newsletter 23.4.15 - Petersgate Infant School

Petersgate News
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Welcome Back!
I do hope that you have enjoyed some time as a family over the
Easter break—we were very lucky to have so much sunshine!
You may have noticed another new addition to our school building
when you arrived back on Monday morning… we were lucky enough to
be successful in our bid for a Lottery Grant this year, in order to
have a new wooden canopy and artificial grass fitted outside the
year one classrooms. We think it looks great and the children have
loved turning it into an outside garden centre role play!
We have a really exciting term ahead of us and we are already into
the swing of things, as Year One children have had a trip out in the
minibus visiting Key Dell Nurseries this week.
On the subject of minibuses, we have some exciting news for you…!
Back in December, the school were sent an email from Hampshire
County Council to say The Department of Transport had launched a
25 million pound Community Minibus Fund and that organisations, like
ourselves, were being invited to apply.
We obviously jumped at the chance and Vicky McDonald Woods
(PoPS‘ Previous Chair) kindly filled in the application and sent it off.
At the end of March, we received an email from The Department of
Transport informing us that our bid had been successful and we
would be getting a brand new Minibus!
We are still unsure when it will be arriving, but they are currently
analysing our vehicle requirements and going out to the market with
the resulting specifications. They are keeping us informed of the
progress and we will of course keep you all updated.
This excellent news will mean that we will be a very lucky infant
school with two minibuses!
On behalf of the school, the PoPS Committee, all the children and
parents, we would like to thank Vicky for spending the time filling
out all the forms for us so that we were successful in our bid - we
are hugely grateful.
Miss Tasker and Emma Goddard (PoPS Chair)
Headteacher
Julie Tasker
Summer Term
23rd April
2015
PoPS
Welcome back to the Summer Term, I hope you had a great Easter Break.
This year our Summer Fayre willl be held on Sunday 14th June in the grounds
of Petersgate from 11am-3pm. Again, we are running a Summer Fayre
Programme Cover competition for the children (not for parents though!). The
theme for the drawing should be ―SUMMERTIME‖ and the picture should be
no bigger than A4 (the paper should be positioned as ‗portrait‘ - shortest edge
along the top).
All entries need to be submitted to the school office by FRIDAY 22nd May
ready for judging.
There will be a prize for the winner and 250 programmes will be printed
featuring the winning picture!
Children, your drawing could be on the front page of the Summer Fayre
programme!
Petersgate as an Open Futures School
As you know, our school provides children
with fantastic opportunities to gain life skills
around growing, cooking and philosophy.
This is because we are an Open Futures Flagship
School, meaning we take part in the Grow It, Cook
It, Ask It programme.
The Open Futures team, along with a number of
headteachers, teachers and staff members, will be coming along to Petersgate next Wednesday 29th April. We will be showcasing all we have to
offer and proudly demonstrating our growing, cooking and philosophy skills!
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Petersgate News
Certificates of Achievement
Jellyfish
Libby W
Starfish
Lily T
Octopus
Maisie T
Turtle
Emily K
Whale
Lucien L
Seahorse
Poppy T
Summer Term
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April
23rd
Parents Evening – Yr 1 & 2
24th
Quiz Night*
27th
Parents Evening – Turtle class & 2
28th
Parents Evening – Octopus class
May
4th
Bank Holiday
5th
Early Years Parents Evening
6th
Early Years Parents Evening
8th
Disco*
11th
Full Governing Body Meeting
18th– 22nd
Walk to School Week*
21st
Class Photos
25th -29th
Half Term
June
1st
Year 2 visit to QECP*
1st-5th
Science Week*
1st-5th
Half Price Book Fair
5th
Ladies Day*
8th
Meeting for New entrants for September 2015
9th
Year 1 visit to Durleigh Marsh*
14th
Summer Fayre
22nd-26th
Sports Week*
26th
Sports Day* (if wet—3rd July)
July
1st
Children visit new school/meet new teacher
6th
Full Governing Body Meeting
17th
Disco*
21st
Last day of term
22nd
Day Closure—Staff Training
* Details to follow
Day Closure Dates for Academic year 2015/2016
1st September 2015
2nd September 2015
4th January 2016
4th March 2016
20th July 2016