Pyrford Church of England Primary School

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1 Pyrford Church of England Primary School 23 September 2016 In this week s newsletter: Golden Book winners Friends AGM notice Co-op Local Community Fund Dates for the academic year. Secondary School Open Days / Evenings Running Club Church news Good morning. Time now seems to be flying by as we really get into the term. This week all classes have been focusing on teaching and learning now that we are settling into our new school building. Already our first outside visit is taking place, with Year 3 who are visiting Butser Ancient Farm today. Keep an eye out in upcoming newsletters to see how they got on. The site continues to progress. I am told that final demolition plans have been agreed with contractors and we will shortly receive the phased planning for this. We are really looking forward to having extended space for the children to play in. Ultimately all landscaping etc is due to be completed in February. In anticipation of this, we would like this term to start planning the children s play equipment which as a whole school community we have been raising funds for. We will be engaging the children as part of this planning as soon as we have confirmed footage and where on the site we can get it installed. We are keen to make our whole school environment inviting for everyone and a social place before and after school. I will keep you informed as plans progress. As part of the play equipment plans, the cost of which we are wholly responsible for, we would like to raise as much money as possible and this will be our focus as a PTA. We will be holding our PTA AGM on Wednesday 28th September at 7.30pm in the school hall. Please do come and join us to see how we can work together to get this up and running for the children as soon as possible. At the end of last term the school made a bid for the newly launched Co-op Local Community Fund and we were successful. The bid was based on the need to provide play equipment for the children at Pyrford. The Co-op will be writing a press release and more formal communication about this, but as a heads up please read below and over the page. How it works We sent home forms this week for you to update contact details etc. Please can you ensure that you complete the Country of Birth and Nationality questions right at the bottom. Many thanks. The Office Team Every time Co-op members choose Co-op branded products and services and use their Co-op Membership card (subject to Co-op Membership T&Cs) 1% of what they spend will go to their chosen cause. Members can change their choice at any time until the end of the giving period on 18th March If members don't pick a cause during the giving period then their 1% is shared out equally between all the local causes in their community. Any funds raised for our cause will be distributed shortly after the end of the giving period. As soon as we have further information from the Co-op we will send it on to you, but please pop into our local store and register for membership. Next week we are holding our meet the teacher, curriculum talks and new school tours. Please do come along and feel free to ask any generic questions which you feel would benefit parents. We are happy to provide any information we can and are looking forward to showing you around our new building. Please also keep checking the dates section as we are adding to these weekly. Best wishes for a good weekend. Kathryn Krynicki Headteacher

2 Chestnut - Lexie Lorch for being kind and thoughtful. Oak - Muhammad-Zakariyya Hussain for settling into a new class cheerfully. Cedar - Imaan Hussain for working really hard on her writing. Hawthorn - Thomas Atkins for excellent behaviour and working hard all the time. Sycamore - Aiza Asif for working hard and for making friends. Juniper - Jessica Staton for a careful diagram of a round house. Maple - Ava Pring for an excellent drawing of a Celtic round house, including labels and a caption. Alder - George Sutherland for excellent writing of a narrative poem. Larch - Amy Price for a fantastic narrative poem in English. Birch - Olivia Krynicki for a brilliant narrative poem about the cow s escape. Rowan - Jesse Freeman for his fantastic autobiography. Willow - Larissa Johnston for a wonderful William Morris design. Laurel - Areesha Sultan for working so hard in class and making a fantastic start to Year 6. Holly - Mya Evans for making an excellent start in Year 6. We have been selected to receive funding from the Co-op Local Community Fund. Every time members buy Co-op branded products and services, from buying a loaf of bread to planning a funeral, 1% of the spend goes to a local cause. We re part of the fund for the next six months which means that we will get a contribution towards new playground facilities. But we need your help. The more support we get, the more funding we could receive. So if you're a Co-op Member log in to your Co-op Membership account and choose us. If you're not a member, please join and support us! The stores supporting our school are the Co-ops in Pyrford, Knaphill (High Street), Knaphill (Victoria Road), Ripley and Wych Hill.

3 SCHOOL DATES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR changes & additions in bold Description Date Time Yr 4 Parents invited to tour school with teachers Tue 27 September 15:30-16:30 Yr 6 to BDB for Science Day Wed 28 September PTA (Friends) Annual General Meeting Wed 28 September 19:30 Yr 2 Parents invited to tour school with teachers Thu 29 September 15:30-16:30 Yr 6 Parents invited to tour school with teachers Mon 3 October 15:30-16:30 Yr 1 Parents invited to tour school with teachers Tue 4 October 15:30-16:30 Yr 6 to Marwell Zoo Wed 5 October Yr 3 Parents invited to tour school with teachers Wed 5 October 15:30 16:30 Yr 5 Parents invited to tour school with teachers Thu 6 October 15:30-16:30 Harvest Festival Service Fri 7 October 09:30 Yr 4 class to Guildford Museum Mon 17 October Yr 4 class to Guildford Museum Tue 18 October Yr 5 to Intech Planetarium Tue 18 October Yr 4 class to Guildford Museum Wed 19 October Autumn Half term October Yr 6 Secondary Admissions deadline Mon 31 October Yr 5 to Imperial War Museum Tue 1 November Autumn Parents Meetings Tue 8 November 15:30-17:30 Autumn Parents Meetings Thu 10 November 15:30-19:30 School nurse for Y6 measurement programme Mon 14 November Tours & talks for prospective parents Thu 17 November 10:00, 14:00, 19:00 Flu vaccinations for Yrs 1, 2 & 3 Mon 21 November SEN Parents Meetings Mon 21 November Friends Christmas Fayre Saturday 26 November Assessment Week w/c 28 November Friends Christmas Tree Sale Saturday 10 December School Christmas Service at CoGS Wed 21 December 09:30 Last Day of Autumn Term Wed 21 December finish at 13:30 Christmas Holidays 22 December to 2 January INSET Day Tue 3 January First Day of Spring Term Wed 4 January Primary Admissions deadline Sun 15 January o2 Young Voices Concert Fri 20 January Bikeability Course - Week 1 30 January - 3 February Bikeability Course - Week February Spring Half term February Spring Parents Meetings Tue 7 March 15:30-17:30 Spring Parents Meetings Thu 9 March 15:30-19:30 Yr 5 Residential to Fairthorne Manor Tue 14 - Fri 17 March Yr 2 to Brooklands Museum Fri 17 March Assessment Week w/c 20 March School Easter Service at CoGS Fri 31 March 09:30 Last Day of Spring Term Fri 31 March finish at 13:30 Easter Holidays 1-17 April

4 Diary Dates continued... First Day of Summer Term Reception to Ladyland Farm Yr 4 Residential to Hindleap Warren May Bank Holiday SATs Week Yr 3 Residential to High Ashurst Yr 4 to Wisley Gardens Yr 3 class to Henley Fort Yr 3 class to Henley Fort Summer Half term INSET Day Yr 2 class to Alice Holt Yr 2 class to Alice Holt Yr 2 class to Alice Holt Assessment Week Yr 6 Residential to Belsey Bridge Yr 3 class to Pizza Express Yr 3 class to Pizza Express Yr 2 class(es) Pedals Course Yr 2 class(es) Pedals Course Leavers Service at CoGS Last Day of Summer Term Tue 18 April Fri 21 April April Mon 1 May 8-12 May May Wed 17 May Mon 22 May Tue 23 May 29 May - 2 June Mon 5 June Mon 12 June Tue 13 June Wed 14 June w/c 26 June June Wed 28 June Thu 29 June Thu 13 July Fri 14 July Fri 21 July Fri 21 July 09:30 finish at 13:30

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