Newsletter 27

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE SUCCESS

We are very pleased with how well the uniform sale went last week.  Members of the parent council did a fantastic job; they raised £121 which will be put towards a selection of new books for the school library about clothing and textiles.  Special thanks go to Mrs Mackenzie who collected and sorted the uniform and to Mrs Walker and Mrs Nathan who gave up their evenings on both nights to run the sale.

MUSIC SURVEY FOR PLDD & RV

Thank you to the parents who returned the class instrument lesson survey, the results are now being analysed in order to make decisions about this offer going forward.  We will keep parents informed.

READING WORKSHOP – THURSDAY 27 MARCH

Parents should have received a leaflet about a Reading Workshop which is being run for ALL parents and any volunteer reading helpers.  It will be held on Thursday 27 March at 2.15pm in the school hall. It will help parents support their child’s reading, so do come along.

FORGOTTEN PE/SWIM/CLUB KIT & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Please can we remind children & parents to remember to bring in their PE/Swim/Club kit or musical instrument on the relevant day for lessons/clubs in school. 

From next term the office will not be ringing parents to request forgotten kit/instruments, so if your child forgets their kit/instrument they will not be able to do their lesson/club.

PLEASE ADD YOUR CHILD’S NAME/ CLASS TO THE BACK OF CHEQUES

Please can we ask parents to put your child/rens name/s & class/es on the back of any cheques you hand in to school.  Without this information it is difficult for the finance team to reconcile payments to the correct child, this is especially important if your cheques have a different surname to your child.  Thank you for your co-operation.

FRIENDS EASTER DISCO – FRIDAY 28 MARCH

REMEMBER this is a TICKET ONLY EVENT – you must complete ALL the details on the form and send in with payment before the deadline of Tuesday 25 March to avoid disappointment.

FOOTBALL CARDS

Some children have been trading football cards in school. We recommend that children do not bring in possessions like football cards as this can lead to arguments and if they go missing they cannot be returned to their rightful owner as they are not named.

BIKEABILITY CYCLE TRAINING – YEAR 5/6

Just a reminder that the new Bikeability training is on this Thursday & Friday for pupils who applied from class EM & then next Thursday & Friday for those who applied from class JA (& DB/PASB).  Remember to ensure your cycles are roadworthy and bring them in on the relevant days.

READING HELPERS NEEDED

Class PLDD needs more reading help Monday pm, Tuesday 10am or Friday am. 

Class KM also need more reading help – please see the teachers directly if you can help.

We would like to encourage all families to have these Weekly Whole School Newsletters by email…

In order to reduce the amount of paper we use as a school to help not only save the environment but also to save the school budget, we are encouraging all parents to request these weekly newsletters via email rather than receiving a paper copy.  This only applies to the whole school newsletters, not to letters for trips, or ones that are relevant only to some classes; those will still be produced in paper format as many of these have reply slips that need completing & returning.

Please can you supply your email address below so that we may add you to the mailing list:

Email address _____________________________________________________

Child’s Name _____________________________________  Class ___________

Parent Signature ___________________________________ Date ___________

Please note we will not pass your email address on to anyone else, we send the whole school letters as Blind Carbon Copy (BCC).

IF YOU ALREADY RECEIVE WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS BY EMAIL YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING

School Football Teams both Win County Titles

An incredible performance from SRH boys and girls saw both teams become County Champions on Saturday morning in Bury St Edmunds.

There were 6 teams in each competition - district champions from each part of Suffolk.

The teams all had to play each other in a league format.

Our boys won 4 and drew one of their games - only conceding 1 goal in their 5 games thanks to the superb defending of George, Scott, Zac (in goal). and the all round excellence of Ethan - the captain.The crucial game was against St Christopher's Primary, Newmarket. They had 2 talented boys in the Tottenham Academy. SRH were 1-0 down at half time but put in a brilliant 2nd half performance with Oli Mayhew scoring 2 great goals. Josh, Harrison, Dylan, Charlie and Shaun also played with great skill and effort as forwards throughout the 5 games.

SRH girls also won 4 of their 5 games and only conceded 1 goal in a narrow loss to Westley Middle. The girls sealed the title with a dramatic and gutsy final match vs The Oaks from Ipswich. Needing a win SRH went into an early lead with Georgie following in a great shot from Amelia Skeggs - these 2 were outstanding in all 5 games. The girls then defended and worked with every last drop of energy to keep out the opposition. This was a great effort by Phoebe (solid and brave in defence throughout), Charlotte, Olya, Mollie (in goal), Millie and Daisy.

This was a fantastic day for the school - the first time we have won County titles in football. All of our players were a credit to their families (who were all there watching) and to Framlingham.

More photos to follow during the week.

School Hockey Team Win Local Tournament

Yesterday we had 20 children taking par in a hockey tournament at Debenham High School.

Our children looked very smart and professional in our brand new hoodies.

Warming up before the tournament started.

Robert Hitcham's teams won the Gold and Silver medals in this 9 team tournament.

Our A Team won all 8 of their games scoring 46 goals.

They then won the final 7-0 playing some outstanding hockey.

They have now qualified for the County Finals on 2nd April.

Our school Football teams (boys and girls) are playing in the County Finals this coming Saturday morning.

Newsletter 26

PARENT CONSULTATIONS – 12 & 13 MARCH

Parent Consultations are on Wednesday 12 or Thursday 13 March from 3.30pm – 6.00pm in the hall.  Please allow enough time to collect your child’s work tray from class.  Parents of PASB wishing to see both Mrs Akerman and Mrs Beddow together would be best to put in an appointment request for the Wednesday.

Please book your appointment via your oldest child’s teacher by Tuesday.

In addition to booking an appointment to see your child’s class teacher you may also book an appointment to see Mrs Picton or a parent Governor.  Please contact the school office who can book you an appointment time.

REMEMBER THERE IS NO MAYPOLE ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK

(Holy Horrors will be on)

AND NO ART OR ORCHESTRA ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE – 12 & 13 MARCH

The parent council will be selling second hand uniform during the parent consultation evenings on 12 & 13 March, including summer dresses.  They will be set up in the computer suite near the hall, so do bring some money and go along if your child is in need of more uniform.

MATHS GAMES FOR KS1 PUPILS

KS1 should have 100 maths games that the children are given to take home to play as part of their maths homework, however they currently only have 10 games left in school. This means there is very little variety that the teachers can give the children.

Please can we ask ALL PARENTS to check at home for any maths games which might have been forgotten and return them to the teacher.  Thank you.

BOOK FAIR SUCCESS

We would like to thank everyone who came to the book fair, especially those who had to wait in the queue while we took down the orders.  It was a very successful event raising £457 in commission which has been allocated for the teachers to choose class books.

GYM CLUB & FENCING – longer sessions until end of term

Just to remind parents that because Gym & Fencing were cancelled due to Book Fair last week, the next 4 sessions of this term have been extended by Premier Sport by 15 minutes.

Collection time will now be 4.30pm.

MUSIC SURVEY FOR PLDD & RV – PLEASE RETURN ASAP!

Please return your completed survey to the office by THIS WEDNESDAY – so far we have not had a large enough response to be able to determine what parents feel about these class music lessons – your feedback is essential in helping us make decisions for the future.

EARLY COLLECTIONS FROM NURSERY LUNCH CLUB

Parents who wish to collect their child early from lunch club should, in the first instance, let the Nursery know in the morning.  If you are collecting before 1.15pm you should go via the office. Between 1.15-1.30pm parents should go via the front playground entrance, but should wait until all the KS1/Foundation pupils are off the playground after lunch.  Thank you.

World Book Day Photos

Class DB enjoy creative Share Session

Class DB had a great turnout of parents for a sculpture Share Session.

Laurence Edwards (a professional sculptor) was invited in to lead the workshop on Inuit Engraving.

The Inuit people create carving / engravings from discarded Walrus tusks and whale teeth.

Laurence prepared imitation ivory out of plaster and demonstrated the engraving technique used by the Inuit. The plaster is then painted and washed to show up the markings. 

The results were amazing.

Laurence encouraged us to engrave anything to do with our own lives.

Figure paintings by Class CA