Newsletter March 06

Happy Easter

Chess

Music Evening

Lunchtimes

Playing on the School Field

Year 6 Booster Groups

Sponsored General Knowledge

Staffing

Parents in school

Consultation Evenings

Happy Easter

We break up for the Easter holidays this Friday and return to school on Tuesday 18th April. Please note that this is the Tuesday following Easter Monday. Because the LEA are now committed to having six terms of a similar length, Easter will not always 'sit' in the middle of the break that occurs at this time of year. Back to top

Chess

I am pleased to report that the Chess team have comfortably won the two games, which were played this month.
Innsworth v St Mary's 5 boards to 1 board.
Innsworth v King's School 5 boards to 1 board.
Well done to Peter, Jacob, James, James, Jamie and Adam who have all been given places in the Gloucester Chess team to play Cheltenham in April.
As Peter will be heading the Gloucester team as captain, he will have the chance to compete for the title of Gloucestershire Chess Champion. Back to top

Music Evening

Well done to all our pupils who performed at the Music Evening last Wednesday. The children displayed remarkable talent, both in singing and playing. From the Year 3 children playing their recorders to the talented Year 6 instrumentalists, we were able to applaud the standards that have come about as the result of dedicated persistence over months and years. Congratulations must go to Miss Schofield for maintaining the high standard of Music within the school. Back to top

Lunchtimes

We are now coming to the end of our first term of eating lunch in the school hall. The noise level is still problematic so we will need to work on this next term. Back to top

Playing on the School Field

Last Thursday the weather was good enough for us to go on the field. However, it was spoilt by the rough play from many pupils in one particular year group. These pupils have been spoken to very severely so we hope that there will be no repeats of this next term. Following my investigation of the incident, it has become obvious that many pupils are copying wrestling moves which they have watched on T.V. If your child watches wrestling programmes, please would you reiterate how dangerous these moves are.
Handstands are another activity that comes to the fore in the summer months. Whilst we do not want to ban handstands, it is important for children to recognise that they may hurt themselves if they end up 'going completely over'. Please would you discuss this with your child. Back to top

Year 6 Booster Groups

Last Saturday saw the third English booster session take place. The Year 6 have been very committed and have turned up ready to engage in a good morning's work. We have one Saturday morning left before SATs. The early morning Mathematics booster sessions have been equally successful. The children have put in regular attendance since January. If their effort is to be rewarded, they will do well during the forthcoming assessments. Back to top

Sponsored General Knowledge

A total of £1437.36 has been raised so far by our pupils in the English sponsorship event. Thanks must go to the children, who took the task on board and gave maximum commitment. Certificates will be given to children who had all the facts correct. Thank you to all the parents who supported the children so well, both in their learning and in their encouragement that these English facts were worth learning. Back to top

Staffing

Welcome back to Mrs Anson who has returned to Year 4 after her maternity leave. Back to top

Parents in school

If possible, please could you keep 'before school visits' to a minimum as teachers are always involved in getting their resources ready for the day's lessons. Time is not at such a premium later in the day. However, Mrs Hamblett or myself, are always available to deal with any problems or queries. Back to top

Consultation Evenings

I do hope that the parents who attended the Consultation Evenings found them worthwhile. It is very difficult for teachers to keep strictly to the timings when they are engaged in discussions about pupils' progress. However, this is something we will endeavour to improve upon next time. To those parents who found themselves sitting in the corridors for slightly longer than they expected - thank you for your patience. Teachers were disappointed that not all parents took the opportunity to come along to these evenings. Letters will be sent out shortly to parents who did not come along. Back to top