East Hoathly C.E. School
Church Marks Lane
East Hoathly
Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 6EQ
Telephone: 01825 840247
Fax: 01825 841055
Email: [email protected]
Executive Headteacher: Mrs Alison Flynn
Email: [email protected]
Friday 17th April 2015
We hope everyone had a lovely Easter break and welcome back to school for the start
of Term 5. We welcome Mrs Todd to the Year 3/4 class.
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Thought of the week:
“We learnt to sing ‘we want to see God lifted up high’ and it made me
imagine God on the cross lifted high to heaven.” Abbie S Year 5
Celebrations of the week:
Star Book work of the week:
Cian Parkhouse
Daniel Crawford
Cherry Esders
Teddy Wren
Saffron Gillies
Jack Wren
Diners of the week:
Nursery – Pearl Becvar
KS1 – Isabella Freezer
KS2 – Demi Harvey
Dates for your diaries:
Mon 20th Apr – Class Photographs
Thurs 23rd Apr – Science Day
Thurs 23rd Apr – Year 3/4 St George’s Cake Sale
Tues 28th Apr – Parent Forum 9am
Wed 20th May – Awe and Wonder Day – Celebration at 2.45pm
Fri 22nd May – End of Term 5
Mon 1st June – Start of Term 6
Mon 1st June – Fri 5th June – Year 6 Bikeability 1.15pm-2.45pm
Fri 19th June – Eco/Art Day – Celebration at 2.30pm
Wed 24th June – Year 6 Leaver’s Service St Andrew’s Eastbourne
Wed 1st July – Year 6 Safety In Action at Herstmonceux
Wed 8th July – Whole School Summer Production 2pm and 6.30pm
Fri 17th July – Sports Day (am)
Fri 17th July – Summer Fayre – 2.30pm – 5.00pm
Tues 21st July – Year 6 Leaver’s Service 2pm
Tues 21st July – End of Term 6 for pupils
Wed 22nd July - Inset Day
Any amendments or additions to the above dates are in italics.
It is good practice to inform parents of the school attendance figures. We will be
reporting this information in our newsletters.
Attendance
The national target for attendance is 94%.
Our school target is 96%.
Our attendance percentages for this school year to date are:
95.6%
Class Attendance
Year R
Year 1/2
Year 3/4
Year 5/6
-
Figures for last week:
97.2%
99.4%
97.4%
96.2%
Nursery News
We are pleased to announce that the nursery will be open on Monday and Friday
afternoons from Term 5. Please see Mrs Field, Miss Mulvihill (nursery) or Mrs
Wicks (school office) if you wish your child to attend any new sessions.
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Partnership News
Proposal for Federation – A letter and information has been sent home this week –
Please make sure that you have read this important document and attend the meetings if
required.
CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS
A photographer is coming to school on Monday 20th April to take
photographs of each class.
EAST HOATHLY CE PRIMARY FPTA
YEAR 3/4 CAKE SALE – THURSDAY 23RD APRIL
There will be a selection of buns, biscuits and cakes on sale
in the playground at 3.15pm.
Parking:
Please can all parents be considerate when parking in the car park beside the school as some
parents, staff and visitors have had their cars blocked in while parents double park and take
their children into school. Thank you.
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Science Day – Thursday 23rd April:
All classes are having a ‘Science Day’ next Thursday and the children will
dedicate the whole day to investigating science! For this day, we invite the
children to dress up as scientists! Lab coats (which could be a white shirt) and
goggles (possibly old glasses) will all be welcome on this day!
Year 5/6 - Grand Prix Club:
Deklyn Peckham will not be running any Grand Prix Clubs on Saturdays this
term as there are no race days until July. He will be restarting the club next
term – Dates will follow in Term 6.
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Information from Laughton Cricket Club:
 At Laughton Cricket Club this year we have three junior sides as well as the usual
senior sides.
 We train on a Friday evening at the following times: 5-6pm under 10's, 6-7pm under
11's and under 14's 7-8pm.
 We have ECB cricket coaches and take our responsibilities of looking after children
seriously. As a result we are a Clubmark club.
 We start our sessions on Friday 24th April 2015 through to Friday 3rd July 2015. Cost
is £40. There is a discount for additional siblings.
 Cricket is a great social game which you can play well into your senior years.
Please contact Mark Buttifant via email at [email protected] or 07790340931 for more
information.
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Sadie enjoys
a picnic!
£2.02
Royal Picnic
Thursday 23rd April
Selection of
rolls
filled with either
ham
cheese
egg
Tuna & Sweetcorn Pasta Salad
Pizza Fingers
Vegetable Sticks
Fresh Fruit Platter
Giant Crunchy Cookie
FPTA Meeting minutes
Present 15th April 2015:
Miss Denney (school), (minutes), Leigh Greenland (chair), Michele Packham,
Katie Claxon, Karen Paris, Alison Deprosse, Caroline CS,
Caroline CS has offered to be secretary of the FPTA
Previous minutes: none
Matters arising:
1
Allocating funds
Year 5/6 have asked for some money towards patina –
Agreed that some money will be given and asked if 5/6
could do an event to raise some towards it also.
Suggestion of a sponsored walk to Chiddingly SD to
consult with JP/AF/HA about this.
FPTA have a giving machine through amazon reminding
about the use of this, particularly when the purchase for
new school library books is made.
£500 is being given to the school to purchase new books
for the library and topics through amazon.
Nursery can get herbs and plants for the tyres and they
can be reimbursed by FPTA
SD to investigate paving for year 3/4 outdoor area.
2
Current projects
Cake sale for year 3/4, plus sale of bric-a brac- Thursday
23rd April KP to give letters to JW for advertising.
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Forthcoming
events calendar
Summer Production 8th July- possible Pimms sale at
start of event & savory nibbles
Summer Fair / Sports day – Friday 17th July
Raffle & other events, plus a nursery race so nursery
can be involved for the summer day.
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Upcoming
planning
Summer fair – Family fun day. Any stall must ba bale to
be set up quickly, right at the beginning of the school
day, because the other events will need the field.
Coconut shy?, bouncy castle, throw a sponge at a
teacher, tin can alley, splat rat, table top, hook a duck
(LG to make) cake stall, pimms tent, possible bbq, ice
cream van, choir performance, stalls in shade/gazebos,
timed trim trail, candy floss machine, raffle prizes.
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Fundraising ideas.
Year 5/6 do a sponsored walk across the fields to
Chiddingly. Could this be used to supplement their
contribution to the patina? SD to discuss with JP/AF
(not discussed during the meeting):
Christmas cards
Film night
Quiz night
Recycling bin on site
Fun run
Auction/of promises
Art sale
Magic show
Poets corner competition
Festival/camping
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AOB
Constitution. This was suggested by LG and those
present agreed it was acceptable. A copy has been sent
to the office for head teacher approval.
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AOB
Logo: FPTA does not have a logo and it would be good to
have one to go on all correspondence. Action: to design
one and present to next meeting for approval. The
school logo needs to go on any letters sent out to
parents, and prior approval by school head is required
for all correspondance.
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AOB
Nothing to report
Date next meeting: Wednesday 13th May 2015, 9am, learning zone.