21 Bulletin - 13 Feb 15 - St Ursulas E

Bulletin No. 21
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13th February 2015
ST. URSULA’S E-ACT
ACADEMY
From The Principal
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We have had a great start to 2015 this term what with our OFSTED report, some
wonderful class assemblies and some fantastic topic work from all classes.
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Well done to class 1SB who performed a wonderful assembly to parents on Thursday
all about different jobs and what they would like to be when they grow up.
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Well done to everyone who collected coins for the Polio Mile Challenge, we had a super
response from the pupils with this. The coins are being laid out at The Mall, Cribbs
Causeway on Saturday 21st February so you may like to pop up and see if they
reached their mile target!
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The Year 2 cake sale was an enormous success this afternoon, there were so many
excited children and parents keen to buy the amazing assortment of cakes. Thank you
to Caroline and the parents who helped.
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Next term will see a few small changes in Year 2 with LSA cover. This is for a number
of reasons including professional development, experience and a range of different
needs.
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2SK 2RD 2CB -
Mrs K Abdulgader
Miss S Tribedi
Miss E Corry
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Mrs Jones will take over Speech and Language support across the school.
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Looking forward to next term; as well as plenty of hard work in class, there are some
exciting events coming up including World Book Day and Comic Relief so make sure
you keep an eye on the bulletin so you don’t miss out.
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I hope you all have a happy, and healthy, mid term break and I look forward to seeing
you all eager and ready to learn on Monday 23rd February.
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Mrs Tracy French
Principal
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13th February 2015
Stars Of The Week
Dates For Your Diary
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Kemal Khohkar
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1LB
Evie Alcock
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1RPR
Ted Grenham
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1SB
Auria Zahir
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2CB
Ruby Noble
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2RD
Amelia Ashfield
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2SK
Ellie Sainsbury
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3KW
James MacDougall
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3PD
Jaime Kilbane
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4BH
Kayleigh Wallace
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4/5SP
Ben Ward
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6EH
Spring Term 2015
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Monday 23rd February
Return to School
Tuesday 24th February
Reception Class ‘Wow’ Day
Thursday 5th March
World Book Day - Dress as your favourite
book character.
Class RRC Assembly, 9:10am - Parents
Welcome
Wednesday 11th March
Parents Consultation Evening - Whole
School, 3:45 - 6:00pm
Thursday 12th March
Class RSR Assembly, 9:10am - Parents
Welcome
Parents Consultation Evening - Whole
School, 3:45 - 6:00pm
KS1 SATS
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KS1 SATs will take place during the week
commencing Monday 27th April.
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Your children will be fully prepared for SATS
within school. Should you wish to familiarise
yourself with the materials we are using, the
following websties may be useful.
Friday 13th March
Red Nose Day - Pupils can donate £1 to
wear Red Noses and ‘Unusual Hair’!
Normal School Uniform should be worn
Year 2 Cake Sale, 3:30pm in the School
Hall. Year 2 pupils to bring donations of
cakes on the morning of the sale
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Thursday 19th March
Class RPS Assembly, 9:10am - Parents
Welcome
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Friday 27th March
End of Term
http://www.sats-papers.co.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/
Please try to ensure that your child is in
school this week and that any medical
appointments are re-arranged accordingly.
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Please do not hesitate to ask me if you have
any questions.
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Mrs Kelly, Teacher & KS1 Lead
Monday 13th April
Summer Term Begins - Pupils Return to
School
Monday 27th April - Friday 1st May
KS1 SATs Week
Friday 3rd July
INSET Day (This is a new date - please add
it to your calendar)
Bulletin No. 21
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Bristol Polio Mile Challenge
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A huge thank you to everyone that brought in
their strips of coins for the Bristol Rotary Polio
Challenge.
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Because of your generosity 2,700 children can be
vaccinated against this terrible disease.
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On the 21st February between 11-3pm all of the
strips collected in Bristol will be laid out at Cribbs
Causeway to see if it reaches a mile!
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Well done to you all.
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Class 1SB Assembly
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On Thursday Class 1SB put on an assembly
to family and friends. The children described
Florence Nightingales’ job as a nurse and
some children re-enacted the story of her life,
which was turned into a green screen
production and shown on the big projector.
Some children showed their skills as weather
reporters and everyone told us what job they
would like to do when they grew up.
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We have some budding rock stars, vets, lego
sellers, builders, firemen and gymnasts to
name but a few in the class, so watch this
space!
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Well done 1SB, you did a fantastic job at
learning your lines and saying them clearly
and confidently.
13th February 2015
Bonjour! News about French learning at
St Ursula's E-ACT
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The Reception children have made a great
start to learning French at school. They
have enjoyed greeting our French mascot,
Gaston, with a friendly 'Bonjour' song and
learning how to introduce themselves in
French -'Je m'appelle...'. I am very proud
of how well they have mastered numbers,
counting up to ten in French. A highlight of
this term has been singing 'La tête, les
épaules...' song ('Head, shoulders, knees
and toes') and learning French words for
different parts of the body.
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In Years 2 to 6 our French topic for term 3
was 'food'. We all began the term by
learning about the French tradition of the
'galette des rois'. Year 2 then focused on
learning French words for different food
items. We especially enjoyed singing 'Cinq
tartelettes dans la pâtisserie' and playing
the 'what's in the bag?' food game. In Year
3 we have been thinking about food likes
and dislikes, while in Years 4 and 5 we
have been designing our own French cafe
menus. The Year 6 children have been
learning about food shopping. They
enjoyed role playing a visit to different
French food shops, setting up 'shops' in
the classroom with play food, asking for
the food items in French and paying in
Euros!
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Bon travail - good work everyone!
Mrs Burnell, Class Teacher !
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Madame Bunce, French teacher
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Will and Bella at the Theatre Royal, Bath
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Pupils Will and Bella Bloor will be appearing
New - Science Bambini Club
in Joseph at the Theatre Royal, Bath on the
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following dates in March;
Look out for further details about a new
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parent led club further down this bulletin
24th @ 19:30, 26th @ 14:30 and 19:30,
27th @ 20:00, 28th @ 17:90 and 29th
@13:30
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Good luck to you both. Break a leg!
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13th February 2015
PTFA News
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A reminder to all parents & guardians, if you haven't already, do join our Facebook page 'Parents Hub of St Ursula's EACT'.
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It is a wonderful form of communication between all parents throughout the years, great place
to find lost property or just to ask questions about homework or missed news. Look us up on
Facebook & be part of our school community.
Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers
Please encourage all your family, friends and colleagues to collect them for you and then place
them in the collection box in the main school office.
Menu for Week Commencing Monday 23rd February 2015
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Cottage Pie
(H)
Moroccan Chicken
Tagine
with Rice
(H)
Roast Chicken
with Roast Potatoes
and Gravy
(H)
Meatballs in
Tomato Sauce
with Pasta
(H)
Fish Fingers
with Chips
Vegetarian
Jacket potato with
cheese & beans
(V)
Penne Pasta
Vegetable Bake
(V)
Quorn Roast
with Roast Potatoes
and Gravy
(V)
Italian cheese &
tomato risotto
(V)
Cheese and
Tomato Pizza
Wedge
(V)
Vegetables
Sweetcorn
Baked beans
Garden Peas
Mixed vegetables
Cabbage
Carrots
Sweetcorn
Broccoli
Baked Beans
Garden Peas
Salad
Salad Bar – simple
salad bar+ 2 protein
items
Salad Bar – simple
salad bar+ 2 protein
items
Salad Bar – simple
salad bar+ 2 protein
items
Salad Bar – simple
salad bar+ 2
protein items
Salad Bar –
simple salad bar+
2 protein items
Hot
Dessert
Jam sponge served
with custard
Chocolate crunch
served with
chocolate sauce
Apple sponge served
with custard
Chocolate sponge
served with
chocolate sauce
Rice pudding
served with jam
sauce
Cold
Desserts
Yoghurt
Fresh Fruit
Jelly (V)
Fresh Fruit
Chocolate Rice
Krispy cake
Fresh Fruit
Strawberry
Mousse
Fresh Fruit
Ice cream
Fresh Fruit
Main Dish
Cool Water served daily
*Fruit Based N = May contain nuts
Bulletin No. 21
13th February 2015
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With Valentines Day and Chinese New Year in half term a giant Chinese dragon is now
hanging in the clubhouse and Imogen can be seen sporting a red nose she made.
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Cooking this week involved making Hedgehog bread rolls - thank you to Ted for a picture
of his rolls! - and jam heart toasties.
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Look out for some Pottery items in the girls changing rooms - if you can find yours please
take it home! These can be painted at home but will not be waterproof. This week
children made lion plaques and did a fantastic job.
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Pop dancing was the theme in Dance this week and was thoroughly enjoyed. As was
Gymnastics which is busy every week.
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Tag Rugby is seeing more and more girls taking part - as is Dodgeball - which is fantastic
to see.
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Bookings for term 4 can now be made at www.shineafterschoolclub.com - please book
soon to avoid disappointment.
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Bulletin No. 21
13th February 2015
Year 1 Visitors
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On Thursday afternoon, year one had some visitors from the world of work to talk about their jobs.
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We had some plumbers who showed us the tools they use everyday, what they do and the children
then had to have a go at being plumbers themselves by getting water out of a pipe maze in the
playground. Only a few got their feet wet!
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We had a nurse who explained to us how nurses helped people get better. She showed us how to
wrap wounds in bandages, take our blood pressure and take our temperature.
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We also had a radio producer who brought in his furry microphone! He explained how he records his
voice and sends it to the radio to be heard by millions of people across the UK. He showed us how
to change the speed of voices recorded and the children then practised recording weather reports.
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The children listened carefully, asked some thoughtful questions and had a fun and informative
afternoon.
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Thank you to all our visitors for giving up their time to come an talk to us.
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The Science Bambini Club is FUN, EASY and ENTERTAINING way to
learn more about
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Age appropriate exciting experiments, hand-on activities and discussions in Chemistry, Physics,
Biology and many more subjects…which are designed to extend your child's knowledge and are
supported by the school.
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Discover everyday science:
• How does sound travel?
• What is the rainbow made of?
• How do magnets work?
• Find out more about the States of matter or Transfer of energy
• Create static electricity
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The Club is led by parent Dr Yana Kovacheva:
• Experienced research scientist
• Ofsted registered child carer
• CRB/DBS police checked
• Hold public liability insurance
• Very keen to support every child’s curiosity!
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Group A Thursday 3.15 – 4.45 pm - for 8 children age 5-8 years old. Cost is £25 for 5 weeks
term, starting from 26 February
Group B Friday 3.30 – 4.45 pm - for 14 children age 8+. Cost is £25 for 5 weeks term, starting
from 27th February
To secure your place please complete and return the registration form which is attached
separately within the bulletin email.
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis by paper application
only from Monday 23rd February.
Bulletin No. 21
13th February 2015
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Did you know that whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your
annual holiday - you could be raising a free donation for St. Ursula's E-ACT
Academy? There are nearly 3,000 retailers including Amazon, John Lewis, Aviva,
thetrainline and Sainsbury's, who will donate a percentage of the amount you spend to
St. Ursula's E-ACT Academy to say thank you for shopping with them.
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It's really simple, and doesn't cost you anything.
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All you have to do is:
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Go to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/sueact
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Sign up for free
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Get shopping - your donations will be collected by easyfundraising and
automatically sent to St. Ursula's E-ACT Academy. It couldn't be easier!
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There are no catches or hidden charges and St. Ursula's E-ACT Academy will be
really grateful for your donations.
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Thank you for your support.
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4.5% donation
Charms from £25. Shop the new Essence collection now!
Hurry, express delivery for Valentine's Day ends Wed 11th
Feb
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£5 donation
15% off with code 'ROME04'
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5% donation
Memorable experiences to express your love
Lost Property
Freddie Hoskins (RSR) has lost his red school coat. It is named a the bottom back between the fleece
and the outside of the coat. Please do check that your child has the correct coat. Thank you.
Bulletin No. 21
13th February 2015
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Inspiring adventure clubs for kids
February Half Term Holiday Adventure
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Club
Mon 16th, 10-2.30, St Andrew’s Park; £20:
Bush craft & Survival skills: Shelter Building, fire Lighting, Survival Bracelets and
Woodland Games
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Tues 17th, 10-2.30, St Andrew’s Park; £20:
Wild-forest session: Bug Hunting, Mud Painting, Mini Beast Shelters, Blobsters Clay
Modelling & Adventure Games.
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Weds 18th, 10-2.30, St Andrew’s Park; £20:
Elite Nerf Battles, Adventure Games, Fire Making + Marshmallows
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Thurs 19th, 10-2.30: Vassels Park (Oldbury court); £20
Forest Explorers (ages 6+): Stream Walk (through tunnels and down waterfalls),
Scrambling (up tree roots in the crags), Miniature Raft Building and Den Building.
Meet by the café for drop off and pick up. Wellies a must!
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All session take place OUTSIDE.
Please bring a packed lunch and ensure that all children bring suitable clothing including extra layers,
waterproofs and refreshments for the day.
Activities are suitable for children aged 5+ (Thursday 6+)
All sessions are run by fully qualified outdoor pursuits instructors. All staff are CRB/DBS checked and First Aid qualified for your peace of mind.
To book contact Rowan on: 07722 996025
[email protected]
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www.theoutdoorsproject.co.uk