Helme Headlines 28 November 2014 Email: office@helmeschool.com Website: www.helmeschool.com Follow us on: twitter@helmeschool This Newsletter can also be viewed on the school website AWARDS Maths Magician Class 1: Megan Bolton-Ratcliffe for focusing and working hard in Maths. Class 2: Freya-Rose Lynn for designing an excellent pattern using shapes for her print block. Class 3: Molly Ratcliffe for excellent work on fractions. Class 4: Millie Chomiak, Daniel Angus, Brooke Mallinson and Kiera Williams for excellent performance (2 nd place) in the Moor End Jaguar Challenge earlier this week. Class 5: Oliver Castle for consistently improving his mental maths over the whole term. Gold Book: Class 1: Bella Bissolati for trying to diplomatically sort out a problem between 2 children. Class 2: Leo Thompson for his excellent train dance. Class 3: Tom Barker for behaving brilliantly at the end of playtime and showing what excellent role models he and his friends can be. Daniel Broadley for an excellent story map. Class 4: Oscar Burrow for excellent attitude to learning and being an enthusiastic team member. Class 5: Alex Higgins for quietly getting on and completing his art work independently. The Boys football team, for an excellent performance and Living the Values at the Huddersfield Town football tournament on Wednesday at the Zone. Class 3 and 4 girls football teams for enthusiasm, effort and tremendous progress in their football matches against Meltham CE. Helme Values Class 1: Determination Annabell Lambton for trying really hard to sing all the words of our Christmas songs. Class 2: Inspiration - Maisie Smith for inspiring others to write songs and stories. Class 3: Inspiration - Ava Rider for an inspirational wolf picture. Class 4: Respect - Eve Williams for always showing respect to children and adults and an excellent attitude to learning. Class 5: Friendship Joshua Horvath and Elliot Noble for working well together, sharing resources then helping others.
Helme Sports Please see the match report for our recent game at the end of the Headlines After School Clubs Monday Choir Tuesday Karate, Madame Brian Y6 group Wednesday Art Club KS2, Art Club Year 1 & 2, KS1 Rugby, Mr Codling Year 6 Group Friday BodyRockerz Sports Club News Due to the darkening nights there will be no more football after-school club this term. Letters have been given to those children who attend the club. KS1 Rugby Rugby Club on Monday 1 December has been cancelled due to a football tournament at Honley High School. A letter has been sent home to those concerned and a refund for that day has been made. Cake Tins We still have a selection of cake tins and plates awaiting collection outside the school office, following the FOHS Autumn disco. Please collect them by Monday 1 December or they will be disposed of. Thank you. Morrison s Vouchers Thank you for collecting vouchers on our behalf, we have received over 4,000. The order will be going on Tuesday 2 nd December. If you have any last minute ones to hand in, please bring them in by Monday 1 st December. Snow Plan/ School Closures Letter A letter has been sent out this week regarding procedures for bad weather etc. Please ensure you keep this handy over the next few months. Please ensure that you have input your mobile number to the Parentpay text service to ensure you receive any texts in the event of bad weather. If you are unsure how to do this, please call at the school office. HTFC v Birmingham City Saturday 20 th December Forms have been sent home to purchase tickets for the above match, please return forms and payment to school by Monday 8 th December at the latest.
Year 6 trip to Castleton May 2015 A reminder that consent forms and any outstanding deposits need to be in school by next Friday at the latest. Additional payments can be made on a regular basis through the year with the final payment due by the beginning of May. School Milk Letter A letter will be sent out early next week for the Spring term milk order for children in KS1. Christmas Events A letter has been sent home detailing all the events that will be held leading up to the end of term. Ticket requests for the Christmas production will be sent out as soon as possible. Please note that all the details are on the Calendar in the Virtual Office on the website. I know many of you need to plan your diaries some time in advance. FOHS Christmas Fair FOHS are raising money to buy a set of waterproof clothing for bigger children to support our Outdoor Learning. We already have a set of waterproof clothing for smaller children. They really need your support: Chocolate Wine Raffle Prizes Please bring contributions to the School Office. We would also be grateful for any offers of help to man, or woman, the stalls. Many thanks. FOHS Secret Shop The great day is almost here! Secret Shop will be open for business on Monday 1 December, Tuesday 2 December and Wednesday 3 December. The Secret Shop sells presents for Mums and Dads to children. The chosen present is wrapped and labelled, ready to go under a Christmas tree. If your child would like to visit the Secret Shop, please send in the money in a named, sealed envelope by Friday 28 November. This makes our organisation a little bit easier. Christmas Singing On Saturday 6th December, the children have been asked to sing with the other Meltham schools at the tree lighting ceremony. This will take place at 4pm in St. Bartholomew s Church, Meltham. On Sunday 14th December, the children have been invited to sing at Carols in the Park. This will take place at 4pm in the Robert Ashton Memorial Park in Meltham. If the weather is bad, then it will be held in St. James Church next to the park. This is an enjoyable way to start your Christmas celebrations. All the children will be learning the songs we are performing and, as a school, we think it is important to play our role in the community. The children will need to be accompanied by an adult and we would really appreciate your support at one or both of these weekend events.
Fashion & Textiles Children s Trust Anna Pangbourne, Director of the Fashion and Textile Children s Trust, a registered charity, has contacted the Diocesan Education Team to inform us about some grants that are made available to children of people who work/worked in the fashion/textiles trade. Further information can be found on the attached document. School Dinner Price Increase Advance notice that from 5 th January 2015, the price for a school meal will increase from 1.90 to 1.95 per day. Weekly payments will amount to 9.75. Parent Governor Vacancy Application forms have been sent home today for the position of Parent Governor. Parentpay Accounts A reminder that Parentpay accounts should be in credit and paid in advance. Please check your accounts and bring them up-to-date. Children on school lunches with more than two weeks outstanding will be asked to go onto packed lunches until outstanding balances have been cleared. Governing Body Clerks Needed- a pleas from the School Governor Service Use your skills to make a difference join up as a school governors clerk today! Interested in being involved in our schools in Kirklees? Have a few hours to spare? Want to earn extra money and receive free training, while gaining experience? We are looking for a number of new Governing Body Meeting Clerks to help support our schools and their governing bodies. The current fee (for full Governing Body meetings) is 57.24 per meeting, plus travel expenses. A Governing Body usually meets between 3-6 times a year (in term time), usually in the evenings. You could work for more than one school or clerk governors committee meetings to earn more. Our excellent training will broaden your knowledge of governance and help you develop clerking skills. The role mainly involves taking notes at meetings, then turning them into minutes. The governing body will rely on you to give advice on procedures to support the Head Teacher and Chair of Governors. This exciting role is ideal for people who want to be part of a team, who have attention to detail and have good communication and Word skills. You will need access to Word and email, hold RSA Level 2 word processing or equivalent, have your own transport and, ideally, have previous knowledge of School Government Regulations. For further information or an initial chat, contact Amerjit Sahota:
Tel: 01484 414701 Email: amerjit.sahota@kirklees.gov.uk or visit the Kirklees Employment website for an application pack Meltham Pre-school Santa s Grotto Please see the poster at the end of the Headlines with details of this event. Important Dates Sunday 30 November at 4.00 pm: Christingle Service at Helme Church Monday 1 December, Tuesday 2 December and Wednesday 3 December: FOHS Secret Shop open Monday 1 December 4.00 5.15 pm: KS1 5-a-side Football Festival at Honley High School Thursday 4 December 1.00 3.00 pm : Class 5 bag packing and singing at Morrisons, Meltham Saturday 6 December 4.00 5.00 pm: Singing at St Bartholomew s Tree Lighting Ceremony Sunday 14 December 4.00 5.00 pm: Carols in the Park at Reobert Ashton Memorial Park Monday 15 December 2.00 3.00 pm: School Christmas Production in Helme Church followed by FOHS Fair in school Tuesday 16 December 6.00 7.00 pm: School Christmas Production in Helme Church followed by FOHS Fair in school Wednesday 17 December pm: KS2 Christmas Party in school Thursday 18 December 9.30 12.00: Class 5 singing at Morrisons, Meltham Thursday 18 December pm: KS1 Christmas Party in school Friday 19 December: Last day of term Monday 5 January: Teacher Training Day Tuesday 6 January: Children back in school Best wishes, Mrs Julie Dempster Headteacher Zone Match Report Boys 6 a-side competition What a fabulous day we had at the Zone on Wednesday. Firstly I would like to thank Mrs Morris for supporting us at this event and hope she hasn't lost her voice! We were drawn in Pool A with St Andrews, Rowley Lane A and Golcar A. We had to play each team twice, once before lunch and once afterwards. Each match was 10 minutes which meant lots of running for everyone as the pitches were big. We started our first game against Golcar A very positively and it wasn't long before Brooke Mallinson opened the score with a lovely tap in, following an inch perfect cross from Oliver Castle. This was a real
cat and mouse game with each side having lots of chances to score. It wasn't long before our opposition had equalised but then their keeper came out of his area, so we were awarded a penalty. Oliver Castle made no mistake with a fearsome kick which gave their keeper no chance. Again it wasn't long before the score was level. Following some excellent defending, Oliver managed to bravely head us into the lead again only for the opposition to score twice just before the end of time, which meant we lost 4-3. Next we lost to a very organised Rowley Lane A before playing St Andrews. This turned into another extremely competitive encounter, the whole team contributed to some tremendous defending especially Malachi, Ben and Elliot who all showed immense courage by blocking powerful shots. As always Joe Lynn pulled off some magnificent saves and we managed a quick break away enabling Oliver to score, however despite our best efforts we ended up losing 2-1. I was really proud of our team for ensuring that we 'lived the values'. During lunch our coach 'Jack' arrived and inspired us to go out with a new formation, along with a team photo with Huddersfield Town legend 'Andy Booth'. Unfortunately we lost the remaining games however the scores didn't accurately reflect the determination and effort of our whole team, exemplified by the amount of running Alfie Burrows put in on the wing against much bigger boys and Malachi Fullwood who was asked to play out of his natural position of defender on several occasions so as to give Alfie a rest. It was difficult to choose a player of the tournament because everyone really gave 100% but both myself and Jack were so impressed by the defending skills of Elliot Noble we both felt he deserved this recognition. Team: Oliver Castle (c), Ben Lodge, Malachi Fullwood, Joe Lynn, Elliot Noble, Brooke Mallinson, Alfie Burrows Results Golcar A 4-3 Helme Rowley Lane A 4-0 Helme St Andrews 2-1 Helme Golcar A 5-1 Helme Rowley Lane A 5-1 Helme St Andrews 7-1 Helme