well in the Asda Kwik Cricket competition this year; of the 5,000 schools from 10 counties that entered we finished in the last 8.
KNITTING CLUB BLANKET
Well done to the children and helpers of Knitting Club who produced the lovely blanket that was raffled at the school fete – and thank you to all who bought a raffle ticket. The charities chosen by the Knitting Club were Mzila School who will receive £50 and Cats Protection League who will receive £20.
READING SCHEME – FRAMLINGHAM LIBRARY
To encourage children to read over the summer holiday, Framlingham Library are running a free ‘reading scheme’, this year’s theme is ‘Quest Seekers’. The children must register and need to read 6 books – fiction or non-fiction (must include one non-fiction) – during the school holidays. PLEASE ASK AT THE LIBRARY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION or visit www.questseekers.org.uk.
BEST HOLIDAY PHOTOGRAPH
Following the success of last year’s photo competition we are running another one this summer. The photo must have been taken by the children themselves and one photo per child can be submitted (no bigger than A4 please). Please write on the back information about the photograph, the child’s name and class. The children can hand their photos in to me during the first week back and they will be judged according to their age. All children are welcome to enter with small prizes to the winners. A display of all the photos will be arranged for all to view. Any digital photos can also be e-mailed to Mr Brook for inclusion on the school BLOG, send to d.brook@hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk
GUITAR LESSONS – KS2
There are still a couple of spaces available in September for Guitar Lessons. If your child is interested, please collect a form from the Office.
SUMMER FETE SUCCESS
Thank you to everyone who helped at the fete, gave a donation or came along to support and enjoy the event. The Friend’s are delighted to let you know that they raised £1800.
FRIEND’S AGM AND MUSIC EVENING – Monday 28 September
There will be a music evening with performances by some of the children on Monday 28 September from 6pm to 8pm, with the Friend’s AGM in the interval. Miss Hitchcock will be holding auditions in September, more details to follow in the new school year.
20’s PLENTY ROAD SCHEME
We are delighted to advise parents that we have finally been successful in persuading SCC Highways to install a ‘20’s Plenty’ scheme on College Road. This is a really positive outcome from our Travel Plan which aims to make the local roads safer for children and families as they walk to and from school. A date for installation has not yet been confirmed.
EPILEPSY PARENTS AND FAMILIES CONFERENCE
The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy is hosting a conference on Saturday 17 October at the Holiday Inn, Bloomsbury, Central London (£15 adults/£10 children 12-18 years) for anyone affected by Epilepsy. For more info email: info@ncype.org.uk.
TESCO AND SAINSBURY’S VOUCHERS
Thank you to everyone who saved these for us, we have collected over 34,000 Tesco vouchers with which we are ordering keyboards, scanners, tripods, headphones, musical instruments, bird box with camera and some sports equipment. We have received over 7,000 Sainsbury’s vouchers which will enable us to order indoor basketball hoops, balls, and more.
May I wish everyone a happy and enjoyable summer.
