ST ANDREW’S CHURCH SCHOOL, TAUNTON email:

ST ANDREW’S CHURCH SCHOOL, TAUNTON
Grove Terrace, Taunton TA2 6HA 01823 275906
email: [email protected]
website: www.standrewstaunton.co.uk
NEWSLETTER 6
10th October 2014
Dear Parents and Children
HOT SCHOOL MEALS
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New menu forms have been sent home for the three weeks commencing Tuesday 4 November, as
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Monday 3 is an INSET DAY. These forms must be returned by Tuesday 21 October at the very latest, if
you have any queries please see the staff in the school office.
HARVEST FESTIVAL – SUPPORTING ‘SOMERSET EMERGENCY VOLUNTEERS’ WHO COORDINATE THE
FLOOD RELIEF EFFORT – MONDAY 13 OCTOBER 2pm
All parents and friends are welcome to join us for our school Harvest Service in St Andrew‟s Church on
Monday at 2.00pm. This year, our Harvest gifts and sponsorship money will go to Somerset Emergency
Volunteers, which provides support for people in emergency situations.
Clubs
Please note the following clubs will not run next week due to fixtures off the school site
Girls football - Monday
Year 3/4 football – Wednesday
Year 1/2 football – Thursday
DJ CLUB
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Please note that next week‟s DJ Club (Thursday 16 October) will be the last one this half term.
STAN’S PICTURE PALACE
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„Frozen‟ will be shown on Friday 17 October @ 3.30pm in the School Hall. The film is suitable for KS1 & KS2.
Entrance £1 includes a drink and popcorn. Children may bring some spare change to buy a sweet treat if they wish.
Please note that parents are still required to collect children as normal, at the end of the school day, and take them to
the hall.
NEWSPAPER CLUB
On Thursday Jack Clarke, Gugu Mlotshwa, Ben Jones, Katie King and Astrid Kiernan, members of our
Newspaper Club, were lucky enough to visit the Somerset County Gazette to pick up a few tips in
preparation for their forthcoming newspaper which will go to press shortly! They learned how the
editorial team source, write and sub stories for the newspaper and the website; watched the advertising
sales teams at work; found out how the paper is distributed; and were talked through the production team's
job. Mrs Burke accompanied the children and said: “they hoped to put the experience to good use when they create
their own newspaper, St Andrew's Primary Planet.”
Jack Clarke said: "I enjoyed the editorial department - it seems a very exciting job and I was interested to see the
reporters doing shorthand."
Gugu, said: "I enjoyed everything. The advertising department was very interesting and it was good to see the
different types of advertisers."
A big „thank you‟ to the Somerset Gazette for allowing the children to visit. Watch out for the first edition on St
Andrew‟s Primary Planet in the near future!
PARENTS’ CONSULTATION EVENINGS – 21 AND 23 OCTOBER
The St Andrew‟s Teaching team invite parents to meet with them on 21 or 23 October to discuss their child‟s progress
so far this year, to enable them to work together to benefit the children for the future. This does not apply to foundation
stage children in Tone and Avon, as they have had „home visits‟ this half term. Times of appointments will be on
display in the hall entrance (up the steps with the yellow rail) from Monday next week. Call in to sign up for an
appointment. Parents can also sign up for a meeting with Mrs Goddard (SEND Lead).
SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS
All children had their individual and siblings photographs taken on Thursday. Clive of QPC Photographix will be
bringing in the photographs shortly, if you are not happy with the photo, or your child was absent, you will be able to
call into his studio (on the Kingston Road „high path‟) for a no cost re-shoot.
DATA COLLECTION SHEETS AND CONSENT FORM FOR RECORDING AND USE OF IMAGES
Please remember to return these duly completed to the school office, and don‟t forget to sign them.
ST ANDREW’S CHURCH CHRISTMAS MARKET – CRAFT STALLS AND TREE-COLLECTOR WANTED!
The Church Christmas Market is this year in the church on Saturday 6 December, and tables are available for any
craftspeople or party planners who would like to sell their wares on that day.
Also needed, is someone with a trailer who may be able to collect the large tree (20 foot) from Combe Florey and
deliver it to the church on Thursday 4 December.
For more information on the stalls, or collecting the tree, please see Louise Jarmain or contact Alison Perry on 01823
278571.
KEY STAGE ONE REWARD
At the end of each half-term children are rewarded for good behaviour by an End of Term Reward.
On Thursday 23 October the KS1 reward will follow this term‟s theme and all children will be able to
come to school dressed as a prince, princess or knight.
WANTED
Mrs Higham would like some egg boxes for Avon Class please. If you collect any over the weekend please bring
them to Avon Class on Monday.
GOLD BOOK
Each Friday in our assembly we celebrate things that have happened in school during the week and recognise some
pupils for doing something „extra special‟ during that week. It might be that they have tried really hard at something
they have found difficult, have completed a special piece of work or made a good contribution in the classroom, or
they may have been particularly kind or helpful. These children‟s names are recorded in our „Gold Book‟, a certificate
is given to them and a sweet treat is given to them. Their names are mentioned in the newsletter, and the reasons as
to why they have received special mention are recorded on the noticeboard in the school entrance.
Over the past few weeks, the children who have appeared in the Gold Book have been:
Avon Class
Sheppey Class
Cary Class
Huntspill Class
Somer Class
Brue Class
Exe Class
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Hubert Jacaszek
Jesse Rice
Liam Penetra
Jakub Gebarowski
Cameron Hawkins
Max Healey
William Rowles
Alfie King
Bertie Budge
Lucy Williams
Abi King
Danni Cooper
Dainora Aleksandraite
Grace Thistlethwaite
Astrid Kiernan
Jose Chamberlain
Montie Budge
Bradley Aldridge
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Ellie Allan
George Chorley
Lydia Addicott
Chelsea Bevan
Eliza Rowles
Kira Thompson
Sofia Nichols
Jacob Hyslop
Safiya Gorgulu
Jessica Fisk
Piper Rice
Owen Trego
Matthew Bawler
Oliver Cook
Jasper Aykroyd
Mollie Rendell
Leila Jones
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Samuel Hines
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Millie Markham
Tilly Croney
Alaia Stephens
Kamil Rozalski
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Melanie Porter-Gray
Asha Savery
Taylan Gallagher
Mia Doherty
Rebecca Mahon
Ebony Moon
Anvika Biju
Patryk Gluszkiewicz
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Aidan Culverwell
Many congratulations to them all – and keep up the good work!
Yours sincerely
Paul Sheehan
Headteacher
‘With Great Pleasure' an evening of
poetry chosen and read by Jeremy and
Sheila Harvey with Actress and
Broadcaster Penelope Lee. On Tuesday 14
October at 7.00 pm in St Andrew's
School Hall. Tickets £5 include light
refreshments. Proceeds to St Andrew's
Church. Contact Parish Office 01823
332531 for tickets.
PAST PUPILS’ REUNION
Friday 12 December
2.00pm
Past pupils of the school aged from 16 - 160 are
invited to come to our hall to meet with others and to
pore over the registers and log books, enjoy a cup of
tea and some entertainment, and visit the school of
today. Please tell any past pupils you know who may
be interested – we hope to see many friends then.
Come along and take a trip down memory lane! Just
turn up – or call school for more information.