AUDLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL Newsletter 14 th October/Autumn 1 Wk 6 Dear Parents, www.audleyprimary.uk @audleyprimary Congratulations Mrs Deacon Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Deacon on the safe arrival of their baby son into the world on Tuesday 11 th October. Both mum and baby are well and we look forward to meeting them in the near future. IQM Awards Ceremony Mrs Deragon and I attended the IQM Awards in London on Tuesday. During the spring and summer term the school worked extremely hard towards this re-accreditation. The school submitted its IQM selfevaluation form and an IQM Assessor came in to assess the school in June. It was a privilege and delight to receive this award; it recognises all the hard work that we do. As the assessor and speaker at the ceremony reported, Audley Primary School is a place where: Pupils behaviour is excellent. They are polite, confident and courteous and are very positive about their school. Comments included, Teachers are very fair and make learning as fun as possible, Teachers are kind, helpful and generous, We really like the golden assembly, We like good learning in English, We like all the rewards and recognition we get, like the golden awards, prefect awards and 100% attendance awards, The teachers are really nice, We like the clubs and We like all the changes Mr Grogan has made. Facebook Communication We are aware that some parents have been using Facebook to discuss what happens at school. Social networking sites such as Facebook are not an appropriate place to discuss concerns and we request that parents raise any questions with their child s class teacher in the first instance. Comments made on social networking sites can easily be viewed as being derogatory and could be interpreted as bringing the school or the reputation of an individual into disrepute.
Harvest Festival On Tuesday 18 th October we would like to warmly welcome you to our Harvest Festival which takes place at 2:15pm. A harvest display will be created at the front of the Hall. Please send in non-perishables, e.g. tins and cans of food or toiletries for our display. This year we have chosen to donate our harvest gifts to Caterham Food Bank. Doing so will mean that we are supporting those living in our local community who are most in need. E-safety Evening It was wonderful to see many parents at the E-Safety evening at de Stafford School yesterday. I am extremely grateful to Mr Garner for inviting parents along to this event. It was powerful to hear Lorin LaFave share how her 14 year old son, Breck Bednar, was groomed online and murdered in 2014. I know that many of you may know about this tragic death as Breck s family lived in Caterham. The Breck Foundation was set up by Lorin to help young people to enjoy the internet and play games online, whilst remaining safe. As Headteacher I was grateful for the opportunity to hear about the work of The Breck Foundation and would like to direct parents to the following website: https://ceop.police.uk/safetycentre/. Here you will find a wealth of advice, help and support. Please remember that if you have any concerns regarding your child s online safety then please speak to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads. Sporting Events Parent Behaviour and Conduct I received an email reporting complaints about the attitude and driving of parents from our school after the Cross Country Rally on Tuesday afternoon. Please remember to be respectful to residents and other parents at sport events. Comments and negative attitudes reflect badly on the school. If this continues, then the Sports Association may decide to exclude the school from future sporting events. This would be a great shame. Another school also received a similar email regarding the conduct and behaviour of its parents on Tuesday afternoon. Sports News Football - Audley vs Hillcroft 2:0 Match report written by Rhys Thomas and Adam Kennedy Audley Primary School played in a football game on Wednesday 12 th October against Hillcroft Primary School. Audley played steadily for the first half and following a hard-hitting team talk at half time, worked hard to step up their game and take control. During the second half Hillcroft had many scoring opportunities, but these were skilfully deflected by our star goalkeeper, Will. A foul on Adam led to Kai taking a free kick. Unlucky! Kai shot the ball too wide. Then Jack s hammered shot was blocked by one of Hillcroft s defenders. In the final few minutes Adam managed to defeat the keeper, knocking the ball into the back of the net! 1-0! At last! And in the last fifteen seconds Thomas crossed the ball towards the goal and Adam, for a second time, finished the match off, by scoring another goal. The final whistle blew. It was a 2-0 victory for the Owls. Thank you to Mr Butler and Mr Simpson for making this win possible.
Reminder for Year 6 Parents Please note that the deadline for application for secondary schools is Monday 31 st October. By this date your applications must be submitted online or by a paper form. Surrey County Council advises submitting your application by Friday 21 st October, which is the Friday before the half term holiday. If you submit your application online, you will be informed of the outcome by email on the evening of Wednesday 1 st March 2017. If you submit your application on a paper form, then you will be sent a letter by first class post on Wednesday 1 st March 2017. Cross Country Rally Congratulations to the following Cross Country Rally participants. Mr Butler, Mr Mould and Mrs McTighe report that the children were fantastic. Well done to Chinelo who secured 1 st place in the Year 3/Year 4 Girl race. Year 5/6 Girl Race Olivia Vickers 4 th Place Year 5/6 Boy Race Peter Carpenter 5 th Place Year 5/6 Girl Race Caitlin McTighe 6 th Place Y3/Y4 Girl Race Chinelo Onyejekwe 1 st Place Thomas Clarke 3 rd Place Y3/Y4 Girl Race Gemma Crockett 3 rd Place Zac Simpson 4 th Place Jamie Sabath 5 th Place Tommy Haines 6 th Place
PA News Year 6 Cake Sale Bags2School Thank you to everyone that filled their bags and brought them to school. The PA received a cheque for 80.00. Quiz Night 14th October 2016 The PA look forward to seeing you all Friday night for Quiz Night. 7.00pm arrival for a 7.30pm start. Don t forget your drinks and nibbles. Food has been ordered. Raffle on the night 1.00 for a strip of tickets, plus heads & tails. Good luck to everyone. Christmas Cards The children s Christmas Card orders need to be back by 9.00am the morning of 19th October 2016. We are unable to accept any orders after this dead line as the order will have gone off for printing. Cash only please, no cheques. Please remember to follow the instructions that are provided with the template. PA Reps will be located by the school office to collect the templates the morning of 19th October. Thank You. Christmas Fayre Saturday 10th December 2016, 12-2pm The PA are now busy organising the Christmas Fayre. Please may we ask that you keep your clean empty jars ready for your Fill the Jar Day. If you have any teddies that you no longer want and they are in good condition, the PA would like to have these. We will be looking for cakes for the cake stall, books and DVDs for the large stall that we have at the Fayre. If you run your own company and would like to donate a prize for the raffle, please let a PA Rep know. Are there any face painters out there that can help with face painting at the Fayre? If you are able to help, then please let a PA Rep know. We are again opening the Fayre to outside stall holders. If you would like a stall at the Fayre, the cost is 10.00 per table. Please let a PA Rep know. Helpers slips will go out at the start of November. Please may we ask that you fill in your slips and hand them back to a PA Rep. We will be looking for one hour or two hour slots re stall cover, help setting up and clearing away. If you would like to join the PA or would like to know more about what we do, please have a chat with one of the PA Reps. Thank You Lorraine Hewitt Chair
Achievements Outside of School Olivia Cullen (Y4) Me and My Piano Part 1 Ben Irwin (Y2) Runner Up in Warlingham RFC Festival Mathletics I have logged into Mathletics and intend to promote its usage across the school, including at home. The top three scorers for the new school year are: 1 st Zakari Amassoul 21,723 points 2 nd May Rohi 20,599 points 3 rd Daniel Hammond 17,923 points Attendance this week Donaldson Class 98% Rosen Class 99% Browne Class 97% Fine Class 97% Walliams Class 96% Dahl Class 97% Morpurgo Class 98% Well done to Rosen Class with 99% Attendance! You have earned an attendance break.
The Golden Award winners this week are: Golden Award Winners Eloise Francois Tobi Waiton Iris McElroy James McTighe Ellis Swann Sophie Pook Tanner Bonds Dylan McElroy Luke Cole Hector Wheeler Emily Davey Thomas Clarke Max Clayton Paige Bacon The winning house team this week was Yellow House with 171 house points. Yours sincerely, Brian Grogan Headteacher I have listed some important dates and events below. DATES AND EVENTS LIST Dates and Events Autumn 2016 Monday 17/10/16 Monday 17/10/16 Tuesday 18/10/16 Tuesday 18/09/16 Wednesday 19/10/16 Wednesday 19/10/16 Friday 21/10/16 Friday 21/10/16 Monday 31/10/16 Wednesday 02/11/16 Thursday 10/11/16 Friday 11/11/16 Wednesday 16/11/16 Friday 18/11/16 Y4 Swimming (pm) Harvest Festival rehearsal 2:15pm Harvest Festival 2:15pm Y5 Swimming at de Stafford Swimming Pool Y3 Swimming (am) Y5, OT Mini (Bible Explorer) Celebration Assembly (10am) Y1 Swimming (pm) Break up for Half Term Children return to School Father Duncan Assembly 10am Warlingham and Caterham Swimming Gala (x 20 Y4/Y5/Y6) 1:30-4pm KS1 Film Night (5:30pm start) Y3, Stone Age workshop/themed day Mufti-Day (Bottle/Gift donations for Christmas Fayre) w/c Monday 21/11/16 Y6 Residential Trip to Hindleap Warren Monday 21/11/16 Y5 First Aid in a day led by St John Ambulance (5 hours 8:45am start) Tuesday 22/11/16 Childhood Flu Immunisation Vaccinations (Y1, Y2 and Y3) Thursday 24/11/16 Y3, Fine Class Assembly (9:00am) Thursday 24/11/16 Y3, Fine Class Cake Sale (3:00pm) Friday 25/11/16 Y6 return from Hindleap Warren Tuesday 29/11/16 Thursday 01/12/16 Friday 02/12/16 Parents Evening Early (3:15-5:30pm) Parents Evening Late (5:30-8:30pm) Mufti-Day (Chocolate donations for Christmas Fayre)
Tuesday 13/12/16 Friday 16/12/16 Monday 19/12/16 Tuesday 20/12/16 Wednesday 21/12/16 Wednesday 21/12/16 Wednesday 21/12/16 Christmas School Dinner Schools Discos (KS1 5-6:00pm, KS2 6:00-7:00pm) Carol Service Rehearsal at St Mary s 10-11am Carol Service at St Mary s 2pm Whole School Christmas Panto Dick Whittington (9:30am) Children break up for Christmas Holidays Early Finish (1:30pm)