Headlines. The Grove Primary School s fortnightly Head Teacher Newsletter Autumn 3: Friday 12 th October 2018

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1 Headlines The Grove Primary School s fortnightly Head Teacher Newsletter Autumn 3: Friday 12 th October 2018 High Aspirations; resilience; teamwork; creativity; respect; diversity Dear Parents/Carers, This is the last Headlines that Mrs Varga will be editing; we will be sorry to say goodbye to her as she is moving away with her family. Our new receptionists will be Mrs Della Johnson (Mon, Tues) and Mrs Samina Khan (Weds to Fri). Mrs Johnson is beginning with us next week, working alongside Mrs Varga in her last few days. Today s Walter Raleigh Class assembly was a lovely occasion- the second on the theme of Space. The lower school is becoming expert in their facts about astronauts and planets! We were really impressed by their singing and strong spoken voices which meant we could hear them right at the back of the hall! You will have received data collection sheets this week with the request to send them back by half term. Please do return them to us as they are vital in ensuring that communication between home and school is as effective as possible. It has been good to speak to so many parents about their children s positive start in the first half term of the new year. There have been lots of positive comments about books and learning at the first of our two Parents Evenings. We look forward to seeing many more of you on Tuesday. Thursday s Disco tickets are now on sale. Please look out for the committee members in the playground before and after school until Thursday morning 18th. Do encourage your children to come along (more details below). Thank you very much for all your kind donations to our Macmillan Coffee Morning on 28th September. We have a raised a fantastic amount of Sadly, a small moan ours is a busy office with staff who are hard-working and committed. A very small number of parents don t treat them with the respect they deserve. The children are well supported by and speak fondly of- the team. They always aim to help! Please speak to them kindly as you would expect to be spoken to. Thank you. Just one week to go until half term- it hardly seems possible! Yours sincerely, Jo Ibbotson Head Teacher Page 1

Harvest Festival Harvest Festival 2018 This year we will be supporting The Rotary Club of Camberley and the St Vincent De Paul Society (SVP) again in their appeal for gifts of cans, jars and dried

All donations will be sent to the Camberley Community Fund Store and will also provide Christmas Hampers for local families in needsomething which a number of our families have benefited from this

2 Harvest Festival Harvest Festival 2018 This year we will be supporting The Rotary Club of Camberley and the St Vincent De Paul Society (SVP) again in their appeal for gifts of cans, jars and dried food- all in date please. All donations will be sent to the Camberley Community Fund Store and will also provide Christmas Hampers for local families in needsomething which a number of our families have benefited from this year. Last opportunity for donations- Monday 15 th October! The children will participate in a Harvest themed assembly on Monday 15 th October 2018, when we will walk to St Peter s Church. Thank you to everyone who has offered to walk with the classes. Thank you too for all the generous donations that have been handed in so far. We hope you will be able to help us support this worthy local charity. Page 2

School Lunches Please be informed that a new lunch menu is coming out after the Half Term Break. The cost of a school lunch is 2.30.

In case you are sending in a packed lunch, please note that we a nut free school, do not send in any nut products, like Nutella.

The presentation slides will be available on the website for those that couldn't make it.

3 School Lunches Please be informed that a new lunch menu is coming out after the Half Term Break. The cost of a school lunch is Could you please make sure that your child s account is in credit to be able to enjoy a nutritious meal at school. In case you are sending in a packed lunch, please note that we a nut free school, do not send in any nut products, like Nutella. SEND Information Presentation Thank you to all of the parents that came to our SEND Information presentations on Monday 8th October. Both the afternoon and evening sessions were well attended. Interesting questions were asked and response feedback shall be shared in the new SEND newsletter. The SEND newsletter will be sent out half termly so will be with you by the end of next week. The presentation slides will be available on the website for those that couldn't make it. SEND Surgeries If you have concerns about your child's development please come to see our SENDCo, Amy Batalli. SEND Surgeries will be running on the first and third Monday of the month. Please contact the office to book a private appointment. Woodland walk Year 3 Year 3 went on a woodland walk in Tomlinscote Woods and had a great time! We did lots of different activities such as leaf threading, building twig towers and we also carefully observed the variety of autumn colours around us. The children were brilliantly behaved and showed a love for adventure! Well done Year 3. Page 3

Does your child ride to bike to school? We have a steady trickle of reports from the public of dangerous cycling. This week a boy, rode in front of a car and came close to being knocked off his bike.

Please don t allow your child to cycle to school unless he/she has strong road awareness and is wearing a helmet.

4 Does your child ride to bike to school? We have a steady trickle of reports from the public of dangerous cycling. This week a boy, rode in front of a car and came close to being knocked off his bike. Apparently the driver was really shaken by this and the boy carried on in to the school grounds. Please don t allow your child to cycle to school unless he/she has strong road awareness and is wearing a helmet. Children have been reminded about this in assembly this week - and also that they should park their bikes directly in the shelter and may not ride on site. Use of mobile phones in school grounds We have no wish to stop parents using their phones while waiting to pick up and drop off children but in the interests of safeguarding all children, please do not use cameras in our school grounds. Thank you. Page 4

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Friends of the Grove are holding our annual Firework Spectacular on the 3rd November here at the school.

To be able to make the event the best it can be, we need as many volunteers as possible, ranging from helpers to set up on the day and or taking

All stewards will be supplied with a hi visibility vest to wear and will be responsible for an area within the grounds to make sure no one is

We are open to people sharing this position so that time can be spent with your own children.

As any time you can give would be valuable to making the event a success.

6 WANTED! Helpers For Firework Spectacular Daytime & Evening of Sat 3rd / Morning of Sun 4th November Dear Parents / Carers, As you will already know the Friends of the Grove are holding our annual Firework Spectacular on the 3rd November here at the school. At the event we will have a BBQ, refreshment stand, tuck shop and a stand selling all sorts of LED/flashing items. To be able to make the event the best it can be, we need as many volunteers as possible, ranging from helpers to set up on the day and or taking down the next day, to stewards on the night. We need to have at least 25 stewards available on the night for this type of event to go ahead. All stewards will be supplied with a hi visibility vest to wear and will be responsible for an area within the grounds to make sure no one is smoking, drinking or using their own fireworks such as sparklers. We are open to people sharing this position so that time can be spent with your own children. Therefore we are looking for as many people as possible to spare anything from half an hour onwards. As any time you can give would be valuable to making the event a success. Below are the jobs and times we need help: Sat 3rd Nov - Setting up - Anytime between 8am 6pm - Running a stall or stewards - between 5pm - 8pm - Partial clear up - 8pm - 10pm Sun 4th Nov - Clear up - 10am onwards If you are able to help in any way please contact FOG by - thegrovepta@yahoo.com Via our facebook page - Friends of the Grove - Fog Pta Or through the school reception. Please advise your Name:- Contact Number:- - Please note anybody able to help for a total of 3 hours or more, will receive a free ticket to the fireworks as a thank you from FOG.Thank you for your support Friends of the Grove Committee Page 6

Sport news Sport at The Grove The Year 5 and 6 sports team have been working hard in their training this term and have made us all proud with their performances over the last couple of weeks.

It was a spectacular game to watch with the girls using their skills that they had learned in training.

7 Sport news Sport at The Grove The Year 5 and 6 sports team have been working hard in their training this term and have made us all proud with their performances over the last couple of weeks. Last week, the Year 5 and 6 girls football team had their first match against South Camberley at home. It was a spectacular game to watch with the girls using their skills that they had learned in training. We came away with a 5-2 win and it was a pleasure to see the excitement on the girls faces after being so successful. This week the Year 5 and 6 girls football team were out again: this time at Connaught Junior School. Again, they battled throughout the game and we saw some great team work and determination. There were so many opportunities which didn t quite hit the back of the net and the final score (2-1) really didn t reflect the how well the girls played. The Year 6 boys football team also played. Their determination was unbeatable and it was great to see the practised formations and tactics being used. Unfortunately, it wasn t a win this week but we will keep up the training and hope that it pays off for the next match. It was a busy evening at Connaught with the Year 6 netball team also playing. The improvement in their game play was incredible. They had a better understanding of their positioning, they moved quickly into a space after they had sent the ball and their shooting was on point. We left with a very happy team after winning 1-6. We are extremely proud of all of our sports teams, especially their dedication and enthusiasm to training and matches. We are also extremely thankful to our wonderful parents who helped to transport the teams to Connaught Junior School we really couldn t give the children these opportunities without your help. Thank you also to those parents who were able to join us later in the matches to offer encouragement, support and biscuits! Good luck to the Year 5 football and netball team next week when they face Holly Lodge, at home, for their first match. Hopefully we will see lots of friendly faces to give the children as much support and encouragement as possible. Page 7

8 Important Dates 2018/19 MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 03, 2018 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 05, 2018 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 08, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2018 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2018 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2018 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2018 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2018 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2018 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018 MONDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2018 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 05, :00am to 11:00am Harvest Festival at St Peters Church 5:00pm to 7:00pm Local Governing Body meeting 9:30am to 10:30am New Reception 2019 Parent Tour 3:30pm to 6:30pm Parents' Evening 9.30am to 2:30pm Bear Grylls class to Farnham museum Year 6 Football & Netball at Holly Lodge Primary School pm 9:30am to 3:30pm David Attenborough class to Farnham Museum 4:30pm to 5:30pm Autumn Disco (Infants) 5:45pm to 7:15pm Autumn Disco (Juniors) Roald Dahl Class Assembly HALF TERM School Closed Grove Fireworks Display Year 6 to Hindleap Warren Years 3 to 6 Cross Country at Lightwater Country Park pm 11:00am to 12:00pm New Reception Class 2019 tour Anti Bullying Week 9:00am to 3:15pm Ruth Masih Family Support Worker 'Come and Ask' session Girls Year 5 & 6 Football Festival pm Nasal flu vaccine R-5 All day 2.00pm to 3:00pm New Reception 2019 Parent tour Nasal flu vaccine R-5 All day Year 5 Football & Netball at Grove Primary School pm INSET DAY CLOSURE INSET DAY CLOSURE Year 3 & 4 Football Festival at Frimley Lodge Park pm 9.00am to 9:45am Parent Forum David Attenborough Class Assembly 5.00pm to 7:00pm Local Governing Body Meeting 9.15am to 10:15am New Reception 2019 Parent Tour Year 6 Football Festival at Frimley Lodge Park pm Page 8

9 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2018 MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2018 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2018 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018 MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2018 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2018 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018 FRIDAY, JANUARY 04, 2019 MONDAY, JANUARY 07, 2019 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2019 THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2019 TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 04, 2019 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2019 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 THURSDAY, MARCH 07, 2019 FRIDAY, MARCH 8, :30am to 10:30am KS1 Dress Rehearsal (to pre-school) 7:00pm to 8:30pm FOG Christmas Entertainer 11:00am to 12:00pm New Reception Class 2019 tour 9:30am to 10:30am EYFS/KS1 Christmas Performance 2:00pm to 3:00pm EYFS/KS1 Christmas Performance 9:30am to 10:30am EYFS/KS1 Christmas Performance 2:00pm to 3:00pm KS2 Dress Rehearsal for pre-school Christmas lunch Year 5 & 6 Swimming Gala at Aldershot Garrison pm 9:30am to 10:30am KS2 Christmas Performance 1:00pm to 1:30pm Choir Singing to over 60s 9:30am to 10:30am KS2 Christmas Performance 2:00pm to 3:00pm KS2 Christmas Performance 1:30pm to 3:00pm Class Christmas parties 1:00pm to 3:10pm Image Theatre Company Panto for whole school SCHOOL TERM ENDS at 1:30pm INSET DAY closure Spring Term starts 11:00am to 12:00pm New Reception 2019 Parent tour Year 6 trip to Wisley 3:30pm to 6:30pm Parents' Evening Lewis Carroll Class Assembly 3:30pm to 6:30pm Parents Evening Safer Internet Week Year 4 to Ufton Court Year 6 Football & Netball at Crawley Ridge Junior School pm Year 5 Football Festival at Holy Trinity CofE School pm 4:30pm to 5:30pm Spring Disco (Infants) 5:45pm to 7:15pm Spring Disco (Juniors) 9:00am to 9:45am Parent Forum HALF TERM School Closed World Book day Bear Grylls Class Assembly Page 9

10 FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019 Buckingham Class Assembly KITE Ukulele Festival at Lakeside (All day) Parent Forum am FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 Mother s Day Assemblies Year 2 & Year R & 1, Year 4,5 & 6 SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019 FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2019 MONDAY, MAY 13, 2019 FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2019 MONDAY, MAY 27, 2019 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2019 TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019 TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2019 THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2019 TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2019 FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2019 WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 FOG Springtime Event (All Day) SCHOOL TERM ENDS at 1:30pm SCHOOL SUMMER TERM BEGINS Parents evening Parents evening SATS WEEK KS Parents forum HALF TERM School Closed Year 2 Trip to Hobbledown Year R to Painshill Park Windsor Class Assembly Strawberry Thank you Tea for volunteers KITE Champions day (Grove) am Parent Forum LAST DAY OF SUMMER TERM Entries marked bold are new dates on the list. Page 10

Monday 29th January 2018

Monday 29th January 2018 News from The Three Schools Dear Parents, The fun and frolics have continued this half term, including; Year 3 at discovering a mysterious den that appeared on the school field,