17th October 2014
Book of Excellence
Congratulations to the following children
whose names appear in our Book of
Excellence for week commencing 6th
October 2014.
Edmee Greenshields BFG
William Kirkpatrick, Rio Perry Peter Rabbit
Lucas Welsher, Luke Pearson, Emily
Rayment, Billy Holland, Rebecca Watts,
Niamh Colegate, Brooke Aspin, Jake
Alexander, Jamie Filler and Lily Hughes
Gandalf
Tilly Hoggart, Bella Brooker and Lauren
Howe Matilda
Olivia Cardwell, Jasmine Pearson and
Naomi Southcott Gryffindor
Harry Jennings Hufflepuff
Sid Waugh, Daniel Garnett and Phoebe
Morgan Mrs Tiggywinkle
Charlotte Vile and Oliver Bride Montagues
Deilani Reed, Jack Wood, Zara Jefferies
and Rosie Whitmarsh Capulets
More details can be found in the Book of
Excellence located at Reception. Please
feel free to come in and take a look.
Our Value for
October is
Autumn Term Newsletter No 7
School Open Day
On Thursday 8th October, we had a school
Open Day for new and current parents, to
showcase the learning experience in our
school. We had a steady stream of
visitors throughout the day and we would
like to thank our Year 6 House Captains
for showing them around the school and
answering their questions so competently.
Thanks also to Hannah Eveleigh and her
PTA team for providing refreshments and
to Jenny Owen and Cheryl Bailey for their
support on the day.
The feedback we received was very
positive and very complimentary with
every visitor expressing praise for the
polite and helpful manner of their Year 6
guides.
The children thoroughly enjoyed the day
and the wide range of activities they were
involved in, which included Reception
children’s Fruit Salad Day, Year 2’s
dragons junk modelling and Year 6’s
watercolours on a space theme.
Eco News
We have now registered with the little
green sprouts fundraising scheme for
gardening equipment, plants and seeds. If
anyone is looking to purchase gardening
items from the Sutton Seeds website,
please complete your purchase using the
link below and this will help us to raise
20% of your purchase to put towards
items for our school. Thank you.
http://www.littlegreensprouts.co.uk/
wellesley_park
Miss Billing
Parents’ Meetings
Please note the CHANGE OF DATE FOR
the YEAR 6 PARENT MEETING. Due to
new commitments that have arisen, it has
been necessary to change the Year 6
parents’ meeting from Monday 10th
November to Wednesday 12th November.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
After School Play
We are happy for children to enjoy the
grounds after school and have already
requested that you ensure your children
remain in the open area of the
field/playground where you can supervise
them.
Children are not permitted to play in the
Reception or Year 1 outdoor play areas
after school or to play with school
resources. These are tidied away at the
end of the school day and are for the
children to use in school time only.
Calling all last year’s Year 6’s!
We now have the CD’s in school for last
year’s Year 6 children to collect. One CD
has MOB photos on it and the other is of
their film ‘School Daze’. We only have
enough CDs to distribute one for each
child, so please could you pass the word
on that they are ready for collection.
Children should come to the school office
to request them. Many thanks.
Fairy and Make a Wish Foundation
We have been asked to pass this on:Radio Exe are working with Fairy and
Make A Wish Foundation. Make A Wish
foundation grant magical wishes to
children
fighting
life
threatening
conditions. Fairy’s Bake A Wish campaign
wants to build the biggest ever world
record breaking cake and we want your
child’s help!
We’re asking parents to submit their
children’s fairytale castle drawings. The
winning drawing will be the inspiration for
the record-breaking cake! The cake
sculpture will be created and on show at
Westfields, Shepherds Bush, London. The
winning design will also have the chance
to win a trip to London to see, eat and
enjoy the cake in all its glory!
All you have to do is go online to
www.radioexe.co.uk and submit your
child’s design for the chance to win!
Not a bad way to keep your children
entertained through half term.
Vehicle Complaints
The vehicle complaint received and
reported to you in last week’s newsletter
was from a resident living in Webber
Close not Homefield.
The Police
Community Support Officer has informed
us that this complaint has been followed
up and dealt with.
Information/Reminders
Don’t forget the e-safety meeting for
parents on Monday in the school
hall!
Discos are on Thursday. All children
will need to have handed in a signed
permission slip to attend.
Normal school day on Friday 24th
when we will be breaking up for halfterm.
Best wishes
Lindsay Gabriel
Dates for your Diary (new dates/amendments will appear in red/italics)
Monday 20th October
Monday 20th October
Tuesday 21st October
Thursday 23rd October
Friday 24th October
Monday 3rd November
Monday 3rd November
Wednesday 5th November
Wednesday 5th November
Thursday 6th November
Friday 7th November
Monday 10th November
Tuesday 11th November
Tuesday 11th November
Wednesday 12th November
Thursday 13th November
Friday 14th November
Saturday 15th November
Monday 17th November
E-safety meeting for parents 3.30-4.15pm
Yr 5/6 Football league for team 3.50-5.30pm
Castle School
Yr 5/6 Tag Rugby friendlies for team 3.50-5.30pm
Bishop Fox’s school
PTA School Discos 5.30pm–6.45pm for Rec/KS1
and 7pm–8.30pm for KS2 School hall. Please
note the correct date. Halloween fancy dress
optional.
Break up for half term
Children return to school
Final joint choir rehearsal for Whiteball Tunnel
Children's concert 9.30-12 noon St John’s Church
Performance night for Whiteball Tunnel
Children's choir concert 7pm St John’s
Church PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
AND TIME
Badminton friendlies for team 3.50-5.45pm
Kingsmead school
Yr 5/6 Athletics competition for team 4-6pm Kings
College
WW1 History Experience for Year 5 1-3pm
Wellington School
Years 2, 3 and 4 parents’ meetings from 3.30pm
Classrooms
Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 parents’ meetings from
3.30pm Classrooms
Yr 5/6 Tag Rugby friendlies for team 2.30-4pm
Bishop Fox’s school
Year1 and 6 parents’ meeting from 3.30pm
Classroom
Year 5 parents’ meetings from 3.30pm
Classrooms
Children in Need – Superhero Day Details to
follow
PTA Bingo evening 7pm for 7.30pm School hall
Yr 5/6 Football league for team 3.50-5.30pm
Castle School
Tuesday 18th November
Thursday 20th November
Saturday 29th November
Monday 1st December
Wednesday 3rd December
Friday 5th December
Tuesday 9th December
Monday 15th December
Friday 19th December
Friday 19th December
Monday 5th January 2015
Tuesday 6th January
Wednesday 7th January
Wednesday 14th January
Thursday 15th January
Tuesday 20th January
Tuesday 27th January
Monday 2nd February
Monday 2nd February
Wednesday 4th February
Tuesday 10th February
Tuesday 24th February
Wednesday 25th February
Thursday 26th February
Tuesday 3rd March
Yr 3/4 Football friendlies for team 3.50-5.30pm
Castle School
Tempest Photography Portraits and siblings.
Details to follow.
Primary Maths School Challenge 9.30am12.30pm Wellington Invites only
Yr 5/6 Football league for team 3.50-5.30pm
Castle School
Badminton competition for team 3.50-5.45
Kingsmead School
PTA Christmas Fair 3.15-5pm
Non-uniform day
Archie Project Celebrations. Details to follow.
Badminton County Finals at Millfield
School Christmas Dinner supplied by Millennium
Catering. Order form to follow.
School breaks up for Christmas holiday
Inset Day
Children return to school for the Spring Term
KS2 Swimming to replace Wed 14th January
session
KS2 ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ Panto visit pm.
Theatre Royal, Plymouth. Details to follow.
Rec and KS1 ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Panto visit pm.
Brewhouse Theatre. Details to follow.
Yr 5/6 Hockey friendlies for team 3.50-5.30pm
Taunton Vale
Yr 5/6 Tag Rugby friendlies for team 2.30-4pm
Bishop Fox’s school
Yr 5/6 Football friendlies for team 3.50-5.30pm
Castle School
Lubbly the Clown Anti-bullying Workshop
for Year 6
Yr 5/6 Netball friendlies for team 3.50-5.50pm
Castle School
Yr 5/6 Tag Rugby friendlies for team 3.30-5.00pm
Bishop Fox’s school
Yr 5/6 Hockey friendlies for team 3.50-5.30pm
Taunton Vale
Yr 5/6 Netball friendlies for team 3.50-5.50pm
Castle School
Yr 3/4 Catchball friendlies for team 3.45-5.15pm
Castle School
Yr 5/6 Tag Rugby competition for team 3.50-6pm
Wednesday 4th March
Thursday 5th March
Thursday 5th March
Friday 6th March
Wednesday 11th March
Tuesday 17th March
Thursday 19th March
Thursday 16th April
Friday 17th April
Thursday 4th June
Monday 15th – Friday19th
June
Bishop Fox’s School
Bikeability Course day 1 for Year 6 pupils. Details
to follow.
Bikeability Course day 2 for Year 6 pupils. Details
to follow.
Yr 5/6 Netball competition for team 3.50-5.50pm
Castle School
Tempest Photography Vista prints for Reception
year and Year 6. Details to follow.
Yr 3/4 Catchball friendlies for team 3.45-5.15pm
Castle School
Yr 5/6 Hockey competition for team 3.50-5.30pm
Taunton Vale
Yr 5/6 Netball friendlies for team 3.50-5.50pm
Castle School
Tag Rugby County Finals at Millfield
Hockey County Finals at Millfield
Tempest Photography classes and Year 6 leavers.
Details to follow.
MOB residential for Year 6. Details to follow.