22nd June 2012 - Wilcombe Primary School

Wilcombe Primary School
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Friday 22nd June 2012
Lazenby Road
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 4AL
01884 253025
Diary Dates
A Really Wild Encounter
KS2 Summer Production Tickets
On Wednesday of this week the Foundation Children participated in a Really Wild
Encounter as part of their topic work on
‘Minibeasts’. They were able to handle hissing cockroaches, Giant African land snails,
bird eating spiders and much more. The children had a great time and were really enthusiastic in their learning.
Tickets for the KS2 Summer Production
and now available. Please complete the slip on
the reverse of the newsletter. If you are paying
by cheque, please make it payable to Wilcombe
Primary PTA.
28.06.12
KS2 Summer Production
Matinee 1.00pm
Evening 7.00pm
02.07.12
Yr 6 Sample Day
02.07.12-06.07.12
Yr 6 Residential
We have decided to take all children in
the foundation stage and KS1 to watch the matinee performance on Thursday 28th June. We
have sent home a letter giving full details regarding lunch arrangements and collecting children. We have asked that parents meet their
child at the New Hall at 3.00pm on this day. If
you find it impossible to do this, please complete
the slip on the bottom of the separate letter.
We are unable to supervise morning
nursery children due to ratios. However, they
are welcome to attend, free of charge, but must
be accompanied by a paying adult. Please
meet us at the New Hall.
KS2 Summer Production Arrangements
09.07-13.07.12
Olympic Week
12.07.12
Sports Day 1—3pm
Happy Birthday
this week to:
KS1 & FS watch the KS2 Production
Relationships and Sex Education
All children in years 4, 5 and 6 should
have brought home a letter about their forthcoming Relationships and Sex Education lessons. Parents can withdraw their child, if they
wish, from these lessons, which form part of
the PSHE curriculum, by returning the slip on
the bottom of the letter.
Year 6 Transition
All year 6 children should have brought
home a letter from Tiverton High School regarding their two sample days. This gives
parents full details of timings, lunch requirements and equipment needed.
Next Thursday we will be performing our
school production “What a Knight” at the New
Hall.
All children in Key stage 2 will require a
packed lunch (as they will be at the New Hall
most of the day), along with a snack and plenty
to drink. If your child is entitled to free school
meals and would like a packed lunch provided,
please indicate on the slip at the bottom of the
separate letter and return it to the school office
as soon as possible.
The matinee performance starts at
1.00pm with doors opening at 12.45. We are
asking parents to collect their children from the
New Hall at 3.00pm. If it is impossible for you to
do this, please indicate on the slip . If your child
attends Park Hill, we will walk them back to
school, but would be grateful if you could inform
Park Hill that they will be late.
The evening performance starts at 7.00
with doors opening at 6.45. We would ask
that all main part actors be there at 6.15 and all
chorus parts arrive for 6.30. Please collect your
child promptly at 9.00 from outside the New Hall.
Costumes. Unless your child has been
told otherwise all children should have black
trousers or leggings/tights and a black t-shirt.
All this information and appropriate reply
slips is also on a separate letter .
Dragons in School
Damage at Sunningmead
Mr Cossey very kindly brought Pebbles and
Bam-Bam, the Bearded Dragons, into school on
Thursday. All the children had the opportunity to handle them and ask questions. It has to be said most of
the children were considerably braver than the staff
when it came to holding them.
Martyn Stevens, Community Support Officer, came
into school yesterday to talk to the children about some
criminal damage at Sunningmead. Sadly some of our children have been identified as being involved, with others
who do not attend Wilcombe, through CCTV footage. We
will be looking at the footage once it has been enhanced in
order to inform those parents who have not already been
made aware by the police . The damage included broken
goals, benches and damage to the amphitheatre. Sunningmead do not have the funds to replace them.
Message from the
Leadership Team
Lunch Menus
All children regularly bring home lunch menus
for a three week period. If your child has school
meals we would be grateful if you could return them
promptly. This enables us to advise the cook of future
numbers. It is also an opportunity for your child to
select what they would like for lunch on a daily basis.
We advise the cook of vegetarian and jacket potato
options by compiling a list. If your child is not on this
list they will receive the meat option. Unfortunately,
we do not have the budget to run a cafeteria system
enabling children to choose on the day.
Lunchtime Behaviour
We have had an issue since the half term holiday with the behaviour of some children at lunchtime.
In a school of 180 children it only involves about 10
children so is a small issue in the grand scheme of
things but very upsetting for those involved. A few
older children have been telling others, often younger,
children to do unkind or inappropriate things to other
children leading to upset all around. We told the whole
school yesterday that this is completely unacceptable
and that this behaviour will result in instant yellow
cards. We will be continuing to inform parents if their
child has been involved in this.
We are extremely proud of
the behaviour at Wilcombe. We are
regularly complemented on our children by visitors to our school and
whenever we attend events outside of school. Our children
are commended for being polite, well–mannered and considerate. The number of children receiving red cards in
school has dropped considerably over the last few years
and the atmosphere in school is positive, warm and caring.
This means we are very disappointed with the handful of
children that are letting themselves and the school down
by making silly choices about their behaviour. We have
told them that it stops now.
However, it is important that the thoughtless behaviour of a real minority does not reflect badly on the rest of
our children who are following all of our Golden Values
everyday and are a real credit to themselves the school
and their families and make Wilcombe such a fabulous
place to be.
Gary Chown
Louise Oxenham
Executive Head
Head of Teaching and
Learning
KS2 Summer Production—Ticket Order Form
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