Week ending: March 22nd 2013 Inside this issue: Well Done 1 Head Teachers Award 2 Diary Dates 2 Mothers Day 3 Cycling 3 Cardiff Castle 4 Steam 4 Request from Robins KS1 Event at Dene Magna 5 5 Dear Parents, Governors, Staff & Friends, We thought the final newsletter of this term should be full of events and activities the children have enjoyed this term. Next term, each class will start a new topic Robins will be looking at the world of Percy the Park Keeper Woodpeckers will be looking at journeys Wagtails will be exploring water Kestrels will be studying Aztecs. We hope you have an enjoyable Easter Time. Well Easter is upon us already. We all hope you have a restful and enjoyable Easter break and we look forward to seeing you back on Monday 8th April with hopefully some sunnier weather. Well done Red Nose Day at school raised a fantastic 260.00. We sold all our red noses and the children all looked fantastic on Thursday, and the biscuits that were sold tasted great! Local Notices 6 Hope Brook C of E Primary School Church Road Longhope Gloucestershire GL17 0LL At Pippins the children had great fun dressing up and decorating cakes - they raised 37.00. A big thank you to the children and parents who bought the cakes in throughout the week. Phone: 01452 830558 Fax: 01452 831139 E-mail: admin@hopebrook. gloucs.sch.uk
Page 2 Diary Dates Date Event Date Event Mon 8th April Back to School Fri 12th July KS2 School production 6pm Wed 24th April Y5/6 Netball Tournament 2.10-4pm Dene Magna Mon 15th July Sports Day Fri 3rd May Wagtails trip to Hayden Water Works Fri 19th July 9.15am Leavers Service Hope Brook School Mon 13th Fri 17th May SATS Y5/6 WEEK Fri 19th July End of Term Mon 20th Fri 24th May SATS Y3/4 WEEK Wed 4th Sept Back to School Mon 20th Fri 24th May Fri 24th May Thur 6th June Arts Week End of Term Country Dance Festival Speech House We hope an overview of events in the year is helpful and will try to stick to these dates as closely as possible. However, there will inevitably have to be some changes made for reasons we have not yet anticipated. Please check future newsletters. Mon 24th - Fri 28th June Thur 11th July Eco-Sale The Eco Sale held in school on 8th March has raised 109.42. How the proceeds will be used will be discussed at the next eco-council meeting. Dene Magna Induction Week KS2 School Production 2pm Head Teachers Award Congratulations to Elliott King, Olly King, Finlay Crellin, & Andres Nelmes for getting a Head Teachers Award. Special praise to Joseph Bees who keeps his cup as he has achieved a Head Teachers Award 5 times.
Page 3 Mothers Day Service We had a lovely Mothers Day Service last week where we learnt all about Mothers Days around the world. We were also entertained by the children with the information on different animals and how the mother animals look after their babies. Our thanks to Rev d Sterry for his words and the beautiful posies for all the mothers. Cycling Congratulations to those pupils in Kestrels who have achieved their Road Cycling Provision Certificates. Good Luck to you all with your cycling. Congratulations to: Ben, Amber, Izzy, Aiden, Phoebe, Rebecca, Joe, Charlie, Olly, Abigail, Andres, Mason, Isaac, Millie, Rae, Latia, Rebecca B, Alicia, Taylor, Max, Emelia, Susan, Megan, Scarlet, Oliver, Toby, and Emily.
Page 4 Cardiff Castle - Wednesday 8th March Woodpeckers enjoyed an exciting day at Cardiff Castle. They had a great time exploring all the parts of the castle including the Gate House and the ramparts. They enjoyed a workshop on how to become a marauding knight and were able to try on chain mail and look at the views from the top of the tower. Steam Trip - Friday 15th March Thanks to Mrs Townsend and Mrs Wilson and to all the parents for getting the children dressed up in 1940 s outfits which included gas masks and evacuation tags. Whilst at STEAM we had a rotation of activities and these included an evacuee experience where children had to be picked by hosts, air raid shelters where sirens and bombings were heard. We found out about what it was like to make do and mend, and we learnt about the Homefront and life in 1930 s and how war changed it. We were also able to meet real life evacuees and ask them questions. Lots of fun was had by all.
Page 5 Request from Robins Next term in Robins' class we are planning on turning our role play area into Percy the Park Keepers shed. We are looking for items to fill the shed: rabbits small 'old chair' wheel barrow 'old blanket' Badgers Foxes Health & Safety message squirrels mice 'old' kettle tea cosy artifical flowers old hat striped pjyamas Stuffed toys obviously!! With over 200 people entering and leaving school premises each day please could you encourage your children to walk sensibly. Can you please encourage them to stay on the pavements and not to go on the road or through the car park. KS1 Dene Magna Robins and Woodpeckers had a great deal of fun when they attended the KS1 Multi Skills Festival at Dene Magna on Friday 15th March. The event was organised by Yr 10 pupils at Dene Magna, and the children enjoyed all the different activities they were given to do.
Page 6 Notices St John the Baptist, Huntley Missing! Join us in our search for the meaning of Easter 30 March 2013 from 4.30pm Join us for an Easter Egg hunt and Tea and Hot Cross buns Followed by a Dramatic/Interactive Family Service at 5pm Witness the events of over 2000 years ago. Please bring along some spring flowers and greenery The wait is over... Your community bakehouse is opening! Friday 22nd March 2013 Unit 9b, Longhope Industrial Estate Fridays 12.30 5.30 Saturdays 10.30 2.00 www.forestbakehouse.co.uk