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Newsletter 26th May 2023

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Message from the Headteacher

What a wonderful day we had in Lyme Regis on Tuesday. Thank you to all the staff and parents who made this possible. It truly was a magical experience to have our whole school paddling on the beautiful shore line of Lyme Regis. The children made me feel so proud, they were super sensible despite being very, very excited. We are very lucky to have this wonderful opportunity. A huge thank  you to Mrs Hopkins, who arranged for us to have the use of the powerboat club house for the day, and for Year 2 to attend a workshop at the lifeboat station. 

We are really excited to announce that one of our parents, Faye, will be completing a Triathlon to raise funds for our school pool. Faye has been training for over 6 months for the Slateman Olympic distance Triathlon in Snowdonia on June 11th this year. She will swim 1500m in the Llanberis mountain lake, then cycle 53 km along and around the mountain roads with over 700m of uphill riding, then run 11 km up the Llanberis Slate mine with more than 400m of uphill running. This will take 4-5 hours. Please follow this link to see how you can sponsor Faye and support her on her mission to keep our pool running. 

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/swimforlife?utm_term=kxjRbNq5G

We are so lucky to have parents and members of the community who really care about the school and support us in any way they can. With the fair coming up have a look at home if there is anything you could contribute, or maybe you could run a stall on the day. Every little bit helps!

Finally, I hope you all have a restful half-term and get a chance to sit in the sunshine. 

Have a great weekend,

Kerry Devane 

 

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Dates for your Diary

Read to Me Sessions

Every Tuesday in the School Hall from 8:20 am. Tea and Toast and a warm place to read with your child(ren)

Time to Read Tuesday

Every Tuesday in your child's classroom at 3pm - hear your teacher read to your child's class

May Half Term Break

Mon 29th May - Fri 2nd June

PTA Summer Fair

Friday 9th June 3:10 - 5pm

Reception Trip to Longleat

Tuesday 20th June - please give your consent and voluntary contribution on ParentPay

INSET days

Fri 23rd June

Mon 26th June

Reception PTA Disco 3:10 - 4:10pm £2 each

Friday 7th July

 

PTA News 

Summer Fair - Friday 9th June, 3:10 - 5pm

Would you, or someone you know, like to have a stall at the Fair? Independent stalls will be £5 each.   

We have received some lovely prizes for our Grand Raffle. Our first prize is a Family day ticket to Cheddar Gorge, £20 spending money AND two weekend tickets to Godney Gathering! Tickets are 50p each, and there are plenty of tickets available from the school and nursery office. Please sell as many as you can to friends and family. 

Are you able to donate any of the following for the Fair?
Books - children and adult books new or in a good used condition.
Bric a Brac - unwanted gifts and used items in good condition.
Tombola items - Toiletries, jars, bottles of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.

We are welcoming any donations in the week beginning 5th June leading up to our Summer fair.

Please follow and share our event on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/602043138655217/?ref=newsfeed

Please come along to our next meeting:  Tuesday 6th of June 3.15pm creche provided 

Attendance 

Our target for attendance is 95%

This week it was 93.1%

Top class this week is HEDGHEOGS with 97% - Amazing, Hedgehogs!

Top year group this week is Reception with 96 %, well done, Reception

 

Celebration Assembly

We would like to invite the parents of the following children to join us for celebration assembly on Monday 5th of June at 8:50am, in the hall, just after drop-off.

This week's shining stars are:

Hedgehogs - Leah & Henry

Rabbits - Arlo & Alice

Woodpeckers - Leah-Bluebell & Harry

Otters - Tui & Lissy

Foxes - Honi & Aseel

Owls - Nova & Olive

 

We look forward to seeing you then!

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Parenting Tip

Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs to take on. We could do all do without a little help! After half-term, I will be offering a parenting course that will run over 2 weeks. The workshops will be on Friday 16th June and Thursday 22nd June from 9am and will last for approx 1 hour. These are an opportunity to find researched based strategies that will help with difficult behaviours and establishing good routines that I will gently guide you through. This will be a non-judgemental, sensitive environment, and you can share or just listen to other parents and families. 

Session 1 - Causes of behaviour difficulties

Session 2 - Encouraging cooperation, and managing challenging behaviour

If you would like to attend please contact the school office by popping in or emailing: office@stjohnsglastonbury.school

Amanda Thorpe
PFSA Street & Glastonbury CLP
07927 060448

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School Prayer 

Dear God,

Thank you for loving us and teaching us how to love, persevere and respect each other in everything we do. 

Amen