It is that time of year when minds are turning towards the coming September and the next stage in our children's journey. As promised in a previous newsletter I bring you news of next year's classes and teachers. Please see details below. We have reshuffled the classes in the present Years 2, 3 and 4 for reasons as explained in a recent Newsletter. The classes in the other years remain unchanged. I can assure you a great deal of thought and time has been taken to ensure a good academic and social balance, as well as friendships which have also been carefully taken into account. For parents and carers of children in the current Years 2, 3 and 4 please find attached a class list. We will be moving from 17 to 15 classes as a step along the way towards our target number at amalgamation of 14 classes. The double mobile classroom currently housing Year 3 will be vacated and Year 3 will move into what is currently the spare classroom and 2GB. There will be further information about our plans for September in the coming weeks.
A full year's calendar of events will be coming out to you with the first newsletter after the summer break but I need to forewarn you all that we will be taking three of our allotted five INSET days from Wednesday 3rd September to Friday 5th September. This means that the children will start back on Monday 8th September.
Word has it that I was on holiday last week with the Year 6 team on their residential trip to the Isle of Wight. I would like to report that it was unremitting hard work but I am afraid I cannot! The Year 6 children were an absolute delight to be with and they deserve huge credit for their attitude, behaviour and sense of fun. So do the staff team, who like the Year 5 Kilve Court team before them, gave up their home lives for a week to ensure a fabulous week for the children. I would like to thank them all. Beyond the residential trips, it is a rare day when I do not feel very proud of being the Head at Newbridge, with so many acts of kindness, so much excellent work and huge effort on the part of so many of all ages. Keep it up everyone!
Next Thursday we say farewell to our four PGCE teacher trainees. All four, Miss Shepard (Willow), Mr Callaway (1HO), Miss Webb (3C) and Miss Khuttan (4P), are a credit to their profession and we say 'thank you' to them and wish them luck as they apply for their first teaching jobs.
CLASSES FOR SEPTEMBER 2008
Mrs Hansard/Mrs O'Gara - Willow
Mrs Harrison - Elm
Mrs Rhodes - 1R (was Elm)
Miss Higginbotham - 1H (was Willow)
Miss Barratt - 2B (was 1H)
Ms Card - 2C (was 1HO)
Mrs Bradley - 3B (Mix of 2S/2RB/2GB)
Mr Hempleman - 3H (Mix of 2S/2RB/2GB)
Mrs Phillips - 4P (Mix of 3C/3H)
Miss Wells - 4W (Mix of 3C/3H)
Mr Cumpson - 5C (Mix of 4A/4P)
Miss Palmer/Mrs Bateman - 5PB (Mix of 4A/4P)
Miss Skyner - 6JS (was 5D)
Miss Simpson - 6CS (was 5W)
Miss Amies - 6A (was 5C)
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY W/B 16/06/08
Monday 16/06/08
- Start of Maths Week
- Maths Magic Roadshow @ 9.30am
- Year 2 Music Workshop @ WASPs 1.00 – 2.30pm
Tuesday 17/06/08
- Maths Curriculum Evening @ 6.30pm
Wednesday 18/06/08
- Year 5 Cricket Tournament @ Keynsham 11.30am – 4.00pm
Thursday 19/06/08
- 2RB Assembly @ 2.45pm
Friday 20/06/08
- Open Day 9.30 – 10.30 and 1.30 – 2.30
SPIRITUAL GARDEN
The water feature in the Spiritual Garden is not working at the moment and we would be grateful if there is a parent/carer who might be able to come and sort it out for us. Please contact Margaret Rixson in Willow or Elm class for more information. Thank you.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING 'STARS OF THE WEEK'
Foundation Stage
Matthew, Nikita
Years 1 and 2
Toby, Michael, Ellie, Danielle, Harry
Years 3 and 4
Charlie, Lucas, Ross, Tom
Years 5 and 6
Jack, Amelia, Rosie
PPA Art
Nathan, Millie
PPA Music
Tim
PPA PE
Lawrie, Alex
MATHS CURRICULUM EVENING - TUESDAY 17TH JUNE at 6.30PM – 7.45PM
Come along to our Maths Curriculum Evening on Tuesday 17th June at 6.30pm. Enjoy a cup of coffee whilst browsing our Maths Exhibition, where you will see our new times table system, be challenged to some maths magic by Year 5 children or even have a go at the Primary Maths Challenge! Feel free to look at how we use ICT to support maths – you can even bring your memory stick along and we will download some useful websites for you.
At 6.45pm join us in the hall for some workshops, including calculating in the early years and techniques and strategies for embedding times tables. See the enclosed letter for full details.
The evening will end with an introduction to 'Reach for the Sun', a whole school approach for embedding the recall of number facts and times tables. (Please note that it is not relevant for children to attend on this occasion). We hope to see you there!
NEWBRIDGE STARS SHINE ON CHESS BOARD AT NATIONAL SCHOOLS SEMI FINALS
On the 17-18th May three teams of 6 (under 11s semi, under 9s semi and under 9s plate) went to Brean Sands to play in the semi final or plate competition. The under 9s semi team played Magdalen College. Unfortunately they all lost. In the second round we played The Grange. In that round we got three wins. In the third round we played Rougemont and we won one and a half points. In the fourth round we played Chad Vale and we won one point. In the sixth round we played Colet Court and we won none. Overall the under 9s semi team did really well and picked up 7 points.
Our under 9 plate team played St Andrews in the first round and we won one and a half points. In the second round we played Kings Hawford and won one and a half points. In the third round we played Hampstead Garden Suburb (Mr Croker’s primary school!) and won half a point. In the fourth round we played Akiva and won 2 and a half points. In the fifth round we played Ash and won two points. The sixth round was a friendly but we won three points. Overall the under 9 plate team did really well and finished with 11 and a half points.
Our under 11 semi final team played Kings Gloucester in the first round and we won three and a half points. In the second round we played Denmead and won five points. In the third round we played Hall School and won two points. In the fourth round we played Colet Court B and we won five points. In the fifth round we played Hampstead Garden Suburb and won two points. In the sixth round we played St Mary’s Twickenham and won three points. Overall the under 11 semi team did really well and got fifteen and a half points.
We would like to thank Mr Croker for supporting us and all the parents that helped. By Joda, Jake and Max.
('I think the boys are being very modest in their excellent report. All sixteen players should take great credit in doing so well against very strong opposition from all over the country. They faced a number of county players, some national players and nearly all the players we faced were much more experienced than us. The two under 9 teams took away a bronze award with them and the under 11 team a silver. Well done to all the players and to their parents who gave up a weekend supporting our children and school.' Mr Croker)
CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE
At the end of every month each class teacher has a very difficult decision to face. They have to choose the one person from their class to receive a Certificate of Excellence. The person they choose has to consistently be the best that he or she can be. That could be in effort and attitude, achievement, behaviour or citizenship. Sometimes it can be very difficult deciding as all of the children at Newbridge seem to work so hard and behave so well!
The people with their names here this month deserve congratulating. It is not easy to be awarded a Certificate of Excellence and they have done extremely well.
Lower School
Elm – Ella
Willow – Morgan
1H – Paris
1HO – Zubair
2GB – Cameron
2RB – William
2S – Rachel
Upper School
3C – Estiak
3H – Aaron
4A – Martha
4P – Louis
5C – Guy
5D – Ava
5W – Jasmin
6B – Joe6N – Jody
6S – Hannah
COME AND JOIN THE SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUB FUN AT CHEW STOKE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB
Chew Stoke Primary School has been running a successful and popular 'Out of School Club' since January 2005. We're now delighted to be able to offer Holiday care for children aged 4 to 11 years from 9am – 5pm on 29th, 30th 31st July, 5th, 6th,7th, 11th,12th, 13th,14th,15th, 18th, 19th,20th, 21st and 22nd August.
Activities will include: Art and crafts, indoor and outdoor games, cooking, outings in the local area, treasure/ nature hunts and lots more! £20 per child/day (discounts for siblings).
For more details & booking forms please contact Sue Lewis/ Liz Dagger, Chew Stoke Primary School Office on 01275 332354. All booking forms & payment must be received by 25th July.
Fully insured and Ofsted registered to provide daytime childcare.
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