House Point Cup Weekly Winners The House Points earned this week were Silbury Ridgeway Kennet Avebury 603pts 583pts 579pts 548pts Congratulations SILBURY Well done everyone! Harvest Assembly Thank you! Thank you so much to everyone who brought in donations to the Foodbank as part of our Harvest Festival Assembly. Rev Gerald England from the Church of Christ the Servant in Abbey Meads created a Harvest Rainbow with fresh fruit and vegetables in the assembly. Thank you to Kerrie Whittaker who also donated a hamper as part of her child minding role in the local community. The food is being transported to the Foodbank this weekend and will benefit many local families. Football 1 st League Win. Congratulations to the football team on winning their first league match of the season, away to Orchid Vale Primary School. The first half was fast and furious with both sides missing several chances, but some excellent attacking on the break and superb finishing saw Orchid Vale reach half time in the lead by 2 goals to nil. The second half saw a change in fortunes and Abbey Meads started to convert their chances scoring five times and conceding only one, to win the match 5-3. ALL PLAYERS were magnificent and won permanent places in the squad for this season with their performances. Swindon Half Marathon Weekend Please can we remind you that around 20 staff members will be taking part in the 2 mile fun run or the 5 mile multiterrain run at the weekend. Click here for original letter. If you would like to sponsor us and help us raise funds for FOAMS and Butterflies please use the form on page 2 or you can use a text. Simply text AMPS15 _ (where the line is your amount) to 70070 and you can donate that way through Justtextgiving. We will receive the entire amount you text and if you are kind enough to accept the Gift Aid request we will receive 25% extra for free from the Government. That means for every 1 donated we will get 1.25 bargain! Please see the image in the next box to show you how to send the text or you can use the form on the top of page 2. Thank you very much in advance. We will let you know next week how we got on. Golden Book Well done to the children named below, for being mentioned in the Golden Book as a result of their excellent attitude and approach in school. You will be congratulated in next week s Wednesday Assembly! Tommy (5HC), Daniel C, Darcy & Ellie (6T), Ellie (5W), Ellie-Rose & Nikodem (2W), Hannah & Jack (3P), Lily & Emily (1H), Israel, Louie & Ruby D (1W), Samuel S & Sandra (4S), Taiya & Robert (RH), Massimo & Phoebe C (RR). Well done to you all Keep it up! Year 6 IOW Class Assembly What an amazing way to end the week. The Year 6 assembly was breathtakingly entertaining, informative and inspiring. The assembly started with some wonderful singing and dancing about a child s life in Victorian Britain, before going on to explain how their trip to the Isle of Wight has inspired further work back in the classrooms. We had superbly written diary entries, factual information about the weather, Queen Victoria and the trip itself. There was also a magnificent recital of the poem, The Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Thank you to the children of Year 6 YOU are amazing! Thank you to the staff in Year 6 (and other staff who attended the trips) for making all of this possible. Click below for the Trip Photo Booklets. Class 6H Class 6T Please note the amount in the image is an example only, any amount will be gratefully accepted.
Sponsor Form for AMCPS - Swindon Half Marathon Events (5Mile/2Mile Events) I enclose : p as sponsorship for the Staff Running Teams. Your Name Signed Child(ren) s Name(s) MASS WALK next Wednesday You will have received this leaflet this week with the associated reply slip. You can click on the poster next to this reminder for a copy of the form. We are looking for people to walk to this event and as such are not encouraging people to drive up to St Andrew s Ridge in order to join us. If you feel another route would be good for future events please let us know. Admin info. We are afraid we can no longer combine payments on one cheque for dinners, trips, Sunshine Club etc. but instead need a separate cheque for each. This is an audit trail issue and we apologise for any inconvenience. Online payments remain unchanged. All cheques now payable to Abbey Meads Primary School. Individual and sibling photos were sent out this week, with deadline to order by 15 th October. Also an Appointment Form for booking contemporary photos was also issued yesterday, to be returned by Monday 12 th October the sessions will take place after school on Thursday 15 th October by appointment only. Parent Evening confirmation slips were sent out today. Please contact your child s class teacher if you did not receive one. Thank you
FOAMS information Annual Christmas Shopping Event FOAMS will be holding a Christmas Shopping Evening on Friday 20th November 2015 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm (stall holders from 5.30pm). There will be stalls selling items such as toys, jewellery, cakes, cards and special Christmas stocking fillers. If you would like a stall, the cost is 10 per table but if you are a parent of a child in Abbey Meads School then the price is reduced to 7.50. Please contact foams@abbeymeads.swindon.sch.uk if you wish to book a table and we will send you the relevant paperwork or alternatively collect a form from the school office. FOAMS AGM School Tours Click on the posters below to follow the links
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal 2015 Next month sees the start of the Operation Christmas Child shoebox appeal again, starting on 1st November. Once again Church of Christ the Servant will be a drop-off point and holding a Shoebox Parade service on Sunday 22nd November at 10.30am. If you would like to take part in the appeal this year, leaflets are available from https://www.samaritans-purse.org.uk/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/operation-christmas-childresources/ where you can download the labels and advice. The church is open as a Drop-off at the following times:- Monday 10-11.30 am and 1.15-2.30pm Tuesday 9.15-1.30 Wednesday 1-3pm and 5-7pm Thursday 3-4.30pm and 6.30-8pm Friday 9-3 Saturday closed Sunday 9.45-12.45 Sunday 22nd November would be the last time to drop-off boxes Labels for use on your Shoebox Gift
Science and Technology House Cup Competition See next page for Instructions
How to Make an Air Pressure Rocket You will need- -A two litre plastic bottle -Cardboard -Tape -A cork (if you can provide one) -Materials for decoration Please note- School will provide the water and foot pump to launch the rocket. We will also provide corks if you do not have one at home. Instructions 1. Cut out three flippers of cardboard and attach these to the top of the bottle with tape. Tape them all to the bottle at an angle of about 120 degrees between them. Remember- Make sure you keep the flippers straight. The flippers must also be sturdy and they should not turn soggy if in contact with water. 2. Turn your bottle upside down so the lid is pointing down and it stands up on the flippers. The flippers will be the base of your rocket. 3. Decorate your bottle as you wish. You can be as creative as you want. However, you must make sure that we can open the lid of the bottle to pour the water in and insert the cork. At school On the day of the launch we will fill the bottle with a small amount of water and insert a cork into the opening of the bottle. We will then use a footpump to pump air into the bottle until it launches. An adult will complete the launching of the rocket for health and safety reasons but the children will be allowed to watch from a safe distance. How it works Rockets work by ejecting something out of the back and a so-called reaction force then pushes the body of the rocket forward. In this rocket, water and air are pushed out of the back. The water is heavier so that s what gives the bottle the main kick forwards. The energy to force the water out is stored as air pressure inside the bottle. The energy is supplied as you pump air into the bottle. The air pressure inside builds up and pushes on the water but friction holds the cork in place and that pushes back on the water, so for a while nothing moves. Once the friction force can no longer contain the pressure, the cork is pushed out and the pressure then acts on the water to eject it from the bottle. Compared to the bottle, the water is heavy so pushing water out at a moderate speed backwards gives the bottle a lot of forward speed. Rockets should only be launched with adult supervision