NEWSLETTER 32 05/06 26.05.06

From the Headteacher:

Year Six Tate Galleries Visit: I had a very enjoyable day on Tuesday at the two Tate galleries in London in the company of Year Six. The workshop leaders complimented us on the quality of responses from our pupils and I have to say I was impressed by the thoughtful and articulate comments they made. Thank you to NADFAS for supporting this activity and to Mrs Kaunhoven and Ms Davis for supervising and making the trip possible.

Miss Curtis: I hope all devotees of the Noel Edmonds programme, ‘Deal or No Deal’, spotted Miss Curtis in the audience on Wednesday’s programme. It was easier to spot her at the end as she was one of the three people selected to open the box!

Brass Project: Our current Year Three pupils will continue with the brass project next year and the current Year Two children will have the opportunity to start learning from September. The project finishes for the current Year Four children at the end of the school year. We are still actively seeking ways for all the children who wish to continue, to do so. I had hoped to be able to write to parents this week with a proposal but we are still negotiating on certain aspects. Once we are clear about how we can proceed I shall write to parents of Year Four pupils.

School Calendar: I am sending a calendar for the next school year with this newsletter. It has the five INSET days marked on it to help you with your planning.

World Cup Day: All children took part in a very enjoyable football tournament this week to celebrate our link with our partner German School. The children in Germany put on their own tournament this week as well. Scores from all the matches were shared and the final result will be announced in today’s assembly.

A date for your diary: Wednesday 21^st June is ‘Walk to School Wednesday’. We shall be walking to school from Shepton and possibly another venue as well. Details next term.

School closes to pupils for a mid term break at the end of school today. I hope it is an enjoyable week for you and your family. Term Six starts at 8.57am on Monday 5^th June.

Roger Whitewick

International News: Next month’s focus country is India. On Wednesday 7^th June Mrs Rowsell will be providing a free tuck sampling session of a range of Indian snacks. On Wednesday 14^th June, she will be offering an Indian menu of Vegetable Korma, Chicken Tikka, Rice and Poppadum. For dessert, there will be strawberry and cardamom yoghurt. The meal is being offered at a subsidised cost of £1.30. Please place orders by Friday 9^th June. Tess Kaunhoven

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party: Your child should have brought home an invitation to the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party on Tuesday 6^th June. We are holding this in school in the afternoon and would like all children to bring a drink and a snack. The friends of St. Aldhelm’s have kindly agreed to provide ice creams. It would be lovely to see all children dressed as a character from the story on that day, fingers crossed for sunshine

If anyone has spare bedding plants they would be very much appreciated as we need to replant the large tubs. Claris Brown

Tesco Vouchers: Many thanks to all who have donated vouchers to the school. We only require 3,000 more for a PC, search your cupboards, floorboards and handbags.

Year Two are making musical instruments in environmental week so donations of Margarine tubs, Pringles tubes etc. would be much appreciated.

Fiona Yates

From the Friends of St. Aldhelm’s:

Collet Park Festival – 10^th June

• You should find in your book bags today a form which will enable you to buy a balloon for the ‘Balloon race’ which will occur at Collett Park. Please can you try and sell as many balloons as you can – ask your friends, colleagues, neighbours….we have 550 balloons to sell! Any balloons not sold beforehand will be on sale on the day. All the balloons are biodegradable.
• We will be holding a “sweetie wheel of fortune’ event at the festival and would appreciate any donations of sweets which we can use as prizes. No chocolates or jelly sweets (in case there’s a heatwave!) – small packets of sweets/sherbet fountains/necklace and bracelet sweets/tubes of fruit pastilles/gobstoppers/lollypops...Please could we also have donations of wine/cider/champagne which can be used for prizes.
• The more donations we receive then the less we will need to buy for the event – hence increasing our profit! Please can any donations be handed into the office by Friday 9^th June.
• Would anyone like to do face painting for us? Speak to the office.
• We are still short of volunteers to help on the day. We really do need a big team of people this year if the day is to be successful. One hour of your time would be greatly appreciated. Please give your name and contact number to the office so that a rota can be arranged.

Cranmore and Doulting Pre-School: Don’t forget Cranmore and Doulting Pre-school’s charity disco, (tomorrow night) Saturday 27^th May from 7.30pm til late at Doulting Village Hall. Entry available on the door. Lots of fun and good music.